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That's one. Surely the Daytona RS and the Sport 1100i can also be included. I even have a magazine article to that effect.

BMW K1000 prototype?

What post?

International Harvester???

I've been keepoing my eyes open for about three years for the 14 pin variety. Even a spec sheet with pinout would allow for a socket substitution kit, but alas, I've found nothing...

That sounds very much like the case stud problem.

For what that tank cost, you would think it would have internal drain and vent plumbing. The description doesn't even say how many gallons it holds.

I use a paint stripper heat gun, basically a heavy duty women's hair dryer. I've used matches (pita), heat shrink guns, the paint stripper and even the side of the soldering iron. All work, but matches are the least likely to give you a good job and are hard to control. Steal your wife's hair drier, if you get caught, take her out to dinner. If you don't, take her out to dinner anyway. Either way, you win. Somewhere between being a U.S. Navy electronics tech, and working a number of career fields at a national weapons laboratory, including 6 years as a unix sys admin, I can identify with your skills being rusty. Don't sweat it, just take your time.

There's photos? Dayumm! That sneaky camera! 'Cause I never took any. I should've but I didn't. One of these days though, I have the perfect candidate hanging around in a box somewhere. FWIW, here's the URL to the article at guzzitech. Scroll on down to the red... Curing tach and electrical problems for the Sport 1100, Daytonas, and others. If that doesn't work for you, here's another reference on repairs done by a shop. Electronic Tach Fix

That really exposed wire is the ECU ground wire. Since the ECU is incapable of passing that much current, I would guess that someone managed to hit the case of the ECU solidly with the +12V of the battery when working on the bike with the ensuing result. I'll bet there's a good sized arc mark on the case of the ECU somewhere. With luck, it will only be a wiring problem and splicing in new wire sections is entirely appropriate. IF that fails, then you're going to need to obtain a good wiring harness and/or an ECU to cross check for further problems. At least the ECU connector isn't damaged - that is an item that is pretty much impossible to obtain. You should replace the wires that have obviously been exposed to a lot of heat in case they become brittle and may fail. If the insulation doesn't look likes it's been hot, it's probably okay to leave that wire alone. No matter what approach you take, make sure that the wiring is done by someone that's good at soldering and can do a good job. Use heat shrink over the exposed solder joints, not electrical tape. Don't bother checking up on the bike being parted out by Rick, it burned in a fire and none of the wiring is unscathed. Reboot Guzzi Spares is your best bet if you want to find another harness. You can email Pete Morcombe for more information: pmorecombe@hotmail.com

I think you ought to hold off on taking things apart long enough to try something less potentially damaging. To digress a bit, about 30 years ago I overhauled a bunch of radio receivers and I used Cramoline on the contacts because that was what I learned to use in the maintenance class. After a few months of operation, every single one of the receivers I used the Cramoline on failed in use. The ones I hadn't "improved" didn't have a problem. I think you should start with clean connectors. Fill a small jar with alcohol and dip the connector in it for a while, then shake it out an let it dry. Since you're only having problems with one side and only when the connector is engaged, I'm hazarding a guess that there is some contamination and pressure on the connector allows it to be more conductive. Cleaning it out may cure the problem an it may not, but at least it is a non-destructive approach that can be tried first.

The Norge engine is supposed to be capable of a fair amount more of reliable horsepower over the earlier V11's. According to an article in one of the bike rags, the oil pump capacity is triple what we have and the heads have additional oil passages to cool them allowing for more reliability at higher horsepower ratings. Mike Rich said in the past that the Guzzi engine was pretty much tapped out at around 100 HP because the heads couldn't handle the thermal load beyond that. With that solved by the new heads and pump and whatever else MG is putting in there, it is a reasonably safe bet that the engine is better than what we have. Even an old dog can learn new tricks I guess.

The last time I bought an OEM brake lever, it was about $146. There are after market ones that are cheaper and better because they're not cast.

Hey, have you ever noticed that every time we have a president from Texas, we get into a nasty war?

It won't stall right away, but I think with the load of two driving lights and heated clothing it most certainly will drain the battery to the point where the bike will cease to run. None of the Guzzis with the crankshaft mounted alternator have a whole lot of spare power.

No point in taking sides as eventually, anyone will take their own side and try to kill you. I have a friend who is a survivor of the Israeli attempt to sink a U.S. Navy ship (USS Liberty) in 1967. That's then. Now, it's someone else. Next week, or year, or whatever, it'll be yet another disgruntled party that may or not be a friend at present.

That sort of depends upon how anal your particular state DMV is. I bought a 2001 V11 Sport TT through a dealer on consignment. Somehow, when the original paperwork was filed, they used the number on the muffler as the VIN!!! Paperwork was submitted at the time of resale to correct the matter and a mere 17 months later, the great state of California finally got it's eggs in one basket and issued a new pink slip. I rode around with temporary registration for a year and a half! As if to add insult to injury, this same bike got totalled about 4 months after getting the real registration and was reassembled with a different frame. It took two years to get the bike back together and running and in the interim, I moved. Oklahoma took 4 months to issue a new VIN after receiving the paperwork.

I did that, and then put another 45,000 miles or so on the bike. I wouldn't worry any.

The U.K. specializes in all kinds of absurd taxes - even taxes on doorknobs fer gawds sake! Gas is no exception. I'll bet that no one in Northern Ireland buys gas there if they're within ten miles of Ireland where the gas is about $2 a gallon cheaper than it is in the U.K. Then there's that absurd "license" to watch TV. If Parliament could figure out a way to charge for the air being breathed, they'd tax that too. Small wonder we dumped the tea in the harbor and shooed the redcoats off of this continent. However, the U.S. Congress is starting to emulate some of the draconian aspects of the British government so I would expect that eventually, the USA will be just as screwed up as the U.K.! Fortunately, the USA is too damned big to populate with gatsos everywhere, so at least we'll avoid that machiavellian addition to life.

The U.S. Dollar is pretty much in free fall against the Euro and Pound. That's probably why MG added $500 to the big Breva and Grisos before they ever hit our shores.

Does anybody remember the "Married With Children" episode where the family set up camp in the grocery store next to the butcher section because they had no air condition at home? Hilarious then. Now it's edging closer to being a necessity... We have an entire park of "petrified wood" in Arizona to keep you in good company.

Hayward's in Cambridge are really nice people. I saw a tremendous number of Guzzis there (compared to any USA dealers I've been to) when I visited the UK in June. Probably a bit of a hop from Shropshire though.

Joe who?

Oddly enough, I spent two days in Scotland this June and felt no compunction whatsover to try Haggis. I did buy a "Pudding Men" CD though. Great music - after you get accustomed to Aussie Abo instruments mixed with Celtic tunes and Scottish pipes.