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The tool still not delivered from SKF, IIRC it's coming from Germany.

I was going to call them spider retainers, but was afraid of being ridiculed.

oooh. my. I see I wrote about he Duc here too. It needed a new ABS pump as well as the radiator. The pump is $3k new, found take off for $60. So for the radiator, a new shiny aluminum Chinese radiator for $185. The bike was within a few hundred miles of the 36k service so the labor costs were only marginally more. Less than buying a pair of tires. I will say it was disappointing but it could've been worse. I've put a little more that 1,000 miles since the repair. EBay and internet can be your friends. As well as a local tech shop that'll work on Guzzis and Ducs.

OK, finally got the gearbox out and apart. As I reported elsewhere here, they've ordered new Temken cage bearings. The crux of the problems was one of the retainers came loose from one of the gears on the secondary shaft. The gear was grinding into the side cover and etched a nice ring. They said a lot crap was in the bottom of the case. We assume that all those shavings took out the bearings. They haven't disassembled the gear set yet because they had to order a tool to remove one of the retainers. So far it looks good, but we won't know it's taken apart and inspected. The special hair spring that I purchased here will be installed when the transmission goes back together. Another thing I might try are some new clutch springs. Someone, locally I believe, has come with better clampin but smoother and light action springs. I was told that it would make the clutch lever, although I don't how that's possible. Hopefully that bike will be on the road in the next couple of weeks. There's a silver Sport in the shop too. It belongs to one of younger techs. The gearbox is removed on that one too. Mine will be a teaching example for him.

Saw jeff and jan back in '78 (?) jan was a little thinner and had more hair. does it sound like Miami Vice?

I always thought Jan Hammer did the music for Miami Vice. Someone should post Jeff Beck's "Wired" here.

AI does good at simple mimicry. But is it ready for productivity and quality? Odd this popped up. I wrote a bit about AI today in Adv Rider. The set up was regarding govt spending cuts and inserting AI replacing, rather than assisting, subject matter specialists.

I just watched it for a half minute. Then wondered what the hell it was. It's all AI! OK, fooled me. I thought it was costume stuff and special effects. Then it occurred to me, who in the hell could afford this? I checked the U Tube and found the site. I guess that you all knew this? Me being the gullible one.

Hello muda, hello fada, I am writing, from camp granada Someone might know it

I suppose it's been mentioned that the ground should be inspected.

Nope, That's a fail. We've had 2 failures of those. Mine and some else's. They leak, like a razor cut in the hose at the bend. Some disappointment regarding MG here as well. Had to go to O'Rielly's and kluge some universal hoses. Much cheaper too. It's not a simple task to install either. Do a search here and you'll get the full story.

Love 'em or hate 'em, saw the Led Zep movie yesterday. Loved it.

My Greenie is finally om the work stand. Hopefully the bearings are the only problems.

Mine needed a voltage reg and stator. Mine had the Ducati branded parts. I think there's an outfit in Colorado that had them.

@docc https://www.motivcycleworks.com/ He's no longer at the address you listed, now on W Wilshire. Link provided. I think he's still has the stock. He tells me he's about to tackle the Greenie for me. Health issues have slowed me down. Hope to be up and running in a month to 6 weeks. Maybe the Greenie will be ready after I'm done? The weather will be 70 Saturday, I'll ride the Duc over there and see what's up while I'm still up and running.

From what I read, the CEO knew they were over producing but kept going. It was one of those "why did he do it?" critiques.

So sad and a bit scary. I'd guess that significant proportion of travelers have flown through National A/P. I've flown in there more times than I can remember. I didn't know that the Potomac was also a path for air traffic not using the airport.

The best deal for KTM is some benefactor -cough- Red Bull, could lease all the bikes and property for $1 and run the team for the season.

I haven't posted music in a year or more. I decided to break my vow because Bob is going on tour and his first show is in my fav venue, the old "Brady" in T-town. The Tulsa Theater is just a couple of blocks from Dylan's and Woody Guthrie's Centers. It's already sold out. I'll look for tickets if my health doesn't stop me. Saw Bob in the '70's and once again 20+ years ago. I hope you saw the movie, it was dang good.

Kenny Jones on drums. I saw them in Austin about that timeframe on Jul 3rd. Next day was Willie's Picnic. Quite a deal. I couldn't drive home early morning on the 5th after the picnic. Bev took the wheel.

You remind me of an aircraft mechanic.

wait until the timing chain is stretched............maybe 5 videos get there.

Elon questions the LA Fireman at 6:50 here. I don't quite think his STEM background is stellar. Anyway, the fireman explain about stuff like the Water Works. Frankly, I'd though Elon if played any game, it would've been Monopoly.

I would guess if there is a sufficient customers base, that the profit motive would get someone to back charging stations in rural areas. Why not the electric utility? And considering that rural people could charge at home and be 40 miles to the nearest gas station, perhaps those rural folks might even want an EV? So far as subsidies, there's $7b in the infrastructure budget for the next three years for charging stations- provided the new admin doesn't sequester it. So far as charging stations. Tesla has started them and promised to open them up with adapters for other cars, then promptly fired the entire charging team. Perhaps trying to ration what was originally going full on? Perhaps Tesla Charging Systems should be spun off from Tesla Car Maker? Elon can own one or the other.

I'm on the 2nd go around with my Greenie's gearbox.