Chuck

Speaking of plug reading.. here are the insulators on the Verner after about an hour's running. Cylinders # 1,2,and 3 from right to left respectively. To me, 1&2 are lean, 3 about right?

I'll be "doing" the triple nickle (555) at the Ohio rally next weekend. It's er.. occasionally challenging.. from South to North. North to South can be a sphincter squeezer. You'll come to the top of a hill with a sign saying left turn for instance. What it doesn't say is it's an *immediate* left turn once you get to the top. I boiled the brake fluid on the AeroLario the first time I ran it that direction.

Now, let's talk about the fairing.. and the forks painted the same color as the engine cases.

It's about 10 miles from me (or less) and I've never seen it.

Much better. Still needs more green..

You'll be glad you did. The "stock" Centauro barely ran. It took me 2 years of tinkering to get it perfect. Fun stuff..

It takes a reprogrammed chip in the ECU. Uh, it's probably safe to tell here, now. Guzzi screwed up and homologated the Centauro with the wrong chip. They couldn't afford to go through the process again, so gave the info to Wayne on the east coast, Will on the west coast, and Karsten in Germany. Those guys made (and improved) the "updated" chips.. I don't know who does it now, or if someone still does.

(Tooting my own horn..) Not only an award, but the biggest award a builder or restorer gets in the US, a Lindy. Need I say I was shocked? Lindy's don't grow on trees, and it was a 19 year old restoration. First time at Oshkosh, though.. The current Keeper stopped in at our strip so we could fondle it on his flight home to Virginia.

Sure I would if you are capable of flying a Cub/Champ/putt putt of some kind. Extra credit if you have flown small experimentals.

Oh, it's a hoot, Phil. Fun to operate the little radial engine, and a good "flying machine." It will probably never be "finished" though. Here's an unedited cell phone video of my old friend Mike's first flight in "Bullet." ( as in slower than a speeding)

Weight and balance on Bullet: "Can you get in?" "Yeah." You're good to go..

The Grease O is kind of an updated Centauro.. both are "in your face" and unlike other bikes. I loved mine, although it was high maintenance.

I've used them for *years* on Guzzis, but have made my own mounts and used sticky back foam to mount the clock to the mount.

This..

You haven't seen a busy rear axle until you pull the wheel off an early carb Sport..

Dan Brown (or Damn Big) bags. They hold a ton of stuff and look good on a loop. I love the old loops.. that's a beauty, Brad.

This is FWIW, of course. I was fortunate enough to have a playground in SoCal, so after the Mighty Scura taught me to properly ride (I was a clueless midwesterner) I spent many happy hours playing with suspension settings in the canyons. After setting sag for my weight, here is what I came up with. From Scura records: Suspension settings: set front shock compression +3 from full soft, rebound+6 from full soft. Rear suspension Rebound 24 clicks from full soft, compression 12 clicks from full soft. Fork spring: 04745-95/L357

FWIW, the service schedule on our Prius was oil and filter every 10K miles. It was at 140K when we gave it to our granddaughter, and the oil was still clean between changes and it wasn't burning any.

The DeOxit gold was invented for audiophiles..

I've used those things for years. Good stuff.

I'm being pretty careful about dropping it in like you have to do for a very short landing. People bending landing gear is pretty common with these birds. The gear is really delicate, not to mention the BMX bicycle wheels I'm using.

A picture? Why.. yes, yes I do. Back in the day, I used to rent a Cub for $5 an hour wet. I've been flying less and less over the years..just the operating expense is staggering to this cheap Guzzi Guy, even considering I build/maintain my own airplanes and don't have to pay hanger rent. Most of my flying has been from point A to point A anyway, so needing *something to do* during Covid, I built Bullet. As in slower than a speeding.. Two gallons per hour of auto fuel. Here, we had just returned from a Dawn Patrol.. no enemy ships or balloons encountered, all quiet on the Western front.

Oh, no. Visibility out of this bad boy is hard to beat.

The world is a much nicer place when you are 500 feet above it.

Believe me, I looked at doing a Guzzi powerplant. Inverted V with a dry sump to put the thrust line where it needs to be. But. It's too heavy, and makes best power at 5500 rpm. That means a reduction drive..which I have off the Aero engine.. efficient prop rpm needs to be around 2500 or less. That additional weight makes it a no go. This 3 cylinder weighs 80 lbs.