Leaderboard

MPH cycles is a real business, but not a retail bike shop. What you saw at Park Row was remnants of my days as dealership. Thats not coming back, we are 2 old guys doing what we do best. The "shed" mentioned is an air conditioned 1500 SF steel building, with a 750sf carport with lifts for working on running bikes out of the AC.Not a dirt floor donkey barn. While at Park Row, I was engulfed by cars, as quality MB/BMW techs are as rare as quality Guzzi BMW techs. Davy is here 5 days a week, while he prefers analog repairs, we both know when his talent is best utilized elsewhere and then I take over the electronics and computer work if needed. . I sold the name of the business at the time I sold the building. (12 31 2024) I have no involvement in the operation of the car shop. And yes we have chosen to do what we like ,on bikes we like for people we like. One of the luxuries of having a successful career is an enjoyable semi retirement. Mike Haven

It's 15 feet long...if you get one end off the ground I ll buy you a beer.

If you can carry it out by yourself, it's yours. I will even empty it for you, so it's lighter. It was wired for British power. It was on a farm property when I bought it. You only see half of it, there is a second level that's held up by some big steel brackets. No idea where it came from or, what is was used for.

Ok good confirmation. I'll try and put together a simple post to dot point all the options and maybe docc can save it somewhere for reference. Phil

yesterday I managed to extract the rear drive. Sadly it is really needed to extract the nut and the special nut to replace both the seal and the O-ring. Luckly I found someone with the right tools, so tonight we will try to replace them. I also checked the play on the components, the universal joint had no play in there the same goes for the gears. When looking at the splines it also still looked good. I am still wondering what could have caused this fail as the breather was also working fine. Maybe that the ruber/plastic was just old and brittle? or that some debris got near the axis. Could it also have something to do with the fact that I was driving in the mountains instead of normally driving roads in the Netherlands, I would not think so as it only happened on day 3 (it was quite a bit warmer that day 28 degrees)?

This could be our forum's unofficial mantra . . .

"Hammering (things)?" But, of course!

This

My thinking would be, 1) there is a lot (a lot) less to disconnect from the gearbox, 2) the gearbox weighs vastly less than the motor, 3) with the gearbox out of the way, the clutch is accessible and easily disassembled as the motor acts as a sort of support jig (especially for reassembly). But I have been wrong before . . .

Michael has a very pretty Tenni in at the moment. I think it actually belongs to a member here, not sure though. Anyway it came to have a RAM clutch installed among other things. I can’t remember how far it’s travelled, certainly not very far but have a squizz at the flywheel! The first pic is just to show off Michael’s spiffy new crane! Makes working on things like this a doddle! This is the flywheel! As you can see it’s a real doozy of a crack! Tick-Tock Motherf*cker! Oh, and Michael used the board for advice on how to yank the engine out of the front. I’ve never done it that way so couldn’t advise so thanks for that V11 people

Since it appears that only the RAM single plate replacement clutch assembly is available as the 5speed option, it appears we are down to two scenarios: Installing the RAM 5speed replacement on: 1) a V11 6speeder with single plate clutch/ aluminum (crack prone) flywheel [Scura, Tenni, and Rosso Mandello] 2) a V11 6speeder with twin plate clutch/ steel flywheel

I was thinking about front tires on Moto Guzzi, in general.

Well, someone might, but I am not too worried about losing a beer...

I misunderstood the assignment lol

Kiwi_Roy drew one up. Find it in @Weegie's dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/no8adkie1sl6frnc2qmm8/ALzrUXsngCqMRtfMR1cXedE?rlkey=8x5byzd4ux3107610i22ig5v6&e=1&st=3xbx7rbu&dl=0

You missed the first part... nobody gets one end off the ground.

No it does see voltage from both sides and there are diodes involved. It's about the voltage balance between the battery voltage and the regulator output not just a simple earthing system. Phil

What makes even more sense is to remove the inlet manifold nipples and replace them with blanking screws. Store the nipples with your balancer. I mean how often do you do a TB balance? Certainly not enough to warrant carting them around permanently and messing about with rubber caps which are prone to degrading and leaking. Phil

The unrelated work was replacement of the "differential" (ouch) and then another set of rear wheel bearings. When I first noticed the short tubes on the throttle bodies, I thought they looked sort of kludgy, especially since they were open. Silicone caps on the nipples make more sense. Ball bearing method was literally a ball bearing smaller than the inner diameter of the tube being pushed in far enough to block the tubes. The ball bearing size is, you guessed it, the bearings out of the blown rear bearing races. I'll google for silicone nipple caps. Might be a big response.

uh...what...part of Canada...

I think I drove through Leipzig, a long time ago, travelling south from Berlin. I don't want to just take the gearbox off. I want to just take the motor off and leave the gearbox there. If I understand Docc's point, for a little more work you get the gearbox too. But the only real advantage I see to that is to change the return spring, which I understand some have had problems with. If I can change that spring with the transmission in place and with the motor out, then I will definitely leave it in. I need to look into it.

Reminds me of the bench I built in the garage in Dwyer St., Macleod. There was a section of flooring lying around; don't know where it came from, but it was about 2 inch wide boards, maybe an inch thick. About 5 or 6 feet long, and 3 feet deep. I bought some 4x4 legs, and 4x2 braces, and made a bench out of it. We were "only" working on motorcycle, but I'm pretty sure the bench would have held up to putting a 308 on it, and hitting it with a sledge hammer.

I could do that, I'm sure. Getting it to Germany would be slightly more difficult, I think. And then finding room for it in my garage. I think you'll just have to live with it being in your workshop. PS: I reckon @docc is on the right track re "motor and gearbox out" vs. "just pull the gearbox off".

Recent shop work is always an issue. A "satisfactory state of affairs" might have been disturbed (Waddington Effect). The "something unrelated" may have disturbed "something unrelated." What was the work done by the shop? What with the vacuum taps accepting "rubber" ( I use silicone) caps, I am interested in the "ball bearing" method . . .

Quite off topic, but I do rather like the workbench behind the bike in that picture.

He’s already turned down the rod and says it works just fine!

For the archive: