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I recall -- note that my recollection is hardly evidence -- that Randy made those. Bill

and very old joke. I'm in Indiana for reference. Describing a man's state of inebriation, hangover, or plain old wastedness: "his eyes looked like a Kentucky road map" It's a good descriptor for eyes, or Kentucky roads. Not sure if it's just a local thing or has anyone else heard of this? for thread integrity:

You're right! The greenies got a lot of attention, especially two side by side. That color in the sunlight is stunning.

there are stickers?

SanP , on my red frame the two red wires form one pin and they go into the red/green wire on the bike. The black wire goes down and grounds to the regulator mount.

Well docc , the red/green wire is the wire that goes to F3. and I ASSUME the black wire is the ground to the battery. Let me go o/s and check my red frame to say yes.

I will fix this first thing tomorrow. Thx!

OK tomorrow morning I'll reconnect the original reg ground (leaving my new one in place) and inspect the main ground from the gearbox all the way to the battery. Then I'll see the charging and oil light come on when I turn the key. I also may fire it up and take a 5 min ride around the neighborhood to see if anything has changed. If not I'll pull off the tank. Stay tuned, and thank you again for all of your help!

1.1 ohm with DMM set at 200 ohm 0 ohm with DMM set at 2K ohm

Well, there were. That's how the GoldWing got one on its snout. Was it Docc that gave them out one year?

It’s written there on the receipt and the service book is stamped. I can think of no reason why it would cause a problem and the vehicle has an unlimited Km, seven year warranty. By the time it expires I’ll be 76 or dead! Probably the latter, so really, at the end of the day I don’t give a shit.

No , disconnect the wire at the oil press. switch and the ( I hope it is) blue wire at the regulator to test the continuity . This will work if both alt. and oil press. lamp bulbs are good. This is going to have to work since the three screws are messed up and you can't disassemble this housing. IDK where this 12 pin connector is so I am not sure how easy it is to reach.

Not to worry...I'm editing the video now.

Took our new Hyundai in for its first oil change/10,000km service last week and they stuck a 10/30 in it rather than the 0/20 specified. My only concern was if it blows up will they honour the warranty? Since it’s all done through the ‘Official’ network they’d damn well better! I have ZERO interest in doing anything to this vehicle beyond topping up the screen washer bottle so if it shits itself and there are any issues it’ll be off to the courts toot-sweet!

Well just because the manufacturer tells you to run a certain grade and sometimes even a particular brand of oil doesn't mean it's the best solution. To start with manufacturers can "align" themselves with oil manufacturers for fiscal reasons and then make their recommendations fit what the oil manufacturers makes at that particular time. There also a whole host of other reasons manufacturers specify a particular oil. So in my BMW powered Supra BMW specify 0W-20 oil. Why? partly because of it's ability to meet emission requirements at the expense of long term engine health. Do I run 0W-20 oil in it? No. I run a 5W-30 oil. BMW also fit the car with a city start/stop system to meet emission specs at the expense of long term engine health. Do I switch that shite off every time I drive the car? You bet your life I do. My previous Focus RS specified a 10W-40 for Australia and a 10W-50 for the USA. Why would you do that for countries with basically the same maximum daily temps in summer and much the same driving conditions. For "other" reasons is why. So manufacturers specify oil for a whole raft of reasons, some of which make sense only to them and also to cover every possible scenario their product will encounter. That's where being educated in the technical stuff and your specific operating needs comes in. If you have some detailed knowledge of engines and oils you can eliminate the political and peripheral rubbish and make an informed choice based on sound knowledge for your application. Add to that the fact that oil specs are changing and evolving all the time and quite rapidly so some bulletin from Guzzi 10 or 12 years ago isn't necessarily worth squat today because oils have evolved a lot in that time. So as an example oils have recently gone from SN+ to SP rated. The SN+ was an interim spec oil to combat DI engines propensity for LSPI failures. It was then replaced by SP which then covered the LSPI issue and in addition gave extra cam chain wear protection so SN+ is now defunct. If you want to run the best oil in your engine then you need to keep up with the oil tech and not outdated requirements from manufacturers that were established for often spurious reason for their benefit not the owners. Remember the engine manufacturer has zero concern for the health of you engine once the warranty period has expired and even less(-0, lol) beyond that. In addition we now have bespoke oils for specific applications from boutique oil suppliers and that adds another dimension to the equation. So the owner has a choice of oil that narrows down to a specific engine configuration and type. These days even brand specific dealers often don't use the oil spec specified by the vehicle manufacturer. It's quite common to look at your billing and see an oil grade other than the vehicle manufacturers requirements. Why? because if the specified oil is something they can't or don't buy "bulk" then they just use whatever they have! I've seen this many times. I'll bet you won't get a 10W-60 in your Guzzi at every Guzzi dealer there is. So Mick I put the manufacturers recommendations on oil in the "for the guidance for the wise and the blind obedience of fools" category. Phil

Eastern Kentucky has bigger hills and deeper valleys than the Talladega, Alabama area, but all good riding and friendly people. We would call them "mountains", but those from the western US or the Alps say: Er, no.

I did brush my teeth after looking at the album cover.......

I have no response to that. But I have had the pleasure of attending SSR on two different Hondas (GB 500, ST1100) and a Triumph Tiger 900. Never got the sticker 'till I got MySport 1200.

Well its in the back of the van so I guess well know more in the coming days. Will give it a good once over and get a few miles on it and see how it goes. Thanks

Bravo Docc...well played! Touché!

That housekeeping done (y'all carry on with that Texas bid'ness! ) . . . I have to tell this South'n Spine Raid story, lest it fade away . . . Late night in the Tellico Garage, the question of "Why a Guzzi?" came up. One revered SpineRaider spoke up ( I paraphrase, but not entirely!) . . . "I was always a Ducati guy and hated Guzzis ." >hated<. "One day I was at my dealer and walked by a SPOrT 1100 from behind. I squatted down and looked at it from behind. " "It was like your girlfriend bending over in some hot shorts. " Some quick-witted SpineRaider noted he said: YOUR girlfriend, not HIS girlfriend . . . Either way: he's been a Guzzi guy ever since.

After somewhere around six drift posts, they find their way to a better home . . .

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