belfastguzzi

SSSSSShhhhhhhhhhhh! You don't ask questions like that! There are some people here who don't even have bikes....

I've come across these wedges and I'm struck by the tremendous versatility of both the shape and the material. 'Out of the box', it's firm yet has a nice compliance and comes 'pre-drilled', giving, what could we call it? well, a sot of 'cushiness'. I can't help but feel that this material would prove very useful to the home mechanic and should be a part of every bicyclist's garage store. Although this material could easily be modified for various usage, there must be an obvious application for these rubbery wedges, just as they are. I can't quite think what it would be, but I'm sure that someone out there will immediately light-up with a brilliant idea. (Someone used it to make a bike helmet (an American I think) but I don't like that idea. Debate it's merits though, by all means.) Anyone interested in a group buy?

OK you've convinced me. What's the best material to use to fill the holes in again?

In this case, rope would be a safer bet, plus it means you don't have to worry about how long it is – as would be the case if a piece of string were to be considered.

I know your game! You're just trying to subtly tempt Rats Hat-check into this thread: as he's been resisting so far. Maybe if D.L. would be so kind as to suggest a 'suitable' measurement of wire strength – that might be the sort of bait required?

Euan you've probably given the answer to this before, but did you originally do some sort of fix to get the right boss / spring coil clearance, or just put a new spring in at the earlier repair? (Did you have a good festival?)

it's supposed to be, um, er... spelled with a 'u' humour

Excellent! I need a special 'point' for this achievement. Perhaps Nog would be so bad as to design one? Ratchet, read MikeyMike's post for clarifiaction about which splines he was reffering to, then set to. However I suggest that this mod be carried out on all interfacing metallic splines anywhere. I started the experiment on my driveshaft splines. Honest. Knock 'em out – this mod is gonna be all the rage soon.

Please, Jaap?? You gave the old codger icon on my last request. Perhaps you would be so good as to follow-up with GJ's hint?

Well, quite. So what I did was knock out every other spline. That gives enough clearance to then build a cush-surface on the remaining splines in order to eliminate the dreadful damage caused by the stupid design of metallic spline-on-spline hammer action. I took one of the surplus (craazee Italianos) cush rubber wedges and cut it into slivers of chromified rubber (dremel with diamond disc). I then glued (Araldite Original) these slivers onto the remaining spline faces. The ride is now unbelievably comfy and I engine brake with fearless impunity. I notice a healthy secondary benefit in the form of reduced unsprung weight. Marvellous. Try it. Any ideas for what I can do with the surplus splines now? ebay?

They do group holidays. Must pass this on to V11UK Chris before he gets too deep into planning next year's activities. This could be the way ahead for V.11 rallies. It might even tempt Baldini out. 'Saga has been organising group holidays for more than 50 years and has a team of specialists dedicated to creating the perfect holiday for your group. If you are planning a group holiday, why not let us take care of all the arrangements? You only need nine people or more to enjoy the benefits of booking a group holiday with Saga. Whether you are planning a holiday for a group of friends, a convention for your club or retired staff or an ex-servicemen reunion, our dedicated team of specialists will be on hand to create the perfect holiday, allowing group leaders to relax and enjoy themselves along with everyone else.'

Yes. You might fall down a mine. Bring a rope.

A thorough investigation of sag quickly leads our man into... the SAGAzone. Yes, life is good

Ratchet flexes his fingers and heads to the computer room for another V.11 session

I fear for your eyesight Soren: how many fingers am I holding up? I know 2002 Scuras are almost flawless, but surely there must be something slightly amiss, somewhere? Anyway, just wanted to say that my 2002 Scura showed the same signs as Greg reports, when I did this disassembly at fairly low mileage. The good thing was that I was able to get it apart, but when I tried more recently, in order to inspect the greasy situation, It was stuck tight. That was despite the prior anti-seizing. Must try heat next time, as suggested. For that reason, be cautious when you give it to your mechanic because the job could be more prolonged than expected. As for rubber, while it pains me greatly to agree with Ratchet , it seems to me to be the flexible and shock absorbant and relatively cheap stuff for this basic job. More expensive urethanes may put up with more extreme stresses but that's not called for. The design of the wedges could have been beter tuned, but as with other Guzzi parts, fine tuning is left to the end-customer (and his box of mallets). Oh, a terrible headache has just come on: where's my tub of Ratchet-salve?

Thanks for looking this up Bruce. Can I suggest that if anyone has further info / stats or corrections that they be sugested and I can then amend the first post to keep it as up-to-date and accurate as possible? I must look and see what settings I ended up with. The Scura is definitely a good ol' bike both to look at and on the road (with the caveat that, like Baldini's, mine is, ahem, sitting outside the house awaiting parts and work-time).

Is it an inflatable? Could be filled with helium to aid mass-negation.

HP2? You could check YouTube: HP2 diggin' the dirt More with Christian Pfeiffer Don't bother with the plodding stuff from ordinary guys. 100hp off road needs a bit of whizz-bang This one has BM boffins getting under-excited about the design concept in a Germanic manner.

You suspect (etc) right. It all depends on the alignment of the postal service, the stars, my ability to create a parts list and make orders, the weather, TIME and various other things. This is all pretty complicated, so I suspect the seal may stay (his time).

He might have removed the footbrake lever

I keep my tools in the wheel hubs. Is that not what the hole in the middle is for? Only problem I have found is sorting out the socket set, 'cause you got to feed them in one by one. Am I doing something wrong?

John O'Sullivan has made a fantastic offer to send me a timing cover from his replaced motor. Brilliant – it's great to have generous Guzzi chums about the place. Now what do I need to get? A crank seal and a gasket?

Hey, I never suspected that this could be The New What Time Is It? thread! You left out 6. exploding fuel tank and 7. Global Warming I did NOT build a heavy brake lever! I can see that I'm going to have to weigh the thing at some stage

Constant rain here. keeps the rear brake cool anyway

QUOTE(dlaing @ Jul 5 2007, 07:48 AM) not braking forum rules ROTFLMBumO?