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To open a Veglia cut it open around the equator (i.e. Dremel). To close it wrap it with a piece of duct tape. The procedure is burried somewhere in HowTo section.

About this much.

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No, even on later bikes termistor type fuel sensor is used. It is just that there is a larger hole in the tank which may allow you to put something else in it besides the pump itself. Still I believe it would be a fiddly, if not dangerous, job. Correct, speed sensor does not require any magnets. According to Koso it can pick the signal from the brake rotor or rotor bolts. However, I had some issues getting consistent signal off of the rotor, so I applied magnets. Magnets also bring a bit if extra height to the rotor bolts, so the sensor can be mounted more or less perpendicular to them. Also, Koso advertises a speed pickup to be mounted on the speedo gear. Tried it out, but it did not fit. I squeezed it together with the cables into black box, which I "velcroed" under the dashboard. See silver thing protruding out of it? That's it. You are right. I found no way to key in actual mileage. As far as disconnecting the battery goes, the instrument sports some sort of non-volatile (flash?) memory, to keep settings and mileage even if battery is disconnected. Won't keep the clock though.

Gussi?

I use water temp sensor as air termometer. I hoped to connect oil temp sensor through special oil plug, however, Guzzi's oil plug is smaller then anything else on the market. No fit. I left it as it is for the moment, but will try to glue oil temp sensor to the oilsump. That should roughly do it. As far as fuel gauge goes, I am not using it at all. It is designed for float type sensors, which cannot be fit to older V11 ("outboard" fuel pump). Maybe something could be done on models that have pump inside the tank, as there may be just enough space to fit a float type sensor. I did quite some googling, but did not find anything that would fit. Since we are talking of gasoline, I decided not to fiddle with selfmade sensors. I'd just hate to see a bike like V11 go up in a puff of smoke. Apart from that, it is a decent speedo/tach, which will give you a few extras like air/oil temp (oil temp with some DYI), clock, shift light, and a few less important things (like max speed).

No, not with the original Guzzi sensor. As stated above, the sensor will just give you full/empty indication. No gradual change which you could use for gas gauge. Different type of sensor must be used.

Five surgeons from big cities are discussing who makes the best patients to operate on. The first surgeon, from New York , says, 'I like to see accountants on my operating table because when you open them up,everything inside is numbered.' The second, from Chicago , responds, 'Yeah, but you should try electricians! Everything inside them is color coded.' The third surgeon, from Dallas , says, 'No, I really think librarians are the best, everything inside them is in alphabetical order.' The fourth surgeon, from Los Angeles chimes in: 'You know, I like construction workers...Those guys always understand when you have a few parts left over.' But the fifth surgeon, from Washington , DC shut them all up when he observed: 'You're all wrong. Politicians are the easiest to operate on. There's no guts, no heart, no balls, no brains, and no spine. Plus, the head and the ass are interchangeable.

Watch till the end...

Squirell asks bear: - Bear, do you have haselnuts? - No. - Bear, do you have haselnuts? - NO! - Bear, do you have haselnuts? - NO! Ask me again and I'll nail you to a tree! - Bear, do you have nails? - No. - Bear, do you have haselnuts? ...

You should post that in the "Hooters" topic...

Or "Up yours from Down Under"? ;-)

Ranzig? Picture piece of meat that was dead...

You're right. It is a bit archaic, if not "ranzig".

Dear Tom, I hope you can help me. The other day, I set off for work leaving my husband in the house watching TV. My car started stalling and then it broke down about a mile down the road and I had to walk back to get my husband's help. When I got home, I couldn't believe my eyes. He was in our bedroom with the neighbor's daughter! I am 58, my husband is 58, and the neighbor's daughter is 25. We have been married for twenty five years. When I confronted him, he broke down and admitted that they had been having an affair for the past six months. He won't go to counseling and I'm afraid I am a wreck and need advice urgently. Can you please help? Sincerely, Sue ------------------------------------------- Dear Sue, A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a variety of faults with the engine. Start by checking for debris in the fuel line. If it is clear, check the vacuum pipes and hoses on the intake manifold and also check all grounding wires. If none of these approaches solve the problem, it could be that the fuel pump itself is faulty, causing low delivery pressure to the injectors.I hope this helps. Regards, Tom Smith

Sounds like your alternator and oil light are mixed up.

Very often one of the moving coil lead breaks due to vibration. Especially if one of the rubber plugs holding the instruments comes off, like in one of the recent posts here. In these cases tach stops working and ocassionally "wakes up" when the broken lead accidentally touches its counterpart. There is an article in the Howto section on how to deal with this particular problem. Moisture inside the instrument is of no relevance. They all fog up as they are not sealed and there is no ventilation or air circulation between the glass/dial and the instrument body. The lamp heats up the air within the instrument body whereas the glass is constanly cooled by the moving air, resulting in condensation. The fact that the air cannot escape the space between the glass and the dial through any other route then the hole for the pointer spindle certainly does not help. Speedo seems to be properly vented through the holes for mileage counters and does not exhibit the same problem. So much for the theory.

An elderdly Irish woman visited her physician to ask his advice on reviving her husband's libido. - 'What about trying Viagra?' asked the doctor. - 'Not a chance', she said. 'He won't even take an aspirin.' - 'Not a problem,' replied the doctor. 'Give him an 'Irish Viagra'. It's when you drop the Viagra tablet into his coffee. He won't even taste it. Give it a try and call me in a week to let me know how things went..' It wasn't a week later when she called the doctor, who directly inquired as to her progress. The poor dear exclaimed, 'Oh, faith, bejaysus and begorrah! T'was horrid! Just terrible, doctor!' - 'Really? What happened?' asked the doctor. - 'Well, I did as you advised and slipped it in his coffee and the effect was almost immediate. He jumped straight up, with a twinkle in his eye and with his pants a-bulging fiercely! With one swoop of his arm, he sent me cups and tablecloth flying, ripped me clothes to tatters and took me then and there passionately on the tabletop! It was a nightmare, I tell you, an absolute nightmare!' - 'Why so terrible?' asked the doctor,' Do you mean the sex your husband provided wasn't good?' - 'Freakin' Jaysus, 'twas the best sex I've had in 25 years! But sure as I'm sittin' here, I'll never be able to show me face in Starbucks again.

I had the spacer checked and was told it is ok. The nut is of a self-locking kind. Probably not as safe as a splint, but is there a real danger of it walking away?

Well, if I am allowed to quote a credible source... The reason for asking is that I had a RWB failure after less then 5000km. Using torque wrench to undo the wheel, I figured out it was fastened mighty tighty. >80 Nm seems to be the figure. Had the spacer checked at the shop (different shop, not people that installed the wheel) and they said the spacer is fine. So at this stage I am inclined to believe that overtightened nut caused bearing failure. Now I am running it @30Nm. Will tell what goes first, bearing or the wheel.

Sure about this? If I am not mistaken (cannot check now), manual quotes ~30NM for the rear tire.

Having idle on 1200-1300 RPM will not cause any damage. Just leave it as it is. It is supposed to be there.

What about toast?