JackBoots

Given the amount of left over parts in my garage I am indeed due for a 6 pack of Bellhaven... maybe even a scotch! Glad the bike still gets down the road. If it's in the garage and I'm still movin', I didn' t need it anyways!!

PBR?.... you can't argue with this man

That Ardbeg is good stuff. Always neat for me

When I can afford it, my number one choice is Lagavulin Scotch. Smokey, peatey and smooooth. When out, I do pretty well with Irish Whiskey. My 1st choice Black Bush but that's hard to find. (ironic, wouldn't you think blond bush would be hard to find?) Second choice the old standby Jameson and unlike Black Bush, most places have that. When there is the need to go easy on booze, Guinness or Pabst Blue Ribbon are my 1st choices. Two opposite ends of the spectrum true but it all depends on the mood I'm in. My favorite stout is St Peter's Cream Stout. Great stuff but hard to find in this area. All of the above are quite tasty when accompanied with and Ashton Maduro #10 cigar

Funny, In addition to my Guzzi, I have an old Harley with VERY LOUD pipes. I've logged well over 230,000 miles on this bike. I've been all over New England, and have toured Quebec, and Nova Scotia many times. Not to mention 3-4 rides from Boston to Key West. I have NEVER been pulled over for my loud pipes, ans these things are loud! It hasn't even been an issue crossing the border into Canada where it seems to me many riders keep their pipes stock. I think the reason for this is that I'm not a total jerk about it. If I'm riding through a residential or downtown area I keep the rpms very low and just putt along on torque. I don't sit at a red light and wack the throttle. I hate it when people do that. 'Hey buddy ya got an idle problem!!!" I think that if you are going to ride any bike with loud pipes, if you are respectful of where you are, you can usually slide by without incident.

The old Confederates had S&S motors. Usually 113Ci which would be easy to get parts for. Other than that I wouldn't call them harley clones. They had the oil in the frame and the rear shocks up and under the seat like a Vincent Black Shadow. Plus the tranny brought the belt out of the opposite side of the tranny than a stock Harley which was unique to the Confederate. Unique from Harley but I wouldn't think too hard to deal with.

I always thought the old Confederates were very cool. I don't really like the new ones. Unreliable?? Well probably no more than any Harley of that time and I've dealt with that for 200,000 miles plus!

Still basically an S&S Harley motor made to look like a little fancier isn't it?? I think Kawasawki did a real nice job with their Indian styled bike. For $35,000 I'd try to find a Confederate!

No kidding! I just read a book about the 'Mats. Bob was quite the character and I really think that his guitar playing made those early albums. I saw them in Boston and Providence. In Providence Bob was wearing a Tu Tu, in Boston green stockings with no underwear and pilgrim shoes. For their encore he was only wearing his guitar.

The Replacements!!! God bless you Greg!! I saw them 3-4 times. A couple even before Bob's sad demise!

1. The Replacements - I Will Dare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8CGnj6tCBc 2. The Dictators - Faster N Louder 3. Stiff Little Fingers - Gotta Get Away 4. Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer 5. Flogging Molly _Drunkin Lullabies

I like it!! Just get a better seat

That would be a HOME RUN!! The bags are GREAT but without the bags the mounting hardware makes the bike look like poop. Sign me up

My wife says I have a boot fetish. That's all I wear. I haven't had a set of sneakers in 20 years. I'm a huge fan of Chippewa boots. My default motorcycle boot has always been Chippewa engineer boots with a lug sole and steel toe. These aren't cheapo boots. They are really long lasting with a smooth glove leather lining. I know.. old school get something newer right? So...I bought a pair of "Rev It" European styled boots and although they are comfortable, waterproof an offer decent protection, I feel like a goof walking around with space man boots on or something. However, finally, I think I have found the perfect boot. It's just enough "old school" biker boot to look good, and just enough "hi-tech" to work well on a sport bike. It's the Chippewa rally boot. It has a Vibram sole, really thick leather, some padding and a smooth glove leather lining to keep it comfy. I blacked out the trim around the sole with dye.

