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    Tappet noise & strange result of valve adjustment

    I believe everything needs to be inspected
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    Tappet noise & strange result of valve adjustment

    Katoosh, did you have a third party extended warranty? Curious how you got labor covered and I've heard (not yet confirmed) that my best outcome is the company supplies parts and I pay labor. General update, the bike is getting trailered to The dealer tomorrow. All evidence points to excessive...
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    Tappet noise & strange result of valve adjustment

    GTRx... I bought the bike a year old with 1000mi on the odo. I brought it right to Jim Barron at Rosefarm for a service and recall confirmation. At that time he confirmed the recall was done.
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    Tappet noise & strange result of valve adjustment

    Ghezzi... Understood on the point about the oil. I intend to drain it and check for metal. I also plan to retain a sample. I've Ghent in previous samples from this bike to Blackstone Labs in hopes of having a warning of this type of failure. Up to 1000mi ago there were no such signs of metallic...
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    Tappet noise & strange result of valve adjustment

    Isn't it strange though that 2 valves on the same can lobe and tappet would be 1mm different even after readjusting? I mean if not, great! But back to Ghezzis comment... If it were tappet failure would I be able to adjust it out? Would there be some symptoms remaining besides the screw...
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    Tappet noise & strange result of valve adjustment

    Ghezzi... Can you describe more? What part(s) failed? What would have caused it (at 5500mi)? What am I in for in repairs?
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    Tappet noise & strange result of valve adjustment

    All - I just got my 2009 Griso 8V out on the road for the first time this week (winters in Wisconsin are long). I only rode to work and back, about 8mi round trip, but by the time I got home there was quite a clatter coming from the left cylinder head. I just removed both valve covers and...
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    Recommended order of Valve adj, TPS reset and TB Balance?

    All - I apologize if this is answered elsewhere. I found great resources for each of these maintenance items but no infor regarding which order to perform them. Background, I just got my ECM back from Todd for reflashing. I need to reset the TPS, and I have a new Centurion-S with which to do...
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    ECU reflash

    To be fair, the dealer 5mi away really fell into Guzzi's, and hence my distrust. They originally sold Alfa's and still service them and other exotic 4-wheelers. They later got into Vespa's, and then acquired teh Guzzi range through Piaggio etc. I'm scared to let these guys connect to my ECM...
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    ECU reflash

    My ECU is in the mail today to sunny CA for a reflash. I've got months more of the cold weather here to look forward to the results, but all indicators from this board seem positive. I'm hopeful that the PCVAT will be in my future. I also ordered the Centurion-S. Surprisingly, I do have a...
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    Centurion-S now in Milwaukee!

    OK guys, as of this posting, 85 of you looked at this but none replied, leading me to think that there's interest but no one has one. Well, I ordered one today to complement my relflash from Todd. I'm sticking by my thought that if this saves me two dealer visits it paid for itself. I don't...
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    Griso Headlight Bucket Replacement?

    I can say that the LED lamp fits my spare CB500 bucket... and the bucket is a good 3/8" too wide to fit the Griso's headlight mount casting! Back to the drawing board. Maybe I'll try the neo-Bonnie or an SV650 lamp. Trouble is, it's just trial and error since it's difficult to get...
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    Griso Headlight Bucket Replacement?

    I wanted to leave the OE headlight in tact, that was my desire to source an extra connector. I'll just make my own jumper harness, essentially the same as Guzzi did but without the Euro running light bulb that isn't present in my new LED. I did track down a replacement connector by dumb...
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    Centurion-S now in Milwaukee!

    I'm going out on a limb here, but I'll ask anyway... Anyone in the Milwaukee area have a VDST? The reason I ask is that I really want Todd's ECM reflash for Christmas. One of my concerns in doing so (besides spousal retaliation by buying an iPad of equal value) is getting the TPS reset...
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    Griso 8V vs Harley VROD ( VRSCR) Streetrod

    I've owned my 8V for two seasons now. I also spent a summer riding a VRSCR, so you'd think I could really give you a nice black and white review of the two. I'm wracking my brain to do so, because my summer with the VR was 2008. Problem is, I rode VRSCDs and VRSCFs since then, and not ridden...
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    Griso Headlight Bucket Replacement?

    Question for anyone that replaced (vs repaired) their bucket. The OE Guzzi unit has a 4-pin connector that connects to the bike's wiring harness. How did you work around this? Ideally, I would like to keep my old light in-tact, since it's still in very good shape. Anyone recognize that...
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    Griso Headlight Bucket Replacement?

    Was your spare universal bucket metal or plastic? Also, can you tell me how the LED unit attaches to the inside of the bucket? Is it one that just has some spring clips?
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    Griso Headlight Bucket Replacement?

    All - I understand that headlight bucket cracking is a semi-common issue with the Griso. I have noticed the start of a crack (about 1in long) originating from one of the mounting screws. Given that I just stored the bike for the winter, I removed the assembly and plan to source a replacement...
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    Spark Plug Boots?

    Only got about 1800 now after buying it at 1100mi. Kind of a blah summer for riding. I did head over for the Crud Run. A couple weeks ago a friend, my wife and I rode all 3 bikes from my signature up to RA for the AHRMA races. And in july im taking the Griso on the ferry to ride to Vintage Days...
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    Spark Plug Boots?

    I believe the NGK SB05E are also marked as 5k-ohm aren't they? Are they just made from a more stout material? Is there an inherent need for a combined 10k-ohm resistance in the ignition system... radio interference, basic system performance, etc?
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