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No. It's only Americans who do that.

Yes, I do believe that you can perform a full engine strip-down, maintenance and tune-up procedure while still riding one of those singles. Those were the days.

... so with this at least we're back to the topic Hubert what: you mean that the dictator has spoken - so it's fine now

Yes. the categories make sense and they make it easier to find topics according to their subject matter and to follow topics. Although questions or subjects sometimes get posted in the wrong forum (usually technical questions) the defined categories make it more likely that an answer will be given, sometime, to a question/problem and that an ongoing or mysterious problem will be worked at and returned to from time to time.

Hey I dodge the pies these days! But I am looking forward to an uitsmijter in Sibbe! My definition of an engine is something that pisses oil on my garage floor and takes all my cash. I meant to edit the definition in that post. Edited now.

New JRT Driving Test Amendment 2010 (Basic Motor Explanation) has been deemed a failure after the time taken to complete a test jumps to six hours and examiners proclaim, 'We'd rather boil our heads'. "I'll tell you what they found in Italy"... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTMACVw0RNo

GM You get your driving licence PR You don't

Stock, yes. Quick search of web shows another experience: "Obviously, we had a random electrical fault with our test bike-a simple blown indicator bulb caused minor mayhem on the ever-so slightly tacky dash when it felt like it, but easy to remedy." The display thing was showing again today, as per usual, however all indicator lights continue to work.

So a description of a basic engine could be something like: Guzzirider + pie = steam + work (lift a beer) + exhaust Simple, but hardly a thing of beauty. I should have specified, The Basics of A Beautiful Engine. Was talking to someone today who was telling me how advanced and far ahead of its time his Sport is/was. And no, I don't mean a V11 Sport or a Sport 1200. I mean a single cylinder unit with one oil system for the whole bike with minimal but visible moving parts.

Display symbols that may appear on the Griso dash. While I'm used to the little red warning triangle often flashing on while riding, the lightbulb symbol with an X though it and an arrow pointing to the left is now regularly appearing. The strange thing is that all the indicator lights are working, when switched on.

You see, JR: this engine business is more difficult than you thought.

Academic, yes, but it is also a question about the future customers of Moto Guzzi, if the factory is to continue to sell bikes. Of course, maybe they should just jump straight to battery power. At least we are used to big, heavy, lumpy, motive plants: so it wouldn't look so wrong.

C'mon guys, step up to the mark. JRT first...

In that other 24/7 topic, I don't know why I briefly thought that Minister Roper should be made Prime Minister of AustriaLand. That would be terrible, certainly for the good burghers of Sydney and all outlying areas and possibly for the whole world. I suppose there had to be one slight flaw in what was otherwise a perfectly argued post. Clearly the person most fit the task is ADMIN JAAP. Yes, AJ for Prime Minister! Things would be looking up for The World: Arnold Schwarzenegger running California, Admin Jaap ruling Austrailyar... we would just need someone to hold the rest of the globe together, in between those places. Oh I know: Minister Roper for King of All England.

