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Zombie Master wrote:When I posted my restored Goose on the net I got crap from purists about the mods I had done. They didn't like my fork boots, exhaust, and bars. I told the negative posters that they needed to get life, and when they grew up they could outfit their Guzzis anyway they like. Idiots.

Do you all find this in bad taste?
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I find myself in total agreement ... it feels funny .

Zombie Master wrote:

Nice bike ZM. Black and red is very tasty. No flash, but oozing competence. I'd like to have a bike like that for my very own.

Except for a couple of things.

I'm old, fat, and creaky, so I wouldn't get along with the rearset controls and the long reach to the handlebars. I'm thinking that if the rear sets were moved forward, say to just below and to the front of the cylinders; and if the handlebars had risers and were moved considerably to the rear; and if the seat were re-done to give my aging back the support it needs, maybe something like a tall lumbar pad, that would be the bike for me. Oh, and the windshield would need to be taller, not much, just enough that I could just look over it from my modified seating arrangement would be just right.

Yep, by changing a couple things that would be a bike I could cherish.

Oh, do they make any wider wheels that would work. I'm thinking that a fat rear tire on a smaller diameter rim would make the bike just about perfect.

Oh again! How loud is the exhaust? I don't need a loud exhaust or anything like that. But I would like to be able to hear the deep syncopated power pulses under throttle and the rumble on the overrun.

Ken

Zombie Master wrote:When I posted my restored Goose on the net I got crap from purists about the mods I had done. They didn't like my fork boots, exhaust, and bars. I told the negative posters that they needed to get life, and when they grew up they could outfit their Guzzis anyway they like. Idiots.

Do you all find this in bad taste?

I don't like the look of the seat, but I don't have to sit on it. I don't like the look of Russells, either, but that doesn't mean I don't think they are the best touring seat for my butt.

I really like the chrome pipes on the Mark III, but I think your pipe looks at least as good as the stock black pipe.

Until you get into bars that are entirely for fashion, like ape hangers, bars are entirely personal: you use what fits your body.
"I could never get used to those bars" is perfectly reasonable.
"Those bars shouldn't be on your bike" is perfectly stupid.

The boots look great; F' em.

I like it, ZM. My comments would echo MS.

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Nice bike ZM. Black and red is very tasty. No flash, but oozing competence. I'd like to have a bike like that for my very own.

Except for a couple of things.

I'm old, fat, and creaky, so I wouldn't get along with the rearset controls and the long reach to the handlebars. I'm thinking that if the rear sets were moved forward, say to just below and to the front of the cylinders; and if the handlebars had risers and were moved considerably to the rear; and if the seat were re-done to give my aging back the support it needs, maybe something like a tall lumbar pad, that would be the bike for me. Oh, and the windshield would need to be taller, not much, just enough that I could just look over it from my modified seating arrangement would be just right.

Yep, by changing a couple things that would be a bike I could cherish.

Oh, do they make any wider wheels that would work. I'm thinking that a fat rear tire on a smaller diameter rim would make the bike just about perfect.

Oh again! How loud is the exhaust? I don't need a loud exhaust or anything like that. But I would like to be able to hear the deep syncopated power pulses under throttle and the rumble on the overrun.

Ken[/quote]

I had a stock seat for the bike. It had to be the most painful seat every made. The Corbin was a little flashy but was a good place to sit.The exhaust was louder than I liked, but when in town you could keep it reasonable using small throttle openings. The bike really sounded sweet. You would think the rear sets would cause cramping, but they didn't and I have a 34 inch inseam. Of course the rotor failed on the Bosh charging system, but that's nothing new around here. Factory wiring was a joke. A bike with a mix of very high quality components and some crap ones too. I sold it to a guy from Cali who few up and rode it home without a problem. Later I heard he crashed it....sigh.

ZM, you should change your handle to "Quote Master."

Steve in Golden wrote:ZM, you should change your handle to "Quote Master."

Good one. I screw up the quotes when I try to select and cut text from the quoted material; the selection always seems to spread into the various forum code material and snips it out, too.

I really enjoyed agreeing with ZM, I must do it more !

enigmaT120 wrote:

Steve in Golden wrote:ZM, you should change your handle to "Quote Master."

Good one. I screw up the quotes when I try to select and cut text from the quoted material; the selection always seems to spread into the various forum code material and snips it out, too.[/quote

Yeah Duane, that ZM can't qoute for nuts can he Sibbo?

He enjoys puzzles is all. Cryptic like.