On 4/25/2014 2:33 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 4/25/2014 10:56 AM, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:
On 4/25/2014 10:49 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
I just knew you'd want to wake up to a picture of a Moto Guzzi
crankcase.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...1/P1010107.jpg

Frameable, by the way.

Only 2 ****toons?


It's a real motorcycle, not a Honda Civic with two wheels. :-)


That's rich coming from someone who used to ride an imitation Gold Wing. ;-)

On 4/25/2014 3:12 PM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:33:48 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 4/25/2014 10:56 AM, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:
On 4/25/2014 10:49 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
I just knew you'd want to wake up to a picture of a Moto Guzzi crankcase.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...1/P1010107.jpg

Frameable, by the way.

Only 2 ****toons?


It's a real motorcycle, not a Honda Civic with two wheels. :-)

Hee, hee, snicker, snicker.

You can snicker after you get that engine put together and installed. ;-)

On Friday, April 25, 2014 6:49:49 PM UTC-4, F*O*A*D wrote


I don't much like long

distance driving these days in either cars or motorcycles.


These days...your " long drive " is a trip to the ****ter you've got down in the basement.

That must ****ing stink.

On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:53:46 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 4/25/2014 5:21 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 4/25/14, 2:33 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 4/25/2014 10:56 AM, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:
On 4/25/2014 10:49 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
I just knew you'd want to wake up to a picture of a Moto Guzzi
crankcase.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...1/P1010107.jpg

Frameable, by the way.

Only 2 ****toons?


It's a real motorcycle, not a Honda Civic with two wheels. :-)




Right...it's a real motorcycle engine that you have to keep repairing to
keep running, and therefore NOT a honda motorcycle engine.


Hey, if you like six cylinder motorcycle engines with pistons the size
of thimbles, go for it.

My comment was just a friendly Harley jab at Jim. He knows that. I
used to comment on his two wheeled Civic when we rode together ... him
on the Goldwing and me on a potato-potato Harley. In seriousness, the
Goldwing is a very nice, refined bike but like any motorcycle or
vehicle, they have their share of problems:

http://www.faqs.org/car/honda-gl1800-goldwing/#complaints_0


I wonder how many Honda motorcycles have had *no* mechanical problems during 66.000 miles - *and*
never been in a shop?

On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:58:57 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

Honda's break too. And at least John has the skills to work on his instead of take it to an $85.00 an hour just to have it 'serviced'. Besides, he rides his. Rides it a lot and isn't afraid to take it on long trips. It's not a garage queen

Actually, it's also a bit too big to store down in the basement waiting for good weather!

On 4/26/2014 11:25 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:53:46 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 4/25/2014 5:21 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 4/25/14, 2:33 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 4/25/2014 10:56 AM, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:
On 4/25/2014 10:49 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
I just knew you'd want to wake up to a picture of a Moto Guzzi
crankcase.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...1/P1010107.jpg

Frameable, by the way.

Only 2 ****toons?


It's a real motorcycle, not a Honda Civic with two wheels. :-)




Right...it's a real motorcycle engine that you have to keep repairing to
keep running, and therefore NOT a honda motorcycle engine.


Hey, if you like six cylinder motorcycle engines with pistons the size
of thimbles, go for it.

My comment was just a friendly Harley jab at Jim. He knows that. I
used to comment on his two wheeled Civic when we rode together ... him
on the Goldwing and me on a potato-potato Harley. In seriousness, the
Goldwing is a very nice, refined bike but like any motorcycle or
vehicle, they have their share of problems:

http://www.faqs.org/car/honda-gl1800-goldwing/#complaints_0


I wonder how many Honda motorcycles have had *no* mechanical problems during 66.000 miles - *and*
never been in a shop?

Sadly, mine's been in the shop four times. Once for Carb repairs and
three times for new tires.

On 4/26/14, 11:25 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:53:46 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 4/25/2014 5:21 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 4/25/14, 2:33 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 4/25/2014 10:56 AM, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:
On 4/25/2014 10:49 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
I just knew you'd want to wake up to a picture of a Moto Guzzi
crankcase.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...1/P1010107.jpg

Frameable, by the way.

