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#259,881
GBassNorth said:
Love the Moto Guzzi bikes!
Although I'm usually more drawn to the Bobber style like their V9…
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I have toyed with the idea of selling my 911 and putting one of these in the garage instead, would take up less space…
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At 1200cc with 200hp and a hp to weight ratio of 5 pounds per horse power I have no doubt I wouldn't make it very far from home before wrapping it around a tree or some other immovable object.
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With me on it, my Daytona 675 has one horsepower for less than 6 pounds. Bikes are pretty quick. When I grow up, I'll probably own a Moto Guzzi. Harleys are just a little too big and ponderous for my tastes. Low mass is its own reward.
 
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#259,882
Miles_ONeal said:
Ideally, I'd love a replica of anything Kenny Roberts rode, but they're all two strokes so never mind. I'll "settle" for an RC-30. Or a plain, old, KZ900.
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Yah, it's cool that the RC-30 was a (limited production) bike that anyone (with $$$) could buy in 1990. Anyone buying one knew it would become a valuable collectors item.
 
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#259,883
Engle said:
Yes, if you don't have patience for it, things can go wrong pretty quickly.
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This is why I won't work on a Mercedes Benz any more. We had a series of them, the newest one was a 1980. They were great cars, but ever damn screw and bolt was different. Give me a Japanese car with everything 10mm or an American car with everything 9/16". Anything built after 1980 is a mystery, though. When the wiring harness weighs more than the motor, I'm lost.
 
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#259,886
dagrev said:
Thanks George. We'll always take another day.

Funny thing. We had been looking at a Ford 2018 Ford Expedition that seemed to check boxes for us. We went later yesterday and bought it. Took the truck and Grady and parked in a shade by the building. Told the people why. The whole time there people were coming up and asking if we had a dog with us and wanted to go see him. When we left there were about 3-4 people wanting to see and pet him. Weirdest think. You would have thought we had Mick J. in the truck! The lady (young woman) who handled the numbers asked about seeing him, and I said, "Sure, if we can make the check a little smaller!"

OK, this is unrelated....During our talks I mentioned why we liked that model and engine (sets inline not crossways) and I can work on them some and change plugs, etc. That above young lady looked shocked and said, "You know how to change plugs?" I tried not to laugh because it's hardly the big deal she thought. It ain't rocket science! But she was truly shocked. Maybe I just look really stupid. I should have told her about Kara who can take one completely apart and put it back together, and Irv, who seems to be able to make one from scratch in a pinch! I thought it sad that the poor girl didn't ever know anyone who could do something that basic. I suspect every one here could do that if so inclined.
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My wife has changed spark plugs numerous times.
 
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#259,888
Gaolee said:
How do the two different speakers play together? I never thought about using two different speakers for effect, although I can see how it might be a useful trick.
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It can work great! It's a standard trick for guitar amp builders and techs. Not really different than using, say, a 15 and 2x10 or an 18 and 4x12 for bass.
 
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#259,889
BklynKen said:
I always tried to do as much as I could. I had a dedicated set of brake pads and rotors for the street and the race track that I'd change. Those Hawk Blues were incredible brake pads, but too much and too dirty for the street.
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I did that kind of thing with the bike. Then had a dedicated race bike that I took the brakes and suspension clear apart on. It's amazing how much difference just cleaning and repacking the bearings and cleaning and rebuilding the calipers and master cylinders make in how the bike handles and stops. I didn't do any internal engine work after leaving Ohio as a kid, since that was the last time I had room. The room was in an unheated barn with no electricity, but being a kid, I didn't know any better. Everything always ran. At this point, I'm with Ringhammer. I have a day job for a reason, and my ego doesn't get offended if I never work on anything. That said, the DRZ is going to be a wiring project sometime this coming month so it's reliable all winter.
 
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Gaolee said:
I did that kind of thing with the bike. Then had a dedicated race bike that I took the brakes and suspension clear apart on. It's amazing how much difference just cleaning and repacking the bearings and cleaning and rebuilding the calipers and master cylinders make in how the bike handles and stops. I didn't do any internal engine work after leaving Ohio as a kid, since that was the last time I had room. The room was in an unheated barn with no electricity, but being a kid, I didn't know any better. Everything always ran. At this point, I'm with Ringhammer. I have a day job for a reason, and my ego doesn't get offended if I never work on anything. That said, the DRZ is going to be a wiring project sometime this coming month so it's reliable all winter.
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One common trick back then for the E30 M3 was to replace the master brake cylinder with one from a certain era 7 series. Nice improvement.
 
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Gaolee said:
This is why I won't work on a Mercedes Benz any more. We had a series of them, the newest one was a 1980. They were great cars, but ever damn screw and bolt was different. Give me a Japanese car with everything 10mm or an American car with everything 9/16". Anything built after 1980 is a mystery, though. When the wiring harness weighs more than the motor, I'm lost.
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I'm happy driving this, especially since it's not mine.
My cousin gets to deal with the maintenance :laugh:

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TBird1958 said:
The chrome cover are standard on the Non Reverse Bird, I like them a lot, drop in replacement for an Epi 760 :D

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Thanks for the insights. Your Reverse Tbird looks amazing. I didn't realise that they come with the new pups (the Reissues) already installed. So I take it, then, that you find that the Reissues on yours are not just the same size ("drop in replacements") but also sound similar to the Epi 760 probuckers? The latter have been compared, I believe, quite favourably with some of the originals from the 60s. I personally like the Epi ones a lot....
 
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Seth334 said:
Thanks for the insights. Your Reverse Tbird looks amazing. I didn't realise that they come with the new pups (the Reissues) already installed. So I take it, then, that you find that the Reissues on yours are not just the same size ("drop in replacements") but also sound similar to the Epi 760 probuckers? The latter have been compared, I believe, quite favourably with some of the originals from the 60s. I personally like the Epi ones a lot....
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She swapped the Probuckers for the reissues from Scott Dasson's new NR! I like them both. One thing I didn't think to do at the GTG was play basses with those two pickups back to back to compare them. SMH. Next time!
 
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Miles_ONeal said:
I forget - where in SC?
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Slightly inland of Murrells Inlet.
Although not there yet.
With this hurricane and all, is most likely to impact my flight out of Newark.
Already cancellations in a lot of areas.

Supposed to fly out tomorrow morning, highly doubt that's going to happen.
 
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