I'm sure all of the more experienced guys here have run into similar situations already, but the holes in the Guzzi documentation often result in non-trivial extra steps.
For example, nowhere have I found it documented that the shift lever socket on the Cal EV series is threaded left handed. Of course, I found out after snapping the rod. Thankfully new ones are still available.
Another example involves removing the fairing for the Cal Titanium, which is required to change bulbs in the rest of the dash. As is shown, it just says "Remove the screws and remove the fairing". It should have the additional step stating "be sure and set the headlight assembly aside to avoid damage", like when it tips forward and falls on the fender mount because two of the screws are also for the headlight! For re-assembly, it should state to re-aim the headlight, because of course that is all out of sorts thanks to the omitted step in removal.
Unrelated to documentation, I also found someone along the way lost all of the isolation hardware for the fairing to the headlight screws. Luckily they are all still available inexpensively, and nothing happened in the meantime, like the fairing cracking under the additional stress (standoffs missing) or the headlight working loose.
Anyway, just thought I'd post those findings here, maybe someone in the future can avoid having to do similar discovery when doing simple repairs.
Dave
For example, nowhere have I found it documented that the shift lever socket on the Cal EV series is threaded left handed. Of course, I found out after snapping the rod. Thankfully new ones are still available.
Another example involves removing the fairing for the Cal Titanium, which is required to change bulbs in the rest of the dash. As is shown, it just says "Remove the screws and remove the fairing". It should have the additional step stating "be sure and set the headlight assembly aside to avoid damage", like when it tips forward and falls on the fender mount because two of the screws are also for the headlight! For re-assembly, it should state to re-aim the headlight, because of course that is all out of sorts thanks to the omitted step in removal.
Unrelated to documentation, I also found someone along the way lost all of the isolation hardware for the fairing to the headlight screws. Luckily they are all still available inexpensively, and nothing happened in the meantime, like the fairing cracking under the additional stress (standoffs missing) or the headlight working loose.
Anyway, just thought I'd post those findings here, maybe someone in the future can avoid having to do similar discovery when doing simple repairs.
Dave