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So, you are not interested in punctuation then? Here,.;!&* why don^t you go round to The Club and unleash some knee-trembling General Banter on the populace?/" Show 'em this, I think they'll like it: The production version of the Terrible Blanche concept. Allegedly,.]; I've just seen it, where Mr Roper was frightening the horses with it during the summer. It surely can*t be serious? Ropey was ambiguous. You need to add that you've already put in a pre-order for a new (2011) Aluminium framed Speed Triple. I have. Not. Yet. But.

You said: So I said: 'too busy concentrating on placing the commas' well, it seemed to me like a good description of MG, but, it was the death of the conversation. Ho hum. Where's Roper? Patching-up his boots?

Serious document! Good find.

That would be Jack Nicholson in Easy Rider. More importantly, I've never been addressed as 'Bud' in my whole entire life! Honoured I'm sure. How should I return the compliment?

Starts at Lough Melvin in County Fermanagh, south west corner of N.I. Then down through Sligo to the west coast. Various places along Connemara coast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh3ZJQPrJeo

- and a Guzzi eagle on the back - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6KU1y3fQnY

No :!: JAAP!! Why isn't there a rain (un-)smiley? Besides, that sun one belongs to Kev, er.. Baldini. Can't think why.

I see it's not just false neutrals but also the mysterious box-jamming problem. There used to be a number of threads on this. It came up again here recently and I commented on it again because of Aberdeen Gary's gearbox pics. It's terrible problem. For me, the box would lock in second and often not budge for a long time. It was worst for me on a trip down the length of Ireland, when for a long way I couldn't get it out of second. At one point, when like your example, it jammed setting off from a toll booth, I pulled over and opened the box because I thought that the spring may have broken. In fact I could find nothing wrong anywhere. It started when there was extremely bad traffic congestion and I was in low gear a lot at slow speeds. The bike was hot: other people have connected this problem to the gearbox being hot. As far as I know, there is still not any explanation at all to this problem that plagues some bikes. This is a very long shot, but I wondered, in the other recent thread, if this problem had something to do with Guzzi adding the extra internal plate to late boxes? They must have added it for some reason? Is there a bit of slop/fexibility that allows some mis-alignment and jamming in boxes without that extra bracing. I must stress that I haven't looked at the box to investigate, since learning about the Guzzi mod, so my speculation might be completely wrong and not make sense if I looked again. But - what's the extra part for? It's just a thought and definitely a question, especially in the continuing absence of any other explanation for stuck box. I see that you are trying to do the clutch fluid change. Unfortunately I can't remember exactly how I did that. I'm sure I had the wheel off, but it was done without having a second person to help. Keep at it - something will give eventually. Hmmmmmm...

I'll lend you a bike > if you fix it first, install a Roper Plate (whatever for, I don't know)... and stuff like that.

There's this?

Ah! So... Now I know the answer to your question! You are, Moto Guzzi!

Hi M I haven't read all of this, will do so later, but I see that you haven't changed your clutch fluid and the bike has done 20,000 miles! If that is right, then change the clutch fluid. It will be contaminated with dirt, water and probably has air in there too. I found that putting in new fluid and so getting tighter operation makes a noticeable difference. Do this before worrying about springs and whatnot. It may not be the problem or the whole problem, but it will help. D

Who am I to question the wisdom of The Power which brought me here to this small gap in the hedge, to offer distant assistance to our colonial cousin, in his tireless fight from his desert fastness for all those things that we, together hold dear. Have you considered adding a question mark at the end of that sentence?

"Pretty!??? Maybe the V7 Classic is pretty - but in "falsies & make up"? To call this pretty is an abuse of the language. Cafe Racer??? A cafe racer is stripped down to function not tarted up with bling! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quy4HEBBhJ0&feature=related The clueless bufoons at Guzzi HQ have outdone themselves - a pimped up shiney pretender for wannabe yuppie outlaw cafe types to mince about on massaging their egos - & what's so sad is Guzzi are PROUD of it. They should hang their heads in shame, it's an embarassment...." ...a view of the new V7 Racer not widely appreciated by inhabitants of that other place... ...stylistically I take my lead from the Great Antipodean Master of Vituperol who is a constant inspiration. KB Well, you are too modest, as that is only a tiny, teasing vituperation extracted from the full meisterwerk. And indeed, I was thinking, as I laughed heartily, that the Roper has been out-Roperised. Have you considered emigrating to Austrialand?

Is there a story here that we need to be told? KB I believe there is – and it'd very much like to know it. All that I have gathered, from the occasional exclamations of an excited PRoper, is that it happens: Down There. Not having full possession of the facts and photographs, I don't know if it belongs in the Crazy! Advanced! or in the Warning! Retarded! section of the Australiana Superbike School: Cornering Techniques in an Upside Down World, chapter. In some parts of the world (England) gentlemen take their bicycle around a corner with only a hint of simmering rubber as the tyre gentle wears through a coating of outer layer dust. In other places (The Western Canyons of The Far States), chaps in chaps espouse the school of Do It On Your Knees as they sweep The Twisties with plastic and titanium protuberances: sliders, they say. In other places, let's choose France, the Left Bank, it's elbows de rigueur, as leather, suede and sometimes corduroy patches flap and smear the coin de route. The ways of the outback and the kangaroo have produced another distinct vernacular. Giant (can there be any other explanation?) boots are the stabiliser of choice in the Australiana School. Whether they stay hooked on pegs, their gargantuan dimensions extending forwards and outwards to slather the road with crusty leather, hobnails and sock (do the Australianians wear socks?) when the bicycle falls from vertical as it nudges the apex – or whether legs and feet are spread akimbo to provide At Least Three Points Of Contact when faced with A Bend in the road ---- I can't say.

Wow, What got into the Aprilia techies that day? Anyhows, we may be thick when it comes to the mysteries of lever spacing, but at least we know to keep our feet up in the air when going around corners, unlike some. "New boots, Mr Roper sir?" "Yes please, Jeeves. Best get me six pairs while you're at it."

Ha ha... I just read Baldini's views on the Classic tart, as posted in another place. Hilarious: and spot-on, of course.

A few people contacted me after seeing the info on here about the monthly Northern Ireland meets. 1) For next months meet-up on Tuesday 5th October, we have arranged a veiwing of Davy and Joan Crawford's Guzzi and Ducati collection in Lambeg, Lisburn. I think they have over 30 bikes at the house! They ask that each person donates one pound to a charity collection. We will meet at the house at 7.00pm. PM or email for the full address. belfastguzzi@me.com 2) Italian Motor Club run The August run around Lough Neagh with The Italian Motor Club went well. There will be another outing on Sunday 10th October: from Belfast, down the Ards peninsula and across the ferry. I've suggested that we then take a further loop on down the coast: Strangford, Ballyhornan, Ardglass, Minerstown. Could then cut back to Downpatrick, Killyleagh, Comber, Belfast. Or go on to Newcastle and then back. If we get a few bikes out, then even if the cars go back we could go on – if people want.