Hi all, I just joined the group after buying a '79 Convert and found a lot a great information (much of it above my technical knowledge) but interesting none...
Welcome! -- Russell Barr ... From: farmerjames99 [mailto:farmerjames99@...] Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:44 AM To: MGconvert@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
1. congrats! 2. buy Guzziology 3. buy Guzziology 4. don't use the clutch...like a clutch. It's only a device to switch between RANGES....at a stop or below 20...
I don't know if this is a good tip or a dumb one, but it worked for me: To do the ignition timing dynamically (with a timing light), there's the problem of not...
Hi James(?); Welcome to the list,,,and congrats. on your "new" Convert! They take a little getting usted to, but as time passes you'll find you'll loose your...
Hi James... Welcome.. yes please.. tell us where you live.. and we need photos.. if you need help posting photos.. let me know... Not too many people posted...
ingridlucia, hi; re. the Convert pics., is there a "snail mail" address where we who cannot, can send them to you to post? Thanks for giving us 'verts a site!...
Yea.. sure.. if you want to mail me pics.. I can scan them.. and post them.. I'll send you a email also with your pic.. so you can send it around.. Dwight ...
Welcome to the list! We're growing! ... ===== M.Jones, student of philosophy and religion at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. "The heart has its reasons...
Hi Gary; Sorry, but I don't know of any breakfast meet in Woodland. Did you, maybe, mean Winters? And yes, last month we had a great turnout, in Winters. Can...
Hi Don, Yes, I look forward to being there on the 21st. I'm sure I'll have a better time now that I'll end up in Winters where you guys are instead of in ...
I'd suggest having a friend step on the brake while idling, then time it (move the distributor) "to the marks", (D & S)...these denote 0 degrees, which is the ...
Wow, I checked the list this morning and who would have known there was so much knowledge lurking in the electronic ether. Thank you to everyone who responded...
Frank,,,Boy,-are you in luck! This year the M.G.N.O.C. National rally is right in your neighborhood. It is at the Palmer Gulch Resort in South Dakota; June 24,...
Yep.. I agree with Don on the seat.. My bike came with one.. I couldn't sit back far enough.. I have a old convert seat if anyone is interested.. It...
Hey Chuck, what happens when you shift over 40 mph? Do the gears grind or what? Here's another dumb question from another newbee: is there supposed to be a...
Not quite like a car, and definitely not hydrostatic. A typical car auto has an hydraulic torque converter, just like a Convert. It has, in addition, a...
Hello Listers. I see the suggestion that the Convert motor should be timed at TDC. Is there a reason for this? I have always timed my bike engines at full...
grindus erruptus!...if you hear a lot of crunching, your likely moving too fast with the gear change lever...coasting slowly or stopped...pull clutch...spin...
how do you know what RPM you're at when your distributor is at full advance?...EH? eh? oh, you do have a tachometer, then?... the spec is 0-2 degrees advance...
I think that 40mph is the owner's manual recommended speed for shifting . I know that I can make the smoothest shifts at that speed. But I also don't mind...
Charles, I went back and reviewed Guzziology after my post. The idle timing is 2 degrees, not 4. I have no tach, I will normally rev the engine, watching the...
I am currently working on a convert that has no id tag rivited to the neck and there are no holes where the rivits belong the year and model are stamped on the...
Just wanted to let you all know... that there will be a delay in posts.. I have been approving the posts and replies one at a time.. to keep junk out of the...
Bob, Hi; My 76 convert doesn't have an id plate either, info just stamped into the steering head. Don't know what to say about the boss on the u-joint housing,...
Hi, all. I really need some advice, so I am mailing this to both my lists. I bought some used fork tubes from a shop that sells used bike parts. When I ordered...
The seals on Convert forks don't hold pressure, they just hold in the oil , which is there for lubrication only. Worn spots on the tubes will wear out seals...
Thanks, Russell. I have FAC dampers, so my forks can be air-adjusted, when desired. This makes these tubes even more of a problem, I guess! -Mike ... ===== ...
