Bigger and more expensive, but just as ugly as the 500.

Springman  , if you show up on one of them in the Spring ... Then I want to ride it once !  
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I've been dueling over a RE Twin , sorta ?     Then today I saw what's under the valve cover.   The cam chain is in the middle of the cylinders ... so ... about 50,000 into the ride ... when its time for a new cam-chain , where does that leave the owner ?    
Maybe I don't want a RE Twin after all ?    
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Maybe , keeping the W650 might be the best "Twin" to have ?    But I'm disappointed in the power level of it .    The Savage is really close to the same power/weight stuff ... Practical HP.

The Guzzi is more get-up-and-go than either of them , but its got that stiff clutch thing .... it sure if tuff to find the perfect bike !  

This one is a nice looking bike ?   I think the MPG might be on the low side ?  

That's a good looking bike MM! Highway mpg on it is around 50+, but get into rush hour traffic and you are going to drop down to around 40 mpg. But it sure is comfortable and has all the power I need. Good choice!

MM, that Guzzi sure seems like a nice bike. Have you called the dealer to ask why the darned clutch lever has such a hard pull? The good thing is if you keep riding that bike you are going to have a left forearm like Popeye's.

guys

The clutch wasn't hard when I first got the bike.

During the first 5k miles or so , the adjustment kept needing adjusting out till it ran out of adjustment , then the cable broke .  With the new cable I planed ahead on fitting the cable. The constant adjusting ended about 10k miles ago , but the clutch pull got harder the whole time.  .
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Something isn't right with the rod.    I need to put an new tire on it this winter .   So , while I've got the tire off , I'll pull the swingarm , pull the transmission , and the bell-housing .  
There is a push rod running through the transmission , then through the middle of the clutch to the pressure plate.
A Guzzi guy told me the clutch-rod is hollow with a ball stuck on the end of it , and the ball might have expanded the push-rod and be stuck into it.   If that's the case I'll be designing a better system.   I've got a 1930's model farm machine lath and know what it can do.

Its just like a 1980 ford ranger strait shift , mostly .
If I haven't found the problem by then ... then I'll go to playing with the clutch spring .


Looks simple enough doesn't it ?

MM:

If you can find out what diameter the Guzzi push rod is before you take it apart.....maybe you should order some "drill rod" that you could use to make a replacement to the hollow push rod.  I didn't see the ball you described in the diagram - but those are normally installed to allow the clutch rod or ball to spin without transferring the spin to the other end of the rod.

I have a nice heated garage up here and good lighting - if you want to load the bike in your truck and bring it up here we can "Gut the Guzzi" and get that clutch fixed.....the clutch is not working right and needs to be fixed if you want me to ever ride it again!

I like that Sero!