BugSpatteredJacket
Tuned and Synch'ed
Guess What I Picked Up Today!
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What a beauty my Quebecois friend. That bike almost too pretty to ride and get dirty, could be livingroom art. Nice! Enjoy it. Maybe I'll see you in the twisties in Vermont this summer.
if you need something to do in VT check this event out.
http://www.armchaircommando.org/bennington/BenningtonTriumphBash/Home.html
KOF andI will be there.
It takes awhile for the transmission to loosen up. I would say for me maybe as many as 10,000 miles and now it's like butter.
Congrats and you sure look happy in that video.
So what is the source for those very nice head protectors? Have not ever noticed those before.
Like the idea about the rear side plates being used for places you visit, great idea and that will give the bike character.
Love that brown Corbin, tits up my man.
Rick
Wish I could get back there for that event. I grew up on the South coast of Massachusetts. Miss those Laconia races in June each year.
You and Bugs should meet up for that run. It's sooooo freakin pretty back there that time of year. God I miss that area.
I grew up in Dartmouth, Mass. Great place to have grown up sailing and fishing, back when you could ride a Schwinn all over town and didn't head home until the street lights flicked on. Dartmouth still a great little town to raise kids. Last time I visited back there, noticed the housing cost about on par with the Sacramento area. My kids are all out here iin California, and the wife would never leave this area. My heart will always be back there. I still sail out here but it's not like crossing that open ocean over to the VIneyard. When I was 12 years old I once sailed a 12 foot cat over to the Vineyard and the Coast Guard was waiting for me when I got there. Got my rear end tanned over that episode. No life jacket and I packed a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for the trip. I was trying to find England.
The Arrows are nice. I think the Agostinos sound the best to me listening on-line but the other options were $1K so I opted for the Mistrals and for the money they are close. I am not sure about the noise standards you have but many of these other exhaust do not really sound louder to me. Others will weigh in that know more than I do but they just have a nice rumble to them and I like the minimalist look to them and was great holding each on and feeling how much lighter the new ones are.
I really like the head guards you purchased as well however I really dislike the aesthetics of the stock head covers so I went with a set Todd has put together (which incorporates an OEM Guzzi headguard and a custom plate) in another thread but they really look nice. I will be anxious to see pictures if you ever buy and install that tank rack too. I can see me doing that as well at some point.
You are correct that you do not want to lose the character of the bike while still altering it enough to make it your own. I think the path you are going down is accomplishing that.
The next nugget I bought was a set of MAS Engineering fenders. I am actually okay with the front but the back is too bulky. I had a fender eliminator on my V11 Sport and I liked it but I believe the character of this bike calls for small steel/aluminum fenders. Had them in a box for a month. Unlike you the weather is too nice here so I have too many distractions and need to find 2-4 hours to knock that project off.
Finally, I would have opted for Todd's passenger pegs and despite them being easy on and off they would have needed to fold for me to purchase. I agree the set from the cafe that I installed on my bike is ugly, however, after the dealer installed them I will say they are fairly well hidden against other black parts/tires in the area.
Funny how people are different. Spent my entire life between Newburyport and we moved from Norwood a dozen years ago. I remember too many 4th of July's raining and in the 60's. We had a weekend getaway Jun 26th 20xx and it rained and in the 50's. We left screaming and never looked back. Now our weekends we run out of time and can't get all our fun in each weekend. I tell folks it is a great place to visit anytime between July 8th and the 20th. You are taking your chances other times than that.