LowRyter

If the tach doesn't work but you hear it rattle when it's shaken, it's likely the counter weight. Epoxy fix.

I happened across thos video referring to seafoam recently- seems to advise against the stuff: I saw the video and enjoy Scotty. His big point is that Seafoam doesn't benefit Direct Injection engines, especially the VW that had a real carbon/coke issue on the intake / combustion areas. (We're talking $2k to blow it out with walnut shells, before the timing adjuster packs up and ruins the engine altogether.) Although we don't have DI, if Gumout will clean the fuel system better, go for it. Seafoam was good for sticking floats -we don't have carbs either. But that old Toyota did show thorough carbon clean with Gumout. Dang impressive. He didn't compare if Seafoam would do the same. Since my motorcycles all have plenty of miles on them, I might run some Gumout to clean out the carbon. Again, it couldn't hurt. And what, you'll spend the same $10 for 20 pack of Pabst? Ohh.... wait??!!

yep

Airtech doesn't sell the windshields either. But Gustafson Plastics makes many to fit.

The whiteface EV tach is the same as on the Greenie. The internal counterweight came loose of my EV tach. Took the bezel off (terrible job and worse to put it back on) and epoxied the weight back on. No problems since. The EV speedo is getting pretty loopy at 65k miles. Speedo says I am going 60 when I am actually going about 45. It doesn't jump but is getting VERY optimistic. Probably won't get it repaired until it stops altogether. Then back to Joel Levine.

Docc, yeah. I'd like to do it every year. Sorry you can't make it this year.

http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=94356.0 It's been posted on Wild. Officially not-a-rally.

Compression boost over time.

If I have a bottle of Seafoam around, I might stuff a little bit in the tank for grins and giggles. I am not big believer in any of it . But Seafoam has a decent reputation to clean out the fuel lines and combustion chambers. The insides that I can see, the pan and rockers, look clean enough to eat of. Just spitballing the Seafoam stuff for what I can't see.

I'll have to read my copy of TOTW 2 and refresh.

I think that sums it up. I think when the writer refers to the use of throttle and brake together that he means during the smooth transition from braking to throttle. "Smooth" being key. A lot of it does concern track riding, since even in spirited street riding the rider isn't going fast enough to use brakes on very many curves. I think the best way to experiment with it is driving in traffic when you are turning into an intersection or cloverleaf. Instead of braking in a straight line, try and compare it by continuing very light decreasing braking until you are on the apex of the turn and begin accelerating. After a while it might become habit. Funny, I had similar discussion regarding heel-toe brake and throttle on Corvette forum. Many drivers with manual shift cars have never tried it. I made the comment that being a motorcyclist a safe rider is always rev matching to downshifts whereth braking or not.

Just got notice that the kit was sold for $425. A good deal for someone with a black bike and a set of mirrors. And whatever else....

video advises braking on the straight and not trail braking. jus' sayin'

I want 1 -one- for the tank bag.

I did make offer that was rejected. I got this reply from the seller when I asked about the mirrors (I only wish I knew what is supposed to be there): Sorry, I can't find the mirrors. Everything else seems to be there

Chuck, yeah, Dave the exterminator. He had a house full of bikes. I talked to my painter Dusty (the painter, not WG Dusty) when he repaired the broken side cover tabs on the Sport. I even gave him the paint formula on the site and when read it, he laughed at it. I am sure that Dusty could do it given time and money. He also mentioned the price of the paint. And there's the longevity after the paint is done. When all the flaws come out. There have not been many success cases listed here with Candy Apple Green. I would like to be able to have the Greenie before we get to the Ozarks this May. I think I've pioneered enough with the transmission fix.

That guy in Indy has a Green Magni. Dave? Don? Looks great. Too bad this one is black.

yep. Docc did the heavy lifting here. The background. I purchased an LED bulb from Cycle Gear. It didn't fit the Guzzi headlight buckets and cost me $50. I installed it in my Bandit. I didn't want to purchase another one that didn't fit, nor did I want to change out the entire lens and reflector so I could maintain the stock look. I wanted something brighter but I didn't want to screw up the electrical system. BTW- I had 100 wt bulb in the Bandit and it worked fine but the heat was browning out the lens. So this one fills the bill. Docc posted it earlier in this thread but I'd forgotten it and pestered him with several PMs. Now that I know that it really fits, I ordered another bulb for the EV. The cost is about $25/ea. and another update. I just compared the LED in Bandit to the Sport. Both put out about the same amount of light which is about as bright as the 100 wt bulb I had in the Bandit. The bulb referenced here seems seems to buzz a little louder than the one in the Bandit. And NO! I won't provide any pictures or sound recordings.

Too bad it isn't green.

Thats why track days are such a valuable thing, you can push the limits in relative safety. I think if your not doing track days then you're not serious about improving and maintaining your riding skills. Its not about setting "lap times" but about improving and learning new techniques and practicing the already known ones without the risk, like really heavy braking and looking through the corner and weighing the pegs. Things that you tend to drift away from riding on the road all the time. Every first session on the track is the re familiarise session of looking through the corner, using footpeg weight esp on the long fast corners, not trying to ride the bike all through the bars and feeling the force of really heavy braking, together with getting your brain ahead of the bikes speed. Ciao Funny how a motorcycle track day and car track day are so different. Motorcycles: keep your head up, look as far ahead as possible. Your bike will go where you look. Cars: slow to this braking point, gas at this apex, one make mark after another mark, point to point.

a couple of times? how about more times than I can remember? But only once on the Greenie. Maybe that's why i like it.

Thanks Marty. I asked and you told us. I can deal with a little buzz. The LED headlight on my Bandit buzzes too. Tonight when I took the photos I thought the dang fuel pump was running continuously. I had to turn the ignition switch on twice to hear BOTH buzzes (fuel pump & LED) to be sure.

OK Dave, guess which one is an LED.