Chuck

I'm not a fan of customs in general, but.. I've decided that I'd look good on that.

Merry Christmas, Docc, and thanks for all you do for us.

Ya think?

My last car toy was a supercharged Mini. When it got old enough that I had to start working on it.. it was gone. Fun while it lasted, though.

It is an abomination and should be cast out..

If it matters.. most hoses do.. AN fittings. There are aircraft screw clamps for breather lines, etc. though. They are a little better quality than the Chinese screw clamps you get at the zone..

I don't know how you would see it with the bike fully assembled.

I've mentioned this before, but I had the same sort of issues. The problem wasn't really the bike, it was my lack of core strength. I had my last Ducati, an ST2, and had wrist and neck pain to the point that I took a beating and sold it. I was just a mere youth then in my late 50s. I *thought* I was in pretty good physical condition for an old fart. A personal trainer thought otherwise, and said my core strength sucked. After he got through with (nearly killing) me, I've been back on sport bikes ever since. The Lario is most comfortable, and is my touring bike, but I have done long stints on the Mighty Scura without issue.

It's pretty obvious if you sight down them. A few degrees is pretty easy to see..

That little 500 is possibly the sweetest Guzzi engine I've ever operated. There's just something about it. The whole bike is (to me) more than the sum of it's parts.

Naa, a couple of kayaks.

Well, actually a Monza has been on my list for years. It's a long story, but the Kid found mine for me. Dream bikes? I guess I have mine. 2016-08-18_02-45-05 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr

Now he has the Spot in service, it's his favorite scooter. 2016-08-03_05-31-54 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr

2016-08-03_03-46-55 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr Ok, I think I've figured it out. It was a sorry looking thing, and had been left for dead for years. He got it running, and the transmission was whining. He brought it down and we put new gears in it and generally fixed all the mechanical woes. The fairing was broken up, etc.. so he repaired and painted it. Uhhh, it rocks.

would that be the Angel ST, or GT's Chuck? I used Road Attacks on my K1200rs and liked them a lot. Is the "kid" on the forum/pics of the Spot? We like Spots! He dosen't do forums much. He was the previous keeper of Lowryter's Greenie. He found the Spot laying on it's side in a barn after it had been lightly crashed. I'm out in SoCal as we speak pecking on a tablet, so don't know if Ican copy/paste pictures or not. I'm kind of a tech luddite..

Strangely enough, I've been a fan of Angels, too..but the Kid said they suck. Now, after bringing the Mighty Scura back from Socal, I understand what he was saying. Out there, they wore evenly to the edges, didn't cup, flat spot, etc. Now that I've brought it back to Indiana, the high crowned chip &seal roads are tearing them up. The left side on the front is noticably worn, the rear is flat spotted in 1500 or so miles. He put classic attacks on the Spot and really likes those.

True, Rosie's paint marks were off one tooth.

Good idea, Scud..

Agreed.

Oh, that cam will buff right out..

Why? They are *much* better when hot. No contest.

I don't think you're going to find that.. it's pretty much a "feel" thing. Uhhh, "Vee Vill Do it By Zee Book!!" Just sayin..

You've gotta love oil threads. Just the same, some of the manufactures must have recently changed their formulations.. I'll still look for SG.

Abso freakin lutely. An aunt gave me a book titled" Sun, moon and the stars" when I was a pup. Basically it said that we'd never make it to the moon, much less farther. I thought, BS.. I was right. *many * of the things that were common place now were science fiction then. Just tonight, I asked my Google assistant (early Christmas gift from the Kid) what the weather looked like. She told me. Instantly. Told her to set an alarm for 5 minutes so I could turn the meat over on the grill. "Sure, Chuck.. five minutes.." I can remember Sifi novels that something like that would have been over the top. "Since calculators will never be powerful enough to calculate interstellar distances, future spacecraft will use mathematical savants as their navigators.." for instance. I *could* go on..

Yeah, George is the guy. Doesn't look good for Vicky.. It's the right season, miracles are in order. I feel for Wayne..