Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: Re: Honey, hold the mercury sticks...

Author: Darrell J Dick

Date: May 27, 2003, 4:26 AM

Post ID: 1713148547



I used a similar brake set-up on the 850T I just sold. The master
cylinder was a 12mm Brembo from a Convert. VERY good front brake.

Darrell Dick
Imlay City, MI

On Tue, 27 May 2003 00:30:13 +0000 David Washburn <guzzi-@yahoo.com>
writes:
 With the able assistance of the BW (the Bonster, as Chris Mitchell
refers to her) I fired up the Eldo/SP to dial in the new 36mm carbs.

There was much popping and spitting and I found it impossible to get
a
decent idle. My helpmate had retreated to the front walk by the
time I
discovered the cause. The right carb was half off the delrin
intake.
Hmmm, maybe that big spitback with the orange ball of flame was to
blame. Fortunately my homemade foamy filters contained the blast of

fire without igniting.

I hopped on the bike for a victory lap and after periodic stops to
richen the idle and raise the slides the bike was running fantastic.

With the new 13mm master cylinder pumping the FO9 single caliper up

front it stopped as well as it ran. The one "panic" stop I tried on
an
empty dry road proved only that my handlebars needed tightening,
they
shifted a good four inches forward before I let up on the brake. A
far
cry from the stiff lever of the stock 15mm pump.

The bike looks like it's ready for commuter duty once more.
Tomorrow I
will run it over to John's Cycle to get an inspection sticker.

Many thanks to Gordon and Rick of MG Cycle, Wolfgang at All Italia
and
the peerless parts purveyors at Mark Ethridge's Moto Guzzi
Classics.

David in NYC

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