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Glad you're enjoying your new ride! There are a myriad of contributors to the "sneeze/hiccup" so common at low rpm. Start with the pinned tune-up in "HowTo" and we'll go from there. And if you wake up one day and can't find your ass, you must have smiled it completely off!

Nice to hear the search function is usable! Nasty Hiccup thread I went to the MAXI fuse after I continued to have problems with the standard fuse size even in external holders. Check also the condition of the yellow stator wires inside the alternator cover and be sure your regulator has a ground strap to the case.

!6-18 (37.6-42.3 US mpg) looks pretty good to me. I think those getting more are very easy on the throttle transitions and minimal shifting. "Temp sensor mod?" How so?

Mystery solved (with a little help from google!) Marketing in North America has become so pervasive that no place called "Burnt Island" would be left. I feel certain it would have been renamed with some alluring euphemism like "Aromatic Island" or "Island of a Thousand Hazes." Maybe "Island of Smoke and Mirrors." We can spin a thing, here stateside.

Damn nice, that! Chjit, look at those gorgeous ker-frickin' pipes! (told you I curse for good measure . . . ) Just for some measure of Technical contribution: If your starter does not make a peep when you thumb the switch, yes, it is usually the nefarious bullet connectors. But the micro switch and its connections at the lever can also be problematic. Give them a good cleaning with some connector cleaner (protect the paint) and be sure you can hear a little *click* when the lever is first put in motion.

Oh, my, no - you were not rude in any way. We are from so many places around the world that I think we might expect others to recognize our locale by an abbreviation or such. So, I amended my location to be more helpful. I really do think we should all show some kind of location in our profile. It really does help when we discuss technical solutions. And while I kinda know where "KY" is (neighboring state), I'm still waiting for more clues on "KY3" . . . I'm mystified . . .stupefied . . .

At this suggestion, I updated my profile to show country. The profile suggests that your bike and your location are "required" fields. It won't edit you out if they are blank, but it sure helps other members help you find products and assistance. Your location can be general: UK, US, EU - whatever, but it's helpful to see when considering language variations and such. Good suggestion to specify country for those of us in "The States."

Roy, Have you pulled the coil wires from the coils to inspect? I had one all green and nasty with the contact corroded in two. It kind of rides in the weather there.

I usually curse anyway, just for good measure.

Er, I'm not Steve, but the connectors are on the left side of the frame near the front. There are no other connectors on the bike like them. Not only do they benefit from cleaning and crimping (or tightening), but I think it helps to weather proof as well (heat shrink).

Check the yellow wires at the bottom of the stator (alternator) under the front cover. The do commonly break and may have shorted. They are hard to see all the way in, so you must lie down on your side and trace them in with a good light. With the regulator that hot, it may be a good bet. Otherwise, Roy will be along presently to get you sorted out.

Hmmm, good point. The rear pads are already undesized and wear out quickly enough.

Yes, you can snick the plastic cup off with prying (maybe a drop of lubricant first). The early TPS is entirely manual. No electronic setting.

Proper pizza delivery requires 460 horsepower: Looking like we already have a police escort may kept that last Trooper from throwing in with us: Good and proper spine frames: Distant cousins on the Cherohala?

What a great bunch of guys to both ride with and sit about on the veranda and tell ever taller tales. Tech session revealed: Yes, you can carry an entire case of ale in the expandable Guzzi/Tekno panniers (why did you think they were"expandable?") -

Why even make it close? The intent of the procedure is to defeat the right screw entirely. Other balancing methods employ both screws, but the posted procedure eliminates it. For that matter, it could be removed.

I've always used the word "flummoxed" in my posts when I do something, er, mechanically compromised. That way I can search the word by author and find all the sideways stuff I've done over the course. Now, you have begun your own precious collection: Search for "nit/ author:Bob"

In 10 years on the form here, I don't recall anyone doing this. If you try the search function, define the search by "relevance" using the drop-down after the initial search. Also, you might check the forums at Wilgguzzi as lots of those folks have had linked brake experience and may have done some conversions. Best of luck!

What Ken said: first place to start is removing, cleaning and lubing all the pivot points on the foot lever. Because it rides in the spray, I've found BelRay waterproof grease to be a lasting lubricant. On reassembly, realize the pivot bolt threads into the frame tab and sets the lash for the movement. Too tight and it will bind the return. The lock nut then insured the bolt will retain its setting. Otherwise, you have the pawl spring issue.

Also, likely to have two distinct rolling gaggles: ALLEGRO and normale. Ride well. And hydrate - looks like the 90s F. The Sport vapor locked after parking today for the first time ever (82,000 miles).

I'm thinking we should head east at 0900 EDT assuming everyone is already fueled up and Walt can have s fed by then. That should get us over the Cherohala and to the store at Deal's Gap in a couple hours to observe the carnival festivities and let anyone who wants to earn their T-shirt on the Tail of the Dragon. Then off to Franklin and lunch at The Sunset. Back to the Cherohala via Wayah Gap and Nantahala Lake. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

I know this is not very precise, and you can get it all perfectly tuned later, but just crank the throttle stop in on the left until you like the way she sounds at idle. There should be no lump-bump (which I like), but a smooth vrrrrrr like an aircraft warming its manifolds. Why the left? It's the easiest to get to.

It is looking like six of us leaving middle Tennessee Friday morning running all backroads over to TellicoPlains. Breakfast at MarcyJo's Mealhouse (4 miles east of I65/exit 46 at the junction of TN99 and US 431) around 0800 and eastward bound by 9-9:30.

I will typically get aroung 15 (35-36 mpg). Worse in the cold weather and near 17 (40 mpg) with easy, steady highway. (Hubert, thanks for conversion factors!)

So, Cash - (good news!) . . . how many miles (km) on that fuel filter?