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All, Been a while since I last posted here. Sold the 650 a couple of years back and moved on to restoring 6 or 7 more bikes. Had to rent a storage locker to keep them all. Since last, have also built a vapor blaster and a powder coating oven so no more out sourcing for the work. Enjoying...

So went to a bike meet yesterday to meet up with some folks and see some really nice bikes and their proud owners. There was a professional photographer there taking pictures so I thought I would treat Bella to some studio photos since two week prior to that she had won best Yamaha in show at...

All, Came across this accident today on the way to work 2 minutes from my house. Was actually going to take the bike but decided at the last minute to take the car. Weird....but that is not the point of my post. It is a reminder to be aware of your surroundings, both as a car driver and as a...

Had to disassemble my fuel cap vent assembly to clean it out as it was plugged (84 Special). There was the remnants of a foam filter onto of the disk washer. How critical is that to the operation or is it just to keep crap out of the air. Seems counter intuitive as it will trap any dirt. Seems...

Every winter I go through my usual riding withdrawal and have a stash of bike videos to pass the time. Here are my top three. The first two are just for pure fun and the last one makes me laugh out loud every time I see it. Seems to help. Enjoy They made two others in the series but...

Silly question. Am I missing something on adjusting the rear stock shocks. They were set at the lowest setting so I moved them up a couple of notches. How the hell do I get them back down. Do you need to go all the way around on the adjuster. Hard to get a spanner wrench or bolt in the hole to...

I swear I heard a whimper from the garage as they sit there in winter hibernation. May have just been the fuel vent on the Guzzi. Need to ride. Was actually contemplating it today with +12C here today but raining and still two much salt on the road. Crazy winter it has been.

Working through an issue with the Starter Lockout Relay Logic. I know my relay has a bad diode in it. Bike will start in neutral and can ride it through all the gears but when the bike is in gear and the clutch is in it will not trigger the relay and send power to the starter solenoid. Not an...

Putting my 84 Special back together and just trying to rig the exhaust back up. The crossover on mine differs from the part manual and when I took it apart there was no crossover gasket. Didn’t think much of it as it was a restoration and figured it was just missing. Ordered the one as per the...

Does anyone have the button that goes onto the signal switch lying around. This is the small plastic button that goes onto the actual signal switch. It was missing on my bike when I got it. Looks to be a universal type piece so will look around but though I would try to see if someone had an...

Need a favor. Can’t get to my bike right now and need to order a clamp for the exaust crossover pipe. Does anyone know the outside diameter of that pipe. Is it 1.5”. Thanks

Trying to finish my MC rebuild on a 84 Heritage Special. The MC is original. Was a little dirty but went ahead and ordered a re-build kit from the Mike's affiliate in Canada. The kit is fine and everything went back ok except for the life of me I cannot get the snap ring in. Though maybe it...

Really only need part 12 (the body) but will take the enitire assembly 11 if need be. Let me know if you have one available and willing to ship to Canada. Thanks

This piece seems to be missing from my bike. Guessing a PO took it off for some reason and never put it back on. The screw that holds it on is still there but no cover. Anyone have one lying around that they are willing to part with from converting their air intakes to pods? Thanks in...

Does anyone know (rhetorical question as I know someone does) if the stock engine on the 84 was painted. My plan is to strip all the paint off and go raw and polished but the paint on the cases almost looks like powder coat. It is very smooth on the actual crankcase. I am wondering if it is...

Going to repost this from my Project Build thread with a separate title. Came across a broken float post and after a unsuccessful attempt at a solder, found success in the process below. The sleeve is what really holds it in place once the bowl is put back on but the epoxy was just some added...

Hey all. Just wanted to place my first official post here. Just picked up a low mileage 84 (15,000km) and looking forward to tearing it down for a project rebuild. Been sitting for a couple of years but was in running condition. Just changing out the oil and cleaning out the fuel system with...