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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: pete roper on January 27, 2017, 08:37:49 PM
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I just bought this great chunk of crap for 8K.
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Yes, it's a high mileage flattie and I dunno if it's been rollerised or not but if it dies in the arse I'll just have to rebuild it. I have an 'A' kit for it on the shelf, and some big end shells. I might get lucky with the bottom end.
Pete
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Obviously you need a hobby Pete :rolleyes:
Dusty
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Well done!
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$8,000 AUD? That's like, what - $5500 these days?
A bargoon!
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Is that a barbecue grill on the stern?
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You will enjoy it regardless. It's a great platform.
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It's a disease and your infected..
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$8K? Woo hoo - good find!
Maurie.
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Well, it is the year of the big chook! May as well have a big chook chaser....
Braaaaaaaaaackk!
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Well done, Pete!
If you find that the clutch goes, I know a guy who can lend you the necessary tools. I can probably give you some pointers on getting the engine in and out, too! :boozing:
Cheers,
Shaun
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Yes it's a 2012 so it could have the explode-O-magic clutch AND the fall-to-bits swingarm but given the fact it's done 110,000 Km I reckon if that was going to happen it would of done so by now!
As I implied, it's a turd, I know it's a turd, that's why it was so CHEAP! (Cue Suspender twang!) but I have the parts needed to de-turdify it and it will be ideal for my up-coming round Oz trip and being a larger bike it will be less, errrr? 'Snug' with Jude and I on it than the Mana which is, in all honesty, beginning to feel a bit cramped! :rolleyes:
Pete
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Yes it's a 2012 so it could have the explode-O-magic clutch AND the fall-to-bits swingarm but given the fact it's done 110,000 Km I reckon if that was going to happen it would of done so by now!
As I implied, it's a turd, I know it's a turd, that's why it was so CHEAP! (Cue Suspender twang!) but I have the parts needed to de-turdify it and it will be ideal for my up-coming round Oz trip and being a larger bike it will be less, errrr? 'Snug' with Jude and I on it than the Mana which is, in all honesty, beginning to feel a bit cramped! :rolleyes:
Pete
Hard to tell from the pictures, but it doesn't look all that bad. You are going to love the space and comfort, though!
Have a great trip.
Cheers,
Shaun
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The nasty surprises are likely to be on the inside but the VIN looks vaguely familiar. It might be one I rollerised. If it is I'll of been kissed on the arse by a golden fairy, again! :D
Pete
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Well done Pete. What signs does the exploding clutch give ? Mine Emits a growl or howl noise when easing off from a cold start, but seems ok once all warmed up. These things are big but comfy as .... When cruising :thumb:
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That's a hideous old munter ?!?!?!? I'd call that sexy new hotness.
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Well done Pete. What signs does the exploding clutch give ? Mine Emits a growl or howl noise when easing off from a cold start, but seems ok once all warmed up. These things are big but comfy as .... When cruising :thumb:
Don't worry, the 'Stelvio Groan' is a known issue and although a bit disconcerting never seems to cause any harm.
When the clutch goes feral the anti - rattle springs fall out and mash everything! See Sean, (Sdml's) thread on his unhappy experience. Vic over on ADV also had his go udders skywards but his bike was cursed, so he bought a new one!
Pete
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You'll enjoy the ride home from Beenleigh !
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I've asked the shop not to start it again and it won't get fired up or ridden until I've been through it with a fine tooth comb and it's been rollerised. It's coming down here on a truck.
Pete
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Uhhh, my chook sez that looks like a duck, Beetle.. :violent1: :smiley:
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Looks very nice given the miles. Should be a lot of fun.....
Mark
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Don't worry, the 'Stelvio Groan' is a known issue and although a bit disconcerting never seems to cause any harm.
When the clutch goes feral the anti - rattle springs fall out and mash everything! See Sean, (Sdml's) thread on his unhappy experience. Vic over on ADV also had his go udders skywards but his bike was cursed, so he bought a new one!
Pete
http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=77036.0 (http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=77036.0)
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Definitely a good choice for touring two up. Congrats
I'm a bit surprised that you bought it without checking for flat tappets, which might have given you leverage to wangle the price a little lower
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Looks good to me...
And a nice ride for two.
