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If the speed part is working, then the cable is fine. Something else must be wrong in the speedometer. I would first try to have it replaced under warranty, then I would probably send it out for repair. Fixing it myself would be way down on my list. Too many small parts for my taste. If none of the above options are satisfactory, you could consider one of the modern electronic speedometers ($$$) or a sigma bicycle speedometer (10 bucks) which works just fine.

The sprint steering damper is recommended by traxxion dynamics... I don't know a thing about it, but it is reasonably priced. Not very sexy looking, though. http://traxxion.com/store/product_pages/pr...accessories.asp

C'mon folks- go to the Nationals. After the Minnesota disaster, we (Guzzisti) need all the support we can muster. Heck, I might even go if my family gets over all the colds and flues and nonsense we've been suffering this winter.

OK, I've been working a lot lately and haven't had time to look at the forum much. However, the results of this discussion were predictable based on the headline. Guys (and you know who you are)- back off and play nice. Move to another topic, perhaps. You won't change each other's minds. I have to travel again for the next couple days. This is a heck of a semester for me. jrt

My initial guess would be that it is either coil or plug related and I'd check the coils first. Pop the tank off and verify that all the electrical connections are good. Carl had a weird one earlier this year- anytime he pulled over 5K or 6K or something like that, his main fuse would blow.

Bathroom humor: WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING UP ON THE WALL FOR? THE JOKE IS IN YOUR HANDS. - Mens room, Lynagh's Bar. Lexington, KY NO MATTER HOW GOOD SHE LOOKS, SOME OTHER GUY IS SICK AND TIRED OF PUTTING UP WITH HER SHIT. - Men's room, Linda's Bar and Grill, Chapel Hill, NC IF YOU CAN PISS THIS HIGH, JOIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. - on the wall in the men's restroom at a height of 6 ft. O'Ryan's Irish Pub. Ashland Oregon BEAUTY IS ONLY A LIGHT SWITCH AWAY - Perkins Library. Duke University I'VE DECIDED THAT TO RAISE MY GRADES I MUST LOWER MY STANDARDS. - Houghton Library, Harvard University. IF LIFE IS A WASTE OF TIME AND TIME IS A WASTE OF LIFE, THEN LET'S ALL GET WASTED TOGETHER AND HAVE THE TIME OF OUR LIVES. - Maggies Pizza, Washington, D.C. IF BUSH WERE CAPTAIN OF THE TITANIC, HE'D SAY WE WERE STOPPING FOR ICE. -Smoky Joe's, Philadelphia REMEMBER, IT'S NOT, "HOW HIGH ARE YOU?" IT'S "HI, HOW ARE YOU?" - Rest Stop off Route 81, West Virginia BEWARE OF LIMBO DANCERS - On the bottom of the stall door, Women's bathroom, Broad Ripple Brew Pub, Indianapolis GOD MADE POT, MAN MADE BEER. WHO DO YOU TRUST. - The Irish Times, Washington, D.C. IT'S HARD TO MAKE A COMEBACK WHEN YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ANYWHERE. - written in the dust on the back of a bus. Wickenburg, AZ MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR. HELL DO BOTH, GET MARRIED. -Women's restroom, The Filling Station, Bozeman, MT IF VOTING COULD REALLY CHANGE THINGS, IT WOULD BE ILLEGAL. - Revolution Books, NY A WOMAN'S RULE OF THUMB, IF IT HAS TIRES OR TESTICLES, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH IT. - Women's restroom, Dallas, TX JESUS SAVES! BUT WOULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN BETTER IF HE WOULD HAVE INVESTED. - Mens restroom, American University JUST 'CAUSE IT'S CLEAN DON'T MEAN IT'S FRESH. - Port-O'-John's, Acadia Nat'l Park, Maine IF PRO IS OPPOSITE OF CON, THEN WHAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF PROGRESS? CONGRESS. - Men's restroom, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. BILL CLINTON THREW UP HERE. - The Oyster Bar. Little Rock, AK I USED TO BE INTO NECROPHILIA AND BEASTIALITY....BUT THEN I REALIZED I WAS JUST KICKING A DEAD HORSE. - The Cellar Restaurant, VA IF IT WASN'T INTENDED TO BE EATEN, IT WOULDN'T BE SHAPED LIKE A TACO. - Nathan's, Washington, D.C. HEY NIKE, I JUST DID IT. - Tastee Diner, Bethesda, MD

Ditto with Joe. If you are a member (or even if you are not), contact the AMA and ask their advice. They are a supposed motorcycle advocacy group and probably deal with this all the time.

various questions (I stole them all- from Stephen Wright, probably). the last one is my favorite. can you cry under water? How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered? If money doesn't grow on trees then why do banks have branches? Since bread is square, then why is sandwich meat round? Why do you have to "put your two cents in".. . but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to? Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity? Why does a round pizza come in a square box? What disease did cured ham actually have? How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage? Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up like every two hours? If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing? If you drink Pepsi at work in the Coke factory, will they fire you? Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV? Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground? How come we choose from just two people for President and fifty for Miss America? Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going to see you naked anyway. If a 911 operator has a heart attack, whom does he/she call? Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural? Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet soup?

