Scud

Finally snuck in a couple short rides this weekend (been away a lot recently). Yesterday while riding the Scura, I spotted a black Moto Guzzi California. And today, while on the red LeMans, I spotted a red Griso. Two color-coordinated Guzzi crossings in two consecutive days. What are the odds?

Are you going to connect the speedo to an always-on power supply? I didn't do that that and my GPS Speedo has to acquire the signal every time the bike turns on. With the constant power, it remembers the last location. It won't read the speed, or allow the trip meter to be reset until it locks a signal. So I if I ever get in there again I will want to connect to constant power.

Oops... so I see from re-reading the last page. So now I am wondering if the pistons are working evenly. If one piston comes out faster than the other then one pad will push the rotor into the other pad - which will bend the disc over time. Maybe a deep clean, rebuild, or replacement of the caliper is in order. Single piston calipers are laterally self-adjusting (they ride on greased pins), but two (and four) piston calipers are fixed in place - they rely on equal operation of the pistons.

Stew - if the rear rotor is warped, I think the best solution is a new rotor. But if a new rotor is not in this month's budget, and you can see that a couple washers will bring things into closer alignment, I can't see the harm in that - especially if you don't use the rear brake much.

Clutch rattles like a Scura... crinkle paint bubbles and peels like a Scura... has an engraved *SXXX* production number (S375 in my case) on the top triple clamp like a Scura... I'm not sure that we can rely on Moto Guzzi to keep impeccable records... and then for those records to be accurately assimilated into Piaggio. But my greenie and LeMans both showed up correctly.

I just went to the Piaggio "recall" page and entered the VIN of my Greenie. The description indicates that it is green. http://static.piaggio.com/recall/form-piaggio_en.html

HA - my Scura also starts with ZGUKR. I got the same "error" message.

I saw it. It happened. So did this: SP - it would be cool if you could write up the master cylinder replacement for our burgeoning encyclopedia. I bet people (self included) would be interested in your gas cap too.

Well said. Sounds like you found yourself a keeper. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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I'll keep a lookout for strangeness and try to grab a photo. I sometimes enjoy how a sign in one place can be misinterpreted by a visitor. My first time in Singapore I was entertained by the signs that promised a "SLOW HUMP AHEAD" They were warning about "speed-bumps" but I had other ideas.

So much for the hidden color code theory. And my 2000 greenie's 9th digit is 6.

Gotta get some other stuff at the same time then. I recently bought a copy of Guzziology from Moto International - and Dave Richardson signed it for me. It wouldn't cost any extra to toss a couple bolts in with the book. How are your throttle body boots? Any cracks? How about a spare set of rocker cover gaskets? See.. now we're saving by consolidating our needs into one package.

$2.00 at Harpers. Parts 34 and 35 in this diagram. http://www.harpermoto.com/parts-by-motorcycle/1990-2000-moto-guzzi-motorcycles/v-11-sport-mandello-1100-1999-2001/foot-rests-lateral-stand-en-v11-sport-mandello.html

Only 1,700 miles for me. For comparison... Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and Vancouver Canada are both hundreds of miles closer to San Diego. So thats another "maybe." I guess I should start thinking about some sort of San Diego county beach/mountain/desert spine raid.

I wish I could un-see that. Now Docc's new Greenie on the other hand... that's kind of fun. Out of curiosity, can the original paint color be determined from the VIN or anything else? Or, would it possible to simply re-paint a black or silver sport as a Greenie and no-one would know what color it was originally.

Do that. Someone else with more electrickle knowledge can probably explain it better, but as I understand it, that long thin wire can overheat anytime another ground gets loose or corroded. Then it torches the loom. The supplemental ground keeps the bike running when it would otherwise possibly break down.

I'll bet Chuck's one-dollar bill that's the stock ground wire. If you add a supplemental ground, you can attach it there and then to timing chest or other grounding point. The stock wire is in the loom - and if it overheats, it can do bad things. The supplemental ground gives you cheap "fire insurance."

Looks like a great time. I enjoyed that event last year on my Scura - though I could only make the Friday evening. Had hoped to go this year but that didn't work out. Maybe we can get two Scuras there next year.

Sprue.

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I just got some paint and was thinking about opening those on purpose to paint the needles orange again. This thread might help you too: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16407&hl=%2Bveglia+%2Brepair

There are hardly any specs in the manual where I would want them. Instead, there's a single page, pretty early in the manual, with torque specs. It has maybe 20-30 specific specs, such as cylinder head nuts and alternator shaft nut. At the bottom it gives specs for bolts of various sizes, like M6, M10, etc. FWIW - I printed an extra copy of that page and keep it in the folder of my shop manual. Here's a shop manual printing shortcut: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19504

Those look great. I really like the kph inner ring on the speedo with the red 100. And it must be refreshing to have two orange needles.