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« Last post by Huzo on May 24, 2026, 07:41:17 PM »
The big challenge on the path to retaining the OG paint is how to make this rear fender look more presentable. It had extra holes drilled for the Rube Goldberg saddlebag support. The bracket also distorted the fender. I am all for patina, just not nasty patina. 
I would remove the fender and the tab above the top two holes. Then make a new (painted black) tab that reaches down to the offending top two holes and incorporate them as mounting points for the fender. That would look like it was supposed to be there from the get go, get a mettallic Guzzi badge and affix it to the mounting bracket that you made and I reckon it would look legit. Now the bottom two… 
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« Last post by Huzo on May 24, 2026, 07:32:50 PM »
Make sure you blow around the plug area with compressed air before removing the plug/s.
I failed to do it once on my Norge and there was a small stone teetering on the brink of falling in…!
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« Last post by Tusayan on May 24, 2026, 07:29:25 PM »
I agree that carbs are easier to work on, but none of the FI systems on bikes I own or have owned in the past ever NEEDED any work on there injection systems! "NO need to work on" is even easier than "easy to work on." :)
I made about $200K fixing other people’s EFI problems. Re shaft drive, I find that my shaft driven bikes get used for practical purposes, and touring on them is less stress. The chain drive bikes are meanwhile lighter and get used for day rides. There’s a place for both. I have three liquid cooled bikes of the eleven currently in the stable. I can’t say I like liquid cooling but they are the three most powerful of my bikes, and that is not a coincidence. I can’t say anything positive about tubes in tires…
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« Last post by Huzo on May 24, 2026, 07:26:10 PM »
Is your buddy as shy and unopinionated as you?
Could you get him to speak up? Maybe if you bought him a few drinks?
We’re both the same, he also carries himself with a quiet dignity… 
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« Last post by bad Chad on May 24, 2026, 07:00:19 PM »
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« Last post by PeteS on May 24, 2026, 06:31:30 PM »
I think part of the reason the Honda didn’t sell was bad timing. Many of the older riders it was aimed at likely still had their vintage bikes. In my case I was still riding my Norton fairly regularly. Younger riders could buy a CB600 for about the same price or less and get twice the horsepower and a more attractive machine. The Retro Triumphs didn’t come along until ten years later, long after Honda quit the GB.
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« Last post by snobear on May 24, 2026, 06:28:59 PM »
Well this thread helped solve my soft foot brake peddle. I was having the same issue with not being able to draw fluid to the front brake. Always bubbles but virtually no fluid.
The answer was removing the bleed screw and wrapping with Teflon tape and reinstalling it. Instance success starting pulling fluid along with the trapped air and shortly had a firm peddle back. I wonder if that in-line ckeckvalve makes pulling from the front harder as well
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« Last post by SIR REAL ED on May 24, 2026, 06:25:08 PM »
I owned one, loved it. Set it up with a dual seat and passenger pegs. Worked out great while my wife and I lived in Tucson. We moved to Denver and it was not great on long mountain grades at altitude two-up, but perfectly adequate solo. Handled super, looked beautiful, narrow and agile and dependable, unlike the bikes it was modeled after. If you are concerned about legroom and sit-up comfort, you can find more appropriate bikes for far less money, is my feeling.
That makes sense. I would assume less performance, versatility, and ergonomics compared to my DR650. With those skinny tires, I would expect very light handling. My thinking is the coolness factor might outweigh the negatives. Although, my aging body does not value coolness as much as my feeble mind. As always, the question remains: "Can imagination and self-delusion, overpower reality and good sense?"
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« Last post by SIR REAL ED on May 24, 2026, 06:19:08 PM »
They are really cool bikes. Very uncharacteristic for Honda to do a British retro style effort, but in typical Honda fashion it's bulletproof and a bit boring. Unique for what it is, not many around. I think what really killed it, aside from the price, was Triumph coming out with the Bonneville line. Had Triumph NOT done that, we may have likely seen a 750+cc version of it. But Honda couldn't play the heritage card once the Bonnie's were thrown down. I like the GB's, wish Honda developed them a bit farther. They seem to have developed a bit of a cult following, which is cool. I'd get one if one came up locally at the right price and was in nice shape. 
That is an angle I did not consider, but which makes a lot of sense. The re-emergence of Triumph probably suppressed sales of the Kawasaki W650/W800 as well. The Japanese would have been nuts to try to recapture the "British bike" experience after Triumph rose from the ashes.
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« Last post by SIR REAL ED on May 24, 2026, 06:16:05 PM »
My buddy has one.
Is your buddy as shy and unopinionated as you? Could you get him to speak up? Maybe if you bought him a few drinks?
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