LowRyter

SO, use dielectric grease on the contacts?

dang relay sockets!

the CR looks great. Nice looking engine

I took my 939 Supersport out today. It's just a marvelous bike, light, seamless, stable, agile, balanced, quick, stylish. Certainly the best bike I've ever owned and for what it is, the best I've ever ridden. A total sweetspot. Tomorrow, I'm taking the Greenie to the Cars & Coffee deal. I was thinking about getting one of the custom licence plate holders with an inscription "Song of the Sausage Creature" ot some similar nonsense.

from last Friday

I don't think $350 is out of line if you want it pristine. Particularly when you consider the cost of the bike-specific paint. These guys repair a lot of plastic car bumpers. So the tech is well advanced. Consider the cost of a bumper repair and add a little for the rare paint match. I suppose you could purchase some of the two part bond/filler and give it a shot. If that worked out, you could make decision on painting it.

Quite a spread. I'd love to see the Alfa and the rug it's on. @Goofman

I'll stick with Dunlops <Guzzi content> $

https://www.motivcycleworks.com/ Your profile says an '01: contact Don and get the bellhousing bracket. Don't let the tranny crack like mine did. I'm sure I paid for the r&d for the bracket. Tell 'em John sent ya.

I always shoot some contact cleaner into that gap too. Next time I'll throw salt over my shoulder.

well not so much. I took it out to meet a fellow Guzzi rider and rode 60 miles one way, started to rain. Got a few backfires and a couple of skips/surges. After lunch, started to rain again. Started the bike and went for 50 ft, bike died altogether. Cranked but no fire. Played musical relays- looked dusty in there (?). Bike ran like a train all the way home. Got home and got the contact cleaner.

you painted the frame black?

Since I got the bike out of the shop, it's run a bit better but was getting an off throttle backfire, particular when I downshifted. Since the bike was dyno tuned, I'd thought they might've been just too aggressive with timing and/or fuel. Anyway I was going to take it back. Then Sunday, I took to the DGR ride and the problem got quite bit worse, lots of backfiring and hesitation. Then it occurred to me that it was likely the TPS. I opened the connector and gave it a shot of contact cleaner. Did a ride yesterday and it ran clean and strong

great shots Joe!

@Revilo best to you. build it the way you want it - once it's done like you want, ride it, enjoy it. Once you're riding it and happy, priceless. make it a journey and best of luck.

@guzzler Mine has 78 HP on the chassis dyno and it's got a pipe and PC. I don't know what it weighs with me on it, perhaps over the limit? It's gotta a nice power curve matched to the transmission and is a hoot to ride. agree that nice bikes aren't losing any money. It's a classic for what it is. Nothing looks better, sounds better, or handles much better for that size.

It's this Sunday. Taking the Sport. Not a lot of mention of it although the local ride has the biggest signup ever with 51.

TPS on my Sport has been OK for 50k. The EV has had three or four at 72k. Recently got the whole thing done, cleaned out the TB, reset balance and replaced TPS (actually went through 2, first one sent back). At the same time, got balance & tune, brakes and tires and once over on the Sport. TPS OK. I hope my Guzzi fiddling is done for a few years. I've thought about getting rid of the EV and sometimes the Sport but once I ride them, especially when they're running RIGHT, they put a smile on face. Since I've got them back the Duc was been ridden about half as before.

Congrats on a successful rally Joe. I'll have to make the trek some day.

I just looked at my bill, EBC HH $47 rear and $40 front. That's two weeks ago. wait? black back (is that rear brake,,,,?? no. ) A few bucks....different brands, different dates ...like everything else over the last few years from gasoline to potatoes. skip all that. The front seems a little weak with these pads. Rather than go dollars and cents, maybe some tech talk. Now the guy did replace the levers (he dropped my bike). I readjusted the lever (pivot and pullback) after a long ride and it seemed better around the block, I suppose I shouldn't make a point until give it a longer ride.

That's not a Ferrari! Doh!

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I just got new pads on my Sport a couple of weeks ago. Oddly I was told the rears cost more than the fronts