Bloody Moto Guzzis

[Paul in NZ]

Arg - feck.... I hate it when you pull the bloody rear drive after the dreaded right hand foot peg vibe of death only to find a slightly spun carrier bearing... Bummer... Specially since I ordered a replacement U/J ...

Still - its amazing how fast you can reduce a Tonti Guzzi to a pile of bits....

Its even more amazing how much you drink afterwards - bloody italian bikes, always a drama

[Kickaha]

bloody italian bikes, always a drama

Don't I fucking know it

[tri boy]

Repeat after me:
Dissasemble,
inspect,
measure,
order/repair components.

Theres a good lad. Now make us a cup of tea.

[YellowDog]

It's that fine line between messing around with bikes being an enjoyable hobbie OR complete stress and anxiety

[paturoa]

Was the hub design copied from beemers?

[Paul in NZ]

Was the hub design copied from beemers?

Far out - its not that bad. Its not the drive anyway its the UJ and carrier bearing

[merv]

Haha Paul, they call it "character". Not like my VFR750F which has that Honda character.

[Paul in NZ]

Ha - character eh? Well its got that in buckets. Moot comfort as I slammed my knucles into the vise sharpening the great silver steel whacking bar that removes the C3 carrier bearing

[Edbear]

Haha Paul, they call it "character". Not like my VFR750F which is has that Honda character.

You mean like when you just start and ride it anywhere, anytime and never contemplate doing mechanical repairs...?

Ha - character eh? Well its got that in buckets. Moot comfort as I slammed my knucles into the vise sharpening the great silver steel whacking bar that removes the C3 carrier bearing

Ouch!

[willytheekid]

, not nice when the buzzing sets in.

My old 95 sport had it...some nubty had reassembled the drive incorrectly. (ya really DONT want that drive to lockup)
Hope you have a copy of Guzziology mate (Great book, saved my arse and wallet a few times)

Good luck with the rebuild Paul

[Paul in NZ]

Good luck with the rebuild Paul

Thanks - I'm always pulling bits off the dratted thing yets its oddly 'reliable' if you know what i mean. However there is a lot of specialist knowledge with these things and often I end up doing things twice... Guzziology is a work of folk art - every home should have one I reckon.

[HenryDorsetCase]

It's that fine line between messing around with bikes being an enjoyable hobbie OR complete stress and anxiety

the difference in my experience is whether you need the thing back on the road to get you to work or not. If not, Ah well, I'll sort it when the bits arrive. If so: stress and anxiety (not with Guzzis: bikes generally)

[Voltaire]

the difference in my experience is whether you need the thing back on the road to get you to work or not. If not, Ah well, I'll sort it when the bits arrive. If so: stress and anxiety (not with Guzzis: bikes generally)

True, I ride a 29 year old BMW as a daily rider and the interesting bikes sit in the shed.....
There is not equivalent of Guzziology for BMW as they got it right first time... They are j after all just a v twin copy of a beemer...... with a weird clutch.

[Paul in NZ]

True, I ride a 29 year old BMW as a daily rider and the interesting bikes sit in the shed.....
There is not equivalent of Guzziology for BMW as they got it right first time... They are j after all just a v twin copy of a beemer...... with a weird clutch.

Oooooohhh.... Nasty....

Yes - there is a constant paranoia riding classic bikes. Whats that noise, I'm sure it wasnt that loud last time, fuck this why don't I get a honda, shit this things going good - I wonder whats wrong with it?, when did I change the oil, whats that???, have I got my cell phone?

[nudemetalz]

I'm trying to fix the stripped odometer in mine at the moment....why do they make it out of crappy plastic ??

Why is some of the engineering on a Guzzi pure genius while others is WTF were they thinking?
Is that an Italian way of "teez characto-inductiono into zee modobyke..." ?