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Uhhh, my chook sez that looks like a duck, Beetle.. :violent1: :smiley:
It's either a chook will a bill, or a duck with a comb. Either way, it's fowl. :grin:
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It's either a chook will a bill, or a duck with a comb. Either way, it's fowl. :grin:
What we really need is a rubber platypus . Let's face it , much more representative of the average Moto Guzzi rider than a chicken .
"Just put it on my bill" :laugh:
Dusty
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Definitely a good choice for touring two up. Congrats
I'm a bit surprised that you bought it without checking for flat tappets, which might have given you leverage to wangle the price a little lower
They weren't going to move much on price. A lot of people don't know about the tappet issue and the shop isn't going to tell them! It was advertised at $8.5K. I got $500 knocked off because I didn't need rego, (Tag.) in Queensland and I needed to get it carted down here by Porky so they grizzled a bit but then said OK. 8K for a big tank Stelvio, any Stelvio actually, is dirt cheap in Oz terms. I'm surprised it didn't get snapped up while I was vascilating.
It's manufacture date is 01/2012 so unless it's been rollerised it's definitely a flattie. I know it's probably a turd but it's my turd now! :grin:
Pete
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Circumnavigating Oz Pete? I know it's been done by all sorts of things, but that is a tall order.
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Don't worry, the 'Stelvio Groan' is a known issue and although a bit disconcerting never seems to cause any harm.
When the clutch goes feral the anti - rattle springs fall out and mash everything! See Sean, (Sdml's) thread on his unhappy experience. Vic over on ADV also had his go udders skywards but his bike was cursed, so he bought a new one!
Pete
Apparently the "Stelvio groan" is not limited to the Stelvio. My Cali does something similar -- sort of a squonk as the clutch is let out when the bike is first started from cold, with some grabbiness. After a few launches, it's gone.
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Circumnavigating Oz Pete? I know it's been done by all sorts of things, but that is a tall order.
Nah. Highway 1, the road that goes all the way round, has been sealed for years. Anyway we'll be on Guzzis so if anything goes wrong we'll beat it back into shape with a rock!
pete
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When does this epic around Oz happen Pete?
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Not sure yet. September this year or maybe April next. Not going to try and do the tropics in the wet season.
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Well, that looks like a fun project. You gonna get that big girl dirty - or mostly use it on the street?
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If it's of any interest, I left in May going clockwise and did 5 minutes in rain at Port Augusta and 20 minutes in Perth, ( although waited that out). At least the temp only got to 37 around Port Hedland / Kununurra areas, nice and cool !!! No more rain until Cairns, but that's good rain. None from big banana to home. That's pretty standard. Are you happy with your research on the September departure regarding wet season downpours ?
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My mate Peter who I'm travelling with has lived in the tropics for thirty years, Darwin, Kakadu and Townsville, I'm letting him do the planning. He'll be on his 1200 Sport-8V so we won't be doing a lot of dirt! :laugh:
Pete
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My mate Peter who I'm travelling with has lived in the tropics for thirty years, Darwin, Kakadu and Townsville, I'm letting him do the planning. He'll be on his 1200 Sport-8V so we won't be doing a lot of dirt! :laugh:
Pete
He's gotta be the one to listen to you'd reckon. You'll love it irregardless....
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I thought you were after an 8V Sport?
There's a 2009 (39000km) on bike sales.com for under 10k in Victoria....
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Yeah, I was, but then 'The Turd' came up in Queensland and I thought "Why not?". I'm just hoping its been rollerised. :grin:
Pete
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I get the impression that adventure or dual-sport bikes are not looked upon favourably down under -- would that be a fair statement? Kind of made fun of almost like they are embarrassing? I say this as I seem to hear frequently that they don't sell all that well down there, and people seem to make fun of them (probably in somewhat good humour). Calling them "chook chasers" (clapped out old dirt bikes from farms, etc.).
Is this perception accurate, or have I missed the mark? Honest question, as I find the cultural differences across the globe to be very interesting. Kind of like how, for many years, British shows (Top Gear, etc.) would represent Hondas as old people's cars, when they were popular with the kids n North America for tuning). Just a different perspective, I suppose.
Cheers,
Shaun
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I get the impression that adventure or dual-sport bikes are not looked upon favourably down under -- would that be a fair statement? Kind of made fun of almost like they are embarrassing? I say this as I seem to hear frequently that they don't sell all that well down there, and people seem to make fun of them (probably in somewhat good humour). Calling them "chook chasers" (clapped out old dirt bikes from farms, etc.).
