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Looks great!"I had to carefully bend the steel ends of the tach and speedo cables to turn 90 degrees and clear the headlight bucket"How did you do that?! all the tubing benders I've used bend further from the end.You're patience and attention to detail are admirable.
I pulled the inner cable out, set the steel cable end into a vice and then fitted a small diameter tube over the cable steel end. I gently pulled the steel pipe towards me in increments moving the cable steel section. It actually bent quite easily.
A truly inspiring thread and great workmanship also.Writing the thread and stopping along the way to take all the photo's would be no small task either, a project in itself.Thanks for another great read to date.
Thanks Jim for that Nail polish tip. Would never have thought of it
Are you not worried about using the blinker stalks for your tie downs?
Closer inspection will reveal, that the metal hooks loop into fabric straps that go up and around the top clamp.
Check. I should have known you would be doing that right, judging by everything else.
Getting the electrical to be trouble free is the least desirable part of a rebuild for me.
Hey Canuck,I'm really getting a lot out of watching your rebuild. Your attention to detail and desire to attain restoration nirvana are an inspiration!But... Getting a Guzzi's switchgear and other electricals to work well is a serious challenge. IMHO, Guzzi makes great engines and frames, and even the suspension can be upgraded while still looking stock, but they seem to have just wired the bike up with spaghetti and lego. Which is unfair to both spaghetti and lego: both are excellent products, but never intended for electrical duty on a motorcycle.My personal preference is to gut the original electrics and rewire completely, with Japanese switchgear, solid state reg/rectifiers and nowadays an m-Unit to handle all the flashing/honking/starting utilities.So my hat's off to you for persevering with the originals. Self-harm never looked so good - Pasta
Getting a Guzzi's switchgear and other electricals to work well is a serious challenge. IMHO, Guzzi makes great engines and frames, and even the suspension can be upgraded while still looking stock, but they seem to have just wired the bike up with spaghetti and lego. Which is unfair to both spaghetti and lego: both are excellent products, but never intended for electrical duty on a motorcycle.My personal preference is to gut the original electrics and rewire completely, with Japanese switchgear, solid state reg/rectifiers and nowadays an m-Unit to handle all the flashing/honking/starting utilities.
IMO, there's really nothing wrong with the wiring itself, but time and the environment take their toll.