rossoandy

thanks for that!! made me smile loads! sent it on to me pals.... oh the pics he has on site of solar eclipse good too.......

ha jim!! I aint only one to wheelie emm then! (always worry sumfinks gona break though)!

welcome to the clan... You have made a lifechanging decision buying a GUZZI. Your life is about to be made so much more complete.....no longer can you go to the garage wheel your bike out and expect it to start instantly (it prob will but it might not), now you will return after parking your bike to face a group of admiring bystanders, now you will be able to spend time cleaning and checking your new pride n joy and making sure nothings falling off it, now you will know what its like to wait weeks/months for spares, now your hands may go numb with vibration, now you will spend hours browsing websites and magazines looking for those go faster/shinier bits to fit, now you will learn the dark art of maintaining a piece of pushrod twin history,now every corner will be an adventure to perfect, now you can really begin to live!!!! But.....if you accept these little issues.....you will never look back and enjoy motorcycling as it should be. I'll never part with mine......its a real motorbike. apologies 4 the waffle folks......

half the price from BMW too!!!!!!!!!!!! does that mean we must be a wealthier group than BMW riders......more up market bike....hmmm

like all sales what u get depends on how long you got to sell! MGOC GB good place if you can wait, MCN can get very pricey and with patchy results, E Bay will get maximum exposure for your money and you can of course put just a 'Buy it Now' tag on it or a reserve set at your desired price with a note for interested parties to 'offer' if they wish via e mail. I would wait until it stops raining meself...... or of course you could always break it for spares..........!!!!!!! Put my name against the suspension parts £100? lol Good luck and...................you'll be sorry u sold it.....

Thanks Paul for your reply,I did have a quick search b4 posting but obv missed it! I will add that the big 'special' bearing IS available at about half the Guzzi price and yes getting that special nut undone is a bit of a problem.I was lucky,a few sharp cracks with a large parellel punch loosened it enough for me to unscrew it with a makeshift tool. The actual pinion nut is extremly tight too and should be tackled before the box is outa the bike so u can use the rear brake to lock the wheel and therefore the pinion. Another way might be a piece of rag suffed into the teeth of the drive and temporary refiting the cover back on to undo nut. (my air gun wouldnt touch it)! I feel for the home mechanic the hardest thing is getting the old bearings out of blind holes. I had to relace every bearing due to swarf contamination from the failed pinion nose bearing. Interesting to see I not alone in this failure....the pics of failure are identical to mine. I feel sure poor assembly to blame at manufacture. Maybe Guzzi build these faults in to give us something to do???? !!!! Its called character!! pah.

Hi all, I have a couple of Oval Carbon cans from Renegade on my V1100 Rosso Mandello,in fact if you go to the Renegade site and look for the V1100 cans you wil find pics of my very bike there! I have got to say they made a world of difference to the performance as well as sounding boomey and being about a quarter of the weight of the originals. They are well finished and fit very well too.Furthermore the guys at Renagade offer a re pack service should you need it and wil repair a damaged can too. Top service! I remember vividly having my first Renegade can fitted to my 1200Bandit....I pulled out of the estate, gave a bit of gas....and pulled a huge wheelie without any effort whatsover!! scared me silly at time! They do offer a rolling road Dyno check should you wish too...They are located next door to Brands Hatch circuit UK.

Richard, I used the very best oil plus moly additive when I changed the oil at 7k last,I deliberately missed an oil change as I felt with modern high quality lub plus additive there shouldnt be a need to change it,most modern vehicles in fact are 'sealed for life' on this sort of component! The level was checked couple of times and never moved. As for the bearings FAG are a reputable manufacturer and a manufacturing fault here unlikely. I feel Lugi probobaly used to big a hammer at Mandello! Although of course we cant rule out my extended change interval. Thanks for your comments though be interested to hear how gearbox oil change goes.

Hi all. Has anyone else had a bevel box failure on V1100? Mine developed play in the pinion bearing which I only found when giving the bike a check over.I was feeling for any play in the drive u/j's when I detected lift in the bevel box inut shaft. I drained the oil from it to find a silvery sheen to it..OH NO!!! BAD NEWS !! The box was removed from the bike and I removed the cover plate (tight fit this). I could see no major failure at this time but decided to strip the whole lot out. The unit is assembled at the factory with little thought of how it might come apart at a future date with many bearings being fitted into blind holes in the alloy casings. These bearings are needle roller with outer races the thickness of a piece of tin! The pinion itself is mounted on a huge specialist bearing,part ball and part roller bearing,guess this to take axial and radial loadings. (thrust effect of pinion). This bearing is very tightly held by a large castle nut and is VERY tight. I managed to undo mine by a few sharp taps with a large punch and then unscrewed it all the way with a tool I made up. The pinion bearing still needs to be pulled from the housing with a slide hammer srewed into the thread in the end of the shaft. Once out I found that the problem was failure of the small inner support bearing for the pinion. It had prettty well totally disintergrated leaving the inner race badly worn on the pinion and the remains of the outer track in the housing. This inner bearing is held in place by a retaining plate held with two x head screws. Removal of the remains of this bearing was a problem due to its small size,situation and in a blind hole. I warmed the case,freeeze sprayed the bearing and managed eventually to get it out.The inner race was easier,I simply ground through the remains being carefull not to damage the shaft. All the bearings in the box had suffered the effects of contamination from metal particules and so were all changed. I was lucky in that I had access to a press which helped remove some of the bearings. I would like to say that ALL the bearings are available from bearing factors at hugely reduced prices to those quoted by GUZZI dealers even the special pinion bearing. (FAG bearings mostly) I was disapointed to also find the pinion/crownwheel tooth contact was never right from the factory and having ran for over 18k miles its too late to realign it now as there is significant wear showing on the contact points. So everyone be aware...the bevel box is not the bulletproof component I believed it to be, check yours for play and fix before it blows completly... Oh,remember to try and undo pinion nut whilst box still on bike, its very tight and I could'nt get mine undone when box was part stripped on bench! I had to cut it off...still prob good to replace lock nut anyway. Finally I would like to recomend Jack at BRT bearings Ashford Kent for all his help in competitively sourcing the bearings,if anyone wants his no I happy to pass on.He has kept a list of all brgs/seals req to do the job. I woulda posted his no but not sure its allowed on here? Got several pics of this but cant seem to get em to post...file size 480k per pic ok?

