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  1. J

    Spark Plug Gap

    It does not just apply to Moto Guzzi but pretty much any vehicle (modern cars with "firing packs" can be a bit weird). There is some difference in time constant between points and electronic. Points, old school 0.025-inch "25-thou". With electronic 0.70mm, that final nought means +/-0.05mm. I...
  2. J

    It's Complicated. My motorcycle relationships

    I had a Tiger 800 on long loan whilst they sent native divers into Lake Como to collect air box sponges for my V7ii and delivered by Roman ox-cart. So I was surprised that the Tigger with double the ponies delivered a significantly slower pace than my Guzzi. By like 10 minutes over 40-50 miles...
  3. J

    California 1100i not starting

    Smoke is invariably wire insulation burning. Something is shorted or otherwise drawing too much current. Find the cause - typically starter or its relay but you could just have a dead short of crossed wires chafed trough. The burnt wiring will have to be replaced too. Take the starter motor out...
  4. J

    Buy 2017+ V7 or 2017+ Bonneville T100?

    Depends on your leg length. I have short legs 5'9" which is average height - but 6'3" wing span and the V7 is long enough. On the Triumph Tigger my face was over the radiator, too short. My V7ii lists kerb weight as 198kg wet, which is light. The V7.3 is slightly heavier
  5. J

    Buy 2017+ V7 or 2017+ Bonneville T100?

    If you cannot service your own any local decent bike workshop can. They don't have to go to a dealership for service.
  6. J

    V7 II/III clubman bars

    Looks good. I am thinking of something similar with Ace bars but on up and back risers. Not because I want lower but because I have long arms. The cables should drop vertically down the steerer, as the clutch does, so there is less tug on them when turning. This is true of all handlebar...
  7. J

    Spark Plug Gap

    I would check the manual. 0.7mm is normal on a motorbike with electronic coil ignition. I doubt Moto Guzzi has managed to change the laws of physics for the III ;) The limiting factor is getting the coil back up to 12V before the next spark. We can juggle volts, charge (Coulomb), and amps but...
  8. J

    Spark Plug Gap

    The V7ii manual gives the plugs as NGK CPR8EB-9. The "-9" means they come out of the box at 0.9mm gap. The manual says gap should be between 0.6mm and 0.7mm. Which means they need adjusting from new. Many garages will fit them out of the box without re-gapping, which is wrong - it needs more...
  9. J

    First Brit review on new V7 III

    I have ridden the V7 III. I did not find the clutch "lighter than light" by any means, perhaps a little lighter than on my older V7 II but nowhere near as light as the hot knife through butter one-finger pull on my Enfield Classic EFI-500. That has received a better than good clutch cable (Made...
  10. J

    V7 III gearbox oil change

    I reckon if you use a suitable socket drive you don't have to remove anything. It may be more accessible on centre stand but side stand will have the drain lowest; both drain and fill being on the left. Centre stand is a H&B option. Centre stand loosen. Side stand drain. Centre stand again...
  11. J

    V7II transmission / gear oil swap?

    The V7 II ABS dates from 2015 and takes 500ml in the gearbox. The six speed box. The model continued on into 2017. The italian does use the word "transmision" (Aceite de la transmision)for the drive shaft and hub, sometimes we have to go back to the original language to figure out what...
  12. J

    V7III First Service

    Whilst the spark plugs are NGK CBR8EB-9 the "-9" means they come out of the box at 0.90mm gap which is far too wide and will cause missing at high revs. They have to be reset to 0.6mm to 0.7mm per the book of words. Experiments my me found the gap is quite fussy and that 0.70mm gives best...
  13. J

    V7III First Service

    Yeah - unfortunately the service manual is "lost in translation". It speaks of removing an 'air filter' from the gearbox (a mesh thimble up the drain hole). Diagrams unhelpful, should be obvious looking at the bike, one hole in, one hole out. Earlier gearboxes had a level plug. The V7 II does...
  14. J

    '13+ V7 Airbox lid

    This is an old thread now. The air box on my 2015 V7ii "ABS" Stone was filling with oil. This was eventually traced to a split breather hose on one of the heads. Apparently this allowed oil to be sucked up by the inlet instead of returned to the sump. The sponges were also replaced. It has...
  15. J

    United States test ride V7 II

    Goldstar? Only the DBD34RR had the ridiculously long 1st gear, the "RR" denoting the road race gearbox, where riders rarely drop below 40mph. This is common to most competition vehicles, why have a gear you're not going to use outside of the paddock. If you got a trials Goldie you would have a...
  16. J

    Lifting V7 Stone III

    Fit a centre stand
  17. J

    Non-motorbike specific Oil

    What is perhaps worrying there is the nearly new liquid-moly in the Norge had turned black. Which usually indicates the detergent in the oil is used up. However molybdenum disulphide grease is black, so there may be something in the moly formulation that causes it to go black quickly. When the...
  18. J

    Non-motorbike specific Oil

    API grades get superseded. API is up to SN and SN Plus now. SG is actually obsolete and should be considered as a minimum grade. The heavier 60 weight is wanted because we have an air cooled motor running hotter than water cooled, otherwise the oil would thin too much. The 'winter' 10W aids...
  19. J

    Moto Guzzi V7 Lean Angle (stock tire size)

    Riding my V7 II Stone 2015 I have developed a bad habit of scraping my toes on the road because the bike tips in and out so well; England is mostly twisties, and roundabouts. Just out of general interest I did some digging on the interweb and found a number of reproduction and restoration...
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