All Activity

I had to find out where this is located . Near London . This guy's brother bought it new around 2000 and desecrated it w/in 6 mos. of ownership. This is an extreme example of "customization" or "personalization". IDK what this guy did w/the electricals that were under the seat area. You should only consider getting this home ( at night ) and hiding it and immediately stripping it down to where no one will know what it looks like . IDK what it is worth but I would give no more than $1,000 USD delivered . Maybe a Guzzi dismantler in that area will show some mercy and put it out of it's misery .

Straighten out the sequences . MPH did the work AND they did the gear oil change in the rear drive ? You discovered oil everywhere when ? You rode the bike 200 miles after finding the drain plug was missing ? comment : for now , if you went 220 mi. w/no oil and you were using Red Line Shockproof gear oil and made it home , I am going to change my oil ASAP

200 miles with no oil? It’s scrap. If memory serves me correctly the Quota uses the 8/33 gear set so best bet would be find a Cali 1100 final drive from a pre 2002 model, (I think it was ‘02 they went to the deeper splined hub?) and use that. You might need to swap the spacer in the box but other than that it would bolt straight on. Oh, and remove the shock mount.

This works better Mick. https://www.vpw.com.au/rts-differential-master-bearing-kit-suit-9-inch-fo~11881110?srsltid=AfmBOopXnV4Xpxp0oigPC_g1CdqnDRp_tm0eLfX7JR3rW8Pa-IDCz1sdr7o Or this https://torqueking.com/product/90008/qu90008-gear-marking-compound/?sku=90008&srsltid=AfmBOoo6Dfn4xw3NZpGj4RmlrrgORGXrx_2hsxUN2UvKucPvA3IJ_Le9sFw

Aha...well that's a good live version indeed! I had his record version on the big screen today in fact and in the car...that voice, that guitar picking...never gets old! Time for a return trip to the Mississippi Delta...a few years ago, I stopped thru at the BB King museum in Indianola, and another stop at Sun Studios in Memphis... Time for a Guzzi / Blues Tour baby!

And, "for the record" . . .

That's a good version of Tin Pan Alley....I also really like the one from Lucky Peterson...truly an epic version.

I was planning to do what Phil suggested. Get the new plug, fill up, do a quick run, drain and check what comes out. I really feel bad, because this plug was only touched by MPH, and I was planning the oil change after this run. I would have discovered it before too late. There wasn't any oil spilled underneath, it all happened in the 500 miles prior. I am probably going to have that transmission opened, because it will always be in the back of my mind. Plus, I can't sell the bike like this now. It would be unfair. I also realized that I was lucky to not fall... see how oil wet is the right-hand side of the rear tire? Even worse, instead of overnighting, I rode back home, in the night, with the Quota non-existent lights, I arrived at 2:00 because I was going slow. But now that I know there was no oil in the final transmission, I don't think it made much difference.

"Goin' down to [V'leven] Alleeeeey . . . See what is goin' on" . . .

Just drill a small lockwire hole in the shroud to wire to or an angled hole in the drain plug boss. Phil

I am planning to do that, as soon as I get the plug. Like in your photo, the plug I purchased can be secured with a wire. But you need a fixed point to attached it to. But I would feel better if I could take a look inside.

Every now and then I'm reminded why I do this. 220 miles without oil! I'm thinking the drive escaping this unscathed is about zero. You could fill it up and run it for a few miles and check the mag plug again and drained oil as docc suggested but I'm thinking it will be a long shot. Phil

As far as I can tell, it is, but that doesn't mean you need to go for test rides each time you change the shims. The process is, as far as I can tell, bolt it up with engineer's blue on one side, turn it a couple of times, and take it apart to see where the contact surface is. I'm fairly sure you know what engineer's blue is. For those that don't, this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineer's_blue I learned what it is from the novel "The Sand Pebbles" from Richard McKenna, which was proscribed literature in my English classes at school at some point. Just shows to go you what school is good for.

As challenging as the V11 Sport/LeMans tank shape is to fathom whilst integrated with the rest of the original design, it is quite an abomination all by itself! Might as while mount up a Quat-D exhaust for "balance" . . . And the battery and the relays and the fuses and the ECU . . . oh, my!

If you want to watch an epic MotoGP, one for the books, then watch the replay of the French GP today! I do not want to spoil it; however, the attendance record was smashed for the first time since the number of spectators was divulged. They blew through the 300k ceiling of last year, which was already the record attendance, for all GPs. But today's race will remain in history for multiple reasons. I leave you to watch it...

Mate, yours is a gem. Here's some pictures for future generations who might read this after the ad has been taken down. The bike in question (one can actually see the green on the tank where the spray-can grey has worn off) and the seat sub-frame in red and a photo of parts showing the green front mud-guard.

If you pour something through to rinse the box through the drain hole, does any metal swarf come out that would indicate damage?

Makes me feel really good about what is left of mySport.

I see the ad is "ended", and a further look at all the photos indicates that the poor thing was once a Greenie. One can only hope that she has been passed on to someone with enough decency to restore her to her former glory.

The Neodymium magnet makes all the difference!!! Seriously, the Guzzi original one cost about 14 USD from the usual places. Then you need to also add the shipping. Here, they built the shipping into the price, so all in all, it's the same. The main difference, Votex has it in stock, while the others have to order it after you pay. Delivery in June! I want to fix that Quota as fast as possible.

I have actually shimmed things... I have run Electrical Submersible Pumps in oil wells. You do that when the well is not eruptive, and when you want to have a better flow rate than from those horse head pumps that you see in the movies... You assembled these pumps vertically, when you run them in hole. Since the actual assembly you run in hole is made of various elements, the first element that goes in is the electrical motor. On top of it comes the protector, and on top is the pump itself. Each of these elements have to be shimmed in order for the spline shafts to not bear the weight from the outer housing. I believe the shimming that takes place in the final drive of the Guzzi is based on the same principle. I went through the workshop manual, and the entire procedure is extremely well explained! For example, the torque value of the oil plugs are given, using the older metric unit mkg. 3 mkg for filler plugs, and 2.5 mkg for level and drain plugs. 25 Nm and 29 Nm respectively. The spacing, or shimming, procedure is not described, but the principle is the same as for the ESP above. You don't want the gearing to be compressed when you torque the sides. I guess it is a trial and error job. You torque it, and check the rotation to make sure it is free to turn. I have downloaded the manual, since it can be used for the V11. Some of the special tools could probably be built.

I managed to find this detailed imaged of the brake side emphasizing the "Make-damn-sure Zip-tie " and the location of the "Little ball." Pretty sure, on the clutch side it is a little plastic puck as the switch actuator, but still too easy to let fall out . . .

By the way, does anyone need the Griso 1100 muffler shown in the picture above? The bloke who had the fairing part for sale also had that, and was so dead set on getting rid of it that he gave it to me. The number on it is ZGU1001 So if anyone needs it, and thinks the delivery costs from Germany to wherever are worth it, it's up for grabs. Just for the cost of delivery, or come an pick it up in Leipzig.

Must be good, then, eh.