guzzler

G'day mate. Very timely post this! Sorry I didn't have time to respond yesterday as was working from home and had a wee look here when quiet! I actually finished early and headed down to pick up my bike from Rob ( Mechanic) in Warneet! Whilst I was there I mentioned your issue with only getting 150-175 K's from a tank and he expressed surprise too!He thought it sounded like a bad sensor....! Anyways I asked if he'd be ok to take a look at it for you and said ok. It's Rob Grant from Guzzi Repairs.You can get his # by googling Guzzi Spares and disregard the address in Cranbourne as he now works from home in Warneet! ( send me an email if you have any dramas finding it mate...I think my email is on my profile) I don't know whereabouts you are, but I can vouch for Rob's workmanship mate, he's been servicing my bike for some years now and he's a bloody good bloke too! Cheers Guzzler Ps I would not under any circumstances take my bike to the Official agents here in Victoria but that's up to you. Pps I was in the Guzzi club but recently let my membership lapse, good bunch of people but as I explained to Ferg I just don't have the time to be able to participate in club events of late due to family commitments but will rejoin again when I retire in a few years.

Mate My V11 Sport has open Mistral cans Stucchi crossover & open air box lid.. The ECU has been re-mapped to suit and I get 250 kays before the low fuel light comes on ( if I behave ) so I think somethings wrong there! Cheers

G'day mate. I just emailed re go with US post but maybe I'll wait and see how you go with these... But if much the same as UPS will stick with the post. Cheers

Same here Mick.... I'd be happy to pay whatever any additional Paypal charges are too. Cheers

In the early days I lusted after the Magni fairing for my Sport. It would've been quite the financial commitment especially here in Oz.After a while though I realised that if I had gone with one I'd have been forever swapping between it and the Stucchi.A bit more time and I've come to prefer the Stucchi...really prefer it, so glad I never went down the path of the Magni.I dare say though the minister of finance would've made it er difficult anyways...ha ha. I agree with Mick though in that the V11 does need a fairing to balance it out. As good as bare breasted is, in this case she kinda looks better with her bikini top on! Cheers

Cheers mate Email sent.

Nor me. Reckon he's busy as well and the weather up there wouldn't be helping either! I'm not in any hurry and would prefer he gets around to it when it's convenient for him eh. Whenever you're ready mate.. Cheers

Been 3 x bloody weeks for me.....! Wish the parts would hurry up as starting to get a bit toey, more so as reckon back is now up to riding ha ha. Cheers

Thanks mate. You know when I was growing up in ChCh in 60's and 70's I can't recall ever seeing a Guzzi. Not one! I left in 80 and got back in 85 for almost a year and still can't recall seeing one! Now when I watch ole mates video's, especially this one I'm staggered by the diversity and amount of them in NZ! Cheers Guzzler

Hilarious... I'm safe from them for the moment as she's holidaying down at the coast with the mechanic.... But must remember to keep an eye out for these marauders seeking retribution for this slander when she returns!

Ha ha Turtle head! Yeah, I thought it was quite an apt description too! Cheers

G'day mate and welcome back. Ha ha Ratchet's been gone for some time! Cheers Guzzler Ps Yeah I don't like the later versions of the sport with the fairing out front either! Pps hear you about the sciatica too!

Email also sent! Cheers Guzzler

Thanks mate. It's looking good this morning as was able to hobble round the supermarket with the wife! Most mobile I've been all week ! Cheers

Mate This one FEELS like he's a hundred and one at the moment.....! Cheers Guzzler

Ha ha Whist 30 + degrees doesn't faze Aussies much it knocks the tripe out of Kiwi's... especially those of us from the South! I remember when I first got here ( Winter ) and I had to sleep on top of the bed with no covers for many months and when being driven round in a car had to have the windows down much to everyone else's amusement! Ha ha I've been here near on 40 years and I still don't like the heat! I got used to it a little back then but as now older find I'm getting more intolerant of it again.... Oh well it's a reasonable 18 degrees outside so in a couple of hours I'll retreat to the balcony with a glass o vino and refine my grumpy ole git routine! The wine will be a better anesthetic then the weak as bats piss painkillers they gave me for my back.... Cheers

