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If you come thru Houston please let me know…can meet at Classic Rock in Navasota!

900 miles in a day on the Norge or the Griso is in the realm of possibility, although I prefer a slower more touring pace rather than an Iron Butt! The Scura would be quite a bit more difficult to do so and enjoy the next day. Hats off for riding the Sporti that many miles! Did you use that for the Tour of Texas also?

Having read thru the the last couple of pages that were written in the last few hours. 12.3 while running is too low, do you have a comparison to what it was running at before changing the regulator? Now, the light coming on at revs, suggests possibly that the lamp is vibrating in its holder and making some light contact. Have you actually taken the dash apart (carefully) to look at the lights as well and see if they are seated properly? I just tested my Scura...13.3 at idle, 14.5 at revs...a few years ago, if my memory serves me correctly, Chuck had advised me to upgrade the wire on the voltage regulator and to use a star washer there where it grounds as well for better contact. Have you checked the grounding of the regulator?

Maybe Key On, Engine Off...also a possibility. Do you have an external voltage reader attached to the battery to check volts, while off and while running? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJXTMT3Z?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DJ5KE9A?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2

Great pics! So nice to see a Goldwing, Norge also comfortable amongst the Spine Raiders!

What a nice Coppa! Now that I see that people are not frowned on for trailering, maybe I'll do the same next year, in as much as I enjoy riding long distances, the Scura has no bags for required gear other than a rear tail bag...ideas, ideas!

His name is Low Ride Mike...any relation?

I would be interested in a tail tidy if you are going to pursue that.

I visited Mandello in 2013 during Xmas time, unfortunately it was closed at the time, but still a very nice visit to Mandello and surrounding areas. It's time for a return trip hopefully next year. Nice that they have modernized and kept a connection to history as well. Some of the design looks like the back end of the Griso exhaust pipe. Now...if I could arrange a ride on the original Norge....I would be happy! Taking Guzzi out of Mandello would be like taking BMW out of Munich or Porsche out of Stuttgart (aside from its temporary home in Gmund, Austria during the war)...besides this area of Italy is just beautiful...why move it anywhere else?

Those old bikes "sound" like they would be vibrating significantly...I wonder how smooth they are to ride, or do they put your hands to sleep after a few miles of riding?

A classic…always entertaining!

Enjoying Wisconsin for a week visiting family…next weekend is the Guzzi rally in Wonewoc…and a chance to ride some Rustic roads and parts of the Great River road along the Mississippi in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. I’m on the Griso this week…hope to see some V11’s perhaps at the rally and maybe some of the newer models too!

Maybe an Orca…it looks like a killer bike! Now l’m tempted to ride one of the new ones…no more garage space however!

That’s a beauty. How would you describe the engine sensation…does it even vibrate at all or is super smooth? That color combo is very eye catching! Perfect for the blue skies of So Cal!

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!

They could be distant cousins! Both working in the automobile industry! K.W. Muth Company, which later formed Muth Mirror Systems, was founded by Kenneth W. (Ken) Muth. He established the company in 1947 in his grandmother's garage. Initially, the company focused on paper-making technology but later transitioned into a wood-based manufacturer and a key supplier in the automotive industry. Muth Mirror Systems, specifically, was formed in 1992 as a division of K.W. Muth Company, focusing on LED-based signal and blind spot detection products.

https://muthco.com/#1 I have a set of these on my Honda Goldwing...illuminated blinking arrows on the mirror itself. Quite nice! They make them for quite a few models of cars and motorcycles as well, and could probably make them custom for non standard vehicles.

That's interesting...my neighbor in Houston had a Datsun Fairlady here in Houston, and it's more like an MG2 body style rather than a 240Z. Looks like Nissan and Datsun both used the Fairlady naming convention.

Is this the same Muth who designed the illuminated Muth mirrors?

Oh i see...to make them more like Swiss cheese so they "flex" a bit? Interesting approach...never heard of that being applied to bushings before on a motorcycle or car. Seems like it would render the structure more unstable and prone to cracking, I suppose it depends on the size of the hole drilled into the rubber.

What do you mean by drill new rubbers? Do you mean the rubber sleeves connecting the throttle bodies? TPS doesn't have any rubber in it but needs to be precisely set at 157 millivolts. Confused by the note above.

You misspelled aluminum again! Not much steel in the engine other than the valve covers maybe? I'm guessing of course...have never run a magnet around the engine to find what's steel or knot (hee hee).

Great find...the rack is hard to find, and a brand new one to boot! Jump on it!

Comparing the VIN # on this one to mine, we are 17 apart... Mine is #287, so this one might be #269 or #270. Bike sounds good, valves seem quieter than mine, looks like I may need to go a bit tighter again! I wonder if it has the 3k cough...but it sounded great! If it sells for $7K, that would be great for us Scura collectors! Batman lives...at the home of Robin(son).

Well...as we all know...looking good vs. feeling good can be two separate and mutually exclusive items. Luckily for us, taste is very individual...otherwise we'd all be married to the same woman and that would be a problem! I don't see the BMW rear drive as any more "bulky" than the CARC...but I'd still like to see how it rides. Having had a BMW K1100 LT for several years before I bought my Norge, I can clearly see the advantages of the Guzzi vs. the BMW in many ways (handling, weight, motor response and a few other intangibles), but this Orange Retro version looks good enough to take for a test ride at the very least!