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V85 Left Hand Control assembly (turn signal button broken)

Your next issue will be getting the torx screws back in.
They are made of cheese and chew out easily.....at least they were on my Roamer
 
Torx are fine if you use the correct screwdriver. It's like using a Philips on a JIS screw. It works up to a point and then oh crap it cams out.
I finally bought a set of JIS and shortly afterwards sold all my Japanese bikes.
 
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tris said:
Your next issue will be getting the torx screws back in.
They are made of cheese and chew out easily.....at least they were on my Roamer
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I was able to get everything back together—I just went nice and slow. But, somehow I must have also damaged my high beam switch since now it doesn’t bounce back (or maybe I just lost a spring).

Oh well, I will get that damn assembly I guess. But in the meantime at least I was able to get out for a ride on an amazing holiday here in the Pacific Northwest. :)
 
I understand you trying to fix it. I don’t fault you. I simply know the strength of materials, and there simply wasn’t enough meat there to effect a proper repair.

As to the cost, that’s about standard for the same type switch on any motorcycle.

I don’t know what you were thinking but $5-$10 doesn’t buy diddly squat on a modern motorcycle.
 
I am sure Moto Guzzi sources that whole assembly from a supplier so there is no way they would stock and sell individual internal parts. Other bikes have similar issues so don’t be too critical of Moto Guzzi. I wonder if that plastic piece could be printed on a 3D printer.

As an example, I had a 1982 Yamaha that had round plastic buttons for the horn (left) and starter (right). The flange on the inside end of the button would break off and the button would fall out after a few years in the hot desert climate. The only way to get a new button was to buy the whole switch assembly. I don’t remember how many switch assemblies I bought over the 20 years I rode that bike. I would take the button out of the new assembly and put it in the one already on the bike to avoid replacing the wiring back to the headlight housing. The right side housing was cheaper so I usually bought a right switch regardless of which button broke. I am sure I could print replacement buttons with thicker flanges on a 3D printer if I still had the bike (and easily pay for the printer at the cost of switch assemblies).
 
GerryAZ said:
I am sure Moto Guzzi sources that whole assembly from a supplier so there is no way they would stock and sell individual internal parts. Other bikes have similar issues so don’t be too critical of Moto Guzzi. I wonder if that plastic piece could be printed on a 3D printer.

As an example, I had a 1982 Yamaha that had round plastic buttons for the horn (left) and starter (right). The flange on the inside end of the button would break off and the button would fall out after a few years in the hot desert climate. The only way to get a new button was to buy the whole switch assembly. I don’t remember how many switch assemblies I bought over the 20 years I rode that bike. I would take the button out of the new assembly and put it in the one already on the bike to avoid replacing the wiring back to the headlight housing. The right side housing was cheaper so I usually bought a right switch regardless of which button broke. I am sure I could print replacement buttons with thicker flanges on a 3D printer if I still had the bike (and easily pay for the printer at the cost of switch assemblies).
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That’s really helpful to know, thanks—both yours and Scott’s feedback. For context, this is my first motorcycle (well, I did own a cb500x earlier this year for a few months, but this is the first motorcycle I have pledged my heart to) and I have had it in my mind that I want to try and fix whatever goes wrong. It’s helpful to understand that the realities of it that some of these individual components likely cannot just be repaired or replaced. That’s just not economically viable for MG like you say.

Incidentally, I did experience *another* issue yesterday that perhaps someone has seen: while I was riding, the digital screen got a bit dusty. I wiped it off with my glove, and perhaps pushed a bit hard and the screen suddenly restarted. When it restarted everything was reset other than the odometer. Loose connection? The screen feel like it has a bit too much play up and down as well? Have you seen this before on your bikes?
 
john zibell said:
If all else fails.
grapaslingo said:
Alright, I’ll stop giving play by play after this. I was able to loosen the whole assembly enough to pull it off. Now I’ll see if I can figure out how to remove the front cover.
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How did you remove the front cover? I am trying to add a 3rd party turn signal canceling unit and I need to get into the turn signal mechanism. I have got the unit off the handlebar, but didn't want to start prying on the front cover. Any information on disassembly would be appreciated.
 
What 3rd party unit!? Mine is still broken, so would love to know if there is an alternative out there.
 
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