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Because I know you so well,
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. |
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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? |
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2 is all it needs!
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On Friday, April 25, 2014 10:49:48 AM UTC-4, John H. 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. Cool. At least there's no rod sticking out the side of the case! |
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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. Looks like a tank engine:) Tough to blow up! |
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On 4/25/2014 11:11 AM, Tim wrote:
2 is all it needs! Two, what do you do with the extra one? |
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On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 08:11:50 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
2 is all it needs! Hell, *one* is all it really needs. My wife and I rode from near Munich to Stuttgart on one cylinder when a coil went out. Took the plug out and made it home. The bike sounded like a 'Ma Deuce' going down the road, but it got us there! |
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Two work great but like John said, one will get you home- been there myself!
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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. :-) |
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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. |
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On 4/25/14, 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. What's next, a photo of your lawnmower engine? Sheesh. |
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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. |
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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 |
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On 4/25/14, 5:53 PM, 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 had two small two cylinder aircooled Honda motorcycles in the 1960s, a "dream" and a "superhawk." They were well-used when I bought them, and I ran the **** out of them. Neither of them gave me any problems. Dunno why, but I never developed a taste for big, heavy motorcycle.s |
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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
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On 4/25/2014 5:58 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 4/25/14, 5:53 PM, 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 had two small two cylinder aircooled Honda motorcycles in the 1960s, a "dream" and a "superhawk." They were well-used when I bought them, and I ran the **** out of them. Neither of them gave me any problems. Dunno why, but I never developed a taste for big, heavy motorcycle.s As previously mentioned I also had a Honda 305 Superhawk and also a Honda 350. Nice bikes for local transportation but when it comes time for traveling for hours on long distance trips you appreciate the big, heavy bikes. The little ones will shake you to death in short order at 65-70 mph on the highways. |
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On 4/25/14, 6:08 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 4/25/2014 5:58 PM, F*O*A*D wrote: I had two small two cylinder aircooled Honda motorcycles in the 1960s, a "dream" and a "superhawk." They were well-used when I bought them, and I ran the **** out of them. Neither of them gave me any problems. Dunno why, but I never developed a taste for big, heavy motorcycle.s As previously mentioned I also had a Honda 305 Superhawk and also a Honda 350. Nice bikes for local transportation but when it comes time for traveling for hours on long distance trips you appreciate the big, heavy bikes. The little ones will shake you to death in short order at 65-70 mph on the highways. I drove my Super Hawk from Kansas City to New Haven and back. Took my time, and it was fun when I was in my early 20's. I don't much like long distance driving these days in either cars or motorcycles. In fact, I'm planning to trailer the bike up to New Haven and environs this summer. That happens to be about as far as I'll drive a car, too. :) |
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On 4/25/2014 6:49 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 4/25/14, 6:08 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 4/25/2014 5:58 PM, F*O*A*D wrote: I had two small two cylinder aircooled Honda motorcycles in the 1960s, a "dream" and a "superhawk." They were well-used when I bought them, and I ran the **** out of them. Neither of them gave me any problems. Dunno why, but I never developed a taste for big, heavy motorcycle.s As previously mentioned I also had a Honda 305 Superhawk and also a Honda 350. Nice bikes for local transportation but when it comes time for traveling for hours on long distance trips you appreciate the big, heavy bikes. The little ones will shake you to death in short order at 65-70 mph on the highways. I drove my Super Hawk from Kansas City to New Haven and back. Took my time, and it was fun when I was in my early 20's. I don't much like long distance driving these days in either cars or motorcycles. In fact, I'm planning to trailer the bike up to New Haven and environs this summer. That happens to be about as far as I'll drive a car, too. :) We all did crazy things in our 20's that wouldn't be physically possible now. My longest motorcycle ride (in hours, not miles) was about 13 hours non-stop other than for fuel or quick rest stop breaks on the return trip from Rolling Thunder. It poured rain the whole ride back which limited highway speed and made the trip exhausting even on a "big" bike. |
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On 4/25/2014 5:21 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 4/25/14, 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. What's next, a photo of your lawnmower engine? Sheesh. Sure beats pictures of post holes. |
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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. ;-) |
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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. ;-) |
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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. |
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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? |
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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! |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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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? |
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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! |
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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. |
Because I know you so well,
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? |
Because I know you so well,
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. |
Because I know you so well,
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? |
Because I know you so well,
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... |
Because I know you so well,
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! |
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