Lucky Phil Posted May 3 Posted May 3 (edited) 50 minutes ago, audiomick said: Good idea for the short term, but I think I'd rather have the seals done and get the mechanic to clean out the guts and have a look at how much wear has happened in the 70,000 km. that the forks have done. What happens after that will be on the back burner for now, but at least I'll know where I stand. There won't be any wear to speak of at that mileage. They use teflon coated bearings etc which are cheap to buy anyway if you need them. Just check the sliders for stone damage to the chrome. Thats what takes out the seals. Removing the lower bracket. Hard work but not necessary for a seal change but required for re chroming the sliders. Edited May 3 by Lucky Phil 2 1
Scud Posted May 14 Author Posted May 14 Went for an early evening romp on the Scura. Now that the starting issues are fixed, she decided that I do not see the engine RPM. It just failed. I think I could make a vaguelia guess with a margin of error of +/- 500, but I like seeing the needle. Gotta figure out if we have a bad connection, or a failed tach. At least it doesn't interfere with the riding.
docc Posted May 14 Posted May 14 18 minutes ago, Scud said: Went for an early evening romp on the Scura. Now that the starting issues are fixed, she decided that I do not see the engine RPM. It just failed. I think I could make a vaguelia guess with a margin of error of +/- 500, but I like seeing the needle. Gotta figure out if we have a bad connection, or a failed tach. At least it doesn't interfere with the riding. No other symptoms that could implicate Relay #2 (headlight / horn/ brake light )? 1 1
audiomick Posted May 14 Posted May 14 3 hours ago, Scud said: ... vaguelia... Is that a registered trade mark? 1 1
docc Posted May 14 Posted May 14 1 minute ago, audiomick said: Is that a registered trade mark? That would be Vague-liar ® 3
audiomick Posted May 14 Posted May 14 3 minutes ago, docc said: ...Vague-liar ® Ah, that's what they're called. Gotta get me some of them. 1
docc Posted May 15 Posted May 15 14 minutes ago, audiomick said: Ah, that's what they're called. Gotta get me some of them. Just for fun, besides the misspelling (and I don't mean PORBETTI for BORLETTI ). Poor Betty . . . 2 5
audiomick Posted May 15 Posted May 15 (edited) 13 minutes ago, docc said: ... PORBETTI for BORLETTI That's not the only misspelling on there. On the left of the dial, it should be "hardlies", as in "Hardly Driveable". But apart from that, the dial shows all the information one needs. What else could one want to know? Edited May 15 by audiomick 1
Scud Posted May 15 Author Posted May 15 (edited) 4 hours ago, docc said: No other symptoms that could implicate Relay #2 (headlight / horn/ brake light )? Turns out she also had ALL those symptoms, but I hadn't noticed as I had not been riding in full darkness (came home just about sunset). Replaced relay #2 and all is good again. And this is why I carry spare relays under the seat, even though I had previously replaced all the stock relays with Omrons. Edited May 15 by Scud 2 1
audiomick Posted May 15 Posted May 15 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Scud said: Turns out she also had ALL those symptoms,.. You mean you didn't notice that the horn wasn't working? You're obviously far too passive to be operating an Italian vehicle, and I'm afraid I must recommend you sell it and buy a Honda. Edited May 15 by audiomick 1 3
docc Posted May 15 Posted May 15 The only time I have had relay failure (OMRON, even) was from a combined regulator + stator wire failures that (apparently) were throwing some nasty voltage spikes. Have a close look at the regulator voltages and visually inspect the yellow wiring at the stator under the "alternator cover" . . . 3
audiomick Posted May 22 Posted May 22 (edited) I went to my garage today, thinking to re-install the fork legs. It occurred to me that it would be wise to have a look at the steering head bearings when it is already mostly apart. Inevitably, they need replacing. Who would have thought? I don't think I have done anything on this bike yet without discovering one or more other issues in the process. Edited June 6 by audiomick 1
Tomchri Posted May 22 Posted May 22 Thats why I like to check/upgrade whatever possible before road trips . Cheers Tom. 1
FreyZI Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Took an old roto-ho to some farmer friends over the mountain. Got a few vaguelia looks along the way. 3 1
Grant Posted June 6 Posted June 6 7 hours ago, FreyZI said: Took an old roto-ho to some farmer friends over the mountain. Got a few vaguelia looks along the way. Best I've ever carried was a full size rocking chair (many years ago) on the back of a Honda 550/4. Cheated a little bit though with the girlfriend holding on to the chair riding pillion :-). That relationship didn't last long for some reason . 3
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