Thoughts After 900 Miles on 2004 EVT

[kingoffleece]

Not cautionary at all.  I bought a 2001 Jackal that was taken care of really well.  I still put 2500.00 into it to make it as new.
Charging system renewed, all new rubber and lines, wheel bearings, front fork rebuild, new shocks, you get the idea.  Yes, new bushing on a sloppy shifter, too.
Bike was over 20 years old.  To expect anything less is, IMO, a poor expectation.

he did great on this bike.  It will need a few things.  It's older.  Stuff ages and wears.

[Tom H]

On the shift arm. It sure looks to me like it's moving on the shaft and not fully on the shaft (you need just enough clearance to not bind against the case). I would get creative with a wrench and tighten the bolt.

You "should" be able to get to the bolt from outside the frame, just under the seat lock. You "may" need to remove the pivot lever (the lever with the bolt through the frame) and the linkage from the shift arm to get a wrench in there. Maybe a wrench under/over the swing arm may just get on there?

Tom

[Mwether]

You'll be able to search the forum and find some of the various solutions and get it sorted out.

Sure enough!

One link that came up more than once in older threads on the topic was to John Clay's site. Seems that the loose shift arm phenomenon is a pretty common problem. http://www.motoguzzicalifornia.com/2013/11/shift-linkage/

I actually see it as a testament to the bike's durability that it got me 900 miles in this condition. Of course, now I won't ride it around the block until I fix it!

It seems like 1) seat off, 2) battery out, 3) battery tray out is the way to gain access, but there was also some guidance to take off the side panel(s). I started on the left and imagine my surprise in finding this!



Had no idea it was there and am not quite sure what to think of it...

They've always struck me as a needless complication in a tug-o-war with the bike's own ECU.

Thoughts?

[Mwether]

On the shift arm. It sure looks to me like it's moving on the shaft and not fully on the shaft (you need just enough clearance to not bind against the case). I would get creative with a wrench and tighten the bolt.

Thanks for this, Tom. On it tomorrow! 

ETA: I'll try the angles you suggested, but it's TIGHT in there.

[Tom H]

Just under your key fob. Might just be able to get in there and a 1/8 turn at a time???

Last resort to tighten the bolt would be the battery tray. Might have to mess with the air box. But if you need to replace the arm, that "may" be the most accessible way?

Tom

[kingoffleece]

Lots of opinions on the PC.
I did two bikes with it, not Guzzis, and they were perfect. A/F ratio was consistent and perfect all along the rev range.

[Guzzidad]

  I too was a little concerned with the "slop" in the shifter lever when I had an EV. And I did replace the bushing with a Lee Bruns bushing. Lee's bushing was a little tight but easily sanded out to shift smooth. But, it didn't really change shifting action. After every thing I read, the factory intentionally engineered the play in the lever. I think they might have been right.

[inditx]

Since the previous owner(s) did an exhaust crossover and “modified” ahem, the mufflers, the PC is usually helpful.
Funny, I ddin't know it was there either.
inditx

[Wayne Orwig]

Thoughts?

A Power Commanche!

I had one on my 2004 EV. About 1000 miles from home I started getting intermittent cutting out that I had to put up with for half a day. Unplugged that box and fixed it. Now you can use GuzziDiag to get better mapping results IMHO.

[PeteS]

I had Power Commander on my ‘98 but that had a different computer and I don’t recall the buttons to adjust the mixture. Any changes had to be done with a computer adjusting the map. Made huge difference though.
In this case if the PO was making his own changes then the only way to know how close it is to ideal is to take somewhere that has a dyno and can remap the PC. Might be contributing to your excessive vibration too.

Pete

[Tkelly]

Mark at the Elk Park Motorcycle campground could tune it up properly if he is still working on bikes after the horrible flooding.

[Mwether]

On the shift arm. It sure looks to me like it's moving on the shaft and not fully on the shaft (you need just enough clearance to not bind against the case). I would get creative with a wrench and tighten the bolt.

Thanks again, Tom! 

Account of wrench (or hex key) creativity at link below!
https://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=123691.0

[rocker59]

Since the previous owner(s) did an exhaust crossover and “modified” ahem, the mufflers, the PC is usually helpful.
Funny, I ddin't know it was there either.
inditx

I didn't, either...  LOL...  Never had that side cover off.  Just rode it for 2.5 years to a few lunch rides and a few campouts.

I never had the tank off, either, but from the intake noise I suspect the top of the airbox has been ventilated.

It ran good and returned 40 mpg for me, so I never pulled the side covers or the fuel tank...