Recent content by FredFrenzy

Well setup and cared for 2019 Vitpilen 701. $9000 Sorry to see it go, but need to thin the herd to make room for new Guzzi V100S . I have 4650 miles on the bike now. ( milage will go up, still riding) Oil changed at 3000 miles Will need new rear tire shortly. Registration paid until June...

Santa Cruz.....

Glad you enjoyed the virtual ride....hoping to do this again this month.

I used the Shorai LFX Battery - LFX18A1 which has a very nice kit of rigid foam stick on padding to mimic the original battery size. Used it on a couple of bikes, very slick. This may be overkill of a battery for the 701, but the electronics on this bike does not like marginal batteries.

Tank recall done by dealer. Occasional flaky display were an early issue for me - I dropped in a lithium battery and that all went away ( I bought a 2019 in 2020 and the battery had 401/2018 had written in marker on it :( I did have it cut out on me a couple of time before I switched the...

If you are out this way the Moto Talbot motorcycle museum in Carmel Valley Village is open again. Has some new bikes in the collection - include a very nice Norvin. I got a lot of attention with the Vit - they all came out of the museum asking what the heck is that....actually thanked me for...

Well this pic is from a few years ago, just the first one I could find - been through a number of engine top end rebuilds, new 4LS front brakes etc. He's been building (and rebuilding) this bike for years...

Not this time - maybe I should see if I can get in with the Bagger race! I will be helping out a buddy who is racing a very custom Aermacchi in the 350 vintage race...

Hanging in Carmel Valley Village with the wife and dogs for a few days of post pandemic shutin escape - took a nice rip down Carmel Vallye Road to Arroyo Seco through the beautiful yellow California hills. Off this weekend to the AHRMA races at Laguna Seca - only a few minutes away from...

That was my thought - I almost never need need to ride under 50F.

It is obnoxious starting up in front of folks - I had a first year BMW K75S that didn't have the piston rings pinned, and when you left it on the sidestand for too long (leaning towards the heads), you would get a big blue cloud of somoke on startup for a 30 seconds or so. Very embarrassing...

I seem to remember a thread somewhere that someone used 15W50 and got improved startup chain rattle.

I was going to try 15W50 I have for my Strada - here with the bay area temperatures I think the 50 should be ok.

Nice loop through Monterey county - ending up at Asilmar Beach.

And I miss the San Diego back country - Hwy 94, Palomar, Mt Laguna and the rest...