Chuck

Send me your info by email and I'll make one more. Paypal to the same email address. I need something to keep me occupied today anyway.

Political discussions on a motorcycle list generally don't turn out well. After all, somebody may have an incorrect opinion that disagrees with mine. I've given up on trying to tell people the only correct way to vote.

Oh, Tim.. forgot. Joe and I didn't take the pressure relief valve apart. You should do that and check it, just in case.

We visited friends in England a few years ago. Fortunately, they picked us up at the train station. When we went around the first round about in the wrong lane, I just closed my eyes. After fully a week of riding around with them, John asked me if I wanted to "have a go" with his motorbike.. I said yes. If you've never driven on the "wrong side" of the road, it takes a little acclimatization.

Well, I fixed my Lario with an airplane engine.. 2016-05-13_04-15-39 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr

No, they just pop.

Yeah, I carried around my air pig for 30 years. Down to the shop to fill it with my "real" compressor, back up to the garage, etc. The Kid got one of these HF units for the hanger a few years ago and recommended it to me. No more carrying around the air pig for me. Works fine.. cheap. (Guzzi content) Naturally, HF has many prices on the same thing, I bought mine for about $140 a couple of years ago.

Well, it's from *cough* *cough* Harbor Freight. http://www.harborfreight.com/21-gal-25-hp-125-psi-cast-iron-vertical-air-compressor-61454.html

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Ok, I'll admit it, I'm a tool junky.. but.. for occasional use, even using an air grinder, etc. this little booger is hard to beat. Catch it on "sale" for about 140 bux. I know.. I know.. I always say to buy the best tools you can afford, but I have one of these in the Guzzi Garage ™ and it does a fine job. Cast iron cylinder. Wheels to wherever you need it so you don't need to carry an air pig around.

Aircraft use circuit breakers so they can be reset after a momentary overload. For instance: https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/pbcircuitbrkr.php?clickkey=72657

Yeah, Dorcia and I saw Robin Trower among many others back in the day in Indy. Speaking of small clubs, Hot Tuna..Bonnie Raitt, BB King, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters.. the list goes on.

They rock. Once you go copper you never go back. Not cheap, of course.. http://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/76555176?cid=ppc-google-DSA+-+PLA+Pilot_si3jmscSv__inurl%3A_product_type%3A%20hand%20tools_b_114261324664_c_S&mkwid=si3jmscSv|dc&pcrid=114261324664&gclid=CjwKEAiA6YDBBRDwtpTQnYzx5lASJAC57ObM8bSpasGKNcq4zvzvvZ3BT1dKIgQQYHVl-M0LL_k9aBoCAbnw_wcB

Joe brought it down to me to help disassemble. It had a broken valve spring that crunched a valve guide. We went ahead and tore it down because.. well.. we needed to find out the extent of the damage. I told him if it was me, I'd just fix the head and put it back together. These things are tough. Joe's a good boy. You don't see many gear head kids any more.. Saw him and LIndsay the Hobbit yesterday at Guzzi lunch, and said our good byes.

I see it passed the electrical leakage test when you took hold of the spark plug wire. I have one word for you. Earplugs.

I tried a MRA on Rosie with mixed results. A little better protection it seemed, but caused buffeting and noise. Of course aerodynamics are different for every rider/helmet etc. The Mighty Scura is more comfortable (for me) with it's fly screen.

A little history. That term was coined by Todd Haven (RIP) of MPH cycles. At that time, they sold a plug and play kit to plug into your Guzzi to cure the problem. I still say, "She's dead, Jim." I would at least try a known good battery.

Now, *that* was a motorcycle video.

The last two rallies, he was on a Japanese motorcycle. Don't know what kind, they all look the same to me.

No, should be above 10. Probably a dead battery.

Thank you!

Gots em. Docc noticed a hammer in one of the first pictures I posted and said I must be a Guzzi mechanic. I was thinking about making a pile of them and taking a picture, but then I'd have to sort them back out.. so.. a few pix. In the Guzzi Garage ™ My favorite, and I'd recommend them to anyone doing mechanical work is the one on the left, a copper hammer. You can use it with impunity on steel parts without damaging them, or hit a hardened punch without sending a piece of it straight for your eyeball. A small ball peen in case somthing needs peened, a couple of plastic hammers, leather hammer, and a couple with no use on machines. 2016-10-31_05-11-10 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr The shop roll around: 2016-10-31_05-11-38 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr The hanger roll around. These are home made nylon hammers of different radii used with a shot bag (not pictured, it's not a hammer) to form sheet metal. 2016-10-31_05-12-24 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr Also in the hanger roll around, the ubiquitous copper hammer (everybody needs one) 2016-10-31_05-13-46 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr I suppose this qualifies.. a planishing hammer, also for forming sheet metal. 2016-10-31_05-12-38 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr A couple of body hammers, homemade English panel beater's hammer for shrinking bumps, and a shrinking file, which is used as a hammer for shrinking. 2016-10-31_05-12-58 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr Two different rivet hammers for..uhhh.. driving rivets. 2016-10-31_05-13-23 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr I've said many times that having the proper tool is generally the biggest part of the job. Hammers? Yeah. Edit: Oh, forgot the machinist's hammer and jeweler's hammer in my Gerstener box. Sorry, didn't take a picture of them, Docc.

You see, that is Luigi's plan. If he doesn't grease the steering head bearings, everything on the front end is grounded through them.

I like DeOxit gold. I think they call it gold because of the price. It only costs a little more to go first class, though. Probably overkill for a Guzzi. Just the same, I've fixed a ton of electrical problems with it. The Kid fixed a $5000 relay on a helicopter.. So many times, it's just a little corrosion and DeOxit cleans it up and keeps it clean for a year or so. Oh. Doesn't affect plastic like a lot of contact cleaners. I could sell the stuff..

They are bare on the Mighty Scura, but I don't *know* that they are original. Ill bet they are, though.