John O'Sullivan

Jeez have you got big fingers Good photo.

Added to rear preload some time back, found the rear "bouncy" on factory settings....maybe I'm too light!

Francis, Welcome to the V11 Scura world. These bikes are easy to maintain without specialist knowledge. I can service mine and I have 10 thumbs! I did my first service at 1,200km, oil, filter, valves and cleaned screen in sump. You may not need a sump gasket but it is handy to have one and rocker cover gaskets as well. I have used TLM who advertise on this site for all my spares including workshop manual. Regards from a cold Ireland, John

Hello there, I think you already have a magentic sump stud which will take care of any metal in your oil. To the best of my knowledge most modern oils are excellent lubricants without further additives. The best advice is to change oil regularly especially if you do short rides only. I have used semi-synthetic oils in various engines for the past five years and have had no oil related problems. Regards, John in Kerry

Emry, There are three download spec sheets/service sheets available from: www.ohlins.com They are in pdf format. They give graphs on quantity of oil versus damping effect. Best, John in Kerry

Today I saw a brochure for the Centauro which gave the gas milage as 4,5l to 100km or 60 Miles per gallon for a four valve engine I have some beachfront property to sell in Switzerland. Best, John in Kerry

Has anybdy changed fork oil on a V 11 Scura, you know the gold ohlins units. I sincerely hope that they do not have to be removed to change the oil. I have read (from downloads on the Ohlins website) that the volume of oil is the most important factor in damping, therefore I am very slow to change the oil without full details. BTW: This Scura runs so well I feel I'm tempting fate talking about it. John in Kerry

Try Agostini for multi adjustable clip-ons made by Tommaselli http://www.agostiniduilio.com/ Part number 99992405 Cost Euro 135 delivered. Have fun! Regards, John in Kerry

Brent, you may wish to check out : http://www.dotnet.com/~dprune/ Full details on relays. Regards, John

Buck, I got a set of multi-adjustable Tomaselli clip-ons from Agostini. They have done the trick for me at 5' 10". They will adjust on two planes and are of excellent quality. I have managed to retain current hydraulic hoses. They cost about $120 delivered. Regards, John

No, Its for the lube oil but I may go to syntetic. The question will it improve my digestion?

Dammed if I could find any marks on the flywheel on my scura, however a drinking straw down the spark plug hole will give you a good indication of TDC when both tappets are loose. BTW I'm now getting 45 miles per gallon (4.546liters) on long runs. Best, John in Kerry

Bog standard Scura with 3,700Km getting 40 miles per imperial gallon. Or 15.168539 Km per liter. Or 6.59 L/100Km. Enjoy

Jim, The tranny drainplug is eaiest got at from the left side of the bike(as you sit on it). I got a great tip from one of the message boards of using a piece of aluminium foil to channel the oil away from the exhaust box, therefore you aviod having to drop the whole exhaust system.

I'm going to make some enlightened comments on this oil level and pressure warning light thread. First the oil pressure warning light is just that, a pressure switch which has been known to fail more times than oil pumps, the sender is known to fail on many of the older model guzzis. BTW 5 psi oil pressure will happily lubricate most engines when hot. From what I can gather from Guzzi mechanics and owner manuals, the oil should be checked just after engine shutdown with the dipstick fully screwed in. The level marks on the dipstick are ADD (lower mark) and Maximum (upper mark). The upper mark should not be covered in oil as you run the risk of overfilling leaving the engine little room to "breathe" and a tendency for the engine to pusk out oil from the weakest gasket. I am guessing that we are all very careful owners who check our engines regularly....this may not be needed....remember these engines were designed 30-40 years ago and have stood the test of time. There are many old bikes running around with 100,000 plus miles on them. So to end my rant: Get out and ride them.

Scura Owner, When I checked my '02 Scura relays, I found two (2) of the old bad Siemens relays and have replaced all with Tyco relays which were sourced locally. Regards, John

Hello fellow Scura owner, As this bike is new, I would politely request satisfaction from my dealer and failing that I would suggest that you contact your Moto Guzzi Importer with a Letter (keep a copy) as this provides proof if the matter requires legal action. This problem of yours may require a TPS check and some other minor wrenching. Best of look, John 02 Scura with 2,500 happy km.

Jaap, You may not believe this but the same bolt has gone missing again after a 100km ride. This trellis type frame member must get a lot of vibration as the older V 11 sports were known to break aluminium brackets holding the oil cooler, these have now been replaced by steel brackets. I will be applying locktite with the new bolt tomorrow! Maybe it's the bolt thats faulty