nobleswood

So what did you do as a Tech Session ? Last year involved 8 people getting a tank to fit back on. 12 people lending a hand making a valve cover gasket. Group effort setting TPS & balancing TB's & playing with Guzzidiag. How did you top it this year ?

I've been tempted often but it's the same weekend as my Son's birthday. I'd would be risking a de-nutting if I suggested that. Busy as the rally will be don't be surprised if my neighbor Jim on his 2016 Triumph says 'Hello' & he knows of a Red V11. Enjoy it looks like good weather.

Thanks but I moved on from my Garmin & use OSMand with Google maps on my phone.

Ok. Been there. Just felt like a tease...pictures but no telling where it was

Blueboarhound, Where is this intriguing road ?

Docc, I'm not familiar with .gpx files. What app / program / device runs them ?

nobleswood, on 16 Sept 2017 - 7:28 PM, said: Not wanting to waste my negotiated kitchen pass for the 'weekend after the SSR' ( insert Homer Simpson 'Duh' emoji ) I headed off to the SE portion of Ohio & made my base in Marietta for the weekend. Where I took on the duty of scouting out roads for the soon to be announced Northern Spine & CARC Raid. Leaving Marietta, in the bottom LH corner of the pic, I took the brown road, Route 26 up to Woodfield. Sorry about the image, using OSMand map app, after sizing the image to get the routes in, the road markers were gone. Turning round I headed back SW turning off towards Grandview on 260, brown rd. Joining Rt 7 I travelled NE until Sisterville ( Ok it's actually in WV but..) then up 800. At Monroe turned around & back down on 255. Rt 255 stops in the town of Sardis on Rt 7, where I was delighted to find a great place for a late lunch and a flirtatious waitress who directed me to a B & B. No, not for that reason ! Small B & B that could accommodate 4 guests or so, porch, outdoor gazebo seating for telling tall tales etc. Potential base of operations Back to work I turned up onto 536 from Hannibal, where the 7 is on the pic. This road was the most technical of the day. It runs on the ridge, twists & turns, up & down. It has good signs posted, a good road surface but you are still on the top of the ridge. Awesome views, but the drop offs on either side don't encourage daydreaming ! One of those roads that you need to bring your best to. I was glad I'd rehersed on less challenging ones. Lastly I enjoyed the big sweepers of Rt 78 into Clarington & then 7 back to Marietta to rest my sore stiff hands on a cool glass of beer, or two. If any of you want roads that rival Tellico & its environs, come & ride SE Ohio. You won't be disappointed. Not that I'm biased or anything footgoose, on 16 Sept 2017 - 8:25 PM, said: Looks good. I'm in. So will it be spine or carc for you? docc, on 17 Sept 2017 - 08:28 AM, said: I did some growing up in a little town up river. Last time I rode the area, we crossed the ferry from Fly, OH, to Sistersville, WV. i love being with a group bikes on a ferry deck gliding over a river . . . nobleswood, on 17 Sept 2017 - 6:34 PM, said: docc, on 17 Sept 2017 - 08:28 AM, said: I did some growing up in a little town up river. Last time I rode the area, we crossed the ferry from Fly, OH, to Sistersville, WV. i love being with a group bikes on a ferry deck gliding over a river . . . Docc, do you know some of these roads then ? docc, on 17 Sept 2017 - 8:15 PM, said: Not so much, really. I was a little boy there and only rode the Sport there once. I did wreck a Cougar Eliminator there in the 70s. This *Topic* needs its own thread. nobleswood, I have some .gpx files for some of those roads if you can use them? Like This

Docc, do you know some of these roads then ?

