Chuck Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Well that didn't take long... spring broke last night. Rode home in 1st gear about 6 miles. She got a little hot I bookmarked the threads covering replacement, so I'll probably get into that this weekend. Now you know why they are called "she." She saw you perusing the shift spring thread and thought, "Hmmmph. I'll show him who's boss." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scud Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 For entertainment and research purposes, perhaps you could post a pic of the broken spring, so we can see where it broke. Nice that it happened so close to home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IE417 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Yes, will do. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Phil Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Well that didn't take long... spring broke last night. Rode home in 1st gear about 6 miles. She got a little hot I bookmarked the threads covering replacement, so I'll probably get into that this weekend. Which spring broke the Guzzi original or Chucks beautiful re engineered one. Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IE417 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Original, as far as I know. Only had the bike a couple months now. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Phil Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Original, as far as I know. Only had the bike a couple months now. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Ok good, I was worried there for a while. Must have misread the post. Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trotts Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 After being caught in 3rd gear on my 2004 Cafe Sport I pulled the gearbox side cover. Yep spring broken. Pulled it apart to measure the shaft the spring sits on. Expected it to be the troublesome 16mill issue. Nope measured it and it was 15.1. Anyway put a new spring and hope it lasts another 15 years. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Phil Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 After being caught in 3rd gear on my 2004 Cafe Sport I pulled the gearbox side cover. Yep spring broken. Pulled it apart to measure the shaft the spring sits on. Expected it to be the troublesome 16mill issue. Nope measured it and it was 15.1. Anyway put a new spring and hope it lasts another 15 years. Fingers crossed. I could have sent you one of Chucks springs. Anyone out there that has a broken spring let me know I can send you one as I have spares generously donated from from scudd. Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scud Posted July 14, 2019 Author Share Posted July 14, 2019 Update... I'm down to two springs available for sale. I'm keeping one with Chuck's engineering diagram in case we need to make another batch someday. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Scud said: Update... I'm down to two springs available for sale. I'm keeping one with Chuck's engineering diagram in case we need to make another batch someday. Wow. I'm surprised at that. Did Ron K get his? We talked at the Virginia rally, and he said he'd get with you.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 8 hours ago, Mikko said: I’d like one.. have no idea what’s in mine, but I’ll replace it with this upgrade just the same I have three of the original prototypes that I hand made if Scud is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scud Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 On 7/14/2019 at 10:51 AM, Chuck said: Wow. I'm surprised at that. Did Ron K get his? We talked at the Virginia rally, and he said he'd get with you.. Ron is all set. I'm kind of surprised too. I thought I'd be living with a bag of springs for a while longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 How many went out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scud Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 Approximately 150. That means 150 V11 owners can ride with more confidence, knowing that the proverbial Achille's Heel has been strengthened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flooky Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Is there any of the modded ones left, ? new to guzzi, and read the whole thread. I would love a more reliable spring. cheers Flooky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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