CALCXX 484 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 On 5/18/2021 at 3:47 PM, XXitanium said: http://guzzino.com/mogu19eg25.html So it was Moto Guzzi who invented the center stand ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RXX 2,387 Posted June 1 Author Share Posted June 1 Not an auspicious beginning to engine inspection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rockmeupto125 1,140 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 That'll buff out. Are the case threads damaged? Tap and die is your friend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RXX 2,387 Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, rockmeupto125 said: That'll buff out. Are the case threads damaged? Tap and die is your friend. One of my next purchases is a quality metric set. Or at the very least find the missing sizes from the set I inherited from dad. In the meantime, I pulled a cylinder and there is considerable flaked chrome in the bore. Another known issue of these old bikes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XXitanium 1,551 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Are those jugs sleeved? (Old Hondas could be re-sleeved) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomek 651 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 11 hours ago, RXX said: One of my next purchases is a quality metric set. Or at the very least find the missing sizes from the set I inherited from dad. In the meantime, I pulled a cylinder and there is considerable flaked chrome in the bore. Another known issue of these old bikes. Millennium Technologies from the land of cheese is your friend on chrome issue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RXX 2,387 Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 13 hours ago, XXitanium said: Are those jugs sleeved? (Old Hondas could be re-sleeved) No. Chrome-plated. Poorly. 3 hours ago, tomek said: Millennium Technologies from the land of cheese is your friend on chrome issue. Yeah, that looks great, thanks! Nikasil cylinder replacements seem to be the norm for this sort of thing, but it looks like the older bikes are SOL and newer cylinders that have to be machined to fit. Again, I would like to keep as much original as possible, and the original jugs would give me great personal satisfaction. And they look to be very reasonably priced. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IcePrick 2,196 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 While I've gleaned a lot of personal satisfaction from original jugs, there are many advantages to aftermarket. You had to know that was coming, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SwampNut 9,573 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Sometimes the aftermarket ones are bigger, and can take more power. Sometimes they're not as good. Really depends on how you ride it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RXX 2,387 Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 20 minutes ago, IcePrick said: While I've gleaned a lot of personal satisfaction from original jugs, there are many advantages to aftermarket. You had to know that was coming, right? I don’t think I have ever ridden anything with aftermarket parts. Sigh, guess that boat has sailed. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SwampNut 9,573 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Boats are a great place to find aftermarket parts out for everyone to see. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IcePrick 2,196 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 3 hours ago, RXX said: I don’t think I have ever ridden anything with aftermarket parts. Sigh, guess that boat has sailed. I'm living proof that you never know what the universe has coming your way. Mongo just a pinball in the arcade of life. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XXitanium 1,551 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 16 hours ago, RXX said: I don’t think I have ever ridden anything with aftermarket parts. Sigh, guess that boat has sailed. Does custom dyed upholstery count? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
superhawk996 2,758 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 On 6/1/2021 at 7:15 PM, RXX said: In the meantime, I pulled a cylinder and there is considerable flaked chrome in the bore. Another known issue of these old bikes. Curious to see what that looks like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomek 651 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 No aftermarket jugs for me. Allergic to silicone. Sad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IcePrick 2,196 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 4 hours ago, tomek said: No aftermarket jugs for me. Allergic to silicone. Sad. Not really "better" than OEM in most cases, but aftermarket can extend the service life beyond where the factory equipment begins to experience normal out-of-spec/tolerance variation - though in many cases, a performance upgrade is selected at the time of replacement. Some models with factory parts that were oriented more towards economy can be transformed into full-on race machines, though... usually accompanied by increased maintenance and repair costs commensurate with the increased performance level. Performance costs money - how fast do you want to go? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RXX 2,387 Posted June 3 Author Share Posted June 3 7 hours ago, superhawk996 said: Curious to see what that looks like. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RXX 2,387 Posted June 3 Author Share Posted June 3 1 hour ago, IcePrick said: Performance costs money - how fast do you want to go? “There is no replacement for displacement” sez the guy desperately attempting to keep this thread work safe. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XXitanium 1,551 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 1 hour ago, RXX said: ...sez the guy desperately attempting to keep this thread work safe. Was someone trying to ride this thing bare-back? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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