belfastguzzi

Not for a minute I don't.

I suppose no one was visiting the 'It's Official!' site, when they called it that. I don't think that the new name is much better though.

You were going so well, Al – up to this point.

warmed olive oil is best for ears, as I'm sure your granny could have told you.

er, watch out JRT. There's a snake beside your coffee maker!

Goran, are you trying to work up to telling us that you have got rid of your Guzzi and bought a Honda Smoothamatic?

Synthetic makes you angry – it's full of E-numbers.

1. Yes, there was reference to the differences due to air and water cooling – I would have to look i up again to see what they said. 2. Well, if the government says our engines need it............. (did your govt. also try it make it law that half-section dustbins should be bolted to each side of the bike, for the benefit of leg protection. I wish I could find a picture of the contraptions somewhere on the web to post here)

Do you set them to Raceco spec?

Yes I've got vinyl and come now, it's rather better than pathetic. Maybe you didn't run-in your old records properly? They need to do about 5,000 revs withs a darning needle before you run them on a fully synthetic diamond stylus.

G: I think that you have closed your mind to the Beilby layer.

Hmmm do they have one for Jam on Road during heavy traffic ?

Midsummer's Day has past, the nights are drawing in and so it must be time to set our minds to thoughts of lubrication once again Another Oil Thread

Well, well! Thinking about changing to synthetic at 600 miles or so? Although magazine articles on oil and running-in in procedures directly contradict each other from month to month, there is an interesting piece in this month's (next month's according to the cover – August issue) T.W.O. magazine. It's sort of saying that you can thrash your bike from new if you want to and then start running it in at some later date, when you are more inclined, or ready to draw your pension perhaps, because, "you can restart the running in process to repair and stabilise the surfaces later on." Well, anyway, the bit about oil is this (and it comes from 'the highest authority', 'the world leading', The Castrol Technology Centre): "don't splash out on a costly synthetic oil until your engine's covered [wait for it...] 5,000 miles." Synthetic oils interfere with running in [because of a chemical process happening in the metals]. "Although you can treat an engine as fully run in after 500 miles, surface stabilisation continues for at least the first 5,000 miles of an engine's life. Synthetic oils actively prevent this from happening, possibly by holding friction surfaces apart. The consequence of using a synthetic too early is your engine will never run in properly. I would even suggest waiting until 10,000 miles before using it in most engines subjected to normal use. Until then you are best to use an inexpensive but branded mineral oil." Now, what about a thread on 'the Beilby layer'? I'm sure that hasn't been done here before.

No, it's washing machines that you toss little moggy cats into. A hamster might fit in the gearbox though.

Redline Dealer - Delta Oil Europe: Linconshire, United Kingdom, +44 (0) 1572 768311 I think I've seen Redline for sale here. My gearbox shifted in a slicker fashion after changing the oil to Castrol Syntrax 'Castrol Syntrax Universal - 75W/90 Part synthetic Covers 95% of all manual gearboxes, including those requiring a gear oil to API GL3, GL4 and GL5' I think that I have posted here before about the high metallic content of the gearbox oil each time that I have changed it, even after only 200 miles of use since the last change and again after another 200 miles. I don't know how long the gearbox running-in lasts for until this grinding lessens. You could have a look at your oil to see what it's like – possiby black and silvery and full of metal filings and the magnetic plug bristling with spikey steel bits. Even better, take off the side plate and see how much metallic sludge is lieing in the bottom...and while you're there, check your spring and shiftplate situation and measure your bits and bobs.

I have just had a loook at the fuel consumption for the recent trip to the Midlands rally. This reflects long runs with fairly high speeds. The bike also had wide panniers that caught a lot of wind. 145 miles was the biggest distance on a tank. I reckon it was running on fumes then. Over an almost 500 mile / 800 Km section: 38.81 imp mpg 32.84 US mpg 8.54 mpL 13.74 KpL JO'S, also on a Scura (but with K&N pods and a higher mileage engine) consumed a litre less petrol over one of the 'tankfull' distances between fill-ups. That might have been due to different riding styles, my newer engine, my heavier, less aerodynamic panniers.... & Baldini, also on a Scura recorded less mileage between the same fill-up distance. That may have been due to different lines on the road, different height of tyres (rolling circumference)...

Do bottles of fine wine have lids? Perhaps you meant peanut butter?

... try the pharmacy... ...........try Glenn Ross

What about the locating arm (proper name has gone out of my head) rubber bush that Baldini and others have reported as disintegrating at low mileages? – arm that is attached to right side rear drive box at back wheel. That might cause some slack and clonking in the tramsission system as you describe.

Have you seen the price of that petrol stuff? Other Guzzi parts prices are cheap compared to this. Either they replace the stuff that ran out under warranty or I'm finished with these Moto Guzzi people. When I leave my house I'm going to turn right – it's downhill.

What you guys are you doing with your bikes? Staring at them??? All the time? Come on!!! Those things are made to be RIDE! Go, take a ride. Damn, 2002 Scura with 1,650 mls. I don’t believe this… Quite right. Don't believe everything that you read. Yeeah, ok I did exaggerate. The bike hasn't really gone that far – but there's a limit to how far I can push it before I get plum tuckered out. There's something wrong alright, but I was afraid to mention it before – Moto Guzzi is in enough trouble already: you see, I don't think that Moto Guzzi put enough petrol in my V.11! When I bought it, it ran out of power after about 20 miles – can you believe that! After a while, I figured it was something to do with them not building enough petrol into it. Well I've been pushing it ever since but surely it's not meant to be like this? Should I go back to the dealer and try and get some more of that petrol, under warranty? I think I'll sell it then, before the warranty expires.

What you guys are you doing with your bikes? Staring at them??? All the time? Come on!!! Those things are made to be RIDE! Go, take a ride. Damn, 2002 Scura with 1,650 mls. I don’t believe this… Quite right. Don't believe everything that you read.

You might find it helpful, if you can get along to the V.11 meet at Bromsgrove on Saturday. For details see the V.11UK meet thread in the meetings forum. My Scura has 1,650 miles.

BTW here is the picture of my spring break as posted before, but bigger. Best interpretation wins a prize – get yer magnifying glasses out.