crawsue

Thanks for the advice,I'll give it a go and report back

Thanks for the input,the annoying part of this is that the clutch feels OK,but it is a "hair trigger"and a bugger to ride in traffic,on the open road it is hardly noticed.I'm just a bloke with some spanners,can anyone direct me to a posting that gives some info on taking out the motor...and if so ,how many hours would a proper shop charge for such a task? BTW,I read in another post (which I can't now find!) that it is possible to adjust the clutch lever action by removing the lever and turning an internal screw.....I wonder if that might help? Any clues as to where that posting is?

The clutch on my 2001 Rosso Mandello is extremely grabby,impossible to let the lever out slowly enough to effect a smooth change of gear (up or down) or take-off.I bought the machine from a dealer who said that he had replaced the drive shaft and couplings,so I assume that the previous owner(S) have destroyed it with this extreme clutch action.The RM is fitted with the single plate clutch,it snicks into first no problem and is not dragging if in gear with the cluth lever pulled in.Is it possible that I have a master/slave cylinder problem or possibly old (original even) clutch fluid (with a hydroscopic issue) or is there a secret easy fix? Please don't tell me it's an engine out job!

RESULT....I think! Mel Robinson,who was the local 'Guzzi guy before going in a different direction,came over today with the official Piagio digital gizmo.We checked out the earthing to the voltage regulator and found it to be good,but the ECU wasn't for taking any instructions...initially,that is.After a couple of hours trying to re-programme it,it suddenly decided to come out and play,the 'co levels were very low (lean) and the TPS were reading 2.8,so we richened her up to 65 on the gizmo (by stages) and worked on the TPS settings 'til we settled on 4.2.It is now much ,much better. It is -4c here today and squillions of rock salt on the roads so test runs were minimal,but it's Saturday tomorrow and hopfully I can give her a few miles and confirm the best.My man thinks that he has an ECU up his sleeve so if he can find it we will give it a trial and I will report back,but in the meantime thanks to all those who have taken the trouble to point me in the right direction....roll on Springtime!

Many thanks for all the suggestions and PMs.I think that I have found a local guy with the equipment and expertise to sort it ,but I am taking copies of all these suggestions to check out as we go along.I will certainly report back with comments on all possible problems/fixes.Regards Crawford Rae.Glasgow

Hi,thanks for the response,I'm in the West Coast of Scotland,just outside Glasgow.Hoping someone local might read this and point me in the right direction.I'm not very technical...Amal Monobloc's are more my bag! + I don't have the meters or expertise in electronics to get hands on.

I bought my 2001 Rosso Mondello last year,but work commitments kept me away from it until the autumn.When it came the battery was shagged ,so replaced with an Odyssey and disconnected the alarm .It was a bit rough a low revs so sought out someone who had some FI knowledge who got it a bit better,but it is still not right. Symptoms are 1/Starts no problem and will idle once heated up.2/Dificult to "get off the line" need to feather the clutch and blip the throttle two/three times to get going,dumping the clutch as per normal results in a stall. 3/Accelerates well but at arround 2,600 rpm is very "rough" once through this area in the rev band all is well and it pulls like a train.The throttle bodies seem to be balanced OK,are there any known issues with the ECU and who can reprogramme them ,there is no local 'Guzzi agent within 90 miles.Any advice would be very welcome,I love the concept and want to get out there on it,but it is just not a pleasure as it is at the moment.

Hi,Andy,like you I just got myself a RM,I have the certificate #23...my vin no. ends 628. my machine has Union Flags decals on the side panels ,but no numbers. Did they start the numbers from zero for the 2nd batch of 300?

G'day,Muddy,took delivery of No.23 ,yesterday! Bought it off Fleabay before Christmas,but the weather here has been shit since then.Pretty happy with what I've got,considering that I broke the golden rule of NOT buying without actually looking at it!...-2c here today,so a 20 mile trial was the limit,enjoyed the experience of my first 'Guzzi,rattle from the clutch will take a bit of getting used to....'spose they all do that,do they? Liked the lazy V twin power,goes nicely with my '59 G 80 Matchless and '05 Trumpet 1050 ST...which goes like shit off a shovel. Hope the'Guzzi brings a little sanity to the Sunday morning West Highland blasts of our usually nonexistent summer! Bonzer...or something! Crawford Rae,Glasgow.