Scud

Happy birthday. Looks like a fun new toy/tool.

Totally impressive workmanship, and I'd love to get a close look at something like this in person. Kind of surprised to see a big section of the Tonti frame cut out of the bottom. This would be a neat toy, but for everyday riding, I'd prefer a restored SP, which was the donor bike for this project.

That product is readily available wherever old BMW motorcycle enthusiasts gather. And it doesn't roll off anything. I learned about it when I had a K75S. Applications to the BMW drive shaft splines border religious ritual among the "faithful."

On another note... I've never ridden the Dragon, but I've looked at maps and seen videos. This one is gorgeous with the autumn colors. But dang, they must be counting every minor change in direction as a curve. I was trying to find a similarly short road to compare it to that is local to me. And it turns out the South Grade of Mount Palomar is about the same length. Check out the stats on the two roads.

Why not 59 1/8 or 58.99999 or whatever your current age is?

Try a local dealer of any type of motorcycle that uses metric sizes. They probably have a roll of it and would gladly snip off a bit for a few dolllars.

If you are replacing all those parts, it's likely that the reservoir will come with the hose that feeds the master cylinder. It's not pressurized. I put Rizoma tanks on mine and they came with the hose and spring clamps. If you have not already ordered new parts (or even if you have), it would be worth removing that lever to see if the adjusting screw that contacts the moving part of the master cylinder is set too far out (as alluded to above, I'm just trying to add a bit more detail.)

What are you even talking about? I don't see anything sick or crazy here. Everything looks perfectly rational and normal to me. If there's anything possibly wrong, there does seem to be a bit too much room between the motorcycles. Probably could get some more in there.

Thanks for comments. I had no idea this was a relatively common problem. Gonna check all the plugs and intend to make this a new habit.

Yesterday I put new spark plugs in the Scura and gave her a quick bath. But why new plugs? Well... @LaGrasta and I were out for a jaunt last week. I was going to introduce him to the Elfin Forest, but before we arrived at the enchanted road, the Scura started running horribly. Pulled over, found a plug wire dangling. Popped it back on. Rode through the next intersection with a smile on my face, until it popped off again. The cap wouldn't stay seated on the plug. It turns out that the plug's screw-on tip had rattled its threads right off from the inside, which I did not figure out till yesterday. First time I have ever seen this happen. The tip was lodged in the wire's boot, and yesterday I extracted it with a wood screw and pliers. So... without knowing the above, we searched for the nearest likely place to procure a plug. Apple Maps showed an auto-repair shop two blocks away in an industrial park. Rolling up, we found ourselves in a Ferrari repair shop with at least 30 stunning Italian steeds. The mechanics took pity on us, informed us that many Ferraris use motorcycle plugs, and turned their toolboxes inside out looking for a suitable fix while we ogled 4-wheeled Italian art - vintage and well-used to showroom fresh. But alas, no solution was present. So I rode it back home with the plug wire strategically tensioned to stay on. Today we tried again, but with a group of four, including @bzane. And she ran sweetly all day. Here is the original photo of the four bikes. And here is the same photo, but with 100% of the orange and 50% of the collective horsepower edited out.

Have you considered a clamp-on windshield extender? That way you can take it when not wanted.

Interesting content. He basically explains Private Equity until 4:50, then starts talking about it in the motorcycle industry after that. I didn't know Dianese and Revzilla are PE owned. The damage to companies caused by short-term profit seeking is not limited to PE-back organizations, but IMO there is perhaps a higher concentration there. While I don't think it's fair to call out PE as a category as bad, it is fair to speculate on whether the new PE owner will make good or bad decisions with the brand. And then he says Indian is a "heritage" brand. This may be an unpopular opinion, but I don't think today's Indian has much of heritage. Maybe they have some respect for the original company, but Indian has gone out of business several times. Today's Indian motorcycle company has nothing to do with the original company with the exception of having bought the intellectual property rights (name, etc.) after string of prior IP owners failed. That's not a legacy. Same with Triumph and other brands that have been rebooted by investors who acquired the brand name. And another thing, I found this guys's video making style disturbing. Talking with his hands while controlling the motorcycle with one hand on the bars. Man, talk about distracted driving... Good on him if he can do it, but I would have a hard time paying attention to traffic and the road while narrating a video.

Sold.

Seat is in like-new condition. It has a heater and wiring kit (never installed) and a backrest for the passenger, which was never used, because it didn't fit with the top case. I paid over $1,000 for the custom seat in March 2024. Traded the bike with the stock seat for a new Stelvio, which is the reason I am selling the Corbin. It was super comfortable and seemed a bit lower than the stock seat. Asking $500 plus shipping if required. I still have the original box and packing material from Corbin.

The Italian Stallion (among other wild horses) on Route 120 East of Mono Lake.