Guzzi reliability

[Crasherfromwayback]

I've only done 27,000km on mine and nothing at all has gone wrong. It's even on the original brake pads/shoes and tyres. Oh, sorry, did I mention it's a Suzuki... ?

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You've done 27000km's on the original set of tyres?

[Edbear]

You've done 27000km's on the original set of tyres?

Yup! Still plenty of wear left too. Rear is getting low in the middle, though. I don't ride too easy either, I ride to get where I'm going. Did a lot of K's commuting to work though as well which doesn't wear them out very fast.

Done lots of longer trips, two-up touring, in fact lots of two-up riding in general as I bought it to ride with my wife, higher speed stuff having fun on the Coro, etc.

Still got the original battery, only replacements have been a couple of the driving light bulbs.

[Flip]

Bugger me thats a lot of things going wrong.

I have done 68Mm on the HD. I have had to replace 2 bulbs and a stone did go through the drive belt which was a bugger to swap out took me a day to do.

[Edbear]

Bugger me thats a lot of things going wrong.

I have done 68Mm on the HD. I have had to replace 2 bulbs and a stone did go through the drive belt which was a bugger to swap out took me a day to do.

68 million miles...?

[Crasherfromwayback]

Yup! Still plenty of wear left too. .

Christ oh mighty...that's unreal! Anyone here beat that record on 1 set of tyres?

[HenryDorsetCase]

I've only done 27,000km on mine and nothing at all has gone wrong. It's even on the original brake pads/shoes and tyres. Oh, sorry, did I mention it's a Suzuki... ?

Still, I do have a soft spot for Guzzi's and would probably own one if it were possible. I like the V11 especially, also the Cali and the latest 750 Classic...

on my list of "Bikes to own one day"

But I like the custom cafe ones best.

check out these bad boys, done by Ritmo Sereno out of Japan

http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=rit...g&ved=0CEIQsAQ

[grbaker]

Just done over 6000ks on my oh-so-lovely Guzzi Bellagio (2nd hand). Got to love a bike that rocks just sitting at the lights (get one, you'll see, well feel ).

Only two faults.

• Speedo stopped working in the rain, a little putty where the wire meets the speed senors fixed that.
• Left rear indicator blew thrice. Housing inside the indicator was a little loose... again putty has resolved that one.

F'n near shat meself when the big RED LIGHT comes on .. just to tell me the inidicator bulb had blown.. f'n computers.

Best Improvement: Replaced the rear Metzler Z6 (puncture) with a Continential Road-Attack2... wow what a difference.. steers so much quicker and hold lines so much better. (can't wait till my front Z6 wears out... but yes will wait).

Only niggle: Electronics - why, why... analogue speedo, basic clocks etc are so much better than something that plonks a spanner icon on yer dash and says "Go to the Doctor"... just becomes yer 5000km service is due. (Nor flashs a RED LIGHT of death at you cos it has detected a dude bulb... fark).

[ducatilover]

I wish I had that kind of excitement. My Kawasaki developed an inake leak at 68k just after it needed the OE clutch replaced. And my Honda, well, it's shit cos I pinched the tank vent tube and it died once How horrible. Both have now done 69k and still work (apart from the intake leak)
I'd love to see the receipts bin next to a Guzzi at 69k, although I'd much rather ride a V11 Sport than my boring shitters.

[nudemetalz]

Oh I wasnt doubting ya for a second aye, just cant be true LOL as for you...
never heard of a:
Gearbox main seal fail
torque arm bushes crap out...
Front wheel bearings fail.
Odometer stop working, same but it was a simple fix one MG paid for and that as you know is a straighter route
I also have had fork seals go twice... BUT thats Ohlins nout to do with MG

PS: think the tank issue has something to do with overseas fuels, an advantage of haveing the worlds crapest petrol aye.

Nah my tank is absol fine also so you must be right with the crap fuel theory.

Yeah the wheel bearings shredded themselves down the motorway a wee while ago.
Had to ride slowly with the front brake lightly on to keep the wheel in alignment.

The gearbox seal happened earlier on it's ownership with me. Pulled up outside WMCC and then a huge pool of oil developed underneath. So yes engine and gearbox out job. Luckily I was at the right place when it happened.
Costly though.

Torque arm bushes? Got some machined out of nolethane. Problem solved. That happened recently.

Got to get the odometer fixed, guessing Parrot & Sons have survived?
My fork seals are still perfect.

[Paul in NZ]

I've had a billion things wrong with my Guzzi but mostly caused by me or the advanced decrepitude of the thing enhanced by its long slumber before we started using it like it was intended.

ALL of the faults were known ones and all were easily fixed at home.

But seriously - who would expect one of these marvellously mental devices to behave predictably? The reason you have one is that its NOT something else and as always there are the dues to pay. They can be expensive to own but again - you are talking about a low numbers, alternative maker not a cookie cutter bike so it goes with the territory.

Over all, still one of the most satisfing and rewarding bikes out there, so many glaring flaws and so soul stiringly 'RIGHT'.... To me they are still the last 'Boys Own' hero type bike....

[Swoop]

Still, they are easier to fix than most...

Most what? Most Italian bikes? Most nuclear reactors?

68 million miles...?

I read it as being 68mm. Perhaps it isn't moved about very much...

[SMOKEU]

With all this talk of reliability issues, I'm loving my Honda right about now.

[grbaker]

With all this talk of reliability issues, I'm loving my Honda right about now.

and one day you will have a good screw and realise your Honda lacks something....

[nudemetalz]

Most what? Most Italian bikes? Most nuclear reactors?

We talk about aircooled pushrods not water-cooled desmodromics


Paul is completely right,...but...errr...the "Boys Own" analogy is rather boy-band ghey....

[ducatilover]

and one day you will have a good screw and realise your Honda lacks something....

Receipts and oil leaks?

Then again, it has got too many cylinders.