Jerzy Woking Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 There is a great book, The Wrong Way Round by Chris Donaldson, who rode his Guzzi LeMans from Belfast to Australia in the early 80's. Seems they are capable of really taking abuse! brandersnatch and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Aye, read the book Jerzy. Great read. He is setting off again on the 5th Sept to try and get to Austrailia on the same bike.Sent from my SM-A127F using Tapatalk groovylee and Jerzy Woking 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 @doug lovely guzzi man best of luck with it. I’ve a mate who’s big time into them and had a loan of one for a while. Lots to like about them even if the linked brakes nearly had me off when I went in a little to hot with some gravel in the mix. Know there’s a few bm pervs on here could do with a second opinion… trusty old crate done a failure to proceed today on way back from mot after being laid up for a bit. Clutch slip on way up the a13 under load so nursed it there. Lever felt a bit graunchy so in hopeless optimism bought a can of (fucking 7.99 wd) and squirted up the cable. No effect. Come back through the tunnel into cowboy country am making progress down the a2 and it starts giving it big noise no forward motion. Cog down still same coast of exit in time honoured fashion and by time in roll to the lights clutch is fully activated and all lever feel has left the scene. Wound the cable way out and got a bit of bite which then went awol with a hefty pull making nasty crunchy noises. Walk home after spending an age getting key to work in disc lock return with transit and have to cut the lock of in the side of the south circ with spinning death wheel (no one bats an eyelid, in fact passerby helps me load it which was nice as couldn’t find me scaff plank). Am thinking it has a push rod to activate clutch which has seized? Of course it had fixed itself by time I got back to it and have just hoofed it out the van and popped the front up the drive to park it up. Was going to Wales this weekend and Pyrenees in a few months. After laying out for insurance and mot today the ungrateful bastard is not inspiring confidence. Any info and advice appreciated. Know the clutch is a fucker of a job and feeling a tear down is poss the only option hoping someone will have a miracle fix and point out the correct place to squirt my wd all over and torch it has already been considered before anyone mentions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 The clutch is not a hard job but it is a big job and takes many hours work. Sorry no miracle cures. On mine the clutch push rod had snapped in 2 but the gearbox was also toast. Have you checked the clutch slave cylinder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Cheers man. Clutch was done in 08 have bmw service ticket for it for 1300 quid! 30 of that was for mot and another 30 on bearings and seals. Long time ago though doubt it done many miles really. I’ve used it off road and made it stink once or twice. Feels push rod like to me though if I’m going there would be a foul not to Chuck a clutch in really. Slave showing to visible signs of fail and don’t you normally get no clutch rather than all the clutch. Certainly been the case when I’ve had them fail on cars. Much more useful for getting home too haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 My memory is not too sharp but is it possible to remove the slave cylinder then pull out the push rod? I am not sure. Might be worth a try/look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Just found another photo of my old Guzzi with bonus Cavalier in the background and daughter no2 warming her feet. Jerzy Woking, 808 Estate, brandersnatch and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 On 16/08/2020 at 21:19, Jerzy Woking said: No idea if bikes are hired around here. You can borrow one of mine. Here you insure the bike, and so anyone over 25 can ride it as long as they have a licence. You are over 25, aren't you? mentally? probably not! 🤣🤣🤣 LightBulbFun and Jerzy Woking 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 25 minutes ago, doug said: My memory is not too sharp but is it possible to remove the slave cylinder then pull out the push rod? I am not sure. Might be worth a try/look. Worth a look for sure. It’s all a bit German to me to be honest and haven’t had to pull it apart much in the last four years of ownership. It’s a great bike though very much not normal in every way. Bank hol weekends looking more fixing than riding I’ll report back. Have a spare rt1100 kicking about which may be useful will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 I burnt out the clutch on my Guzzi V1200 Sport 2v getting it stuck in deep sand a few years ago. It was ok as I nursed it for the next few thousand miles before slipping got too much. Had it changed as I didn't have the space (the frame has to be lifted off of the engine), specialist tools or knowledge to do it my self. I has completely knacked the flywheel too. £1500 bill, but that included a major service too. Very much doubt I will ever bring it over to Spain so.looks like I maybe selling it soon. One of the few bikes I have kept for more than four years. Fantastic bikes, vastly underated. brandersnatch and Minimad5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobyd Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Some minor fiddling and amateurism. When i stripped and cleaned the carbs i was puzzled that one of them had the mixture screw out at 4 turns and the other at 3 turns. "thats far too much" i thought i set them both to 2 which the bike hated. 3 was better but it was still a bit rough at minimal throttle, opened the front one out to 3.5 and it was better so given that another quarter turn. Also checked the jet needle position. No idea how i'd missed it before but it was at position 2 (i.e on the lean side). Set this back to the middle position and will check it later on. What i'm not sure about is why it ran ok with the needles in this position before including a k&n filter - i'd have expected that to run hopelessly lean? unless various other air jets were blocked up countering it out? who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 On a P reg it won't have a slave, cable on the 5 speed box.. the boxes weren't the best..never seen a pushrod seize, but easy enough to check on a GS. They do need the clearance set up very carefully or they can eat a clutch in no time. Hopefully it's not stripped splines, or driveshaft letting go. Take out the starter and you can see inside at the plate etc.. Just done my 1100s clutch and it was a pain in the arse.. Saabnut and Minimad5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 tempted had a new one in 03 had a fucked one 6-7 years ago https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133861909051?