LowRyter

Tomato Lady Saw 'em with Lowell George in 1978. A few times after that. We lost Ritchie last year. From top to bottom, songwriting and chops, best band ever.

maybe you should've tired the Speed Triple ???

Scud, F-E-A-T..........Let's hear it for Little Feat.

The Doctor lowered the hammer on me. I need to cut cals and carbs. I hate Bud Light, Miller 64 is awful, Coor Light is like water Anyone recommend a good light beer ? Or is that an oxymoron?

yeah, the chrome bores need to be replaced before you ride it. If it is regularly ridden, you might inquire if it was already done. Otherwise, what you see is what you get.

I'll have to check yours out Mike. The greenie speedo has never been quite right. It stopped altogether on a trip recently and my watched stopped too. I got a battery for my watch and the speedo started working again in its jumpy intermittent way. Weird. I am actually planning to camp at Luckenbach at the Harvest Classic in a couple of weeks. You're welcome to visit my trailer and have dinner or whatever. I was planning to take my Cal EV too but I have to get the TPS sorted first. I'll get my plans in place when the trip gets closer.

Some photos from OKC. We raised $6500. YT some bikes Piper TV Capital

I think it's even worse. I am told that when one wears underwear, it's no longer a kilt, it's a skirt.

For sure I'm not wearing a Don Draper suit. In fact I plan to wear my regular gear. Maybe a tie (if it ain't too hot), half helmet and a cigar. We have a couple of Triumph riders that plan to wear kilts. I never understood why kilts were the fashion statements for Okies riding English bikes. We'll have some dudes with cowboy duds riding Harleys too.

well thanks Tim

welcome to the board. The Guzzi shifting is a bit balkier than your other bikes. Blip the throttle. It's actually smoother than the Guzzi 5 speed but that is all some of the "Guzzi Feel". They do handle really well for something that's big lump to push around the garage.

Scud, you can make a "practice" donation here. (Just to test if it works) http://www.gentlemansride.com/rider/lowryter

sorry to hear it

mine did too. Had to epoxy a new one. Got to be careful, no ratchet in case you twist it backwards.

I'm game. Include Sports as well as Spiney LeMans...........

The first thing is that Tonti California Moto Guzzis are NOT cruisers. They have standard riding positions and are a variation on the sport Tontis. They handle and brake pretty well and If not particularly powerful they still rev. Don't lug the engine and don't shift to 5th gear until an indicated 80 mph. I have a '98 EV (it's photo was actually in an issue of Motorcyclist). The EV has floor boards, linked brakes, passenger backrest and tubeless wheels. Before you decide to take off the boards and delink the brakes (as I intended), ride it, it all works well together. I like up-shifting with my heel. The draw back is an uncomfortable seat due to a big computer under it. Mine has HB Junior bag set up and I have matching rack on the Sport so I can swap the bags among bikes. It's basically the same short block and electronics as the Spineys but a little less finicky. Although the TPS swap is giving me fits now. Every motorcyclist should have a Cali IMO.

I thought I would add a thread. I just signed up last night. http://www.gentlemansride.com/rider/lowryter

the PO has mine running good. It drinks gas (33 mpg) but runs good. It has the airbox and K&N (+ pipes and crossover), don't know about the snorkels. Just ran it 1500 miles (slab and twisties) over Labor Day. Checked the oil when I got back and it looks like you could fry potatoes in it. I have K&N on all 3 of my bikes, they seldom get very dirty and I don't run on dirt roads.

World Guzzi Day The Famous Gary Scott some of the gang the real west

thanks for the heads up. Actually my wife mentioned high oil pressure and I blew it off. It might explain the drips from the breather?

well, I can say those silicon valve cover gaskets didn't do the job for me. First, the right side leaked like a sieve after I adjusted the valves. I reinstalled it after the test ride. On the trip to the Springfield Mile (and back, 1400 miles this weekend) I got a little spray out of the right side. I took the valve cover off when I got home for clean up and three of the ears had rips. So, I just installed another from the pair I was going to put on the EV.

congrats getting the bike. I've never seen one and not even known about the R model until I saw the photo. Gorgeous bike.

I measure mine when it's cold. When it's hot it's possible that the oil is draining down from the top end and getting all over the dipstick and showing the oil level to give a false overfilled reading. On the other hand, the oil is still draining down and if the dipstick isn't in the down flow then the level reads falsely low. He have come to a consensus here that an accurate level can be observed whether the bike is level or on the side stand. I would think it's better to check it when it's cold and the oil has drained to the bottom of the sump.

Stick- I think you're right.

Vintage guys will run on Saturday night on the Springfield Short Track during Labor Day Weekend. See my other thread.