My 'new' Stornello

[egschade]

I've narrowed it down to either the Anakee Adv 2 or Pirelli MT60. The Michelins are radials and the new 2 series front is supposed to be quieter - they were kinda noisy on my V85. The Pirellis have the closest looking tread pattern to the OEM Golden Tires but would require mixing a radial on front and bias on the rear. Price is nearly identical so that's not the issue. Ruled out the Bridgestone AX41S - newer tire with few reviews and those were mixed.

Again, I'm riding 90/10 with the 10% on groomed gravel and dirt roads.

Found a good deal on the Chaparral ebay store for the MT60s so going with them. 

[egschade]

Took care of draining the gas and replacing the in-tank fuel filter with an all metal one. Despite only having 94 miles of use the plastic part of the OEM filter was quite swollen. Might have lasted a while but I wanted to change it 'while I was in there' cleaning out tank sediment. Despite the 10 years of storage the inside of tank is rust free, just some gunk floating around in the very bottom. Will fill the tank with premium + Seafoam & stabilizer.

Next up is brake fluid flush then engine, trans and gearbox oil changes. With that done I can start puttering around while I wait for the new tires.

[guzzisteve]

I was cleaning out one on a Norge & filter change, there was a big (+1 quart ) chunk of foam inside from mfg. Had to cut it up.

[Kev m]

Took care of draining the gas and replacing the in-tank fuel filter with an all metal one. Despite only having 94 miles of use the plastic part of the OEM filter was quite swollen. Might have lasted a while but I wanted to change it 'while I was in there' cleaning out tank sediment. Despite the 10 years of storage the inside of tank is rust free, just some gunk floating around in the very bottom. Will fill the tank with premium + Seafoam & stabilizer.

Next up is brake fluid flush then engine, trans and gearbox oil changes. With that done I can start puttering around while I wait for the new tires.

That is what the filter looked like on every one I've pressure tested and still didn't fail at 120 psi.

[egschade]

Can't believe how dark/oxidized the brake fluid (in tube) and motor oil became. Goes to show what 10 years does despite only going 94 miles...

[egschade]

Mounting the Pirellis today. Red dot goes by the valve stem, right?

[DoubleGuzzi]

Mounting the Pirellis today. Red dot goes by the valve stem, right?

Correct