New To Me 2016 Eldorado 1400

[TN Mark]

I was finally able to get out at night on what’s become the world’s most enhanced 2016 Moto Guzzi Eldorado. Love this bike by the way.

Now all forward lighting is LedPerf LED replacement bulbs. In a word: PERFECT

Seriously love the improvements.

Low beam:





Low beam w/driving lights:






High beam w/driving lights:





Yea, I know the phone camera doesn’t do them enough justice. In practice, on the road, they’re fantastic!

I was only on a poorly lit 2 lane backroad. With my Low beam and driving lights, I had an incredible light spread. On both sides of the road I could see the entire grassy part and somewhat in to the trees. Exactly what I want to see to watch for the few deer we have around here. Not a single oncoming car flashed their high beams at me which is also excellent.

[Skysailor64]

Excellent!  Thanks for the photos.  I also finished upgrading to all LED and had a similar night riding experience last night.  Only difference is my high beam is an OSRAM Easy brand also available from LedPerf and it has a slightly different throw pattern from what your photos show.  I do feel the low beam is still lacking a little and it must be due to the headlight/reflector/projector design rather than the light itself.  But with the driving lights on to help the low beam I'm getting more than acceptable coverage. Good job and thanks again for sharing.

[TN Mark]

I agree. The Low beam reflector design must limit the light output and/or pattern of the LedPerf LED bulb. It’s still MUCH better than the OEM halogen. Just not as much of an improvement as I would have expected.

But when I add in the LedPerf LEDs in the driving lights, it’s amazing.

The LedPerf LED High beam is well beyond all expectations.

[bad Chad]

I'm thinking you're keen on this, but be aware of how bright your set up will be for on coming traffic.  It's not such a concern with a high beam set up, as any responsible operator will dip them when needed.   But I have run into so many vehicles who's low beam LEDs are set up with little thought as to how blinding their set up is to on coming traffic.

[TN Mark]

Yup. So far I’m 0 for about 150 oncoming vehicles that have flashed their lights at me for having the Guzzi lights either too brite or aimed too high for them.

That’s a great start.

[TN Mark]

Doh!!!

I went for a nice 90 mile loop ride last night to get me past the 2500 mile mark. The idea was to change the oil and filter since the bike is so new. 'New' as in so few miles on it. I'm treating it like I'm breaking it in. I last changed the oil at the 1500 mile mark. I 'thought' I also changed the oil filter, but I did not. I put the bike on the Becker-Technique stand, which is perfect for most maintenance tasks on the 1400 line.

The oil was draining and I went to remove the oil filter. Nope. I have four different cup oil filter tools, 3 for a Moto Guzzi and 1 for my Victory. None fit the 76mm 14 flute oem Guzzi oil filter. So, I ordered one on Amazon and it will complete the job tomorrow when it gets delivered.

I have two oem filters needing the 76/14 and three HiFlo HF-565. I bought the oil filter tool for the 565. Obviously that wouldn't fit the oem oil filter.   

I'll use 3.5 liters from the 4 liter Motul 7100 jug to pre-fill the oil filter and then pour the rest in the engine sump. Then I'll address the engine oil again at 5,000 miles. At that time I'll also change the transmission (gearbox) oil. The differential oil change will have to wait for the next rear tire install.

Why in the world Piaggio/Moto Guzzi engineers decided to make you remove the rear wheel to change the differential oil is beyond me. IMHO, that change went well beyond a bad/unnecessary idea. They can, if they want to make things beautiful. At the same time, they have a penchant for making things much more complicated then they need to be.

[TN Mark]

Another point on the LedPerf LED upgrades: YES, they are without a doubt, FANTASTIC and well worth doing. I would absolutely positively do this same upgrade again.

Understand though, they ship to your door, in a few days from France. Therefore, a week or two after delivery you will very likely get a email or a text message from FedEx saying you owe import duties. It's NOT a scam, you do owe import duties. Follow the link in the email or the text and it takes you to the FedEx website and then it says why you owe the duties and tax.

My import duty and tax total came to $34.60. Not a deal breaker by any measure. Just know, the US government will always get theirs.

[Vagrant]

That BS should be over now.

[TN Mark]

You’d think an oil change wouldn’t be such a hassle. I’m ‘guessing’ the oil filter I removed from my Eldo was installed at a dealer called Flying Tigers in/near St. Louis.

The 76mm 14 flute oil cup wrench came in on Friday as it should have. It fits the OEM Moto Guzzi oil filter perfectly. But, the oil filter installed on my Eldo wasn’t an OEM Moto Guzzi oil filter.

I had to use a piston ring compression tool to get around the oil filter. Once I tightened it up, the existing oil filter came off without issue.

Once off, it was easy to see why my OEM Guzzi oil filter cup tool didn’t work. The filter I removed had 12 indentations that needed a different oil filter cup tool. It has a part number printed in it but I can’t make it out. It also has MV written on it. MV for MV Augusta? No idea.

Anyway here’s the oil filter and the piston compression tool I used to take it off. Fortunately, this is the one and only oil filter of this type I’ll have to mess with. I have additional Moto Guzzi OEM oil filters as well as HiFlo aftermarket oil filters on my parts shelf.

[Moparnut72]

I can't say whether it is true or not but I would guess that HiFlo makes the filters for MG. Those are the only two filters for the1400, at least when I had mine.
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[Bill W]

Bosch 3330 is a good alternate filter and slightly longer to which you can remove the filter by hand if needed. Wix 51348 also works though the differential pressure relief on the filter is slightly higher