Chuck

Works for me. I was on a trip with Pete one time, and asked why he didn't wear them. He just gave me "the look" and asked if could imagine what he'd look like in those (colorful expletives) things.

Actually, I did the going out of business on WG years and years ago. Ed Milich was going to buy Mark Ethridge a tattoo for his birthday, and they had a contest for what it should be. I said, the red Guzzi oval with eagle, and around the bottom "Since 1921." Around the top.. "Going out of business." Most thought it was funny.. some were upset, mostly dealers. Kiwi Roy came up with Moto Guzzi, making electricians out of riders since 1921. That one is good, too. There has to be some truth for comedy to really work.

You're going to have to move some metal to make them look like new. If that's the goal, the caps have to come off to start.. then.. patience, tongue depressor, various grades of paper.. I'd say around 260 through 500 grit.. polishing compound.. oh that's too much trouble. Maybe chuck them up in a lathe and sand em.. Uhh.. soda blast? That sounds easy. Dunno.

Egg sellent, Scud. I've been wondering what was in that black thing behind the motor..

I understand that Bert Munro used to camp in Sonny Angel's back yard back in the day. Third hand story, so I can't say for sure that it's true. At any rate, he's a genuine Guzzi Guy, and a character of course. Mark at MGClassics was in the midst of buying much of Sonny's inventory when I was out there last Christmas. I haven't talked to Mark since the crash.. Josh is trying to keep the shop open.

Uhhhhh..

I've had a lot of em. GM modelmakers have a high incidence of colon cancer. Doesn't mean I don't like sport bikes..

No luck with google so far

Oh, sure, I have all my pictures.. it's just that "those threads are worthless without pitchers.." There was a *lot* of time and effort involved in documenting all that stuff.

I've been using Flickr for the last few years, but since I started documenting those two threads on the site that shall not be named, I stuck with it.

As Pete has said, "as different as chips and cheese.." The Norge is hard to beat as a long distance mile eater. The V11S will get you there in less comfort but be a more capable mount in the gnarly bits. Both have that great Guzzi motor, which is what a "motor cycle" is all about, IMHO. I haven't met a Guzzi yet that I didn't love.

Stinks is putting it kindly. Just learned that they are holding my 543 pictures documenting Larios and 319 documenting the Aero engine conversion hostage. They only want 400 bux a year to show them. Countless hours down the drain. How about "reeks of all the souls in hell?"

^^^^^ Yeah. I traded down from a Norge to a V11S. It's the last of the *real* Guzzis.. Ahem. If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand..

Yes it is. On an aircraft with (naturally) a mechanical oil pressure gauge.. watching how slowly pressure bleeds at shut down is a good sign of how good the main bearings are. 5 seconds? Pretty good.

Thanks for the picture. That's the first time I've seen an exploded view of the 6 speed. Hopefully, you've gone to a lot of trouble for a loose screw..

Earplugs. Guzzis make many noises that aren't fatal. Pete says the only fatal one is the "Dogga dogga" noise.

I've been using Flickr the last couple of years. Yeah, I know.. yay hoo, but it's fast, and fone friendly. No stupid ads, pop ups, opening another tab, worms, like you get with PB.

Water in the fuel will cause rideability issues.. missing stumbling, etc.

Ick. Photobucket. Not only could I not blow up the pictures to really see them, there was a deluge of ads. Just say no, Scud..

Oh, yeah.. never miss it. Arguably the best Guzzi rally in the country. It's down in size now from the 400 years, but still a big one. Nice "driftless" part of the country to ride in, free micro brews on tap all weekend (!!) food, camaraderie. What's not to like? We'll be there in our usual spot.

Are you sure he wasn't talking about the early Sport 1100s? As far as I know all V11s have 5.

The Mighty Scura is at +40, but has a PC. maps do not = maps. +20 was way too lean on *this* bike.

BTDT..

Wow. 68 is a lot.. I predict you will see a difference.