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Right. 150mV (+/-) bike off, key on, linkage off, fast idle mechanism defeated. 485 (to 525) mV running at a stable idle.* * How you atone for the stable idle is a question of semantics, technical procedure and theology. Oh, and imbibition.

Nylon stockings and Italian bikes has always seemed like a lovely duet . . .

I keep studying these options: Jean-Marc's product Twisted Throttle risers MPH Verlicchi ConvertiBARs For one thing, how is the rise measured? I would like to compare my stock risers (shown above)to Jean-Marc's. Measured from the top-most margin of the fork mount to the top of the clip-on bar this is 65mm. Jean-Marc says his add 45 mm, but that is relative to the later (above the triple clamp) clip-ons. Can someone give a comparable measurement (top of the mount to top of the bar)?

Hmmm,

You're on the slippery slope now. Soon you'll be 'tweaking your map' and using synthetic oil. Now if we can get you to stop casting pistons in the sand . . .

Seems like the stock LaFranconi had them. Could they be adapted?

On the 2000 Sport: ( I don't know if the wires changed on the later harness; a quick check of Carl's wiring diagram will tell) (+) - black/violet (-) - violet The earlier Sports had the ECU connector exposed and was easier to get to. I've never "back probed" a later computer. Some have been able to get to the connections at the TPS. I found that to be difficult. It is very sensitive and will tend to migrate as you tighten it, so it takes a lot of fiddling to get right. Normally, a dedicated owner will mess with the thing much longer than a paid wrench to get it close to perfect. Oh, and it helps to replace the fasteners with conventional hex drives.

Good question. I remember he moved to, was it . . .North Carolina? Good guy. Maybe we can get him to the South'n Spine Raid.

John, a couple questions: 1)What is the current status of price/availability for the Comfort Controls? 2)Is the 'reach' to lever from the peg the same dimension as the stock set-up?

The leaks make a clicking sound. They pop when they get worse. Many will spray a contact cleaner or solvent, even WD40, onto the boots and listen for a change. A few wraps of electrical (gaffer) tape will also seal the cracks for thousands of miles. I suppose if the aluminum manifold was loose at the head you could get the same thing. Also check to vacuum ports where the fuel evaporation cannisters are attached. Many of these may have been modified by plugging with a threaded fastener or a rubber nipples. The nipples can fail and cause a vacuum leak.

Rubber throttle body manifold popped loose?

I certainly don't find these exchanges 'pointless.' Simply put, it will be good to see what comes of the tear-down, regardless of who does it, to see what pitched the slivers into the sump. No matter how you slice it, that ain't right.

This has come up before. So, Parts-Fiche-Guys, did the cams really change, and when?

Demo rides of?... Hot. . . Wings?

Although I rode up the plateau and back this weekend (275 miles), the temperatures have now turned off much colder and it looks like we'll get winter in spite of it all. The time is then nigh to consider a ride in the late spring. The South'n Spine Raiders have begun to stir and the ride is just four months or so away. Again, this is not a rallye. Some folks with Guzzis (and a few other bikes) end up in the same place at the same time and some travel the same roads. No trophies, no vendors, no fee, no leader. Rolling anarchy. The motel that served as flypaper the last couple years has apparently folded after the neighboring Cracker Barrel moved. We'll check closer into the place in Vonore. The date is likely the last weekend of May or the first weekend on June. This should firm up in the next few weeks. I'll have to say this has been one of the most enjoyable groups of people I have ever shared a parking lot with.

Centauro has a cable clutch (five speed).

O'BND: What "OEM" components did you use? Cables? Hydraulic lines? How high can one go without swapping lines and such? (And do you have a photo of your set-up?) Thanks, docc-with-the-achy-hands

With just 1-2" (25-50 mm), do any of the stock cables or lines have to be changed?

The Verlicchi have the look of the originals. Certainly elegant. Has anyone actually fitted these to a V11 Sport? The Convertibars have the downward angle that (I think) I'm trying to get rid of.

Is it possible to fit the Swan Neck bars from the earlier V7 to the 2000-2001 V11 Sport? Were these also used on the 750S and S3? (Looking for an elegant and proper solution to the achy wrists.)

And so ,Pete, what would be the advantages of 0.004/0.006 versus the widely held view that 0.006/0.008 is altogether 'better?'

Sorry. I'm sure I was more crabby this morning. But, it is awfully tempting to get in the "within" 0.001 debate. Harder yet to get into what one can "feel." Being trained to palpate (feel biologic tissue skillfully) we used to practice finding a hair under 200 pages of the Guyton's physiology book. I can tell you some could feel more than others. "Within" 0.001 seems to me to be +/- 0.005. If it were to be +/- 0.001 that would be a spread of 0.002, or "within" 0.002. (There, I got he pedantic part off my chest ). I do agree with the 3-blade method. And the requisite air-cooled VW Beetle training. ("When you can adjust the VeeWee's valves on youir back in the dark and rain, you can have a Guzzi, Glasshoppa. ) I'm shocked no one has yet used the phrase, "stone cold."

I'm sure I can pi$$ 0.001" further than +/- 1/10 of 1% of the Chosen Fifty. I'm sure you guys can see how really pedantic this is. it doesn't surprise me for midwinter where there is a meter of snow in front of the shed, but California? I need to send you fellas a couple bucks for gas . . .

Sounds like those lines might be the small vacuum lines for the tank vent and overflow. Are they 1/2" or more like 1/4"?

It never occurred to me to snug up the bolts visible when the sump is off. I'll have to put that on my list of things to do . . .