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A thin piece of plywood or metal in between the pads works pretty well.

Interesting. I had always assumed (yeah, I know) that the 'oil jet' was at the small end. It just made more sense to me there. Well, one more reason I don't design engines.

All right, everyone take a deep breath and relax. Please keep bickering in the 'global warming thread'. Everyone's just trying to learn and figure out what's going on here. Here's a suggestion- The top of the oil level can be calculated pretty easily. Measure the angle of the dangle of the dipstick, and how far up the oil level is on it. If the bike is level, you can assume a right triangle and use simple trigonometry to calculate how far down the block the oil level is. Does anyone know the dipstick angle? I can estimate it this weekend.... I would not be at all surprised if there is some variation in dipsticks (or blocks for that matter). Certainly, it has happened before- case in point is my wife's Breva. The very earliest US Breva 750's came from the factory with the high and low marks off by about 1/4" inch or so. Later Breva's came over with the dipsticks marks obviously ground off(crudely at that!) and new marks put on.

This is purely anecdotal, so take with a grain of salt. I was speaking with my local dealer the other day about the Breva 1100 and the nationals in Iowa- it was hot here, hot all across the nation. Anyhow, Jim sold a bike to a fellow in Virginia, and this bike has already been through 4 sets of tires. The guy who bought it left the nationals and on monday called Jim and said somthing was wrong with the steering. After talking with the guy, it developed that the problem was that the bike pulled to the left, and subsequently the bike and rider ended up in Wyoming. To get there, he drove across South Dakota. On Sunday, July 16. It was 105 F in Pierre, S.D. and this fellow had no problems other than not drinking enough water. Anecdotal? Sure. But it sounds like a good prospect.

It's not too bad to get at the clutch. Pete Roper has written numerous treaties on how to crab the frame. I also found this description by Mike C on the Guzzitech site. Check Guzzitech.com and Guzzitech.dk both have lots of good info. I do hope you find the problem easily.

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I'm sure there were others- I talked to at least one member of this forum. If I had been alone, would make me asexual? If I ate pasta and acted like a jerk, would I be pestosexual?

Put her in neutral, take out the spark plugs, remove the front alternator housing and try to turn the engine using the hex key on the alternator. From your description though, it sounds like a siezed motor

This is pretty common behavior- it occasionally does it on my bike (no PCIII). I would just run at higher rpm. I would suspect that it is a heat and lean condition, rather than rich. Todd is the PCIII guru- you might just ask him what he thinks about remapping.

I'll try to post some pictures of the MGNOC Natl. meeting here. I went up on the Eldorado Wednesday, drove around Wisconsin Thursday (not ALL the way round...), drove back home Friday and picked up the bride, then back up to Elkader, IA on Saturday for the day. We took Catalina up (now 6 months) so we had to do the car on Sat. Some highlights- it must be cherry season in WI. I bought two pounds of sour (sour!) cherries for 2 bucks a pound, picked. Dee-licious with wine. I don't know the final tally on registrations at the meet, but it was upwards of 500. Lots of cool bikes- many old singles, a good showing by the Loopframe crowd, and of course bunches of new bikes. There were at least a dozen Breva 1100's, and one..only one...Griso, that unfortunately broke down and had to be trailered home There was one MGS01 that showed up- beautiful bike! The owner took it out on the strip (about 1 mile long) out front of the camping and opened it up- what a beautiful noise. Of course, that inspired a few others to do the same- a couple of Sports and we teased the guy camping next to us that he should take his Cal EV out there....so he did. He's not afraid to run that bike either; it was great. The midwest dealer rep for Piaggio group showed up on a Breva 1100 that he let people demo. You just ask him and he'd give you the keys. That was classy on his part, especially since Guzzi corporate didn't show up. Guzzi Inc. did send 600 shirts to hand out to all participants and that was nice on their part...but they were all size "large" I'm not sure they know their demographic or they would have sent XXL. There were three or four vendors there including hannigon (sp?) fairings, which would look great on a Sport. I'll get a picuture up later. There was also a British car show going on at the park on Saturday. A couple of cute Austin's, a Lotus, a Sunbeam and a couple cars I didn't recognize. That was nice also. Weather was not quite hellishly hot, but close. All the dang flies that are always there...were there. The rally organizers fed everyone too much food, there was plenty of beer and wine and nice pool when it got too hot. All in all, a good time. ok, some pictures... I told you it was hot! I took this picture in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin. The MGS was at the entrance to the campground Now some bikes: General group: Lots of old Eldos A nice 50-something Astore This fellow hand-laid all the fiberglass work on his Breva (the color on my camera is off- it was all stock Breva colors and matched perfectly). The rear fender and bags were also hand-laid glass. Stunning work, really, even if you don't like the concept. A very cool T3 from Maine These are the Hannigan fairings- one on a loop, one on a Cali I think they would look great on a V11- sort of like the old rabid transit fairings. This is JB Schwartz, guzzi guru and genuinely nice fellow. He's 78 and drove 1500 miles from SoCal to be there. There's only a handful of people in the world with his mechanical ability and knowledge of Guzzi's. Finally, a lot of people in the town of Elkader enjoy the rally as well. Some of them have a sense of humor about it- this family puts out their goose every year. Last year it said 'hello moto'.

