Daniel Cooper

OK Folks- I need to sell my Rosso Corsa. I had some bites last round but no-one closed the deal. Bought new in 2004, 10K. It has: Ohlins front and rear, new seals and oil in the fronts around 1K ago Staintunes, Stucchi crossover, PC 3 black box Stainless balance pipe gaskets new relays, pawl spring, 2k on Conti Road Attacks Taller windscreen, Hepco Becker rack and bags. Oil changes every 3K, trans and drive box oil at 8K. Injection balances and TPS set properly, tappets set per Raceco, drive shaft lubed, polished religiously, various fasteners replaced with stainless--owned and loved by experienced Guzzisti. I also have bar risers I never installed I will include. Its a beautiful bike, runs beautifully, sounds fantastic, just broken in,ready for spring. Lets take the price down to 7K.

Sorry but I was out of the State for a couple of weeks. It is my 03 Rosso Corso with 10K and some nice upgrades. I can't get my photos to upload (tells me the low quality IPhone snaps are too big). Anyone who is interested send me your email and I will send over the photos.

OK folks, I unfortunately need to sell my Rosso Corso. Bought new in 2004, 10K. It has: Ohlins front and rear, new seals and oil in the fronts around 1K ago Staintunes, Stucchi crossover, PC 3 black box Stainless balance pipe gaskets new relays, pawl spring Taller windscreen, Hepco Becker rack and bags. I also have bar risers I never installed I will include. Its a beautiful bike, runs beautifully, just broken in, but I have another project to finance, and I am keeping the Monza and the Breva (wife's bike). How about $8K ?

I bought some of those stainless inserts and haven't had a problem since--say 7k miles ago.

I am using the 750 Breva diagram that you generated to fix the sidestand switch. Thanks again.

Can't you just fabricate one in steel with a welder, saw, grinder and files ?

Matra footpeg mod. (Appox. $425) Anybody got a link or a thread on this ?

Well I installed the Cannon shift pawl spring today. I made it to 8600 before the stock one broke and it jammed in 5th gear. The spring broke in the coil. I am a bit baffled--the boss measured at 14.85 mm, and since it didn't break on either sharp edge it rubs on, the usual suspected causes are ruled out. Do people think maybe we just got some bad springs ?

Thanks so much. I stayed up late last night and found some of the threads. I ordered two springs from Cannon today, and will use the photos in the threads to guide the repair. I'll report on the boss size once I get the thing open.

I did not adjust anything before or during the ride, and it worked fine up to the moment it did not--no gradual process. The lever is still in the middle of its throw, and all the linkage seems to be in fine shape. It looks to me like its internal. On the pawl spring, I thought I was off the hook with the 03 model year, but a guess not... Is there a thread on the repair process ? Will it be obvious when I take the back off the thing ? I've worked on the tranny on my Monza, and I suppose the layout is pretty much the same on the 6 speed on the V-11. Is that largely true ? Any help from those that have been through it greatly appreciated. Daniel

So Thursday I rode up to Arcata from San Francisco via PCH on the Rosso Corso--8.5 hours of great riding. Friday I zapped up to Somes Bar on the Klamath. This morning I started the trip back, and right after I dropped out of the mountains, the tranny stuck in 5th. Linkage is still on, return spring centers the lever, but nothing happens when a push the lever up or down, clutch in or out. Luckily the thing can grunt out of anything, even 5th gear from a dead stop. Anybody else had this happen ? Bent shift fork ? Any other theories ? The bike is only at 8600 after this ride. Daniel

Is there any type of nuetral safety interlock on this bike? I didn't see one that was real obvious, they are usually pretty easy to find on Jap bikes...that's a common cause of no-crank on them, the switch sticks and it thinks you are trying to start it in gear. Am I correct to assume this bike doesn't have that feature? Also...we noticed one fuse was quite warm with the ignition on....and they said it was NOT the fuse that they changed...there is only four fuses, but we had no reference as to what it protects. Looking at the fusebox from the right side, it was the 3rd fuse from the left, if that helps. This concerned me because the last time I saw that, it was a reg/rectifier that was bad and caused a wiring meltdown...still...not sure if it's related, a red herring, or what. Anyway...didn't mean to write a novel about it, but this (Guzzi) is uncharted territory for me, and just wanted some orientation and knowlegeable opinion before diving in blind. Thanks! On a 1981 V-50 ?? Are you kidding ? There is no neutral interlock.

What does this have to do with Moto Guzzi's ? If I want to read this kind of bullshit I know where to go. Please keep it off this site.

I touched the ground on the ECU to the hot battery lead while installing a PC-III. Fried the ground inside the loom for a good 10 inches, and roasted the insulation on lots of adjacent wires. I opened up the loom until things were no longer fried, then carefully went through with paint on insulation and sealed everything up again. Has worked fine for 15K since. Gave me some heartache that first day, though.