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 A good day was had on the new toy ! Minimad5, Cavcraft, Dave_Q and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 25 minutes ago, hairnet said: tempted had a new one in 03 had a fucked one 6-7 years ago https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133861909051?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 Nice, I had a 600, couldn't believe how fast it was. Big fat tyres gripped like the proverbial to a blanket and gave me heaps of confidence. Don't see many original hornets anymore ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 had all of them apart from the 07 on have been looking at very early ones and almost bought a very early 98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT606 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 went down to the Mull of kintyre woka memorial n visited a ww1 aerodrome a relative served at, spied this sign...... Dave_Q, martc, twosmoke300 and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 8/28/2021 at 4:21 PM, Barry Cade said: On a P reg it won't have a slave, cable on the 5 speed box.. the boxes weren't the best..never seen a pushrod seize, but easy enough to check on a GS. They do need the clearance set up very carefully or they can eat a clutch in no time. Hopefully it's not stripped splines, or driveshaft letting go. Take out the starter and you can see inside at the plate etc.. Just done my 1100s clutch and it was a pain in the arse.. Cheers fella. Yeah cable though wondered if the push rod jabber thing was hydro (ain’t done nowt but service bits on it till now) turns out the thrust bearing? In push rod jabber was toast. Looks like that’s why it was sticking. Clutch within service limit though steels look less than new as does main seal. Shall chuck in a kit and a rubber whilst in there (and keep old clutch) as in a month me and the other big ugly fucker are off to Spain. Barry Cade, doug, Minimad5 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 9/2/2021 at 8:28 PM, andyberg said: Nice, I had a 600, couldn't believe how fast it was. Big fat tyres gripped like the proverbial to a blanket and gave me heaps of confidence. Don't see many original hornets anymore ☹️ Rode a few 6’s and they’re a world better than a bandit from seat of pants. Mate bought a 9 and I was in charge of purchase and riding it home, it nearly killed me several times. That thing needed respect though I’m a stubborn idiot so faced near death a few times in the week before he passed his test and I handed it over. He was stepping up from a h100 Honda which made me a bit nervy handing it over though he does fly planes for a living so turned out all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Where I found the 9 one of the most disappointing bikes I’ve ridden . But I was coming of a blade at the time . when you went up the Rev range you kept thinking “ here we go “ but it never came . Like it had been castrated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Spose it’s all what you’re used to hey. Had been commuting a cg125 at the time thing felt nuclear off the mid range. twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 30 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said: Where I found the 9 one of the most disappointing bikes I’ve ridden . But I was coming of a blade at the time . when you went up the Rev range you kept thinking “ here we go “ but it never came . Like it had been castrated Balls chopped blade so I hear. Still needed new pants. twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Bungy chords! yellowperil, Cavcraft, Minimad5 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 It's the future, even when you're killing people - The new electric IZH motorbike for the Russian armed forces. As we all know, IZH are famous for both old smokers (the Planeta and Jupiter for example) and Kalashnikov rifles. Quite a contrast. An IZH Planeta 'sport'. Rustybullethole and Faker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Bimmer all back together. Shall put some miles on it before heading off to Spain though first impressions good. Treated myself to an asbo exhaust with money saved from packing up the the fags. It’s bastard noisy but I like it. Baffle may be reinstated after first long run/brush with the law. Need to make the most of riding it around town till it’s outlawed next month. Sad times. Barry Cade, twosmoke300 and doug 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatsmacar Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Just done a valve shim check on the spare head. Intake are as good as they will be but the exhaust are a little on the small side for gap, which is about 0.02mm at a guess. It's a bit tight on the 0.20 feeler and should be 0.21 - 0.25 (0.008 - 0.010 in). Would this cause an issue? Never done all this before. I won't have more shims to play with until I prize the knackered head off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 18 minutes ago, thatsmacar said: Just done a valve shim check on the spare head. Intake are as good as they will be but the exhaust are a little on the small side for gap, which is about 0.02mm at a guess. It's a bit tight on the 0.20 feeler and should be 0.21 - 0.25 (0.008 - 0.010 in). Would this cause an issue? Never done all this before. I won't have more shims to play with until I prize the knackered head off. It will probably be ok but not ideal, what size shims do you need as I've just scrapped a thundercat head and have 16 spare ones which I'll probably never use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobyd Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 There were some spare shims in the box o' spares i believe? unless none of them are any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatsmacar Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 @Jazoli I have no idea exactly but it seems around the 260 numbers. I just don't want the exhaust valves cocking up. @tobyd That is the spares. There was 1 left after doing this. When I get the other head off then I'll have spares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 41 minutes ago, thatsmacar said: @Jazoli I have no idea exactly but it seems around the 260 numbers. I just don't want the exhaust valves cocking up. @tobyd That is the spares. There was 1 left after doing this. When I get the other head off then I'll have spares. A 198 is the biggest I have unfortunately 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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