Same Dave Alvin as in the Blasters?

Man, I hope so. 2 possible solutions- put the bike on a center stand or track stand, or put a new mark on the dipstick for 'full' while the bike is leaned over.

Or they're members, but just haven't logged in?

I'd prefer the template, but if I have to, then I'll jump off the cliff with the rest. God, I hope Tex ain't waitin' for me at the bottom.

Wick, you need help. It'll be a strain on me, but as a friend, I feel a need to help you. I'll store your bikes for awhile as you address and face your addiction. Fear not, because your bikes will have my Eldo, G5 #1 and G5 #2, V11Sport, 750 Breva, KLR650, CL77 and CT90 to keep them company.

The mistral crossover I put on my bike made more difference than anything else. That includes the fancy plastic shock cover.

My understanding is that it arrives over here this fall. Truth? Fiction? Conspiracy? You decide.

For some reason, this sprang to mind.

When I was about 5-6 years old, we had a big gray cat that liked to walk around in the false ceilings of our house. One night he fell through. On me. Scared the living sh!t out of me, and I wasn't even masturbating. That's my ceiling cat story. I just set my wireless network to only accept connections from our own computers MAC numbers. It's not THE safest way, but it seems a good comprimise with ease of use. Well, that and the signal is weak, so you couldn't even get it from the street.

There's a couple of options- the online guzzi suppliers like MGCycle, MPHCycle, and probably several others or, I seem to recall that Buell uses the same lenses (but maybe smoked, so you'd need to buy two?)

Hard maple.

Let's try to let this get outta hand, ok? I, myself, might start crying. I'm pretty much filled with angst as it is, and it's not a far push to depression. Also, and the main point of this is- Martin, I appreciate your well-written post. It's hard for anyone as sheltered as myself to discuss personal bravery, sacrifice, or extreme emotional stress with someone who has to deal with that for a living. BFG:

That's exactly when projects drop into your lap. Should I post the picture of the 6 sets of brake calipers on my bench? Well, I can't say I welcome your observations, but thanks for posting them. Maybe Pete can make up a couple dozen more windage trays? J

Hi Folks, The US National Moto Guzzi Rally is next week, July 13-16. Here's the advertising blurb: I'm going up on wednesday, the 12th, ride around Wisconsin on thursday, back home on friday, pick up the wife (she's coming back from London), and drive back up on saturday (in the car because Catalina will be with us) and back down on sunday. Busy weekend. I won't be on my V11 sport, but I will drive my Eldorado up there (yeah, I know, I know). Please stop by and say hi if you see me and my bike. I hope to be camping in the part covered by trees. I live ~4 hours from Elkader, so if anyone needs a place to stay (to or from) or wants a beer sunday night in Iowa City, let me know. I can't guarantee a bedroom, but I do have a nice back yard and a shower. Anyone else going? My bike, but I will have a small fairing on it- not this big one:

Greetings Macio! What kind of valve covers are on your V10? They don't look like the ones I've seen.