po18guy

Ever raided by Garland Bunting? He was a 'Revenuer', busting up stills in the backwoods. According to Mr. Bunting, you did not want to get caught alone near a still, because if you did, the owners would ensure that "You might get better, but you'll never be well." .

Maybe a Coppa, but I simply do not like the LM fairings. As to seals, some of them apparently needed new seals at the factory gate. My comparison is a 34 year old EX500 Kawi that is oil tight - so I'm spoiled.

That would be the YTX15L-BS. Just strapped one in my V11. Chaparral and Avid Cycles sell them for about $80.

Hey, Jay Leno likes them!

OK you guys, the biggest Holley was the "Dominator" While it was not a Dominator, I had a "List 4239" 700 CFM - half of a big block Chev tunnel ram setup - on my hot rodded 283. No choke, no power valve, but when that 350HP/327 cam came into play, it more than kept up with traffic. Stayed right beside a Boss 302 Mustang and an SS396 (probably 325HP) Chevelle. Was humbling with me in my ratty, rusted '61 Biscayne. And now, back to the show I mean thread! I started this, I might as well finish it.

The numbers were right, but the decimal wrong. My bad. Will re-read the tuneup thread. We Luddites like big old Holley four barrels. Now that I can understand.

To do this, it must be getting too much mixture, both fuel and air. That would seem to indicate that the throttle bodies are not where they should be. The R throttle body has that eccentric "choke" cam on it. Make certain that it is not camming the throttle body open. Both vacuum hoses connected and in good shape? Throttle cable properly seated and adjusted? Oh, choke off? I just un-dusted my '04 a bit. Due to horrible popping back, I commenced to mechanically synch the throttles. I slacked the throttle cable, the choke cable and disconnected the TB cross linkage at the left end. Then backed off both throttle plate idle screws until both plates were closed. Twisted the balance knob on the cross linkage until the linkage would just slip back together with a trace of drag. Set the TPS (throttles closed) at 1.574, but it would not idle. So, back to reading the manual and the tune up thread. Can see why Dellortos are so tempting.

The V11 combustion chamber is somewhat more advanced than radial aircraft engines - but not all that much. Therefore, pre-ignition is an ever-present threat as we are in the pre-knock sensor world here. Lucky those who live near a friendly airport, eh?

There is probably a Guzzi-specific instruction on this, but I use bare gasket where I want it to stick. Perma-Tex gray or similar would be good there, if any surface irregularities exist. On the opposite surface, I use a very thin layer of synthetic grease on the gasket (i.e. valve cover gasket to head) in cases where it will be removed. If you bond both sides of a gasket, you will almost certainly have to go back in for some as-yet-unknown reason, usually Murphy's law.

Thumb: Have you changed the angle on your bars (if possible)? I have found that some bars which are not angled back sufficiently place a lot of stress on your thumb and the web between hand and thumb. Numbness and the inevitable pain result. The same with bars which are angled down too steeply. Think of holding two separate straight bars, one in each hand, then closing your eyes and placing them where your hands would like to be. If the angle where your hands would like to be does not match where your bars are, some adjustable bars might be just the thing.

While I'm riding, I cannot get the Sword of Damacles out of my head... To butcher Chaucer, Above, where seated on V11 steed, I saw the rider blazing like fire, There was a sharpened sword above his helmet That hung there by the thinnest simple wire.

Ah yes, the Triumph Tiger Cub. A nice little bike with a Babbitt bearing connecting rod as its Achilles heel. I would suppose that modern oils have helped out.

The old Odd-I-See has taken a dump. No amount of amperage, Young Frankenstein electrical theatrics or pleading can bring it back. Therefore, A Yuasa YTX15L-BS has taken up residence. Got the fresh bottle of DeoxIT out and gave the veritable plethora of cable terminals an alcohol bath, followed by a bronze brush scrub-up. Then Deoxed both sides of everything. You know how those ground problems can be so vexing. While giving the terminals some love, I noted that someone, somewhere was a little generous with the insulation. Funny that it was the ground side, since everything red is hanging out in the open, waiting for a shorter than usual circuit. Gave it a trim and now all cables seat solidly.

Was squinting at the wheels. My bad.

Sorta Zook is that?

Charging a new Yuasa AGM as we speak. If I read the Odyssey info rightly, it looks to be about 10-11 years old. I get about that out of Yuasa AGMs in my Kwackers and this one was US $79 to my door.

There is apparently much cash chasing the hipster café trend. Consider that most of the US options are either 175-350cc Hondas, or Hardley bobbers.

Auction started at $100. Now 43 bids have it up to 8K!?! https://www.ebay.com/itm/174740324615?hash=item28af55c107%3Ag%3AbY8AAOSw81Zgf2FE&LH_ItemCondition=3000|1000|2500 Nostalgia and pockets run deep.

For those times that I want to go ghetto, I also made up some QD spring clips. Those times would be when confronted with the veritable plethora of leads competing for space at the battery terminals.

Sadly, I do not have any elderly uncles who have either car.

I'm getting to the point where all things wiring related are simply "Plug-N-Dismay."

(In best Elvis voice) Thank ya very much! I'm on kind of a roll with this electrical stuff. For the ever necessary voltage check via the SAE charging cable:

con·tra·dic·tion| ˌkäntrəˈdikSH(ə)n |PHRASES contradiction in terms a statement or group of words associating objects or ideas that are incompatible: “Italian electrical system" is a contradiction in terms.

Given the fine direction provided by the IllumiGuzzinati, here is the TPS harness all dressed with multimeter connectors attached and the yellow terminated with liquid electrical tape and tucked into the harness.

While you are poking around, the ground to the trans is on the opposite side - just trace the fat black wire from battery to the transmission casing, pop it off for a bit of a clean, then (if you have some) CAIG DeoxIT will clear out the oxidation and ensure a better connection.