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OK, I see it now. The adjustment maintains contact of the pawl in the upshift where there is no play at all between the pawl and the stop.

Right. That would be the eccentric whose adjustment is under the acorn nut and adjustable from outside. It is on the left of this photo: The other (hidden) eccentric is visible on the right of the photo, middle of the plate. It is nutted on the outside and adjustable from the inside by a screw slot. It appears to limit the lift of the pawl off of the shifting plate.

I knew the throw of the pawl is adjustable under the acorn nut. But, with the side cover off I see there is an eccentric that, apparently, limits to travel of the pawl away from the shift assembly. Mine has a gap of 0.039" . MAybe less would take some strain off the springs that break??

Having limped the V11 home in second I felt happy to have reached Santa Claus (Greg Field) in the North Pole (MI in Seattle). While sitting on Santa's knee (calling 1-800 with my Mastercard in hand), I asked for what I really, really want for Christmas: Sugar Plums (a pawl spring for my six-speed). I've been a really, really good boy (er, shuure I have ) and I hope Santa (Greg) will send the elves (USPS) with my sugar plum (spring). To all of you: a Merry Christmas and Glorious New Year!!

Lovely ride today in the lead of 5 other bikes and the Sport stuck in second. Until I managed to downshift it into first. Once. I'll bet they noticed the pace changed up a little. Upon stopping at a safe place to split up I leaned over to look at the shifter and my left leg zipper on the Aerostich popped open to the calf. Great! A Wardrobe Failure on top of it all. I had to lie down on the pavement to coax the zipper back up. Cars stopped, cameras came out, but not an offer to help with my zipper. I bet they would have helped Janet Jackson with her Wardrobe Failure. That's what I get for riding with a macho crowd whose motto is, "If you can't pull up your own zipper, we're splitting up your gear." Finally back in second I had a nice solo ride home to get the side case off and order the spring. For those of you who claim to have done this on the roadside, you have my admiration. But you'll still have to pull up your own zipper . . .

For sure I think my charging output is closer to 13.5. I did discharge the battery 3 minutes with the lights on, then 1.5 amps for about 2 hours. This morning it was showing a full 12.8 before the pawl spring broke. Too much voltage?

Weird. My Odyssey in the V11 and the new Optima 34/78 in the Jeep both want to show 12.61. I think they should throw a resounding 12.84. What gives?

VA Sean, how could I have missed the *original* post? To think we'll soon celebrate this thread's two-year anniversary (a record among the vacuous world of veiled forum vapours. I count us fortunate not to have suffered either 'chiropractic' nor 'veterinary' hooters. Don't let this give you hooligans any ideas! So far this has been a good, er, fun thread with only a mild transgression or two. What's missing may be the 'Hooters with a bike in the background' theme . . .

True. Ugly like a Rottweiler, though. Purposeful, I think, for the task. Every time they try to make these bikes look pretty it's like putting make-up on the Rottweiler. It looks silly and pi$$e$ off the dog.

I'm not sure we should trust that everything that came dry on our Guzzi ought to be left dry . . . I wouldn't lube the fiber ring if I had to do it again. Of course with the moly I used, the ring will be forever slipperier even after I wipe it down to be sure there is no viscous friction or grit-trapping effects.

Sure but now there is the F800 Gs . . . http://www.motorcycledaily.com/23november0...w2008f800gs.htm I would keep my jealous motorcycle-V11-like-an-Italian-woman who might stab you for no reason, but would want this Bavarian tool-of-a-bike.

Funny really, all of it. I grew up on Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. Just turned fifty. My Very First Concert, 1977, friends assured me, "Led Zeppelin will never play in Tampa (Florida) again." I've never seen such a crowd spectacle before or since. Hours of anticipation, aclimitization , and astromicizizism ( hey, it was 1977). Two songs into the performance the BIGGEST MEANEST THUNDERSTORM ever to settle over Tampa Stadium sent the Wired of the Stage scurrying for their RV's. 70,000 of us ( who'd just finished everything we'd brought ** to the concert) attempted to leave at once. Contrary to Brazilian soccer events, no one was killed in the fracas; although I feared for my life seeing my gf torn from the grasp of our blanket in the frenzied exit. What I remember most is the pre-event mass papercup wars; the blanket tosses in the surreal mass below; the entire football field turning to a patchwork quilt when the torrential rain came down; the electrical storm dancing its spectacular energy into the rods along the upper perimeter of the stadium . . . No shit . . . never again! Tangerine Dream . . .

Before you spike the voltage with a jump-start, what is the voltage on your new battery? (Turn the headlamp on for three minutes then off for five and check voltage). Also, what type of relays did you replace with?

I'm only a little less baffled now. True, the ring appears to be a, say, fiber washer or 'fibre' gasket of sorts. Yet, there is no doubt friction as evidenced by the wear pattern etched in the "Plate With Gearing" (Shop Manual F10). I did put a coat of moly on mine this last assembly. If you fail to do this you will miss out on the thousands of miles of black mess flung on your wheel and the precious concern of your riding companions. I've so earnestly reassured them that, "A Guzzi with no grease on the wheel is a Guzzi with no grease." ( I always say "greeze" just to squirrel the absurdity. The whole cush drive concept (there is the one in the rear drive and the one in the gearbox) may smack of its own absurdity as we attempt to 'cush' the power-to-weight ratio of a P51 mustang. Big bore Guzzis are about as cushy as a 7.62 NATO rifle.

Check out this Quota on ebay. This guy sounds like he may have ridden a mile or two . . .

Different cams. no? Lighter flywheel, yes?

Maybe an appropriately placed mallet strike would pop its little ball out and the world would once again be spinning on greased grooves. That is, have you tried hitting the switch with the proper hammer?

And the cockpit view:

Clamped below the triple tree, the early clip-ons are already on about a 75mm riser. It must have been perceived as part of the vibration complaints as they were later shortened and mounted above the triple tree.

I just mounted a Zumo to my 2000 Sport with the RAM mounts provided with the unit. I was rather surprised to get the thing set up without buying more hardware. I did mount it to the leaft clip-on ( If you live in the UK you might want to mount the left-handed GPS on the right ) The hardest part was pulling tha tank and airbox to route the power cable. I'll try to get a picture up . . .

Jean-Marc's risers look very nice, but unfortunately won't work for the early Sports with the clip on mounts below the top tree. The Twisted Throttle pieces should be a bolt up, but I wonder how extended those already long risers may feed the vibration. Of course they might magically damp the vibes. They say the pieces have two rotation points, but I can't see that. Anyone?

My understanding is that the barometric (atmospheric) air pressure sensor is in the ECU. The sensor mounted to the airbox is for temperature. I just had my airbox off to install a power cable for the Garmin Zumo and service all the connectors under the tank. Those side covers are such a pain the %$^ to get back on, I couldn't stop thinking about using pods instead.

Yes, or the drain hose could be kinked somewhere along its path under the tank. Sometimes they get zip-tied too tight.

Guzzi's ad for the Vintage claims dual-spark, but the picture looks just like the old V11 motor. What's up with that?