LowRyter

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)

The tach on my EV appears identical to the one my Sport.

when did they put a walking bridge in the back of the museum? Was the water always there?

country music has gone from Garth '70s pop rock to Stapleton's driving blues. Just add some twang to the vocals to both styles. I'd say it's quite an improvement.

I put some Gunk in the EV yesterday and ran it about 40 miles. Nothing to report. But I was thinking, that I probably should've put the Gunk in the Sport BEFORE I changed oil rather than after.

working as a civilian logistician for the Air Force, I can remember a directive to convert all fasteners from standard to metric. Of course they wanted to start first with newly acquired aircraft Modifications (capital "M") which was what I did. I wish this wasn't the worst or the only silly directive that impacted the job but it was just one of many that wasted time, caused much trouble until falling from it's own weight. I am glad to be retired.

Just saw the e-mail from Piaggio USA. Our friend Don, the guy that makes the transmission braces for the Redframes, will be our new dealer for Guzzi, Aprilia and Vespa here in Oklahoma City. Don has made a second run of transmission braces. So I know you guys are buying his parts. BTW- he's also part of a new company that makes motorcycle shocks, so he's making a custom shock for my Greenie. I've given him the stats and want it gray with a red spring and remote preload adjuster. I'll give a report. I've written a little summary on WIld. But if you haven't read it, Piaggio looks like a good fit. They aren't going to drown him with motorcycle inventory, They want service and lifestyle brand which fits Don pretty well since he build customs, likes off brand stuff, and has a good following in the community. http://www.motivcycleworks.com He'll be moving the shop to a new location to make room for a show room and perhaps move to a final location later that he can own. As soon as it's firmed up, I'll let you know.

Rich, what races are run on Sunday? You're meaning the day after the 200?

yeah, but one of them birds is facin' the wrong way. jus' sayin'

come Hell or High Water, Chuck will see it through

Man, that does look good. I might've gone that route if I had known to order that set up. The logos and the correct speedo and tach numbers make it look right.

$300 for tach + speedo is a good deal.

It was a nice 69 degrees today, so I dumped some Gunk in the Sport and did 75 miles. Nothing to report.

+ paint and body work (black and silver would be easy, candy apple green is another matter). perhaps some scrap and rework drilling the windshield and fairing pieces. And then new clip ons and controls to fit the fairing as well as all the bracketry for the light and mounting. But Dave, if anyone can show us the way, it has to be you!