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General Discussion / Re: Can you date this text?

« Last post by Perazzimx14 on Today at 06:35:27 AM »

I cannot, I'm married 

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General Discussion / Re: Hilarious AI Moto Guzzi Cartoons

« Last post by chuck peterson on Today at 06:21:56 AM »

15 mins tops, including downloaded Chatgpt, registered, created

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General Discussion / Re: Hilarious Moto Guzzi Cartoons

« Last post by chuck peterson on Today at 06:10:49 AM »

Biting my tongue.
…Aw, screw it.
I’m an illustrator, and AI-generated art sucks.
For multiple reasons.
Ripping directly off artists, taking away lots of jobs, and ethics concerning the humanities, culture, and the arts being steered by AI are just a few.

Images will still be made by artists, regardless of the materials used. I remember the same critique of Photoshop when it came out…”not real anymore..”

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General Discussion / Re: Hilarious AI Moto Guzzi Cartoons

« Last post by chuck peterson on Today at 06:07:07 AM »

I have a friend with an entire career dedicated to retouching, color correction, prepress, etc. Fortune 50 level work over 40 years…he finalized the work I photographed in studio

His contemporary work into AI blows me away with the level of detail necessary. I’ve hung up my cameras, so to speak

https://www.facebook.com/share/1GUVbAF2bf/?mibextid=wwXIfr

See his reels (entirely created AI) especially the Marilyn Monroe smoking a cigar…or Mmmmm Chanel #5…he’s currently doing an entire line of pin ups that I can’t post here but I’m sure will appeal to the older curmudgeons here….not safe for work





https://www.facebook.com/share/1GUVbAF2bf/?mibextid=wwXIfr

And your favorite elixir for a snow day





I remember how photographers poo pooed digital cameras. Now you wouldn’t dare use film for commercial purposes

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General Discussion / Can you date this text?

« Last post by faffi on Today at 05:37:55 AM »

All these factors add up to create an impression that the bike is the boss here. You don't just jump on and tear off the way you can on today's machines, perhaps thinking about business while you absently tune the radio. On a Velocette, you couldn't hear a rock if it were perched on your gas tank. A modern mainstream motorcycle has been so thoroughly developed, so many of its rough edges have been smoothed off, that it has become first cousin to an appliance. The classics demand your full attention. You must actually RIDE them. Such is the root of their appeal, and it has a genuine charm.

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General Discussion / Re: 🥶good weather for detailing

« Last post by chuck peterson on Today at 05:27:29 AM »

Inside?? Cleaning?? Im with n3303j… time to get outside and play

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General Discussion / Re: 🥶good weather for detailing

« Last post by Perazzimx14 on Today at 05:05:04 AM »

It's time to ride the Ural!

Used to love taking the DR650 rig out when it snowed. Used to hate all the rust an corrosion that developed from all the "road treatment" after the bike thawed out.

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General Discussion / Re: Foolish idea?

« Last post by faffi on Today at 04:59:51 AM »

In 2014 and in 2016, I did week long tours on my 1977 KZ650 without any worries. It even had the original mechanical voltage regulator. And my brother still do multi-day rides on his 1958 BSA A10, and while it have required some maintenance and minor repairs at the side of the road, it has never failed to bring him home. Bikes can sense fear, so just ride them with confidence 

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Bike Builds, Rebuilds And Restorations Only / Re: Does this look normal ?

« Last post by ijr90010 on January 24, 2026, 11:15:11 PM »

just did a vehicle tax check on the redge number and it comes back to a Laverda 668, claims of 1100cc guzzi,s could be insecurity issue,s PLEASE BE KIND!

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General Discussion / Re: Ring gear teeth chewed up.

« Last post by Antietam Classic Cycle on January 24, 2026, 09:57:26 PM »

That's the one. Seems like an awesome deal to me. I also have a complete clutch but that one is a bit cleaner. The one I have came out of a bike that had been sitting for a few years or probably a lot more.
kk

It's an okay deal but doesn't have the part (ring gear/clutch cover) that neetones needs.