Larry Malinoski
Cruisin' Guzzisti
New to the forum but not new to Moto Guzzi. Still have a V50 I bought 41 years ago. Before that owned maybe 3 others and some since. Well, just bought a 2017 V9 Roamer with low miles. Been building the comfort seat up to haul the wife and yesterday it turned into a burning mess. 40 miles from home and that fork seal flat out let go. Smoke and near fire with oil not only here, all over the bike and us. I mean ALL OVER. Obviously the fork seal must have come loose under the dust cap and lunched all the oil. Surprised we made it home with front tire, engine, exhaust (smoke awful), and all of us literally covered. We are mid-70's in age with a few "down times" riding motorcycle and not eager for many more. Failure like this is a surprise.
Stopped at a new Moto Guzzi dealer near Tampa. No seals and no seals at the warehouse in Georgia. Called dealer I got the bike from in Fort Meyers. Little cooperation, as usual. Tried Harpers and others ... no seals. Multiple calls to friends and the lead on MG Cycle. Got 'em coming in. Now the rub.
How much oil goes in the front fork?
The two large and near worthless manuals I have give a rig-a-marole measurement system for fork oil. No mention of the end amount. When I pull the mess apart and dump them dry, any clue of how much to put back in?
My guess is 400cc or around that. How close am I?
Stopped at a new Moto Guzzi dealer near Tampa. No seals and no seals at the warehouse in Georgia. Called dealer I got the bike from in Fort Meyers. Little cooperation, as usual. Tried Harpers and others ... no seals. Multiple calls to friends and the lead on MG Cycle. Got 'em coming in. Now the rub.
How much oil goes in the front fork?
The two large and near worthless manuals I have give a rig-a-marole measurement system for fork oil. No mention of the end amount. When I pull the mess apart and dump them dry, any clue of how much to put back in?
My guess is 400cc or around that. How close am I?