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Mike, the sealer suggestion is not for putting on internal mating surface along with gasket, it's for sealing externally, without removing the casing.

Pity it doesn't exist. Haven't you heard it's just a rumour? Haven't you heard of the evil mass-hypnotism experiments that Guzzi have been perfecting in their pretend 'Wind Tunnel'? over the past five years? They ship in the journalists, and people like Goffredo, hypnotise them and send them back home on old-stock CB175s. Suckers think they've got big bad Grisos under'em. If the hypnotism doesn't work, they have to kill the journalists, or so I've heard.

Right – it all makes sense now. As for Ben, he can stop dreaming: I told him, he's getting the BM and that's that.

Ok, I shouldn't really say this, but...the accident must have been worse than you said, if your crank is now lieing transversly across the bike. No wonder there's an oil leak

Ever seen a Tenni rider in his 'civvies', after he's taken his helmet off? Here's Van being taken for a nice night out by his kind fairy godmother.

Baldini has asked for numbers, and more relevantly, frame numbers. He's prob. not getting much response

Must be one of the bigger ones: He's done it on the wrong side of his body though.

All? Only you and Giovanni – and the similarity in names hasn't passed un-noticed. I suspect you're both the same person.

That's a coincidence! So does your bike!

Dear Ben I just can't keep up with you. My little helpers are in a dreadful tizzy with all the chopping and changing. Since last Christmas you have named about 156 different bikes that you say you must have! I just don't know which one to load on the sleigh for you . Please stop buying bike magazines, at least until the New Year. I'm getting you that BeeM that you want: like it or lump it. Ok, gotta go Merry Jingle Bells Santa

Watch out there Francesco. I think I saw on the news tonight that they're shooting Bison in Montana again – and those big buffalo looked very much like your bike does in that picture.

well I don't think that there's anything cheesy about doing a repair that works 100%, hasn't deteriorated in the freezing cold and damp over the previous winter of living outside or through the heat of running all day in the summer, is invisible – and cost nothing to do. But if you want to take the case off...

I don't think that you should assume the worst until you have to. Start with the assumption that it could be a leaking gasket. This is a well known 'feature' of these engines, particularly the black wrinkle paint cases. Is that weep from the joint running down into the bolt, or is the bolt area definitely leaking also? From the photo, it could be the former. This joint leak can start, as in my case, as a persistentent weep and then dramitacally progress to a huge outpouring, with oil streaming back from the bike when it's on the move. Oil leaks tend to look worse than they are though. The problem here is that a section of gasket goes missing. Sometimes a bit can be seen protruding from the joint. They seem to be prone to damage at the factory assembly, though the black paint has also been blamed for causing the damage – getting into the joint, causing the gasket to slip/mis-seat – whatever, I can't remember. You could take it apart and replace the gasket (carefully), but I recommend sealing it externally. I cleaned the leaking joint area, sealed it with blue gasket sealer / instant gasket and then rubbed a black silicone over the top. This repair works 100% and it's practically invisible. You wouldn't see it if you didn't know it was there. Search Tech Topics for oil leaks, timing chest leaks etc, etc, – as there is plenty more info on this particular type of leak, out there somewhere, including pictures.

The TenniMaster in the middle seems to be demonstrating to the two young aspiring Tennistas how he has mastered the art of countersteering. I don't really think that they believe him though.

I recommend you try this one under the T*nn*... It woks great on Harleys and cruisers too.

Good try Guy, but I believe the new internet rumour.

Mama Van checks that Ferguzzi is wearing the regulation outfit before he goes out for a jaunt on his pretty Tenni.

you have been away for a while, haven't you. This could be the start of a whole new internet rumour: > Guzzi gave up on efforts to deliver its Griso concept bike after the first production run were all crushed in a bizarre Mandelo contract-cleaning accident. "This bike has been trouble from the start", said new MG bosses."First, we discovered that we couldn't fit the handlebars into our windtunnel, then there was this crusher incident. The workforce are now so busy adapting Yamaha fairings to fit the new Brevatastic Norge that we'll not get back to the Griso line until....oh, maybe never."

Are there no tyre/tire shops where you can buy at the proper (i.e. not rrp/inflated) price and get good quality fitting service thrown in?

Bill Hagan is begging for it now, admitting that he's painting his whacky motor like: Get over to his thread and give the lad some stick, he's getting off far too lightly. Hey now, maybe he's in cahoots with Van and they're planning a raid on the Gang Hut, all sirens and green paint brushes blazing. Just let them try...

World peace, mostly.

It looks to me like the next development stage of the battery chicken. It even comes with its own chopping board. Not much meat on the leg.

That's exactly what I wanted. I should probably post the answer first, so that no-one else can get in, then you do a quick google and follow up with the picture and question.

Hmmm....the exploding clutch evidence indicates that there may be truth in this.