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[chuck hahn]

And another thing on shifting. Up shifting goes easy but when i first rode mine, I couldnt get it to down shift more than 1 gear and I thought the tranny was junked. What really was happening was that the toe of my boot hits the bottom of the points cover and doesnt let the shift lever return up far enough for the ratchet to reset and allow another down shift.

So what I do is down shift, swing my toe to the left and off the shifter pedal, and down shift again. I thought about resetting the pedal one spline lower but then its kinda hard to point the foot down and up shift. Kinda a catch 22 thing but now i instinctively just swing my foot out and proceed.

 

[chuck hahn]

Wymple. Just realised something you said about doing a tank liner on the bike. If you look in the tank thru the sender hole, youll see a rounded screen up in there towards the filler neck area. . Thats the main fuel pick up tube. The round screen in the very bottom is the reserve tube pick up. Once fuel gets lower than the upper one thats when you switch to reserve and fuel is brought up from the very bottom.

So, if one was to do a liner on these tanks you would have to find a way to cover the two pick up screens. Dont know how anyone would go about that trick.

 

[wymple]

Sounds to me like there won't be any tank liner. Thanks. We pulled the rear fender off tonight and the old V65C Moto Guzzi fender in the garage was pretty much a direct fit. Even the holes lined up! What kind of coincidence is that? It has a slight swoop up at the tail, but that even looks better. Picked up a new aftermarket headlight for it, and some rear brake pads. I'll get pictures up tomorrow after we blast it all off.

 

[wymple]

Pulled junk off, added the Moto Guzzi rear fender, went to the car wash.....

 

[chuck hahn]

WOW!!! looks so much better now with some attention given. Youre gonna love the way she rides. Timed right and the carbs dialed in she pulls nicely and is so quiet.

 

[wymple]

We have a set of aftermarket mufflers that are a perfect fit, just need to make a couple brackets to hold the rears up. My son Chris is on to this thing like Bill Cosby. Today he pulled the exhaust off and cleaned it up, threw some high temp paint on. It's going to look pretty good for an old porker when we're done. I don't think it will get too far from home, Chris prefers his 650 Guzzi for the longer hauls. I still think he may reassess that with a few hours on the old wing.

 

[chuck hahn]

Well.....whats the latest??? Rode it yet????

 

[Guest]

Sounds to me like there won't be any tank liner. Thanks. We pulled the rear fender off tonight and the old V65C Moto Guzzi fender in the garage was pretty much a direct fit. Even the holes lined up! What kind of coincidence is that? It has a slight swoop up at the tail, but that even looks better. Picked up a new aftermarket headlight for it, and some rear brake pads. I'll get pictures up tomorrow after we blast it all off.

Good choice, tank liners are a recipe for disaster and are mostly used by cheapskates that won't pony up for GOOD replacement parts, basically an accident waiting to happen! Do it right the FIRST TIME and fuggedaboutit!

 

[wymple]

I got too busy resurrecting my Cal II Guzzi to be ready for a rally in another week or ten days. It will not likely get too much attention for another two weeks. Also been riding some, and you know how those day trips kill your time.

 

[wymple]

Well, we finally dug in deeper. Engine is tight everywhere, not a wisp of anything leaking. Pulled the radiator and the fluid looks like new. We put new hose on just because. The timing belts also look like brand new pieces, not a hint of wear or aging. We buttoned it back up. Took the carbs off & pulled the float bowls, all is well except dirty, nothing dry or corrosive happening at all. Sent the carbs to somebody very familiar with them. When they get back, I'm wiring the headlight, tail/brake lights, turn signals. As long as the battery is getting charged the kid wants to ride it. We can work on it this winter.