Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

Anyone looking for a tea break diversion, try this: https://www.advrider.com/test-your-moto-guzzi-knowledge/
Pages are a little ad heavy but questions are super easy (if you know the answers).
A prize to anyone who beats my score (I got ten)

Some period boots on ebay for you vintage giant trailie enthusiasts. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314603011938

@chak - Assuming EFI? If they're sealed, you have to replace them. There's often two elements, a steel mesh for larger particles, and the gauze one for the fine, suspended gunk. The latter of the two, isn't cleanable usually.

Dayum. That ‘caramel’ colour ……..

(Kinda want them)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%ABl_Robert

Do it! I'd like to say 'wait for a cheaper pair' but vintage Sidis have become a Collectable. I'd have snapped these up a few years ago when I had a bit of a boot shopping problem. You can restore the finish of the caramel areas with some Saphir cream http://www.avel.com/saphir-beaute-du-cuir-32/produit/41-creme-surfine-saphir-beaute-du-cuir-32.html

If you have a friend with size 5 feet I can sell you a NOS pair of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314686980390

We used to have a shop here in the midlands that always had bargain bin full of wacky coloured 80s and 90s motorcycle stuff, you could grab a pair of vintage gloves for a fiver.
Long gone now, as are all the bargains....=

These ones are structurally sound and could look mint with some pampering. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325716409625. Not sure about the yellow plastic though. It would look like you had traffic cones on your feet. Maybe it could be painted.

Shitditch?

@Jung Yeah EFI. The lower mesh is a breeze and I've cleaned it loads of times. The high pressure inner one seems to have accumulated a lot of shite from the bike sitting still for nearly two years. Cleaned it a couple times so far, but now the pump primes, but sounds clogged. Bike bogs after about 500m
Complete used pumps are fucking obscenely priced.

I like most of their quizzes. Simple, but whith some fun facts.
I got eight and I own a guzzi.

Last year I missed out on some Acid Worm patterned gloves, on the rationale I’d not wear them.

Regretted every day since.

So, my Honda currently has no MOT (1978 therefore exempt)

Would I need to get it MOT'd in order to ride it legally over in France for the weekend?

No, maybe, probably best to get it tested.

https://www.fbhvc.co.uk/driving-abroad

Sorry but there’s not a clear response.

Now I need a new rim…

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Make more money....

Hub cleaned up fairly well at least!
A set of Excel Takasago rims is on the wish list for the XTZ and I'll have all of this ahead of me!

Excel Takasago rims

That's what I need to be like-for-like on this hub. I think the wheel is worth more parted out as a hub, than rebuilt with a new rim... so that's my issue.

I could probably sell it cleaned and un-laced, and even sell the spokes, and return more than the break-even cost of the rebuilt wheel.

Any way you can cut it out and plumb a new one in? You can buy aftermarket filters.

Moronic comment aside; it’s not broken, it’s clogged.

@Jung Was thinking of cutting it and epoxying it back together. Just gotta find a type that doesn’t react with fuel.

Can you stick up a pic?

One of the Tdf camera bikes is a Harley. The adventure one.

Harley

Can it keep up with the peloton?

It was level with a referee's car. So, no.

Was meant as a sarcastic comment, on revenue generation for the local authority that is made many times on bike forums why charging happens.

Is the filter plastic and could it be plastic welded?

Any damaged spokes?

Doesn’t look like it. None bent, all come off okay.