I searched the forums, so if this idea has been floated before please redirect me! As my 2014 California Touring bike gets older, and as everyone's bikes get older, we may be facing difficulties finding parts. It occurred to me that it would be convenient if each model-specific forum had one running list of parts and numbers and sources that work equally well or better when the original parts need to be replaced. For example, in different forum threads I have seen recommendations for using the Bosch 3330 oil filter instead of the OEM filter, or using Castrol Edge 10w60 fully synthetic oil (not for wet clutches!) instead of harder to find and often much more expensive "motorcycle/JASO rated" 10w60. I have found several parts substitutes on the site already (example, replacement clutch or brake levers, or aftermarket headlight bulbs versus stock), and some have mentioned parts from other model Moto Guzzi motorcycles that are equivalent to those on my particular model. If a forum for each specific model (please) were to have a running go-to list, by part description, of absolutely tried and true replacement items with enough information to do a Google search to find them, we might save some time and money in the not-too-distant future and keep our machines running. If somebody posts something about a part that worked for them, say "Part X", and somebody else replies to that one and says "this one I used was a direct replacement for Part X", well, what if?
