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    Cylinder Heads

    in Technical Topics

    Posted

    Thanks Pete!  This is what I was looking for.  I rode a Mk III a little while ago, about the only thing original about it was the owner, but that bike only seemed happy with half throttle and above, but I am not sure of what all was done to it besides the obvious things I could see.  And that has me looking for a mid/late 80's Guzzi again.

    Honda RC30 For Sale

    in Special place for banter and conversation

    Posted

    They are fun, mine gives me that special feeling like the RC30, hard to put a finger on it.  I perfected the 4 wheel drift in mine by staying late at work in Atlanta.  Back then traffic would clear out by 7:00pm, I would take the downtown connector south to the International Blvd. (I think it had a different name back then) exit, two lanes banked to the left, with no other cars you could go as fast as you wanted, not sure how many times I took that curve, but it was always worth the extra hours at work.

    A lot of Alfa folks would say the Alfetta was better balanced with the 4 cylinder engine, but the V6 up front and the Transxale in the rear, the car had beautiful balance, you could make steering corrections mid-corner with the throttle.

    Alfa RC really small.jpg

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    Honda RC30 For Sale

    in Special place for banter and conversation

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Speedfrog said:

    That was my dream car as a young driver… I had a ‘74 Alphasud, the poor man Alpha Romeo. 
    Great fun to drive but I it literally just rusted away. 

    It was mine too, I bought this one in '95 from Spruell in Atlanta with 120k miles, it was my daily driver for a number of years, I would work late just to let traffic clear out so I could enjoy the commute home.  The Alfasud was a cool car with the flat four, but they were known to rust, sometimes before they left the dealer....:unsure:

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    Cylinder Heads

    in Technical Topics

    Posted

    Thanks doc!  To further the inquest, is the casting the same between the heads so just different valve sizes?  Or, can I turn a medium valve head into a large valve head by swapping valves and a little machine work?

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    Cylinder Heads

    in Technical Topics

    Posted

    Is there a source that talks about the different Guzzi cylinder heads?  Looking at a 1000cc (square head) bike with broken fins, just wondering what options are for a replacement head if I move forward.

    Honda RC30 For Sale

    in Special place for banter and conversation

    Posted

    Already have one, they are special motorcycles, these are racing motorcycle with lights and mirrors, not production bikes made to go fast.  First gear is so tall, but the rest of them are so close.  Still ride mine from time to time, but with values going up, just one more thing in the back of my mind during the ride.  I did spend a day at Barber on mine, I did the Class motorcycle school the first year Barber opened.  The bike was more at home on the track than I was, but still a fun day, even getting passed by Reg while he was two up.  I do miss my Greenie...

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    Seventeenth South'n Spine Raid 2021

    in Meetings, Clubs & Events

    Posted

    10 minutes ago, docc said:

    Mighty impressive group of bikes on top of the excellence and effort put forth by those who came  . . .

                       :luigi:    SpineFrame Raiders:

    1996 SPOrT 1100, silver

    1997 1100 Sport-i, yellow

    2000 V11 Sport, silver

    2001 Rosso Mandello, rosso speciale

    2002 Le Mans. champagne

    2003 Coppa Italia

    2003 Ballabio, red

                        :oldgit:  LoopFrame Raiders:

    1971 750 Ambassador, burgundy

    1973 850 Eldorado, white

                          :nerd:    CARC Raiders:

    2007 Norge, molto molto rosso

    2008 1200 Sport, tuxedo black&white

                     :race:Honorable SpineRaiders:

    1993 Ducati 900 SS, arrest-me red

                       :drink:  Guests:

    Honda ST 1300

    Yamaha TDM

    Kawasaki KLR

    BMW "The / "

     California 1400, black with champagne

     

          

     

     

    I think we missed our Quota....:huh2:

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    Seventeenth South'n Spine Raid 2021

    in Meetings, Clubs & Events

    Posted

    28 minutes ago, Pressureangle said:

    If somebody can be so kind as to receive my seat/bag from UPS and send it to me here in GA, I'll fix you up with a box of Krispy Kreme donuts and the freight bill- since the seat bag also has my truck spare PCM in it. 

    FML

    Where in GA?  I'll be in Monroe next week so I can bring it down to you, I come from NC through Dillard, Commerce, Athens, then Monroe, so if that is not too far, I would be happy to help.

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    Seventeenth South'n Spine Raid 2021

    in Meetings, Clubs & Events

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    19 minutes ago, docc said:

    Since then, a broad variety of machines have attended: all types of V-twin Guzzi (everything from Ambassador to V85TT), Ducati (again this year! :thumbsup:), KTM, BMW, Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Triumph, Aprilia . . . a Porsche and a T-bird, even.

    If I had a bigger trailer I would bring my RC30, but I'll stick with the Italian theme (this year).

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    Sunday ride on my V11

    in Older models

    Posted

    1 hour ago, 80CX100 said:

    If there's a selection of condensers available to you, you may want to go with a name brand or made in a country with a reputation for better quality control, higher price? etc. 

    I've read that some of the new off shore replacements are poor, and a 50/50 coin toss if they'll work. fwiw

    good luck

     

    I'm going to have to order a Bosch off the interweb, might get a blue Bosch coil at the same time just to have, but...  SUCCESS!!!!  Chased my tail for a $10 part that I can't test...  I just bought what they had on hand, made in Taiwan, maybe better than Mexico or China, not sure, but after putting the right end on it, she fired up and ran great.  Let her run on the lift for a while, sounded good, I think the idle has picked up a little, after about 10 minutes of that, out on the road.  Last time it was the second climb up the hill where she started to miss, this time she did fine, even rode down to a buddy's house and then back, maybe 5 miles, but that is 4 more than last time.  I will keep a spare condenser with the bike going forward and a small slotted screwdriver and an 8mm wrench, which may be in the tool bag.

    Now, about 2 more hours for the Boston Butt and all will be right with the world, at least for me!!!

     

    Thanks for the help!

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