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General Discussion / Re: Foreign Visitors

« Last post by PeteS on Today at 11:59:37 AM »

Late September has been our choice for best time to visit. Not sure anytime is good for Glacier. It was bumper to bumper 40 years ago. That single two lane road doesn’t help.

Pete

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General Discussion / Re: Police Bike Data Base

« Last post by Vecchio Lupo on Today at 11:42:47 AM »

My 77 Convert came to me in a nice shade of almost right Arctic blue with a tractor solo saddle and buckhorn bars.   I also received two big old boxes with the Police Solo Saddle, the wheelbarrow police double decker handlebars, front spotlight rack and windscreen. Oh yes, a Police radio box and mounting rack.    there was a couple old red spot lights, Law Enforcement specific saddlebags, and a Motorola radio speaker.

The fellow said they came with the bike when he got it.    That is quite a bit of period correct Police Equipment , so I sourced a siren unit and tracked down the correct police pursuit lights.   I contacted the LAPD police museum for help in proper livery and decals as well as equipment. Between what they sent me and the Police Convert in the Guzzi museum, I built a replica/tribute. I cannot prove it was in service or with what department, but Im convinced it served somewhere.   I went with LA because statically they had the most converts and the consultant that helped design the Convert Police Model was from the LAPD.

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General Discussion / Re: How fun can motorcycling be?

« Last post by Shorty on Today at 11:42:21 AM »

It's no fun when it becomes a job. I'd take little day trips in the hills any day over miles and miles  of flat boredom.

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General Discussion / Re: How fun can motorcycling be?

« Last post by bronzestar1 on Today at 11:31:44 AM »

100K miles in a year?  Nope, my bikes are hobbies, not "transportation" like someone said.  Only riding them a few miles every so often keeps the experience fresh and rewarding.  Heck, I'd be hard-pressed to put 100K miles in a year in a car, let alone a motorcycle!  I'm still working on hitting 1K miles on my '24 V100 Mandello that I've owned for about 18 months, so I can bring it in for its break-in service!   

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General Discussion / Re: Dual Point timing procedure help

« Last post by Vecchio Lupo on Today at 11:19:44 AM »

Boys, it was fiddly and frustrating but with all the good guidance I received here I was able to get a very good static time on my Dual Point torture device. I did have to rotate my Distributor about 1/16 of a turn to get the right static point to jibe with the flywheel. I then had to slide the left side points back and forth in the groove to get that right........sounds great on the bench, smooth and rev happy as a Convert can sound.

Road test later today and then source a light to make sure Ive got full advance. 

I've had a Goose in the garage since about 1986, but in all the Loop frames and Tontis that found their way to me, I never had a Convert. I knew a couple guys that had them in the past, and while they never talked bad about them, they never bragged either.

This one found its way from a barn in Canadys, SC , I was there to look at a BMW K100 that was just junk when I saw the Goose in the corner.....a deal was struck and I started down the Convert path.    Im not sure if I could have one as my only bike, but they are such characters that I wouldn't want to be without one.

Thank You all again.

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General Discussion / Re: Thousands of ancient Guzziti footprints found in Stelvio Pass

« Last post by Vecchio Lupo on Today at 11:18:31 AM »

Probably the humor was left in the Ice Age as well along with the dinosaurs.  As far as I know the plural of Guzzi is Guzzisti...just a minor correction!

 

Dont be Hating...Maybe my man writes in a Sicilian Dialect.   My Italian is pretty good and when I get south of Naples it begins to deteriorate to the point that by Palermo I need help with everything.

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General Discussion / Re: Thousands of ancient Guzziti footprints found in Stelvio Pass

« Last post by PJPR01 on Today at 10:36:52 AM »

Just proving once again sarcasm doesn’t work on the internet

Guzzisti….dinosaurs….

Dinosaurs…guzzisti

Geeeze what a tough crowd

Probably the humor was left in the Ice Age as well along with the dinosaurs.  As far as I know the plural of Guzzi is Guzzisti...just a minor correction!

 

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General Discussion / Re: Foreign Visitors

« Last post by PJPR01 on Today at 10:35:07 AM »

Having been to 23 National parks so far, and I hope many more in the future, the best times always have been before June and after Labor day...little traffic, more time to enjoy the scenery, wildlife and w/o stop and go traffic.  Unfortunately if your only time off is during peak season with busloads of visitors, it's not so enjoyable. 

Riding thru Yellowstone, Tetons, Glacier is spectacular especially with no traffic and the rides to go the parks are also fantastic.

Find an offseason and enjoy these wonderful national treasures.

Now on to #24 and #25 next year I hope!

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General Discussion / Re: Short video of making the Stelvio

« Last post by YellowDuck on Today at 10:31:14 AM »

Whenever I watch these types of videos, when i focus on the the manufacturing support tooling needed, I am amazed that anything can be produced at an affordable price.

The miracle of mass production!!

I was thinking the same thing - it's amazing that motorcycles cost as little as they do, considering what is required to design and build them, and the relatively low sales volume, especially for an outfit like MG.

I see why they do factory tours.  Watching this made me want to buy one even more.

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General Discussion / Re: Foreign Visitors

« Last post by Tusayan on Today at 10:12:29 AM »

My last visits to US National Parks were in 2018 (Glacier and Yellowstone, both on a motorcycle. I honestly don’t get the attraction, there were hordes of people being controlled like animals in a zoo.  The only way I’d go back regardless of cost is if family ‘forced’ me into it.