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Does it then adjust to the actual ambient ?
Mate…It’s true that the red ones are nice and I would not change it, but here’s the thing…Don’t lament what your bike is not, just service it inside out and ride the bastard. Get it dirty, clean it and ride it again…and again….and…..the silver ones are damn nice.
Reset the tappets just to be sure. Also check the oil level. Low oil on the Norge can give an odd sound.
The last owner left a note saying that he had adjusted the tappets and bled the brakes within 100 miles of when I bought it. But since the rear brakes were so full of air they wouldn't grab, maybe I ought to check the tappets again as well.
Yes.Do you know how ?
I had my motorcycle jacket on, but dress slacks and shoes. Asbestos trousers are really required?
It's either the switch or the relay. Time to get your multi-meter out.If you do a search I'm sure this has been covered by Kiwi Roy or Huzo.If you push the switch button in does it start in gear? Does your lever push on the switch far enough?It's right on the left bar.Don't forget you have to have the sidestand up!
You can remove the valve covers without having to remove the fairing in case you were wondering.
Actually, you don’t have to remove the tank either.But here’s the thing. Just take the tank off and do the plugs. Check the air and fuel filters while in there, it’ll remove the possibility of it buggering up.Don’t try the shortcut route mate, you’ll see all sorts of beaut things you can learn and just get to know it.If you don’t go through and tick these things off, you’ll just be another Norge rider that sells his Guzzi for a VStrom or similar, to rid himself of the perceived unreliability of an Italian bike.If you want your bike to understand you…..? You’ll need to learn to understand it…
The kickstand is up, I check that the kickstand light is off. I put it in first gear and pull to a stop. Hit the kill switch. With the clutch fully engaged I then try to start it. Nothing happens. I pop it into Neutral and then it starts right up. I'll check the switch, that seems to be the natural place to look.thanks
I do get a fair amount of gurgling and popping from the exhaust when I am going downhill in compression, so it looks like I have the standard mapping. Looks like there are various priced options for remapping systems. Am I opening a can of worms to ask if Beetle is sufficient?Also, when I filled with gas there was a big puff of air coming out of the gas tank as I opened the plug. Normal?thanks
Get the wires and contact Beetle. Shouldn't be a big puff of air when opening the tank, by the way do you know if the fuel filter inside the tank has been changed?If you don't know, do a search on here about changing out that filter then you can check the breather tubes on the tank.
So I will learn how to do parking lot fuel tank moving on Saturday.
Can you try that again ?I would presume that the previous owner has done nothing and anything he has done is wrong.If you get a lift for the bike and do the things I outlined in the service schedule, you’ll be close to ok….
The man I bought it from only drove it a few miles before he decided that it wasn't for him. I can understand why: the back brake didn't work and the front tire only had 5 psi. There was a note under the seat about recent brake bleeding and tappet adjustment. So I don't have access to the original owner to ask him what has been done. The only mod I can see is an Apple charge cable running up to the handlebars.So I'll check out the fuel filter. My first task is to get the VIN number examined so I can complete the registration. So I will learn how to do parking lot fuel tank moving on Saturday.
Hey, I looked on wiring diagram, the clutch switch (brown/violate) wire goes to #33 pin on blue connector on back of ECU.The sidestand switch & neutral switch both go to the brown plug in back of ECULooks like those all are operated by ECU, the safety switches.I would unplug the ECU connectors and clean pins w/DeOxit and re-install. They are right under steering head. May work like normal then.