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SpineFrames and SpineRaids bring a smile. Just ask @sctt2525, who's been dropping by since SSR II/2006. 2024: 2006:

Woof!

I'll not be so lazy again as to ride even that short distance in short socks and vent tennies. I was naked and afraid. Mostly cold tho.

Having been an MSF Rider Coach Trainer (Retired) for 20 years, I can recall a few rides with other MSF folks where we moved about 200 yards from our hotel to a restaurant with ATGATT. Took longer to suit/unsuit than it did to eat. Tedious, that .

It was a beautiful ride. Hope more folks join in on it next year. I know it skips the Skyway and Tapoco but it was great.

FWIW, Andrew and Randy took a ride South that I wasn't up to, and lament; it's my regular path in and out of the 'raid. Next year I may suggest, if the weather is as nice, lunch in Helen, GA.

Mate I've taken to wearing a Bavarian Alpen hat that I bought in Hahndorf (Sth Oz) about 10 years ago otherwise I'd probably wear one of these too! Gotta keep the sun off the hole in the back o the head....( aka the bald or thinning spot...) Cheers

What a shot! Randy wins.

Thanks to all of the SSR XX participants, it was tremendous! Great people, great roads, great location and the best motorcycles.

Respect for doing that race. More respect for doing it on a Guzzi. I would not do that race, but if I did a Guzzi would not be my mount of choice. Clearly not meant to dis Guzzi's, just I don't think they are the best bike for that "track".

There is a lot of technical material on this forum; depending on your level, you may not completely understand it. It requires a minimum understanding of some of the basics of tuning indirect injection systems. It is not overly complicated, but some of us have never really done anything mechanical. It is just how it is today. Similar to handwriting. If you have never done anything like this before, you maybe know someone that did? As @po18guy stated, do you have all the necessary hardware and software to start the task?

Always sad when someone leaves...

Willing to entertain offers over $20k Without being a dealer auctions are not an option

Hi - My Valeo OEM ejected its magnets & destroyed the armature, so I shopped around & the fitted an AUD$153 starter that also fits a Quota 1000, its an EBay special, the Quota has had it installed for about 4 years trouble free - mine fitted no issue & Ive just completed 1800kms over 3 days to one of our Australian state Guzzi rallies called The Ragged Fringe - as motorcyclist we live on the fringe of society - as a bike mag review said “if you ride a Moto Guzzi then you’re on the Ragged Fringe” - hence it stuck and its an awesome rally- starter has not missed a beat in about 6000kms for me . Cost at the time was $153 AUD delivered ………https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/315215969723?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=fkJupuYmRi2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=gRNhwjN5Rpe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

What, no factory shipping crate ? I’m out.

Okay, proof positive:

It has occurred to me that, when we asked @Randy about where his "friends" were for the BikeWash, he pretended to be deep into some sort of TechSession. mySport came home dirty . . .

Thanks. It used to look like this. https://akubra.com.au/products/tablelands-brown-olive

Full disclosure, @Pressureangle is an ATGATT guy, but was just pulling out from breakfast, headed a mile back to The Lodge. I will vouch that he accepts that socks is gear and "all the socks all the time" is the way to roll . . .

One more photo from my weekend. I know you'll all be stunned by the good looks. To be fair, it was taken by a professional photographer who was there (on his Guzzi), so it's no wonder it is such an amazing picture.

Brand new never titled. 11 miles from factory run in. Dealership MSO and warranty card included. 2 keys still attached together on factory rubber tag. True collectors item Five6seventwofive9seven3twotwo 2024-09-10 11-57.pdf

Since this has taken on a life of its own, here are the routes we took on the ride on Saturday. The first part, before lunch: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1XokZWXVZ-_bhcrEPwsnhVWMQ89_Yzak&ll=50.636958661584266%2C11.189518000000014&z=11 the second part, after lunch on the way back to Rudolstadt https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1PP055kgrUa9ok1tO_la50o2tcmlCcOA&ll=50.623482905204824%2C11.130013999999973&z=11 A good mixture of more open roads and smaller, tighter roads. Steini (orgniser) always manages to get a good ride together. The ride is, after all, the (nominal*) point of the exercise. That is why the rally is called the "Thüringen Tour". I have no idea how long the links will work, but some say that nothing gets lost on the net. We'll see.... *drinking beer plays a minor part too....

Next year I will bring my now 4wheeled conveyance and Nikon camera and rejoin the ruckus! once again looks like it was a great time had by all!!