Is this perception accurate, or have I missed the mark? Honest question, as I find the cultural differences across the globe to be very interesting. Kind of like how, for many years, British shows (Top Gear, etc.) would represent Hondas as old people's cars, when they were popular with the kids n North America for tuning). Just a different perspective, I suppose.
Cheers,
Shaun
Nah mate, out where the real touring is done, every man and his dog is on a GS with Mc Gregor replica jacket. About the same ratio as Europe IMO.
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Much the same I feel in NZ. Many of the bikes I see on the road who are obviously doing touring are on the adventure type bikes. Guys I have spoken to appreciate the comfort but don't like the cruiser or the crotch rocket style, and the adventure style seems to fit the bill.
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Much the same I feel in NZ. Many of the bikes I see on the road who are obviously doing touring are on the adventure type bikes. Guys I have spoken to appreciate the comfort but don't like the cruiser or the crotch rocket style, and the adventure style seems to fit the bill.
Yeah they are the way to go realistically. I went up past the Arctic Circle on one and it was a good tool for the job, but I just couldn't "like" it. I still like the Norge although I'm always a bit jumpy wondering if it's going to stuff up. It never does of it's own accord.
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Thanks, gents -- good to know. That's the trouble with anecdotal information... it's anecdotal!
Hope I get down that way, someday, so I can experience the scene directly. And maybe chase a few chooks!
Cheers,
Shaun
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GS riders travel in hordes here. There are a lot of hordes. :shocked:
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Thanks, gents -- good to know. That's the trouble with anecdotal information... it's anecdotal!
Hope I get down that way, someday, so I can experience the scene directly. And maybe chase a few chooks!
Cheers,
Shaun
Better hurry mate, or you won't get a good looking one !!!! There's always a beaut selection of white leghorns at the bowls club.
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Better hurry mate, or you won't get a good looking one !!!! There's always a beaut selection of white leghorns at the bowls club.
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That's a hideous old munter ?!?!?!? I'd call that sexy new hotness.
Although I like the term: "Hideous Old Munter...".... would agree with Turin...that's a cool bike...and it appears you got a good deal!
I personally like the looks and design of the Stevio much better than the Norge. :thumb: :cool: :1:
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As Huzo says, big 'Adventure' bikes , (I nearly park a tiger when I hear that term. What does it actually mean?) are very popular here. BMW's particularly and they tend to be owned by the well known stereotypes.
Look, this thing is comparatively high mileage but in most ways that worries me not a jot. Things I'm expecting to have to do are replace the swingarm bearings, probably the shock linkage or at least it's bearings, grease the steering head bearings and of course there is the $64,000 question of has it been rollerised? I really think it unlikely it could of got to anywhere near this mileage without but it could simply be at the point of severe death! (Is there any other kind?).
I'm also hoping it hasn't had any nasty add-ons like Fat-Duc's or Power Commanders put on it or it'll probably have some ring and bore damage and might need camchains. As long as the engine isn't beyond the pale it'll be a good buy. If it is? (Shrug?) I'll fix it.
One thing all their owners say is they are a great tourer and very comfortable. That and the fact that they have a HUGE fuel tank means that I'm hoping it will make a great two up tourer for Jude and I and will be ideal for the around Oz trip.
Pete
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One thing all their owners say is they are a great tourer and very comfortable. That and the fact that they have a HUGE fuel tank means that I'm hoping it will make a great two up tourer for Jude and I and will be ideal for the around Oz trip.
Pete
I can back that up. Very comfortable, at least for me. The (relatively) long suspension travel is great on rough roads, too.
Cheers,
Shaun
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"Adventure" biking is cool. You can go all sorts of dirty, rocky, muddy, snowy places you'd probably prefer not to take a more sporty bike. Aren't there virtually endless expanses of dirt roads in Australia?
I have no experience with the Stelvio, but my old KTM 950 Adventure would go anywhere - and it was a decent tourer and a pretty good sports bike on the twisties. But it was thirsty and a pain in the ass to work on. The Stelvio looks like a better all-around bike for anyone who doesn't need the KTM level of performance in the dirt. I could see one in my garage one day (but the Honda Africa Twin is interesting too...)
