belfastguzzi

quite right - keep that sort of thing on the other side of the ocean, please

ah, Moderator Power hmmmm wonder what I could do..............???????????

I bought it in RR, in Lisburn. They went out of business at the beginning of last year. I then had to deal with Coleraine, who have been diabolically awful. Clifton Auto / The Motorcycle Centre has a new Griso for sale.

No new poster this year: I have modified last year's. belfastguzzi.com Download poster: Poster on Flickr

Brilliant necessity > to > bloatware LM Mk l era > V.11 Scura era > Griso era >

It's when he talks in the middle, Jaap – between the two songs. "very few people talk to each other anymore you've got tv for that, who needs friends, right? and because of this, people feel kinda dirty and when they get on that bike, it's like a hyper-bath it's that air rushing by and cleansing you and making you... and also the feeling that you can determine where you're gonna go" - - - Excellent Iggy: at least 5% of that makes sense

"it's like a hyper-bath" – is that what he said? (about half-way through) Old school Iggy (41) with Steve Jones Iggy

I was watching the rerun at midnight, but didn't see it all. Around the time that Stoner fell off (second time around) the house shook. Car bomb, timed, no doubt, to coincide with devolution of policing powers, transferred at midnight from London to NI Assembly. Memories of the old days indeed.

Jaap, it will normally be on BBC 2. The night-time race from Qatar has just now been shown live on BBC 3, probably because there is golf(!) on BBC 2. There is a repeat at midnight (UK time) on BBC 2. It was a good enough race with a storming finish. Stoner's crash gave it to Rossi. Hayden lost out on a podium just at the very, very end, by a whisker. Honda going stronger than Ducati.

Casey down just like the old days. Rossi storming the front just like... Though how come Nicky Haden is in 3rd? Not like him.

Not like olden days, chaps.

Yes there are lists of alternatives here, but the general view that comes across from many examinations, is that the oe filters are best or as good as the best – and there are other makes that fit but they aren't as good. That's my understanding anyway.

Looking good! The garage especially is looking good.

The emulsion can't be avoided. Too many short journeys. The bike (or the car) doesn't get warmed up by the time I get to work.So just have to live with that.

Mama mia–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– All set to use groovy new plug pliers that Pete very kindly sent me (USA > AustriaLand > UK) but they don't fit in the space. You find that too Pete? Note the rust stain. Emulsion, or as someone on one of these forums thought, Lithium grease: Blacker than I would like: Note the 2 bolt heads in cam cage, top right corner: One comes out, just like that, easy as pie. Not even the tiniest bit tight. While a nice coil of alloy also comes out, just like that: So I cut a bit of alu tube and cut down a spouting bolt and added a coupla washers and black sealant and the rubbery washer, hoping that a bit of extra length over the oe screw will be enough to catch the bottom couple of threads in the hole. Spit. Spit. Spit. Just to 'cap' it all off, when I lifted the stupid wee badge/screw cover to make the final fitment, I thought, hmmm... that leg (which holds the cover in place) is wobbly. That won't last long. It didn't.

When I took the head covers off, they were pretty gunky with emulsion, but I expected that amount of yuk, or more. Interesting to see the rust in the plug hole, where the top of the inner steel tube is – as if these plugs aren't hard enough to get out as it is. Cry butchery. Four wide, flat headed screws with rubbery 'washers' keep the head covers on, and press a rubbery gasket between cover and head to make sure that the oil stays inside. When I started to unscrew them – they were very tight. Far too tight, I thought. I know that oil can leak from these screws, but surely they didn't need to be forced down this hard? The first 2 broke out. Then the third came out – bringing the alloy threads from inside the head with it. Yes – these screws had been put in with far too much brutish force. This screw threads into the cage that holds the cam in place. As I've had occasion to say before, this is not why I purchased a new Guzzi. This is the sort of thing that I found on old knackered Hondas that I bought when I was 18. So I never did get plugging in the Axone. After settig the valve gaps and cleaning up a bit, I spent the rest of the afternoon/early evening making up a bodge to get the cover screwed down by the last couple of threads left at the end of that hole. When I then put the left side back together, my finger touched against one of the 2 bolts holding the cam cage down onto the head. The bolt turned freely! It hadn't even been tightened when the cam was changed! Unbelievable. Believable. What else is undone and damaged (in addition to my previous finds)? So, just in case, I unscrewed the right side cover again to check the bolts in there. Ohh Mama mia––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Some of you know the long tale of woe created by this 8V motor. So much damage caused by factory faults and useless dealers. At last I've got the opportunity to put the basics right, as Pete has lent me an Axone. I've bought a 'carb' balancer too. This afternoon, I started off by checking the valve gaps and then hoped to get the Axone plugged in. Things didn't go well... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Started work by checking the valve gaps. These were last set by the 'authorised service agent' because they were quite out of whack, after previously being set by the 'authorised service agent' when he did the cam replacement melarky. Not that many miles ago. Gaps should be .1 and .15. Well, right side inlet was .55, while the exhaust side gap - wasn't. I couldn't even get the smallest, 0.04 leaf into it. !! Left side was slightly better(!), in that the inlet was .3 and the exhaust was .15 / .2 Pete, for the first time, I looked for the flywheel timing mark. What is it? Is it the little cast flange thing, on the right side through the hole: You'll not be surprised to hear that more trouble follows.....

First FI of the season is on in the background. Seems to be biggest bore ever, so nothing much new there. Or did I miss the good bits?

It's gonna be invasion of the 1200 Sports. Davy Russell has bought the one that was for sale here. Jaap, you coming on the S, or the G-B whizzer? Fergal, is John coming?

Is that your garage - workshop!? (In the gallery pics) Wow. It's fantastic! Bike looks well too.

I started this one > http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15520&view=findpost&p=167962 to keep the information as it develops

Super-duper. Just bring your dosh when you come over. What crossing do you think you'll take?

PORPOISE and leave the poor thing alone

The main thread was this one: 1) here Then the roadside repair one, as above, is: 2) here 3) and actual roadside job is here and the original sequence of photos is at: 4) Belfastguzzi pawl spring page 1 and 5) Belfastguzzi pawl spring page 2