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General Discussion / Re: New Honda Transalp

« Last post by Dr. Enzo Toma on March 28, 2026, 09:58:41 PM »

Congrats, it's a beautiful bike. I looked at one when they first returned to the states and liked almost everything about it other than the Matte Black Metallic they had for the first year, glad they finally brought the better Ross White color scheme. They're now offering it with an eclutch which makes it even more appealing to me.

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General Discussion / Re: Paper vs metal?

« Last post by BMCMOTO on March 28, 2026, 08:30:17 PM »

Yes it is.

Photos.












Maybe this makes it clearer.
I Could not get that image to post. Thank you!

The question remains, if given a choice between paper and steel which to choose and why, in any given situation, not just this one.

Brian

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General Discussion / Re: How old is too old for tires?

« Last post by Moparnut72 on March 28, 2026, 07:57:38 PM »

"I guess you could call Bert Munroe cheap. He cut corners every which way. Did you know that rather than buy expensive racing slicks he made his own? He figured that the only difference between racing slicks and street tires was the amount of tread on them. For high speed, the tread could fly off. So what did he do? He shaved off the tread on a street tire. And he did 200 mph on those tires!"

I read a biography about Bert a number of years ago. The movie made him to be cheap which he kind of was but in the book there were reasons for what he did. He scrounged used tires because he didn't want tread on his tires as it robbed speed. The movie also criticized him for getting steel from plow shares. He did that because the steel in plow shares is high quality able to be drug through rough ground for a very long time. The movie took a lot of liberties which a lot of movies do. Burt was a very smart guy who knew what he was doing.
kk

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General Discussion / Re: Paper vs metal?

« Last post by Dirk_S on March 28, 2026, 07:31:18 PM »

Is this the gasket?

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General Discussion / Re: Paper vs metal?

« Last post by BMCMOTO on March 28, 2026, 07:22:11 PM »

Steve, so it came with paper but as Dirk says, the steel appears to be a supercession but the paper is still available. Why do you say paper in this case? I'm trying to reason this out. For instance are the steel gaskets truly reusable or is that just somebodies guess? I posed the question quite broadly to garner others thoughts. I have ordered both and will make my decision after they arrive. There is a great difference in price with the paper around $4 and the steel over $30. Sometimes cost isn't the deciding factor for me. So why is the paper your choice?

By the way I'm not trying to start an argument I really just want to learn.

Brian

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General Discussion / Re: Paper vs metal?

« Last post by guzzisteve on March 28, 2026, 07:02:29 PM »

Now I get it, the primary section of trans, yea paper.

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General Discussion / Re: Paper vs metal?

« Last post by Dirk_S on March 28, 2026, 06:25:13 PM »

I’m guessing the metal version supercedes the paper. Looking at some parts fiche, I see GU23200370 as one of the first gaskets, superceded by 887005.  Not sure if that’s of any help other than hey—metal gaskets are reusable!

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General Discussion / Re: Do V7s Congregate Or Just A One-off Attraction?

« Last post by Pescatore on March 28, 2026, 06:22:07 PM »

Yeah, now I see the sad parts.

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General Discussion / Re: Paper vs metal?

« Last post by BMCMOTO on March 28, 2026, 05:59:56 PM »

The smallblocks are different than the big blocks. There is a gasket between the transmission and bellhousing / clutch housing / reduction gear housing or whatever name you wish to assign to it. Guzzi calls it a clutch drum, I didn’t think that was a very clear description. That area carries gear oil lubrication for the reduction gears. There is no gasket for the dry side between the engine and bellhousing / clutch housing / clutch drum etc . I ask because, both styles are offered. I was looking for input on which might be better in any given situation and why. Guzzi made the change at some point to metal gaskets in several places, like timing covers on big blocks and apparently even valve covers etc.. I have used a few of the timing cover metal gaskets. I liked that they were easier to install and less prone to kinking, but did not like that once kinked, they were unusable. I was just looking for some info if anyone had any.

Brian

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General Discussion / Re: Stelvio ticking louder than usual

« Last post by DoubleGuzzi on March 28, 2026, 05:51:21 PM »

.. as they only cost about £12.

You're not from Yorkshire! That's extortionate when a cereal box will do. 

I'll add that's a cracking job you've done on those gaskets, motoZA.