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replaced grips today. old ones were all ripped up.

When I bought my 02 Scura one of the allen bolts holding the decorative dash plate (#26) in place was loose so I tried to tighten it. It just kept turning but never tightened. So I dug deeper and found that the last housing that it screws in to (#31) was broken. I ordered the parts from MotoInternational and finally got the chance to fix it today. Turns out I had to take the gauge cluster housing off to get the job done. Learned that in order to get that housing off, I had to reverse unscrew (meaning clockwise to unscrew) the trip meter knob (#3). Once in there I found that all three bolts (#27) keeping this piece in place were hanging on by a thread. This tells me the previous owner either overtightened all of these bolts and broke the plastic housing or who knows what else would have caused that. I know the bike was tipped over once but I can't imagine causing this internal piece to break at the bolts but all the other outer pieces are fine other than minor scratches. As I dug deeper I also found that the rubber piece (#19) that the carbon dash screws into had become dislodged. I just superglued it back in place and clamped it down for a while and it is pretty solid now. I replaced parts 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, since I was in there anyway. Looks nice! Everything works! Someone once told me not to get a Guzzi unless I liked tinkering....they weren't kidding. I thought this was going to be a 5 minute job.....not even close.

yes those were the older ones. The new ones look similar but a little bigger.

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i used to have cortech bags on my 2003 lemans and they fit nice and cost less than $150...probably still cost less than $200 on www.revzilla.com. The key is to mount the cross strap under the seat not over.

Anyone know what the color code for the scura black paint is? Or some aftermarket color that would closely match it... I'm thinking of changing my scura back to a scura.. The custom paint by previous owner is done professionally but I've always been a fan of the original scura look.

Will that product Flitz put the shine back in the CF parts? mine are definitely faded. I was afraid to use it on my CF mufflers only because they used less resin in construction, creating a more textured surface. Sun fading caused them to have a dry and rough surface. I thought the white creamy polishing compound would be a mess. I used Flitz on my CF dash panel and a BMW CF front fender like yours. It made them look new. They had a smooth resin surface to start with under that sun fade, and they polished up just like the aluminum that the product was made for. Works well on paint fade too. Just be careful to not polish right through the paint. It takes all that dry chalky crap right off. I have only used a moist rag and fingers, be veeerrry careful to use an electric tool. It will put a shine on the 'factory flat' dulled finishes, and will restore the faded pork chops too. Probably any high quality metal polish will do the same thing. I just always have a tube of Flitz around. Did I say.. your bike is beautiful? ps. I used it to clean my head pipes when they were off last winter. It cleaned off everything, and put a nice polish on as well. Thanks. I will order a tube of it and give it a try.

Will that product Flitz put the shine back in the CF parts? mine are definitely faded.

Added a factory rear rack and rear tail bag. Should have been easy but ran in to a couple speed bumps: 1. had to remove rear cowl to access top bolts on rear footpeg bracket but stripped the right sided bolt that connects front part of cowl to subframe near tank. That took an entire day to fix. Had to cut the head of the bolt with a dremel tool then cut the washer behind it and then manually turned it out with vise grip pliers. 2. Not sure if the rack is intentionally made to be slightly wide and require 'forcing' in to position to be mounted on or that was just a variation in mine. But it required a lot of muscle to get the rack to be forced into position, but it looks perfectly symetrical and a very sturdy rack once mounted and tightened in place. Essentially the open ends of the rack were further apart than the distance between the to rear footpeg brackets and this aluminum rack is not that maleable. But worked out fine in the end so maybe it was engineered this way. Anyone else have this issue? 3. The tail bag is nice because it says moto guzzi on it but i think they could have done a better job with that piece. The rack itself...amazing quality finish.

Bought this one on Ebay this weekend and it came with the MG Tail bag. Can't say I love the tail bag as I think there is better quality from third party makers like cortech, etc. but the build quality, fit and finish of the rack itself is amazing.

Called the Tank Shop today and they said they cannot make this tank unless they have the bike in the shop for mock up purposes to ensure proper fitment. Has anyone been able to get this tank made recently and if so how did you overcome the issue of needing a bike in the shop? Anyone local in that area able to take your bike there to assist with fitment? That is one cool looking tank.

If it's an improvement on engine design I'm in also but would like an explanation on how to install it. How big of a project is this? Thanks.

that is a scary reminder that despite all the experience in the world accidents still happen. Glad to hear you're well enough to blog about the restoration. Look forward to see the rebuild.

miss my 03 lemans...

excuse the fingers....my 4yr old took the picture. cortech super 2.0 18L tank bag fits just right!

looking for a rear rack for a 2002 v11 scura. PM if you have one. or email plexiform@aol.com I NO LONGER NEED A RACK. ALREADY FOUND THIS ITEM.

gorgeous tank! i want one

Yup that was it! Electric petcock and for some reason previous owner did not have a fuse installed for it. I guess the one time I started it when I went to pick it up there was already enough fuel in the lines but by the time I tried it at home it needed more fuel out of the tank which did not happen because the peacock was not functioning. Thanks for your help! Took it out for a ride and it sounded good. Suspension needs some tweaking. Feels a little too stiff in the steering damping which makes it feel awkward.

Could it be this simple??? I just noticed the 8th fuse spot was empty. But the fuse box cover says it should have a 15a fuse in it. I placed a new 15 fuse in it and this time the bike started. What is that fuse for? I only let the bike run for a few moments and shut it off because its not even 7am and my neighbors would not appreciate the revving. Will wait an hour and start it again and go for a ride.

So the starter does turn and the engine is turning but then it all starts to slow down pretty quickly. And if I keep pressing the start button for more than a few seconds then it will blow the fuse. I stopped before the fuse blew this time. Yes I think youre right about the psychological insult due to the paint job. It looks pretty nice in person but this Scura is definitely acting out big time! I'll order those relays.

I'll have to try again in a little bit but i think it does turn but then the fuse blows pretty quick and i dont get a good chance to here it.

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Ground is in place behind seat lock as described above. I get 12.8v across the battery and across the positive lead and anywhere on the frame so I am assuming that means ground is doing what it's supposed to. Is that a correct assumption...? Haven't delved in to the ignition switch yet but that will be next. If there are any other thoughts I'm all ears.

so i went with a Yuasa AGM and filled it and charged it for 20hours per instructions. Got 13.28v across the leads at full charge and then installed it and tried it out. Same thing happened: fuse blew and bike did not start. Not sure whats going on. There are currently 3 wires connected to each lead. I checked behind the helmet lock and did nnot see any wires attached to the frame so not sure where the ground is going. Anyone able to explain or show a picture of what the wires on the battery leads should look like? Thanks I will look at the ignition switch in the meantime.