This day had a mechanical scare. The issue is not unresolved, but I believe I will be able to move forward today. I left Canton sad to be parting with my new found Guzzi friends. The common experiences formed rapid bonds between us. Covering 350 miles, I alternated between the highway and the backroad routes. In Marion, VA, after riding interstate speeds for an hour, I made a gas stop and found the bike missing on one cylinder upon restart. I moped along on her, missing on the one cylinder, to a grocery store and stopped to let her cool down. I replaced the plugs finding one fouled a sooty black, and tried to restart, bit again found her missing on the one jug. I stopped again, swapped the coils, and still had a weak spark to the left side. Weak spark, hmmm. I tightened the wire to the coils and put them back as they were. Whatever I did, the peoblem was over. I sill don't quite understand. When I camebto a stop this eveningafter running interstae 81 most of the rest of the day, the problem resurfaced. I believe it is a cooling issue, riding along in a traffic jam with stop and go trafficit happened again. Then once fouled, the plug continues to misfire. If the problem starts again on Saturday, I'll hange the plug on the left side.
It's Saturday morning now, and looks to be a clear and happy day. : )
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