Freshly serviced breva dies on side of the road.. Your guess?

[Sheepdog]

All's well that ends well...

[pebra]

Got to say that during all my years on the forum, this has been one of the most "interesting" and exciting threads to follow.
Glad it appears to have turned out well!

I seem to remember that Rider's Hill is one of the most respected Guzzi dealers  -  what's happened?

[Kev m]

I seem to remember that Rider's Hill is one of the most respected Guzzi dealers  -  what's happened?

They let GuzziSteve go.

[Stormtruck2]

They let GuzziSteve go.

;-T :+1 ;-T

[Mayor_of_BBQ]

In the end, having a fuel line blow off is not that big of a deal BUT trained techs are not supposed to overlook stuff like proper tightening of clamps.

Honestly other aspects of this service were just as troubling tho so I don't know what to think. I know they are very nice friendly folks and have quite a following. But I for one will not return for service.

1. Mechanic did canisterectomy. He just pulled the canister and capped or linked the lines right there? I guess you could say maybe I would want to return it to stock at some point... But to me if the tech Says "once the warranty is out, yeah chuck that thing".  Then I would expect him to remove the bracket, pull all the extraneous hoses, and make it neat and tidy!!

2. Before service I went to great pains carefully painting the plastic side faring pieces from the tank. When I too the bike for service, I took the pieces also and ask they re-install when they pull the tank for the fuel filter. Somehow during the brake & clutch fluid swap he managed to dribble brake fluid on my nice fresh parts. Of course brake fluid vs. Rattle can bumper coat is no bueno.
This irritating thing was he did it ON BOTH SIDES!?!?
Wouldn't u think after you ruined one side you would be extra careful on the second side? Jeeze put a towel down.

3. On the GPS pigtail I specifically asked it be wired to an ignition hot wire. I wanted it to turn on and off with the key. He said "don't you want it direct to battery in case you need to use it in a parking lot or while your bike it off?"
I told him don't worry about that, it's got like 6hrs of battery life and if I park my bike for weeks w/gps in the cradle I don't want it to drain battery.
He wired it direct to the battery posts.. AND didn't put a fuse in there because 'I didn't know how many amp fuse to use with your GPS'


Alls well that ends well, but I won't be taking my bike back there.


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[Zoom Zoom]

Glad you got it going and sorry to hear about your negative experience.


But................ ..... Now that you're a pro at getting that tank off, the plug for the GPS is under the front near where the frame rails converge. It is switched, like you want. I removed the end that was there and soldered an SAE polarized plug in its place. Using the other half of the plug on my GPS harness, where I inserted an in line fuse. I would suggest figuring out which lead is the positive, and use the end of the SAE plug that has the insulated red wire there. That way, if you unplug it altogether, it is less likely that it would short against a ground source.

Also, IIRC, you can probably use a 2 amp fuse for the GPS. Maybe even a 1 amp.

John Henry

[guzzisteve]

Did it run w/o fail?

[Mayor_of_BBQ]

Did it run w/o fail?

Yessir

Only put on about 60mi Saturday, didn't want to head too far afield...  But every indication is it's great.  Looking like more winter weather here tues, will try to commute to Brevard for work on wed or thurs and then run it long next weekend.

Tomorrow's projects is cutting/Dremeling out the remaining bracket stuff from the canister to make a stash spot for my emergency rain gear.

My side skirting actually looks better the second time I painted them, so him ruining my paint job wasn't all that bad after all

[Mackers]

to make a stash spot for my emergency rain gear

I've wondered how hot it gets in there...let us know!

[Mayor_of_BBQ]

I've wondered how hot it gets in there...let us know!

I don't think it will get hot in there?  The space is cantilevered out over the rear wheel with plenty of airflow underneath... the muffler is at least 2' away.. and nothing around there to raise the temp?  But now I'm curious so I will check it out!

[ohiorider]

They let GuzziSteve go.

GuzziSteve is the only reason I flew from Ohio to Georgia, took delivery, rode for 2 days on their lovely roads, and had Steve do the first service before I rode the Griso 8vSE back to Ohio.

[Arizona Wayne]

As for fuel injection special hose clamps, I get them @ a local auto store and the special tool to clamp them on/off($9) with. Forget what they're called.  My NAPA store doesn't carry them.

[ohiorider]

As for fuel injection special hose clamps, I get them @ a local auto store and the special tool to clamp them on/off($9) with. Forget what they're called.  My NAPA store doesn't carry them.

I can probably find that info .... give me a minute to look over some records.
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Here's info about the inexpensive tool used to crimp the clamp.
Replacing the questionable fuel filter on the 1200 Sport
PT (Performance Tool) - W83013
CV JOINT BOOT CLAMP PLIERS (ear type)
I believe he got them at Advance Auto
the tool manufacturer address is:
P O Box 88259
Tukwila, WA  98138
1-800-497-0552
www.wilmarcorp.com
Or simply ‘Google’ for W83013

EDIT - 2-20-2010 - FINALLY used these - WOW, they rock, such a simple, elegant tool (ok, maybe not elegant, but man, they do the job very nicely for what, something like 10% of the price of the special German tool
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I used clamps I purchased at NAPA.  The label read 'SUR&R - Part Number K2982 - Bar Code # 90453 00275

Hope this helps.

Bob

[guzzisteve]

The pair I bought had a piece in between the 2 jaws that I removed for it to work better in my application.