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« Last post by TN Mark on February 06, 2026, 08:12:10 PM »
Yes, that blue 850 LeMans is truly a B E A U T I F U L motorcycle.
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« Last post by PeteS on February 06, 2026, 04:52:37 PM »
 That bike is so good looking. Not sure I could handle the long reach to the bars, but what a smokin’ design.
That is a good looking bike. Much better than they were new. Paint wasn’t their strong suit back in the day. As for the reach, its not that bad at all. These are small bikes compared to what is being made today. Pete
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« Last post by bad Chad on February 06, 2026, 04:47:57 PM »
I won’t argue with anything they said about the Heron heads.
I just meant to say the the hemi head small blocks of which all are since around 2018?, are likely to have been engineered to fit an oil cooler, should that become necessary. Recall, similarly, the Norge, Breva, and Griso big blocks (excluding the 850cc versions) all had oil coolers, while the Cal line did not.
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« Last post by TN Mark on February 06, 2026, 04:43:12 PM »
Why do we buy a Moto Guzzi?
Because, in addition to a lot of other personal reasons, we have a very strong aversion to group think and herd mentality.
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« Last post by faffi on February 06, 2026, 04:30:03 PM »
I have not tried to cruise at elevated speeds on my son's 2009 V7 Classic, but my early V9 will cruise at 90+ mph, even into headwinds, easily. Which cannot be said for me, trying to hang onto the bars. That does not mean it will keep up with the larger, more powerful Guzzis, just that it is not limited to 70 mph cruising. IIRC, the V7 Classis, which I believe share the powertrain with the Breva, should go around 105-110 mph with a rider sitting up.
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« Last post by Motormike on February 06, 2026, 04:04:35 PM »
Probably too far for me (unless I spend the night) 
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« Last post by OldMojo on February 06, 2026, 03:33:06 PM »
It's February and the sun is making its way back. Sure, it'll be a cold, icy, sloppy haul back to actual 'spring", but prepare ye - the blast furnace will be here soon enough!
Motorcycles, February and Ohio (and Kentucky, and Indiana) go together as well as anything.
Let's do it
Saturday, 2/7 at 10:00 am
Village Family Restaurant
Waynesville, OH
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Do they make the PWKs in left and right hand versions?
Probably so. There's a bump on the side of the carb where one could drill and tap for the idle speed screw, but I don't see the same for the air screw. If anyone else is looking for that jet holder, they're not as "rare" as it might seem, Harper's has 91 of them in stock. https://harpermoto.com/products/jet-holder-17939400
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« Last post by Dirk_S on February 06, 2026, 02:29:46 PM »
I would think they did. They made thousands of 1100 and 1200 motors with oil coolers, would only make sense they thought about when and if they will need to apply them to SBs.
In fact, all the SBs made today are air/oil cooled, as they have specific oil passages, galleries and spray orifices that are for cooling, not lubrication.
Sorry, maybe my usage of the terminology is incorrect, but I meant with regard to adding an external oil cooler. The Heron head small blocks, according to Dave Richardson, Pete Roper, and others, don’t accept external coolers easily. I could be wrong, but my understanding is that the external coolers have helped motorcycles like the BMWs and Royal Enfields pass emissions—or maybe they simply help boost power?
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« Last post by bad Chad on February 06, 2026, 02:14:25 PM »
I would think they did. They made thousands of 1100 and 1200 motors with oil coolers, would only make sense they thought about when and if they will need to apply them to SBs.
In fact, all the SBs made today are air/oil cooled, as they have specific oil passages, galleries and spray orifices that are for cooling, not lubrication.
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