belfastguzzi

BFG I have heard of but who is the doctor ?

Yeah... I never have any time

It'll soon be the second birthday of this thread.

Did you? Were there? I doubt it.

I've just made a post in this thread.

I've just made a post in another thread.

I requested a number of parts under warranty, at the very beginning of November, just before my warranty was about to expire. They were for the problems I had with leaking bevel box seal, undersized back axle spacer and prematurely worn wheel bearings. – So, all very basic/common parts: seal, bearings and a couple of copper washers for the bevel box. The most esoteric part is the axle spacer tube. There is one part, that the Italians can't bear to release, still causing the hold-up. I don't know which one it is. Just reiterates that the Guzzi is a DIY bike – you wouldn't necessarily want to be relying on dealers/MG warranties to keep you on the road, unless you're lucky enough to be near an enthusiastic dealer/workshop. There don't seem to be many of us in that fortunate position. Hence the need for help through the forum and access to parts from outside 'the system'.

Shock-horror! It can't be true! Faint - swoon.

I went all the way to Kerry for this Quiz point! How hard does a fella have to work for these things?

I never even noticed that – better mosey on down to the Quiz Forum. I could be on a winning streak. It's not very big though, is it?

Cousin Helicopter. We've found our long-lost grandpappy at last!

There's your problem right there Bennyboy. Solid steel? Seems like you've got a 3" nail in your back tyre.

Clearly this is a thread that requests daily attention and as it's posted by the Commander Chappy, everyone will feel it their duty to respond. Anything those Dutchys can do, we can do better. Guaranteed. I think that I'll read the 'What time is it?' thread tomorrow, when it will then be today, and report back on its entire contents.

Have you ever tried Googling for Frenchbob? He's postage stamp sized too.

Do yourself a favour, MacG. Just use air. It's a heck of a lot cheaper. If you want something exotic, you could at least change to LPG. Have you ever tried filling your tyres with electricity? It's the fuel of the future.

OF COURSE IT'S YOUR FAULT! You asked two completely separate questions in two posts in the same thread!! The people are talking about what you want them to talk about!!! Except for MacGuzzi who's now claiming that he fills his tyres with petrol instead of air!!!! I don't think that I'm even going to respond to that one.

'spose you change yer pistons every time you get petrol too, Mr Smarty Badpants.

What a gorgeous pic. Make? Tricky, as not much of the bike is shown, but I say that this is undoubtedly a Moto Guzzi Model? V.11 Sport Scura When picture was taken? at 12 hours 49 minutes and 10 secs on 11th June 2005 Where taken? at the Healy Pass, Kerry, Eire Valve settings? Don't try trick questions. This baby is transistorised. How many lace holes on the riders boots? Hey tricky-dickey, these boots have 14 D-rings and 6 hooks per foot-piece. Only one big hole per item, fer stickin yer fut in. Now, let that Jaap chap try to wriggle out of this one...

Do you want the registration number too? That's gotta be worth 2 Big Points.

That Mr Bartin will soon have enough points to get a nice picnic hamper.

Oh no. You never told me that you were going to post this. Now that Marret Bartin fellow has gone and done the dirty. You should know that I never look in the Quiz forum as I have no interest in such things. I need warning.

I'm still waiting for simple, basic non-esoteric parts ordered at the begining of November '05

It wasn't clear from previous threads whether there were different fittings in different parts of the world. As far as I remember, it was more UK people who reported the problems – though I can't really imagine that different valves are used for different places. Maybe there were different batches at different times? Ducati use, or have used, the same nasty alloy valves that develop splits around the valve stem. You can tell what you have by the look. Durable stainless steel valves will look like, well, like hard silver stainless steel. The other ones that come as standard are more of a yellow colour (I don't have one here to give a more accurate description – but it doesn't look like steel). I think it's worth changing when you have to change tyres, if you don't do it before that.