I'm annoyed.... I had a lengthy post almost finished about the rally, the location and what have you, and my laptop went off. Now it is gone... Never mind... The rally is called the Thüringen Tour. English would be "Thuringia Tour", but please copy and paste the German name, if that would work, and if you do create a seperate thread. I'm not sure if that is worth the trouble, though. I can't imagine that there will be all that much new traffic on the subject. Anyway, it takes place here https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/854709452 Here is a drone video (taken by the photographer who took that stunning portrait further up...) of the location. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DPn2TEDwLME As should be obvious from the video, space and facilities are very limited. Accomodation is tents or a (small) camper van. The rally is "invitation only" because of this. However, should an international visitor happen to be in the area on the first weekend of September, I could probably swing a deal. If this turns into a seperate thread, I could post the route from the ride on the Saturday, I think.

Not to mention guitars. (Did I mention guitars . . . . . .

Some more pictures

I did the Graceland tour in Memphis. I also went to the Sun Studio which allegedly turned his life around. I took the tour because I was in Memphis to visit the Gibson Guitars factory before its closing in 2019. It seems that every celebrity has to be tempted by chemicals for whatever reason. Michael Jackson and propofol, Prince and Fentanyl, so many more. Ah, maybe I am just as bad with my addiction to Moto Guzzi though....

It's good. Because it really feels like we are a dying breed...

Do you have the breakout harness for setting the TPS? That alone makes a huge difference.

A counter-intuitive term. In the field of economics. macro economics is big picture, long haul type stuff, whereas micro is, well...micro. Updated after a visit to the local nanoscience lab.

True, but not all of them. The German forum has a couple of members in their early twenties who have '80s Guzzis. One of them only introduced himself today, i.e. brand new member. He's bought himself a Le Mans 1000, is delighted with it, and is only 25 years old. There is hope...

Don't V11s already have high compression piston? A bore out to maybe 1290 would be really nice.. Port and polished heads help, but it isn't life changing. Valves and springs help. Without cracking open the motor, airbox mod, full exhaust, fueling... 85ish rwhp.. + or - a hp...(more like minus)And that is friggin good... I chatted with Todd about doing this despite not having the disposable income at the time. A 1084 bored out and on its best day I think he said low to mid 90s.Kinda not worth to get that little extra and risk reliability issues. I'm happy with my mid 80s on both my Lemans and Scura..Oh, the lighter flywheel? Not a whole lot of help. The motor just revs quicker..And to be honest, the heaver flywheel makes these bikes sound and feel a little better, but that's me. My Scura, thought I love it, the single plate clutch can be a little too snappy. I've broken traction traction in the ass end entering corners more than I'd like to..How I don't have a skidmark on my seat from almost crapping myself is an enigma.. That little bit of slip in the Lemans is kinda nice..

As prolific as I try to be, capturing images along the way, I could not find anything with @Josh's 1973 V7Sport juxtaposed with @KINDOY2's 2025 V85TT. Fifty-three years of Moto Guzzi, together, on the same ride! So, I made this collage (with my 2000 Sport in the background, almost exactly halfway between the bookend years) . . .

That looks fantastic. One thing, though. Funny marks on the road here. I wonder how they happened? By Ebyabe - Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2614616

Not that I'm jealous or anything, but that looks like a really nice bit of road.

There is "something" beyond definition about riding with these sorts of riders . . . Something that engenders a genuine respect and admiration . . .

He can sure put away the pancakes and eggs, too.🥞🍳

Nice hat.

Should also add, I would check and / or replace the relays as docc mentioned. If relay #2 turns off it will turn off key elements, like the fuel pump and the main headlight (the running light I mentioned will stay on). Also watch for bad connections in the base that the relays plug into. The relays are a known issue, but the base they plug into is also a known issue. Something seems wrong with your charging, when running the battery voltage should be up at or over 14 volts from the charging system.

I've been suffering from acute FOMO all weekend, not being able to make it. Looks like you all had an epic time! I'm hoping to be retired in a year, and will plan to make a week of it, and meet you all in-person next spine raid! Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk

Good to see. We had a half-dozen or so V85 TT, about the same number of the newer V7 850s in various versions, and a couple each of V100 Mandellos and V100 Stelvios. Old dogs can learn new tricks, after all.

And, there was "modernity" . . .

There were Sports . . .

Best regards to all Twentieth South'n Spine Raiders ! What a great bunch of people, fabulous roads, terrific weather, and proper TechSessions (without anything too dramatic) !

Days away to SSR XX . . . mySport is wiped down and battery "conditioned." All the boxes are ticked, plus a few that had to be decisively left alone. "Set down the tools, docc, and step away from the Sport !!", (Waddington said). Parc fermé . . .

I figured we were doing brands like the Real Men at John Day. I'll be in line right behind @80CX100 . . . Best I could find, but gonna need to step up twice . . .