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  1. Gearbox painted at last just need to oven cure the paint then assembly. Ciao
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  2. If a manufacturing process isn't carefully controlled (we *are* talking Guzzi, here) nobody knows until things start failing in the field. Remember, this is a very small company with very little money.. and no reliability lab. This is much of the allure to me. They were making a *very* good motorcycle on a shoestring, and doing a good job.. mostly.. at it.
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  3. I have some spare suspenders from being the oldest old fart on a Guzzi at the Ohio rally if you need some.
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  4. As you say, on a parallel twin maybe it helps. Have you ever contributed to a thread then after a few turns kind of lose interest in continuing the story.
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  5. Took my new to me Sport on it’s first semi sporting ride into central Ohio. Tired my old body out, but gelled better with the bike by the time I got home. Sorting out the suspenders along the way. 😀
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  6. I am thinking the 2001 Rosso Mandello has different paint that preceded the problems with the '02/'03 ?
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  7. Thanks all for the advice, quote above is my situation, and I’ve decided to wait until spring, remove the crimped on clamps and hose, then do a decent tuneup and replace with caps. Riding time is getting shorter now, need to enjoy before you know what starts falling.
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  8. Sounds like how my body feel every morning. Ciao
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  9. All it does is introduce another variable you dont need. Ducati did it for a while in the 851 days along with a vacuum connection to the fuel pressure reg then wisely deleted it. Ciao
    1 point
  10. I had over 200.000 km on my first V11 and the U-joints didn't show any signs of wear. In fact they still were stiff in all directions. I greased them once a year or so, maybe once every two. It's in fact one of the more robust parts on a V11. Not that I haven't seen failed ones though ...
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  11. Pointless, get rid of it and plug the holes. Its just a convenient way of isolating the holes without plugging. Ciao
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  12. 180° Laverda 1000. Beats everything. The epitome of mechanical brutalism.
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  13. Hey, I really think my shaft failed from poor assembly practices (crossed the threads and re-used them) and complications of a crash. Don't cross the threads! "Important safety tip!"
    1 point
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