You know I agree with all of that and just to pick out that one sentence above, I've written and said the same so many times now, on forums, to dealers to Piaggio: but somehow, it really doesn't seem to bother people, least of all Piaggio themselves. I can't understand how they maintain this bad business attitude. They have so often said that everything on the web is just lies and rubbish. (That may be because all they look at is the MG site ) Not only is it a fact that many of our bikes wouldn't be running very well or running at all if it wasn't for the incredibly helpful information and help supplied by other enthusiasts around the world; but just from a sensible, selfish business point of view, Guzzi-Piaggio should be monitoring and engaging with what is being said – and so then quickly addressing serious issues that arise. Their opposite approach of showing disdain and contempt for their customers is no use to us – and it is absolutely no help to maintaining a healthy, viable company and brand in 2011, 2012, 2013... If they had half a creative corporate brain, they would be treating people like you as their most treasured ambassadors and backing you to the hilt in every way possible, including ensuring that you become the next PM of AustriaLand, or at least are allowed to sell one or two of their blessed bikes. They really are a monumentally stupid organisation, lost in the Victorian era and preserving a neanderthal outlook on the operations of society and commerce. Can you change them? Unlikely now, as they don't want to change. Can you work for them / with them? I don't know. Can the Guzzi 'community' change them? I think they could, they could certainly try. but that's the odd thing: what I have found in the past year is that by and large the glorious community of Guzziheads aren't really bothered. There are clearly exceptions and for example there are people on this forum who have encouraged and supported me and said they would back an international approach being made to Piaggio-Guzzi, but there has been a more overwhelming response/lack of response, of "don't rock the boat"!!! "I've got a good dealer" "my Cali/Nevada is great, what are you complaining about, I'll never need a new bike" and so on and so on. To some degree, maybe the world of Guzzi owners has got the Company that it deserves? My experience and involvement in no way compares to yours, but there is the same bizarre thing in that in a small, tiny way I have gone out of my way to promote Moto Guzziness and Guzzi ownership. I have spent far more money on buying and running the things than I have ever spent on my family cars and I have tried to galvanise Guzzi people through organising meetings, putting stuff on the web etc. I'm now even the Moto Guzzi Club GB, Northern Ireland Branch! Again, you would think that Piaggio Guzzi would realise that people doing these things are a huge help to the Company, are doing a thousand times more promotional work than the factory itself does. You would think that they would want to encourage us actively enthusiastic folk and build on the benefit that we freely create. Instead they are so dim-witted-short-sighted that they would rather discourage us. Weird Number 1 - We should be treated in a reasonable and proficient way as customers. We just should. Number 2 - The exceptional pride that we owners have in the bikes and in the marque should be seen, prized and used by the Company as a valuable asset. Number 3 - Just because all other bikes, cars and things have problems too, doesn't justify a complacent attitude (in us, if we are enthusiasts – or in the company) and it doesn't mean that Piaggio Guzzi shouldn't be prioritising improvement, particularly in customer service, with all urgency. It does mean that Piaggio Guzzi have got a golden opportunity to stand out as progressive, competent, caring, responsible, even excellent and innovative producers and partners in enthusiasm – when there is such a sea of crap all around. :!: Warning: motorbikes are SERIOUS fun :!:

I do love the way air cooled cylinders ring in the cool crisp air of the morning. 1 That ringing you hear: it's your tinnitus,, brought on by over-exposure to constant clanking, clattering and rattling. Sure anyway, the current Guzzis are half-way to liquid cooled and they've got the monstrous boxy radiator: might as well continue on the whole way. I do love the way air cooled cylinders ring in the cool crisp air of the morning. 2 Ah yes, the familiar ringing sound of a hammer hitting a Guzzi. Start you brute... why won't you go!*%^$?

No need. A piece of paper is all you need. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSSGiA4f5cs

I haven't really been on any Forums for a while. Looking at the Moto Guzzi Club GB forum just now and seeing more of the same old same old that is repeated there endlessly (no-one needs any new models... T3 / Cali is all WE real Guzzisti will ever need...) I found myself impetuously responding to the statement that no Guzzi owner would ever buy an un-necessarily complicated water-cooled MG. I thought I would re-post here, as in fact I'm somewhat surprised that I would now entertain the merits and necessity of a water-cooled Guzzi. Also, I note with interest the other topic about Aprilia sports bikes vs Guzzi sports bike. So here goes. On MGCGB forum: "Would anyone here ever buy a water-cooled Guzzi?" Me: – ahem, Pete if you happen to see this, sorry... no slander of Griso intended: I think you know it's the company that I'm fed-up with, not the bike – edit oh, er... not the company here. The company there, you know...Moto Guzzi Piaggio & Co.

Interesting to see this topic here, given that I came to post something about water-cooled motors! Right, must go back and post it...

2004 does seem to get the best reports and did have quality improvements. Around 2002 was a bad time at the factory and the 2002 bikes do seem to report more problems than others, with bad, wrong-sized parts batches. The Scura (my model) was particularly unfortunate because it also has that ill-designed clutch/flywheel. To my eyes, 2002 looks better. 2004 should be made better.

Axone is in DHL's hands now. Should be in States in a few days, in DH's hands.

Seems I'm not the only one suffering problems with the bike not starting, for no apparent reason. It can occur during a long run when bike is hot and battery is well charged, just as it can happen when bike has been sitting cold. A post from Wild may have the solution. I'll certainly be trying it. I had thought about doubling up the wiring to the starter as a possible fix: this post from Mike Haven will make it easier and gives a plausible cause of the serious, disabling problem. http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=36793.msg553740#msg553740

After more searching on Wild, I found this: http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=36793.msg553740#msg553740 looks like the post that you're referring to? I should really make it a new topic here as it seems to be a problem that is plaguing plenty of other people/bikes. Thanks