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I've had good results with electrical switches, after cleaning as you did, by using a generous blob of grease designed for switches. Lubriplate DS-ES is one of those that is easy to get if you live in USA. It protects switches against effects of hot/cold & wet/dry cycles. https://www.lubriplate.com/Products/Grease/Multi-Purpose-Greases/DS-ES/DS-ES/

https://www.flickr.com/gp/v11_meticcio/85d7v13WM9 Un piccolo assaggio...

Farewell our beloved Queen, God save the King.

She did'nt need to, she had enough Guzzi lovers in her nation.

Does he ride a Guzzi?

You Know What You Must Do, Grasshopper......................................

Questa sera pubblico altre foto...

Thanks for the info guys. My fears were completely unfounded. Got a few shots of contact cleaner in it and cleaned up some of the gunk on the outside edges. Both switches seem to have pretty good action. I made a point cycling them to scrub the contact cleaner. Hopefully, I'll be good to go.

Aha...that makes it crystal clear then!! Sounds like you have spark...no problem. Just out of curiosity...is the fuel injector model for the V11 the same as it is for your V7 (single TB, not double right??) If so, you could do an easy swap of one, then the other from the V11 into your V7 and see if it runs or both if your V7 has a double TB setup. Considering how reasonable non OEM injectors are on Ebay, and I know others here will not support buying non OEM injectors...but it's worth a shot. For what it's worth, I bought non OEM injectors for my Norge several years ago, and they work perfectly...no issues at all.

Remembering Ron “Pigpen” McKernan on his Birthday(September 8, 1945 - March 8, 1973)The heart & soul of the Grateful Dead.

Most "warped rotors" I have encountered turned out to be more about the pads and the uneven distribution of resins onto the rotor surface. Does this occur riding or just rolling the bike around? Only backward?

Non saprei @docc, io ho solo inoltrato il link di questa immagine

Had three rainstorms between Asheville and Robbinsville. About the time I dried out here would come another one.

John Baptiste is awesome.. I haven't listened to Louis much yet, but no doubt he's good.

Let me ask a few questions here. What age are you? I ask because it's important, a couple years ago the wife and went to California drove close to 900 miles a day for 3 days. Now at 66 the wife and I went to Colorado a little over 600 miles a day for 2 days and that took a toll. If your late 50's you can recover quickly. (That's on the K1600) Do you have anything like a cramp buster? They are a poor substitute for cruise control, but if the wind coming off your fairing is hitting you in the helmet 4 days at 500 miles a day throw in the tension of throttle cable springs you could have tight neck and shoulder muscles. You mentioned camping? I love camping it's what I live for, but there is a time and a place for it. If you're going to use 6 days to go cross country go for it. You'll probably make a lot of stops along the way. Limited gas tank range and re-hydrate should still be hot. Although you get a couple extra hours. Your bike she's a beauty, above all have fun stay safe.

That sounds like a great adventure. Heartwarming to read the backstory on the bike, nice to hear it ended up in your caring hands. Your bike is almost identical to mine, glad to hear you've got new tires on it. When I got mine the tires looked brand new, but the date code was 17 yrs old. If you pack a couple of good relays in with that shift spring, you'll probably never need them, lol. My experience with the 1064 cc engine FI engine is that the regular fibre valve cover gaskets will always eventually fail,,, usually at the worst time as I recently found out far away from home on my CalVin. Subject to verification because I just checked quick to grab you a link, but these are the metal reinforced valve cover gaskets made by Valpolini, they eliminate a potential problem, especially on a road trip,fwiw, fyi. https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=4634 Anxious to read your thoughts and impressions as you get to know your new bike. Wishing you fair weather and a safe ride home. Tks for sharing and taking us along for the ride.

The fact each of you are from very different and far away places is fantastic! Thank you! @PJPR01 @MartyNZ @Tomchri I appreciate your suggestions, but you misunderstand. It fires on starter fluid, and will run only as long as it is being sprayed. At no time does it continue to run after the fluid stops being sprayed. Thus, it's a fuel problem. This weekend I plan to crank it with the injectors removed, but hooked-up. I hope to see fuel being squirt from each. Then, I will pull each plug to confirm spark. This will help confirm a few details.

@KINDOY2 is correct. The highest position of the factory part is the lowest position of the improved part. Also, @dowieze, your connecting looks awfully long. Check that its length aligns the shift lever arm square to the gearbox lever arm . . .

Hi-resolution forecast models are coming into range. I see Saturday, up on the Cherohala, 61-67ºF. With morning fog and rain later. Subtract "wind chill factor" at speed. > What does this mean to me < . . . Leaving Middle Tennessee after three months of record temps and heat indices, it is hard to add "layers" and winter gloves to the load out. But: Been there. Done that. Consider it done . . . Actual temps on the Cherohala can be 10-15º below the Tellico Plains temps. And "Feels Like " temps even lower, especially if we get wet . . .

New rear tire on, be there late tomorrow afternoon.

As a minnow in this field (er, or err, a baby wabbit in this pond?), I’d just like to draw our attention to just how fucking beautiful the design of the modern brake caliper is. A damn triumph of simple and effective design. So few parts, so reliable, so easy for a home mech to service. The ins and outs of the gradual refinements are interesting if it pertains to your personal use of them, but it’d be sad to see us fall out over it!

We can discuss this under the pavilion. I am still scarred from waking up on the floor in a dorm shower room at UK in 1969 after a terrible blind date. I had tried to drown my sorrows with barrel-size quantities of Maker's Mark. Almost worked. Having it -- and all of Beam -- now owned by a Japanese sake company doesn't help. On the positive side, it is distilled in Loretto, a lovely place in the heart of old Catholic Country, where "my people" came in the late 18th century after being run out of Maryland. None of us would enjoy Kentucky bourbon of any brand had the Puritans settled there instead of corn-whiskey-making Catholics from Wales (my folks) and all over. Back to readying for launch tomorrow. Bill

Overwhelmed with home maintenance jobs over the weekend, apart from pushing some bikes in & out of the garage, didn’t manage anything Guzzi related…

Life drama is keeping me close to home this week. Will miss you guys. I'll have to wait for the next installment of "Lifestyles of the Cheap and Restless" and settle for whiskey dreams and beaver nugget wishes I suppose. Rain in the clouds ain't so bad if you have an Aerostich (or comparable) and an anti fog visor/lens. 28 N out of Franklin is not a great road for rain riding. jussayin. Have fun gents.