I've just read an article in 'Gambalunga' the Uk moto guzzi owners club magazine about an NTX that had a cam failure. From the photographs it looks like the new model (large tank) NTX.
In the article the author states that his bike was "a year old on June 10th", and at the time of writing his bike has covered 20,000mls. He doesn't say when or at what mileage the failure occurred.
It looks like Moto Guzzi still haven't sorted this problem. I'm pretty sure that this is costing them sales in the UK. Just recently I was speaking with some guys who had recently purchased new Triumph Explorers and a Yamaha Super Tenere, they all stated how much they liked the Stelvio, and had seriously considered buying one, however the prospect of the cam/follower failure stopped them. They also remarked that they hadn't bought BMW 1200GS's because of the recurring final drive and other problems that model had.
I love my Stelvio and hope to keep it for a few years, but the prospect of having to pay for repairs in the event of this problem occurring is casting a shadow on ownership.
Does anyone know what the cost of the repair is. I believe Moto Guzzi in the UK have hinted at them honouring warranty if the failure happens outside of the normal 2 year limit, but will this be subject to the bike being dealer serviced? I normally do my own maintenance once a vehicle is out of warranty.
In the article the author states that his bike was "a year old on June 10th", and at the time of writing his bike has covered 20,000mls. He doesn't say when or at what mileage the failure occurred.
It looks like Moto Guzzi still haven't sorted this problem. I'm pretty sure that this is costing them sales in the UK. Just recently I was speaking with some guys who had recently purchased new Triumph Explorers and a Yamaha Super Tenere, they all stated how much they liked the Stelvio, and had seriously considered buying one, however the prospect of the cam/follower failure stopped them. They also remarked that they hadn't bought BMW 1200GS's because of the recurring final drive and other problems that model had.
I love my Stelvio and hope to keep it for a few years, but the prospect of having to pay for repairs in the event of this problem occurring is casting a shadow on ownership.
Does anyone know what the cost of the repair is. I believe Moto Guzzi in the UK have hinted at them honouring warranty if the failure happens outside of the normal 2 year limit, but will this be subject to the bike being dealer serviced? I normally do my own maintenance once a vehicle is out of warranty.
