twhitaker

Some people have all the luck. The only camping around here is from the back of a snowmobile. But, on the bright side, we don't get hurricanes or tsunamis in the Midwest.

Wonder how many chase vehicles were involved in this 3000 mile trek? One for each Norton? Did any Nortons actually make the whole trip?

Maybe another infusion of cash is in order? Already going through WG withdrawal.

Looks like an impressive bike. I would have to change the exhaust though. Imagine what it would look like with one Hepco Becker bag. Or two? Or three?

When it gets that warm in my garage I'm looking for a fan to cool off. Low 50s is perfect for me.

Thanks for your help. If I had the headlight assembly in hand I think your instructions would be obvious. I had the assembly apart summer before last and it went back together albeit with a LOT of four letter words and I'm loath to repeat that experience unless I'm absolutely certain I'm on the right path. When I noticed the chunk of lense laying inside the shell I got pretty pissed because the last I read about the light was replacement very expensive, buy the lense protector or ride at your own risk. If I recall it correctly your solution has reduced the cost of this fix by about 90%. Now if I can only do it and still have ten fingers left when I'm done.

Forgive my stupidity but does the sealed beam fit within the stock reflector or does the sealed beam replace the reflector and the lense? I've long since removed that little deflector thingie. Just recently noticed a chunk of lense rattling around inside so I'll be doing your fix soon. Got a part number on the bulb?

Not even going to try to top your trip, Al. Ours was a breeze in the park compared to yours. All we had was the biggest blizzard Dayton has seem since '78. Glad everything turned out well.

I got a Palm One from my wife. Now, I have to figure out how to use it. I got stumped last night trying to synchronize it. Bad CD? Bad port? Bad operator? Most likely the last one.

I fill mine to near the bottom of the site glass to prevent the oil from puking out the vent. I'm probably 50cc short of what is recommended.

On this assembly the installer simply cut off the top of the bracket. I put the slot in mine so the top portion will help hold the rubber in place.

The instructions should have come with a template for cutting the slot in the inner fender piece. That cross bar bolts up to the rear subframe where the license plate bracket is hooked on. I slipped in a piece of rubber to cover the opening made by slotting the cover.

Transverse versus longitudinal. This discussion has been up before. In my opinion they are describing the cylinders being placed on a motorcycle rather than the crank. Wasn't the Honda CB750 4 cylinder called an in line transverse 4?

I watched it last night. Great program. I wonder how they can say that Moto Guzzi is the first to manufacture a transverse V twin when Indian beat them to the punch by 23 years. There is also the Lilac, built in the early 60s, I believe.

If you are talking about the cross over up front, they did not put that on any of the spine frames until 2003

Just cosmetics and maybe the handlebars instead of clipons. I don't think that model had the Olins.

My take is that while some covers are scratchproof it is the dust in between the cover and the bike that does the nasty deed.

A couple years ago Rich Maund picked up a V11 fender on Ebay and modified it to where it looked like an extension of his front fender. It came down beyond the alternator cover. I'm going to do the same thing with the fender I bought from Al Roethlisberger last spring if I ever get around to it.

My dealer has a California 3. He's old (in his 70s) and can't get to the sidestand when he is astride the bike. He has a string attached to the sidestand at one end and the other is connected to his left handlebar. He raises the sidestand by pulling backwards on the string. I'll bet he puts better than 8,000 miles a year on the bike too.

Sounds like you'll be getting a new switch. If you feel brave, have them eliminate the switch. I can't tell you how many times that switch reminded me the sidestand was down. This summer the screw that actuates the switch broke off when I went down. I did not bother to fix it until after the third time the sidestand itself reminded me it was down.

The contacts are in the switch. The plunger pushes the contacts open and the spring pushes the contacts closed. Up under the tank is just a pair of bullet connecters that allow you to connect the switch to the wiring harness. I wonder if the guy who fixed the connecters did a good job. Did you try swapping relays?

The connection is up under the gas tank. It might be worth checking your relay. There is a bank of 5 relays. The sidestand relay is the middle one. Pop it out and exchange it for the next one forward (lights) and see what happens. If you can get someone to help you hold the bike up raise the sidestand and operate the plunger in the switch with your finger to try to clear some debris from the contacts.

Most any local photo shop would be able to do this for you.

Seems the most common reason I open my mouth is to exchange feet. I like the belt design. Wonder if there is a way to rig the ignition timing pickup?