Gappy
Tuned and Synch'ed
Hi people, I am new to the Guzzi world. I have been riding vintage bmw boxers since the late 70’s.
I Have seen moto guzzi on the road from time to time but never paid much attention to them. I was invited to a guzzi gathering in northern Iowa. I have been dissapointed in the bmw Rally’s of late and the airheads being treated like the red headed step child.
I did not know that some of my boxer friends were closet moto guzzi riders. I have been told by my friends that moto guzzi rally’s are more fun and would be more to my liking. I also was told that my bmw would be welcome, but my OCD kicked in and I bought the first moto guzzi that came up for sale that I could afford. It was in Alabama. A 1994 California 1100 ( carburated ). My first real liter bike. It came with 2 sets of luggage , leather and hard cases along with the brackets , and the oringal butobo shocks. It has progressives on it now. I consider it an airhead, it is air cooled and carburated. This should be no problem.( I paid 1000+700 to get it to StLouis.)
Boy was I in for a surprise. Yes, it did run but I didn’t realize that one cylinder was only firing part time and it shook like a washing machine out of balance on spin cycle. I thought it probably smooths out at highway speeds. Took me an afternoon to figure out what was wrong. I have only heard of Delleorto carburated and have never had them in my hand , they are a enigma. There are no manuals for these things, matter of fact no how to manuals for anything on this bike. No Clymers, no Haynes . I had to send to New Zealand for a shop manual, I am fast becoming friends with Harpers moto guzzi 3hrs down I-70. The local guzzi shops are of no help ,they use the same guys and wil give you no helpful info.
I am fortunate to have a motorcycle frame and suspension shop where I live who is a Butobo and Oilns dealer. I pick up my rebuilt forks and shocks today. I will continue to bleed the brown foam out of the brake system and put the front end back on today so I can continue with getting this juggernaut of a bike back on the road where it belongs.
I am having fun with this project, so please be patient with my problem questions when they come up. I do have the owners manual, guzziology,shop manual, and downloaded torque values. I know this will not cover all my problem so hopefully I can depend on you guys for guidance. I will have this bike cleaned up pretty and in good working order by mid July , problably sooner, for the rally in Iowa.
I Have seen moto guzzi on the road from time to time but never paid much attention to them. I was invited to a guzzi gathering in northern Iowa. I have been dissapointed in the bmw Rally’s of late and the airheads being treated like the red headed step child.
I did not know that some of my boxer friends were closet moto guzzi riders. I have been told by my friends that moto guzzi rally’s are more fun and would be more to my liking. I also was told that my bmw would be welcome, but my OCD kicked in and I bought the first moto guzzi that came up for sale that I could afford. It was in Alabama. A 1994 California 1100 ( carburated ). My first real liter bike. It came with 2 sets of luggage , leather and hard cases along with the brackets , and the oringal butobo shocks. It has progressives on it now. I consider it an airhead, it is air cooled and carburated. This should be no problem.( I paid 1000+700 to get it to StLouis.)
Boy was I in for a surprise. Yes, it did run but I didn’t realize that one cylinder was only firing part time and it shook like a washing machine out of balance on spin cycle. I thought it probably smooths out at highway speeds. Took me an afternoon to figure out what was wrong. I have only heard of Delleorto carburated and have never had them in my hand , they are a enigma. There are no manuals for these things, matter of fact no how to manuals for anything on this bike. No Clymers, no Haynes . I had to send to New Zealand for a shop manual, I am fast becoming friends with Harpers moto guzzi 3hrs down I-70. The local guzzi shops are of no help ,they use the same guys and wil give you no helpful info.
I am fortunate to have a motorcycle frame and suspension shop where I live who is a Butobo and Oilns dealer. I pick up my rebuilt forks and shocks today. I will continue to bleed the brown foam out of the brake system and put the front end back on today so I can continue with getting this juggernaut of a bike back on the road where it belongs.
I am having fun with this project, so please be patient with my problem questions when they come up. I do have the owners manual, guzziology,shop manual, and downloaded torque values. I know this will not cover all my problem so hopefully I can depend on you guys for guidance. I will have this bike cleaned up pretty and in good working order by mid July , problably sooner, for the rally in Iowa.