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Unfortunately Scud the purchase of 'The Turd' means the LeMans has to go on the back burner. Sorry..... :cry:
Pete
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No worries. If we lived closer we could've worked a trade the Stelvio after you're done with your tour.
You got me prowling for Stelvios though, and there's a rollered one with less than 15,000 miles for sale in my city - and asking only $6,000. I sort of wish I had not seen that...
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I thought you were after an 8V Sport?
There's a 2009 (39000km) on bike sales.com for under 10k in Victoria....
Careful, careful, that one has had electric and head work (right only?) under warranty... But no one could/would be specific what, when or where when I enquired...
But I'm sure with the correct due diligence it might be a bargain.
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Careful, careful, that one has had electric and head work (right only?) under warranty... But no one could/would be specific what, when or where when I enquired...
But I'm sure with the correct due diligence it might be a bargain.
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I reckoned it might be a turd as well, but a turd without redeeming features. Your description sounds about what I'd suspect. It lunched it's tappets but only the noisy side was checked and then bits to repair it were bought without any refference to the Servicemotoguzzi website so it still has one failed original flat tappet cylinder head and one with new tappets and cam that will also fail!
Piaggio must be rubbing their hands in glee at what rubes we are! :violent1:
Pete
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It's manufacture date is 01/2012 so unless it's been rollerised it's definitely a flattie. I know it's probably a turd but it's my turd now! :grin:
Pete
Pete, how do you know the month of manufacture? From the VIN I thought you can only see the year.
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I understand that a good Guzzi mechanic can tell you if it's been rollerized before purchase.. <shrug>
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I had a 2012 and put 50K miles on it. Had the clutch go on it too. Still it was a great bike, no regrets.
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As Huzo says, big 'Adventure' bikes , (I nearly park a tiger when I hear that term. What does it actually mean?) are very popular here.
Pete
I only use it 'cos everyone will know what I mean Pete, of course it's a bullshit term. I've done a little bit of riding on mine and it's always an adventure. BTW, I parked a Tiger once, a DH 84.
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I understand that a good Guzzi mechanic can tell you if it's been rollerized before purchase.. <shrug>
You try and convince a salesman at a 'Box Shop' dealership to take a rocker cover off on a bike that's a low profit trade in Chuck. It wasn't going to happen. :laugh: The bike is 1,000+km away. I wasn't going to look :grin:
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Nah. Highway 1, the road that goes all the way round, has been sealed for years. Anyway we'll be on Guzzis so if anything goes wrong we'll beat it back into shape with a rock!
pete
Are you gunna be braver and go anticlockwise around the outside, it's a bit further! I got sick of looking at the ocean over my left shoulder, so went half way round and did a U turn and went back ! Also it's a bit symbolic that you refer to it as a "turd". You might remember that, when you're rollerising it. I can see it now, " Just one more push Mr Roper, and we'll have the head" or "Keep pushing Pete, the servo's only 5 k's away, you're nearly there". I initially thought you were being uncharacteristicall y derisive when you referred to your Stelvio as "turd", or is it a clever acronym from another thread, like "Two Up, Roper's Dunger" or "Turned Up Really Dirty" or "Tappets Under Risk of Destruction" etc.... Anyway, would look good on a personalised plate !
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You try and convince a salesman at a 'Box Shop' dealership to take a rocker cover off on a bike that's a low profit trade in Chuck. It wasn't going to happen. :laugh: The bike is 1,000+km away. I wasn't going to look :grin:
Sorry, Pete.. that was low hanging fruit. :smiley: :boozing:
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Pete, what's the latest? Has the big girl arrived?
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Nah, Monday morning it'll be flung off the truck and I'll have a squizz at the camboxes.
Pete
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We need a crossed finger emo ...
Dusty
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We need a crossed finger emo ...
Dusty
In the meantime Dusty, :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: is the closest we have.
Pete, I really hope for your sake it has been rollerized. Would be the icing on the cake. Lookwise, I can assure you I have seen worse munters that that. It really does not look too bad for that mileage.
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It's doesn't matter. Pete will don his goat leggings and do the rubber chicken dance. Presto! Munter to monster.
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It's doesn't matter. Pete will don his goat leggings and do the rubber chicken dance. Presto! Munter to monster.
