belfastguzzi

Riding pimps? No honestly: you guys have got it all wrong. They're just friends and acquantances Yeh, peppery. Good for u I'm sure – and cheap / free. And colourful. That's the nasturiums I'm refering to.

This has been a mysterious problem for others, while some have been able to see a cause. I had a severe attack of this problem last summer when on a trip. Bike would stick in second and just would not shift up. Solid refusal. Couldn't see anything wrong (linkage is threadlocked, greased, adjusted etc). I really couldn't believe that it was a spring problem but I opened the box at the roadside to inspect, 'cause I couldn't think of anything else. Nothing wrong with springs, no sludge in box etc... The only unusual thing in the lead-up to this problem was that the engine / box had got pretty hot as I was driving through a solid traffic jam for ages, so was slow, in low gear and with no cooling airflow. (Unusually a number of music festivals were happening on the same weekend in the South, so that circumstance, combined with holiday traffic, had clogged the Belfast - Dublin road.) Once stopped, I could evenually get going, but after a while it would stick in second again. Torture and on occassions, dangerous. When I eventually got to the other end of Ireland, very late, the bike operated ok when back to more normal usage, but on the long journey home the problem reoccured. Others have said that this gearbox doesn't work well when it gets hot. I don't know. It's the only explanation so far. Just as an unlikely cause – (as well as checking the linkage itself) check that it's clearing the Jubilee clips / hose clamps that hold the starter motor in place. The adjusting screw of the rearward clip is close to the linkage and depending upon the position where the adjuster has been left, it could possibly create an obstruction when shifting. It's a very long shot.

Oh yeah, I haven't seen that actually. It's a good site. Thanks One of the great things about Carlinhos is that he still lives and works in the very poor neighbourhood where he was born. He has created a very impressive music school and education project for the young people, developed the squalid housing and put in drainage and sewage, built music studios in the area etc... This intimate involvement with the people/communiy in his urban environment is in contrast to many who become 'superstars', whether music, football or whatever. see also: http://www.elmilagrodecandeal.com/

Unfortunately I'm 'back here' now.

This is electricity This is white sand This is work, clearly This is 'superstar' Carlinhos Brown These are kids in the street smiling, is good Define 'out there'. Are you casting nasturiums?

Well, this is the corner / bar / establishment. I think you had to be there... The streets in daylight were more obviously attractive. This is not Belfast This is a fish This is another Caipirinha sampling session with some friends

If you get it, you'll need one of my super expensive but highly superior screwdrivers to tighten the thing to best adjustment. Why not buy two, incase the first one breaks? Shipping to USA is suitably costly. I can even hand-deliver.

Just thought I´d say hello from Brazil as I found the perfect place for banter and silly business. There´s a street corner here where you can sit all night, drink caipirinhas and from the passing cast of characters, one unbelievable story unfolds after another, in front of your eyes. Cool. I need a Film Council grant to come back with a camera and a bodyguard. BTW I haven´t seen one motorcyclist wear any protective clothing at all, apart from a helmet. In the constant sunny hotness, it´s all bare hands, bare shoulders, bare legs; little bike or sports bike. Be back sometime. Wish you were here etc.... BFG Salvador

Sorry I can't say the same. No-one is going for the phonogram solution.

You know you're in a g.b. when you see Guzzirider's newly resprayed tenni-green V.11 parked outside.

Guzzi rider comes out.

Yeah, some of that stuff is much too dangerous, but mostly, it's not in tune with the Guzzi aesthetic. I'm working on a device to put the soul back into the filter spin-off issue. What with phonographs, radiograms and the like being commonly regarded as old-hat technology, there is a good supply of discarded gramophone pick-ups available, most of 'em in the back room of Moto Guzzi enthusiasts. Handy – because the phono pickup is an excellent transverse motion detector. So, select a pickup or transducer that has a good long, hefty needle, point or stylus. Proceed to mount the pickup inside the sump so that the 'needle' rests against the surface of the filter case. Secure it in place with thread and shellac. The wires from the pickup can be fed through an indentation in the sump gasket. I prefer to use a sandwich of two gaskets together. It then only requires the miracle of valve amplification and a handlebar-mounted loudspeaker to complete the device. Before putting on a new oil filter, inscribe its case with grooves or tracks that the pickup needle will follow. Then, when the filter goes into spin mode, warning notification (hopefully musical) will be instantly relayed to the gentleman-guzzier. Part 2 will explain how, with the aid of a reverse megaphone, a piece of paper and a stout needle, a musical ditty or a message, such as, Warning! Warning!, can be faithfully reproduced in the filter grooves.

ebay is your man

Shockproof Heavy seems to be the preference among the Scura boys, from what I read here.

My eyesight's getting bad. Did you say that Tenni Guys prefer a lite grope, thank you?

Are you including the Tenni Guys in that, er, query?

DB is what I've usually been called, so... he could mean...

Yeah, coat starts with a 'c'

MOT for you guys seems to be party time!? Here it's all computer controlled and logged at Government Test Centres. Bikes are still more hands on though, as half the (car testing) machines are no good for them. Even the test time is extremely strict. A minute late and you won't be taken – fee lost. I missed a test because I couldn't get away from work. Then failed the test in November 'cause there was a faulty brake switch (20 year old car). Anytime that I checked, the lights were on, but of course the intermittent fault showed up when tested at the Centre! So I had to book another test and haven't had time 'til now, so it's another full test rather than a cheaper re-test. Set off for the test this week, direct route over the hills. Road closed. Major detour so I was 10 miunutes late for test. Pleaded and pleaded but late is late and time slot was lost. So I had to book another test.* That was going to be over £100 on this saga just for the privilege of booking tests – with no pass. *There was a happy ending. As I pleaded even more about not paying another full fee the cashier went and had another discussion with the manager, who eventually relented and let me come back a few hours later when he squeezed me into the test line. Pass.

Hmm. Designer specs are all the rage, but that's a cut above. Cool move. Maximum respect.

C'est un repas grand

I see it as a sheep, with big feet

12th May this year. I might actually be able to make it. Usually I have work commitments that clash.

The older boys on here, claim that Redline Heavy is some sort of cure-all. Have you considered fitting a Power Commander? In the circumstances, the way things are going, a sloppage tray would be a useful investment.

Hey – it wasn't me, it was the elf!