savagehenry

Must be alot of midgets on this forum (Sorry Docc, couldn't pass on that, it was TOO easy!) . I can reach the lever and the bleeder, and I'm far from tall enough to be deemed a "knuckle dragger". And I do it with the wheel in place too. A little awkward, but I use a plastic syringe (from a pharmacy,for giving liquid meds) to drain the piss cup, and refill with the clean stuff, then start the squeeze/loosen/tighten drill. A little trick I use to bleed the clutch, and brakes is this handy idea. Take about two feet or so of clear plastic hose with a 3/16 inch I.D., make a small loop so there is a 1-2 inch piece, to place over the bleeder fitting.After the first pumping, the hose loop will be filled, and now acts like a J trap in your sink drain. Even if your hand slips, or you simply have a brain fart and let the lever go before you've retightened the fitting, you will not draw any air back in to the line. When you see clean fluid in the trap, you're done. It takes me about 30 minutes+/- to do clutch, rear brake and both fronts. Sometimes a little longer, if I rest my hand and "ice" my weary paw by holding a can of something cold and beer like. Good luck, S.H.

Since I am not sharp enough to lead y'all computerically through this, see "There had to be a first" thread from "Mother of all ..." AND, RIP you cantankerous consistent Ol' Bastard, you made me shoot a variety of dark beers and wines outta my nose on more than a few occasions!!! But I also feel the final call wasn't without merit, or warnings. And you burned ALOT of bandwith, or ethersphere, or whatever, DAMN, that man could go on...My

I believe Greg Field had evidence backing this up. He's seen alot of credit cards signed and swears the majority of them are lefties. While I too am left handed, I have been fully capable of sinisterism with my right hand too...

I've got an '04 Nero Corsa, 21,000 miles with alot of that being a 12.5 mile commute to work, and the same back. I have not had one of those problems so far. The LeMans clutch is a double plate, the "exploding "ones were the single plates. My speedo cable broke, but it was replaced with the updated one that had a little more bend in the end that goes into the trans, no problems for quite a while now. The only consistent issue for me has been the front exhaust cross over getting loose. As soon as I get a little exhaust popping, I know it's loose again. That hopefully permanent fix will wait till winter, as I have been able to just retighten it every now and then. I'm completely biased when I say "Go for it", and also I'd suggest to pop the extra $ for an Ohlins version. Good hunting, S.H.

The investment in an Ohlins equipped version will definately make your experience that much more enjoyable, and it seems to be that the '03-04's are better sorted out over all, but any bike that has been ridden should have been sorted out by now. I would jump at ANY variation if the price was to your liking as these bikes must be felt to be appreciated... just my , Good Luck in your search, S.H. P.S. Yeah, IT IS as FUN as IT LOOKS! (HEAVY my FUkkin' azz, why I oughta'...), and the stock seat AIN'T as bad as all the candy asses would lead ya to believe, etc...and DEFINATELY hit the FAQ's here.

I have had the FBF oval slip ons and Xover when I bought mine almost 4 years ago. They are holding up great so far, I do rub them down with some Macguires every now and again to keep them looking good. "The Sound", It's one of the things many people mention to me, and that I love about this bike. It's a little loud, but only because it's also so deep, I call it the "Moto Guzzi Basso Profundo". And my two best friends, who are both into bikes, and cars, say I sound like a ripping small block when I come down the street in the range I ride in, the 5000-6000 rpm. That is the sound I call "Roarty". When I need a new set, I'd buy these again no problem...

Not saying it is, but you have NO exhaust leaks, yes?...

'cept e don't seem that stoopid, just put new oil in on a timely basis...the rest is proved to be WAY too anal over the period of roughly the "internal combustion age", factoring in improvments in metalurgy, etc...

I leave the seat where it is after the task is accomplished, up or down. Then I remind any woman who complains the seat was left up that I am just respecting all womens' right to equality. If I must check the seat position after every use, I assume a woman would like for me to give her that same respect, not just with empty words, but by practicing what I preach. You cannot be equal but separate. If men must remember to put it down, then all women should also respect the fact that a man may be the next to use it, and leave it so that he may just walk in and assume it is in a position ready to use without checking first. Good for the goose is good for the gander, and all that sort of stuff...

I bought a needle valve. No effin' around, no swivel and no grinding. About 10 bucks as I recall

So YOU are one of those faceless people who are making me look older, and go bald/gray before my time. Yes, I work on a bunch of dies for "youse guys".

Did the same to my swingarm. Just too cool looking to hide under a fuggin' ugly piece of plastic

Check here, just in case... www.yoyodyneti.com ...and good luck

Looks like a pretty nice one up for sale on eBay right now. Perhaps the new owner will show up in a little bit...

I found with the wheel off, and the aforementioned grease fitting pointed down, I seemed to have a better angle on it when you lift the driveshaft up.

If you haven't found the zerk fitting yet, it may be that it went AWOL. Loose and backed out, removed but not replaced at a servicing, ??? Anyway, if you do see it, I've done mine by removing the rear wheel and rear drive/rear 1/2 of driveshaft as a unit. Then greased that front with a needle valve for the greasegun, I think it was about $10.00 at my local hardware store. Removing the swingarm is real good juju, though. My bearings were just starting to get notchy, nothing I thought I'd find at 15,000 miles. Wanta ride this one for a lonnnngggg time ya know, gotta show 'em the love...keep ing.

I'm with fotoguzzi on this one. To find your leak, clean the motor real well and spray the area with Aquanet hairspray. Then fire it up and you will see right where the leak is starting. The hairspray will then easily wash off.

Hey SRL, Welcome aboard! There's a few here, I recall the G.F. modified version he had for sale a while back, real nice lookin'. That is IF it didn't look like an employee's bike in the parking lot after an explosion at a Mexican paint factory... Remaining monochromatically yours, S.H.

I spend all day in the 4-6000 rpm range, how many miles on your bike? Mine seemed to become more rev happy after putting in my windage tray, and after getting over 10,000 miles on it. Now I will routinely see 7 to 8000, just for fun

Hey Andy, The position of the caliper, "Face Up", just begs for dirt to get in there. Pucks don't back off all the way and light brake pad contact creates heat, which in turn swells your pads and rotor (let's not forget possible warping ) which now bind tighter, making this a vicious cycle of FuchHH!!! Could you have air somehow in the caliper? It heats up, increases the pressure without your knowlege, again, friction. This has been a fairly common thread in the past so a quick search will be well worth your effort

Dan, great story. Should remind us all that our time is borrowed, and no one else can have your fun for you, so "do it before you can't!!!". That being said, I'm planning on being out there for the Iowa Rally the week after the 4th of July. Anyone from around these parts want to follow me out, you're more than welcome. I say "follow" because you will see the backside of the Nero, unless you're named Valentino R...(stated with tongue placed firmly in cheek!)

I don't know, but it actually looks like it would be alot of fun to thrash around town on! Ahem, I mean, it's no V11, just sayin'...

Universal Japanese Motorcycle. A term from back in the day that meant a chain driven air cooled in line four, as in all the same, boring flood of Hondas, Yami's, Kawi's and Suzuki's in the 1970's. Stuff we then also refered to as "Bic Lighters Bikes", use 'em up and throw 'em away.

More than +1, invaluable stuff to someone like me. Now, if you would do some sort of flow chart on the proceedure to both capture the smoke, AND put it back in those tube shaped sheaths, it would be greatly appreciated