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Piaggio has issued a recall on certain 2009-2011 V7 Classic and Café models to replace the canister valve to lower the vapor pressure
inside the fuel tank and allow for proper venting. The attempt I believe is to keep the tanks from swelling. This applies ONLY to V7 Classic and Cafe models.
Hopefully this is a fix and will apply to all other machines with similar problems. If you don't want to wait to see if the recalls will apply to other machines at a later date and just try the part, you an order from any Guzzi Dealer. Order #860138 for a cost of $24.40.
If you have one of the affected machines cantact your local dealer for the repairs.
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swindsor said:Well...... It's been three months since I contacted my local dealer to get this fixed. They finally contacted me and said they had received the part for the recall. I made an appointment to have it done and took my bike in. They had it for a week and.... yup, it's still not done. Not sure if MG has issues getting the parts needed to the dealer or if I just have a really bad dealer. I mean they have had it for a week....It's a one hour fix....and can't get it done.
Now I realize part of my problem is that this was the first great weekend that we have had this year and everyone was riding except for on V7C in Spokane......sigh.
Just hope others are getting better service from MG that I have.
swindsor said:Well...... It's been three months since I contacted my local dealer to get this fixed. They finally contacted me and said they had received the part for the recall. I made an appointment to have it done and took my bike in. They had it for a week and.... yup, it's still not done. Not sure if MG has issues getting the parts needed to the dealer or if I just have a really bad dealer. I mean they have had it for a week....It's a one hour fix....and can't get it done.
Now I realize part of my problem is that this was the first great weekend that we have had this year and everyone was riding except for on V7C in Spokane......sigh.
Just hope others are getting better service from MG that I have.
DucDucGoose said:On my V7 Racer, I removed the canister and the check valve, It took care of the tank overpressurizing in the negative direction. Yes the tank was sucking itself inside out so much I couldnt get the cap off one day after riding. Then I sold the bike and the Ducati Sport Classic that has had one tank replaced already. Thats the reason they went to metal tanks on Guzzis. I'm done with worrying about ethanol. Gas won't get any better and neither will those plastic tanks. Lifes too short to deal with distorting plastic gas tanks on two bikes that I wasn't in love with enough to live with their issues. Too many other bikes out there, and in my garage. Good luck with that, Ducati finally admitted to the problem and will have to continually replace the tanks on the Sport line, that they have since discontinued those bikes. ~T~
As I mentioned removing the canister and check valve took care of the venting problem. However, the recall I received was to replace the gas cap and seal that doesn't allow venting. It seems to cover/plug the vent hole. I've dealt with the plastic tank issue on the Ducati already and decided not to deal with it any more on either bike. The V7 Racer is cute, but really a good starter bike, and around town bike. Also.... Tank Slap at 140? must be talking KM's ? Even with the better suspension the Racer has, I would not be running at high speeds on that bike unless it was straight line. ~T~Perazzimx14 said:How did your tank go into a vacuum once you removed the canister and check valve? If done correctly the tank vent is open to atmosphere making it impossible to pull a vacuum. Are you sure the tank vent wasn't blocked and/or pinched?