Chuck

Cheesehead is Rick. He and Gordon are MG Cycles. Good guys. No I didn't watch the video. I'm also an engineering modelmaker and I've made 100s if not thousands of prototype parts. I'm aware of what temporary tooling can and can't do. .048" stainless in that part? I'd be surprised if you got one "good" one.

Uh, yeah. Joe is talented all right.. Dorcia and I hung out with him in the pits of the Cannonball run one day. He explained all he did to make the bike reliable. When riders were coming in from the day's run, pit crews were scurrying around fixing this and that. When Joe's rider came in, he said, "Everything ok?" "Yeah." "Have another beer, Chuck..

Just buy one from Cheesehead and Gordon at MGC and be done with it.. And from the video.. 3D printed sheet metal dies.. will it survive? No. No it won't. Trust me, I apprenticed as a sheet metal diemaker.

How about Ventura? I'm leaving to see The Kid for the weekend.. yay.. but I can give you details next week.

Fuel was probably burning in the exhaust system. You've seen blue header pipes and thought it must be running lean? Not necessarily.

I got tired of replacing that stuff, and just set an unbaited mouse trap in front of the hole. The ones with big yellow pads.. I hate meeces.

This. Hooking up a V11S to a chair would be like hooking up a Ky derby horse to the Budweiser beer wagon.

Peter Egan bought one.. and a Himalayan.

RE has it going on. If I were in the market..

I'd pass on the 400F powder coat curing temp. When I did the AeroLario, I thoroughly cleaned it with purple power, went all over it with red scotch brite, wiped it down with thinner, masked and rattle canned it. Still looks good years later.

It depends on what you call easy. You'll need a puller to get the bearings out, and that small seal in the back is a booger. As long as you don't change anything, there's no need to mess with the gears. If it is a pre 87, there is a lube mod that needs to be done.

I ran regular in the Centauro on the advice of Dave Richardson. Never an issue in 42000 miles. Of course, I run premium in the 2V engines.

They did that.. Stuchi is the hot setup.. Don't bad mouth it too much, that powerplant rocks. Be prepared to do some fiddling to get it running correctly. Of course, have a look at the oil pump.

Daniel, if you have a Baggy 660, plain old regular unleaded is fine. It's an MZ though.. not a MG..

If I'm reading the first post correctly, he's already installed a new sidestand switch..

I agree.. looked at the schematic and it looks to me that it is only involved in starting. It just seems strange that it always works. That sounds like ignition has been lost then returns after a few revolutions. I'm sure it is frustrating, but think of the pleasure you will get from solving it.

Are the bars "adjustable?" The 97s were fixed.. at least the ones I've seen.

My first thought was ignition switch, but when feathering the clutch brings it back to life? Hmmm.

that bead buddy would be a heck of a lot easier to make..

I'd like to see a side view of the yellow thing..

The yella ones I've seen were 97s, but Guzzi being Guzzi..

Me, too. They work remarkably well in the twisties.. I *loved* that day riding. The "sporty" ride that took most of the day, then when we returned, four (I think) rode Palomar. Awesome..

(beating a dead horse) Remember how old these bikes are, and how antique the electrical systems are. Most electrical connections are unsealed, and the above corrosion on the neutral switch is the result. Getcha some Caig DeOxit and completely go through the electricals. All of them. You'll be good for a few years. After all, the most likely failure on any Guzzi is electrical.

Thanks for that, Scud. If we *ever* manage to get back to SoCal.. Actually, I'm familiar with them. I saved a 5000 mile (!!) one of 17 black Ultimate Editions from a clueless dealer in Chicago. WGs Rocker 59 told me about it, and said it was his dream bike but he didn't have the money. It was cheap for what it was, but the above clueless dealer didn't know until I had a deal over the phone. By the time I got there, the Guzzi world had blown up, and his phone was ringing off the hook. He said, "What *is* that??" (and tried to rip me off, but that's another story.) I went through it, fixed the slipping clutch from CD's clueless "mechanic" grossly overfilling the transmission, etc. It was truly a museum piece and I hated to ride it. Rocker saved his money, and I sold it to him for exactly what I had in it. I thought he'd keep it forever, but shortly thereafter he sold it to DRS Dave in Wisconsin. Dave still has it, and probably *will* keep it forever.