On Sun, 23 Apr 2017 12:00:02 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 11:28:04 AM UTC-7, Poco Deplorevole wrote:
On Sun, 23 Apr 2017 11:08:39 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 10:20:29 AM UTC-7, Poco Deplorevole wrote:
On Sun, 23 Apr 2017 09:48:20 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 6:37:05 PM UTC-7, Tim wrote:
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On Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 9:30:23 AM UTC-7, Tim wrote:
Here's a Beemer like I'm interested in. Not my pic but same spec bike...
http://databikes.com/imgs/a/a/o/l/u/...1977_1_lgw.jpg

Thats a nice looking bike, I've never seen a R75 set up that way.

After 6 months of recoup and replacing the lower leg forks and new rear subframe I rode my r/100gspd 100 miles yesterday. She ran straight and true, but for a cracked rear rim I thought was a badly seated bead.

Heading to SLC for the BMWMOA rally in July.
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Man I hope you have a great time and a safe ride getting there and back. Good to find the faults early. Glad it's coming together...

Thanks Tim, I still have some tweaking to do, and I need to replace the headlight bucket since I broke the brackets, I sourced a new dual round headlight system out of Germany thats made to fit my bike. Not cheap!

BMW = Bring More Wallet

Try calling Moto International, a Guzzi place. The nice lady there may be able to get you a deal
and save some bucks on shipping.

I think the only compatible parts between Guzzi's and BMW are the bosch charging system.

I have a ton of spares I've collected over the years since my Paris Dakar bike is rare as hens teeth these days, I've got a spare gearbox, driveshaft, final drive, and wheels boxed up ready for my wife to ship if needed on a long trip.

The one spare I do carry with me is the alternator rotor and puller, Seems to be the biggest weak point on old airheads. I also installed a euro switch years ago to turn off all lighting in case of failure.

No, she has contacts in Europe, and maybe some of them also carry Beemer parts. Worth a call. Tell
her one of her Guzzi customers mentioned her.

I carry all the cables and the u-joint. The u-joint seems to be the weakest link in the Guzzis, at
least the older ones.

Carrying the u-joint was worthwhile on a trip to Maine. Thought my rear end had gone, and the local
(mid-state) dealer offered to lend me a rear end to get home with. While the bike was on the rack I
started it up and did a screwdriver test at the u-joint. Sounded like a can of bolts being shook.
The dealer said a rear end was no problem, but he didn't have a u-joint in stock. Luckily, I had the
spare. Soon on the road again. Soon as I got home I ordered another one. So far, about 50,000 miles,
I've not needed it. But I have to admit I shift much more gently than I used to!

BMW in their infinite wisdom made it so you can't replace just the u joint and only sell the whole driveshaft with ujoints pressed in, I've gone thru 3 so far at 200.000 miles. Mine being an enduro has a higher clearance with more angle seems to be why the failures are so prevalent in this model bike.
Also the fact that they neglected to put zerk fittings on it made it much more vulnerable to failure.

Henderson precision has a fix for it and when the next one goes that will be an alternative.

BTW, I sent You and Tim some pics of the latest adventure, Also Gord made it back from Colombia in one piece, Then had his bike shipped back.
He's one lucky guy!



Got the pics. The Guzzi joints don't have zerks either, although there's a guy selling rebuilt
joints with the zerks. Our drive shafts slide into the joint, but the bearing holding the joint must
be pressed into the swing arm.

I really believe going easy on the clutch (not 'popping' it) has helped me get a lot more miles out
of the current u-joint.

Got the pics and replied. Looks like fun. Dog looks plumb tuckered!

2:18 PMPoco Deplorevole
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Got the pics. The Guzzi joints don't have zerks either, although there's a guy selling rebuilt
joints with the zerks. Our drive shafts slide into the joint, but the bearing holding the joint must
be pressed into the swing arm.

I really believe going easy on the clutch (not 'popping' it) has helped me get a lot more miles out
of the current u-joint.

Got the pics and replied. Looks like fun. Dog looks plumb tuckered!
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I did too. Thanks. One thing about my goose is that it's a newer (2000) 1100 fuel injected thing. I really don't have to worry about I joint failures *yet* because it only has 21,xxx miles on it.

Not my pic, but is my model. Just add a backrest and that's pretty darn close.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UB6F1e3MxpY/maxresdefault.jpg

On Sun, 23 Apr 2017 18:24:11 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

2:18 PMPoco Deplorevole
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Got the pics. The Guzzi joints don't have zerks either, although there's a guy selling rebuilt
joints with the zerks. Our drive shafts slide into the joint, but the bearing holding the joint must
be pressed into the swing arm.

I really believe going easy on the clutch (not 'popping' it) has helped me get a lot more miles out
of the current u-joint.

Got the pics and replied. Looks like fun. Dog looks plumb tuckered!
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I did too. Thanks. One thing about my goose is that it's a newer (2000) 1100 fuel injected thing. I really don't have to worry about I joint failures *yet* because it only has 21,xxx miles on it.

Not my pic, but is my model. Just add a backrest and that's pretty darn close.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UB6F1e3MxpY/maxresdefault.jpg

My first one, on the Mille, went out around the 20,000 mile mark. On the 850T I was putting in a new
one almost every 25-30K. But I rode the **** out of that thing - every takeoff was a drag race! I've
settled down some now. Shoot, I'll even let kids in their soupy Hondas outrun me at stop lights!

6:48 AMPoco Deplorevole
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My first one, on the Mille, went out around the 20,000 mile mark. On the 850T I was putting in a new
one almost every 25-30K. But I rode the **** out of that thing - every takeoff was a drag race! I've
settled down some now. Shoot, I'll even let kids in their soupy Hondas outrun me at stop lights!
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John I developed that attitude some time ago after snapping the drive chains on my old Kawasaki 903. They like to bust the tranny casing and you can only JB Weld so much before you learn what causes that..

On Monday, April 24, 2017 at 4:57:26 AM UTC-7, Tim wrote:
6:48 AMPoco Deplorevole
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My first one, on the Mille, went out around the 20,000 mile mark. On the 850T I was putting in a new
one almost every 25-30K. But I rode the **** out of that thing - every takeoff was a drag race! I've
settled down some now. Shoot, I'll even let kids in their soupy Hondas outrun me at stop lights!
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John I developed that attitude some time ago after snapping the drive chains on my old Kawasaki 903. They like to bust the tranny casing and you can only JB Weld so much before you learn what causes that..

I may have a change of plans if they finish the new hwy from Inuvik to Tuk, I've already done the ride to Deadhorse but they don't let you have access to the Arctic ocean.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/multimedia/dr...hway-1.4073615

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I may have a change of plans if they finish the new hwy from Inuvik to Tuk, I've already done the ride to Deadhorse but they don't let you have access to the Arctic ocean.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/multimedia/dr...hway-1.4073615
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Well, even though that's a bit extreme ( no way in heck! Lol!) for me, I do hope you can accomplish what you wish for...