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I'm lazy, how much is that in $US ?

In hopes this is the same man. He is the rich uncle "Milton Pennybags" from the Monopoly board game. Marketed in 1935 to present from Parker Bros. The game was invented by Charles Darrow circa 1933. Maybe some of these names will help you. According to pictures , his vest,bowtie top hat and cane are the same as I have seen. I cn't read music but I think those notes will help to decipher the quiz. Just guessing from the "trend line", Mr. Pennybags,etc. I would WAG the song is "Were in the Money" p.s. I got this from "The Monopoly Companion". One of many useless books in my own little library............

The character is from the "Monopoly" board game. The man has a name but I can't remember it.

I see them on ebay for $189 w/shipping . is this a good price ?

Do any of you have PAZZO brand levers on your bike? Do you prefer them over stock? I suppose this is the stupidest question, are they worth it ?

This ecu MAY have failed due to a bad input (tps,css,etc.) or output (ign.coil,etc..) device. Get and look at a wiring diagram and understand what is going on. I hope you understand how to use an ohmeter to test these circuits and devices. This ecu might or might not have failed due to outside influences. You do not want to install another ecu and have it fail upon tuning the key on. If you need help contact me and I will try to help.

at least they didn't "chopper" it (yet) ? I think anyone who does this should be in an asylum. It's a good thing he didn't own a Buell or Britten....

Do these have a liner in the cylinder? I thought they had a nikasil coated liner?

The fuel pump through either low or high pressure can cause a rich or lean condition. This would either gas foul the plugs or wash the oil from the cylinder(s) from a rich condition. A lean condition would run hot , cause pre-ignition and burn a piston. I do not think this would hppen to one cylinder only. One bad injector might do this but you would want to inspect the spark plug for a clue to support this.

That's life...

If the valve clearance is correct the lobe of the camshaft is not worn either. Correct? I have not seen a piston for this bike but it sounds as though you have broken a piston skirt. The cylinder is easily removed to inspect the piston for a crack or missing sections. You don't need to ride this and find out the hard way! p.s. the skirt is the section that is below the piston pin and perpindicular (sp) to the pin. this skirt keeps the piston straight in the cylinder bore.

Are there no members or riders living near you that would swap batteries (easiest) or starting motors to test for the fault? p.s. When you disconnect the starter, remove the neg. lead from the batery so you won't have sparks fly.

9.6v or below is not good starting voltage. When the starting motor rpm drops too much, the motor starts becoming a "short". EMF, CEMF,etc... If the headlamp remains bright during this test the battery is okay. p.s. the headlamp will go out during cranking.

When you say "second try", how much time between the first and second attempt? The best battery test I have ever developed on automobiles is to turn on the headlamps for 10 mins. then try to start the vehicle. If the battery is weak, it will not crank the car or it wiil crank slowly.

WOW , the best yet! Those are the best "leathers" I've seen.

The first thing you want to do is to check ALL connections at the battery positive and negative terminals, the starter terminal and the ground cable. If you can install a shakeproof (star) washer on the ground cable. Not long ago I spent a week looking for the best price on a battery just to find a LOOSE positive cable bolt !

such a mess. ebay item # 170261627339 I don't know which is worse a BMW or Guzzi messed up like this.

You use one cable or wire with all component input and outputs operating on exclusive frequencys . All is well as long as these frequencys stay within their parameters or nothing else intrudes on their "communication".

VINCENT ! ? what yr., etc. ?

"A person who tells an ethnic joke about his own kind is a wit and a person who tells an ethnic joke about someone else is a bigot". * There are good and bad in every crowd and certain types tend to congregate together I am a BMWMOA member,own a K-bike and I have lots of friends that own them and are "down to earth" men and women. Then there are the "others"... I read this joke in an automobile publication... What is the difference between a BMW and a porcupine? .... the pricks are on the outside of a porcupine. * MAD magazine, from a looong time ago.

You are joking about the MV ...? Oh well you could ride it to Sturgis or Little Sturgis ?

Carbs (throttle bodies) don't make noise. You might have a throttle body that has popped out of it's mounting. Look to see if they are both mounted the same depth in their mount. Read up on throttle synchronization BEFORE adjusting things. p.s. If it happened all at once, something happened all a once.

That is NOT encouraging. Capilatism doesn't have taste or appreciation when it is powered by profit margin. Maybe they will get rid of the old buildings and put up a Wal-Mart Supercenter. p.s. Do you think anyone on the Board of GM could tell you who Ransom E. Olds was or what an REO Speedwagon (or even the music group)was or is ?

That maxim is for older British bikes only. You have never experienced a love/hate relationship until you have owned a British bike. p.s. There are many (not all) beemer owners who breathe rarified air. I guess their bikes don't handle too well because they can't give the customary "wave " when you meet them on the road?

You are riding one of the most bulletproof motorcycles ever built. The masses don't know or care. If it is not a H-D or Goldwing nobody cares to talk to you at a stopping place. The people I run into have NEVER heard of MG brand. I don't ride it for their approval. You don't need an adertisement or approval rating or a magazine evaluation to tell you what you want taking you to your destination. I trust my bike with an understanding it is not perfect. I dont' know if there is a bike MG made specifically just to wear out an odometeter. Most of these bmw riders are rich people ($96k average annual income according to bmwon) with no concerns as any other brand owners. If I had enough money I would ride 50k mi. a year too.