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There are two things that go wrong. Bad starter or bad solenoid. When I had the Mighty Scura in SoCal, the solenoid started sticking and blowing fuses. Mark at MG Classics had a big box of them from when he warranted them as a dealer. He told me to rummage through them and find one with a dropped magnet, take the solenoid off, and replace it on mine. Did that, and it was fine for several years until last year in BF Wisconsin. Brought it home, took it apart, cleaned, etc. Worked fine on the bench. Once it got hot, like stopping for a gas stop, though.. I'm entirely too old to bump start this big girl. Bought one off Amazon for 60 some bucks. It *appears* to be very well made, and works fine. Fine enough that when the Bosch on the Aero Lario started acting up, I threw it onto the "rebuildable Guzzi junk" pile with tag on it and bought another Amazon special. They are cheaper than buying parts to rebuild the stock starters..

In best Mr. T accent: "I pity the fool who threw his cracked timing cover away." This forum has the talent (and desire) to engineer springs better than Paiggio. If need arose, could we 3D print or do CNC timing cover replacements? Years ago, AMC/Jeep had no V8 timing covers available, as they were out of print since '91 or so. Rather Guzzi-like, they wore out due to lack of bushings for the oil pump drive shaft. So, one (or more) companies reverse-engineered the cover and they are once again available, and better than the originals. The difference? They were originally done by employees, but re-done by aficionados. Like the shift mechanism springs.

There are so many threads on the subject, I didn't know where to start. So, I'm making it worse by starting another. The Moderator is more than welcome to combine this to its proper place. Anyway, I've lost a couple of those stems and they cost $30+. I won't purchase another one but it's inconvenient when you're trying to keep track of the gas fill up. I was on a Ducati forum whining about it and got this advice: I also lost the reset knob on the Veglia speedo on my Bevel Duc and as you say they are stupid ($64!!) expensive. I discovered that the male thread on the Veglia reset shaft in the speedo was the same as the female thread on a Demel tool mandrel and the mandrels aren't expensive. I fabricated a metal eyelet and epoxied on the end of the mandrel shaft, removed the retaining screw and I keep the mandrel on my keyring. When I stop for gas I thread it onto the reset shaft, reset the trip meter and then remove it and no more lost stupid expensive knobs.

There is a very active Stelvio thread on ADV https://advrider.com/f/threads/moto-guzzi-stelvio-merged-threadfest.113158/page-2121#post-39387981 While a trip back across Canada shouldn't be a big deal, (Weather permitting.) there are a couple of things I would suggest you check before you set off. Firstly the air filter installation and the airbox itself. There were a few 2012/13 models that had air boxes with holes in them, just poor QC, but it's worth checking. Take the filter out and shine a torch into the box and look carefully underneath especially below the inlet trumpets. I'd also recommend doing the valve clearances as they usually are far too wide ex-factory. Set 'em to 4 & 6 thou. Do not try and pull the plug caps off from the top when doing this. Flick them off by inserting a long, thin, screwdriver through the cooling tunnel in the head just above the exhaust port and levering them up from underneath. Do not try and lower, or raise, the idle speed by messing with the throttle stop screw. In fact don't touch the TB's at all until you have read up on how the W5AM system works on Guzzis! When you get home your first task will be to pull the swingarm and grease the swingarm and shock linkage bearings as they are never adequately greased at the factory. Don't run the oil any higher than two thirds of the way up the stick. Being a Guzzi owner already you should know this. Don't break it in gently. Ride it like you stole it.

Having mentioned the F&C , am now in fear I may have started another "oil" thread ..(!) @Phil - yes, big call perhaps ... but being from northern England originally feel somewhat qualified to make - having said that, footgoose is mostly correct with his mention of essential mushy peas (and optional Guinness) ... but sausage?? With gravy or curry sauce, perhaps. So I'll stand correction LangleyMalc - I don't recall there being any mushy peas in NL either ... Just recently, a couple (originally from northern England but then Australia) started a F&C van called "Nippers" in my part of NS - so in a shameless plug for any enthusiast wishing to sample not just good F&C (and sausage for that matter) - they also have mushy peas of the highest calibre. Just another reason to swing through NS on your journey LangleyMalc ..! Cheers! Gio

I have to admit to knowing a bit about fish and chips being English and also having been to St John’s before and they are up there, but no mushy peas. The trip starts in April and I will make it part of the mission to eat and photograph a# much fish and chips as possible on the way .

