Subject: Re: Shift return spring JINX
Author: Ian Adkins
Date: Jun 20, 2001, 7:05 AM
Post ID: 1707188537
Keith,
I was kidding about the generator. I am NOT moto-hypochondriac! When
something breaks I'll fix it...till then I am going to ride free......free
from worries of breakdowns.
Sorry to hear about your woes. Sounds like you have found a good guy to work
on your bike though. Hopefully things will work out well. Of course keep us
up to date as to the progress.
Regards...Ian
Sorry Guys!! And Ian, you can't be serious about that generator?? Well, my bike is in process of being dismantled again, quite discouraging. This time, my mechanic Tom is doing the work, she'll never go back to Two R's Moto Guzzi again!! Looks like I'll just have to pay twice for the job, think Tom will let me off easy though. He did an awesome job with Cam's (friend/neighbor) 74 Police Eldo. Bike now starts up without the choke on the 1st crank and idles perfect. He re-did all of the wiring for his lights too (spots, blinkers, brakes), spent a good 16+ hours on it and only charged him $250 out of guilt of charging more. He is an awesome mechanic and now a good friend. He is going to fix the oil leak, generator, flasher problem, return spring, and get her running like a top. He said he didn't like how she sounded, said the engine sounded loose, as if the valves were loose, the flywheel, or something else in the engine. Also said he thinks the timing is off a bit which can be causing that starter hesitation (doesn't stop like it did since the new starter was installed, but will slow down at times while cranking). He has no clue what Russ at Two R's did wrong, so he's going to work through everything again. Don't know if the 750's were more noisy than the 850's, but he was comparing Cam's bike to mine as far as the noise factor. Hope all works out well. He's trying to get the bike finished up by Saturday so I can go to a m/c cruise night along the Jersey Shore, parts availabilty/arrival pending. I'm being real patient with this Ambo (she is so damn good looking and sounds great) and chalking all of these problems up to a bad mechanic the 1st go around. Lessons learned, the hard and expensive way. Keith Ruff 71 Police Amabassador - NJ |