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The Cafe Sport's (and probably the Rosso/Nero Corsas too) Ohlins forks are FG43s, which were the ones provided on the Duc 916s back in the day.

I use RedLine Shockproof Heavy in both the gearbox and final drive for the Stelvio, and did the same for my Cafe Sport. Lotsa Guzzi-heads swear by it!

'04 Cafe Sport (ZGUKTC0234M111121), posted in Personal Ads on July 18, is now gone.

I have a 2009 Stelvio 4V, and shifting from neutral to first gear (while stationary) can be noisy. When the engine/transmission is cold, this is not an issue for me. Any other time, here is what I do to lessen the noise: when at a stop, I hold in the clutch lever 5-10 seconds, then slowly but firmly push the shift lever down to first gear -- this usually works well, to some extent. When upshifting, I generally 1) preload the shift lever and then 2) quickly blip the clutch lever and shift -- this always works. And, prior to downshifting, blipping the throttle to match engine revs with what the revs will become in the downshifted gear make for a quieter gearbox. Hope this helps!

For over a year I've been very happy with Dunlop Q2s on the Cafe Sport: great feel while canyon-carving. While they're also relatively inexpensive, I got tired of replacing them every 2K miles. For the past 1K miles or so it's been wearing Dunlop Roadsmart IIs, and, while expensive, they corner just as well as the Q2s and so far there's no obvious wear. I know they'll last at least through the winter. Also, I've used Michelin Pilot Road 3s on my Stelvio for nearly two years -- for me they're the best street tire for the Stelvio, with very even wear for all types of riding. Around 8K on a front, 4 - 4.5K on a rear. Yes, they're expensive too, but they're worth it.

The arrow points to where I zip tied the sensor. There are a couple different ways that you can lead the sensor wire down to the wheel. I zip tied it to other wires at the top near the triple tree, the fender bracket and fork. The circle is around the four rare earth magnets that I used. I only super-glued the first one. The rare earth magnets are very strong and won't move. I needed four because the magnets have to be at least 5mm away from the sensor. A mod so easy, even I could do it That gives me hope!! Thanks again.

Thanks! Looking forward to seeing the photos, too.

Can you tell me how / where you installed the pickup/sending unit? My Cafe Sport's odo & trip meter crapped out at around the same mileage. TIA, -Mike

Chuck, really enjoyed riding with you & Bob yesterday on such a beautiful day. This morning it was just as good on the Cafe Sport. See you next Friday -Mike

Maybe you're not on the compression stroke?? That's what I'd check first... Mike

Twisted Throttle sells these for V11 tanks.

If you're in the greater LA area, I'd recomment RTL Moto in Huntington Beach My link. Sean used to service my Cafe Sport when he worked at MG Classics; he was the one who did all the work on the newer models, and left MGC early this year.

Enjoyed that! AND, a bonus, the film's scored by the Mothers Of Invention. I know of a few (obscure) films scored by Frank Zappa/Mothers, but this is the first I've seen.

If it's Italian, try My link