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The Curse of Elk Grove
Under the skid plate So I was suspicious that Elk Grove power sports wanted my bike for 4 days to do a break-in service on my machine then called me the very next day to come fetch it. My first thought was “I hope they did it properly." The oil seemed new and the valves were quieter, there is no doubt, but they only did the engine oil and the valves. On the way home the service light came on but then they said it would as I had not clocked the 1500 km when I had the break-in

Fred
13 hours ago3 min read


The Sunshine coast sans Sunshine
Our 2026 Australian vacation adventure has turned out to be a pretty expensive Noah's ark type Water World experience thanks no doubt to the the current El Nino effects the planet is currently experiencing. We have had two sunny days and one overcast day and the rest was all drench time stuff. Today is Thursday and we are on the Gold Coast just outside Brisbane and the view from our hotel window to the outside world is at last sunny! It has a very Durban circa 1979 kind of fl

Fred
Oct 252 min read


E5+ Moto Guzzi V85 TT Accessories
How Many Accessòries ya want? The 2024 onwards Moto Guzzi V85 line is pretty unusual in that does not really require any accessories to be bought by the owner, but there are quite a few that can be had if you really feel the need. The first one you will want to look at is GPS Navigation related. This is because there is no really swell spot on the handlebar to clamp an iPhone or Garmin GPS unit to. I tried just about all positions imaginable and I hated them all. Re accessori

Fred
Oct 129 min read
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