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Another Great Ride and Productive Griso Day

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Chicago Mark

Cruisin' Guzzisti
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You may or may not know that today, May 7th, was the annual CMA Run for the Son ride. The CMA chapters across the country all held the event today. I rode the Run for the Son with the NW Indiana chapter of Bikers For Christ. It was an awesome 100 mile ride with a police escort. Ignoring stop signs, traffic lights and just about every other road sign due to the police escort was awesome. It's also great to spend the day with the various christian motorcycle clubs all supporting the CMA and this ride. I had the only Valkyrie Interstate among the 150 or so bikes. Had I brought the Griso, I would have had the only Moto Guzzi too. It's about 100 miles for me to meet up with the Bikers For Christ group so I had a wonderful 300 mile day.

Tonight when I got back home I finished working on the Griso. The front fender as well as the rear bodywork were off the bike. The front fender was off so I could mount the Pyramid Fenda Extenda. It's a great piece that fits well, looks great and should keep the front of the bike/engine cleaner. The rear body work was off so I could mount the Guzzi tail rack. The most difficult part about mounting this excellent rack is the mental anguish of having to drill two holes in the back of the bodywork. Jim Barron at Rose Farm Classics told me how to do it and it worked great, just like he said it would. The rack really does fit great and has that 'designed in' look. The Guzzi tail bag fits on it perfectly and looks like it belongs there as well.

I also mounted the Skidmarx rear hugger and again, it looks great and should do a good job of keeping the bike a bit cleaner. Frankly, it just looks like it should have been there all along. These items plus the Pazzo levers, Rizoma mirrors and the Guzzi flyscreen and well, all I need now is the Throttlemeister bar end throttle lock and more time to ride.

I really like this bike,

Mark
 
Moto Guzzi Griso 8v 2009, Mine

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Enjoy,

Mark
 
I was hoping the factory rack would be a no drill install. Where exactly did you have to drill?
 
:D I have modified my Griso in much the same way. Whilst on the lookout for a suitable throttle lock, I came across the Go Cruise device. It looked very promising, so I got one. Verdict? It works every bit as well as the Kaoko device that I had on my 1050 Tiger, and, at $20, was a fraction of the cost. Highly recommended.
 
First thing is to remove the seat, seat lock cover and the rear bodywork. If you look on the sides of the rear bodywork air intakes, you'll see a round knockout. Once you cut them out (very easy) you'll see where they match the mounts welded to the frame. Once I cut out the plugs, I used a rotary tool to sand away some of the stainless mesh that was partially blocking the side holes. I also had to run a M8 x1.25 tap through all four mounting holes as they must have had some paint in them. On the underside of the rear bodywork, you'll see two dimples where the other two mount holes must be drilled. The instructions say to drill the holes 21mm. A 7/8" wood bit works great as the outer edge of the bit has a piece that makes a nice clean cut. First poke the tip of the wood bore bit through from the underside to properly locate the holes. Put some painters tape over the top side of the rear bodywork and use those pilot holes to cut out the second two mounting holes. The trick is to go slow and carefully. It's easier than it sounds. Once the rack is mounted, you really can't see where you drilled the holkes in the bodywork behind the seat.

The kit comes with four plugs that can be placed into the four mount holes if you choose to remove the rack. The plugs are the same as the transmission hole plug you remove to see the flywheel marks.

All the best,

Mark
 
:D I have modified my Griso in much the same way. Whilst on the lookout for a suitable throttle lock, I came across the Go Cruise device. It looked very promising, so I got one. Verdict? It works every bit as well as the Kaoko device that I had on my 1050 Tiger, and, at $20, was a fraction of the cost. Highly recommended.
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Thanks for the tip, I just ordered one. I have a throttle lock on my Eldo and I needed one for the Griso.

The plugs are the same as the transmission hole plug you remove to see the flywheel marks.
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That's the good Guzzi stuff right there!
 
Would you mind giving a bit more detail on removing the rear tail piece. I tried as I thought the 6 allen head bolts were all that were needed.

Looks like some (or all) of the bolts direcly under the tail light area need to come off as well.

I have a rack to fit also.

Thanks for any help.
 
I had to loosen and/or remove more of the screws that secure the tail light and rear fender assembly than it originally looks like. If you have a helper to hold the tail lighjt/rear fender pieces it will be much easier. The end result is a very nicely designed and useful rear rack.

All the best,

Mark
 
You have to remove the four Allen head bolts near the rear of the tail section too. I tried just loosening them and it wasn't enough. So 10 total bolts to remove the tail piece.

I found the manufacturer suggested 21mm drill bit to be a bit over optimistic. At my hardware store, I had a choice of 20.6 or 22.2 mm (they only had standard 13/16" or 7/8" respectively). I could have saved $5 and used the 5/8" bit I already had (converts to 15.9 mm). Even using painters tape and going slowly, it's not a beautiful hole by any means. In any event, I can conclusively say that a 13/16" (20.6 mm) drill bit makes a big enough hole and then some.
 
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Here's the tail piece removed and inverted. I just left the seat lock in place, and I lifted the tail a bit -- didn't want to drill through and catch a wire or the battery.
 
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