twhitaker
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The big hex nut on your rear axle is the right size for the "manhole cover" and you have a box wrench in your tool kit. The two work together quite nicely.
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Rich's seat.
Does he make them so you can keep the cowl???
Yes or no. The choice is yours.
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Though apparently not too spiffy. In the name of research I parked near a new Ferrari Sunday morning at Starbucks and decided to count how many women looked at the bike and how many looked at the Ferrari.
I am sorry to report that no women looked at either! Well that's Vermont for you. Maybe the Vermont marriage laws have something to do with this phenomenom.
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I JUST DID NOT LIKE THE WAY THE BIKE ACTED IN 6TH GEAR AT 60MPH.
I'm just coming out of 4th at 60 MPH. I have even run the bike up to 80 in 3rd. You're really lugging the engine. Shame on you.
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Which way is it offset? The left side of my rear tire wore prematurely. Shucks, I only got 13,000 miles out of a Michelin Macadam 50?
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I am still deciding whether to use synthetic or not. The bike will probably outlive me even if I put cooking oil into the sump.
Should this oil be virgin or extra virgin? Maybe we should take a poll.
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It means your tank is ventilating properly. A vacuum can cause problems getting fuel into the combustion chamber.
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Fixed. The monster C clamp worked.
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I'm going to try distorting the bag with a monster C clamp enough to pry loose the latch.
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The squeak is probably the clutch splines sliding on the splineshaft.
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Yesterday I managed to mount the trunk on my V11 luggage rack wrong and am unable to remove it. At the back of the trunk there are a couple of steel arms that are supposed to slide under the frame and hold the trunk in place while the latch pulls everything forward. I was forcing the latch into place when it started feeling strange. A lot tighter than it usually is. I looked under and saw my problem. Those arms were on top of the frame. The front of the latch had snapped over the frame and the flexibility of the plastic bag is helping that latch maintain its firm grip on the frame. All my efforts to remove the trunk have gone for naught. Any ideas?
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That sounds like a smart move. Ever driven in Seattle or Tacoma at 5 PM?
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Hope Santa has deep pockets. For saddlebags I guess the price is not that bad. I met with a guy on a BMW last month who burned the bottom of one of his Tourtech bags. $400 for one bag!
A couple years ago the 40 liter bags were about $500 and the rack was $275. I figured the bags could share bikes for that price. I swap them back and forth with my California. For a couple hundred more you can get their aluminum bags. They fit the same rack. That's what I want Santa to get me.
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You might try tossing in a little Molycoat.
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MG Cycle sells them. www.mgcycle.com
Tell Gordon I sent you and he'll give you the same discount he gave me.
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The installation of the HB rack is straightforward. The instructions are in German. The only confusing part was the crossbar that fits below the fender. It has a mounting bracket that fits up into the rear subframe. There is a plastic piece that bridges from the top to the backof the fender. It needs to be removed and altered according to the template furnished. I covered the opening I sawed with a piece of rubber.
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Uh, my SOWMBO is the one who bought me this bike as a wedding present. The cover has been in storage since day one. Bike has over 18,000 miles on it. 16,000 of them 2 up. About 10,000 on trips. Read my post "Mini Tour."
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www.kuryakyn.com makes some highway peg offsets that might work.
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The mufflers on my bike have foot pads mounted near the front. She puts her heels on the peg and the front of her foot on the pad. I've thought about making a set of offset pegs that move her feet to a more comfortable position but I've yet to hear her complain.
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Le Volpi Ciccione added a couple Guzzis to his lineup this year.
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It's a long shot, but try Le Volpi Ciccione. He advertises in the Guzzi newsletter. He's an agrotourismo coordinator and may be able to work out a rental deal.
www.levolpiciccione.it or
info@levolpiciccione.it
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Brian,
Welding is not such a good idea. If the electricity decides to take a ground path through a gear or bearing there will be arcing marks on the components.
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The screws should be torqued to 8 to 12 lb/ft. Use a little bit of oil or, preferably, antisieze paste on the screws. As long as you do not overtorque them the tapped holes should last a long long time. My other bike, a 96 California, has the filter inside and the screws have survived 20 filter changes.
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Movies,with motorcycles
in 24/7 V11
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How about the Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry movie with the Guzzi LAPD bikes. Magnum Force, I believe.