felix42o

Damn. I just finished writing this and then promptly deleted it. Oh well. I just returned from the San Diego area, where one of our Hueys and a crew of four were sent down to assist CDF in the Helitac firefighting efforts. We were assigned primarily to the Camp Pendleton/Fallbrook area, and all I can say is that I wish we had a bigger bucket. The devastation of these firestorms can't be captured on the news. My condolences to all those who lost property or worse, loved ones. However I am happy that the number of injuries was as low as it was, considering. The power of these fires is incredible. We would work an area, get it under control, then watch as an ember the size of a milk jug would carry over 1/2 mile in the winds and light the hill right back up again. The air was finally starting to clear up a bit by Saturday, and they released us to return to Fallon Sunday morning. I did, on a lighter note, find time to get over to GP Cycles in San Diego and finally lay eyes on some new Guzzis. In short, the Norge is beautiful, and the Breva 1200 Sport is, well, still a Breva to me. The new Ducatis and MV's weren't bad, either. Again, I am glad to see that it looks like everyone here is okay. It looks like I'll be moving down to San Diego next summer, so Tenni #126 will be looking for new riding partners.

I've always kinda figured our current version of this motor makes pretty good power, considering age and design. It'd be interesting to see if 1) Smaller heads could work and 2) how much of a difference could be realized. The Harley motors make so little horsepower for their size that anything is an improvement.

Hmmm...that's only 'bout seven hours from here. I may well indeed be able to make it, provided the duty schedule at work will play nice. I'll take a look and PM you off line.

Funny stuff. By the by, I use the key; but mostly 'cause I have used the switch in the past and left the key in with the lights on. Never good, so key it is.

Good catch! Glad to hear it's in good hands.

I managed right around 7500 on the first Diablo, and the second is well on it's way at the same rate it seems. I'd guess that's about right. As far as performance, it seems good enough. Fine in the rain, great when warm. But it's definitely a pretty hard compund and doesn't like to be pushed when cold.

Mine is a bit cranky in the morning as well. Like Ratchet, I give it about an 1/8th of available travel on the throttle advance, leave the twist grip alone, and crank for about 3 seconds at a time. Usually starts on the third try or so.

I've got 21,600 miles on mine, but it had 9k when I bought it so only 12k or so are my doing. Got a few long trips on the horizon yet this summer.

Website specs look promising...let's hope it delivers. I might not like this bike exactly, but if it sells well enough the Ulysses could end up w/ a similar motor. Now that could be fun...

Why is it so easy for people to look past the "illegal" part of this whole thing? I would think anyone, nationality or country of residence aside, who goes through a given process and plays by the rules should be angry that others aren't willing to do the same. Not to mention the cost it has on all the public systems. Seems to me there's a process for almost everything. If I have to follow it, why shouldn't anyone else?

Need more time...still have two layers of 'glass to lay on the keel of my boat by tomorrow. Breather hose is leaking on the Tenni, chrome isn't back for my Mercury and Hot August Nights is right around the corner, and the house- well, I haven't finished the new service panel and the whole thing still needs painting. And I transfer, location still not determined as of yet, in December. Anyone looking for a rental in Fallon?? Need more time...

It seems like the hot setup is to just repaint the whole bike. That's my plan with the Tenni, but it's a bit of a slippery slope- if the bodywork gets fresh paint, then the fading on the 'chops and the bubbling engine paint will stick out. Fix that, and the wheels are still a bit banged up...

mmmm....cheese.

Welcome to the club! Nice job on your selection of machines.

I guess you've gotta believe in what your sellin'...

I have that same rectifier...works fine, just be sure to understand that it's designed to be wired directly to the battery, and not through the original wiring harness like the Guzzi OEM piece. Caused me LOTS o' problems...

Nice.

Hilarious! Best enjoyed in it's original format, if I do say so myself

Thanks for the report! I've been looking at getting a set of risers, so it's good to hear of positive results.

I had the same problem. If the bags are off, like mine were, you can just take the lock assembly apart and remove it altogether. Maybe not the most secure, but that's what I ended up doing.

What little "street sicilian" I picked up in the four years I was over there would agree with the soft-g pronunciation, like Nige said. Er, typed.

Cheap insurance. I have the vinyl cut-to-fit stuff from Aerostich. You can't really tell it's there, and costs about $14, as I recall. Not sure what the headlight costs, but I'm sure it's not cheap.

Summit Racing sells some vintage looking (not quite like the Veglia, but similar) gauges that are self calibrating and electronic. I'm thinking about swapping now that my tach is starting to act up. Not a perfect solution, but seems to be the best option I've found.

This should be fun...

I'm sure you've already checked this, but the connectors that are in/under the tail cowling are crap, and I had a lot of problems with them when I got the bike. And even if that's not the problem, you probably should change them out for something better while you're messing with it.