Chuck

Must be oldtimers.. I was thinking the Coppa was 05. Guess I was wrong.

Guzzis depreciate rapidly, stay stable for a long period, then slowly increase in value if it's a "collectable" Guzzi. IMHO, any LeMans is. I'd say at really low mileage and not cut up, 3500-5500, depending on actual condition and accessories.

Just sayin.. but the tender just might kill it. I'd charge it and leave it. When voltage drops to less than 12.5, charge it again. I've seen these batteries go 10-12 years without being on the tender. Odyssey rox. Edit: Oh, forgot. Odysseys and battery tender juniors are a bad combination.

Too old and fragile.. but I loved it when I was a kid. There's nothing like a dirt bike.

Yeah.

Yep, that is the Kid's Spot.. and my granddawg Belle. His transmission was toast, and he brought it down so I could walk him through it because he'd never been in one before. I told him he'd figure it out. Once we pulled the rear cover he said, "Oh, I see. Nothing to this, is there?" We put in new gears, bearings, seals, and shimmed it. Yeah, degreasing is a must and not terribly glamorous. I *hate* getting dirty. An old airplane mechanic took me under his wing and showed me the ropes when I was a pup. I've always tried to pass it on to kids, and was the main trainer for apprentices back when I was in model shop. Joe is remarkable.. I'd never have had the cajones to rip into a project like that when I was his age.. and he *would* have gotten it done, eventually.

Great minds think alike..

Ya think?

Chuck, what kind of exhaust/ intake mods on the Mighty Scura? Also, you feel confident that the TPS baselined on a clean throttle plate? Exhaust is a full Staintune system.. headers, crossover, and mufflers. Open air box with the English filter that looks like a K&N. Forgot the name.. Power commander, so no telling what it's doing. Yeah, I took some pains with the TPS because of that first reading..

Just an update.. after setting the Mighty Scura's CO back to zero from +40 (!) I had a lean stumble. Set it to +20, and that went away. It was the last ride of the season, so haven't fooled with it any more. Fuel economy? Hard to tell. I was at 41 mpg at zero.. but.. I've seen that under certain conditions when it was at +40. Spring will get here eventually..

Damn! That's gorgeous.

The shock was rebuilt by Ducati of Indy.. known for their Ohlins work.

Yep..one of my better finds.

Looks like you guys were having way too much fun..

Here ya go, Docc. It's a big booger with an 18" speaker. The top with amplifier can be turned over, latched down, and the only thing you have to move to the gig is the speaker enclosure. Wonder if that's why they call it a flip top? Like everything else there is a mail list devoted to them with parts suppliers, etc. The illuminated "Ampeg" part was missing, but are being repopped. Changed out the power tubes, and this sucker rocks. Makes a killer tube guitar amp, too.. unless you want effects. Doesn't have any. Pretty good buy for a hunnerd bux and a little time. (Guzzi content) 2016-10-12_02-57-16 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr

X posted from WG.. Well below zero f this morning and wind made for a righteous wind chill.. and.. frozen air bubbles from our windmill powered pond aerator. Pretty cool.. I never have seen this before. 2017-01-07_09-53-24 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr

I don't have no steenkin fancy lift for that kind of work.. I made "the box" the first time I pulled the engine out of a Guzzi. 001 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr

No need to thank me.. it's what I do. As soon as I showed up in SoCal there were two major storms, and snow pack in the higher elevations, not to mention the almost every day light rain. In three weeks, I rode in the canyons twice, and there were enough rocks and mud on the roads to make it entirely not fun.. Remember when you, Rox and I rode? Cool and damp. That was a good day.. I'll see about coming out in the Summer, when you *really* need it.

It's a great feeling, isn't it? Attaboy..

You forgot the Biggest reason. The other bikes are Not a Moto Guzzi Scura. Ya know, there's a lot of truth to that. I have the MZ Skorpion out here in SoCal, now. It's argueably as good as the Scura in the canyons..but.. it's just not in the same league on the fun o meter.

Scratchy discharge?? Careful, now.

That's kick ass, Tim.. Attaboy.

I'm out in California exercising the MZ.. but I'll take a picture when I get back home. 2016-12-27_01-42-34 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr

Like Jaap sez.. stuff like this is invaluable.

Yep, I'll post a picture when I get back home. Is that a flip top? The enclosure looks different than mine.