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Left Coast Floridians . . . Hey I'm just catching up from all the years living up in the frozen tundra.

Love it when it's something simple!

Leak down test and/or compression test are on my list.... which is growing Wait riding season? what's that?....

I'm not sayin' either way, but in my case it seems to burn about the same amount either with dino. or syn.

Wow, I never knew that. I could have put it off but I was doing some other things to it and figured I'd fix the valve guides while we were at it.I second Luhbo. Was it a tough job Guzzimoto?... It seems to be pretty consistent, granted I've only had the bike for 6k miles or so.... On luhbo's advice I'm going to stop playing peek-a-boo and go for a ride.

As far as the valves go they have never really needed much adjusting and I probably don't go but 4k mi. between adjustment, so I'll probably just let it go for a little longer. Keep your fingers crossed for me.... I am always pretty good about checking my oil, like my valves I see it probably too often. So the qt. is over the course of 2300 miles, not at once.

I switched to Mobil 1-20 50 syn. before I left and changed it when I got back (2500 miles) I knew I was burning/was leaking some oil and wanted to switch to a syn. before I left. Otherwise I was running Castrol 20 50 dino MC oil changing it around 2k. Plugs are around 4k miles. I've never seen a plug look like that in this bike. The piston dome didn't look much better. BTW right cylinder right plug in pic.

It looks awesome! I've always liked the black. Er... Nero

My bike has basically always burned some oil and I've never really measured it against my mileage to volume or had any type of consistent riding (i.e. city, commute, freeway, hooliganism). But I had just returned from a 2300 mi./3700km trip recently and went through about a quart in that time of some pretty hard riding. I typically keep my level a bit over the line using the level bike screwed in dipstick between the hours of 3-4:15 AM but never during Ramadan or while the Easter bunny has seen it's shadow... So when doing some post trip maintenance I took a looksee in through the sparkplug holes and to my eyes the cylinder walls didn't look too hot. I haven't seen a whole lot of cylinder walls, especially on air cooled bikes, but honed is not the word I would use to describe what I could see. Seemed like I could feel the roughness (if I could) if that makes sense. There was no "crosshatch", just rings parallel with the....rings/piston. One sparkplug had that typical sooty build up like the "Elephant Man's" bones, the other had a small amount of oil residue but I've seen worse. What do you guys think? I've read varying opinions on Guzzi oil consumption, but seems like most spine frame guys don't use much. Do the cylinders look bad when you see them through a small hole and I'm just a paranoid little sissy that should just ride the dam thing? It runs great pulls like a train and never smokes.

Well I'm back home again, had an awesome time. Besides a touch of what I can only explain as vapor lock on the first night, she ran really well. I didn't get as far north as I had planned but that just leaves me with more un-chartered territory for the next time. The threatening weather seemed to have kept most riders at home so I had a lot of roads to my self. Therefore I was the fastest guy out there (except when waspp joined me for a while). Cherahola Skyway and probably 60 in N. Georgia were some of my favorite roads but none of them are bad. Kinda seems weird to take a vacation where your main purpose is to find twisty roads to ride your motorcycle on, but it makes perfect sense after being there. Thanks for all the recommendations guys, after mostly slabbing yesterday some 650 miles I need an ice bath....

Might be a long shot here, but I had an old carb. Honda that I was having charging issues with and I had to eventually replace the battery. When I did it had developed a pretty annoying hiccup somewhere around 6k. After keeping a couple motorcycle mechanics at my local shop stumped for weeks they decided to test the battery and found it was giving the wrong amperage. Not sure how, why or what that had to do with this very specific hiccup but it cleared it up. I know it's pretty far out there but thought I'd put in my

Gonna hang out here in Tellico Plains. Bikes in a garage BBQ down the street beer in the fridge. Not ideal but it could be worse. Had a blast yesterday! Cherahola/the dragon were pretty fun. I didn't see but maybe ten vehicles while I was riding through there.

Tried to send pm Hal, but I don't have very good service. I'm planning on sticking around deals gap for today and tomorrow. My number is 952-649-7147 text/call either or. Bill

Sending pm waspp.

After a whole lot of testing and Kiwi_Roy's patience I think I got this one licked! All I did was add a little sea-foam and kept her running in a high rev-range and it seems to have cleared up. I must have gotten something past the fuel filter when I was doing maintenance...? Not sure, I guess the almost switch like difference between hot and cold running kinda threw me off track. Don't know if "sea-foam" is likened to snake oil round' here but I've had good luck with it.

Thanks Bill!.... Not sure if I'd have the rent money if I lived where you do after all the petrol i'd be burning.

I've been wondering about that exhaust. Any vids, so we could sample the music? I have a subscription and have always noticed the bias towards Guzzi in that section. Not that I mind I'm partial too. Thanks for the great article!

Delayed one day but that is par for the course. Looks like I'll be leaving tomorrow morning. My plan is to make it past Augusta,GA by evening time manyana (sunday). I'm riding just on the west border side of SC trying to get some miles under me that first day. Then a short ride over to Pisgah National Forest for a day of splashing in icy rivers and hopefully find out if living this close to the equator has turned me into a little old lady or not. Then it's off for some serious riding, hitting some of these places I've been hearing about Tues.-Wed.: eastern Tenn. west NC working my up through the Appalachians Wed.-Thurs. hopefully making it as far as WV. Now I'll start working my back home with no real route until I get to north GA where I'm running through great riding areas such as Suches (had to do it). Eventually taking a small jaunt through Florida's pan handle back home in time to join my fellow drones.

Have you gone through the basic tune-up? Valve lash, reset TPS and balance throttle bodies?

Ooops Docc beat me

Great dealer is rosefarm classics. Parts check out harpers or mg cycle both are good.

Will Do. I'm gonna fill you guys in on my rough "plan" before I leave. I say rough because never know how far in any direction I might make it. PM sent Mznyc. Of course open invitation to anybody from the forum to join me I'm always flexible and always enjoy the roar of another V11 or the like. Anyway more details to come.

Bearings are a little notchy. Gonna go ahead and replace em, might as well do brake pads too. Rotors will have to wait (3.67mm).

Seems like I might have just gotten something past the filter somehow when I was doing the original maintenance. But yesterday I put some sea-foam in and didn't let the revs fall below 6k for a half tank. I didn't want to jinx myself but so far so good after a couple test runs. Usually sea-foam is my go-to but the very distinct change when hot kinda threw me... Besides you never want to go on a 2,000 plus mile ride through unfamiliar roads, cold temperatures and in the land of banjo playing creepy kids on a machine that you have total faith in. Right?

Hopefully it doesn't need em. Front wheel seems to have a little play. Guess I'll see if there's any good ole thick blood left from growing up in the tundra. Mznyc, that dude sounds like a good buddy to have down there. Few things are better than fresh rubber.