Oh, and rear turn signals artistry too, but that's not what this post is about.
I was gifted some crash bars by a Guzzista, and I mounted them using the two thru-holes at the top/center, and had to jerry rig something to make them play nice at the lower mounting points. My effort was only moderately successful, but I'm not too concerned - the whole point of the crash bar is to take the initial hit, and if necessary bend back against the valve cover/head guard.
But the right side has developed an annoying buzz, traced to my jerry rig. Is there any Guzzi approved transition widget that goes twixt the lower end of a crash bar and the frame?
Oh, and rear turn signals - we've all been over this many times, and I've (re)read the posts again recently. The front signals are in far better condition, leading me to believe a P/O had to replace them. The rear signals recently fell apart, and I'm looking at PVC or copper pipe Normtech options, but if the ideal fix is begging to be bought and installed I'm game.
Ride report - went twenty miles north on the 15 freeway and came back on the frontage road because the bike needed to be parked in a different location and topped off with fuel - felt so good I just sat there for ten minutes after I shut it off and soaked in the endorphins, which I am short on these days.