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He'll have them for sale a long time at that starting bid.

I was told by a mechanic that if the mirrors are vibrating the idle is too low. Low idle also equals low oil pressure. Bumped it up to 1100 rpm and the vibration went away. I put on a K&N air filter and the idle bumped up to 1200 rpm so I bumped the idle back down.

Rich Maund put on a post about retrofitting a set of rubber UJM footpegs to his bike. He had to make a pair of bushings because the pivot pin is 6mm vs 10mm hole on the UJM pegs.

These cases would make very nice coffee table stands.

I minimized my false neutrals by adjusting the linkage to get the shifter peg down as far as I could get it. When I downshift it almost touches the pork chop.

Al is right. Your mufflers are putting added stress on the transmission mounts getting the shafts in a bind. Try putting the stock system back on to see if the problem goes away.

Sure, the exhaust parts are all stainless and expand at the same rate, but the engine is mostly aluminum, which expands at a much higher rate. Assuming all parts are the same temperature the engine will exert a pull on the crossover pipe. Not much mind you, but, maybe enough to crack the exhaust.

I was one of the guilty 50%. I unknowingly registered 3 times. Oops. I must be looking into a mirror.

Stucci parts are available on line at www.mgcycle.com Gordon is a great guy to work with. You might want to check with your local dealer. They should be available to him if he wants to look for them for you.

You might try this.

When my shifter return spring let go September before last I was stuck in third gear. What an optimum gear to be stuck in. Have to be careful with the clutch starting out and 60 MPG is easily attainable.

On the bright side. I would have less wasted fuel. LOL My first bike, a 350 Honda, had 4 inch extended forks and it handled like a charm. Seriously though, I've learned as a mechanical engineer, to attack problems by starting out looking at the most outlandish solution and working back to the more contemporary fix. Sometimes the off the wall fix is the simplest.

Curses. I was within a hairsbreadth of ordering a set. They do offer the bars in 2 or 3 different lengths as well as zero and 5 degree angles. What's to stop us from raising the triple clamp on the forks. Never mind. I just went out and looked. The fork is turned down just above the lower triple clamp. Maybe there is room to run the hose between the fork and the gas tank? I may have to relegate this bike to short (250 miles or less) trips.

I think Speigler may have a solution for this. If you look at the pictures of the MPH riser kit the fitting is not a banjo. tt goes straight in to the clutch master cylinder. Might help.

Al and JRT are right, get rid of the YELLOW.

The rubber chicken is a nice touch. What would be more appropriate to this forum might be a "well dressed goose." They are made of concrete and quite heavy. Rock solid like the bike.

Belfastguzzi, Brake lever from www.motostrano.com is $52 US. It's a Tommaselli part. It's a flat black like on the Scura rather than a shiny black but I bought one anyway when I found out mine was $129.

Mobil 1 M1-102 also fits.

I had the valve covers and alternator cover on my California gold plated. I first had to take them to a shop known for polishing HD parts. They polished them and then sent the parts to a plater. The plater started out with a copper plate upon which he nickel plated. This nickel was the surface to which the gold could be added. You can go with chrome instead. The three parts cost $240. The gold added another $220. Looks great but the cadmium on the valve cover bolts left an oxide residue on the covers.

One of the primary reasons I chose to ride Moto Guzzi instead of Harley was the theft factor. Nobody wants to steal them. Most people don't even know what they are. "Who makes that? Honda?" I had a Honda stolen. Same bike twice. From the sidewalk in front of my apartment. Had a Yamaha parked in the same place for less than a year before it too was stolen. Parked my first Ambassador in the same spot for 2 years. Nobody touched it.

Could use the saddlebag as an oil pan.

I do not know if the bike must be vertical to do the spring replacement. If not, you could lean the bike over on your HB saddlebag and leave the gear oil in the box. The bag is tough enough to support the bike. Don't ask me how I know this.

I can vouch for the return spring being a common problem. Mine went out at 6,000 miles on my '02 LeMans. There has been a lot of discussion about that spring on this forum. My bike was stuck in third gear, fortunately, and I was able to ride it the last 40 miles to the rally. I carry a spare spring. If you have any problems getting one I can loan you mine. It hangs on the bike like a karma bell to ward off the evil spring spirits.

The Mobil 1 filter has 14 flats. The socket I bought back in '96 was under $5. Prior to that I had been using a strap wrench. Sometimes the filter would be so tight I would have to resort to a screwdriver. The first time I used a socket I thought, "Why did I not do this 10 years ago?" I had a Convert for 10 years prior to buying a California in '96. When I removed the first UFI filter on the LeMans I went to Auto Zone and bought a socket I thought would fit. It spun on the filter. Out came the screwdriver. It was still a pain. Laying down on the garage floor working under the bike. And that was after I removed the pan. I was thinking about buying the "Bob Villa" lift but I think I would get more use out of the lift described in the Feb Guzzi newsletter.

Here is another picture.