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Hi, all. My Vert has no battery strap. MG Cycle has them for sale. Can someone tell me where it is supposed to hook on? Thanks, Mike (69 ambo, 77 vert)...
mjones03
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Sep 12, 2005
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... Can ... There should be two hooks on the battery tray one on either side of the battery, they're an inch or inch and a half wide . I could be mistaken but...
B. Toberman
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Sep 14, 2005
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Thanks - I'll look for them. ... M.Jones, associate editor, Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies (http://hiphi.ubbcluj.ro/JSRI/) "The heart has...
Michael S. Jones
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Sep 15, 2005
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495 dwight marshall
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Sep 27, 2005
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Hi all, Im new to this list and new to guzzi's . I have just got myself a G5 which needs a lot of work but am really looking to get hold of either an...
Paul
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Oct 12, 2005
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Hi, all. Pretty quite here lately. Just to make sure we still exist ("to be is to be perceived," or so Barkeley thought), I thought I would relate my morning ...
Michael S. Jones
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Oct 12, 2005
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Hello, My convert is for sales. I am located in grenoble, France. The bike is like new and has 19800 km to the counter. Running fine. I am using it for local...
jacques
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Oct 12, 2005
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... You will likely find a LOT more old, used Converts in the USA than in Europe. Mostly it is the gearbox and the cooler. But, the driveshaft itself is ...
Patrick Hayes
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Oct 12, 2005
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... Oops, potential big mistake. When you re-torque the heads, you compress gaskets and draw the head closer to the engine block. This instantly destroys any...
Patrick Hayes
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Oct 13, 2005
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Thanks for the good advice, Patrick. You're absolutely right. However, my brief discription of what I did left out the fact that I re-torqued both sides and ...
Michael S. Jones
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Oct 15, 2005
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Hi all, I'm located in Vienna/Austria/Europe, but I've found an offer for a Convert in Maryland: www.ebay.com number 4585986637 (not all of it are original...
Cali-Chris
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Nov 7, 2005
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I didn't know that they made Centauros in 2001. I have a 97 and thought they only made them in 97-99 Tom M _capotam@..._ (mailto:capotam@...) 85...
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capotam2000
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Nov 11, 2005
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OK OK OK - you're right: they built it in 1999, but first street approval (right word?) was in 2001. Most imprtant: He makes fun! (He = my Centauro, because it...
Cali-Chris
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Nov 12, 2005
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I call him 'The Beast'...
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capotam2000
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Nov 14, 2005
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This from the loopframe list: Cal II Convert for sale in PA on Craigslist. Here's a link: http://wv.craigslist.org/mcy/105046892.html M.Jones, associate...
Michael S. Jones
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Nov 14, 2005
10:59 pm
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Hi all, Due to a back injury, I'm selling my Convert sidecar rig, the LeMans- vert. It's been ridden hard and loved well. It's currently on ebay: ...
Russell Barr
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Nov 16, 2005
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Here's a bike that might appeal to some of you Cal II Convert guys - too bad they don't put a cvt on it! ...
Michael S. Jones
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Nov 17, 2005
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Hello Listers, Has anyone changed their flywheel from the later heavy model to a reinforced earlier lighter model? I wonder if any of the earlier pie- pan...
bownez
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Nov 18, 2005
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... I recently picked up a used but good light sheet-metal type flywheel on ebay for around $50. I'm running the original sheet-metal flywheel in my '76 now ...
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mng19502003
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Nov 19, 2005
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How about lightening the heavy flywheel? There is plenty of metal that could be selectively removed. -Mike (69 ambo, 77 vert) M.Jones, associate editor,...
Michael S. Jones
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Nov 21, 2005
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Hi, all. The baffles on my right muffler are all bouncing around inside the muffler - it is finally time to think about new exhaust. Any recommendations? I...
Michael S. Jones
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Nov 21, 2005
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... I hope someone has some info on this. I've got a heavy flywheel sitting on a shelf for when my sheetmetal one goes south. It would be nice to lighten it ...
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mng19502003
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Nov 21, 2005
11:39 pm
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Mark, check out the Guzzi-Tech site (Ed Milich). The So-Cal guys do it all the time. Don -----Original Message----- From: drydenapts@... Sent: Nov 21, 2005...
D Van Zandt
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Nov 22, 2005
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... Don, thanks. Good tip. Should have thought of it myself as I'm familiar with site. Lots of general flywheel lightening info and examples. Didn't see ...
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mng19502003
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Nov 22, 2005
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Mark; If you would e-mail Ed or Mark or Todd, I'm sure they could (and would!) answer any questions you may have. Don't know if you have had a chance to meet...
D Van Zandt
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Nov 23, 2005
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Don: Met Ed and Mark at National in WV back in May. Good guys. Major difference with Convert Flywheel is that starter ring is integral instead of seperate...
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mng19502003
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Nov 23, 2005
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Mark; I was headed north up hwy 101, going up the Questa Grade just north of San Luis Obispo, when there was one hell of a BANG, then nothing. Discovered the...
D Van Zandt
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Nov 24, 2005
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Hello, How many miles/kms on the motorbike when it happened? Jacques On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 19:40:39 -0800 (GMT-08:00)...
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Nov 24, 2005
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Appx. 25,000 mi. -----Original Message----- From: jacques.dusserre@... Sent: Nov 24, 2005 4:31 AM To: MGconvert@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [MGconvert]...
D Van Zandt
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Nov 25, 2005
12:33 pm
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Hello 'Verters, It appears there were a number of different styles of flywheels for the Convert. Please correct me if I'm wrong. The early models were the...
bownez
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Nov 26, 2005
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