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It's the DARKNESS.

I tried to load that pjoto of my Sport sitting behind an Eldo three times. Kept timing out on my pushrod dial-up. Funny, tho -

That is well said although I'm not at all sure what a 'bodge' is. My comparison to the Cobras is based on my impression that the race team did whatever needed to adapt them to the track. They were not finely finished like the Porsches and Ferraris of the day. Pressed into service by long nights with hacksaws and hammers they were hot, cramped and poor handling. Treacherous even. Also exhiliarating, passionate yet brutish and onerous. Flowing, fluid lines wrapped around an explosive and potentially ill-mannered challenge. I think that describes the Cobra and the later spine frame Guzzis. Hmm, of course it allso describes my wife.

Seems all the guzzis I've known have been equally incomplete in one way or another. I've had a couple intensely complete Hondas that were fabulous motorcycles but I just couldn't bear to keep them and would climb over them in the garage to get my sport out for a roaring ride.

nolensville coffee house just inside the davidson county on nolensville rd. 0730, good breakfast but probly no 'toad in the hole.'

From the chart it appears the typical alterntor output, assuming cruising at around 4000 rpm, is more like 315-320 watts. So what do the running systems require? I've figured just under 100 watts for all the lights except brake and turn signals which would bring the load up to 135w. ( I'm using a 77w hi-beam). The Gerbings rep told me that the FI takes 50-60w. This I'm having trouble figuring. What does the ECU draw? Coils and injectors? Fuel pump? If the 60w figure is adequate then the bike will run all its systems (except horns, brake light , turnsignals) on 200watts. Adding 99w of jacket and gloves takes the draw to 93% of capacity at 4000 rpm. Seems safe enough? Add to this heated grips, a hotter headlamp or drop below 3300 rpm and it's you and your battery.

The Breva/Griso don't get hydraulics? Seems Aprilia thought it's wot the old guys want . . .

No doubt the earliest Sport owners were big contributors to the 6-speed R&D effort. Scura owners continue in selfless R&D of clutch-flywheel variations. On my Sport's third three month warantee interlude for gearbox issues, the box was replaced. This had the 'final' upgrades of 2003. The '03 and newer certainly seem more reliable , overall, than the earlier units.( leaks, springs, shifting, clutch). Thank a Sport rider!

I'm reading here references to the "new" versus the "old" 6-speeder. What's the diff? When did they change and how can you tell which you have?

Is it too weird that it takes very little for "proper' to read "p.roper?"

No replys from LeMans owners? I'm assuming it's like the Sport and you can pull the front cover forward enough to get the rubber bulb holder loose without taking the speedo cable loose. The bulbs are 1.2w which I was able tho match to a 1.26w Eiko at the local Auto parts store.

That is a very nice machine,and an excellent example of something that actually is not a "proper Guzzi." Parked side by side, running or not, blind folded or blind drunk any rider in the world could pick out the real Guzzi.( Sorry , borrowing from another thread.) Bummer about the clutches.

Zappa is Guzzi spelled sideways.

It's notable that the tanks changed in 2003. Regardless of mileage and capacity if the supply runs dry before the light stays on, the inlet to the petcock probably needs cleaning.

Oil from the bottom of the engine near the junction of gearbox can come out the the drain hole in the bell housing . This could be either front trans seal or rearengine seal ( is it oil or gearoil?). In any case, time to make the warranty claim in event it turnsinto something bigger. My Sport leaked there and munted the clutch at 4000 miles. Later ( 16,000 miles) a wet crossover turned out to be a case crack at the left upper mounting point of the gearbox.

For several stupid reasons I've run, or drained, my tank dry several times Typically it will run 5.1 USG out the petcock with another 0.7 in the right side of the tank. ( Yes, the tip-slosh reserve is effective if it doesn't crick your back!). When my bike sputtered out with the light off I found the pick- up on the petcock to be all clogged with swarf. Cleaning it put me back to a light on at 4.6 USG with about 0.5 in reserve ( without the 'tip-slosh).

Yessir, looks like both the air box bracket fastener and the side cover fastener is AWOL. Grappa is not an effective thread locker. Try single malt.

Yah, keep going you'll end up with a Sport. Look what happened to Jaap!

So, it is true of the New Hampshire motto: "Live,Freeze and Die."

I'll take another look at the pictures tonight when I have time to let them paint on my pushrod dial-up. The side covers are the odd shaped plastic pieces that cover the side of the airbox and front of the subframe. There are three fasteners that hold them on.

Looks all the world like like Deal's Gap TN-NC.

Looks like that right side side-cover fastener has also gone away. Maybe time to rebalance those Throttle Bodies and apply a little Blue Loctite. Bring it by the Lower Middle Muletown Guzzi Emporium for a tune! ( Bring your own Grappa ).

Now I see the 27.5a ( 350 w ) output is at 10,000 rpm! Like I thought i cruised with the revs up!

Well , I'm thinking time is important to us geezers, er, uh, Goozers, ahem, Guzzista. We'd, perhaps, best not violate the Prime Directive, lest the future be altered.

Off somewhere there is a thread showing the body of these bevel drives pulling lose from their bases. This definately contributes to the bumping needle and the lash can't be good for the internals. Good news is they can pressed back together easily.