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General Discussion / Re: New way to help the forum - Amazon Affiliate

« Last post by DoubleGuzzi on Today at 04:09:10 AM »

Slight related diversion: the shown multi-tool.
I have a cheap one exactly like it and if you detach the push bike spoke adjuster spanner, it can be used to hold/adjust the centre of the clutch arm. Useful on V7 etc. when the rear wheel is still attached and access is tight, unless yours has an Allen/hex adjuster, of course.

Hope that helps someone.

[Operational: the redirect link doesn't find the product, when automatically switching to Amazon.co.uk. The heated articles go to an appropriate page.]
Whilst here, the multimeter link pointed to a sweet deal on an autoranging one, that makes it easier for the less electrically savvy:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H9Y37CRG/ref=sspa_dk_detail_4?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B0H9Y37CRG

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General Discussion / Re: Getting ChatGPT Doing Something Useful. ;-)

« Last post by DoubleGuzzi on Today at 03:55:17 AM »

Be cautious with "Chat" as far as expecting accurate information. 

Caution is justified in terms of giving/expecting information. I have corrected it on a number of occasions during my software project for example. I deliberately suggested folks may want to try personal image editing.

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General Discussion / Re: Getting ChatGPT Doing Something Useful. ;-)

« Last post by MikeP996 on Today at 03:04:53 AM »

Be cautious with "Chat" as far as expecting accurate information.  Recently it generated an article with several references to "existing" books...that did NOT exist.  Further, I have seen it change information specifically about subjects I was/am directly involved with.  In one case it went from listing some particular personal data one day and the next day, when asked for the same information, gave totally different (and contrary) information. 

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General Discussion / Re: V85 Rear Wheel Removal trouble

« Last post by Moparnut72 on October 10, 2026, 10:50:42 PM »

Good question. I have wondered the same.
kk

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General Discussion / Re: New way to help the forum - Amazon Affiliate

« Last post by Ncdan on October 10, 2026, 09:53:46 PM »

This will be easy for me because my wife and I both order weekly from Amazon. I actually get most of my oil change products from Amazon for all of my vehicles, as I service all my vehicles myself.
Come on MG family, let’s get on board with this and you guys who, like me having to get wife to assist me, can get your grandkids to help you. 👍

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General Discussion / Re: Does your Guzzi taste follow to your four wheels?

« Last post by Gliderjohn on October 10, 2026, 09:46:51 PM »

My four wheel vehicles have all been chosen for practical reliable transportation since 1980.

80 Dodge Colt
85 Dodge Turbo Colt.  Outside of the Japanese motos and drivetrains those very basically POSs.
1988 Honda Accord with 5 speed. One of my all time favorites. Sold it as it had been my wife's car when she died and I had the 1991 Accord.
1991, 2001, and 2013 Honda Accords 4cyls with auto. All were bought slightly used. All three went 250-300 thousand with minimal problems especially the 2001.
2015 Altima V-6. Great motor, sucky CV transmission that was replaced under warranty. Handled nice (had the sport suspension and tires. But it was regularly having other issues that kept costing.
Currently a 2020 Subaru Outback XT. So far liking the car really well.
PUs were...
A late 70s something Isusu base truck that was doing well at 113K miles when the drunk soccer mom took it out with her conversion van. Good thing was it was parked in front our house and I wasn't in it.
Then 3 more Nissan PUs including my 2013. All good solid trucks.

Weird that the Nissan PUs seem to be of much better quality than their cars.
GliderJohn

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General Discussion / Getting ChatGPT Doing Something Useful. ;-)

« Last post by DoubleGuzzi on October 10, 2026, 07:25:06 PM »

I'm using ChatGPT to do a software project just now (moving along well) and in between times tried something different. There's a lot of controversy over AI in photo manipulation etc. I thought I'd try a wee experiment, and gave pretty defined goals for it. The source photo wasn't the best having been cropped and re-saved in my mobile phone, rather than an original, or from one of my collection of proper digital cameras. For a personal snap, I'm pleased with the result and only asked for about 6 changes to fine tune. With a decent RAW and/or very lightly processed JPG (minimal sharpening/noise reduction etc.), the results could be much better. 



