Kick starting, and minor Guzzi content

[Buckturgidson]

After sitting close to two months my beloved SRX started today on the first kick, and every first kick thereafter.
And My best bud in Reno just bought a beautiful 1200 Sport, that makes 4 Guzzi guys I know in Northern Nevada, I think Battle Born Guzzisti has a nice ring to it.

[not-fishing]

So how is living with the SRX?

Recently there were three for sale.  One up near Portland and two down in LA.

I have a Griso but lust for a little cafe bike to tear around in not far from home.

[Guido Valvole]

I had an SRX back in the late 80s. It was a lot of fun and after the initially-steep learning curve for starting started first or second kick every time. Had plenty of character… balance shaft kept major vibration at bay but there were enough higher-frequency vibes to regularly destroy rear turn signal mounts. And less regularly, coils. Plenty of power for anywhere, even freeways at speed. Mine required a shot of 104+ octane boost to keep from pinging on hot days. Two carbs and one cylinder, what were they thinking? Grab a handful of throttle uphill into the wind and it would often just die. Big fun when that happened on the freeway… And often the gearbox would slip from neutral into first halfway through the starting kick, resulting in the bike laying on its left side on the ground. Fortunately it bounced well, no damage. I did have to add extra nylock nuts to the engine mounts to keep them from vibrating loose.

Monza is very similar but without those warts. BSA B40/SS90 fills the kickstart thumper fun if at a slower pace.
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[Buckturgidson]

Mine is running flawlessly, took it over a 6700' pass. The SRX has an innate quality that is hard to describe, suffice it to say it is as enjoyable as any bike I have ever had. It is fun to ride at 50-55, can't say that about many bikes. It will cruise at 70-75 too if needed.

[Buckturgidson]

So how is living with the SRX?

Recently there were three for sale.  One up near Portland and two down in LA.

I have a Griso but lust for a little cafe bike to tear around in not far from home.

BTW I have had mine 25 years. I tidied up the rear fender, changed signals, and put bar ends on. Nice cafe look. It is a solid 4 of 5.

[Two Checks]

We did away with the kickstart drill on the TT500. Bring it to TDC, pull the compression release, give it a kick and release the release. Fired right up.
And e rode the Interstate with ful knobs. Got to be a handful at about 80!