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I guess. :grin: Strap Colin to the side pannier and all is good. :thumb:
I haven't seen the goat mentioned for some time......... :angel:
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Yup, it had buggered tappets! What a surprise! Now rollerised and remapped and tuned! Still a bargain. Disappointed that it has a leaking fork seal and no doubt it will need swingarm bearings and maybe a shock linkage but for what I paid? Still a bargain! :D
Pete
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Do you think a lot of the DLC has gone in to the donk Pete, or is it just in the initial stages?
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The tappets are buggered. At this mileage I reckon its on its second set because whoever was servicing it didn't know about the rollerisation option so when the first set went tits the stuck a second set in! Yes! This happens! A lot!
It also has had a Power Corruptor on it at some point as there injector cables have been chopped about and are wrapped in about a thousand kilometres of insulation tape. It's TB's were all over the place too but luckily it doesn't appear that Corporal Clothears messed about with the throttle stop screw and I've managed to get it running pretty well. There may be further tuning gremlins to discover but judging from the feel of the crank it doesn't appear that the rings have lost *All* their tension so they can't be completely worn out! :evil:
My guess is that it was a bike owned by someone who drank the Power Corruptor Kool Aid and when it went tits, (Again!) flipped it, My guess is they are probably on a Triumph now. Anyway, as I said, it's my turd now, (I'm going to get a sticker describing it as such for the hideous top box!) I'll nurse it back to health and everything will be peachy-ish!
It has very big boxes and is extremely black! I hate black bikes! Perhaps I'll pull some plastic off it and paint it bright, dog-dick pink! That'll upset the GS brigade!
Hail the turd!
Pete
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The tappets are buggered. At this mileage I reckon its on its second set because whoever was servicing it didn't know about the rollerisation option so when the first set went tits the stuck a second set in! Yes! This happens! A lot!
It also has had a Power Corruptor on it at some point as there injector cables have been chopped about and are wrapped in about a thousand kilometres of insulation tape. It's TB's were all over the place too but luckily it doesn't appear that Corporal Clothears messed about with the throttle stop screw and I've managed to get it running pretty well. There may be further tuning gremlins to discover but judging from the feel of the crank it doesn't appear that the rings have lost *All* their tension so they can't be completely worn out! :evil:
My guess is that it was a bike owned by someone who drank the Power Corruptor Kool Aid and when it went tits, (Again!) flipped it, My guess is they are probably on a Triumph now. Anyway, as I said, it's my turd now, (I'm going to get a sticker describing it as such for the hideous top box!) I'll nurse it back to health and everything will be peachy-ish!
It has very big boxes and is extremely black! I hate black bikes! Perhaps I'll pull some plastic off it and paint it bright, dog-dick pink! That'll upset the GS brigade!
Hail the turd!
Pete
I learnt an interesting adjective to describe pink today :grin:
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I learnt an interesting adjective to describe pink today :grin:
:bow: that's great.....
Mark
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I was up in Canada eh? fishing with the Kid and some friends. The kid has a fairly light complexion somehow, and was getting sun burned. One of our friends said, " You're getting too much sun, son. You're red on the head like the dick on a dawg." :smiley: I'll never forget that one.
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I laid hands on the turd today. Neither myself nor the Stelvio burst into flames. :azn:
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He didn't dare ride it! Too much of a woose!
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I don't ride unicycles. :violent1:
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OK. So it doesn't have any forks in it! So what! All it takes is 'Determination '!
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Be an Epic Mono - " how do I put it down!"
Maurie.
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Hi Pete,
Glad to hear about your "Turd".
Regarding the colour - have you any of the "Green Tree Frog Green" left?
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Hi Pete,
Glad to hear about your "Turd".
Regarding the colour - have you any of the "Green Tree Frog Green" left?
:smiley: Electric purple would make a nice accent to that..
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Hi Pete,
Glad to hear about your "Turd".
Regarding the colour - have you any of the "Green Tree Frog Green" left?
Hi from Creswick 12S Craig. What's your current ride/s ?
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G'Day Huzo.
1976 T3 that Ive had for about 18 yrs.
nearly 2yrs back we moved from the coast to the inner city. there is only space for 1 bike, so the T3 is "layed up" at a mates place in Bairnsdale.
2013 1200Sport. ex demo (150km) now has 20,000k on clock.
Rollerised heads "Roperised". Hepeco & Becker allumium panniers. last year i took it to Mandello via Holland.
6000k in europe 4 crossings of the Alps, 8 countries, blah blah. not really a "Sports Bike", but wouldn't have had anything else on the Autostradas, nothing eats miles like it!