OK guys... block your eyes....look quickly... you don't wanna go blind.

I kind of liked the R1200's but I think I can out ugly all these bikes with 2 words. VICTORY VISION

More frustrations. The battery light flicker has gone away with the new regulator but I have discovered that after sitting in traffic for 30-45 minutes the battery was drained. I rode home 180 miles and the battery charged while riding but it would seem that the battery does not charge while the bike idles. Is this considered normal for the Lemans?

200 plus miles and a good spell of sitting in traffic on a warm day and all seems perfect. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that with the replacement of my regulator my charging problem has been solved. Thank you all for the help!

I have a an 1989 K100RSABS. 77,000 miles. No problems ever. I have a flying brick motor K1200GT 2004 model, picked up in 2005 now with 44,000 miles. 1 problem which was the O-ring seal between the motor and tranny. Replaced along with the clutch under warranty at 36,000 miles. I'm not sure about the new boxers or new K bikes, I've heard that they have issues but I do swear by the old flying brick K series motors. As far as my Guzzi which I picked up a year ago with 6000 miles and I now have 14,500 on her. Tip over valve, odometer failure, corroded clutch sensor connections, neutral switch internals needed to be cleaned up, engine paint of course junk, voltage regulator intermittent, plus rear shock failed gushing oil. I also keep a spare pawl spring under my seat in case. All that said, The bike I prefer to ride is still the Guzzi. The BMW may be better on paper, but I love the way the Guzzi looks and it is just a really really fun bike to ride. It's the bike that I always want to take on trips. If my regulator light hadn't started flashing it would have gone to Montreal with me. When I was looking at new ones a few years back. The Ducati/Guzzi dealer asked what kind of riding I do. When I told him weekend touring, he told me that I didn't want one of his Ducati's, I wanted a Guzzi. He said the Ducati's were too fragile and costly to maintain. He then proceeded to show me a huge main bearing from a Guzzi crankshaft. He said "see this? This is something you'd see in a farm tractor. These motors are made to last." As far as people. Well, I really like the Guzzi people. They're well rounded. They like to ride and they like to have fun. The BMW people are kind of uptight, and spend too much time debating the proper viscosity oil for a 60 degree overcast day ( I stole that line from someone here I think) but it is true. The Harley people just spend too much time talking about what chrome piece they just bolted on and what a long ride it was from their house to the pub. ( I also have a Harley BTW, 250,000 miles plus and every piece but the frame, tranny case, and oil bag have needed to be replaced along the way). Don't get me wrong. Until proven otherwise, I take each person as they come, but after a while there are certain stereotypes that you just can't avoid.

Well, I'm 90 miles into it with the new regulator and have seen no problems and no charge light flicker. We've had a couple of cooler days here in the Northeast so I guess I can't say that the problem is fully cured until things get warm again. I will agree that the last time my battery died I was sitting in traffic for about a half hour. I never had any tach issues. Could that be a relay?

Definately different from the one I bought. Mine was stock with all the same cables and connections

I ordered the regulator from EuroMotoElectric on Friday and it came in the mail Monday. Not Bad! Shiney new looking with a date code stamp from 2007! This I like! Otherwise identical to my stock unit although I did notice that on the new regulator the "made in Italy" was machined off the regulator case. Whatever... as long as it works. When I took the old regulator out I did notice a lite brown spot in the underside green epoxy right along where the wires go into the unit. It looks like a sign of the wires overheating where they go into the regulator. The new regulator has the same green epoxy but no brown spot. After installing the new regulator, the 1st thing I noticed is that after turning on my bike and before starting it, the charge light comes on. This is what I would expect it to do, however in the 6000 miles that I have owned the bike with the old regulator it has never done this! Once started the light goes out and thus far is charging perfecly. The charging light isn't coming on at idle as it sometimes would before, and haven't seen the charging light come on at any rpm or even flicker. I don't want to say it's fixed yet and have the Guzzi Gremlins bite me. I'll be taking it for a good long run this afternoon. That will be the final test. Let's hope all is good! I'll let you know.

No worries.. it's all good