p6x Posted January 1 Posted January 1 There are some January first traditions. For example in France there is the January 1st, sea swim. it is not as difficult as you imagine. Perhaps we should have one V11 outing on each January 1st? Today is an incredible lovely day in H'town, blue skies and cool temperatures, but not cool enough to make it unpleasant. Time for a ride, on my Quota... 4
docc Posted January 1 Posted January 1 The bikes are staged to get out for celebratory rides to establish hopes for good riding in 2025. Having only gotten my little Honda back together a couple days ago from three months of remediatory repairs, I am most excited to have her out for a romp today. Low 40ºs F today, while this was taken day before yesterday on the checkride in the low 60s . . . edit: This New Year's Day, rode the GB500 a thirty mile loop over the river and back. At 43ºF/6ºC, my fingers said, "Enough !" edit/2: Got mySport out 36 miles through the hills. My, but these V11 motors do love to ring in this cool air! 7
audiomick Posted January 1 Posted January 1 I couldn't get out on the 1st., unfortunately. Looking at the weather, and my work schedule, I probably wont get out the next couple of days either. Work, and snow predicted over the next couple of days. But Monday the 6th. is predicted to get up to around 13°C, with a bit of rain beforehand to wash away the salt on the roads. And I have the day off. Fingers are crossed. 2
activpop Posted January 2 Posted January 2 7 hours ago, p6x said: Time for a ride, on my Quota... In red Italian leather? 1 1
Scud Posted January 2 Posted January 2 My January 1st ride was on my Jones Flagship snowboard at Mammoth Mountain. 4 1
Gmc28 Posted January 2 Posted January 2 gray and rainy, and the Ducks got their ass kicked, so back to the shop, since for the first time in my memory all of my bikes need some work at the same time… actually, Red could fire up and go, but want to get the little oil leak fixed first, and prefer to either get the bike lift freed up from the v85tt winter mx project, or await my new shop stand to arrive from MG cycle. the Duc is still broken down in vegas, waiting forlorn in a hangar. hope to get there this month to get her back on the road, and maybe get some decent weather there to ride a bit. The old Suzuki is torn apart awaiting me to finish up its refresh to get ready for this summers ORBDR ride. Oh, i guess Goldie (v11) would run and ride fine, so i lied… i do have a bike, but which i don’t want to ride in the muck. i like the idea of the Mammoth “ride”. hope to be at Bachelor later this month. cheers and happy new year 2
Gmc28 Posted January 2 Posted January 2 1 hour ago, gstallons said: What is wrong w/the Ducati ? some kind of relay failure, which ducati posted a service bulletin for, but was news to me till it ate my new, expensive lithium battery, draining it down till it showed 1.7v over just a couple weeks while it was parked. Replacement (cheaper) batt from local Batteries Plus didn’t fix the issue, which was the clue that prompted the discovery of the relay which Duc says needs replacement in all bikes that have the original, and offering a little OEM kit to replace the relay which wasn’t originally meant to be replaced (its not in one of the usual sockets for a relay). Simple stuff, once it’s clear what’s going on, as that relay wasn’t on my radar as it’s not in with the rest of the usual relays. The real cause of the issue was me, as i jinxed it. I had just bragged for the umpteenth time about how that Multistrada was like a Honda, completely reliable and solid since new (2016). Fate didn’t like that statement. 1 1
p6x Posted January 2 Author Posted January 2 15 hours ago, activpop said: In red Italian leather? If you allude to the jacket I just purchased, then no. The jacket has a label that says: Moto Guzzi Collezione, just above the "Made in Italy". It is not a riding jacket because it has no protections, but I could wear protection underneath. Simply, I don't want to ruin it. I wear my trusty 2003 purchased Ixon jacket. I can still fit inside, although it must have shrank because it is getting pretty tight now. 1 2
p6x Posted January 2 Author Posted January 2 I went to Buc-ee's because it was the only place opened on January 1st ; just to see who was there... 2
gstallons Posted January 2 Posted January 2 1 hour ago, Gmc28 said: some kind of relay failure, which ducati posted a service bulletin for, but was news to me till it ate my new, expensive lithium battery, draining it down till it showed 1.7v over just a couple weeks while it was parked. Replacement (cheaper) batt from local Batteries Plus didn’t fix the issue, which was the clue that prompted the discovery of the relay which Duc says needs replacement in all bikes that have the original, and offering a little OEM kit to replace the relay which wasn’t originally meant to be replaced (its not in one of the usual sockets for a relay). Simple stuff, once it’s clear what’s going on, as that relay wasn’t on my radar as it’s not in with the rest of the usual relays. The real cause of the issue was me, as i jinxed it. I had just bragged for the umpteenth time about how that Multistrada was like a Honda, completely reliable and solid since new (2016). Fate didn’t like that statement. It must be a pretty important relay then ! Are they repairing it now and have you checked into a solid state relay to replace the original ?
LaGrasta Posted January 2 Posted January 2 Starting 2025 in all the right ways! I went off on a no destination morning ride. 2010 Moto Guzzi V7 Cafe Classic 8
Gmc28 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 9 hours ago, gstallons said: It must be a pretty important relay then ! Are they repairing it now and have you checked into a solid state relay to replace the original ? i forget the details there, as the replacement kit has been sitting by my desk now for months. new relay, and new inline connection setup, as i recall. a Duc service bulletin, about $60 for the whole thing. so probably $50 too much, but you know… 1
audiomick Posted January 5 Posted January 5 (edited) On 1/2/2025 at 12:11 AM, audiomick said: ... Monday the 6th. is predicted to get up to around 13°C, with a bit of rain beforehand to wash away the salt on the roads. And I have the day off. On 1/2/2025 at 12:15 AM, guzzler said: Good luck and may the planets align for you mate. I'm feeling cautiously optimistic. Snow last night and this morning here, with Temp. around 1°c. The warm front is coming through right now ( 3:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon). In the next couple of hours the temperature is expected to go up about 5°C, bringing rain through the night. By tommorow midday it is expected to be around 13°C with 20% likelihood of rain. Here's hoping.... Tuesday night it is supposed to snow again. Edited January 5 by audiomick 2
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