LowRyter

This is my new ride.

LAG- I plan to be there. I might not be on a Guzzi. If you get an ST4, Ducati has a huge deal there. I'll be staying at the Rodeway North (Hwy 290). Cheapest dive in town (Guzzi content). Sticking around to ride the hill country for a few days too. So I count 6 on various Guzzi boards and perhaps a few more riders I know. I might wear my Rossi shirt.

Too much ignition timing vs compression, lean mixture, heat, octane and altitude.

I big ratchet with a vacuum cleaner tube makes a nice breaker bar. At least it works when I drain the water heater on my travel trailer.

no kidding

You might talk to a local shop that does cylinder head port work and port matching. I was talking to one of Chuck's friends from Chicago (whose name escapes me) that had a hot rod Loop. He mentioned he took it to a shop that did a lot of hot rod stuff.

That's interesting, I rode the Scura up and didn't get to bring it into Ducati Island...I presume this is a benefit then only for the corner workers, not the general populace? Hard to see who is going to dethrone Marquez....he's the King of COTA! looks like Darren will be coming with me on the Griso. We're planning to do the Sisters following week. Already contact Austin Mike. Are you headed there Paul?

Smitty's?

either one

I never buy tix in advance and don't care for the Stadium Section and Duc Island. I prefer Turn 1 which has it's own parking lot. Best view IMO. Probably will get gen adm for Friday and Saturday and get Turn 1 for raceday. Just depends on what deals i can find. Go to Lockhart for BBQ after practice.

I am returning after 3 years. This will hex Marquez. He's done. Scura from AZ? Heck I rode the Greenie all way to the Spine Frame Raid and North Carolina. The Sport and Scura should be more fun in Kerrville. I think we're watching in Turn 1 on race day, so screw the Ducks. We'll just get tickets when we get there. Stay in touch and we'll figure it out. Looking at Extended Stay America on 290 or maybe Rodeway there, always looking for hotel suggestions in gouge-town Austin.

I could use some Spanish fly but instead, I'll run the voltmeter over the battery I recall you've warned me that I shouldn't use a trickle charger with a mat battery. It did start right away, strong And ran all afternoon. Then magically started after it would't start. An old friend long ago told me that he was allergic to electricity. I might be too. voltmeter sez 12.68 v

wouldn't know

I did the fuse and relay clean up. Only had CRC (no place in town has Deoxit). If I read Roy's diagram correctly, Relay 1 is the likely culprit. Despite stuffing this bike with new Omicrons maybe a year ago, they sure didn't look brand new. R1 had a few more marks than the others. So I took a nail file to it. Then I cleaned all the relays and fuses and holders. Hard to say. Starter has been cranking ever since the "episode".

These bikes are meant to last and lately I think of myself as partly curating my Sport for the next owner, whoever they may be It's just like antique airplanes. You don't "own" one, you just maintain it for the next keeper. ' thanks Brad.

It looks like a couple of us are crossing the Red River into the Baja towards Austin for the big race. Perhaps following into Kerrville and theTwisted Sisters. Still planning on doing the Guzzi-Spineframe meet up at the Euro Raid in Harrison Ark end of May. Inquiring minds might be interested.

Thanks Pete. My EV would wouldn't start at times and after a year or so of living with it, I discovered it was the fuel pump fuse that wasn't making good connection. This intermittent crap drives me crazy. I can never be sure what's causing it or whether I fixed it....unease on the road.

DeOxit. Expensive stuff (Guzzi Content) .... I think I have some dielectric grease tho ...! But thinking it the fuses or relay contacts. Since those are all played with.

The battery was on a trickle charge and started right up. Then rode it about 50 miles with three or four stops along the way. It only failed after I got home and parked it in the driveway and failed several times before I finally rode it into the garage. I think it was a connection rather than the battery. I plan on cleaning it with contact cleaner and checking connections. Just trying to figure where to start.

Took a ride today. Got home and cleaned the bike in the drive. Turned the key, fuel pump buzzed, hit the starter button, the lights dimmed but started didn't go. Tried it several time, no go. Same deal, pump buzzed, hit starter button and the lights went out but no starter. Played with the fuses and she started right up..... So, one of you guy might know how the starter circuit works. Hit the button and light go out (like it should), so I am thinking it's not a problem with the starter switch? But a problem downstream with starter circuit? Relay? Fuse connection? Starter connector?

I think Peter Egan might say that this falls into the Norton routine maintenance category.

$10.5 k ? it's still a naked bare bones twin. A toy. I suppose less is more?

I was with you GM, until you said the 790 was "for a reasonable amount of money".

Daniel Kalal travels everywhere and rents Guzzis. I would bet he's done more than a couple of dozen trips in Europe. He rents Guzzis from Agostini in Mandello. He's rented Stelvios and ridden to Scandinavia, Eastern Europe as far west as the Azores Canary Islands and Ireland. https://www.agostinimandello.com/ http://www.dankalal.net/

Rider magazine said 790 Duke did 97 horses and 411 lb on rear wheel dyno. (approximate memory)