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  1. Bill Hagan

    SSR XX

    Hmmmmm. Thought I'd said that in one of my captions, but will add if not. Dx was "Intersection Syndrome." See,e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersection_syndrome I was concerned that if I were to ride it back 600 or so miles that I would risk not healing in time for my Guzzi tour of...
  2. Bill Hagan

    SSR XX

    . These are pix of a recent ride to a small Moto Guzzi gathering — the South’n Spine Raid (“SSR”) — at Tellico Plains, Tennessee, earlier this month. This was the 20th SSR, and, as with the previous events, great fun. I did not search, but pretty sure I have posted about this event before...
  3. Bill Hagan

    Edge Trim

    . I had a V7 III and still have a II. I am not in my Moto Grappa stable just now, but do not even recall seeing such an item. That said, a similar thing on my Norge's tank kept coming off. Annoyed me no end. As with many bits & pieces of the fastener and other sort, went here -- which I...
  4. Bill Hagan

    Newcomer

    Krystian, Witaj na forum i Guzzidom! Bill (żonaty z Kathi, moim idealnym pasażerem i polską księżniczką :inlove:) ============ [Welcome to the forum and Guzzidom! Bill (Married to Kathi, my Perfect Pillion & Polish Princess)]
  5. Bill Hagan

    GMG 2024 - 12-15th Sept.

    I'll be threre in early October. I'll ask about the countdown pic. ;) Bill
  6. Bill Hagan

    Ride Chat in VA

    Lannis, Kathi and I were stunned by your news about Alec. Please give him our best as we look forward to hearing good news down the road. Sent you a separate text; check when convenient. Best to you all. Bill & Kathi
  7. Bill Hagan

    Ride Chat in VA

    Apologies for the delay in responding tp your wondering about when we might be in your AO. Typical BS of excuses, but one good one is that a friend rode down from Rochester on his EV just to do it. Happily, while here for a couple of days, he also helped me install a new side stand on my V85...
  8. Bill Hagan

    V85TT Air Box Lid Mod

    Good morning (again). Saw this one from you after I replied to the other. You are obviously way more fastidious and careful than I am in such things -- e.g., as in this air box discussion. That is NOT meant as mocking your position; if anything, it's intended to be self-deprecating in an...
  9. Bill Hagan

    V85TT Air Box Lid Mod

    Glad @GerryAZ cleared up the missing seal concern. I just did the 12.4K service on my '22 V85 Oreo Guard and was curious, given the chatter among V85 folks about "poor air box design, etc.," how much debris of various kinds might be in the air box. Answer: Not a visible mote. The several...
  10. Bill Hagan

    Ride Chat in VA

    FWIW, I and AJ Howard -- another Guardia guy -- will be riding through or near Bridgewater next week en route to a Guzzi gathering at Tellico Plains, Tennessee, with an overnight in Princeton, W.V. We use SR 42 for much of that annual run. If you have the time and inclination, happy to buy you...
  11. Bill Hagan

    Greetings from Raleigh, NC

    Welcome. Nice looking Guzzi. I have a '98 EV with 108K miles. It's a sweet old beast. FWIW, I ride frequently to Wendell to visit our four grands there. We are already snagged to housesit in April for a week or so. Maybe we can get together for BS and lies next time I am down that...
  12. Bill Hagan

    Greetings from Germany

    Welcome. My German family -- maternal side -- are in Wurmingen, a few km south of you. On a V100 (congratulations! :party:), that is almost next door. :giggle: Best wishes for miles of smiles on your venerable LeMans II and its new stablemate. Bill
  13. Bill Hagan

    22 V85TT GDO

    Thanks. I am married to Kathi, an Erie lady, my Perfect Pillion & Polish Princess. Her dad (almost) made it to triple digits, and for several years, I/we would -- in season -- ride there and back from our home here at the tip-top of Virgina. There is almost no way to do that -- well, if one...
  14. Bill Hagan

    22 V85TT GDO

    Where might you be in the Keystone State?
  15. Bill Hagan

    Thinking about a V85

    Welcome, Robber. My V85 is a pavement princess -- and a remarkably fine road bike, btw. I rarely take it off roads (intentionally), but often find myself on cowpaths by believing my GPS knows what it is doing. :giggle: That said, with 12.8K miles now, I have ridden at least a .3K of those on...
  16. Bill Hagan

    Jackal clicking noise when warmed up

    Apropos of @Lannis's (wonderful) comments about word usage and similar issues, I have always been fond of strong verbs. In my opinion, the English language is poorer when a mere "ed" or the like can turn a fine word in the present tense into a mere longer insipid past-tense version. That...
  17. Bill Hagan

    Stu here in Deltaville, VA - V85TT

    Howdy, Stu, from the top of the Old Dominion. Come and visit the Moto Grappa in Cross Junction sometime. Bill
  18. Bill Hagan

    Jackal clicking noise when warmed up

    You might also consider the possibility that it is not valve clatter, but loose fasteners that attach the flanges and header pipes to the heads. There's been quite a bit of discussion of that here before, so I'll leave that to a search if you think it worthy instead of rehashing it here. That...
  19. Bill Hagan

    Guzzi spotting in a museum

    Yes, not a Guzzi, but that "Harley" was -- I think -- made in Italy by (then-owned by Harley-Davisdson) Aermacchi and then badged H-D and sold in the U.S. in the late '70's.. Cool museum, btw. :clap: Bill
  20. Bill Hagan

    New to Moto Guzzi

    Here are some pix of that ride that Lannis mentions. Riding to the Driftless Plus A great trip; Wisconsin's "alphabet roads" are grand. Bill
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