Leaderboard

Just a gentle reminder that a "Spine Raid " is (loosely) defined as an > idea < that involves two, or more, spine frame Moto Guzzi, in any combination with "Spine Raiders " (Moto Guzzi spine frame enthusiasts) who may, or may not, attend with a SpineFrame Guzzi, various springs, relays, fasteners, grappa, Islay Scotch, Märzen bier, Kentucky Bourbon, multimeters, special tools or other creative encouragements. Have yourself a Spine Raid, where ever you are! Get There. Bring Tools.

No. I used AI. See attachment.

You got that right ! I just finished a 2014 Altima that had a lot of codes. The alt. was putting out 15.54v at all times. Ran a multitude of tests . Found out it had about 4 alternators installed over the years. I tested the hell out of the battery and wiring system . Installed a QUALITY alternator and got a little over 14v at idle and then settled down. I think I read anything over 14.7v and you got troubles!

Yes a little involved. Everything serviced. And yes l like my ladys cleaned. 98216km. D IPA time. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

Don't want to put a damper on anything, but what does it go up to at high revs? If it gets much over 14.8 or so, you'll be back to cooking the battery, as far as I know.

I do believe that Texas (myself, P6x, PressureAngle) just had one of these precious Spine Raids following the illustrious long standing Tennesse one and the recent California (Scud & LaGrasta) one. So that leaves several other states and countries that can now follow suit! Post 'em up! Imagine if we had a National Spine Raid somewhere!

Sounds like a happy ending after all. Great news.

Looks like you may have missed this: Thanks to everybody on this thread who offered thoughtful troubleshooting suggestions. I really appreciate all of the time and effort many of you have put in trying to help me out.

I really was there, I swear! MUTTON is delicious.

The problems have been fixed! -I replaced the oil pressure switch. -I did a diode test on the regulator - which interestingly had not been suggested in this thread - and the test results indicated that one of the diodes was blown, or was otherwise not working. Discussed the test with Electrosport, and they asked me to send in the unit for further testing. -Rather than wait for the Electrosport people, I bought a new Ducati Energia (OEM) regulator from MG Cycle and installed it yesterday. -Fired up the bike a few hours ago. Oil and battery lamp come on with key on. At idle the battery terminal test at 14vdc +/-, and increase when revved. Went for a 100 mile ride: South St. Vrain Cyn - Peak to Peak Highway - Coal Creek Cyn - Home. Had a blast! Foliage, not much traffic, no battery light at 3-4000rpm, and the bike just roared along. Thanks to everybody on this thread who offered thoughtful troubleshooting suggestions. I really appreciate all of the time and effort many of you have put in trying to help me out. Cheers, Sam

Perfect October weather here in the Sierras.

I went at taking off the tank of the Le Mans today, and had a bugger of a time releasing the fuel line couplings (Fuel pump in tank, if that is relevant...). On the German forum, I've seen a couple of links for a tool specifically for those sort of coupling. The only one I could find was this https://www.ebay.de/itm/312456395437?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=707-127634-2357-0&ssspo=1p-7cXsKRVe&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=BB8lR4S0S6q&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY allegedly, the green one is the one to use. The thing is, I don't like the look of those. I reckon they look like cheap crap. Does anyone know a source for this type of tool from a quality supplier?

IDK how much they are or if they come in a set. IIRC , the way the coupling works is to push the fuel line into the coupling , then push the inner portion into the outer and allow the line to come off. It may work the first time and it may take 20 attempts before it works. Jus remember to push the connector together before you do anything. There needs to be a video on how to disconnect this. The pliers look like they will work. After buying SnapOn primarily these look like a bargain !

I wouldn't say "no" to one of them. But only because it was one of the prettiest bikes ever. From any manufacturer. The "parallel" Daytona would do at a pinch too.

Just magnificent!!! Did Moto Guzzi have a name for that stunning yellow besides just "giallo?"

Looks like a @gstallons question . . .

World Spine Raid next year!

