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Thanks everybody, she is fine now, new reg/rec, battery conditioned, Great forum 👍

the original Sunshine Skyway Bridge had a see thru steel deck like the one pictured. I would drive my then wife crazy by looking down thru the grating at the water below us. And yes it was rather unsettling to feel the bike wiggle and squirm as we crossed the bridge.

looks scary

Truly! Even the modern Sunshine Skyway is an impressive ride! Great memories of 2015: Baffi e Chiecchiaroni (Whiskers and Chatterboxes !) @czakky ^^^^ @JRD ^^^^

Put on some Depends before you cross and take a pair for the return visit !

That looks like it would require significant concentration to avoid having your tires wobbling around in the steel grooves. I can see why they post a 25 mph recommendation!

I finally got to ride an 03 EV Hydro - One that is for sale. Original owner who no longer rides, has about 28K miles on it. I know it has has the clutch recall done as I inspected the clutch plate thickness and have the paperwork from MI in Seattle where it came from. Triple tree looks good also as I inspected. What I can't prove or disprove is has this engine had the valve train recall done. I lifted the valve cover and took a picture. He thinks it was back from back in 2006 can't recall and has no paperwork showing it has been done but paperwork showing it needs to be done before it dropped off the service orders back in 2015. Here are the pictures. Can anyone inform me from looking? I found one picture on the internet that has the cut off nut fasterers painted with RED paint post recall. Was this the way to tell for all dealers? Thanks for any info. It rode well and sounded good to my ears and owning a Norge that felt much different to ride. Enjoyable none the less and would seem to be alot simpler to maintain and work on. But I digress. I cannot consider this 03 Hydro if it has not undergone the recall from all that I have read. Thanks for any info you have.

I've seen some lanquish on the market for 1k less, then get a price reduction to finally sell it.

Lot of money for an old Cali. I would of thought $3K would be closer to the mark, especially without luggage.

Hi Pete, Thanks for the clear, concise, and straightforward explanation. Not a hint of rust, and the original owner kept it with perfect paint and untouched patina of resting grease under the tank around the miscellaneous hoses and TBs. He hasn't synced anything since MI in Seattle had hands on it, but not since 2015. He knows how to change the motor oil. Asking $3900 US, but I wanted to be sure before moving forward. From what I’ve seen, EV prices vary widely now, from $1200 to $3900. I'm thinking a bit less since it needs a thorough going through, saddle bags, tires, battery, all oils, etc. Looking forward to using the adjustable suspension forks with a good set of shocks. Started right up with all that old gas in it and ran so smooth. Surprisingly. My GF thinks I have gone round the bend with *Another Guzzi?

Ding, Ding, Ding! I think you have a winner! If you look at the rockers. Above the pushrods there are what look like adjuster nuts. These are the ‘Snap Off’ adjuster nuts used in the cam upgrade. Also the retaining collars for the valve springs are shiny aluminium rather than dull steel. That would indicate that it had the last, bulletproof, upgrade. There were two or three attempts to fix the issue. The last one worked well. That looks like it’s had the last one. As I’ve said before, a ‘Good’ Hydro is a wonderful thing. Smooth, torquey and virtually silent. How much does the owner want for it?

English enginering at the best. Had a wodden 44 feet Norwegian fishing vessle with a straight 8 14litre Gardner LBX. Possible to start by hand, speed brace. 2 heads, both with decomp. All internal parts were #, possible to change any lube on the camshaft. What an engine. Sorry now pictures here. Cheers Tom.

I'm down from 7 to 3. My spiral downward was initially inspired by maintenance x time + other interests = sacrifice. My age and waning strength is now an undeniable factor. The Tenni is my last and only bike over 400lb. I have the DR650 down under 350lb, and it's lots of fun. I'm looking seriously at this Triumph -slightly above 400. I think it'll be country road fun, now I've left the city behind, presumably *lite* maintenance and, I think I can pick it up if It falls over.

It sounds like time to purchase a new ignition switch, What is the mileage on the bike? Do the lights turn ON with the key? another possibility, use a 12 Volt relay connected to the good remaining contact to bypass the ignition switch. Shortly after buying a used VII Sport I had it splutter and die I suspected the ignition switch and found the contact resistance to be over 18 Ohms so I pulled the switch apart, the grease in the contacts was quite stiff holding the contacts apart, wiped it all out and replaced with fresh, soft, Vaseline This should be done every year or so. The Key mechanisms are sometimes very hard to remove, if so you can sometimes just unscrew the contact block. I wonder if you could just shim the lock barrel using shim stock? Sometimes the wires snap off where they are soldered to the switch the switch due to the constant flexing back and forth, the copper wires work harden and becomes brittle. Try to clamp the wires so they don't flex next to the solder joint. If you can re-locate the switch from the steering to the frame somewhere so there is no wire flexing that's an improvement.

@Lucky Phil yes, so true. Had my CBX get too far over in my ground level basement while maneuvering it into its spot. Used my body to prevent it from lying on the floor and managed to get my phone out to call for help! They sure laughed at me! Six years ago at 65 I was looking after my personal 4 aircraft and Heli’s (Glasair 3, R22, C120 and Mini 500) 16 cyl., 14 motos 34 cyl. , and 2 autos 14cyl., and was working 50 to 60 hours per week at my job. Don’t know how I did it. Now at 71 down to 7 bikes and 2 autos and need to make that number smaller as too much work!

I only have 30 cylinders to maintain now, and I just sold three bikes.

@Lucky Phil 100%!, and I'm only 58.

It's so egregious sometimes I have to believe they intend to mock their audience.

Aliexpress! So it's you ruining the US economy then

If all I had to do in my spare time was tinker in my workshop then I'd have many more vehicles than I now have and I have 5 bikes and 3 cars and I struggle to maintain them all. The major issue with keeping which bike as you get older is weight of the bike. I don't just nonchalantly walk up to the V11 these days and grab it and roll it off the bike lifter where it lives. I need to concentrate on what I'm doing and focus. If that thing starts to fall I won't be saving it and I also won't be lifting it off the ground myself either. I do understand why people like Chuck downsize in qty and size as they get older now. Phil

03 Cafe sport in Northern Ireland