badmotogoozer

I was plagued by this problem last summer - too many times I watched my buddies ride off while I sputtered to death. Wait a half hour and fine again. I just installed 12" of fire sleeve (aircraft fuel line heat sheild/fireproofing) over the fuel line from tank to pump. Went for a 9 hour ride into the interior this past weekend with no problems and better mileage (35kms to a tank). My mechanic took some of the extra sleeve I have for use on customer bikes as there are a couple local guys with same problem. I have 4 feet left which cost me $18 per foot (remember this is aircraft stuff, not bike or auto). If anyone wants to try this out I'll send you a foot for $20 shipping to US included. I was going to do all the lines if this didn't work out but so far I think this is solved. Takes half an hour to install, and you can likely do it without removing the tank but it helps to undo the mounting bolt. PM me if interested. cheers, Ryan

Wicked D! Love those pipes - they look like snakes. You should call them the "rattlers". I bet you are gonna get 5-10hp increase easy! That v11 should be able to make it to 160-170mph with those high TT pipes. Instantaneous speeds now attainable. If you paint it God awful colors it will go even faster as it tries to escape itself. Now all you need is a Sigma to overestimate your speed and a camera to record it all when you wrack it up. Oh, and a lawyer to get you out of speeding tickets without telling you how he did it... Forget the cans, just pipe the exhaust directly into your helmet. The fumes will make you think you are going even faster! Rj

bullshitmeter - good one Antonio! Rj

My mechanic says he can't believe how lean my bike is running, but my mileage is the same as you. 20 mpg. I get 200 kms to a tank and I'm dry as a bone, walking. Running a PCIII with a map from Todd. Time for a dynotune to see what is actually happening, but don't have the $600 the local guys want... Bike runs great though... Rj

I did just like you said Tim, and my date deflated! Rj

OK. Now you guys are starting to scare me... So, what you're saying is that your Guzzi goes like stink outta a bull, you had to concentrate real hard during your last prostate exam, and then somehow we come back to time (BFG's 2nd favorite topic - nobody mention string!!) and the smell from rendering.... I want some of the stuff you guys are smokin'... Obviously better than what we have in BC... Rj

Much better! We'll have you assimilated in no time. Ryan

That's enough of that language, Mister! This is a family board! Rj

so instead you bought a bike that goes "tomato,tomato,tomato"... Rj

at least he's credited you with the work. It's always a shame when such a prolific composition is stolen by a hack. There are writers out there struggling to get their life's work in print, and you go and get published without even thinking about it. Rj

Mine has remained on "minimum" since shortly after I purchased it (01) - no more wobblies! Try it without the damper and see what you think... nothing crazy of course... Rj

I really like the veglia speedo on my 74 Ducati - it indicates 15mph sitting in my garage. And it isn't broken either! That's where the needle rest is How's that for optimistic?? Rj

Boy are you gonna be sorry you said that! I can sit a REAL loooong time... see you in June, July, & August! Rj

Yup. always put a little lube on your stainless bolts, especially if going into aluminum. Anti seize works well, light oil works. Threads will gaul (especially installing SS spokes in old bikes). Even stainless on stainless will gaul. I use thicker oil there. Stainless is very unforgiving. It also has very little tensile strength so don't use it for anything that needs to be highly torqued or carries a decent tensile load. Stainless is very prone to shearing as the same hardness that prevents it from rusting also causes it to be more brittle and susceptable to shear forces than regular steel. cheers, Ryan

Naw, just make sure you invite DeBen and his work truck -full this time!! Should get us hosers through an hour or two... Rj

That's gotta be photoshopped! No way that guy's got the biceps for that! Isn't that the guy TX is renting his garden shed out to? I think his name is Baubbles... Rj

mmmmmm, grass.... I think you made Steve blush Enzo... Rj

Reminds me of the penguin who took his Guzzi in to the shop to see why it was blowing excessive oil smoke. The mechanic told him it would be an hour before he would have results. The penguin went across the street and got himself an ice cream cone. On the way back to the shop he noticed he had dribbled ice cream down his front. Inside the shop he found the mechanic who said "Looks like you've blown a seal" to which the penguin replied "Mind your own buisness! Now what's wrong with my bike?" Rj

My bike was sucking oil from new, but has gotten better. I'd be down a liter at oil change time. Now it's maybe half that. I know some others with high oil consumption too. seems like either one way or the other - no consumption or lots of consumption. On the subject of sagging... they used to give my Grandfather one Viagra a day in his nursing home... half in the morning to keep him from pissing on his shoes, and the other half at night to keep him from rolling out of bed. Rj

http://www.engrish.com/ Rj

The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind... and in the "What Time is It?" thread. Rj

Helping you keep your sanity??? Better fire him, he isn't doing his job... That's assuming that you once were sane... You know... sometime before your string fixation. Rj Only users lose drugs.

Bah! Trikes are for girls and monkeys.... oh wait... Rj

Crossin' the highway late last night He shoulda looked left and he shoulda looked right He didn't see the station wagon car The skunk got squashed and there you are! You got yer Dead skunk in the middle of the road Dead skunk in the middle of the road You got yer dead skunk in the middle of the road Stinkin' to high Heaven! Take a whiff on me, that ain't no rose! Roll up yer window and hold yer nose You don't have to look and you don't have to see 'Cause you can feel it in your olfactory You got yer Dead skunk in the middle of the road Dead skunk in the middle of the road You got yer dead skunk in the middle of the road Stinkin' to high Heaven! Yeah you got yer dead cat and you got yer dead dog On a moonlight night you got yer dead toad frog Got yer dead rabbit and yer dead raccoon The blood and the guts they're gonna make you swoon! You got yer Dead skunk in the middle of the road Dead skunk in the middle of the road You got yer dead skunk in the middle of the road Stinkin' to high Heaven! C'mon stink! You got it! It's dead, it's in the middle Dead skunk in the middle! Dead skunk in the middle of the road Stinkin' to high heaven! All over the road, technicolor man! Oh, you got pollution It's dead, it's in the middle And it's stinkin' to high, high Heaven!

dammit! Ya got me all excited about models - I was thinkin ALLRIGHT! Guzzi Girls! But, no, just Jason again. Bloody hell! Where are you when we need you Staedtler?? Brighten up this thread, mon, so nobody else is horribly disappointed... Rj