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General Discussion / Re: New Royal Enfield Bear

« Last post by Dirk_S on Today at 01:28:57 PM »

Not a lazy claim when a 30Kmi bike has no compression and you call Guzzi's TechRep to find out why. He has to fix the stuff or help find the answers for warranty bikes. He doesn't sugarcoat diagnostics. From the horses mouth, engine parts from China.

*All* engine parts?

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General Discussion / Re: Exhaust Temp Difference

« Last post by kfz on Today at 01:18:42 PM »

Unless it has been modified, the distributor on the Mille is incapable of both cylinders having correct ignition timing.

Yes its modified sorry.  It converted to Points with Amplifiers. and the slots opened up in the points to get enough adjustment for both. My timing light wouldnt work on the LH cylinder for some reason so I couldnt check it (is that a clue, i will check the coil and lead.  But RH is just ahead of the mark (slightly advanced).

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General Discussion / Re: Exhaust Temp Difference

« Last post by John A on Today at 01:15:49 PM »

Think of it as two separate one cylinder engines. On a long ride you can almost pick them out sometimes. I’ve seen , rarely, on a T3, the exhaust discoloration the same on both sides. That takes some skill and luck. That was  done by Dave Hewitt from Kansas.

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General Discussion / Re: New Royal Enfield Bear

« Last post by guzzisteve on Today at 01:15:47 PM »

Not a lazy claim when a 30Kmi bike has no compression and you call Guzzi's TechRep to find out why. He has to fix the stuff or help find the answers for warranty bikes. He doesn't sugarcoat diagnostics. From the horses mouth, engine parts from China.

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General Discussion / Re: Exhaust Temp Difference

« Last post by guzzisteve on Today at 01:02:11 PM »

What he said, some came with a Bosch but the electronic one is off around 1/2 degree between L/R. Do a few more rides, could also be idle mix difference unless set with a Colortune and you got them exact same flame color. Runs good ride it!! Nothing wrong.

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General Discussion / Re: For Ironhead Lovers

« Last post by DoubleGuzzi on Today at 01:01:15 PM »

One of the few Harleys that I like. Registration No. is cool.
 

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General Discussion / Re: The State of the Undervalued, Used Moto Guzzi Market...

« Last post by kidsmoke on Today at 12:49:17 PM »

warms my heart to hear the GRiSO spoken of in such reverent tone. Hopefully it holds it's allure. I bought at what will likely turn out to be high on my one 'classic' Guzzi, but I wasn't doing it as an investment. Perhaps my GRiSO will offset that. That is if I ever let it go, which is inconcievable to me currently. I'm fully and absolutely smitten. 

Hamlin's attention to detail shouldn't be taken into account when discussing 'dealers selling used bikes'. He is simply on a different level, with no peer. If I was looking for a new-to-me machine, a fly n ride from his inventory would be option 1, 2 and 3. Let alone: I'm a CARC fan and he is a CARC whisperer. If you ever get a chance to scrutinize a build of his, do it. It will either motivate you to perform at a higher level, or just give up trying. I hope that as a community we can make the business lucrative for him - and Cadre - so that we can continue to have them putting properly sorted Guzzi's on the road for as long as they feel so inclined.

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General Discussion / Re: Bulldog's V85

« Last post by PeteS on Today at 12:46:21 PM »

I don't put anything heavy in my top case but it's never affected my handling-ever.

Try case of bottled Yuengling. Then try and keep up with your buds scraping knees on PA 144.

Pete

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General Discussion / Re: Exhaust Temp Difference

« Last post by nc43bsa on Today at 12:45:11 PM »

Unless it has been modified, the distributor on the Mille is incapable of both cylinders having correct ignition timing.

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General Discussion / Re: New Royal Enfield Bear

« Last post by Dr. Enzo Toma on Today at 12:41:39 PM »

All smallblocks since 2017 use valves, piston rings, and other engine parts from China. When Vagrent's went tits up I called Tech Rep for Piaggio that used to hang out in our shop, lives down the road here 25mi.

Could be, but sounds like a lazy claim to me. If I look up 1A015607R and check the country of origin on sites that list it as required for international shipping duties, it lists Italy. Doesn't necessarily mean that's accurate or reliable, but just one spot check that is turning up Italy rather than China. I'm sure there are parts made in China, especially common components not unique to the bike. When I dug into the headset bearings on my V7 850 they were a FAG (Schaeffler) bearing inscribed Vietnam, but possibly with an outer ring from China. https://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=116677.msg1837298#msg1837298

Country of origin does not necessarily dictate quality either way. Metallurgy, manufacturing process, quality control, and supplier requirements do. Vehicles sold in the EU do a decent job weeding out some of the rubbish we can buy in the states with their Conformity of Production standards set out under European Whole Vehicle Type Approval.