Guzzi, errr, character?

[nudemetalz]

Ha,..had a laugh today.
Took the V11 down to Scooterazzi (in the pouring rain) to get it's WOF today.

Anyway, couple of hours later, I go to pick her up (after passing with no worries of course !!).
Put the key in, hit the starter motor, she turned over a little slower than normal, then an almighty bang of a back fire, followed by an engine running on one cylinder making a squealing noise.
Hmm,...what has gone wrong?
Turned out the backfire blew the RHS throttle body (it's EFI) right off it's intake manifold !!
Easily fixed and starts up fine also to a nice ride home in the rain...
(thanks to Garth, the mechanic, for fixing her )

Yup, Guzzi character, that's why I bought her ..

[MDR2]

ahaha mint, couldn't of happened in a better place too!

[Highlander]

I read in another thread on here that it is that "Character" you liked about your bike (Guzzi, Ducati etc) that will leave you parked on the road side on a rainy night.

Still beats riding a bike with no soul though.

[nudemetalz]

Yes, that character has left me swearing at it,...but this cracked me up !!

[pritch]

I read in another thread on here that it is that "Character" you liked about your bike (Guzzi, Ducati etc) that will leave you parked on the road side on a rainy night.

That sounds familiar

In a couple of years I'll know better how I rate "character" but I sincerely hope those who champion the character marques are right,
now that I own one.

In a couple of years though I'll be about ready for a Deauville?
Then again I've never owned a triple, or a parallel twin, or...

[Nagash]

Someone said somethign on KB not too long ago which I thought was bloody brilliant.

He said that Triumphs have so much character you have to catch it in a drip pan.

Guess the similar relates here.

[MotoKuzzi]

Ha,..had a laugh today.
Took the V11 down to Scooterazzi (in the pouring rain) to get it's WOF today.

Anyway, couple of hours later, I go to pick her up (after passing with no worries of course !!).
Put the key in, hit the starter motor, she turned over a little slower than normal, then an almighty bang of a back fire, followed by an engine running on one cylinder making a squealing noise.
Hmm,...what has gone wrong?
Turned out the backfire blew the RHS throttle body (it's EFI) right off it's intake manifold !!
Easily fixed and starts up fine also to a nice ride home in the rain...
(thanks to Garth, the mechanic, for fixing her )

Yup, Guzzi character, that's why I bought her ..

Funny that. I recently noticed my RHS throttle body just making contact with the inlet manifold. Only noticed it because I was doing a general tighten on all clamps etc. Similar thing must have happened.

[Molly]

It's that same 'character' that has me carrying a couple of spare relays and a wee card to remind me what each one does. Only have to change one every six months or so though.

Incidentally, Moto Guzzi is Italian for: 'Fuckin' wonderful bike that you'd be mental not to love and if you don't then there's something wrong with you because it's the very esence of motorcycling and wouldn't it be nice to ride one around Lake Como some day' (or something like that).

[avgas]

Someone said somethign on KB not too long ago which I thought was bloody brilliant.
He said that Triumphs have so much character you have to catch it in a drip pan..

Likewise - i was reading about a restored norton. Said it "oozed character" and to make sure it wasn't all left in the driveway.

[Insanity_rules]

Ah yes I remember lovin my italians character as it was being loaded on to the back of a ute in the middle of Kilbirnie with a fearked regulator. But when it was fixed and I got back on it after riding a yamaha for a week it felt blardy great.

[Taz]

Last time I rode my guzzi one of the mufflers nearly fell off. Welded cracked bracket and all is good again for now. Never had a muffler fall off a Jap bike......

[Dodgyiti]

The owners have a fair bit too, guess it's catchy

[Mystic13]

Having a bike with character is like having a partner you argue and fight with who drives you crazy but you love being with.

Thankfully I don't have a partner like that. Although I have accidentally stumbled onto owning a bike with character. F'ing piece of shit. I can't wait to see the back of it. I hope for theft, spontaneous combustion or binning it to write off point without injuring myself. Sadly none of those options are working and we're taking the legal road.

In this day and age you don't expect a bike manufacturer to produce products based on the Microsoft system. That is produce a half baked product, release it to market and let the consumer's iron out the flaws.

If I had the money I'd publicly destroy the thing on TV and make a spectacle of it. Sadly I don't, but donations would be welcome.

[nudemetalz]

Funny thing is, is that Guzzi mount the throttle bodys on rubber intake manifolds with hose clamps, almost like they know this backfire issue will happen.......

[Dodgyiti]

Funny thing is, is that Guzzi mount the throttle bodys on rubber intake manifolds with hose clamps, almost like they know this backfire issue will happen.......

Saves creating more damage, see... they love you really

I had a flashy Honda, a late model BMW and all they did was bore the crap out of me. Did the job with mind destroying efficiency, bah! Gimme some entertainment!

If it had not backfired and popped off the rubber, how much do you have to tell the missus when you get home?

"uhhhh passed another WOF, rode home, slashed my wrists..."