Leaderboard

The OP was emphatic why his concern was posted on this forum. That the Original Poster's purpose to advise forum members that his terms of payment have changed has been established, this thread's value has been fulfilled and, therefor, serves no further purpose to this forum, its members, or the OP. Locked thread, Moderator. A series of most recent posts has been set to "hide." If you feel this action is not in the best interest of our forum, drop down the menu from this post's ellipsis and select "Report" to bring this action to the attention of the Admin. [edit: I reported this action to the Admin myself. Do "report" this action/post if you feel it should be reviewed.] Find your P.Roper Authorized Slosh Trays here:

Posting this as I have read about other Guzzista's have issues with loading the software onto a vintage Macbook running OS High Sierra or OS10.13 and following the very excellent Beetle directions used Reader V28x64 and Writer VO24. I was able to save my original map and reset the TPS from 5.0 to 4.6. I had no choice of what to set it at, just pushed the start button in the menu. It took a lot of battery power from the Norge being on but not running for 15 minutes downloading the original map. I had another stand alone battery plugged into the ECM and now I know why it is recommended. You don't want to lose connection in the middle of the procedure for obvious reasons. After resetting the TPS It started up and seem to run S M O O T H E R and idle now then with the out of spec 5.0 setting. When it stops raining I'll take it for a spin.

The Go Winkie light is connected to the supply to the ECU Obviously if you dont have 12 Volts to the ECU it won't spark or power up the injectors It was Doc that gave it the name, blame him.

"I see a Royal Enfield thread in our future."

For sure clean the splines,, and everything, and a light coat of Kluber Staburags or MP3 grease. I woud also check, and grease the little bearing at the outher end of rear drive. Cheers Tom.

For me.. who grew up riding singles.. it is a trip in the way back machine. There is just *something* about a long stroke single that gives me a grin. The clincher is that I'm *pretty sure* that I'll never have to work on it, unlike any of the 17 (!) Guzzis I've kept for future keepers. Well, ok.. clean and lube the chain every 4-500 miles or so, and adjust the (2) valves every 3000, although I'll bet they won't need it. OHC don't ya know.. I've been a fan of the small block for many years, now, and I already have one. I had thinned the herd down to the AeroLario, and Dorcia said, "what are you going to ride when you are looking for or having to make an unavailable Lario part?" I liked the way she was thinking. I have known that RE has had it going on for a few years, now..and everyone I know that has one likes it. The 350 Classic styling is spot on in harking back to the late 40s and early 50s. I went and had a look, and the manufacturing is top notch. Rode one and got that long stroke single grin. Oh, and I could have two for the price of a new Guzzi small block that might or might not keep up with the AeroLario on a twisty road. That is *not* the mission of the 350, although it handles quite well. It's mission is to be a back roads looking at the scenery relaxing afternoon ride. And.. going to the store, parts chasing, etc. that will keep the miles off the increasingly rare Lario. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79EuIgioLDc

Glad to see this thread,because I have a question that I'm hoping generates a good discussion. I've watched many respected guzzistis make the plunge into a variety of Royal Enfield models. I understand someone going for a RE if it's a completely different bike,ie single cylinder ADV or city bike, but I've been surprised at the number of riders that have jumped onto a RE 650 twin rather than a MG V7. For myself; a known product,plus the solid basic engineering of a MG and the lack of chain maintenance are a big draws,what is it about the RE that convinced you to go down that road rather than a small block MG. (Chuck, especially you,with imho,the ultimate small block,the Aero Lario) Are the electronics much simpler,,,fit & finish much higher,,,more comfortable,,,solid engineering,,,,simple valve adjustments,,,,,much lighter weight,,,,,reminds you of the Triumphs & BSAs,you grew up around as a kid,,,etc, etc? The REs are highly respected in my area,and I've always been impressed with the few I've seen in person,but they really haven't made big inroads in the market. Most of the RE dealers seem to be fringe dealers,ie Chinese ATV dealers,scooter dealers etc. Curious to hear your thoughts. tks for starting this Joe

Tires will always be , storys,, new kwakker H2 in 72 with bridgestones, WHAT, think I did 70km before swapping to TT 100. Felt like 80% plastic, terrible. Used quite a few set of Conti Sport attack on a 10 K1300S, very good in dry with quite good km's. After some set of Pirelly Angel GT on my V11, which I think is a great tire, but when worn out my Dunlop Sport S handles much better when theyre goone. Plenty good tires today when new, but when worn, a prefer the type that behave all the way. So Dunlops for my V11's for now. Cheers Tom.