Many other bikes in the past.
MK V the one which which did everything very well!
Aprilia RS250 (12 yrs) and MV Brutale, so I know what a "Sports" bike is.
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Well, today I took it into town and got it inspected and registered! Given the fact that it was 38*C when I was riding back out, (Top here today is expected to be 41*C. Top in Quorn in inland South Oz is expected to be 47*C!) I reckon if it was going to crap its big ends it would of done it by now!
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Not too shabby for a Turd!
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So all up costs were, in $AU.
Turd-$8,000
Repairs-'A' kit, fork rebuild, service, remap etc. $1,300
Insurance and CTP-$550ish
Rego and stamp duty-$450 ish
So, a rollerised big tank Stelvio registered in NSW for a year with fully comp insurance for a poofteenth over ten grand. I'm not complaining. Runs like a champ.
Pete
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:thumb: Good stuff Pete.
Hopefully you will have an excellent run out of it.
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You polished that turd in a hurry. Have a great trip.
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One never polishes a turd, the best you can do is roll it in glitter! This is probably the best maxim you can apply when talking about Guzzis, especially under-maintained , high mileage, Guzzis!
Pete
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One never polishes a turd, the best you can do is roll it in glitter! This is probably the best maxim you can apply when talking about Guzzis, especially under-maintained , high mileage, Guzzis!
Pete
Some of those "turds" must be pretty quick though Peter. I heard a bloke say he had trouble passing one once !!!
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Hi Pete,
Glad to hear about your "Turd".
Regarding the colour - have you any of the "Green Tree Frog Green" left?
Congrats on the Steli ........... I'm going to need one of those one day me thinks. Question... Did you ever consider a Norge as a worthy unit for fulfilling your travel needs?
Oh and ..... Please NO frog green on this one.
Ciao
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I think you're really gonna like having one. It'll be a great stablemate to the G. It has one of the comfiest pillion seats ever. I think Jude will like it a lot.
The only thing that puzzles me about the Stelvio is why Guzzi didn't sell them faster than they could build them.
Doug
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G'Day Huzo.
1976 T3 that Ive had for about 18 yrs.
nearly 2yrs back we moved from the coast to the inner city. there is only space for 1 bike, so the T3 is "layed up" at a mates place in Bairnsdale.
2013 1200Sport. ex demo (150km) now has 20,000k on clock.
Rollerised heads "Roperised". Hepeco & Becker allumium panniers. last year i took it to Mandello via Holland.
6000k in europe 4 crossings of the Alps, 8 countries, blah blah. not really a "Sports Bike", but wouldn't have had anything else on the Autostradas, nothing eats miles like it!
Many other bikes in the past.
MK V the one which which did everything very well!
Aprilia RS250 (12 yrs) and MV Brutale, so I know what a "Sports" bike is.
Thanks for the invitation Craig. Sorry, but by the end, I wasn't sure who I was talking to, I'd been in so many conversations, but good fun.
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Congrats on the Steli ........... I'm going to need one of those one day me thinks. Question... Did you ever consider a Norge as a worthy unit for fulfilling your travel needs?
Oh and ..... Please NO frog green on this one.
Ciao
Norge would of been fine but I prefer less all encompassing fairings, my original choice was a 1200 Sport 8V but the Turd came up first. There is currently quite a nice looking Sport for sale in, (From memory?) Victoria foe 8.5K as well. It will need rollerising too of course but if I could afford it I'd snap it up too, (Yes, I really like the CARC bikes :grin:) but I fear Jude would have my one remaining nut on a spike if I did!
Pete
PS Norge isn't nearly as dirt friendly!
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Norge would of been fine but I prefer less all encompassing fairings, my original choice was a 1200 Sport 8V but the Turd came up first. There is currently quite a nice looking Sport for sale in, (From memory?) Victoria foe 8.5K as well. It will need rollerising too of course but if I could afford it I'd snap it up too, (Yes, I really like the CARC bikes :grin:) but I fear Jude would have my one remaining nut on a spike if I did!
Pete
PS Norge isn't nearly as dirt friendly!
She seems like a reasonable person if you buy her a drink. How about buy her a nice wine and a 1200 S ?
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How about.
NO!
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How about.
NO!
Hmmm. Not the correct answer but it'll have to do. You can have another go if you wish...