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General Discussion / Re: New title: Dumpster fire on aisle 5! (OK, how badly did I xxx_up this time?

« Last post by ridingron on Today at 09:56:05 PM »

I seem to recall a quote.


 "Oil is good, use some."

Why are you adding stuff to an oil made for the purpose you're using it for?

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General Discussion / Re: Out With The Old and In With The New

« Last post by ridingron on Today at 09:46:09 PM »

I would be surprised to find an 88 year old V100 in the future. Of course I'll be dead long before then. 

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General Discussion / Out With The Old and In With The New

« Last post by Dave Swanson on Today at 09:04:56 PM »

The 1935 GTS had its time for TLC and has been rolled off the lift today.  The 88 years newer 2023 V100S has taken its place.  Both wonderful machines.  What a time warp!

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General Discussion / Re: My 'new' Stornello

« Last post by egschade on Today at 08:43:30 PM »

Fully serviced and farkled. RaceTech front springs, Hagon shocks and Pirelli MT60s installed. Let the riding season begin!

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General Discussion / Re: New title: Dumpster fire on aisle 5! (OK, how badly did I xxx_up this time?

« Last post by BMCMOTO on Today at 08:33:32 PM »

My friend the 86 year old gear cutter says that moly additives can be tough on small needle roller bearings like used on the outer side of the crown wheel shaft on Guzzis.  His theory is that the moly can accumulate on the outer diameter of the needle causing the needle to grow to large for the containment of the outer bearing thereby causing the needle to shatter then traveling throughout the rear drive unit causing damage to both the crown wheel and the pinion.  The former leads me to the thought that more is definitely not a good thing in the case of moly in connection with rolling element bearings.  I also took note of Dow not mentioning its use for rolling element bearings, they do mention its use for plain bearings. I don't use it anymore.

Brian

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General Discussion / Re: Ar. Rally

« Last post by drdwb on Today at 08:14:22 PM »

I went to site 9 and it was empty, did you guys pull out early?

Unfortunately yes, traveling by RV, we watch the weather closely, Saturday and Sunday northern Iowa Mn predictions of sever weather, including straight line winds and heavy rains. So we enjoyed Petit Jean Wednesday and Thursday, drove through the park campsites hoping to see any early arrivals. We packed up and left the park around 11:30 saw a couple Guzzi’s looked like Brevas on our way out. Thinking next year we’ll try to schedule our vacation with the Arkansas rally in the middle. You have beautiful parks and awesome roads, we enjoyed 3 weeks of awesome weather, one day of rain. It started raining today by Joplin and been drizzling ever since. Hope the weather holds for the rally.

We’re going to try beating the weather and hope to get home late Saturday night, before the rough stuff hits.

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General Discussion / Re: Brighter taillights

« Last post by Antietam Classic Cycle on Today at 07:46:23 PM »

Add a set of "Hyper-lites"...  I installed them on all my bikes and people stop way further back then without them.

With the bulbs I linked to, the same thing happens, especially on the Convert that has two bulbs in the taillight.

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General Discussion / Re: Brighter taillights

« Last post by SemperVee on Today at 06:39:40 PM »

 Add a set of "Hyper-lites"...  I installed them on all my bikes and people stop way further back then without them.

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General Discussion / Re: Where did you park your Guzzi today?

« Last post by Cam3512 on Today at 06:34:55 PM »

Outside a hotel in Danbury, CT.  Hamlin’s service tomorrow. Short 200 mile ride to my dealer.  Worth it.

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General Discussion / Re: OK, how badly did I xxx_up this time?

« Last post by 73 sport on Today at 06:30:53 PM »

  Moly was originally developed as a dry lubricant. It can be extremely destructive to bearings when used in lubricating oil. Ron has put it very succinctly. When used in lubricating oil, its pure marketing, snake oil.