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Glad you are ok, Slug. watch out for those ditches!

I thought it did have a throwout bearing, outer body, etc? Did Guzzi finally get rid of the stupid cone washers? Granted, I've not taken mine apart....Anyhow- doesn't matter- that's not the problem. The other possibility is a warped intermediate plate.

Thanks from me as well. I never post over there (although I am registered) and...guess what was in my mailbox this morning?

Or crash guards. But honestly, I've been riding Guzzi's for over 20 years, and hardly ever hear of them catching fire (cue up freddy krueger picture!)

John, removing the valve is one fix, the other is to address the root cause- the tipover valve isn't operating properly. Almost always, it's just that the valve is not positioned vertically (exactly vertically) although if yours was working for awhile, then not working...it could possibly be the valve (or it moved?). BTW- I just removed the grommet under the filler cap. That's another quick fix. Downside of that is if you drop your bike, gas can leak out.

If you really love us, you'll post a sound file also.

My opinions (and they're worth what you pay for them). Sounds good. You'll need a centering tool. An old hub and an M10??? fine thread bolt can be used- you'll need a way to center the clutch plates as well as compress them. There's some debate about lubing the input hub. The argument is that the lube will pick up and hold rust/dust, and effectively turn into grinding paste. If you do lube it, don't use much. But- price everthing out. It might be cheaper, easier, and more timely to replace with a RAM clutch. No need to align anything. No need for special tools. It's an alternative. I would definitely make sure it's the clutch first, then- if it is- replace. You don't want to go on a long ride under the potential it busting. I had to drive ~200 miles home with a de-lamininated clutch and it "weren't fun" as they say. Although it can be done.

Same symptoms on my Eldorado. Engagement was real rough and the bike had more vibration. I took it apart and one clutch plate had come apart. Fortunately, it's a pretty easy fix, al things considered.

Welcome aboard, F.R

George, thanks for the link! That's some cool work. It sounds like you know Paul, please give him my appreciation and congratulations on a stunning job. Bob, my father-in-law and the guy that made the rear wheel spacers I sold for a few of us, also does a lot of similar restoration work. He works mainly on Henderson 4 cyl for a guy named Schultz (if you know Hendies, you prolly know Schultz), but can one-off a part for just about anything. It's an art, that's for sure. He has parts in Jay Leno's bikes and in the Harley museum. And on my bike Have a good thought for him, ya'll. He's just out of surgery to fix an aneurism in his aorta.

Interesting. I listened to Montana Song and a couple others off that album. It sounds like DA used Copland for some inspiration in his riffs. Time passes and I went out for lunch, including a stop by the local record emporium. Got super lucky and found Albert King "Lovejoy". Not his best album, but I've been looking for it for a couple years now and the cut 'My baby caught the katy' is just fabulous. woo hoo! And yeah, Pavlov's dog. Doesn't work for me. Not on any level.

This one's too easy for a quiz, so I thought I'd just post a few pictures of a bike I saw recently. I like these old board track racers, and someone restored this one with a lot of attention to detail. My crappy camera work doesn't begin to show how nice this bike is.

Dude, that's a cool picture. Looks like it has the same goofy mismatched wheel setup. (points finger upwards, nods seriously)

You'll need to relocate the air temperature sensor. I just zip-tied mine to the main frame structure. I think someone else put theirs in a film canister or something like that to protect it- that's overkill in my opinion (goes out and checks sidestand).

Ah, thanks! I knew I forgot to shave! At first I thought you were talking about Zappa. Doh! No, I haven't downloaded Montana song yet- thanks for the reminder- I'll do tomorrow. I'm listening to the Pogues right now...they sound Irish- are the actually? I gotta say, your suggestion of a certain previous band was....poor. Can't remember their name, they were that bad.

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I've seen how well you keep your vehicles, so I'm not worried. Besides...it's a KLR. What would you do to it, get it dirty? I loaned it out to a good friend here in Iowa City a while back, and he ended up buying a VStrom. Don't ever take a VStrom off road. but they are really nice for road riding. Just PM me if you want to set something up- take a day and go up to the OHV park or just noodle around some of our county roads.

LOL. Sorry- but that strikes me as funny. A lot of meters will have trouble reading very high resistance values because the meter is at the limit of it's dynamic range. Your low resistance reading of 0.9 ohm could be high just from some oxidation on the surface of the connection (0.2 to 0.9 ain't a big difference in this context), so your alternator sounds ok to me. I'd focus on the regulator. Also, when you get it sorted, add an additional ground from regulator to the engine block. Have you measured the voltage at the battery at idle and 4K rpm? Have you unhooked the wires from the regulator and checked for continuity between each wire and the aluminum case of the regulator? If any show continuity, the regulator is bad. A bit of a tangent- could a car regulator be used in this application? Surely the Guzzi (or Saprisa or Ducati or whatever it is) alternator can't be too different from any other two wire alternator. Or is it that car regulators are just built into their alternators?

If you're interested in a KLR and haven't ever ridden one, then you should take mine out sometime to see if you like it. I think it's a fun bike- mine's not quite a thrasher, but I ride the hell out of it off road (in a park near Solon). It is heavy in the dirt. On balance, she's a decent ride on-road and off, and there are other models that are better at either one, but few that do both as well. You're welcome to borrow it for an afternoon.

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Looks like it's just about the right height- very nice! I hope ya'll have good times on your bikes. Now get her some good protective gear.

Only if you tell me where I can get a Smithwicks Uh, I meant PCV= positive crankcase ventilation. I have plastics on the brain, I guess (polyvinyl chloride is PVC ) Correctly installed, they do a great job on the old Eldorados (850GT to you Europeans) keeping that muck out of the oil.

BigJ, have you fitted a PVC valve (properly) on the vent tube? That should help with the Mayo.

Why hasn't Paul's Guzzi been BOTM??? Nice! Interesting topic also- thanks for the info.

Excuse me: Don't see nuthin' 'bout no one-offs. Besides, I don't believe this to be a one off machine. For a fact, there are at least two (because that's how many I've seen firsthand), and I suspect several more of the same design.