po18guy

C-code means 289 Hi-Po?

Hasn't had it long but is moving it down the road. OooooK. On another forum I just did a little sneak-n-peak into a sporting goods website with amazing prices and everything in stock...

In any event, I pity the buyer who joins here.

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Surmising that 'coil power' somehow relates to the force applied to the contact points? Where's Ryland3210 now that we need him?

No FB account so no access. Where is it for sale and how much? Almost willing to bet it has a salvage title.

Can't find it on eBay, Craigslist or Offerup. Can anyone copy and paste the FB info?

Did the '02 have above-the-triple clipons? Aren't the injected pre-V11 bikes the 1100i - which would be worth more than the V11?

I refuse to do FB. However, it has the wrong rotors and front brake master - crash replacements?

But not if it requires Tyco or Omron relays... Another spec sheet, from tomorrow not today components. https://www.todaycomponents.com/pub/media/datasheet/G8HE-1C7T-R-DC12.pdf

Thank you. Got lazy there...

Do you know if the "R1" relays are the same functionally, save for that wider blade in the middle position? If so, I can just trim the blade.

The advantage of non-resister wires is that you can mess with those irritating thumpin' car stereos in traffic.

I bought a pair of these. And it's 'RACING CABLE"! The CR6 is one meter long. There is also a CR4 at 50cm, but that would be too short. https://www.ebay.com/itm/273921096472?epid=171310303&hash=item3fc6f83b18:g:IIUAAOSwQ8xdI574

We must be on similar latitudes, as the rain is falling here as well. Having had two lumbar spine surgeries as well as the right knee, I know that the recovery period is one of the most down times for a rider. Yet, will come the day that inflammation releases its grasp on that last nerve and you once again have confidence. Have a bicycle? That is my other two-wheeled activity which keeps me in some semblance of shape for the motorized kind.

I have been thinking about an accessory right sidestand. Then, it could only steam roller me when I fall.

Quite right about a tipped over V11. Last time I surprised myself by dirt riding on a street bike, I ended up with my right boot pinned under the right muffler as it leaned 45º against an embankment. Riding at night with cataracts - now gone. Was only a 400 pound bike (180 Kg or so) and only halfway over, but my collarbone, shoulder and several ribs were broken. So, I waited until a fellow noticed me and helped lift the bike. A short but memorable ride home. Wife examined me, found where I was not injured and promptly kicked me there.

After knee surgery in 1994 or thereabouts, I had to re-learn trusting my knee. After finishing PT and some time of cautious use, one day, it no longer hurt to squat down. Very fortunately, it has been fine ever since. As we age, it is both normal and healthy to ponder our abilities and to self-critique if possible. At 69, I am otherwise a train wreck. Currently nursing my right ankle, which was sprained and now has plantar fasciitis. More present in my thoughts is the osteoporosis, and the diabetic/chemo-induced neuropathy from cancer treatment and immune suppression. Being clumsy by nature, I am more graceful riding than walking. I am riding for now, but as it is with life itself, I know the end is eventually coming. The key is fighting it rather than denying it.

Lacking the designers to answer such questions, we are left to surmise. "Somewhat inspired" can mean many things. If we go back to the day, many (even most) car engines were longitudinal. Most used pushrods operating two valves through rocker arms. Most used starters which engaged a ring gear on the flywheel and separate transmissions which bolted over the flywheel. Again, most used exposed drive shafts with universal joints (cardans) on them. The "V" with the cam in the valley was a more American things, although not exclusively, obviously. What I seized on was the nearly identical nature of the combustion chamber, including valve angles, to that of the Chrysler hemi V8. For the sake of argument, there are also many features which are not directly automotive inspired - at least autos I am familiar with, and there's the rub.

The Guzzi eagle! Even pointing the correct direction.

From This Old Tractor to This New Tractor.

The Guzzi and the gen1/gen2 Chrysler hemis were similar yet opposite to a certain degree. The 90º V, the combustion chambers, valve angles and valve gear similar if not virtually identical. Yet, the Chrysler was liquid cooled - great for cooling, but iron heads allowed hotter chambers which are not so good for avoiding pre-ignition. The Guzzi is air-cooled, not so good for cooling, but has alloy heads, which conduct heat away from hot spots better. Methinks they should have gone to liquid cooling way back when and copied Honda's 4-valve pushrod head. Not so good for national pride there.

Czechmate? Sorry... As to technology, we could say that weedeaters and leaf blowers use Ducati technology - fan cooled, two-stroke, magneto spark.

Well, like adult diapers, it Depends. Here is an air-cooled Tatra hemi V8 with front exhaust (OK, it uses a manifold). Known in Europe since the 30s. And the car into which the ultimate DOHC/fuel injected version of it went in: The little-known Tatra MTX. And here is a 2.5 liter version with a rope start(!) I must note that this is an option for us Guzzi owners when the starter acts up.

I suspect that we in the west will hobble ourselves via subjection to ideology while the gross polluting nations will continue to run roughshod over us. History will record that we extincted ourselves for the most noble of motives.