docc

What a fun collection of pictures. I absolutely cannot believe you got a portrait of the guy we passed in his 6- series bimmer; then ended up seated next to him at lunch! I also have never known anyone to routinely photograph their food.

Other down sides to the iron?

Thanks, Greg. I'll be calling you this week as I've also discovered some other parts I need. Apparently, Luigi put my side stand on without the inner backup spring. I think I'd like to have the security in case the bigger main spring lets go. Talk to you soon, thanks again, docc

Time for front rotors. They are 3.5 mm ( service limit 3.9mm) after 48,000, apparently hard, miles. The manual shows a change after serial number 313 xxx. Is that just the carrier design or did the rotor material itself change?

Yes the lamp feed is dinky. Plus the current runs through the switch. And the main fuses do melt without blowing. Look at this thread.

This is surely an (un)event to remember. Thanks to every one for bringing this together. Year one there were four Guzzis. Three of those lunatics have returned every year. Last year there were seven of us ( five Guzzis). This year thirteen with eleven Guzzis. Some of these folks had never ridden with other Guzzis or been able to compare notes on experiences. Invaluable! I learned several good lessons: * Motorcyclists are still some of the most interesting human beings on earth. * Guzzi people are particularly intelligent and witty. *V11lemans.com forum members are a peculiar lot. If they ask you a question: be advised: they've already done the search, read all the posts and know everything you do. You can't get away with anything with these folks. They are completely unbullsh**able. *I don't look in my mirrors enough. * By the time the cop passes eight bikes, and passes the lead bike on the right, they're pissed. Thanks particularly to Josh for casually and continually looking the bikes over. My Sport ran a lot better with the left plug screwed all the way in.

My manual says , "screwed up."

I guess the Centauro makes no dual-sport pretenses.

True what jaap has said. The lower bevel drive tends to separate. easy to press back together in a vice. Top bevel drive is the same but less likely to separate.

While the experts disagree , the current wisdom is to fill the fork until the is the proper air gap at the top. 100mm is a good starting point.

0700 breakfast. Sidestands up at 0830. Nose2wind is already in TN from Dallas and headed this way. We're going to go over his Sport to see if we can stabilize the idle. David (99d12) call my cell when you get here and lets hook up. 931-446-1237

It wasn't me. I wasn't there. I have no recollection of those events. After all we all have usernames. We're a vapour. I can't wait to see you guys (and Kathy). Riders start arriving from out of state here in Columbia tomorrow. The Sport's all greezed and such and I am absolutely jazzed!

Quasi, zat yer boss in the avatar, there? She looks wrapped a little tight to me . . .

I have always found a hot engine runs the oil up the stick significantly. Can't say I've ever checked this on the Guzzi though. I'll put that on my 'more-things-to-do list.'

It'll probably run better with the new cannisters.

Fun ride around the 'test track.' I wonder, was this filmed before ar after Charlie's shot at the Paris-Dakar? Did he try again this year? (Dreadful, I love the P-D but never follow it as the coverage is so poor here in the Sates).

No question hot oil readings will be higher. Someone here can probably give us a coefficient of expansion. Checking hot is the preferred method, yes?

Indeed, this appears to be an'02 (Aprilia) issue along with the earliest of '03s.

I try to avoid too many video documents so I can always fall back on Capt. Willard's line,"Sir, I am not aware of such an operation, nor would I be at liberty to discuss such an operation if it were to have existed."

Loctite tells me 601 is a euro spec compound most similar to 609 here in the States. 609 is green and specified for bushings and sleeves in housings for shafts of fractional horsepower motors. Still sounds like it will contribute to destruction of the plastic housing with any removal attempt.

I can't remember anyone ever saying or doing anything inappropriate at these rides, the joking aside. I even took my young son to Barber's with a couple of these guys with no untoward effects. Except, perhaps, that he recalls David breaks the tops of his beer bottles off while the rest us just remove the caps. I'm sure you'll take the time to coach Kathy on the Female Presence we are accustomed to after the example set by the Super8 Queen year one. Remind her that she actually doesn't have to leave by patrol car on night two. I'm not certain we'll actually get near the Biltmore and the RA rallye. I'd feel better if all pooled one tenth of that fee and sent it to V11leMans.com. I don't think I could otherwise bring myself to pay to park my bike and walk around rather than ride in the mountains. I hope everyone remembers the South'n Spine Raid is not a rallye, there's no fee and only two rules. 1) Have fun 2) Don't crash Aww! Everyone else is developing epizootics as the week goes on. You're looking a little pale . . .

For sure on the ground. callison had posted an extensive thread on opening the instrument and securing the mounting posts. Have a go at Carl's post at Guzzitech .

There are some threads on vapor lock. At least one of them is quite long. Try a search on that. It is pretty common that the left side fuel line from the petcock to the pump lies against the cylinder fins. A little grooming by sliding the pump forward in its bracket may be enough to gain clearance. The state of tune can be a real issue in hot weather. If it's been 6000 miles since the last relly thorough 0.006-0.008 valve adjustment/plugsTPS/TB balance/idle set this can work absolute wonders. Air bypass screws at a full turn out has always helped my Sport idle in the south'n heat. I've never seen intake leaks be intermittent. usually the surface cracks don't go through. A solvent test or wrap of electrical tape will tell you if the idle changes. The relays are certainly a possibility especially with an intermittent problem. Have you changed the GEI yet? Lately I've been thinking about heat soak and the location of the air temperature sensor in the air box. Lying between the cylinders above the motor it seems like it would get awfully hot in there with bike sitting for a short while. Longer sitting would then let the air box cool as well. It's those short stops, longer than fuel, but not as long as lunch, that might heat soak the air sensor and give the ECU some really wacky input.

Seems like last year we rolled in pretty early ( mid afternoon ) and went off to the BBQ place for lunch. You should be there in time to order in pizza after the tarmac festivities have been in full swing for a while.