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Yup, it’s just mayonnaise. Especially in cooler, damper climates as the engine heat cycles between runnng and not as it cools the water in the gas inside the crankcase, of which there will be a fair bit as water is one of the main y-products of combustion and there is always some blow by past the rings, will condense out on the inside of the cases. As the rocker covers always tend to run cool and are at the top of the motor this is where a lot of the water ends up. It combines with the oil droplets as it condenses and voila! The disgusting looking but essentially harmless mayonnaise. The answer to preventing it is getting the oil hotter. Once the oil temperature and internal temperature of the engine gets above about 90*C the the water will sublime out of the oil and off the internals of the engine and will over time be expelled through the breather system and rebreathed through the combustion chambers and expelled in the exhaust. No big block Guzzi begins to get even remotely warm enough to do this in winter unless you are doing motorway speeds for over twenty miles at least. Something I’d think it would be unlikely you’d be doing on the IOM, especially in winter! At least the V11’s have the advantage of having a thermostat in the oil cooler circuit which will help bump up the oil temperature a bit in cool weather. The 8V engines have a separate cooling circuit independent of the lubrication circuit and it directs the oil through the cooler unregulated. This means that any time the ambient temperature is under about 20-23*C it is damn near impossible to get the oil temp above 100*C which is where you want it unless you thrash the bastard mercilessly everywhere in 4th gear @ 6,000+RPM! Some of us owners have fitted external thermostats to our bikes, others, like me, who can’t be arsed, just tape off the cooler in the cooler months! Finding that nasty crap in the rocker covers is disconcerting the first time you see it and it is preferable that it not be there but it is what it is. Some oils are more prone to forming mayonnaise as well. Castrol has always been worse than many others and it’s one of the reasons I try to avoid it, but a damn good thrashing from time to time is the best medicine! Also, if you are riding in the wet at all make sure you put some sort of ‘Spray flap’ in the triangle of the swingarm cantilever or you’ll find your gearbox full of water as the stupid breather is right in line with the rear tyre. Mornin Phil!

I received my Ride Texas magazine, and there is an article written by a specialist lawyer who provides legal services to motorcycle riders. What he is stating is disturbing but given to what is happening in the USA lately, it may makes sense; 1) if you are injured in a crash, it is your responsibility to prove liability. 2) the Insurance company's initial move is to blame the motorcyclist, based on the general accepted perception that motorcycle riders are reckless. 3) In claims without witnesses or hard evidence, it is common from the opposing party to blame your riding as the cause for the accident. 4) According to the lawyer, a video recording does the following: Show the exact timing of the impact (helps with proving the suspect was there in case of a hit and run, with later claim that he was never there in the first place). Disprove false claims made by witnesses and the police officers; according to the lawyer, it is very common to have witnesses describing the incident in unfavorable ways for the motorcyclist, swaying the police report against him. A recording my capture the driver's immediate action after the crash, such as fleeing the scene or initially accepting fault In extreme cases, accident reconstruction experts will be able to analyze the dynamic of the accident. What is disturbing, is he allegedly suggests police officers should not be trusted. Including the video camera they are supposed to wear to record any interaction. Those body camera are often not working, or footage lost, when it is convenient to them. In substance, he is saying that police cannot be trusted to do the right thing. Does anyone here ride with a dash came on his bike(s), just as a tattle tale?

Mine's apart but with the trans and swingarm out; it appears that the subframe is symmetrical along the frame spine axis.

What REALLY let me down w/the Harley Davidson congregation was their reception of the Buell motorcycle . My co-worker's best friend rode his by one day and we stopped work to go outside and look at it . Jimmy had owned it for about a year and had three other H-Ds . a typical HOG owner , long hair smoked up all the time etc. Wheelie riding 100' at a time , 12 rear tires the first year , he did not ride when snow was on the ground. He offered me a spin . It was like NO Harley I had ever straddled . Smooth , no vibration , instant power , all 6 gears. I had to stop three times and get off and blip the throttle to make sure the engine I was looking at was the engine powering the bike. EVERY component on this bike was from outer space and outer space quality too. That bike was my 15 minutes w/Blondie . Come to think of it the bike was white just like her white dress . Unforgettable Now , back to Earth . Jimmy told me the dealership pushed them off into the corner because no one wanted to look at progress. think of 2 million Henry Ford customers and that is what they have.

The FTR is "close" but the proportions seem just a bit off to me. But, like Harley, they have 100 variations of three basic bikes.

Yes, but it doesn't have to be that. Driving cars on that white stuff can be fun, but is enough to have me terrified of having to ride a bike on it.

I got a 2019 ultra classic last year did a few simple mods and rode it 6000 miles. Had 3200 when I bought it. The bike is nice with a lot of features for the long haul. Easy on the back and sciatica. I to am not good with the Harley culture still only wear full helmet and gear so the machine is fine, start the turn early and end a little late. Still have my MG but the Harley was a pleasant surprise.

Demographics. Their customer base is graying out. They'll soon need an Electra Glide hearse.

helluva setup there Tom! Just arrived in Minnesota tonight, tomorrow making the drive to Houston, Minnesota, to see where the norwegian ancestors came over to establish the "bridgehead to america" around 1850. Probably be more fun to be in norway in your garage.

@Lucky Phil got me on to Johnny Cash, and the next clip on the tube was this. I love this song. although I'm not sure if I maybe like this version better