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Never ridden a GB but I always think: “essence of motorcycling” with bikes like that. They are so cool!

Can we call it a Niney?

These are the “lifetime” gaskets? I think I’ve almost always had a slight weep on my VCs

Damn!

White face Veglias. ESR515 is the one I have, not sure this one has about a .1v loss every 3 days.

I’ve got some miscellaneous V11 stuff lying around. Opened up stock exhaust, painted black, sounds nice. Bought from a member here these look and sound decent. $150 Stock x-over, cracked once but re-welded totally usable. $25 Used K&N air filter for the stock air box. $30 Beat up faded gauges, tach and speedo. Odo doesn’t work. Make offer Silver gauge bracket $20 Airbox w/ custom “speed hole” Make offer Electrosport plug n play regulator, works but has a very slow draw as most of the plug n play electrosports do. $60 Passenger peg brackets, good shape $25 Internal pump fuel tank, need paint and all parts just the tank itself $100 Pm me if interested I will make a donation to the forum for everything bought.

@Stew, I sincerely love hearing about American stereotypes! They are almost always on the mark. Although I feel like Scotty is self aware and having some fun.

Corny but informative. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BiUGi1ykk4A

You’re awesome Scud!

Kinda want to get some porting done now....

How about a “Sphincter reflex safety thread”?

That’s an awesome neighbor.

I finally after years of ownership installed a functioning steering damper. Except I somehow lost one of the “special” washers that go on the rose/heim joint side. Are they necessary? Any old washer work?

Love those Magnis!

It’s light enough and handles well enough. If you ride a motorcycle for strictly objective purposes, you’ve missed it... completely. Same goes for judging a custom bike imo.

Helluva deal!

Aye! Me too.

Ha!

That’s called “character” you pay extra for that.

No clearance issues with the sprocket, but I wouldn’t want to go any smaller it gets to be a tight turn. 15 to a 14 tooth. There really isn’t any wearable chain guide and there isn’t much if any wear on the swing arm where the chain rides. Good point to keep an eye on that though with the smaller sprocket.

Back at ya Jerry! Dude I’m too unsteady and not smart enough to remove material. That is what the tuners recommend as a first step in porting these things. That and opening the transfer, rounding it too. Lots for me to learn. I’m working on getting a second set of cylinders to have em ported.

I think I’m basically done on this thing for the winter. I’ve got all I’ve wanted to accomplish, minus the period looking rear sets that are getting fabbed here in WI. Rebuilt oil injector (huge pain, 1mmx2mm plungers that I lost about a dozen times) Cleaned heads and pistons Fresh 525 chain and sprockets (-1 in front, more wheelies!) Cb400 bars with the wiring running inside Cleaned out the oil tank (which was full of rust, strange as the gas tank is spotless) Fresh points, condensers and re timed Fork seals and proper springs Steering head bearings (easier than I thought and it was my first time) Fixed a couple minor trans oil leaks Lots of cleaning and some re-wiring I’m sure there is more but now I’m at a point that I’m satisfied. I debated about doing a total restore with fresh powder coat on the frame and re-chroming pipes and parts but I’m a rider more than a restorer. I had some crazy expansion chambers that would move the power band up in the rev range and add another 2k rpms of usable power! But I sold em to a cafe type dude. The R5s are less plentiful than the RD350s and the RDs make a lot more power when modded. I do have some street chambers that I might use if I feel the need. Also JRD, I bought some cheap made in India baffles to try your buddies trick for squeezing more flow into the stock exhaust system. It’s a blast learning about these old smokers and how the old school dudes are able to get so much more power out of these things by basically tuning charge and exhaust flow. So simple and cool. I feel like it’s a good yang to my Guzzi’s ying.

The Scura, the Monza, the skinny mini super single, the Aero engine Lario. I’m not jealous of your situation at all Chuck, nope not at all...

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again Guzzi people have good taste in bikes. Looks like fun Chuck.

I read once that the “v-twin” and “heavy” Redline gear box oils are the same..... That’s what I’ve always used fwiw.