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081SAT1I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 They cost less now than when I bought them. *I don't know* if they are as good as they look on the outside or not. Time will tell.

^ yeah, especially since everyone knows the best fish chips on the planet are the Mahi Mahi in Hawaii. This is pro-level thread drift by us.

Leon was part of Wrecking Crew, the session guys in LA. He played & produced with everyone from Sinatra to Dylan. This gets pretty funny at 3:00 (if you wanna skip over Cher)

That sounds fabulous. There are Stelvio owners on wildguzzi.com but I am not aware of a bike-specific forum like this. I'd suggest mapping out a few routes (perhaps with connectors between them) so you can adjust to weather, whim, and whatever... Personally, I like to take in the National Parks when I can. In the US, Yellowstone and Grand Teton are not too far South of the border. I've often thought it would great to ride the Canadian Rockies through Bannf or Jasper. You have endless possibilities and the Stelvio is great ride. You didn't ask us to help you spend more money, but what are forums for? I found that a small, clip-on wind deflector, on the stock screen with in the full upright position, will create a near-silent air pocket. Something like that would be great to have on such a long ride. I also have found the Giant Loop Diablo tank bag to be an excellent bit of luggage and a very good fit on the Stelvio.

I have watched 'miracle' spark plugs come and go over the decades. From the 1960s J.C. Whitney 'Fire Injectors' to multi electrode, surface gap (was good in old-school 2-strokes), rare element metals to every manner of improving the mousetrap. In the late 60s, friends and I added all of the J.C.Whitney claims for their catalog gizmos and doo-dads when added to an air-cooled VW bug. We ended up with something like 400HP. For less than $200. Then we wondered where skepticism comes from... The Iridium plug with narrow ground electrode and fine center wire strikes me as being as good as we will get using electrical discharge technology. Better wires help, but better coils will probably do more than that. All three in combination would be the best, as the OEM components are always tilting toward the cost accountants. With the V11, we are talking early aviation combustion chamber tech. Air cooling. Wide valve angle. Heavily domed pistons. Limited compression ratios - especially with what passes for gasoline/petrol these days. Dual plugs help with such a large chamber, but it is the basic design that is the primary limiting factor.

A buddy of mine is a rep for them & I was just making conversation . The price .... not cheap . We all are looking for any angle for MORE anything .

The main advantage of the fine wire platinum plugs is longevity. Modern engines with these plugs often have change out intervals of 80,000 klms. Old style plugs wont go this sort of mileage without maintenance. Of course there's also all the other supposed advantages but for an old Guzzi engine I am happy to stick with the old style plugs. One thing I dont like about the fine wire plugs is once they are fouled they are generally done. Almost never clear and dont respond well to cleaning either. If you do manage to recover a fouled plug they seem far more susceptible to it happening again and in a modern engine where plug access is often quite painful I just bin them and fit a new one. Old style plugs dont seem to be an issue though, clean em up and there're good to go again. Ciao

Others can chime in here but the cover your'e looking at(G5 1000) is from a Tonti framed bike and doesn't even have the front mounts your cover has broken if I understand you correctly. It also wont have the same alternator so the front of the crank nose will be different and the alternator wont fit the case. My suggestion would be without having an image of the damage would be to cut the original mount off and position it correctly and have an aircraft welder weld it back on or preferably someone well versed in welding cast crankcases until you can source a second hand unit. Ciao

I got a custom throttle cable from Barnett's a few months ago . All they need is a little discussion , application and your old cable . Give 'em a try !

Had success reaching the fowardest most driveshaft zerk with a 1/8" 45 degree coupler. Rear wheel on.

Ah! Thanks Chuck! I’ve been experiencing this recently- slight delay when pressing the starter button, and occasionally blowing the fuse. It was worse when the bike had been sitting for a few weeks without use, but if I ride her more often the problem seems to diminish.