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Dashboard wobbling?? probably a broken frame!!

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aussiegreg

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G'day all,

I have had the Norge in to get some accident damage from a Harley running into the back of me. So the bike was rideable, but had been in for about a month getting things done at North Coast V-Twin at Coffs Harbour (about 400km away).

It was all ready to go and I was going to double Kim on her Breva 750 up to pick up and then a small 1000km 2 day trip home. The mechanics wheeled the bike in to give it a quick wash etc. and noticed the dash was wobbling. Upon quick inspection and then off with the front fairing it was found that the Front frame 1 part no. MG977586 that the screen struts etc connect to was broken on the middle strut.

Of course there was now only 2 days before I was due to pick up. It was a couple of hours to take off fairing then another couple to put back on and then get the part to a competent welder ( also no part in Australia and Luigi is on summer holiday shutdown), so of course a good reputable workshop is always busy and so no time to do mine.

Its now 3 weeks later and we may get up there next week to pick up.

So if your dash has a wobble, get a torch out and look underneath for a crack in the frame, the workshop manager would not let me take it until it was fixed as who wants the front fairing going under your front wheel.

Greg
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Is what you are describing the same as Carl Allison posted about on w/g a few days ago?

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Carl believed that the cause was a rough road he lives on. If same or similar fracture, would anything like that possibly have caused yours?
 
G'day Bill,

I have not seen the broken part as the bike is 400km away at the dealer, but it is on the same bar, however I don't know if it is on the lower or higher part.

Here in Australia away from freeway's the roads can be rough, but they are not goat tracks.

I have not checked wild guzzi, but I will now.

Greg
 
G'day Bill,

I have not seen the broken part as the bike is 400km away at the dealer, but it is on the same bar, however I don't know if it is on the lower or higher part.

Here in Australia away from freeway's the roads can be rough, but they are not goat tracks.

I have not checked wild guzzi, but I will now.

Greg
 
G'day Bill,

I have not seen the broken part as the bike is 400km away at the dealer, but it is on the same bar, however I don't know if it is on the lower or higher part.

Here in Australia away from freeway's the roads can be rough, but they are not goat tracks.

I have not checked wild guzzi, but I will now.

Greg
 
I am riding the '07 model. Had a crack on the same exact location.. got it welding with a one more strip on metal for additional strength.. roads in Singapore are smooth..
 
I just learned that these subframes are known to crack, Guzzi is aware, and will replace under warranty.
 
I have all my tupperware off so I checked the bracket, it's fine after 38000 km of the worst Quebec d.o.t. can toss at us.
Maybe the later generation were upgraded?
 
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