Bad exhaust header gasket?

[Gliderjohn]

Black soot on my upper left cylinder right behind the exhaust header. Tightened the upper header bolt about a 1/2 turn and the lower a 1/4 turn. Will clean up and see what it looks like after some miles. Possibly exhaust gasket going south?
GliderJohn

[guzzisteve]

Looks like it, I would say. How old are they?

[Gliderjohn]

Looks like it, I would say. How old are they?

Oh, only 35 years old or so. Damn, a Guzzi is so expensive to keep up. 
GliderJohn

[guzzisteve]

Yea, make sure you get all the old out & clean up studs & nuts, you got your $ worth from them. Lookin good.

[fubar guzzi]

Hello Glider----pull the exhaust bolt down thingy (you can tell the thingy--its round)apply a generous amount of Fubar grease around effected area,toque to specks,or as they do in Pakistan tighten the hell out of it.Probably wont help your problem,at least youll get to spend a day workin on your Guzzi.---See you down the road Bro!

[Wayne Orwig]

Oh, only 35 years old or so. Damn, a Guzzi is so expensive to keep up. 

There should be a way to renew those gaskets instead of forking out money for a new one every 35 years.