GRiSO goes to the Hunter Valley

GRiSO Capo Posts : 826 Join date : 2014-10-07 Age : 70

Ouch. Glad you are okay.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10198 Join date : 2013-09-30

Also bent the footrest bracket.

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GRiSO Capo Posts : 10704 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 67

Think I've got them off the wreck.....

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10198 Join date : 2013-09-30

It's the Bellagio unit. I've still got the originals. Remember? You said it looked poxy. Or something to that effect. Very Happy

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GRiSO Capo Posts : 498 Join date : 2016-05-14

Man, that really stinks Mark heal up! We know you'll get the scoot back in top form, but the body takes time to heal. Glad it wasn't worse.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 361 Join date : 2014-09-02

Tough luck with the spill Beetle, no major damage to the body I hope (the worst ones are when your tits hurt)

Hope it doesn't cost too much to get the machinery all shiny again,

Glad to see it didn't affect your appetite too bad Very Happy

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10198 Join date : 2013-09-30

Thanks chaps. I'm all good. I've started the repairs to the GRiSO, which is going to include additional geegaws. It might be parked for a good while, however.

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Biondino Posts : 244 Join date : 2016-09-28 Age : 64

Omgh, seeing this causes me physical pain. When it comforts You: bent iron you can pay, but physical damage usually not. Glad that You are ok so far.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 257 Join date : 2015-09-09 Age : 65

beetle wrote:: Well I made it to Rylstone. All of 7 kilometres. I didn't crash. RH valve cover leaking. Curse!

Unsightly, heavy crash-bars would have alleviated this problem!

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10704 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 67

Perhaps by smashing the timing chest........

GRiSO Capo Posts : 257 Join date : 2015-09-09 Age : 65

Crash-bars are only a savings in the low speed department. If you hit hard enough to smash the timing chest, chances are you won't feel like riding it home anyhow!

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10198 Join date : 2013-09-30

Wouldn't have saved the brake lever, bracket or mirror.

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GRiSO Capo Posts : 257 Join date : 2015-09-09 Age : 65

[quote="beetle"]Wouldn't have saved the brake lever, bracket or mirror.

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Sadly, No. I was just busting you, I know you would never consider this gee-gaw. I hope you are back up to speed in short order!
I put the dreaded bars on my GRiSO after a small get off that included spewing oil on the ride home.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10704 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 67

H-E-ROSS wrote:: Crash-bars are only a savings in the low speed department. If you hit hard enough to smash the timing chest, chances are you won't feel like riding it home anyhow!

Really, not so. You'd be surprised at how little leverage it takes to smash a timing chest mount. GRiSO's are actually pretty strong and crash well. You can write a V11 Spineframe off by having it roll off its sidestand! I kid you not!

Pete

GRiSO Capo Posts : 1785 Join date : 2015-02-02 Age : 63

[quote="beetle"]
Some interesting cloud formations last night:
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I have flown under cloud formations like this Once in 30 years of flying, I was pooing myself worrying it was about to hail, Very pretty cloud formations though Thumbs Up

GRiSO Capo Posts : 1738 Join date : 2014-07-03

Mammatus cloud.

Have only seen that once or twice over the years. Very cool.

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Looking this up, learned that aircraft can cause similar phenomena: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

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Godfather Posts : 3154 Join date : 2013-05-28 Age : 59

Mammatus clouds, tremendous! I could daydream about all those hangin' teats for a solid afternoon!!!

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2012 MOTO GUZZI GRiSO 1200SE

2013 MOTO GUZZI STELVIO 1200NTX - Orange Blossom Special

GRiSO Capo Posts : 1785 Join date : 2015-02-02 Age : 63

Thanks for those links Bill , and the photo Beetle.

L'Innominato Posts : 3420 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 65

My dearly departed dad was a meteorologist and environmental scientist. He would have loved this. Around here we are sometimes treated with another cloud phenomenon that is pretty spectacular too. Check out this link:

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“Danger + Survival = Fun.” - Neil Peart

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Seeing we're all on cloud 9, check out my morning glory.

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Don Abbondio Posts : 1017 Join date : 2015-02-27 Age : 78

For a change of road surface, try out the top end of the Omeo Hwy - from Mitta Mitta to Omeo. May be better on the V7R. Not too far from you, either.

For that dangly bit - Powerlet has a decent range of product. If nothing else, some ideas there.

Soldier on, my son. And have another tot.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 257 Join date : 2015-09-09 Age : 65

[quote="Pete Roper"]

H-E-ROSS wrote:: Crash-bars are only a savings in the low speed department. If you hit hard enough to smash the timing chest, chances are you won't feel like riding it home anyhow!

Really, not so. You'd be surprised at how little leverage it takes to smash a timing chest mount. GRiSO's are actually pretty strong and crash well. You can write a V11 Spineframe off by having it roll off its sidestand! I kid you not!

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I totaled my V11 with a moderate speed low-side. It went down pretty hard and slid over 75 feet. The engine however came through relatively well!
I carry collision on my bikes and hope I don't need it!

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