po18guy

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.

Still have the 1977 brochure.

Remember the wedge garage of the Triumph TR-7 and TR-8?

You'd think a purpose built MG harness breakout would have only the two necessary wires? Are there earlier or later TPS units that require a third (ground?) wire? I have two plain purple and a single plain green. Will check after a period of dormancy.

Some confusion - my bad. This is the fairing "design" I am commenting on. As to aerodynamics, the Subaru XT6 proved the slippery does not necessarily mean beautiful.

Got my Casper's TPS breakout harness. How do I terminate the green and purple wires?

That's odd, the VIN on my '04 is, in part: KRAKEN" Anyone know about that?

Valve covers and porkchops remind me of a verse in Flash "N" the Pan's song Media Man: "Copper-colored hair..."

Am guessing that the slave might be the weak link. Either quickly in my case, or over time as in yours, air is seeping in. First time in history that something leaks into a Guzzi.

Dad paid his dues with John Mayall's Blues Breakers, along with Coco Montoya - another great.

Heat would seem to be a factor. I had just shown some racer kid in a Jetta up from down on I-5 in Seattle when the lever stopped returning and the clutch drag followed. The M/C and some of the line clearly heat up, given their location. The reservoir was full to the top - which I do not think was the case prior. Did the expanded fluid feed its way back into the reservoir and a bubble of air filled the void at the slave? As the fluid cools, it shrinks. Could that vacuum be pulling some air in? I suppose. Someone fully familiar with fluid dynamics and the intricacies of the MG system might better explain.

Walter Trout is up there. Had to re-learn guitar after an almost failed liver transplant. And a duo with his son Jonathan Trout. Dad taught him well.

The same. Being a lifetime anomaly, turning 69 this year, I want lower bars and more rearset pegs for my '04.

When I checked, the reservoir was filled - no air space. So, I drew some fluid off and ran through a few cycles. Nope. Surely, replacing the entire hydraulic system and clutch will fix it but... Here is the parts schematic from This Old Tractor: https://www.thisoldtractor.com/mg_manuals/spare_parts_catalog_v11-sport_v11-lemans_v11-rosso-corsa_2012-02.pdf Takes a while to load as it is a graphic and text-rich PDF. It seems that, lacking a fluid leak, air in the system would be the only likely (not the only possible) cause of the behavior. OP bridge, have you change out levers for aftermarket? Just curious.

Similar to what my '04 did when I last rode it. Except that the lever would return slowly and the clutch would drag, almost killing the engine at a stop. So, as it warms up, I guess some slave cylinder bleeding is in order. I just hope that I do not have to remove the motorcycle from the engine in order to do so.

Connect stereo speaker leads to the PC545 and feed Johnny Winter into it. All the conditioning the battery can stand.

That Guareschi Faux-mans has the most butt ugly fairing. C'mon, it's Italy. You can do better! Looks like this fellow's helmet painted red and hi-viz.

A quirky bike is enough for me. A quirky battery is over the top. I believe that a Reading Pennsylvania Yuasa AGM will go in its place. Got 9 years out of the last one in a Kawi.

A lot of Japanese forks are the same. What is often done to the new clip is to bend one of the end out just enough to get a grip onit with needle nose pliers. Alternatively, one can grind a small relief on the outer perimeter so that the pick will find home easily next time.