Only 2 ****toons?


It's a real motorcycle, not a Honda Civic with two wheels. :-)




Right...it's a real motorcycle engine that you have to keep repairing to
keep running, and therefore NOT a honda motorcycle engine.


Hey, if you like six cylinder motorcycle engines with pistons the size
of thimbles, go for it.

My comment was just a friendly Harley jab at Jim. He knows that. I
used to comment on his two wheeled Civic when we rode together ... him
on the Goldwing and me on a potato-potato Harley. In seriousness, the
Goldwing is a very nice, refined bike but like any motorcycle or
vehicle, they have their share of problems:

http://www.faqs.org/car/honda-gl1800-goldwing/#complaints_0


I wonder how many Honda motorcycles have had *no* mechanical problems during 66.000 miles - *and*
never been in a shop?



No one said or implying whatever point it is you are trying to make.

My first Honda, the "Dream," had 30,000+ miles on it when I bought it. I
paid $50 or so for a Honda dealership shop mechanic to look it over
before I bought it and run the usual checks on it. I put another 11,000
or so miles on it before I sold it and bought an equally used "Super
Hawk," which I kept for many years and even stored for a year, and put
about 15,000 miles on. I vaguely recall replacing the brakes and the
cluch, neither of which I did myself.

Seems to me "it's always something" with that Moto Guzzi of yours. You'd
have more uptime and less downtime with a Honda.

On 4/26/14, 11:27 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:58:57 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

Honda's break too. And at least John has the skills to work on his instead of take it to an $85.00 an hour just to have it 'serviced'. Besides, he rides his. Rides it a lot and isn't afraid to take it on long trips. It's not a garage queen

Actually, it's also a bit too big to store down in the basement waiting for good weather!


We have a 20x20 concrete walled storeroom in our basement and a pair of
walkout double doors that lead to the backyard. No steps.

On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:31:17 -0400, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:

On 4/25/2014 3:12 PM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:33:48 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 4/25/2014 10:56 AM, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:
On 4/25/2014 10:49 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
I just knew you'd want to wake up to a picture of a Moto Guzzi crankcase.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...1/P1010107.jpg

Frameable, by the way.

Only 2 ****toons?


It's a real motorcycle, not a Honda Civic with two wheels. :-)

Hee, hee, snicker, snicker.

You can snicker after you get that engine put together and installed. ;-)

What you saw was a result of dropping the oil pan to change the oil filter. Yup, pain in the ass,
but it's gotta be done.

On Sat, 26 Apr 2014 11:44:52 -0400, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:

On 4/26/2014 11:25 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:53:46 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 4/25/2014 5:21 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 4/25/14, 2:33 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 4/25/2014 10:56 AM, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:
On 4/25/2014 10:49 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
I just knew you'd want to wake up to a picture of a Moto Guzzi
crankcase.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...1/P1010107.jpg

Frameable, by the way.

Only 2 ****toons?


It's a real motorcycle, not a Honda Civic with two wheels. :-)




Right...it's a real motorcycle engine that you have to keep repairing to
keep running, and therefore NOT a honda motorcycle engine.


Hey, if you like six cylinder motorcycle engines with pistons the size
of thimbles, go for it.

My comment was just a friendly Harley jab at Jim. He knows that. I
used to comment on his two wheeled Civic when we rode together ... him
on the Goldwing and me on a potato-potato Harley. In seriousness, the
Goldwing is a very nice, refined bike but like any motorcycle or
vehicle, they have their share of problems:

http://www.faqs.org/car/honda-gl1800-goldwing/#complaints_0


I wonder how many Honda motorcycles have had *no* mechanical problems during 66.000 miles - *and*
never been in a shop?

Sadly, mine's been in the shop four times. Once for Carb repairs and
three times for new tires.

When I get a new tire and tell them it's for a Moto Guzzi, the first thing they usually say is, "A
Moto what?" Then they tell me they don't work on those, so I have to bring in the wheel. That's OK,
cause I wouldn't trust them to mess with the wheels anyway, especially the back one.