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  1. Jenko

    Goodbye to Guzzi

    And now it really is time to say Goodbye to Guzzi, and goodbye to the forum. It's been a pleasure posting with most of you, but life's too short to waste on computers. Ride safe, or just be lucky!
  2. Jenko

    Goodbye to Guzzi

    And Kev, in your little world, everyone else is always wrong huh?
  3. Jenko

    Goodbye to Guzzi

    Just commenting on a thread written by another Guzzi owner who commented on how tricky the Racer rear wheel was to remove and refit. If you want to contradict him, as you seem to like to do, then have a look at his thread. Oh, and there's also the issue of recalibrating the ABS and TC units...
  4. Jenko

    Mistral exhausts

    Looks great. I like the black effect.
  5. Jenko

    Goodbye to Guzzi

    I do take your point but I don't think that finding my new bike is ill handling and potentially dangerous due to tankslappers is making a mountain out of a molehill. The dealers attitude to this and a few other minor problems left me with no confidence in the bike or the marque. The Thruxton...
  6. Jenko

    Goodbye to Guzzi

    I'm with you on that one. You're right, 90mph is what bikes are made for. I hit that several times on my way to work every day! Makes me wonder why some people buy bikes in the first place. I think, certainly in England anyway, there is a huge "health & safety" movement. Everyone wears dayglo...
  7. Jenko

    Goodbye to Guzzi

    Is it just me? Don't fill it so high? It's a brand new bike I haven't touched the brake reservoir! The dealer may have after the first service, which again brings me back to poor dealer support. I've ridden over 20000 miles on my Bonnie and 3000 on a T100, never had instability problems. My old...
  8. Jenko

    Goodbye to Guzzi

    £8500 is hardly entry level when you see what the Japs or even Triumph are offering for that amount. I know the V7 bikes are never going to be race replicas but they should at least be able to commute short distances comfortably. Otherwise you have to wonder whether they're fit for purpose.
  9. Jenko

    Goodbye to Guzzi

    It's been slapping the tank ever since I bought it. I put it down to being so light, or the roads being bumpy but I rode a friends SV 650 on the same road and the difference was incredible. I think that's when I realised I'd bought the wrong bike. I persevered for another 2000 miles but when I...
  10. Jenko

    Goodbye to Guzzi

    That shocked me, I thought you were a die hard Guzzi-ist. Good luck with your new bikes, especially the Bonnie. I love mine. Did Route 66 on one a few years ago and came home and bought one. Now bought a Thruxton as well. I think it's such a shame that Guzzi can't sort out their quality issues...
  11. Jenko

    Goodbye to Guzzi

    Yeah, I went a few years ago. Brilliant place. Thanks for the positive comments.
  12. Jenko

    Goodbye to Guzzi

    It's over an hour to the dealer, through Dudley, 20 miles of 30mph limits and dozens of speed cameras and traffic jams. The money I'd be spending would be on upgrades to suspension which I think should work anyway.
  13. Jenko

    Goodbye to Guzzi

    Am I sure it's a new Guzzi? Gee, I'm not sure. I just walked into a motorcycle shop and pointed at a shiny one and bought it. No I didn't modify the suspension, it's supposed to be already upgraded on he V7ii Racer. It's not the first time the tankslapper happened, but it gets pretty tiresome...
  14. Jenko

    Goodbye to Guzzi

    I can turn a wrench, my first career was as an aircraft technician, which I did for 12 years. I just don't see why I should have to do that with a brand new bike. I'm not getting rid of it cos I can't fix it, I'm getting rid of it cos I don't want to keep spending money on it to fix things that...
  15. Jenko

    Goodbye to Guzzi

    Well, I gave it a go, and I enjoyed some of the Guzzi journey, but alas it's time to move on, back to Triumph pastures. I finally gave up on the Guzzi after a horrendous tankslapper almost put me through a hedge at 60mph. Yes, I'd checked my tyre pressures before riding. The suspension was set...
  16. Jenko

    New V7 II Stone. New to the forum. New Bike, New Leak

    My V7ii Racer does it too. Really annoying. Went for an hour and a half to the dealer to sort it, and they wiped it with a damp rag! They all do that apparently! Brilliant. Excellent backup and excellent quality engineering. No doubt there is an aftermarket item that Guzzi owners can spend even...
  17. Jenko

    V7ii clutch failure - a true grit story!

    Nice one Trout! I had a Honda Dream, ( not Super Dream!) 250 when I was 17, and when it got to Winter, I did the usual stuff, coverd it in grease, put fork gaiters on it, new chunky tyres on it, and waterproofs under the seat, ready for use. Whenever I started it, it ran fine, then when it...
  18. Jenko

    V7ii clutch failure - a true grit story!

    Luckily, only about a minute, as I was stood baking in the unusual UK summer heat on a Shropshire hillside at the time! Had to be something with the clutch cable or linkage, it just felt like it anyway. Thankfully, no harm done. And no expense!
  19. Jenko

    V7ii clutch failure - a true grit story!

    [/ATTACH] Dunno if you can see the piece of grit wedged in behind the clutch actuator arm? Riding along a quick road in 6th, traffic in front came to a halt so I tried to pull in the clutch - uh oh! Solid clutch lever at the handlebar! A piece of grit must have flicked up and wedged itself in...
  20. Jenko

    Mistral exhausts

    Agreed!
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