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General Discussion / Thank You AF1 Racing

« Last post by TN Mark on Today at 02:11:06 PM »

I know it’s easy and all too common to complain about the US Moto Guzzi dealer network. This is my third ‘Thank You’ post to three different Moto Guzzi dealers.

Last month my all leather Eldorado saddlebags came in. They look absolutely beautiful and I’m anxious to get them installed onto the bike. Yesterday, the matching all leather tank bag came in that I purchased from AF1 Racing. The leather, the white stitching and the hardware is a direct match to the saddlebags.

Thankfully, AF1 Racing had their display tank bag, 2S000525, offered at a great price. It looks absolutely brand new. Plus it included the rain cover and the shoulder strap.

I’m using a different mount, 2S000038, instead of the matching mount. I’m still on the hunt for the matching 2S000524 all leather mount.

Thank you AF1 Racing, thank you very much.

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General Discussion / Re: 2013 V7 - Fork Oil Capacity?

« Last post by Kev m on Today at 01:40:54 PM »

Being that you have everything apart, why not measure it BOTH ways?  Extended and compressed to see if there is a correlating change and what the difference is?  I note that Guzzi Steve mentioned above that it is measured with Fork Extended.

Ha ha, because that ship sailed. They're installed lol.

But I cannot see how the level could be the same extended as compressed.

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General Discussion / Re: Not everything has to be political

« Last post by DoubleGuzzi on Today at 01:33:22 PM »

It's just a shame that it is so frequently USA-centric. I don't come here to read about any other topic than motorcycles, there are plenty of other outlets/forums for sport, 4,6,12 whatever wheelers and so on. I've been down this road before (poor pun) and appear to be in a distinct minority.

[BTW, what's all the fuss about tariffs when import duties have been used in many other countries, for years/decades? Rhetorical.]

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General Discussion / Re: Not everything has to be political

« Last post by kballowe on Today at 12:53:30 PM »

There's a forum for nearly everything.
This forum is for motorcycles.

 
 
 

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General Discussion / Re: 2013 V7 - Fork Oil Capacity?

« Last post by Bulldog9 on Today at 12:48:38 PM »

Though I didn't specifically MEASURE the air gap with the fork extended I did peer into the tube and I'm but sure I could even SEE the level with it extended.

Your logic above claiming that measuring with it compressed would lead to overfilling is backwards. Extending the fork tube effectively increases volume (pulling the mounting point upward 130 mm of suspension travel from the top of the fluid). So if you use air gap to determine volume you will fill with much more oil to make the air gap in spec with the fork extended.

Now couple that with the fact that I've confirmed by at least one other source that my volume drained was correct/typical for a 2013 Kafia V7 fork AND the fact that I measured with the fork compressed before draining as well.

The only logical conclusion is that measuring with the fork extended would lead to overfilling and the use of more fluid.

But I have no explanation why you wouldn't have run into trouble assuming your notes are correct and the forks on the Stornello are similar/same.

A few other techs/riders posting on the adv thread agree with my recollection that compressed is the standard method in the industry and the correct way to read the otherwise ambiguous Guzzi manual translation.

* Shrugs *

Being that you have everything apart, why not measure it BOTH ways?  Extended and compressed to see if there is a correlating change and what the difference is?  I note that Guzzi Steve mentioned above that it is measured with Fork Extended.

 

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General Discussion / Re: Free Rear Main Seal Installer

« Last post by Antietam Classic Cycle on Today at 12:29:51 PM »

The clutch centering tool, I can't tell in the picture if it's deep (SD Tech and the like) or shallow spline (original for Loops for instance)?

Tom

Looks like it's for shallow splines to me.

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General Discussion / Re: Not everything has to be political

« Last post by Tkelly on Today at 12:21:31 PM »

Bears fan refugee here.

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General Discussion / Re: Not everything has to be political

« Last post by drdwb on Today at 12:10:22 PM »

I guess I agree from a big picture point of view but I am curious about what the tariffs add to the cost of the bikes we all like.

In our 40 years of operating our practice, our strictly enforced policy was No Religon No politics, discussed. Patients came  in for health reasons induced or aggravated by stress, physical, chemical, and/ or emotional. It worked well. I too am concerned about tariffs and their direct effects on my purchases.

But TK I would think you might be more concerned about the recent Packers loss to the Bears and how the almost embarrassing loss from a game they had, has severally damaged the psych of your neighbors and could result in massive street protests. Which is probably more overbearing than the concerns about tariffs to the average
Cheesehead.

This from a chronically depressed former Vikings fan. 

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General Discussion / Re: A V85 thing.

« Last post by Clifton on Today at 12:08:41 PM »

Besides riding in rain or through deep puddles, even just hosing off the underneath of the bike could get a little water in that hole. I found a small stainless cap bolt that was barely bigger than the hole so threaded right into the aluminum w/o having to even tap it.

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General Discussion / Re: Free Rear Main Seal Installer

« Last post by Tom H on Today at 12:05:46 PM »

The clutch centering tool, I can't tell in the picture if it's deep (SD Tech and the like) or shallow spline (original for Loops for instance)?

Tom