Welcome!

I do not have a vest. I have a roadcrafter suit and that has been warm enough for me (with a warm fuzzy sweater underneath, of course). The Gerbing setup I have is a short pigtail that connects to the battery and has an inline fuse. I then have a longer piece that has a rheostat in it, so I can control the heat to the gloves (otherwise known as a variable temperature controller), then another pigtail to the gloves. I have never run the temp controller at full. Usually it is at 1/2 or less. Typically, I run the wires through my roadcrafter suit, the temp controller comes out at teh waist so I can adjust it, then run it back into my suit and through my arms to my hands. I invariably forget that I'm attached to the bike at some point and I yank myself and almost fall down at least once a ride. Hey, at least I'm honest. The suede on the back of the Widders sounds like a good idea. Oh, now I'm remembering a time I wish I could forget. One early November day a couple years ago I had to go to a meeting that was 3 hours drive. It was cloudy and ambient temperature was 36 F and it was very windy, but I decided to ride my bike anyhow. I rode down, did the meeting thing for 2 hours then drove back. I thought I had dressed well, but my core temperature dropped- gloves didn't help a bit there- and by the time I got home, I had to spend an hour in a HOT shower just to get back close to normal. Man, I had a headache for two days after that. Don't be like me. Go ahead and get a vest.

A pretty young brunette goes into the doctor's office and says that her body hurts wherever she touches it. "Impossible", says the doctor. "Show me." She takes her finger and pushes her elbow and screams in agony. She pushes her knee and screams, pushes her ankle and screams. The doctor says, "You're not really a brunette, are you?" "No, " she says, " I'm actually blonde, but I got tired of all the jokes. Why?" The doctor says. "Your finger is broken."

Gerbing gloves are very comfortable and work well. Highly recommended. My hands are cold, but not damaged even when driving for 1-3 hours in temperatures around 15 F. I cannot speak for Widder gloves.

Two cannibals were eating a clown. One turned to the other and said "Does this taste funny to you?"

That picture looks the same as what I did- I used a standard decal under clear coat on my fairing. http://picasaweb.google.com/jrtelford/Guzz...850656094566434

Great idea! What's brown and sticky? (scroll down) a stick (please don't ban me for awful jokes....I have lot's of 'em)

Someone here on the forum modified their shop stand so that the forks were padded. This is a great idea if you want to preserve the paint on your pork chops.

You're spot on Pete. Engines are very poor efficiency. However, I should qualify that by saying that humans, and most warm-blooded animals- aren't much better. We run about 30-35% if I recall. Bacteria run about 24% on non-optimized biomass. However, if you want a lot of energy in a small volume, go for hydrazine. It's a clean burn too, as the byproducts are water and nitrogen. I'm interested in projects like this as technical aspirations. I hope to read more about them.

How far? Are you willing to pay to have a bike delivered? For that matter, do you have a particular model you prefer? Bars or clipons? Fairing (Le Mans) or no (Sport)?

Rant on!

What about the 'Motobits' from Moto International? Do a search for Moto Bits or MotoBits (sorry- don't remember the spelling). I couldn't find any pictures yet (and I have to run, soon). They might or might not be the ticket, but they move the foot position down and forward. If you don't want to move the foot position forward, but do want it backwards, then make up a kit like what Evoluzione used to sell. There's some pictures in this thread: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7151

I'm conjecturing here, but I think a lot of Germans have pride in their history of engineering and fabrication skills. Plus, they have a decent educational system, so they produce intelligent citizens (mostly) that can take advantage of that pride. edit- nevermind. I see my theory has already been proposed.

I can't add anything- just echo the previous comments. Glad you are ok, and super-glad you walked away. You can replace the bike, but I'd miss your lovely photo avatar if you weren't posting. wait....I need a few more of those- and a

I think the glue vapors went to this fellow's head, but he gets points for craftsmanship. http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007440199,00.html

I don't think mine was made in Pakistan, but I could be wrong, I suppose. There's no indication of the country of origin that I can find. There's a sewn-in label under the collar that says "Moto Guzzi 1921". Other than that- I got it from Guzzi as part of a bike deal, so wherever it was made, that's where they all were made. BTW- mine is an XL, and I'm an L kind of guy. The nice thing about it is that the arms are long enough. I suppose Guzzi jackets are made for the same monkeys as ride the Guzzi bikes.

I had a KLR for several years- recently sold it. I'll tell you, I've crashed it on singletrack and landed upside down in a 2 foot ditch full of ice and water and mud all around. I'll still swear that's the heaviest bike I've ever owned! Now ya'll quit the testosterone challenge, and help a brother out getting a Guzzi.