[First, an apology about the largish typeface font size. I write such posts in an email first, then cut & paste to forums. I have never quite figured out the protocol here to make my "email" posts appear the same as "standard posts." Yes, I see the "Size" options, and select "Default," but still fail. As a geezer who frequently almost always misplaces my reading glasses, I don't mind the larger print, but regret if that bothers you. ] Three Muttoneers — a smaller group than usual — rode for mutton at this fall’s church picnic at St. Mary of the Woods in Whitesville, Kentucky, last weekend. These are semiannual events, usually held on the Memorial Day Sunday in late May and the last Sunday in September. This time, Bob W., rode down from Rochester, N.Y., to the Moto Grappa on his Moto Guzzi V7 Classic. Then, he and I rode to Maysville, Ky., where Scott M. rode from LIma, Ohio, on his Piaggio P3 to join us for the rest of the trip to “Mutton Land,” Daviess County. While in Whitesville for the picnic, another Guzzisti, Rick C., of Celina, Tenn. -- @Goofman here -- did a day trip to join us before heading home again on the same day. The pix of this trip always seem to show that all we did was to eat, drink, and be merry. We certainly did that. 😊 Yet, we regret not having more “on the road” photos. Having once nearly committed accidental suicide by fiddling with a handlebar-mounted camera, I have since stopped taking such pix from the terror that followed the disaster I was lucky enough to escape that day. OK, if it must be disclosed, I also gave up on-the-move photos after trashing a Nikon DLSR when I did not stop soon enough to get it covered before the rain got to its $600 innards. 😱. [Yes, thank you, I know that one may “harvest: stills from Go-Pros and clones, but I’m not going there, either.] That said, I do miss the nice shots, e.g., this, taken in the Wisconsin Driftless area c.2012 … … but not enough to go back to doing it, so these will have to do for my photo memories and your travelogue … unless, of course, and quite understandably, you leave now! 😄 Here are two samples … Bob at launch - Across the Ohio River from Maysville, Ky. … the rest at the link, below. ============== As usual with my smugmug sets, the link opens in “landscape collage,” so you don’t have to go to the larger pix of the slideshow. Hovering your cursor over individual photos reveals the underlying captions. If you use the slideshow version, the pix are obviously bigger and all captions appear. But, inexplicably (to me), unless you manually move the slideshow along instead of letting it roll automatically, the captions might disappear unless you leave cursor in place in lower left corner. I’m a Luddite. 😉 ============== https://bill-and-kathi.smugmug.com/Mutton-Run-Fall-2025/n-CQqNwp Bill

No , Sam I didn't miss that. We were giving troubleshooting advice w/the understanding you had installed good known parts. This is not a pissing contest. We are happy you got your bike up and running .

In defense of all members of this forum , we were answering all questions concerning this charging system with the understanding your bike was not charging correctly before and after the installation of the new parts. This test was/is an Electrosport test to test the R/R to see if it might be bad. I read all the flow chart and troubleshooting guide. The guide shows a 3 phase stator in the diagram and this charging system used on this bike is a single phase stator. Two yellow wires will be a single phase where as three yellow wires will be a three phase charging system.

SamP , is this the test you performed ?

Found this. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1091/5694/files/diode-testing-guide.pdf?235929069374954073

I got back Tuesday from the 2025 Fall “Mutton Run.” As usual, I’ll post a “too many pix” ride report when I finish culling and captioning the “even more than those” photos. In the meantime, I’ll note that we did have Spine Raider Goofman join us at the picnic. Regrettably, my phone cam decided to give up on focusing for a few days, so you’ll have to trust me that it was, indeed, the Rickster -- @Goofman -- from Celina, Tenn. After the picnic, we visited some of my relatives at the cemetery, did a local ride in and around Daviess and Ohio Counties, then thanked Rick for visiting before watching him head home. Bill

. But, wait ... there's more! As I was culling those countless pix, I ran across a few of our cameo appearance at the Kentucky Guzzi rally near Frankfort. Saw this fine fellow, @Chuck! Bill

I reckon my V35 Imola is one of the most beautiful "cafe racers". I don't have a picture of mine to hand, but this one isn't bad No power worth mentioning, but for my taste really one of the prettiest motorcycles ever built, and the seating position is pretty much perfect for me. If you want a bit more stick, get a Le Mans III. The same styling direction, but more power. And bigger and heavier.