Always a tricky topic but I wanted to share this interesting test report from Utac Ceram. A rather top end automotive technical service and independent/inpartial under ISO 17025 accreditation (I am not sure if this test was done under the accreditation). https://grippingstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/210428_BRIDGESTONE-test-report-Motorcycle-tyre-comparison-V2_ENG2_sub.pdf

Here is an image of a couple rear drives, removed, with the right side, outboard "needle cage" and central race. This bearing only moves in an arc with the suspension movement (does not spin) So, good to rotate that inner race to a new position. If it is dry or rusty, clean thoroughly, polish, and grease liberally with waterproof grease (as for marine applications). There should be a large washer between the bearing and swingarm. Grease it liberally as well . . . What can happen to the inner race, if neglected (bottom row: far left = ruin't / far right=new) . . . [top row is the internal spacer on the axle between the wheel and rear drive.]

Yeah, man, once you have the back of the bike lifted, it is helpful to "chock"/support the tire/wheel to take the weight off the axle. I use a brass drive (or wooden dowel) to drive the axle through the brake caliper carrier, then the wheel bearings leaving it to support the rear drive. With the caliper/carrier removed, the wheel can be wiggled off of the drive hub and rolled out beneath the fender/hugger. There is a spacer sleeve between the wheel and the rear drive to be mindful of. As @Tomchri said, Klüber Staburags on the drive hub teeth. Cleaning , rotating and liberally greasing the right, outboard needle cage will require removing the axle and lifting the rear drive away from the swing arm. This is an absolutely critical lubrication point to stop moisture/water entering and ruining the nose of the crown wheel:

"It's mission is to be a back roads looking at the scenery relaxing afternoon ride. And.. going to the store, parts chasing, etc. that will keep the miles off the increasingly rare Lario." Totally logical.

Royal Enfield's are typically on a smaller scale of size and power. Sometimes I think that hurts their credibility, but as a former owner of a(smaller) MG T3, I like them. I sat on every model bike they make on Saturday, and the riding triangle for the Continental GT was perfect, felt just right (very similar to my V11 Sport Rosso Mandello). Then I rode the bike and was absolutely surprised by the quality of the machine. The brakes were great, the light weight played in the bike's favor. My plan would be to buy one and let Nicole learn to ride a motorcycle. At the same time I could ride with my "senior rider" dad on his 22 V7 850 Special, it will be perfect. I have a 850lb 2020 Indian Chieftain Limited bagger for the long ride two up. A Continental GT would be just for fun, and that's exactly what I had on a ten mile test ride Saturday. I hope this helps.

Beetle writes good tutorials

Make sure the fork caps on your bike are identical to the one shown in the pics on the advertised forks.

There are 3 wires for you to be concerned with . The power wire , 12v , the ground wire and the tach signal wire . Check for a good 12v and ground with a test light . very important . You are checking the 12v to ground integrity. If these are good , The "way over" 12v has destroyed the tach .

also, and this might be in the "wheels off" checklist but, check the wheel bearings for any notchy-ness. Some in-wheel bearing spacers were short giving a heavy lateral load, causing the balls to notch the race. (hope that was understandable) I roll the wheel (off bike) with a finger in each bearing, elevate it off the floor so it spins, and can feel if the bearings are not rolling smoothly. If you feel any drag or unevenness, it's best to replace them.

As @Scud said: early Sport/RM axles have a 10mm hex drive on the right side axle head (later V11 are 14mm). What to "lube?" . . . .

and no wonder......... Rod Copes, former senior manager at Harley-Davidson, became president of the North American branch. Pierre Terblanche was snatched from Ducati to become the head of industrial design at the UK office. James Young and Simon Warburton, department heads for engines and products respectively, were enticed away from Triumph. His crowning achievement was hiring Rudratej Singh, a marketing director from the massive multinational company Unilever, and installing him as President and marketing director of Royal Enfield UK.

interesting. For me it translates to - I likely could not tell the difference, and I'm pleased I got the Dunlops. Oddly enough I chose them for country of origin, and look of the tread pattern.

Yes. A friend of mine had one, in the early 80's. Really fun car to drive...

That's me too. Like Chuck says above about Rick and Gordon, we're so busy at my shop that we can't make or receive calls, AND we're buried in emails, so we have help these days. Still, we can't please everyone, and COVI-tude has changed things for the way worse on every level, including people's demands and expectations. Small business is just that. Impossible to eat restocks or we'll go out of business. I too stock tons of inventory for most all '98-current Guzzis now, including the big list of parts we make in house at my shop in Orange, CA; GTMotoCycles.com -- We'll be moving to a bigger space soon as we're bursting at the seams. @LaGrasta -- you forget all about me? Though you've never supported us to date, we do have everything you need in stock hanging on the wall. Just a short ride up as you know.