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General Discussion / Re: More Trademark News ... California
« Last post by jrt on Today at 10:44:58 AM »

I personally think they should build the Moto Guzzi V 100 Arizona Stone!    :wink:
Rick.

Arizona Stona sounds like a Frank Zappa song.   :boozing:
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General Discussion / Re: Oh, the irony
« Last post by thunderalley3 on Today at 10:44:22 AM »
I am 65 and have had my license to ride on the street for 49 years and rode the fields for a few years before that. Many broken bones and road rash but they are all memories that I have grown to cherish.

I have been fortunate in life, it has been well rounded. I remember the day in my mid twenties that my ex told me it was time for me to move on and I left Arizona with everything that I owned in the world on a 1976 Harley. I made my way towards Ohio because I knew someone that owned a spot there and would have a place to park and hopefully enough work to get enough money to start over. It was the worst time in my life but it worked out. I was down to just enough money for gas to get me to where I needed to go. I stopped on a country road and walked through a few trees and the sweet corn was just getting ripe and I picked an ear and ate it raw. When I exited back to the road I was met by the farmer who asked me what I was doing. After hearing the truth he took me to his shop as a place to stay and fed me. He put me to work fixing and readying equipment. We still keep in contact to this day.

I went on down the road and met my wife that I have been married to for 30 years and we have a nice home, I am now retired after 23 years with the same company and I have a number of motorcycles. including the 76 Harley that I made my way into life on. I still club race, have done 8 sanctioned races so far this year. The secret is as we get older and slower so do the bikes I race.

Motorcycling has been my life and will continue to be until I can no longer breathe life into my body.
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General Discussion / Re: More Trademark News ... California
« Last post by bigbikerrick on Today at 10:31:35 AM »
Something about the name "California" denotes beautiful, warm, sunny, weather,and a feeling of  all around pleasantness. I am not sure what they wanted to convey with the name "Nevada".... a "high roller" maybe? 
Possibly if they want to convey a tough, in your face" street- wise" image, they will debut the Moto Guzzi V 100 New Jersey ?  :cool:

I personally think they should build the Moto Guzzi V 100 Arizona Stone!    :wink:
Rick.
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General Discussion / Re: Performance air filters for V100
« Last post by blu guzz on Today at 09:47:11 AM »
I had a reusable oiled air filter on a BMW years ago.  No performance enhancement but did save money over the long haul.
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General Discussion / Re: never heard of this happening before...
« Last post by jamesfjamesf on Today at 09:21:12 AM »
I've seen this a few times, mostly it was the worn/rusty ignition switch that didn't release so kept the solenoid engaged. But I could see a faulty solenoid or even sticky goop on the starter gear shaft causing the gear not to retract while under load.

jim
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General Discussion / Re: '07 Norge instrument display hell
« Last post by SemperVee on Today at 09:21:06 AM »
 As much as I love my Norge it has continued to disappoint with how the dash is nearly unusable EVEN if I can barely remember how to user the menu in the daylight it is so light to be unreadable and yes I have the lighting turned up as much as possible. 
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General Discussion / Re: Oh, the irony
« Last post by SemperVee on Today at 09:10:33 AM »


  It is not ONLY age in the risk factor but the technology and attitudes of drivers.  I "Commuted" 100+ miles a day by MC daily into Orange County Ca for avg 35-40,000 miles a year splitting lanes with open face helmet and levi jacket and snow suit in the winter with little regard to nowadays "texting" and distracted drivers make me very nervous and SO MANY hit and run accidents, especially here in Western WA which I am sure is not much diff than any other big city.  That supplements my anxiety on the road these days...  PEOPLE disengaged from driving 2 tons of killer maiming machine.
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General Discussion / Re: never heard of this happening before...
« Last post by guzzisteve on Today at 08:58:01 AM »
I had one couple years ago on a Stelvio, starter stuck out. The owner opted for another Valeo not cheap Chinese.
He thought the motor was trashed too, I knew better cause I did all the maint on it.
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General Discussion / never heard of this happening before...
« Last post by SIR REAL ED on Today at 08:35:53 AM »


Talking to a friend last night, he mentioned having a bike with an electric starter that would not start.  The bike had gas, spark, etc.  Everything he checked was fine.  Finally, in frustration he dropped it off with a friend who has rebuilt many motorcycle engines.

After diagnosis, replacing the starter motor allowed the bike to start!

The problem was determined to be an electric starter motor that would not disengage with the flywheel.  The starter was simultaneously acting as a motor to rotate the crankshaft and also as a brake to prevent the crankshaft from spinning faster than the starter motor would allow.

First time I have ever heard of such a thing.  Not sure my thought processes would have figured that one out.
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