The Guzzi is sick

[nudemetalz]

Well, looked outside on Friday morning, thought what a nice day to take the Guzzi to work.

 

As I was getting it out of the garage, I found a small bit of oil on the floor.

Wasn't worried as I thought it must have been from when I was working on the DR250 clutch.

 

Blast down the motorway and got to work. No problem so far.

 

Lunchtime, and thought I'd go an check on it at the bikepark.

Hmmm,...a little puddle of oil underneath it. Wipe my hand under the sump...yup...it's coming from mine. Looked around the bike and there was oil spots over the exhausts and on the rear tyre (eeekkk...).

 

Okay, I'll drop into the bike shop and get some plugs for the Guzzi.

Got there, looked down and it was worse !!

So talked to Pete the salesman who got one of the guys to wheel it out the back and degrease it to see where it's coming from.

Start it up and it's peeing out of the timing cover, the gasket has gone. The mechanic says it totally unrideable and I was lucky to have got it this far (either pumping the sump dry or spitting me off 'cause of the "oil-cooled rear tyre").

The Guzzi's now booked into the shop to have the job done.

So...it's no Guzzi for a while...

 

The off-shoot of this is that the Mrs normally rides it to work but decided not to that morning. She most likely would not have seen that. Oiled rear tyre or no oil left in the engine.....

[jrt]

Small glass of lemonade, but at least the timing gasket is a super-easy job. Glad you weren't tossed off.

[Guest Catenaccio]

Bummer. Hope it's fixed and you're on the road soon.

[nudemetalz]

Bummer. Hope it's fixed and you're on the road soon.

 

Found out today I get her back this weekend from the shop.