Ha ha Would love to but I'm still waiting to get the bike back from her Rubber surgery.... ie replacement of Breather and Inlets etc... In the meantime, I've thrown my back out after chasing a water pipe leak in the roof space of the house.. Why the hell didn't I just turn the bloody water off and call a plumber in the first place.....Arghhhh. Yep, been to hospital poked prodded jabbed and dosed up... now just waiting for it to heal! So even if she was sitting in the carport there's not much I could do but hobble up there and look at her! Bugger # 3 or 4....actually I've lost bloody count now! Cheers Ps At least it's Friday and wine o clock in T minus 3 hours 15 minutes !

Bloody hell, weather sounds serious! Don't worry about rushing to get them out as not urgent...wait till safe and convenient mate! Cheers

I thought I heard something about Ducati Monsters using the same headlight some time ago..... Not 100% sure though. Maybe check that out? Cheers

Mate Don't be embarrassed! You're doing us all a huge service and it's bloody appreciated... Cheers Guzzler

Whale oil beef hooked.....

Ha ha Cheers mate, yeah it does look better today! Even the weather... Not wrong about the roads round here eh!

Bugger.... Knew I shouldn't have washed and polished the bike before Friday's ride! All was well come the appointed hour and we headed off through the twisties on the other side of the highway.Took a couple of corners to get into the groove but well into it. It was sunny and warm but bloody windy,although wasn't so bad as the road is quite sheltered here. Dave on the MV blasted off in front determined to test his new suspension settings and I stuck to my Brisk pace.This went well till we came off the Old Sale Road at Newborough and found ourselves on basically single track roads that goats would surely appreciate! This was definitely not V11 Sport territory! The roads were 30 -60 Kph and 1st and 2nd gears with the odd chance to get into 3rd, barely wide enough for 1 and a half cars, littered with crap from the recent wild weather and dodging Cockies ( Farmers ) and their tractors! I was very pleased to pop out onto the very good secondary road to Thorpdale and twist the throttle a bit! Stopping at Thorpdale, the Bakery was closed so no coffee and we notice that my bike is spewing oil onto the road and the top front of the motor is covered in it....WTF. Panic mode sets in about now and it's bloody hot in the gear. Dave volunteers to head back and get his van to put the bike in it and get her home but I realise what's happened.The last couple of times I've ridden her I had some odd streaks of oil on my pipes and thereabouts, cleaned it up and checked but could find no sign of any leaks. So I think that after the higher revs in low gear work the infamous rubber breather pipe has decided to finally let go! After much deliberation and checking the oil level ( fine ) I decided I'd ride her home but keep her under 4k. Luckily no oil on rear tyre. As there was no easy way back to the highway and plenty of twisty elevated road to get there, I didn't set any lean angle records!! But after a gentle run back home we had a better look at it and pretty sure my diagnosis is correct.Rob (mechanic) confirmed that he thinks so too when I called him and he even has the part in stock! So, instead of enjoying a counter attack ( Pub lunch ) at the beautiful Tarwin Lower Pub by the river I have a rather oily bike sitting in the car-port awaiting a trip in the van to Rob's next week, where these 23 year old rubber bits will be replaced! Ironically, I was going to have the inlet rubbers replaced next service as I've taped these up in the meantime so this has just fast tracked it I spose. Well after canned spaghetti on toast for a ( quite ) late lunch I retreat to the balcony with a glass of Shiraz and think about a dip in the pool to cool off... Bugger # 2.... after a warm to hot day the bloody (now cool) wind whips up and urinates on that idea! Time to give up and go inside and listen to some music... as have by now have given up on any further plans! Cheers Ps hope the second ride of the years a better one eh! Pps No photos were taken unfortunately folk's.

Maybe if it had a Quota of 3 x wheels...

Mate As crazy as the weather is down here in South West Gippsland at the moment it's outa control up North. Northern NSW and Qld are flooded and still the rain keeps coming...yep in Metres in parts! I just hope that when the flooding subsides and dries out we don't get FIRES... it was looking a bit ominous in that regard before the flooding began though so fingers crossed. Cheers