New Moto Guzzi Door Mats Available Now
Let’s play a game— What bike had a worse air filter replacement job than the old small block Guzzis?
Why oh why do the manufacturers allow the engineers to place an air filter where it requires that you tear down the bike in order to replace it?!
Mine are maintenance free;
But the engine won’t be once it’s sucked in dust for years.
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Well it's 47 years old and had new barrels & pistons 10 years ago so (not due to wear) so they should be good, it also doesn't do huge mileages.
That said, I did try some 'sock' filters over the intakes once and it ran OK though it did 'pop' a bit more than normal but then I thought, bugger it at my age, I reckon it should outlast me anyway...
As a V85TT owner, I'll settle for a filter assembly that doesn't allow dust in.
On the 1400 line, all they had to do was have the air filter go in and out from the top. Not to have to remove the battery and rear cover clips that aren’t even accessible from the sides. The engineers that did this, and many other things on other bikes are foolish idiots. They’re not to be trusted on the big things when they screw up so bad on the maintenance things.
Hope this doesn't turn into a H-D nor YB100 thread! [Best access] (The original Ducati Monster was simple enough.)
When it comes to sales, form will always triumph over function! Blame the human beings who want their bikes and cars to look good!!Don't forget WGers, people who actually work on their vehicles these days or cars are dinosaurs!! Probably less than 5% of vehicle buyers!I heard the same complaining from my father in the 1960's regarding dump trucks and farm tractors built in the 40's & 50's!I have bitched about the same thing myself. Then after spending a couple decades in machine design and production, you realize how complex the manufacturing process is, and how many variables there are just to turn any idea into hardware.Unless you are designing production line equipment, where downtime is measured in thousands of dollars per hour, rapid and easy maintenance is NEVER going to be very high on the design intent priority list. 95% of buyers don't care!!!! When was the last time you saw any vehicle OEM advertising how easy the vehicle was to work on?
In most cases regarding Moto Guzzi, It’s simply design laziness. The form doesn’t change to have a top loading air filter in the 1400. The form doesn’t change to move the oil fill hole to the right side. The form doesn’t change to move the oil drain plug to the bottom left.The form doesn’t change on the models that should have a vertical spin on oilfilter easily accessible from the bottom of the oil pan. Etc., etc., etc.I’ve worked on equipment design for years. The best engineers I’ve worked with look at all aspects of the design. The lazy ones have blinders on.
Poor Luigi
..Luigi is working for Harley Davidson..
