Chuck

Axial.

Good idea. I still have a hard time imagining the noise they would make though.. and why it would start getting louder.

I hate to clutter this thread, but I thought what I found today might be instructive. First, a little background. I have had the Mighty Scura out in SoCal for 6 years and 14K miles. I *did* adjust the valves and change the plugs, but that was it for tuning. I had no tools or place to work at the grandkid's place. It was running ok, so why mess with success? I brought it home this summer, and finally decided to give it a tune up today. Imagine my surprise when I found the TPS set at 308.4 mv, and CO trim at +40. (!!) Set them at 157 and 0, checked throttle body balance (right on), adjusted the idle, and went for a ride. Throttle response was a little quicker, and it seemed that initial acceleration was improved.. but not much. Just goes to show you how far out they can be and still run ok.

I lusted for the Ippogriffo for several years. Never happened. I've heard rumors of a new LeMans from a couple of creditable sources. I'll believe it when I see one.

Thanks for the link, Docc.. I've never seen it.

Happens every time. HF must have found a cheaper supplier. Mine has a black oxide finish. I've pulled many blind bearings with it without issue. Or, maybe you're just a cave man.

Nope, I'd heard of it but never tried it. There are commercial "Seal Savers" that do the same thing, but they cost money. (Guzzi content)

I was showing Tim the difference between Ohlins and the Zook suspension at the Ohio rally. Traded bikes and went for a ride down a really rough road. When we came back, the Mighty Scura had a fork seal leaking. No good deed shall go unpunished.. At any rate, she's over due for seals, but I thought I'd see if I could get it to stop until after riding season is over. So. Get the dust cover out of the way. You don't want to push the dirt that will be on it up under the seal. 2016-09-15_10-59-01 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr Cut a piece of 35mm film about like this. 2016-09-15_10-59-23 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr The idea being to slide it up into the seal and with a counter clockwise motion drag out dirt, or as I suspect in this case a seal lip that has turned under. It's old. Go all the way around and out after a complete revolution. Pump the forks several times and wipe off the residual oil. There *will* be some. Go for a ride. 2016-09-15_10-59-46 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr Looks ok for now. I'll service them when the snow is flying.

I like that one.. I *think* the front suspension was upgraded from the Norge on the sports, but it was essentially the same bike without the plastic. Strangely enough, it has the same "top heavy" feeling as the Norge, too.

Ok, if you don't want to go to orthodontia, or many people pushing.. I lined Rosie's tank with Caswell's epoxy tank liner. That's worked fine so far.http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=62087.0;wap2 Thanks, and I may get to that point, although I've never been a fan of tank lining. I don't have any first hand experience to justify the lack of enthusiasm. Just wonder about cleaning, etching, slippery expanding plastic and probably a few other things. West System G-flex is something I might try. Although they don't recommend it for fuel tanks ( and neither do I) they didn't say don't use it, so I'm sure it would be fine, it's just that they haven't done any testing and don't want to assume any liability. I've used it in other applications (like fixing leaks in Hypalon tubes on a RIB), but would have to test it first with gas and alcohol. Great stuff and probably good for cracked side panels etc. I stand to be corrected on this, but I believe there was a class action against Ducati over expanding tanks (I think Ducati's situation was worse with tanks slipping off front mounts), but it was tossed because it wasn't deemed a safety issue. It certainly could be considered a safety issue with MG. With all those old farts pushing on that tank, someone's scrotum could fill with intestines! Trust me on this. Caswells is the shitz for plastic tanks. As far as I know, it's the only thing that works. I *do* have experience with other methods, btw..

Ok, Ken you're on the list.. that villa in Italy is getting closer by the minute.

Ok, if you don't want to go to orthodontia, or many people pushing.. I lined Rosie's tank with Caswell's epoxy tank liner. That's worked fine so far. http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=62087.0;wap2

Oh, another thing. *I've not tried it on a clutch* but if you have bled to where you have "some pedal" or lever, zip tie the lever back to the bar as hard as you can hold it, or hang a 20 lb. weight off the brake lever over night. When you cut the zip tie, or remove the lever, Viola! It's bled.

Ok, the steel came today. I'll (more than likely) take it to the water jet shop tomorrow. Speak now, or forever hold your peace..

You could wait for (ahem) 6 months or so with the tank empty for it to return to normal size. I'm thinking orthodontia will be the solution.

Thanks for taking us along.

I use a syringe and push the fluid to the reservoir. Air bubbles go in front of the fluid if you do it right. Works on airplanes with their convoluted brake lines and many times two master cylinders in line.

I don't know if Joe is on here or not, but somebody needs to make him an offer.. I have enough projects. http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=86351.0

Hmmm, that ain't rat.. black chunks?

It's also a Buell lens, available at your local Harley dealer for cheap. The MZ Skorpion uses it too.. probably others.

The curve of the Harley tps is not the same as the curve of the PF3C. Since Cali and V11 use the same PF3C, I can not see any reason, why the tps of cycleworks should not work on a V11, I understand that they send a nice test curve with each tps. It would be interesting to know why they write like that on their website, a mistake? (the picture is from some Guzzi -site, I have no note where I took it from) From the distant recesses of my mind, I vaguely remember somebody giving them grief when it wasn't exactly the same as whatt was on their V11, and their lawyer speak had them put that in their blurb. As far as I know, it'll work fine.

That's why the goddess invented digital cameras and phones..

^^^^ what KR says, of course.. but if the starter solenoid fails and hangs up, it'll blow the fuse too. Mark at MGClassics had a box of failed starters from warranty replacements when the Mighty Scura's acted up. They were either loose magnets or failed soleniods. I took one apart that had loose magnets and replaced my solenoid. It's been fine ever since.

You're in. It'll be a while before I can run them..the cnc's tied up with a production job.

Billy Bobs had the twin plate clutch. Maybe it was 107500 miles?