Rarely seen: My Cali is CLEAN!

[Ogmios]

Ogmiana Jones knew this dig would be a challenge.
He delved deep into the muck, the grime, the oil stains and dead flies.
Eventually it came to using a fine brush (dabbed in rust stopper) and finally a once over blessing with an oily rag.

Yep - i KNEW there was a Bike under here somewhere
She scrubs up quite well for an old lady.
Savour this (i know i will) - for it dont happen often - me with a clean Bike.

 

[Fluffy Bridges]

Cans look interesting.

What's that dangly thing between the down pipes ?

Fluff

PS. looks like we will be in Dublin port ex Irish ferries midday 14th May waiting for my mates to turn up shortly after off the Stenna line. Then a run to Galway and on...

 

[Ogmios]

Cans look interesting.

~~~ They sound nice too - stainless cans off a V11 Sport. Blew the baffle out of one side of the originals (well, more 'launched it like a mortar' at a following car actually - but the bugger was tailgating anyhow ) - if i could just get a bit of bent pipe to link the headers to them, they wouldn't look and act like Leaf Blowers!

What's that dangly thing between the down pipes ?

~~~ That's a Karma bell! Essential on a Guzzi.

Fluff

PS. looks like we will be in Dublin port ex Irish ferries midday 14th May waiting for my mates to turn up shortly after off the Stenna line. Then a run to Galway and on...

If a 'local' is any use to you - let me know.

 

[Fluffy Bridges]

Why not swap them side to side? The ends'd stick up in the air then (collect rain and fill the pipes up, no doubt)!

(What I meant was turn 'em upside down!).

 

[ianboydsnr]

Blimey I am shocked, is it really that pile of junk that you have had for many years?

 

[Ogmios]

Why not swap them side to side? The ends'd stick up in the air then (collect rain and fill the pipes up, no doubt)!

(What I meant was turn 'em upside down!).

Do ya not think my Bike looks daft enough as it is?
actually, i've have tried every which way i can, including adding the (rather nice) V11 collector box, to no avail!
A 1' long by 42mm I.D. pipe with a 13degree bend is what i need. The straight connecting pipe you see in the pic came from a refit of a pub. Ya know when you stand at the bar with your foot ON a bar?
Well - that's it!

Blimey I am shocked, is it really that pile of junk that you have had for many years?

How very dare you sirrah! ... um, yes. :
But it is not now nor never was junk ... just like myself, it's 'cosmetically challenged' on the surface and well oiled within, so to you too!
I've had it 15 years. It was a garage queen with only 5k miles on it and 10 years old when i got it. I got Very Lucky - even now the paint and chrome are way better than you'd expect or i deserve!

 

[JayC]

Why not swap them side to side? The ends'd stick up in the air then (collect rain and fill the pipes up, no doubt)!

(What I meant was turn 'em upside down!).

I don't think it would suit a standard Cali , just as upswept wouldn't.

 

[Ogmios]

Jay,
those 'handlebars' - not 42mm I.D. by any chance?
~~


EDIT: ... and no one's noticed the footrests yet!

 

[JayC]

Jay,
those 'handlebars' - not 42mm I.D. by any chance?
~~


EDIT: ... and no one's noticed the footrests yet!

42mm ID... I think that's bog roll territory! @.@

 

[Nutty]

So, where are the pictures of it after you cleaned it?

 

[Ogmios]

So, where are the pictures of it after you cleaned it?

... and YOU can go hump a camel!
These below - i hope, give you palpitations - pics last year (which was the last time i pointed a pressure cleaner at it. i HAD to, to get past the leaves, cobwebs and green mould before i rebuilt the gearbox )

 

[Humbug]

Nice job Og.

Ignore Nutty Slack. He changes his bike for a new one when it gets mucky!

 

[Schtum]

... and YOU can go hump a camel!
These below - i hope, give you palpitations - pics last year (which was the last time i pointed a pressure cleaner at it. i HAD to, to get past the leaves, cobwebs and green mould before i rebuilt the gearbox )

That bike's a credit to you.....

 

[theoneandonly]

exhausts ?

why does it have centy/ daytona silencers ?

 

[Ogmios]

Nice job Og.

Ignore Nutty Slack. He changes his bike for a new one when it gets mucky!

Thank you.
Does he change cars when the ashtray's full? ~ Mrs Og could really do with a new motor - a modest hatchback would do.

That bike's a credit to you.....

There are times i dont know when you're serious and when you're pulling my plonker.
I'll say Thanks - just in case.

why does it have centy/ daytona silencers ?

Hi,
my names Og, nice to meet you. see post #3
~~~

 

[Schtum]

There are times i dont know when you're serious and when you're pulling my plonker.
I'll say Thanks - just in case.

Yup.....

 

[Fluffy Bridges]

Inevitable.

About those footrests…..

They look like you made a visit to me old mum and nicked her stairlift rests

…Or are they off a wheelchair (god forbid) eyes:

Just sayin'

Fluff

Hang on! There seems to be room for three pairs of boots!

 

[Nutty]

... and YOU can go hump a camel!
These below - i hope, give you palpitations - pics last year (which was the last time i pointed a pressure cleaner at it. i HAD to, to get past the leaves, cobwebs and green mould before i rebuilt the gearbox )

Those pictures made me feel all itchy!

Nice job Og.

Ignore Nutty Slack. He changes his bike for a new one when it gets mucky!

If only!

 

[Ogmios]

About those footrests….. ...

Hang on! There seems to be room for three pairs of boots!

Yup Mrs Og only has lickle footsies - rests Her heels on the rear most / and toes on the middle ones.

Those pictures made me feel all itchy! ...

Bwahahahaa! ~ Good!
Sometime i really must dig out the pics of my first Big Bike and scan them. THAT was ALWAYS polished up better than new.
(then - sadly - i grew up *sighs* )

 

[patzx12]

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