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  1. 28th February 2006, 14:09 #16
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    damn...sad news...
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  2. 28th February 2006, 14:41 #17
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    Hope there recovery is fast.
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  3. 28th February 2006, 17:26 #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by riffer
    Ouch. Hope they get the help they need fast.

    Sounds like it may have been the Moto Guzzi Club riders ...
    Nope - they flew home yesterday, 5 dead bikes some under very odd circumstances ie NOT the bikes fault and one because the rider left the road in an unplanned and violent fashion. The Milford rd actually and was feckin lucky someone saw him do so.... Or he might still be there!

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  4. 28th February 2006, 18:05 #19
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    Not good news when you hear about riders down

    Hope they come right quickly.
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  5. 28th February 2006, 19:34 #20
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    Nice part of the world for riding but remote for assistance..Good luck to all involved.
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  6. 1st March 2006, 08:36 #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by SpeedMedic
    Hmm do tell more.. sounds interesting. Did the bikes break down or did they not get around corners?
    Telling tales out of camp is not on, especially since I only have secondhand opinions on the failures. Lets just say a fair percentage were most likely due to overexcited owners omitting a few vital steps in the simple maintenance schedule.... others were just plain bad luck that happens to any vehicle.

    There was a range of bikes dating from late 60's through to the latest and greatest. Looks like the older models came through the ordeal of sitting in a container for 2 months best....

    Knowing just how many old bikes there were (and some of them had that 'used hard and put away wet look), it's amazing that so many made it with NO troubles at all.... The gentleman I was helping with a dead gennie at teAnau.. Turned out to be a faulty regulator, brand new one couriered overnight and back on the road the next day. Not bad for a 30 year old bike ridden 2 up with full camping kit! Hardest part was deciding if it was the gennie or the regulator as most workshops would have little experience with DC systems these days. Their biggest day was Nugget Point to Westport via Arthurs Pass and Greymouth...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ
    .. Hardest part was deciding if it was the gennie or the regulator as most workshops would have little experience with DC systems these days. ...
    Easy way to test a DC dynamo is disconnect its drive, connect it direct to battery and see if it runs as a motor.
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    I'd say that Paulinnz has more intermit knowledge of Guzzi than his missis. (He's been married for some time too). 5 bikes out on one rally is a worry , Is this an NZ record ?

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