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Mine's a 2001 model, so yours, Gary's Martin's and mine should be close or the same.

Looks like your bags and rear cross-bar are slightly different than mine. The front two mounts look the same, though.

This should pretty well show it. The back mounts are on the rear fender- there's two holes on it. There is a rubber washer on the back (tire) side of the lower front mount. They are nice bags; I like them although they are too small. For instance, a six-pack won't fit in them without taking it apart. And ice water leaks through the seams

I've been riding Guzzi's for twenty years, and I only seem to attract really unattractive farmer or truck driving types. If TX Redneck sends you an invitation, man, just ignore it Welcome aboard! Glad you are having fun with the bike. The maintenance it will need is not extensive- valves and oil- and can be done almost anywhere, but be sure and keep up on them. Do that, and chances are the motor will outlive your kids.

Dude, I removed my clipons, drilled the triple tree and mounted high bars (long before the Ballabio was released, I might add ). I had no problem intsalling the R90S fairing. Look in the 'how to' section for a... a.... a... how to? You will need to trim the fairing in a couple places to make it fit around the clutch fluid reservoir and the instrument cluster. Maybe also the brake reservoir, but maybe not.

Thanks guys. It's not rusty, so I fortunately don't have to deal with that. It looks like someone took a nail to it, so there is already an indentation at the hole. That's a good tip, though. I'll remember it. Dan, Gary- thanks for the warning. I'll be real careful with it.

OK, so this is a little off Guzzi topic, but it is a technical question that British old bike owners might know an answer for. I have this little Kawasaki Ninja 250 that has a steel gas tank. Unbeknownst to me the PFO or FPO or whatever the asshat who had it before me is called, put a pinhole in the tank and tried to repair it with (I think) JB weld. They did a piss poor job, but at least it was so bad a job that the epoxy didn't stick to the tank. So, I have a tank with a pinhole. What are acceptable ways to fix this permanantly? I was wondering about just soldering it up with plain solder (tin/lead) or silver solder or just trying to weld it shut on the mig, but it's awfully thin metal. Any suggestions? Yes, I'm purging all the gas vapors out.

A tip of the hat to Mike Wilson. The bike is indeed the 1953, Indian Torque 4. It is an 880cc inline four stroker that was developed just after the war. Indian was in dire economic straits, yet they invested heavily in what was supposed to be a modular and modern engine design coupled with a light frame (unusual in those days) and shaft drive. This move probably helped to sink the company. Shakes fist- next time I'll get you, my pretties.

Ah, well there you go. I was looking at the mgcycle website. I dunno- maybe Mr Haven or Mr Field have some experience with them? I have a sintered metal one in the Eldo and it seems to be working fine. Granted- that's my Eldo and it doesn't get very heavy use.

Definitely not a Brough, although it was close to one (like that helps). Gratuitious Brough picture follows. It's not a car engine.

I don't think you have a choice with the RAM unit- it's a sintered metal plate (copper looking, so some kind of alloy).

You can't see the pictures I posted? That's not a very fair quiz, now is it? I'm hosting them on photobucket and here are the direct urls http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a353/jtsjf/quiz1d.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a353/jtsjf/quiz1c.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a353/jtsjf/quiz1b.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a353/jtsjf/quiz1.jpg

The Stucchi sounds better.

I hope it works out. I have a BMW R90S fairing on my Sport. At first, I was looking for better wind protection also, so I ordered a 4" taller screen from Gustaffson, installed it, drove around for 30 minutes and promptly took it off. It was much worse than the stock height. Moral of the story- bigger isn't always better...or....anyone wanna buy a 4" taller screen that fits an S fairing?

True, 'dat.

Right on, Joe. The sport is a great all-around bike. Before you completely remove the tipover valve, see if you can get it to operate correctly. It only needs to be vertical and perhaps lashed to something substantial like the frame. Small price to pay for some insurance. If you take it out (like I did), you can potentially leak gas if you go over, and potentially have a fire. I doubt that would be fun. Can't help with the leak- probably a seal. As far as turning- I'm much more comfortable with tight right handers than left. I always thought it was just me. However, you can check the straightness of the frame if you have access to a couple long fluorescent lightbulbs. Align them along the rear wheel, then put the front wheel parallel. Measure the front and rear (of the front wheel) wheel-to-bulb distance and it should be the same on both sides if everything is aligned along a centerline. Take your time and enjoy! Welcome to the forum!

Two clutch plates. New springs. Go ahead and replace them, as they are inexpensive and at least on the older bikes they were worn out 10 minutes after installation. one intermediate plate if you feel unlucky. There probably isn't anything wrong with it, buuuuuttttt...... or you can get a RAM clutch and it comes with everything. Hopefully someone can chime in on replacement cone washers or o-rings to seal the push rod in the transmission.

No, but an FN was sitting next to it. Beautiful old bike...but this ain't horseshoes (an expression that means close doesn't count) edit: by "close", I meant the two bikes were close in proximity. Sorry- that didn't come out right.

no no no.... note the napkins to catch the oil leaks underneath. But I agree- I love the looks of this bike.

OK, this one shouldn't be all that hard. I bet it's over before the day is out. I need the manufacturer, the model name, year and displacement. Difficulty- this one is a prototype. I just love the style of this bike- low and thick, I guess. The shaft drive is cool also. Too bad it never made it to market.

Dude, that's just great! I've been making some furniture for Sonya, but haven't started with toys for my daughter yet. I did an end table in cherry and maple that turned out ok. I really like the contrast you've got with- can't tell, but is it walnut and something? Hope you don't mind if I steal your idea.

Mark does beautiful work, that's for sure. THIS is the one that I lust after. The seating position on the stock, modern cruisers just doesn't fit me. Too bad, because they are fun bikes to drive. If you like Eldorado's, why not just get an Eldorado? Mine's a bit odd, I'll admit, but it goes like stink and is comfy for all day/all night driving.

Thank ya, thank ya very much. I'm not going to drag it out- that wouldn't be nice The bike in question is a BAC or a Meier BAC bicycle pacing motorcyle built in France. They were built by Louis Bac (who apparently was an aircraft engineer?) between 1925 and 1938 or '39. The motor is a 2400cc monster. I thought I read that it was a overhead four valve, but it doesn't look like it to me. The only things I could find on the web were: http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/compendium/M.htm (it has a Guzzi as the featured "M" motorcycle, so props to 'em) and the Dutch wikipedia site: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_(Frankrijk)