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Cdogger

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  1. I contacted a company called Brighton Blasting that is located near by here and talked to them about stripping the engine paint. They said they would glass blast it for 100 bucks. What do you guys think?

  2. That $800 price isn't out of line. I know.. just how much labor can you do on a motorcycle?? Lots. Trust me. The chemicals are outrageous, too.

    $800-$1000 is about what I was expecting considering the damage and the expensive paint job. I was afraid it would be more!

  3. Update. I brought the front fairing, the rear fairing and the front fender (aka all the candy apple redish pieces) to a body shop and got a quote of $800. I think Im also going to clearcoat the tank and the side panels.

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  4. I see your in MN, does it look like this? I wonder if you could have my old Lemans?

     

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    do you know there's a Guzzi club in Mpls? we meet every third Saturday.. I can get you on the email list..

    It does have the same livery but it has the faux titanium cans and a stock seat with holes in it from rodent damage ha. Just out of curuosity when did you sell it?

  5. Yeah I agree with Steve. Pull the starter and clean the solenoid so there is no grease on it, Put a couple drops of 3 in 1 oil on the 2 surfaces and reassemble. I had a similar issue with my bike and that fixed it.

  6. UPDATE

    OK so I just replaced the front brake switch and figured out that the switch actuator (little black plastic cylinder) had gotten smooshed (probably from an impact on that lever from my aunt running into the garage before I got the bike) and wasn't hitting the switch. Both switches work now. Here's the important part.

     

    When I am not touching the brakes the tail light is dark. When I push the brakes one or both of the filaments turn on depending upon the orientation of the bulb. I measured the voltage of the two prongs that make contact with the bottom of the bulb with my multi-meter and found out that the right side prong never has any voltage. The left side one which I think is working correctly has no voltage when the brakes are off and about 12 volts when the brakes are on. So whatever wire comes to that prong is broken somewhere I think?  

  7. The rear switch works. The front switch is sticking. Now the only problem undiagnosed is why the light only turns on when I'm breaking. When I insert the bulb one way braking turns one filament on and if I insert it 180° braking turns both filaments on. The light only runs when braking.

  8. I tried rotating the bulb. What happened was that both filaments are constantly on. When I press the micro switch on the front both filaments turn off. The rear one doesn't do anything. Must be corroded or something. It also looks like the previous owner messed with some wiring under the fuse box. Could someone send a pic of the bottom of their fuse box so I can see if its right. Thanks.

  9. Alright so I disconnected the rear switch and the brake light stayed on. The front switch wasn't touching the brake lever but if I press it the whole light turns off. (Pressed down is no brake). I think one filament is always supposed to run. Is this correct?

  10. Alright guys. I have the weird problem of my brake light constantly being on. Because both filaments are on all the time no one knows when I'm braking. Not sure what is up with it. It's been like this since I got it.

  11. Hey guys. Now that I have my license and I've been driving around, I'd like to address the cracked and broken fairing. Does anyone have one I could buy for my 2002 LeMans? It's champagne red. Thank you.

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