LowRyter

Let me break tradition by giving an introduction. My hometown, Edmond OK, was named for railroad man the worked A,T&SF rail line before statehood. It's my understanding that we're at 1200 ft elevation the steepest point on the line between Kansas City and Houston. This mural displays a little of the town history. At the top center "Old North Tower" at the Univ of Central OK. I actually went to kindergarten in the blg, my sons got degrees there. The brownstone building on right bottom is the old Citizens' National Bank. When I was about 10 year old, riding in the school bus, I saw cops running towards the building during a bank robbery. The RR station is long gone. I remember as a child hearing trains and banging all night long as the RR crew "switched" train cars from train to train. Edmond was also the town where the famous east-west Rt 66 crosses north-south Rt 77. Hwy 77 runs from Mexico to Canada. Truly the American crossroads. This photo is taken a block south of the intersection.

OK, I took the bike out today and it shifted great, almost like butta. Only had one missed shift which is better than normal. I was out taking photos and one time the dang starter would kick, I shook it and wound right up. <duh> So whatever un-indexed in the tranny is now re-indexed (for now). It was a little bit cooler day but I still wound it up daring it to miss a shift and nothin' but good. The poor bike is due a once over, valve adjustment and a fluid change. We'll see what's up.

It seems to display the same symptoms as Cash's "missing pin"?

Mine is doing the same thing now. It will get a false neutral shifting 2-3 and 3-4. When I kick it again, it jerks and moves a gear higher than it should. If I don't use the clutch it's usually fine. I thought there was an external adjuster on it but if there is I can't figure it out. It has a the extender piece on the shifter too. Downshifting is no problem.

https://www.motorcycleid.com/sport-bike/universal-windshields-fairings/?filter=1&vehicle=142234&departments[]=Parts&ptypes[]=Fairings These are cheap new universal style. There should be plenty of flyscreens for 7in headlight. I'd just hate to paint candy green or any of the other candy and metallics on this bike.

I am reminded of the adage, it's not what you ride, it's that you ride. I think Prince was about 5'2" .... I think he could be proud of riding a little Honda

^^^^^^^^^^ great suspension. Now I am starting to understand what you Ohlins guys like.

I should know better to post this but I see two asses here.

As sad as that song was, O'Brother, was a heck of a good movie. And the song was funny in the movie.

Whenever I watch the Isle of Man, I can never understand anything when they interview those guys. Half time I can't even understand the announcers. They should use subtitles. George Bernard Shaw's observation that “The British and the Americans are two great peoples divided by a common language." Perhaps so are the Brits?

That's Ok, I'll bet none of us can understand anyone from New Orleans. It's a native language that no one understands.

Perhaps one of the saddest songs ever written. I have the version with Mark Knopfler. But she has another one just as sad. Gawd, that woman can make you cry

that's scary ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I've been riding when the weather is good. Doing some bike maintenance, household projects, and yard work. We're catching up on reading and playing some cards. Have my sons over for dinner once or twice a week but keep good distance and hygiene. I am still thinking of organizing some local meet up rides. Just to ride together, or meet and bring a sack lunch. It doesn't look good for rallies. Certainly social distancing isn't a problem until we have a potluck meal or go to the bathroom. Still we need to be creative and figure out ways to ride and visit (at least a distance). Final thought is about the virus itself. We did read that high humidity does help the lungs when fighting the virus. Also, read that humidity might have a prophylactic effect . So you guys might check this info (hard to know what to believe) and pick up an indoor humidifier. Those items seem to be plentiful.

The bike is a very nice piece and worth your original asking price. With global economy nearly shut down, it might be an issue trying to sell it.

So far, we're home, doing yard work between rain storms. My plans are to do some riding and bike servicing and to plant a garden. The city is just now closing the bars, restaurants, & gyms. I discovered yesterday that juggling landscape timbers is a pretty good substitute for weight training. I think I'll get one just to hoist around in the backyard. It's light enough when balanced but too heavy on the ends. Seems pretty versatile for a weight. I don't think walking will be a substitute for elliptical training but I have difficulty running (flat feet). I have lots of reading to catch up. For me BBQ is a sport. I have one son working from home and another trying to find online work. I would imagine they'll be both be out of work soon. I can carry their rent for a year or so if I have to. I have no idea what medical bills might be. We're in our mid/late 60s, so we'll have to keep our distance. I really need to hang in, so I can keep my pension coming in. You might notice that I mentioned volunteer disaster/medical in another thread. I have signed up now. So far I've gotten a notice for data entry help. My state is in dire need of virus testing, so we're shutting down everything as a precaution. I'll just end it now before I tell you my real opinion about where we're at here. Best to you all. Glad I have this community to stay in touch.

For sure hope you don't have it. Best to you.

First, glad you're ok. Hope you get the bike running. Without pictures hard to say but your description sounds fixable. That spine is pretty stout piece of steel, so it's likely still straight. I'd imagine the attaching points and hardware would be the areas of concern.

Ducati might've doubled up on special editions and fudged the numbers. My guess for Guzzi, given the popularity, if they made a special run of 200 bikes, they probably built just 100 and used only odd numbers on the serials just to appear popular.

Thanks Docc. Even though I was fearful of breaking the whole mess, I was well on my way of doing that but the bike finally restarted and ran. Glad to know it's possible to do that. (I have a feeling I'll be attempting a lot of bike "maintenance" over the next few months. You guys might be the few folks I'll be communicating to as well.)

I'd take my fuse holder apart but the left side allen head is stripped out. Guzzi fasteners drive me nuts.

Some of us just wiggle all the fuses and relays and spray contact cleaner over everything. The next step is shake those chicken bones and dance across the driveway. I haven't gotten to the sacrifice offerings.