MGX-21 Flying Fortress bat bike bagger merged threadfest

[Cool Runnings]

Very little if any chrome, I don't like the way they look.

[atavar]

Very little if any chrome, I don't like the way they look.

That's actually one of the things I like about it.

[Cool Runnings]

UH , so you aren't buying one ?

 Dusty

No more cruisers for me. Ten years was enough. I missed the old 02 FJR. I'm a ST/ ADV kind of guy. 

[steven c]

Nice review with video and interview.
http://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/726231-cycle-news-2016-issue-36-september-13

[oldbike54]

 Right here Axel .

 Dusty

[Tom]

The Rosso Mandello red Audace is growing on me better than the MGX21.  I still like the red Eldo.  So we'll see or V7 Racer with chrome tank etc. blah.....blah....bl ah.....

[Axel45]

Right here Axel .

 Dusty

Thanks Dusty

[pete roper]

They're valve covers.  You buy both the lower and upper, they will fit. 

The finned part you see is a cover for the cover that actually seals the valve train...

Don't know if this has been addressed yet as I haven't been following the thread but there is a problem with trying to fit the 1400 'Rocker Cover Covers' to a 1200 like the Stelvio. You need the *Real* 1400 rocker covers to bolt them too, that's fine, they will fit onto the heads. The problem is that the 1400 rocker covers have en extra plug hole in them! That might make things a bit, Errrr? Oily? 

Pretty easily fixed but it means they aren't a 'Bolt on'.

Pete

[rocker59]

Don't know if this has been addressed yet as I haven't been following the thread but there is a problem with trying to fit the 1400 'Rocker Cover Covers' to a 1200 like the Stelvio. You need the *Real* 1400 rocker covers to bolt them too, that's fine, they will fit onto the heads. The problem is that the 1400 rocker covers have en extra plug hole in them! That might make things a bit, Errrr? Oily? 

Pretty easily fixed but it means they aren't a 'Bolt on'.

Pete

Thanks Pete!

[Daleroso]

Well, I guess it was meant to be. After going thru the '97 yellow Centauro aesthetically and mechanically with Matt Forslund I had the magic number of 5 bikes for the 2nd time that friends and I discussed years ago at TWO of Suches and Peter Egan wrote about. The perfect number.
But, it didn't feel as good the 2nd time so I started thinking about what to do. Determined to adhere to the motorcyclist Code of not letting a bike go unless it was for a bike I wasn't sure what to do. Tried selling it at the national and this site but the paranoia surrounding Centauros among the Guzzisti brought only a couple nibbles.
Then, unexpectedly, all light brightened and it became clear as anything possibly could be. The solution!!!!
10/20, for my 66th birthday, we traded the Centauro (getting the sale price I was asking) and my '13 H-D FLD in and had delivered an MGX-21.
One less bike and a new one !!!!!....whalaaa!!! Problem solved
To be continued........👍😃

[Scud]

Congratulations. May the new Goose give you the power and thrill of the Centauro along with the comfort and convenience of the Harley.

What is this magic number of 5 bikes? As an owner of 4, am I on the verge of some sort of transcendent experience? Should I get a Cagiva?

[Luap McKeever]

Good choice 

Once you hit the 1,000 mile mark you realize how much more smooth it's becoming. Sitting at just over 3,000 miles on mine now and I can't seem to want to get off of it.

[rocker59]

I wish they'd build some in some shiny colors.

I think they'd look good in that metallic blue they painted the 1996 Sport 1100.

Add some black/gold/red hotrod pinstriping and wow!

[Daleroso]

HI Scud. We decided (including Peter Egan & his friend) that depending on your personality & location the list is generally thus:
1)dirt or dual sport.  2)sport.   3)sport touring or touring.  4)cruiser.  5) a project
The MGX-21 fulfills 2 of those. I'm in the high desert on the loneliest road (rte 50) so it's a great cruiser on these wide open Nv roads but up & over the Sierra passes it's definately a sport tourer in bagger guise. The Ural subs for the off road niche.
I can do without another project so I'm good now.👍😀

[Scud]

Great categories. Here's how I fit.

1) Dirt (with a token license plate) - Husqvarna
2) Sport - double-dipping on V11s
3) Sport-touring - K75s
4) no thanks - but would consider the MGX-21 at some point.
5) My LeMans and my K75 were projects. The Scura is turning into one now...

Maybe #4 should be "Cruiser or Standard" (I could see myself on a Triumph T100 or a V9 before a cruiser)

[Daleroso]

Scud, you've got good choices! Like it was said, the list can vary somewhat. I've had 3 K75's. Wonderfull bikes.
I went back & read some of the earlier posts on this link. FUN! There're too many people to make'em all happy. Beaten paths are for beaten men.
The same disdain existed for the Centauro, CBX, Yamaha and Honda's turbos, etc.
It was nice having the only Centauro at the national this year and the attention and conversations it generated. I say, have fun!😀

[Chuck in Indiana]

Scud, you've got good choices! Like it was said, the list can vary somewhat. I've had 3 K75's. Wonderfull bikes.
I went back & read some of the earlier posts on this link. FUN! There're too many people to make'em all happy. Beaten paths are for beaten men.
The same disdain existed for the Centauro, CBX, Yamaha and Honda's turbos, etc.
It was nice having the only Centauro at the national this year and the attention and conversations it generated. I say, have fun!😀

I enjoyed seeing an original and collectable  pair of Aeromotive head guards in the wild.. 

[Luap McKeever]

I wish they'd build some in some shiny colors.

I think they'd look good in that metallic blue they painted the 1996 Sport 1100.

Add some black/gold/red hotrod pinstriping and wow!

I bet they will eventually.