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    Checking for previous fuel mods on my Norge 8V

    I know I should just live with the lousy mileage on my Norge but it is low enough (35mpg) to make me think something is not right. I am the third owner of this bike and I am wondering if the PO made any modification. What would I look for if someone had installed one of those cheater kits that...
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    Moto Guzzi Proud Owners Group

    So I get an email from Moto Guzzi offering me to join their Proud Owner Group. I click on it and try to sign up. You have to enter your birthday. There is a calendar looking icon to click on that does nothing. No big deal, I just enter the date. Next is to enter your country. Problem is it...
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    December 2016 Bike Magazine Scrambler Shootout

    In this issue of BIKE magazine out of the U.K. they test the V7 II Stornello against the BMW R nineT Scrambler, Triumph Street Twin Scrambler and the Ducati Scrambler. Much to my amazement they say they all preferred the Guzzi. Finishing order was Guzzi, BMW, Triumph, Ducati. The Guzzi was...
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    Norge clutch lever travel changing for the worse.

    When I first got the 2102 Norge in March this year I bled the brakes and clutch with Motul RBF600 Dot 4 brake fluid. All was fine for quite a while. When I went on a trip a month or so ago I had to turn the clutch lever adjuster from 1, where I normally ran it to 3 to get enough clutch lever...
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    New seat time for my Norge

    I have owned several Corbin seats over the years plus Rick Meyers, Bill Meyers, Sargent, and at least one other I can't think of. While Corbin's service department has left a bit to be desired (mild understatement) in the past the advantage of not having to use my stock seat is a big plus...
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    2012 Norge ECU location

    Without tearing my bike apart again can anybody tell me where the ECU is hidden. The service manual shows under the right side fairing area but just looking I can't see it and I didn't see it when the tank was off but I didn't look very hard as I forgot about it while tying to test for spark...
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    2012 Norge Stepper Motor

    Looking online and talking to those who know, the current guess is the popping under 4,000rpm is from the stepper motor for the inlet. Doing some searches on the bike and in the parts manual I'll be danged if I can find it. Do I have one and if so where the heck is it? I have even had the...
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    Oil leak help

    I am currently in North West VA and my Norge is weeping oil out the left side. I suspect the oil sending switch. Any chance of it failing big time or will it continue to weep? I have a day and a half and and about 500 miles to go.
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    Norge Rollerization Serial Numbers

    It seems the 2012 Norge was changed over to roller lifters some time later in 2012. Reading through the postings I see it seems nobody really knows exactly when so I am offering up to start the guessing. My serial number is ZGULPT006CM111849 and I still had flat lifters. Anybody with a later...
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    Looking for advice on a St. Lawrence Seaway ride

    While I have ridden in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Ontario Canada I was thinking of a ride along the eastern side of the Saint Lawrence Seaway with a lot of time in Quebec. I have plotted out a ride along with a run around Prince Edward Island and I have to do the Cabot Trail...
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    Several questions on my 2012 Norge

    1) I see on here many people go to the NGK SB05E plug cap. How does this work since the original has a 90 degree bend on the top? 2) When performing a cannisterectomy do you put a balance tube between the inlets or just plug the holes with a sealed bolt? 3) How many miles do the flat tappets...
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    Recommended oils in an 8V Norge

    I hate to start an oil thread but my good dealer who initially told me it was ok on my old bike is not in business anymore. I know the manual says 10W-60 Agip oil and I Used that in my California 1400. I have now sold that and purchased a 2012 Norge 8V. I always ran 20W-50 Amsoil full synthetic...
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    Difference in oil filters?

    My California 1400 Tour came with the new style oil filter with the indents that takes a special oil filter wrench. I just so happens to be the same wrench my 2010 BMW R1200GS took so I was happy with that figuring it was a better quality filter than the UFI that came on my Norge. On those...
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    Possible clutch switch problem

    I know some of the other models have side stand switch problems or clutch switch problems. I ran into a starting problem several times on this last trip. I would hit the starter button and nothing. No click, no grunt. It seemed if I let the clutch out and pulled it back in the bike started...
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    Decent Cycle Cover

    I am not one to cover my bikes when on a trip. I do not want the added bulk of packing a cover. That being said I wished I had one while spending 3 days in the Outer Banks last year and seeing all the sand and salt on the bike each morning even after having it parked in a car port. I may be...
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    California 1400 Fuel Filter

    For those of you who were wondering or worried like I was the 1400 apparently comes with the all steel Mahle KL-145 filter as original equipment. I pulled mine and replaced it tonight as I was worried it was the old half plastic unit. One problem is the light wall fuel line they use and the...
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    Some people just don't get a Guzzi

    So I am riding down route 80 in North Carolina last Saturday on my California 1400 Tour. A great road found by accident getting off the Blue Ridge Parkway because that was packed with leaf peepers. I see a sign on the side of the road Blindkenny.com photos. Turns out they take photos just...
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    GPS power lead for 1400 Tour

    Being a somewhat lazy individual I figured the easiest way to hook up the GPS was to tap the power lead into the heated grip, GPS fuse. My unit is a TomTom 2013 4.3" model. For some reason sitting in the mount while not riding the battery goes dead in the unit. The bike battery is fine. If I...
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    California 1400 fuel tank capacity & MPG question

    The manual says 5.41 +/-0.13 U.S. gallons or 20.5 +/-0.5 liter. I just checked that as I thought it was 5.3gallon and 20 liter. For those of you in the UK it shows 4.51 +/-0.11 gallon. Supposedly 1.3 gallons U.S. (5 l) is for reserve. Has anybody run one out of fuel to see what they will...
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    Oh No - Not Tires

    Everybody has their preferences but Dunlop is not on my favorite brand list. I have done some quick searches and found no other tire except the original Dunlops listed for a 2014 California Touring. Is there anything else? I looked under Michelin, Metzler, Pirelli (same company as Metzler), and...
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