Not wanting to waste my negotiated kitchen pass for the 'weekend after the SSR' ( insert Homer Simpson 'Duh' emoji ) I headed off to the SE portion of Ohio & made my base in Marietta for the weekend. Where I took on the duty of scouting out roads for the soon to be announced Northern Spine & CARC Raid. Leaving Marietta, in the bottom LH corner of the pic, I took the brown road, Route 26 up to Woodfield. Sorry about the image, using OSMand map app, after sizing the image to get the routes in, the road markers were gone. Turning round I headed back SW turning off towards Grandview on 260, brown rd. Joining Rt 7 I travelled NE until Sisterville ( Ok it's actually in WV but..) then up 800. At Monroe turned around & back down on 255. Rt 255 stops in the town of Sardis on Rt 7, where I was delighted to find a great place for a late lunch and a flirtatious waitress who directed me to a B & B. No, not for that reason ! Small B & B that could accommodate 4 guests or so, porch, outdoor gazebo seating for telling tall tales etc. Potential base of operations Back to work I turned up onto 536 from Hannibal, where the 7 is on the pic. This road was the most technical of the day. It runs on the ridge, twists & turns, up & down. It has good signs posted, a good road surface but you are still on the top of the ridge. Awesome views, but the drop offs on either side don't encourage daydreaming ! One of those roads that you need to bring your best to. I was glad I'd rehersed on less challenging ones. Lastly I enjoyed the big sweepers of Rt 78 into Clarington & then 7 back to Marietta to rest my sore stiff hands on a cool glass of beer, or two. If any of you want roads that rival Tellico & its environs, come & ride SE Ohio. You won't be disappointed. Not that I'm biased or anything

Thanks Tim, Do you use an external mike for the video ? In the early part of the video you can hear the engine & transmission without the wind noise.

Well I'm bummed ! Due to my own stupidity I had next weekend down as the SSR. And I've scheduled my work around that. Have a good weekend's riding. Next year.

Well I'm still planning on being there but the forecast is calling for 95% humidity !!!

Stumble, Interested in hearing what you do with the suspension. What do you weigh in at ?

Second that !

Realised that I hadn't seen it posted here, next weekend is the Ohio MG Rally in Zanesville, Ohio. Friday, Saturday & Sunday. It's a great base for some fantastic riding in SE Ohio.

Docc, Are you a Guzzi Missionary bringing the Hipsters into the Flock ?

I'll throw this in as a Tech session suggestion; Setting up the sag on your bike for your weight. Why ? Cos I'm sure I haven't got it figured out yet. And it's helpful having a bunch of lads about to hold the bike upright. It's a task that won't go horribly wrong even after several beers

Something like this;

Thanks Scud. Inspiring pictures; dreaming of family vacations out west.

Er Docc, If you're planing on doing this for a Tech session this year, I better bring a few more tools !

Looking for a Stelvio shock to go into my 2013 Griso. Cheers

Great story & photos. Thanks for sharing !

I'm seconding this idea! Bikes & riding are therapy. Got to have one running while you curse at the broken one !

Docc, Here's a quote for you; 'And that is exactly what the proponents of Moto Guzzis like so much about them. "They have character," they always say; shorthand for "cantankerous," sure but if that were all, Guzzis would be rusting in barns and not plying the roads twenty or thirty years after their births. They are like us - receptive to extraordinary improvements but never made perfect: full of torque and rumble; requiring a fair amount of care but always returning the investment in full. ' And my favorite: ' Guzzis appeal to the middle - aged rider who is not too racy, but plenty individualistic...They attract tinkerers, people for whom good enough is never good enough, for whom the rituals of necessary maintenance are secret joys, and for whom a professional mechanic is a figure out of a story book' And the last one: 'When you buy a Moto Guzzi, you don't just buy a machine that goes fast, looks handsome and has a one year warrenty on parts and labor. You buy a thousand friends.' The Perfect Vehicle, by Melissa Holbrook Pierson

Great documentation Scud! I've always had a difficult time figuring out how all the parts mesh together. Only ever took apart the engine & transmission on an original Mini. It never ran again ! Did you find /photograph wear on the gears while you were in there ? Still learning about what is acceptable.