Chuck

You're livin the dream, Scud.. good on you.

Wow! What a trip. Thanks..

Absolutely..

There's actually a trick to putting a loop on the center stand. I forget what it is, but it isn't intuitive..

I dunno. Maybe it's like a fork seal that's been damaged by bug guts, rock chips, etc. The lip gets fragile? Just throwing darts here..

Lane splitting is a wonderful thing. I won't drive a car..

http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19547

They are very easy to bump back out..

If it's not, you have nothing to seal the gasket..

I don't see a "kit" there. Depending on exactly where the holes are drilled (and tapped) will affect spring pressure. It looks to me to be a one off conversion done by each guy. Easy enough to do, though..

Can't get much more Scura than that.. "Why do I love thee?? Let me count the ways.." Sounds bitchin. So, how do you keep the wind noise out of it?

After further review.. that's a candidate for a total restore..

I've seen them trade around 12 in pretty nice unrestored condition..

True. For instance, I had no idea that 50 people would want the Lucky Phil shifter extender.. Apparently, this is a project that *needs* to be done and fix that stupid pawl spring problem once and for all. Does anyone know where to find anything about it? I remember seeing it one time, and thought, "clever.." I'll never need it of course.. Then mine broke, too.

That coughing and sputtering is leanness. I certainly dealt with it on Brad and I's mini Carolina's spine raid. I'd tuned the Mighty Scura in 40 F temps with no alcohol fuel, and it was fine. Hadn't ridden it since. On the trip, the first time I put gasahol in it, it sneezed a couple of times going back out on the highway. It *never* does that. Farther into the trip as it got hotter, it showed a lot of just what you guys are talking about. Didn't like running at low speed at all. What was the difference? CO trim. I had dropped it 20 points when it was cold and straight gas, and it was fine. Once on the trip, and I was getting 50 mpg (!) I thought, "Uh oh. Sure hope it's not TOO lean." Nothing I could do about it without GuzziDiag. I lived with it for a week, and the first thing I did when I got home is bump the CO trip back up 20 points. Runs perfectly again.

^^^ Wat Scud sez. I basically did that with the Lario Rehab thread on WG. Tore it down once and replaced but mostly repaired (not restored) over a few months of Winter. There are many that know those bikes intimately.. you'll learn a lot about it, and end up with a completely reliable bike that you would ride anywhere. As I've mentioned more than once, "If you look for trouble on an old machine.. you *will* find it." Even as nice as it looks, I would expect to put a minimum of $2500 in it. If you pay someone to do the work?? You could buy a new bike instead.

Hmmm, the ad doesn't seem to be written by a Nigerian prince.. yes, entirely too cheap. Scud.. you could put it on a gurney in the aisle..

One of you guys needs to do this. Pictures would be good. That way, I won't have to do any thinking if mine breaks again.

Ah, well.. after all it's your bike. And.. it's a Guzzi. It'll never be an unmolested Crocker or something like that, value wise. If it were mine, rusty wouldn't get it, but powder coat is a little over the top. The stock ignition is as reliable as sun down. Greg Bender (thisoldtractor) makes new harness, and it will most likely need it. For some reason, you'll find more electrical bodges on old Guzzis than any other.. What I'd do if it looks as good as the pictures show, is repair as necessary to make it completely reliable, get rid of the rust.. i hate rust.. and ride it.

They're cheap. The usual suspects have em.. Buy two. If you have a spare, you'll never need it. That's been my method, and so far.. it's worked.

Well, that sucks, Scud. Since tuning up the Mighty Scura's transmission, new springs, Lucky Phil extender, surface grinding, etc. I'd forgotten about this. I haven't had the first issue.. no sticking when shifting down.. nothing. And now you're telling me I need to worry about it when I'm 1000 miles away from home? Grumble grumble..

Gotta agree. I took my old SP out to California back in the day. There was a record heat wave, with temps into the 115F area by the time I got to Wyoming. I spent two days hunkered down behind that great SP fairing with a long sleeve t shirt under my riding jacket. I'd stop at every opportunity.. soak it, put it on, survive the shock put my jacket back on, and go until it dried out. It didn't take long. That was a *memorable* trip, one of survival rather than fun.. I was never so happy to see the smog over the cooler LA basin..

That'll get you a ticket for aggressive driving in Indiana..

I'd leave it alone except for new cylinders. Nice find of a "period" piece. That'll give you many happy hours of restoration/bonding..

- Replace (and properly gap) the sensor with a cold engine, and then warm her up and see if the issue returns.