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I had problems with the lever sticking when downshifting and not returning to center. Suspecting the worst, I peered around and found that I had reversed the bolt on the front spherical joint on the shift linkage rod. This caused the nut (now on the inside) to foul the trans case just enough to stop the lever from returning. So, I pulled it all off, cleaned and lubed everything, ran the bolt with the head toward the inside with the nut and washer on the outside and happy shifting resumed. I also placed a thin 8mm mylar washer between the inner end of the shift lever pivot and the threaded tab on the frame. A good slathering or Mobil1 synth grease and a washer and locknut on the right side of the frame tab keep it all properly snug. As usual, access to install the washer and locknut required an interesting combo of nut and washer taped to the socket in conjunction with various wobbly extensions. A few bodily contortions later, it's all happily in place now. No bloody knuckles, a personal best.

It is a big bike with amazing torque. You must take charge of the bike and ride it like an Italian for it to reward you. Totally different from other sport or adventure bikes. I recommend that you practice low-speed maneuvering in a car park, just to get a feel for the handling and weight distribution at low speeds. At high speeds, the bike takes care of itself AND you. It is then in its element.

Welcome! The gearbox spring may or may not occur. If it does, there may still be some improved springs available. These are rare and, in a sense, quite desirable bikes. I have an extra for my '04, just in case, but so far 18.4 kilos, no problem. These bikes do benefit greatly from owner involvement and maintenance. I do not think you will be disappointed, as on the right day and the right road, these are absolutely the perfect bike. I suspect that there are many such roads in Finland - except you can afford to speed only if you are a poor man!

"Even rode my motorcycle in the rain And you told me not to drive But I made it home alive So you said that only proves that I'm insane..."

Received yesterday. Excellent! Clearly, a new patch must be sewn to a new jacket.

Likes to listen to himself talk. I don't. I hope the bike has reasonable success, as it is a storied name. Will cost a small fortune, but that is the cost of non-Guzzi rarity. Interesting roots. https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/2010/10/1/the-real-commandos

My hematologist explained to me that the USA subsidizes most drugs for the test of the world. We also develop the most drugs. My new "Crusty Senior" medical plan limits insulin to $35 copay. I use about one pen yearly. Celgene corporation comped me $1 million+ in an experimental drug and paid for all scanning and other trial costs, during a clinical trial and long term study of a then-experimental drug. So, I am ambivalent about the entire situation. However, when I see the federal billions in waste that "might" be used for retiree health care, I need something stronger than Tylenol... PATCHES! Now to find a new jacket to sew them on!

To shepherd a drug from concept through a 20% chance of final approval, it costs drug companies 5+ years and 2-5 billion dollars. Without investors, we would have only about 25% of the drugs we have now. IOW, I would be long gone. Necassary evil or double-edged sword? Or both? Fortunately, yesterday I signed up for an insurance plan that will cut me down to $3K/year out of pocket. A $175,000 SAVINGS!

PayPal address? Bike trip w/cash? Have been distracted as of late, wrangling to get health insurance to help pay for a $178,000/year drug that keeps me alive.

Can we be PMed on where to send payment? Gotta lotta things going on right now.

Last year, I noted that cranking speed on my '04 V11 was slowing significantly. With a charge, all was fine. However, I noted that the rectifier has a multi-pin connector at the left front down tube on the subframe. Rather exposed to weather. I undid it and cleaned the terminals with contact cleaner on a pipe cleaner, blew it our with air, then applied Caig De-oxIT and snapped it back together. All is well since. Water from rain or washing runs into the connector and corrosion begins. It doesn't take much before resistance rises. Anyway, as easy fix if that happens to be the trouble, and a maintenance item if not.

That's AI Oz.

YouTube member Project Farm tested various hose clamps to the failure point.

I looked at a USED MGS-01 and was shocked at how much they wanted! And no warranrty! (grumble...)

In for 2. As an aside, has anyone found something Guzzi-related to place on that massive expanse of tail piece? I am thinking of a "Motorcycles and Coffee" sticker from Schampa.

"Dude, it's got a HEMI!"

Such pandemic/de-fund the police driving behavior has become a pandemic in itself. About 3 weeks ago near me, an 18 year old in an Audi was blasting down a 35 MPG suburban street at a measured 112 MPH. Sadly a van filled with home school kids was making a legal turn with a green light. The van driver and three children were killed instantly. Two of the van driver's children lived, but now have no mother. The Audi driver was broken up, but survived to go to prison. Licentious behavior carries unseen and tragic costs.

There is a farm co-op in my state. They sell 92 octane E-0.

I must admit that I have not had a pop back since switching to ethanol-free 92 octane. Here is a website which shows many US and Canadian locations for ethanol-fre gas. https://www.pure-gas.org/ Costs more but my fuel tank says it likes it.

A co-worker at Boeing in the 70s had an H2 750. Scariest bike I ever roe. Never heard what became of him...

It's abdomen-philic.

My son uses it in his homemade barbecue sauce. He looks for malty beer and avoids the too-hoppy stuff. I am not a beer drinker, or a drinker at all really, but I found the smoked beer more tolerable than all the others. At least the 2 ounces I drink yearly.

Smoked beer.

Aber nur ob sie eine Aufenthaltsgenehmigung haben!