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  1. jwtucker

    Weird tire wear pattern - anybody want to read the tea leaves?

    I did consider these might be bubbles, but they don't seem to be. They are solid lumps.
  2. jwtucker

    Weird tire wear pattern - anybody want to read the tea leaves?

    Yes, Dunlop.
  3. jwtucker

    Weird tire wear pattern - anybody want to read the tea leaves?

    They seem to go all the way around.
  4. jwtucker

    Weird tire wear pattern - anybody want to read the tea leaves?

    They are the OEM tires (just under 9K miles on them). I'm assuming the factory balanced them. I'll have to check to see if the weights are still actually present. Could be pressure... maybe. The manual says for the rear to use "40.61 PSI (280 kPa) (2.8 bar)". But then it goes on to CAUTION...
  5. jwtucker

    Weird tire wear pattern - anybody want to read the tea leaves?

    Yeah, its not the difference in left/right wear that bothers me, but the actual pattern of the wear on the left side, which looks like distinct bulges in the rubber. It was sort of startling to see, and to my eye almost looks dangerous to continue riding on (I will be replacing these tires, in...
  6. jwtucker

    Weird tire wear pattern - anybody want to read the tea leaves?

    On my way home from a multi-day trip today, and noticed (with the help of the angle of the sun) this. Anyone run into such a pattern before? Seems to be more prominent on the left side. My wild speculation is uneven loading of the panniers, but I suppose it could be anything from pressure...
  7. jwtucker

    V85TT with 827miles alarm service warning

    There may be some vendor-specific codes possible, but I would expect the vast majority of them to be industry standard, so a quick google search should find the meaning of the code. I know the errors I've seen on mine are standard ODB codes... nothing specific to Moto Guzzi. __Jason
  8. jwtucker

    V85TT with 827miles alarm service warning

    I would suggest that anyone with an E4 or E5 bike pick up the cheap-o diagnostic tools that Todd points out in this thread: https://www.guzzitech.com/forums/threads/obd-ii-port-reader-e4-5-red-diag-plug-guzzis.22548/ For about $25 you can have the tools you need to diagnose error codes...
  9. jwtucker

    V85 TT stalls at idle

    Here's the original service bulletin that describes the sensor wire re-route. (I've not seen the revised bulletin that describes the sensor replacement). It might be worth checking the wiring as prescribed in this TSB - it can't hurt, but it might help. __Jason
  10. jwtucker

    V85 TT stalls at idle

    ...the crank sensor so that it was somewhat separated from the ignition coils, which were apparently interfering with the signal. It seems that in *most* cases, that was sufficient to fix the problem. However, for some hard cases, that was not enough to fix it, and they had to resort to...
  11. jwtucker

    V85 TT stalls at idle

    Yes, that's hands-off the throttle. If you gave it a little throttle, it would stabilize (like ~2,000 RPM). And this behavior was intermittent - only happened when the engine was hot, and even then... not all the time. My wild assumption is that the crank sensor clearance was out-of-tolerance...
  12. jwtucker

    Moto Guzzi Clothing Stores

    LOL those sneakers in the vid look like knock-off Air Jordan v1s, but presumably with the Guzzi logo on them? Make sense... they both used wings LOL Note, however, that MG did actually do a collab with Timberland...
  13. jwtucker

    V85 TT stalls at idle

    Out of curiosity, you're idle behavior doesn't resemble this at all, does it? A handful of E5 bikes (including mine) suffered from this problem, which was related to a faulty crank position sensor (CPS), determined after months of triage with the dealer/Piaggio. The fix for this ends up being...
  14. jwtucker

    V85 TT Cruise Control Question

    I also noticed up/down/resume not working recently on my E5. It was a bit baffling because I could have sworn I used that functionality before, but it otherwise didn't stop me from using CC, so I got over it. Good to know that it may just need an update. __Jason
  15. jwtucker

    V85 Oil Consumption

    I've always let it sit for a bit before checking. It seems to me that if you check it immediately after shutting off the engine, it will be hard to get a good reading as the oil will be actively settling into the sump, so the level will be in flux at that point. However, I never totally...
  16. jwtucker

    Blisters in paint on gas tank??

    It's just unfortunate that the Ducati customers were able to get a class action suit going and get satisfaction from the company, while Guzzi owners that had the exact same problem were left hanging in the wind. I wonder if there's still a possibility of a class action for Guzzi, or if that...
  17. jwtucker

    Blisters in paint on gas tank??

    The consensus I've seen in various forums is that the blisters are actually water leaching through the tank wall due to ethanol. Draining the tank and letting it dry thoroughly (months?) returns it to normal, at which time the tank can be sealed on the inside. My V11 Sport has a rash of tiny...
  18. jwtucker

    E5 V85TT Running issues

    Yep, understood. I don’t particularly like such devices, but I got one to have as a “Plan B” in case remapping became problematic. Despite various positive reviews, their promise still seems too good to be true with such a simplistic device. __Jason
  19. jwtucker

    E5 V85TT Running issues

    I'd still like to get to the bottom of my occasional misfire errors, but I've been giving some love and attention to the poor neglected Ducati as of late, so I'll probably get back to that later. I've heard rumblings that there may have been updated OEM maps released recently (not positive), so...
  20. jwtucker

    E5 V85TT Running issues

    Good catch re: the manifold. Hopefully that was the culprit! __Jason
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