Subject: Re: She Lit up! Rosa Lives!
Author: paul-@comcast.net
Date: Sep 12, 2005, 4:59 AM
Post ID: 1719418778
Keith,
Your welcome. Always glad to help a fellow Guzz enthusiest. You can squeeze the cup the cable end fits into to hold it in. The original throttle cable had an adjuster built into the cable. Not sure if the MG Cycle ones have this as it's been a long time since I ordered a single cable for the throttle.
Paul
| After almost 3 months of tearing this old girl down, and putting her back together with new paint and parts, she lit up yesterday! I had just the header pipes on and she sounded off like a cannon! I never knew these bikes could roar like that! Other than rattling some loose stuff in the garage and setting off my car alarm, it sounded goregeous. Made me real proud and seeemed to wipe away the last couple months of frustration! My daughter was in the tub at the time, and she came out a bit later and said " Dad, that wasn't your BMW, was it?". Said she liked the sound of the Guzzi better than my 04 BMW with loud pipes. Had to really agree with her, (just don't tell the boys on the BMW site, it's fine machine but that Boxer just doesn't have the deep growl of a big twin). all in all, I found the bike more simple than others, once I learned the quirks and strange engineering those Italians put in them. Now it's just the wiring harness, and the cables. Replace the brake shoes and rear tire. But she will be on the road by next weekend and I cannot wait! Special thanks to Paul Linn who saw the bike when she was in her original beat up state, and told me then I had my work cut out for me. He has been an incredible help with his patience and knowledge and the entire project would been much more difficult without his answering dozens of emails and phone calls. I truly appreciate the help and patience Paul. Now Bellarosa, or "Rosa" is screaming to get back on the road! I am sure there will still be more questions as I set up the carbs and start finding all the fun stuff one finds when they hit the road after a project like this. And thanks to all who responded to my emails and postings here as well, I am glad to be part of such a supportive and helpful group of guys like you all. MG Cycle has been a great asset as well, everything they send gets to me in 1 day and they have also been patient with my newbie to Guzzi questions. I have a question however with the throttle. The dang cable keeps falling out of the chain holder inside the grip. Nothing appears to be holding it except a small casing at the end of the chain. I am also wondering how to take up the slack, other than the screws on the end of the 2 -1 coupler. Seems a bit sloppy, the whole setup. Any info on how to better keep these cables tighter would be nice, especially when the cable slips out of the carb and sticks on the side of the housing when I rev it sometimes. New cables alla round too. They almost seem a bit longer than necessary, but I trust MG enough to send me the proper parts. |