26 Sport miracle

[Vagrant]

Just look at this pic. That’s actually real grease oozing out of the steering head. 

Of course then the screw head on the top shock mount snapped off after two turns out and less then 5 pounds force.

[kballowe]

What's a mir ?

[Dave Swanson]

What's a mir ?

The Soviet space station? 

[ridingron]

"Mir" is short for miracle. The factory put enough grease in the bearings for it to be oozing out.   

Should have put some of that grease on the shock bolt. 

[Vagrant]

"Mir" is short for miracle. The factory put enough grease in the bearings for it to be oozing out.   

Should have put some of that grease on the shock bolt.

Miracle! Correct. I don't know how it got shortened by my stupid phone.

[Cam3512]

Was talking to Jim Hamlin about the upper shock mount bolts snapping.  He says the factory uses copious amounts of loctite on them.  They heat up the bolt head to soften the loctite before removing. 

[Dirk_S]

Those darned upper shock bolts. I suspect Guzzi sources them from China, who obviously use poor quality mozzarella in their alloy.

[RinkRat II]

 I suspect Guzzi sources them from China, who obviously use poor quality mozzarella in their alloy.
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      Velveeta 

     Paul B.

[Vagrant]

I couldn't even get the remains out with an easy out. I finally had to drill the whole thing out.