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What did you choose for cold valve lash settings?

What's wrong with it?

Agreed. Looks like Roadrider is one of the lines with continued support. I hope they also retain production of some the odd, obsolete sizes.

Easy to agree. Sourcing from DigiKey, Mouser, or onlinecomponents has checked out for me. Anyone familiar with the Starter Relay @Sempervee1 is looking for? I was thinking this issue involves a separate relay and a bigger wire to the solenoid (?)

From all of that, I really like this one the best. Mostly because I can't fathom WTF is going on. At all . . .

As has so often been revealed in the history of Moto Guzzi, some corporate ownership has been the passion one man. "Piaggio" = Roberto Colaninno (for Moto Guzzi) ? Thank you for your dedicated passion, Roberto. R.I.P.

I have had quite the opposite outcomes, here, in our ridiculously high ambient temperatures of the US south. I found the ETS/holder material to "heat sink" in these environs. Once it got hot, it would not give up on the idea. Rather like an unnamed lady I once had a relationship with . . .

I have never had any success with rolling the rear tire to locate TDC. Nor with the "straw" method. I do verify loose rockers, by hand, at TDC by cylinder. Sure, maybe Sig. Luigi striking the "D" on your flywheel was on holiday when your flywheel passed the striking station. Maybe it is just very hard to detect, by eye, through the inspection hole . . .

I'll wait for Chuck to present this D-S translation in 'merican English . Indeed the "S" is Italian for left. And +1 on fussing with the alternator cover. Mine is made more complicated by aftermarket FIAMM horns (they are worth the trouble!). Also, be aware of the compromised strain relief of the alternator wiring that must be removed, and refitted, to the top of the cover. Stator failure, and problematic voltage spikes, can result from carelessness or neglect. Inspect your stator wiring and restore the strain relief any time the cover is off. Use a black "zip-tie" instead of the white. The carbon content makes them more durable. I know to turn the motor in its normal rotation, clockwise looking from the front, and even scribed some arrows on the stator face as a reminder. The marking for the right cylinder ("D") is either 90º or 270º from the "S" and I can never remember which cylinder fires "first" and how far to the next. As in: If you find the "S", how far to rotate (clockwise) to the "D?" 90º or 270º? The angle of view through the inspection hole to see these markings is not intuitive. A good light and a lift are quite helpful. Also, the crankshaft counterweights tend to spin the crankshaft suddenly during rotation and fly past the next mark. All of this rotation is best accomplished with the spark plugs removed to eliminate the effects of the compression. While some might say the "D" is Italian for "Destro", I feel certain mySport's marking is "Destra" . . .

Update on Avon tires: https://news.goodyear.eu/avon-tyres-motorcycle-brand-accelerates-into-the-future-as-part-of-goodyear-family/

Also listed in our classifieds by member @cory464:

Not to steal LowRyter's thunder, but adding the frame brace, under the spine, is only applicable to the early RedFrame (short frame), 1999-2001.

This de facto concept is exactly why I am so impressed with this "forum"/community . MySport would not exist otherwise. Perhaps, nor would I.

Thanks for the updates (and heads-up!) @Randy . . . Pretty sure TWOS/Suches,GA is our most reliable Saturday destination, by whatever routes. Lunch meet-ups at either TWOS or, maybe, Rod's Rockin' Rolls in Ducktown on the way back to Tellico Plains . . .

That's what I used for my replacements on the early Sport with the round holes. Then swore off aggressive HH rotor-eating pads . . . These rotors are rated for FF, FG or maybe GG pads . . . "Sintered HH" SHH will give great stopping power. Plan on changing the rotors with the pads. Like a Volvo.

From some early South'n Spine Raid [SSR III/2007], this tribe of F'karewe Indians in PowWow near the Nantahala . . . "Where the F'karewe ?"

DeTomaso was finished by 1996. Although there are sources that say Finprogetti, then Trident Rowan Group, took control in 1994, through about 2000 when the Ivano Beggio era began. Piaggio beginning 2005. Seemingly, then, the Centauro and the V11 Sport were created during the "holding group" period, both designs by Marabese. It is curious what ties Marabese had to Beggio leading one to ponder how much influence Beggio may have had in the Finprogetti/TRG period . . .

That is such a lively and interesting place for motorcycles gathering!

Tech Session!

Oh . . . my! Coming on two weeks out! I need to get my silly$#!t together. "Hand me that spanner !" . . . .

For those of you rolling the north Georgia roads, @buellish1 reminds us about the restaurant at TWOS in Suches on GA HWY 60 . . https://twowheelsofsuches.com/restaurant/ Check out the thread buellish1 just posted about the Georgia Moto Guzzi Campout, Sept. 22-24:

I have to add that I find a certain excitement looking at the instruments of my cockpit, even with the Sport turned off, parked. The modern flatscreen, darkened when off, leaves me, well, flat . That it reminds me sitting at a computer terminal lends no thrill to my experience.

I am just in from a 146 mile ride on the Sport to meet up with Goofman and view the two V100 on the dealer floor, a red one and a Green S. Packed into a crowded showroom, they immediately impressed as being smaller than expected. I was hoping for small-ish, but they were smaller, yet, next to other bikes. (I would still love to see one right next to mySport). They do look very nice, design/fit/finish-wise. There was certainly nothing else there like them there. And this dealer handles Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Suzuki, Aprilia, Triumph, KTM, Indian, and Vespa. I imagine the V100 Mandello would make a fine sport-tourer with some panniers fitted. The front view did rather let me down as I am fond of the cylinders and heads flying in the atmosphere. In this case, it is the radiator doing all of the frontal presentation (where it must be, of course). So, instead of the V-twin being the centralized focus, the V100 is more focused upon its bodywork designs and paint. Very nice, but not my focus preference for a motorcycle. Sitting on the bike, I found the position far more upright than expected. We immediately started trying to figure out how to drop the bars or fit clip-ons . . . Proof positive that they did not make this V100 for me. They know I have my Guzzii already.

Half full of fuel, with my basic pannier load-out, mySport is 550 pounds/250 kg. So, I reckon I qualify. The GT is not available in the 160/60 rear I prefer, so I am only running it on the front. I am only on my second GT front, and before that were T31, so any "longer life" remains to be seen.