On Saturday, April 26, 2014 12:01:54 PM UTC-4, F*O*A*D wrote:
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.

Wheelchair accessible! Good thing, eh?

On Sat, 26 Apr 2014 13:11:00 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Saturday, April 26, 2014 12:01:54 PM UTC-4, F*O*A*D wrote:
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.

Wheelchair accessible! Good thing, eh?

If I had a Duc-ling, I wouldn't want it to get cold either.

On Saturday, April 26, 2014 8:59:23 AM UTC-7, F*O*A*D wrote:
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.

How often did you change the oil filters on those Hondas? 1000 or 1500 mi?

On Sat, 26 Apr 2014 17:06:09 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

On Saturday, April 26, 2014 8:59:23 AM UTC-7, F*O*A*D wrote:
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.

How often did you change the oil filters on those Hondas? 1000 or 1500 mi?

Never. Those things required no maintenance. 'Replacing the brakes and the clutch' are pretty big
mechanical problems though!

On 4/26/14, 8:06 PM, Tim wrote:
On Saturday, April 26, 2014 8:59:23 AM UTC-7, F*O*A*D wrote:
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.

How often did you change the oil filters on those Hondas? 1000 or 1500 mi?



The oil filter was a strange contraption and a colossal pain in the ass.
That's about all I remember about it.

On 4/26/14, 8:11 PM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Sat, 26 Apr 2014 17:06:09 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

On Saturday, April 26, 2014 8:59:23 AM UTC-7, F*O*A*D wrote:
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.

How often did you change the oil filters on those Hondas? 1000 or 1500 mi?

Never. Those things required no maintenance. 'Replacing the brakes and the clutch' are pretty big
mechanical problems though!



Is it possible I was riding a nice Honda around the midwest while you
were off in Vietnam, helping to kill people who were no threat to you or
the United States?

On Saturday, April 26, 2014 5:40:36 PM UTC-7, F*O*A*D wrote:



Is it possible I was riding a nice Honda around the midwest while you

were off in Vietnam,

Hondas were all over Vietnam too. North as well as south.

On 4/26/14, 8:44 PM, Tim wrote:
On Saturday, April 26, 2014 5:40:36 PM UTC-7, F*O*A*D wrote:



Is it possible I was riding a nice Honda around the midwest while you

were off in Vietnam,

Hondas were all over Vietnam too. North as well as south.



Who said or implied they weren't? Do you suppose John the Racist was
riding one there?

On Saturday, April 26, 2014 5:47:02 PM UTC-7, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 4/26/14, 8:44 PM, Tim wrote:

On Saturday, April 26, 2014 5:40:36 PM UTC-7, F*O*A*D wrote:







Is it possible I was riding a nice Honda around the midwest while you



were off in Vietnam,



Hondas were all over Vietnam too. North as well as south.







Who said or implied they weren't? Do you suppose John the Racist was

riding one there?

Maybe you rode one, you said you were there...

On Sat, 26 Apr 2014 17:44:15 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

On Saturday, April 26, 2014 5:40:36 PM UTC-7, F*O*A*D wrote:



Is it possible I was riding a nice Honda around the midwest while you

were off in Vietnam,

Hondas were all over Vietnam too. North as well as south.

By the zillions!

You gotta admit he's trying hard!