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General Discussion / CALI VINTAGE REAR SUSPENSION

« Last post by VINNY59 on January 02, 2026, 10:59:46 PM »

My first post, I recently bought a 2009 california vintage, I only seem to have a standard looking spring preload on the left shock only, the right (shaft side ) has not got the visible staggered adjustment collar .
Is this normal?
I wished to soften the preload slightly as it is on max setting as can be seen on the left side.

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General Discussion / Re: 2025 Review, 2026 Plans - How about you?

« Last post by TN Mark on January 02, 2026, 08:35:54 PM »

Bulldog9, it looks like you’ve won life’s lottery. Congratulations to you sir. Well done, well done indeed.

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General Discussion / Re: Old, Older, Oldest 2026

« Last post by Dirk_S on January 02, 2026, 08:34:03 PM »

Sounds like you’re including yourself in that mindset, and I wouldn’t doubt it’s true!

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General Discussion / Re: V9 Bobber

« Last post by TN Mark on January 02, 2026, 08:26:16 PM »

Congratulations on your new to you V9 Bobber Guzzidad.

The more YouTube videos I watch on the V9 Bobber the more I like it. I’d love to see it come back into the lineup with a few modifications.

Maybe they could bring it back as the V10 bobber using a variation of the V100 engine. 

Then again, I’m also a bit curious to see what the next version of the California, the Eldorado or the Ambassador will be.

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General Discussion / Re: 2025 Review, 2026 Plans - How about you?

« Last post by orionengnr on January 02, 2026, 08:12:34 PM »

Added a 2016 Stelvio to the garage in November, after being Guzzi-less for about three years. Flew up to Cedar Rapids IA and rode her home to DFW TX November 14/15, 2025.
Looking to take the "new kid" to the Tail of The Dragon in May, it will be my second Guzzi trip and my sixth Dragon trip.

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General Discussion / Old, Older, Oldest 2026

« Last post by n3303j on January 02, 2026, 06:54:54 PM »

ID Label says my 850 T3 left the factory in 1976 so she is 50 years old!

My birth cert has me produced in late 1945 so I am 80 years old.




So I'm cleaning my shop and I look up my lathe serial number and it left the factory in 1926 so it is now 100 years old. The old girl will still turn, face, bore and thread to any tolerance I require.

Old machinery does have a charm.

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General Discussion / Re: When the brain is disconnected

« Last post by Tkelly on January 02, 2026, 06:45:10 PM »

How were the pork chops?

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General Discussion / Re: When the brain is disconnected

« Last post by SIR REAL ED on January 02, 2026, 06:38:23 PM »

The one I always have a hard time accepting is that if the fork is extended to the point where the topout spring is engaged, it becomes stiffer (i.e., the spring rates *add*).  It's equivalent to having springs in parallel.

Me confused, "if the fork is extended to the point where the topout spring is engaged" ie: you are pulling a wheelie or the bike is jacked up where the front wheel is off the ground, the the only force on the compression fork spring is the preload from the fork cap.

The topout springs are compressed when the fork is in tension.  The regular fork springs are compressed when the fork is in compression.

As they used to say on Laugh-In:  "Different strokes for different folks!"

Springs in series function like resistors in parallel, spring rate (force/distance) is reduced.  Springs in parallel function like resistors in series, spring rate is increased.

Please explain.  Thanks in advance.

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General Discussion / Re: Happy New Year - Restructure?

« Last post by circlip on January 02, 2026, 04:40:51 PM »

I just sent in my donation for 2026.
I sold my Guzzi, but I'll still keep coming back to Wildguzzi.

Happy New Year.

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General Discussion / Re: When the brain is disconnected

« Last post by YellowDuck on January 02, 2026, 04:33:34 PM »

The one I always have a hard time accepting is that if the fork is extended to the point where the topout spring is engaged, it becomes stiffer (i.e., the spring rates *add*).  It's equivalent to having springs in parallel.