LowRyter

I remember seeing the crash on the news when I was a kid. I also remember seeing Breedlove's Sonic 1 displayed at one of the local Goodyear stores.

I'd consider getting a red frame transmission brace so long as you are replacing the tranny.

I want to pass on that Don Moomaw at Motiv Cycleworks is moving his shop to 906 N. Ann Arbor Ave, Oklahoma City, OK and will open a new franchise for Moto Guzzi, Aprilia and Vespa. Ann Arbor is midway between Macarthur and Meridian.

GMC28 My Suzuki Bandit eats clutches. Using Rotella was the death knell for clutch #2. I've never used it since in anything but my Duramax. Funny, I used it in the Bandit because I read the positives on Max Suzuki board. Then I read -never to use it- on the same board but it was too late. Looking back, I am not certain Rotella killed that clutch but I don't walk under that ladder again.

There's a little bit of trick with that API chart. Many of the new weights are only available in SL and/or Fully Synth. Now if you run a Model A Ford that uses straight 20 WT, you won't find an SL oil. You might not even find straight 20 at all and will have to go with 10w30 which you can probably get in SL grade full synth. I know I got a coupon for a cheap oil change on my '14 Accord from the dealer. I went over there and they said they couldn't honor the coupon because the coupon was for conventional oil. I said fine, I'll take conventional. Well they don't make conventional oil in the weight (0w-20) that goes in my car, despite the weasel words in the owner's manual (probably written by lawyers ). I did check and you can get 20W50 in SL grade.

According to the link: SL Current For 2004 and older automotive engines. I am no lawyer but I don't have an automotive engine in my motorcycle According to the web site for Actevo: Features: Outstanding high temperature oil consumption and oxidation control Exceeds API SG, JASO MA2 In the long run, does it matter? who cares? Run what ya want. Maybe it's a marketing gimmick for motorcycle geeks? I would be pretty square not to use it on my wet clutch Suzuki. That's a definite no-no. Or better yet, Suzuki convetional oil which used to be $18/gallon, now $40. Yep, that obsolete SG oil will probably cost more than the new SL stuff. .

No. SL does NOT meet SG standards. SL is made for newer cars for good gas mileage. SG is made for heavy use for motorcycles (and older vehicles). Different specs, different mineral additives. Agree that it is important for wet clutches but also has advantages for air cooled engines with solid lifters. For a Spine Frame, I would use 20-50 SG Motorcycle oil. There's a complete thread on it. I like the Castrol Motorcycle Synth Blend.

Dave, I don't think the consensus is that SL is acceptable and to continue to use SG.

That's OK. I found a couple of inches of broken hose clamp in the bottom my sump. why worry about paper?

You might want a bigger ratchet to get the filter on tight. (I use my hands) (I drop the pan too. I tried the manhole and could never get it threaded back on when the bike was on the side stand.)

Don is moving his shop to a new location. Should be a Moto Guzzi dealer with bikes in March. I expect that he'll have a a couple of dozen bikes and scooters. He will keep the same name, Motiv Cycleworks

Very nice looking bike, Blight.

My goodness, I wondered how far this was going to go. Man, it's went. Docc, How many lost horsepowers do you think has escaped from your 100k mile motor's rockers? I was thinking that compression tests after every fill up will complete a heck of a graph.

drummers are folks that like to hang around musicians.

Just another reason I wear ear plugs. None of this rattle of gears and tappets, just the rumble of my Guzzi firing at 9am and midnight.

cool brakes and pipes..... what's with the valve covers?

if you're gonna do it, do it right. screw the roller kit, go for 14! Too bad is ain't in a Spineframe.

wow. Why not just go with a 1400 kit then?

I think they all rattle in neutral. Maybe it's a different rattle?

How far are you guys going with this?

Bob's your mother's brother ? ???

my 94 Camaro had rollers. So does my 08 'vette. (my car has roller tappets, not rockers)