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Gary, No need to replace the housing? Just the cable?

Seems like your 2001 would have the angle drives. The one at the gear case sometimes begins to separate and will cause fluctuation. It can be removed and pressed back together. Otherwise the Veglias often do that. Some only at low speeds , some at high. I was hoping someone would find out where to put a lttle lube in the instrument to help.

I think Gebings may have been the end of my 5 year old stock battery. While the gloves are dreamy, running gloves and a full jacket is delightful Yet ( I learned the hard way) keeping the revs above 4000 is darned important when your alternator is rated at 10,000 rpm. Even then 99 watts is a lot to draw on the system. Still, the old battery did not fail but just got sluggish enough to warrant replacement with the Hawker Odyssey ( what a huge difference!). I've not tried running gloves and jacket together since.

Funny, all this time and it's the first I've heard of the front brake reservoir bracket cracking. Mine let go years ago and I got one from a fellow in N. Carolina who was also making windscreens for the old Stucchi fairing. I've meant to make one up for the clutch side but now I'm afraid it will crowd the intended location for the GPS . . .

Yes, yes, I'm mechanically inclined. I can screw up anything.

Sounds like torquing the UFI to a metal to metal contact ( especially if the surfaces were dry) might account for why some factory installed filters have been reported to be so impossible to remove. Getting that one full turn on the UFI is a piece of cake. It's getting that next 0.07 that could get tricky.

I complained of this when the Sport was new asking, "Isn't there an o-ring that can be replaced?" Guzzzi's warranty fix was to replace the entire rack: throttle bodies, linkage , injectors and TPS. The frame had to crabbed slightly as the rack won't slide out under the spine. The new one drips less. But still will drip. To the dealer's credit (in addition to the big warranty effort) he told me not to turn the key on and off cycling the fuel pump or make brief starts like I would do to let someone listen to the Mistral's burble. I thought it was BS ( I just wanted the new o-ring) but this turns out to be quite good advice. Briefly pressurizing the system appears to aggravate the weeping.

A few years ago I experimented with higher pressures and harder tires to get more miles out of the rear. I learned that traction can be compromised and swingarms can get bent. Now I keep 33 in the front Diablo and prefer the Corse, and 37-39.5 in the rear ( the higher for greater load, hotter temperatures and higher sustained speeds), preferring the Strada. Tires and oil get changed at about the same interval.

Do you guys think the same trade-off is built in to the Ohlins rear shock? ( better performance/shorter rebuild interval)

Oh, gawd. Wait'll Kathy finds out. You can stay at my house. Bring your own Grappa the single malt's on me.

Certainly one of the best improvements one can make to any motorbike. And many cars for that matter. A close second is wiring relays to the headlamps.

We're taking up a collection from 'desperate wiring bodgers' to bring you and the Norge to the South'n Spine Raid next summer . . . (don't expect $$ as , typically, only grappa and single malt flow freely . . . )

SoullesS, This forum has a great search engine for pegs and mirrors and such. The black Red Frame '01 is a fabulous bike and sure to capture your riding soul (less) (ness).

Ten out of twelve of the serious, aggressive riders I aspire to ride with have migrated to the "dual Sport " style of bike. KTM whipped BMW at the game in Africa. This is not a pretenders' sport. The V11 Sport is a dicey partner on the mining roads in the mountains. The Quota was a heavy (575 pound) beast. I don't dream that Guzzi will ante up the KTM play in Paris-Dakar but some shot at the adventure-tourer game seems a'propos, no?

Here's to using the right stuff and seeing you back, Jack! It's going to be interesting to hear your comparison of the '04 with the '02 LeMans . . .

But when you swap the forks on an early Sport doesn't that mean changing axles and the fender and . . . what else? For Jack's '04 this is more straight-forward, yes?

I've played the 'outta gas ' game with my Sport on numerous occasions. Me and "Rube" are cookin' up solutions to get that extra gallon as the single malt level goes ever down . . . The electric (pet)cock is known to be sketchy in it's fuel delivery. Swapping to a mechanical unit is a good way to isolate that part of the equation. Otherwise, check that very last fuse for the 'electric cock' to be sure it is seated well.

Thanks, Alex. I had lost track of this thread . . . and apparently November as well. No Stelvio then?

The picture may be too large and the forum won't accept it. Hosted images are those you might upload to a photo site like Photobucket then cut and paste the IMG (image) tag onto the reply box. The entire image will dislay on the post but is actually not stored with the forum's server. Alternatively, you can resize the picture before posting. BTW, what gear were you using for the asphalt surfing?

From the placement of the exhaust, it looks like it would go like your arse is on fire When is the Milan show?

This time of year I do love my Tekno panniers. An extra layer or two and the Gerbings jacket. Good down to about 40F. Below that I don't think the tires are reliable.

And, so, if Guzzi twins have loop frames, Tonti frames and spine frames then what are these new frames? And do Grisos have the same frame as the Breva/Norge? Yes, and all the best to Carl and this new ride. Beware of late nights mapping itselectrical system . . .

Recognizing the difference between 'damping ' and 'dampening' is like finding out there is no 'and' in a whole number. The fastest I've seen the Sport's Veglia indicate is one hundred thirty-five. But not one hundred and thirty-five. Here in the year two thousand six ( not two thousand and six) it is common to read and hear otherwise knowledgable sorts tell you that your forks' dampening can be sorted for less than a hunderd and fifty dollars. The grammarical rant aside there is no question that sorting the Guzzi suspension is going to be the biggest improvement we can ever make.

If you hadn't noticed . . . Elvis has left the building . . .

The tipi is a remarkable shelter. Did you pack the inner walls with straw? And where are the Jeep pictures? We're motorheads, donchaknow.