Hi, y’all. About five weeks ago I wrote saying that I had converted my spoked rear wheel to tubeless, and mentioned that I used an air tank valve to solve...
yes, if you swap wire wheels from a vert/sp/g5 with cast wheels from a vert/sp/g5, you need to swap front axel spacers as well. I did this in 1982... ... =====...
Mike J, I have a few extra spacers and they measure between 30.84mm to 31mm. All are from spoke wheel Tonti, so I will pull the one off the Cal and replace it...
Thanks, Mike T. Thanks, Paul. Since you don't need the spacer that I have, I'm thinking of grinding it down to size. It doesn't need that much removed. Is...
Mike, I don't see any problem with grinding it down a little. Now your Vert is spokeless and my Eldovert will be spoked! Paul ... From: "Michael S. Jones"...
Well.... Hi Guys (and Gal's, if any). I just bought a '76 Convert off Ebay. I never owned a Guzzi before, but knew they had a good reputation and besides, I...
its very tough to hand grind a piece of tubing so the ends are square. I have heard of folks using a cut off saw with one of those composite cut off wheels....
Ride the bike a bit before passing judgement on tranny. I'll bet you'll get into it. Changing to 5 speed would be much work, expense and de-value bike. ...
you can put in a 5 speed but it would be easier to swap for a G5, basically the same bike in manual trans. they are not meant to shift on the fly between 1st &...
Don't ruin a good machine!!!!! -------I convert bikes to a "convert" Nothing else comes even close to compare. ... Well.... Hi Guys (and Gal's, if any). I just...
While G5's get higher bids on eBay than Converts, its not enough to justify the conversion. To convert a Convert to a 5 speed takes the following: as a...
Thanks again, Mike T. -other Mike M.Jones, associate editor, Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies (http://hiphi.ubbcluj.ro/JSRI/) "The heart has...
I know how you feel when you say you're not old enough to admit riding an automatic! I have taken to calling it a Continuously Variable Transmission rather...
I have to agree with what most everyone has said. It usually takes folks awhile for it to sink in that the Convert (at least mine) is from 1981 !!! it's ...
Welcome... First off, what's your name (at least your first). Where are you located? (Does the Newaygo in your email mean you live in Newaygo MI?) If you enjoy...
Matt: My name is Jim, and yes I live near Newaygo, in Croton. Actually, for the record, I do not "enjoy" being different, but I like to be different. I think...
Brad: Can you tell me if the engine in the Convert and G-5 are identical ( carbs, camshaft, compression ratio, etc )? Thanks for your reply. Jim V. ... ...
Thanks for all the technical info. Does 7:33 and 9:34 refer to the number of teeth on the ring and pinion gear ? Also, a technical question : I understand...
... Mr. Jones : Thanks for your reply. Maybe the Convert was way ahead of it's time. The CVT is one of the latest hi-tech items in the automotive industry....
7:33 and 9:34 are ratios, it's pinion_gear:ring_gear converts are way tall in their gearing, not an indication of anything other than guzzis choice of primary...
Just dragged my silver Convert home yesterday. It is a one owner 11,000 mile machine. All original and everything is there, but in kind of decrepit shape....
Not until I tear it apart. When did the factory change to the heavy flywheel? ... _________________________________________________________________ Get a...
... I believe you can tell by looking in the hole behind rubber plug used to view timing marks. Right side of flywheel housing. Upstate Mark '04 EV Touring ...
Hi again, Jim. From what I understand, the Convert torque converter is allot like the one in your grandfather's Buick. The Convert top speed is 104mph ...
early in 76 I think, I'll trade you a late version for the early one. ... You snooze, you lose. Get messages ASAP with AutoCheck in the all-new Yahoo! Mail...
heres a link to a pic of the original vert FW on right next to an EV FW... the updated FW is about 6-7 pounds heavier and has the ring gear as a part of the FW...
The reason forthe *small* clutch is that it is supposed to only handle static friction rather than high torque loadings/ Originally it was used on some...
Pete, you have such a colorful (or should that be colourful) command of the Queen's English. Matt in MI ... From: peter roper To: MGconvert@yahoogroups.com ...
