Dutchy

15 hours ago, Wald said:

Good point, I am going to take mine now!

Our WFH policy dictates that one should take a 30 minute break after a couple of hours looking at a PC monitor.

Who am I to disregards that?

Yeah, the parts manual is a great source to find the wheel baering's dimensions...   

NOT!!!

Taking the rims to a tyre shop this thursday; the 30+ year old ones have to go.

Some of my fellow Gilera enthousiasts are purists (riding some 300km a year). They balked when I added the extra (red) sidecases from a different later model. To carry lead-additive, some tools etc.

The OEM carrier rack on the rear fender is quite small and the leather bag would bend when strapped on.  So for the week riding in Spain a farkled a base plate. Anticipating "feedback", I told them "look! I can now iron my shirt for the gala dinner!".

At the motorcycle/spares fair in Novegro, the "registro storico Gilera" is there each year as well. They can and will give the final word on whether a Gilera is 100% original or not (only 3 minor "infractions"are allowed). Each year we stop by, In the picture above you see (in the red jacket) the president of said club, Mr Massimo Lucchini Gilera. He was visibly taken aback when I showed him my "modified" ralley bike 

But, when I told him I rode the 1953 machine for 2,000km in a single week, he asked if I could make a ride report for their website. Telling him that the extras are removed since, pleased him a lot   

Time to start prepping for winter storage

My brother is still chuffed to bits.

12 hours ago, Grum said:

Oh dear, sad to see your odometer has latched into full test mode, this could be a costly repair requiring a new instrument panel.....................Ah but wait are you up to 143,051k's wow, incredible! All 8's is a service trigger letting you know its due for it's first oil change, she's only just run in! 

Well done RC79....Magic set of numbers. Any issues with the bike up to now? Gotta love the 8gen.

Cheers.

the 888888 triggered the speedo cable to break shortly after......

Honda engine in a nice wrapping....

Toast....

Finally got round to washing of 3,600km of Belgian, French and Spanish flies....

That might be the ticket, I contacted their EU distributor. 

1 hour ago, douglasthecook said:

Hydraulic clutch perhaps? Sure it’s not original, but it will have constant pull/feel. 

That won't fly technically....  

Protection...

Multitasking...

Fresh "rubbah!" for Gil...

The VF's speedo stopped just outside Tours, so I'm "missing" 800km...

The cause was clear

As was the fix  I had one in my stash 

Need to figure out how to reduce the strength required to pull the clutch.....

Passed inspection for Dutch registration.

My left wrist (patched up with titatium bits) does scream for a lighter clutch pull.... That will be farkle #1.... 

I suppose that if your demands on suspension are as solid as the newspaper underneath, one could simply continue using that shock 

This the famous "5,000 curves" tour.

Not all roads are peach perfect, higher up they can be riddled with crack and potholes due to freezing in winter.

Or a 5 mile downhill strecth like this...

(Glad it diddnot rain that day, the hairpin turns were "fun" enough with sun)