g.forrest

OK moto gp back with us and with stoner on pole after sitting in garage for half the qualifying time i'll go with him for the win 1 stoner 2 pedrosa 3 rossi

i'll take the manx thanks!

AND which bike pulled the fastest lap.... between EL replica or v11. BTW their's two of those kwakas on e-bay here at the moment, one for $10.000au.

AND wheres your report boofhead.

congrats on your purchase ben AWESOME BIKE

and i never thought this thread would ever be worth the read! but ratchets short novels are becoming quite entertaining. carry on but dave, it could never beat ''global warming''

well i'll be pucked pete!

great selection sean..

a very sad thing to see for sure, usualy this is the type of thing you see happen in non western countries where internal infrastructure spending is practicaly non existant, usualy due to a poor economy or spending elsewhere like funding a war.

just a thought. but is there a conversion to chain drive for guzzi, perhaps this could cure all problems of drive lash. i'm open to hear others thoughts on this.

if you have validated research results from a well recognised and published scientist recognised by his piers, your idea could work! i think it could stink. the holes are too closely spaced.

splended maybe the wrong description. above average will do. i guess like me you hadn't heard of sag setting until recent times! too stiff or too soft would have been it previous. 30 years riding how many times would you have changed springs in this time..[ or did you do some road racing] my point was all this talk of infinite fine adjustment theories. i have been riding 38 years and it's only the last three years that i've had adjustment other than rear spring tension. now the problem was allways ground clearance. i'm not knocking anyone trying to improve the handling of their bike, far from it. ''but'' when an endless discussion supposedly in reply to a question of ''my v11 doesn't like cornering'' i felt the discussion became BS. AND my reply was not to you or most others on this forum!

yes'' the poly compacts doesn't cush very well compared to rubber! and distorts to the point it is noticably worse with time. ie. it performs worse with impact pressures than rubber.. IMEX

now seriously! just going from experience with poly versus rubber in shackle bushings in land cruisers. the rubbers were around 25% of the cost, and the polys were lucky to get twice the milage, but the rubbers were easier to replace, made for a smoother and quiter ride! the rubbers tended to wear more than compress and distort so were easier to remove. so on the whole it was better for me to replace rubber every year than poly every two. but than again this is just my experience as a simple country boy with shithouse keyboard skills. yours truly gazza. ps. the rubbers did only come in black!

yet another UFT.... NOW does anyone have any definitive info on this climate change..........it may take up the slack. rubber shackle bushings polyurethane as shackle bushings.. rubber with drilled holes..

57000km. still original speedo cable, clutch cable, and all electrics bar indicator relay. two rear wheel bearings replaced, brake pads replaced 50000k + regular maintenance intervals of 5k-6k usualy oil change using full synthetic, filter changed every second oil change when tappets are checked but only ever made three adjustments! bought new in 2000 and being a 1998 model. costs of owning has only been fuel, tyres, rego and several chains sorry wrong forum! now back to mz riders . com

yes! you're right cliff, it's marks bike he's refering to. keep in mind he is very old. and localy we do suspect some early onset of oldztimers. ''arn't all guzzi riders'old or a bit''

brave ride by melandri to finish third with his injurys, he had to be helped up the steps to the podium! also must mention wests effort finishing 7th, also great ride by rl heyden. not an exciting race to watch, but excellent ride by casey and chris.. announced at laguna that melandri will join the ducati team next season possibly retaining caperossi for a three bike team!

it's great having two aus riders in first two positions, i'd like to see it finish that way. but i see this as a difficult one, so to me it could be one of at least seven to stand on the top step. bring it on! at least this one i can watch in the morning and not have to stay up till middle of the night.

bad boy hopkins got a $2000 dollar fine,, i bet he don't care abought that.

guzzi rider..your formula makes the most sense of this whole thread.. i'd add one more.. A= IMPROVED HANDLING. A being alcahol

because it's long gone past answering slowkittys question, which is obviously not just a sag setting. and is once again you and ratchit trying to outdo each other with your theories. surely you's must both be aspiring politicians to waffle on so long without any real substance. i hope slowkitty can find an answer, but it won't be from all that crap!

i believe what he's saying is. if you come into bend without your sag settings set as layed out by dlaing or ratchethack you will crash, and never win. ''so there it's settled''