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I was thinking to take the back cover off first. Silly, though, what would be the cover "behind" the lights is toward the front of the bike.

"Brief" synopsis from the thread Origins of the Guzzi V-twin: (From post#1): While it is widely known that the V7 introduced by Moto Guzzi in the 1960s was designed by engineer Guilio Carcano (along with Umberto Todero), the myth that it was derived from "a tractor" ( the 3x3 Mulo, or military mule) has been so often repeated to have become (wrongly) accepted as fact. Many thanks to Greg Field, Moto Guzzi Big Twins, MBI publishing, 1998, for his outstanding research on this. (Post#7: Field interviewed and quoted both Guilio Carcano and Umberto Todero who designed and executed the V7 engine for the original police specification trials. They both gave clear responses that the V7 had nothing to do with the Mulo V-twin which was designed primarily by Micucci. (And post#19): Having reviewed also the works of Mario Colombo (1977, translated to English in 1990), Ian Falloon, David Styles, and Greg Field, I would be comfortable holding the opinion that it is, in fact, Mick Walker who started this whole misconception that the Guzzi motorcycle V-twin started in a tractor. It becomes a story line that he repeated in print for at least thirteen years, and was repeated by others, so as to be repeated today as if it were true and well founded.

I set a new topic in How To and linked back to the main post. Hope that helps with searches later. Swing arm bearing removal in How To

Link to the removal post in Technical Topics "Rear drive needle bearing and swing arm restoration" by Bjorn.

Dude! How long have you been hiding that edition of National Geographic under your bed?

Hu, is that you standing back behind the chorus line??

I'm jealous

Number two will be the series of connections: >Make sure the terminal stack is perfectly tight on the battery. >Clean and tighten the main ground to the back right of the gearbox behind the seat lock. >Clean and tighten the connections to the starter. The starter, itself, and its solenoid can be removed, cleaned and inspected. Sometimes, the internal magnets come loose. >The ignition switch might need to be cleaned and lubricated. We can link you to threads on all of these things, but let's make sure the battery is solid first.

Number one culprit is probably the battery itself. Do you have a digital voltmeter we can take some volt readings?

Titled changed . . .

Sometimes a stalled Guzzi on a deserted backroad is not entirely a bad thing . . .

Brooklyn Brewery, Utica, NY - Dry Irish Stout 4.7% Right. So, not "Irish Dry Stout?" Elsewise, stout for the dry Irish . . . For which, the claim made, right on the bottle: Brooklyn Dry Irish Stout is a very dark beer, but don't let the color fool you.In Ireland, stouts were originally brewed to be "session beers" that were light enough to stick with for a long evening . . . " Oh, really? Is that so? I'm thinking it's more Yank bollocks. A dark, but watery thin, sharp tasting, fizzy disappointment that won't hold its head. I was hoping for a more fulfilling "session!"

Delicious! Something lingerie-like how the black and red play off one another.

If you clear coat the body work, but not the valve covers- they will be the same 'color' but with a different lustre . .

"Swing arm Restoration?"

Got me bang to rights there dangerous! Would never have had it down as pre-war though...As I said. Loads of ingenuity on show. Gear drive cam train? I could only find that the Cozette supercharger was gear driven. Looking at the side cover, I would think the cams, too, but have found no pictures of the motor open to see.

Coppa Café . . . . - I like it! Great color. Reminds me of the "black" on the early 1100Sport-i which is really more bronze with a complex metal flake - also almost impossible to photograph.

I notice, also, from the Leek u. Zeyen book: of the 255 pages, the first 48 are a nicely written history, and for the "Motorcycles" the V-twin fills all pages 107-255 making it almost 3/4 about the V-twins.

More to your question, D'ben: I rode the Indian and the motor was "interesting" but I kept hitting the rev limiter. Sitting position is Barc-a-lounger. It was happiest lumping through the parking lot in 6th (!) gear at idle. The Ural are too cool. I thought recalling callison had (has?) one. They couldn't possibly be harder to maintain (or draw wiring diagrams for!) than a Guzzi . . . right? . . .

Looks like you did a wee bit more than just "service" it!

Or at least 'til next January, yeah?

Today, motowfo brought by a bit of his nefarious Scorpion Pepper Stout. A full bodied, complex, dark and rich stout with a finish that never finished . . .

I'm pretty prejudiced against ratchets myself; far preferring a proper breaker bar or offset box-end.

Agreed. After taking my bevel box apart, then again, then again, I would only make the oil change and not overfill. Any dirt or moisture getting past the needle bearing will not affect the seals or bevel box internals, only the axle pushing through the "spacer." Simply grease the axle well as it pushes through. However, servicing the "cush drive" on your wheel might be good now!