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  • Birthday 08/11/1956

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    2403 Crews rd Wickliffe Ky 42087
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    1987 lemans se , 03 v11 sport , 00 v11 red frame , 12 Vstrom

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  1. I can't imagine Valeo or any other manufacturer NOT using an adhesive to bond the magnets to the case . Now , don't leave out the starter solenoid as a maintenance item . The contacts and the disc on the plunger wear as much as or more than the brushes/commutator . And DO not forget , never hammer on a permanent magnet starter until you are ready to throw it away !
  2. 99.99999% of all sensors are polarity sensitive . Trust me . You will get frustrated learning this but you will be a better man knowing this . We found out things like this when HEI came out on GM vehicles in 1975 . You would install a distributor pick-up coil in the distributor of a Chevrolet w/a part # from an Olds or vice versa and get similar results. WHY ? The Chevy dist. rotation was clockwise and the Olds was CCW. Also wheel speed sensors , crank sensors , all kinds of sensors are polarity sensitive . I watch DiagnoseDan videos and he encountered something like this with a sensor (cheap part) wired backward at the connector . I love the education , I HATE the @$&%%&*&%$!@)(&%$ tuition !
  3. The intro to Thunderstruck used to be played before ALL SIU basketball games . Those times were GREAT ! And I discovered Steve'n Seagulls some time ago. Corny , maybe . These "hillbillies" pull it off !
  4. The bad thing is , I know I ain't goin' nowhere for 11:52 seconds
  5. I think Docc and I run the same low fuel thermistor/whatchacallit . My bike mimics a running out of fuel symptom . I stop and lay the bike over for a little while , get it back up and go a few miles , repeat procedure. It works perfectly! Do this as often as needed to get to civilization and gas up . I also follow the less used procedure of filling up every 200 miles .
  6. I was gonna make a joke about the balaclava but I was afraid you might take it serious.
  7. Which is cheaper , an oil change or an engine rebuild ? We were w/o electricity for about 30 days one winter , I changed the oil daily on a 8500w generator. This was a small gas powered generator and I was taking NO chances . I have never seen an engine failure from frequent oil changes . On that bike , I would do oil changes every 2500 and oil/filter changes at 5k. You better get accustomed to how tight to get a filter. I have a great oil filter wrench from SnapOn and I will get the part # . OK ,it is a SnapOn OFCA 1 or OFCA 2. The only way to go !
  8. I'm cold when it's 80 degrees outside
  9. To make yourself an ignition system for one cylinder of this bike. Remove the wiring from the - side of an ignition coil . Take a push button switch and jumper a 0.25mfd capacitor across the pushbutton switch. Install about 2' of wire onto each side of this switch. Run one lead to a GOOD known ground and the other lead to the - side of the ignition coil . Remove the spark plug wire and plug it on a good known spark plug touching a good known ground . You can use a spark tester from a tool truck or mower shop. W/the ign. key on , look for 12v on the + side of the coil. If this is good, then take the pushbutton and push it and release it . This will be your substitute ignition system. You get spark and you have a good coil and (almost) a good ignition system. This means your problem is with the bikes ignition system . Try this out and report your findings. Meanwhile I will be thinking.
  10. You are more of a man (or take less coumadin ) than me !
  11. Could you post a diagram of you mods so the thinking impaired can understand what you did ?
  12. No , after a quick spin , I didn't see it. there are pics of it on here. Maybe Jaap will post some. It is a diamond white w/the Guzzi eagle in a large form on the body/tank . Simple and righteous. Now , Jaap sold the bike and the new owner changed it up in Italian flag color accents. I will keep my mouth shut concerning the new paint scheme.
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