sure plastic metal putty fix it........might need two packs though.

hmmmm.....we sure we not a little biased on here!!!! lol

guess same story all over the world wiv Guzzi,dealers giving up the franchise. Here in UK we have a handfull of dealers,some are really good and do their best but with an indifferent attitude from Italy are banging their heads against the proverbial brick wall... Lets face it dealers are in business to make money,if Guzzi cant return them a reasonable return from the effort they expend they are going to find a manufacturer that will. Even the most enthusiastic dealer MUST return a profit to exist. Add the slow sales, the non existant back up on parts and service and the hassle that generates for both customer and dealer and you can see why so many Guzzi dealers throw in the towel. I love my Guzz but considering the amount of money I spent buying it I am disapointed that over the past five years things seem little better at Guzzi. The new bikes are fab but if the back up hasn't improved it will all be wasted effort as sales will not climb to profitable no's for the dealerships. Furthermore quality must improve further still. My V1100 has sufffered pinion brg failure at only 18k,thats discracefull for a part that is tried n tested and soo simple in construction. Furthermore the parts to put it right were a rip off from Guzzi......(see thread). So how do we KICK Guzzi's arse an get emm to do it right! oh well better get off me soapbox huh... ride carefully guys.. HAPPY NEW YEAR

hurry up!! I wanna know if it worked so I can do my bevel box wiv it!!

hi all, Just wanted to add my Rosso has done over 18k now and the clutch rattles like a good un but...it ant broke yet! am I on borrowed time I wonder,should I strip and check it? every time I clutch it up onto its back wheel I think....its gonna blow!!!...roll on summer...

well folks after reading all your comments, good an bad.... I've come to the conclusuion...we are all F___N JEOLOUS of what Ewan and Charlie have done! We would all gladly have taken their places I am sure.. those that havn't read the books or seen the dvd i suggest you find a copy as soon as you can!. Ride safely, enjoy your Guzzi....

Corsa italiana top dogs too but long way from Liverpool... They in London SW19. Believe they just sold a Griso to that Ewan McGreggor guy..... Hey Ewan if you reading this what about telling us all how you find yer new bike?

HO FOLKS, JUST LET YOU ALL KNOW THERE A ROSSO FOR SALE IN THIS WEEKS MOTORCYCLE NEWS....jus in case.....(not mine)!

HEY, if youlooking second hand for that pedal, be careful you dont find a left hand drive one....

take the ferry to the Isle O Mann, great dealer there, Paul Dedman Performance, really keen and helpful. Bit extreme I guess, but he is one of the best. Fixed me Rosso two years running during TT week. and didnt rip me off either!

Oh nooo. Not another issue.... Do I go out in the freezin cold garage now and take a look under me Rosso... or do I wait til tmrw??? Its gone 11.45pm here.. Not sure i wanna look! Could be expensive! Oh, I gotta know... GETTIN DRESSED AN GOIN TO LOOK!!

oops, coouldnt untag the incorrect quote, sorry folks.

Those Carbon cans being the ones Guzzi suply as oe.... the heavy metal ones clad in carbon pretending to be something they aint.... still a nice bike and rarer than my Rosso....but then the Rosso is more desirable....so they had to make more of emm!!....... Ride carefully folks......Rossoandy UK

Hi thanks for the reply. I have a GREEN ONE! Didnt know there was engine differences! Thanks for that info. I assumed it was total 'badge' engineering on Guzzi's part as they didnt have a 250 in the model range so just bought in from Bennelli. Any more info gratful anyone.

Hi everyone, I'am posting this at great risk of being a laughing stock! Don't ask me why but I've purchased a 1975 Guzzi badged Benneli 250 electronica........ I am looking for ay information sources on this rare bike (UK at least). The bike seems pretty original and has stood for many years so will need a rebuild. It will make a change to polishing the Rosso at least! Please keep the replies polite !!!! Ride carefully folks.....

anyone else seen oil light come on under hard acceleration or braking? note;oil level ok and under 2000m old, 15/40w