Buying a BREVA 1200 - Tips for 20,000k bike servicing essentials

[donp71]

Thank you to everyone from around the world for your advice and encouragement.
I'm very much looking forward to getting my 2008 Breva 1200 2v early next month.
Hope to also post some pics of my ride home (around 1200ks) and some of the new bike too
Cheers and hope te see some fellow Guzzi riders on the road here in Queensland Australia
Don

[rdbandkab]

Brio's post (after mine earlier), reminded me that I did do two more things.. At the time they were probably scheduled, but not needed,  but I figured I'd do them anyway.    The alternator belt was done...the original was in excellent shape,  but I figured I better change it out and keep the original as a spare.   Maybe done around the 35000 mile mark??   I followed the "how tight should the alternator belt be?" instructions found on the forum (90 degree twist).   I also did the inner plugs while I had the tank off.   This required a lawn mower spark plug wrench from Lowes to accomplish.   
An old link to the "startus interuptus" fix..  http://mphcycles.com/starter-relay-fix-kit/
I still love how simple that engine was,  and how good it sounded with a Mistral carbon can on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5qwWZpMVOA

[Luap McKeever]

Am I REALLY gonna have to delete this post?  Come on guys.  The senseless bickering about this is just plain stupid.  Yes, I would tell you that in person too.  The guy asked a simple question.  If you cannot answer without trying to prove who knows the most/least and dropping personal insults and taking everything out of complete context, I will delete the thread so fast your head will spin.

Let's play nice please.

[bad Chad]

Have fun with your Breva 1200, it's going to be a blast to ride!

As for the rest of you complaining about a few of us bickering, give it a rest.  It's February, what else are we supposed to do, talk about oat meal?   The OP got his answers, and kindly let us have a little fun, no body got hurt.

[Darren Williams]

One more thing, when doing your inner plugs and such that requires the tank off, go ahead and check/replace fuel filter and hoses.  Known issue.  My half plastic filter came apart and left me stranded.  Also others have had hoses come off.  Parts are cheap and not hard to do, so I would recommend it for piece of mind.

Might want to search dash issues on this site also.

Good luck and my 2008 2V 1200 Sport was one of the more favorite bike I have ever ridden.

Edit to add that my steering head and swing arm bearings were bone dry, along with most other places. Seems the grease pot must have been empty when mine was built.

[tris]

Tris, can you tell me what you did for startus interruptus?

Sure
I don't like cutting into any loom if I can avoid it so wanted a "plug and play" solution that I could reverse if needs be
Secondly I wanted an ignition controlled power supply for grips, GPS etc.
So I made this



The key bits you need for the stautus interuptus is the 2 white plugs and the red wire with the inline fuse.
The 2 white plugs are put between the existing starter relay and its plug.
There are 3 wires (I'd make these longer if I did it again) linking the 2 plugs together and the red one comes in to replace the yellow one at the relay end.

On one of the other forums it suggested using existing the now obsolete yellow as an ignition controlled supply which what I did to trigger the relay with the 3 fused circuits for the ancillaries

I hope that all makes sense


EDIT
Google "Sumitomo lock type .250 connector" for the white plugs - they're only a couple of £/$ for the pair.
It took me 4 months to track them down 

[canuguzzi]

Since the yellow took the entire load before, it would seem that it could provide quite a bit of power for accessories (switched) perhaps degrading over time a little hence the need for the repair in the first place.

Correct?

[tris]

Dunno about that NP

However the theory behind it (I believe) is that due to the circuitous route the juice takes to get to this point the voltage can drop off to such a level that there's not enough left to pull the starter solenoid in

Doing this makes sure the starter sees the full battery voltage

Go here for the full story http://www.guzzitech.com/forums/threads/modern-no-start-issue-solution.4908/

I feel that using the yellow wire to pull the relay in and using the same 20A inline  fuse to feed the starter and the ancillaries met with my wish not to mess with the standard bike wiring too much

[BRIO]

Nb: When you change the final drive oil don't overtighten the breather bolt. It's made out of soft aluminum, shears easily, and costs 38 f#%@in dollars.

[donp71]

Hello again all,
I'm pleased to say that the Breva 1200 2V is now safe at home, after a fly and ride back from Townsville to the Gold Coast (around 1400 kms over 2.5 days). Love this bike and looking forward to a few small additions to make it just right (pipe etc).
Again, thanks for all of the advice so far.

Cheers

Don

[Huzo]

Nice part of the world to ride through. Congrats.

[ohiorider]

Hello again all,
I'm pleased to say that the Breva 1200 2V is now safe at home, after a fly and ride back from Townsville to the Gold Coast (around 1400 kms over 2.5 days). Love this bike and looking forward to a few small additions to make it just right (pipe etc).
Again, thanks for all of the advice so far.

Cheers

Don

Wishing you the same level of riding and ownership pleasure I've experienced with my 2v 1200 Sport.  Had her out today for 50 or so miles.  This bike is as solid as on Day One.  Handles really nice on Pilot Road 3 tires,  A few little items required tweaking, but at slightly over 62,000 miles, nothing major.  Silly s**t, like a left cylinder valve cover gasket that blew a few times before I purchased some heavy duty ones.  Of course, the startus interruptus fix once the bike started not starting.  And I'll need to replace the oil pressure sensor this spring, because it sticks occasionally and causes the dash to light up in alarm (a false alarm in this case.)

A really nice all around machine.  Enjoy!

Bob