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In general "things" were much simpler in the 60's.
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In general "things" were much simpler in the 60's.
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Can you rig up a solar panel anywhere near and use that to keep the battery topped up. This is what I do.
My Lario has an unusual switchgear set up, where the turn signals are a three position switch that goes up for one signal, in the middle for of, and down for the other signal. I always have to look to see which way is up and which way is down. It also has an odd set up for the headlight, including an off position for the headlight.Some things were, but motorcycle charging systems in the 1960s were truly awful (do you remember the zenar diode regulators on nearly all British bikes?), motorcycle electrical systems in general were simple and crude, and the battery technology of that time was a fair sight more primitive than it became in the '70s and later. The '70s and early '80s were no great shakes either, it was in the late '80s and '90s that things started to get much more sophisticated.
Moto Guzzi, by and large, had some of the better electrical systems of the '70s through the '90s: a fair sight more reliable than many others, with the exception of the handlebar switch gear until the late '80s. There was a particular era of CEV handlebar switch gear from about '88 into the '90s that was actually very nicely made, very ergonomic, and worked extremely well. (I had that same switch gear as OEM equipment on my '90s era Ducati 900SS, 907ie, '89 Moto Guzzi LeMans V, and retrofitted it to my sportified '75 850T as well. It was excellent!)
But it all became obsolete with the incorporation of logic-driven switching and multi-mode operation of various switches as the 21st century dawned...
The main change in batteries is the current trend to much smaller capacity in Amp Hours. All batteries lose capacity over time, and probably more if deeply discharged.
But while a 30 AH battery can afford to lose 1/3 of its capacity, a 14AH one is on the limit when new, and any loss will be the end of it. ...
My Lario has an unusual switchgear set up, where the turn signals are a three position switch that goes up for one signal, in the middle for of, and down for the other signal. I always have to look to see which way is up and which way is down. It also has an odd set up for the headlight, including an off position for the headlight.
The Lario setup, while a bit hard to use, seems to be well made and works pretty much as intended. Its only flaw is being hard to remember which way up is and which way down is, invariably requiring the rider to glance at the switchgear when using the turnsignals. Canceling them is also a bit tricky. Aside from that I think they are cool, Also, they would not be easy to replace as they are integrated with the controls.Sounds like the Suzuki switch gear that I upgraded my first Ducati 750GT with back in 1975! The original switch gear on that bike was transitional between the pre-75 models and the '75 860GT and later ... it was so bad that the first press of the main light switch caused the entire switch cluster to fall into pieces. I never bothered to try to warranty it, I just ripped the entire harness off the bike, designed my own, and wired it up.![]()
But the new range of Guzzi also have the parasitic drain of the ECU. Thus that 14AH battery is really pushed. And though the new starters are more efficient, they still take a huge current, but produce more torque to spin the engine.The small-block Guzzis from which the V7 descended always came with a much smaller and more power-efficient starter, and always had a 12-14AH battery fitted, as far as I'm aware. Same as Racer.
So I don't know that there's been much notable change in battery capacity, at least in the Guzzis.
No debate. Just facts. I’ve handled well over 75 batteries in the last 4 years. The data was for you.
I just need to stop posting.
No, disconnect and keep in a warm place is what I recommend.hey, before you start ignoring all battery post, I have a quick question.
I'm new to the Guzzi brand, and yes my V7 has left me stranded twice since i purchased it in September (not good Guzzi !)
As winter is fast approaching, i would like to know if there is any issue just leaving the bike without a battery until spring. Does the bike need some minor voltage to keep any memory or CPU settings ?