 

The header wrap on the V50 has gone to mush, with other distortion a higher zoom levels and I've done a little tidying of the resulting image but very little compared to doing it manually. Perhaps you guys might try a few, using the free level/plan.

[Edit: emboldened for emphasis.]

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General Discussion / Re: Does your Guzzi taste follow to your four wheels?

« Last post by guzzista on October 10, 2026, 05:07:41 PM »

My 4 wheel life started with a Peugeot 504, which I still miss . Then a number of MGB'S, both roadsters and GTs. A Fiat 124 Sports Coupe followed
As a transplanted Italian, Alfas have been in my DNA, from a 1966 Duetto to a later Spider, and a GTV 1750 , both swapped with Twin Spark engines that I brought back  from Italy .  My American classics were all  Chevys, 1964 Nova ,  1969 Camaro and a C4 Corvette LT1.  On the German side , the  Mercedes W210 E Class may be my all time  favorite daily driver. Sports cars are still my passion, and a Porsche Carrera 996 and current Cayman 987 have provided a more modern ride from the old Alfas. As for Japanese, Toyota and Nissan pickups as well as Hondas and Acuras, as daily drivers  as well the many I have worked on while employed in auto repair .

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General Discussion / Re: Does your Guzzi taste follow to your four wheels?

« Last post by AJ Huff on October 10, 2026, 03:57:40 PM »

Only in that whatever I've had it was the only one like it in town, just like my Moto Guzzis.

High school I had a diesel Chevette, automatic. Pretty sure it was the only one in the state LOL.
That was followed my a diesel VW dasher, pretty sure it was the only one in town.
Then a 1980 Toyota Celica Sunchaser, 1 of 250 made. Sadly it was totalled. My favorite car I ever had. Miss it so much.
1968 Toyota FJ40 I lost to a dishonest shop.
A 1994 Dodge Dakota. Nothing special about that but I never saw another one with the same blue paint as mine.
2010 VW Jetta TDI. Not a rare car but extremely rare where I lived at the time. Lost that one to Dieselgate.
2001 Dodge Durango. Again nothing special but never saw another one in Patriot Blue in town,
Now a 2021 Ram Power Wagon in Hydro Blue. It is for sure the only one in town that color.

-AJ

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General Discussion / Re: Does your Guzzi taste follow to your four wheels?

« Last post by Mayor_of_BBQ on October 10, 2026, 03:42:15 PM »

I'm all over the place on cars, but much like the Guzzi, I want something a little more esoteric and off the radar...  I love some muscle cars and classic trucks, but that is probably hereditary from my upbringing. As for daily drivers, I have always been a wagon guy and have owned several (honda accord, subaru outback & the wrx/'saab', volvo 850/V70/V60, audi allroad, VW jetta).

I am a huge Volvo guy and thats been my last 3 cars in a row- two V60 cross country wagons and now a Polestar 2 Performance Pack EV which is not quite a wagon but more of a very roomy fastback.

Of course I always have an old junker truck that I keep tinkering with on the side.

I have been loving the EV as a daily, 490hp and 500 ft/lb with AWD, Brembos and Ohlins in a super smooth, planted, and predictable driver that is a super comfy and refined package that REALLY hauls when you put your foot in it and is SURPRISINGLY nimble for a 3,700lb vehicle.

I'm looking for a project/tinker ICE car passively right now and the 3-4 cars I have been regularly watching Bring a Trailer auctions of and comparing are:

1. Volvo P1800's
2. '66 Buick Skylarks
3. Volvo Polestar V60 with the inline 6 from about '17/'18
4. Various Volvo 850's and V70's


I will say I would not buy or own any VW ever ever ever ever again if you held me at gunpoint