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True, all indications are the early springs are pretty weak and some '02s are prone to break. We haven't heard from Thang for a while. He was on the second supplier attempting to get good replacements made.

I learned motors from an aircraft mechanic. He was adamant that correct torque was required to properly dissipate heat from the plug. I believed in the old guy, after all he was not in a habit of pulling over to check if something went wrong!

The plastic bearing cage warning has come up before but I recall it applies only to the 5-speed. The 6-speed comes with synthetic ( at least the 2000 Sport did). It only holds 850 ml so you'd have to be really cheap to want to save three or four dollars. Although, with what you saved on oil over the life of your Guzzi you could buy a bottle of Laphroig, and invite a friend over to help you tear down your gearbox.

I'm planning on making the additional grounds the next time my tank is off. I hate to tear the thing down while it is running so well! Pete recommended a more substantial ground strap from battery to block. ( At the very least be sure the connections are clean and tight), Adding a separate ground wire to the regulator and the instruments.

That looks just like the filter wrench I bought from Guzzi for US$65. You're saying it will not fit the Mobil1 filter?

TW, I resized the photo to make our browsers happier. The finish looks great! Not the usual flat silver hot-coat.

Some forum member posted a question about stands in the 'How To.' In an effort to move it here and answer the thread cybervaporated. (sorry ) Here are a couple good threads on stands: paddock stands stands

Close a 12 page thread? You wouldn't . . .

When your wrench has the box out, be sure to show him the the suspect area for case crack at the top rear corner, left. It took my shop three tries to finally find it. Look at this for clarification: Carl's case crack

jerroldt, look at this thread on grips:Anyone seen these?

I hope I'm not speaking out of turn to say he partnered with Ducati-Nashville to bring a Guzzi dealership to middle Tennessee. It's been at least 10-12 years since we've had a Guzzi dealer here. The dealer I bought from was 120 miles away and gave it up last year as it wasn't his primary business. I feel really fortunate to have Andy this close with a full time shop, good wrench, good parts guy (John) and a floor full of Italian bikes.

Hmmm, i thought it said: this THREAD is worthless without PIGS

The thread starter, Andy York, is Ducati/Moto Guzzi-Nashville. He's real low key about not using the forum to promote. But he did go to the trouble to get some of these screens from Germany ( I'm not sure if from a dealer or the manufacturer). Hopefully when he checks in he can give us an update on availability. The shop can be reached at (615) 353-1919.

Stefan, There are a number of threads on gearbox leaks especially on the early bikes. There are several places they are prone to leak. What have you tried to fix so far?

biesel is always finding cool stuff for us!

But flaky paint on an '03? That seems odd, no?

Doug, what do you weigh? I'm interested in swapping springs front and back as well. Keep us posted what you learn.

Guys, I've reread the thread a few times and don't really get how Al's posts could have ignited the aggravation. At this point why don't we get back to basics. All of us are interested in the things we each do to the bikes and what's available from suppliers.

Lap-frog has always impressed me more as a *subtle* blend of gear oil and gunowder. For me, that's good thing!

( all things in moderation)

Yeah, that surely sounds on the obsessive-compulsive side. But lots of us suffer from variations of that theme when it comes to our bikes. The factory recommendations are surely adequate as so many of us have cranked up some miles on these motors without blowing the big-ends onto the tarmac.

Yes. And yes. The springs are definately the way to go if you weigh more than 150 pounds. I'm 165 in street clothes and added 17mm to the spacer, then dropped the triple clamp 16mm to maintain weight on the front. It works *OK* but not an ideal set-up.

and I thought I'd have this all figured out by now!