What did you do to your bike today?

[Simon Davey]

1 hour ago, peepae said:

Service  done at BMW dealer - they did a further check

 

- Front brake pads need replacing 

- Headraces very notchy so also need replacing

 

Will go to the local for that as they are wanting to charge me 192 to replace front brake pads and 300 for the headraces.

 

Jeeeeeezus, that's disgusting, so much for me thinking you took it to the right place. 

Pads take 5 minutes to replace, but admittedly, headrace bearings are a bit of a job.

 

When you take it to the local, don't ask him to do it, but ask him for his opinion.

 

[Simon Davey]

 

Good luck @Gerontious

[peepae]

1 minute ago, Simon Davey said:

 

Jeeeeeezus, that's disgusting, so much for me thinking you took it to the right place. 

Pads take 5 minutes to replace, but admittedly, headrace bearings are a bit of a job.

 

When you take it to the local, don't ask him to do it, but ask him for his opinion.

 

That’s what I was thinking lol, I just posted a thread with the actual notchiness and it does look pretty bad

 

look at this for the rear ones too: 

 

 

[Gerontious]

Bike started immediately. Tyre pressures are fine. And made it here with barely a wobble

Edited May 22, 2024 by Gerontious

[RideWithStyles]

2 minutes ago, Simon Davey said:

 

Jeeeeeezus, that's disgusting, so much for me thinking you took it to the right place. 

Pads take 5 minutes to replace, but admittedly, headrace bearings are a bit of a job.

 

When you take it to the local, don't ask him to do it, but ask him for his opinion.

 

agree with SD.

sometimes they dont actually need replacing, just releasing(loosen) the tension on them and other ones then reset and tightening up again.

[Gerontious]

There is an ancient Eskimo proverb, written on whatever it is they write on up there “Man with big feet have feet touching peddle get warped disc”

 

Those eskimos know a thing or two.

 

Mot passed. 1 advisory. Slight warp. So… need to move the peddle downward. As and when it’s not so wet. And it’s very wet. So wet it’s beyond moist.

 

im actually happy about this. I was fearful of something nasty lurking ready to pounce and ruin my day. A big bill is not what I need right now.

 

So. Insurance - check. MOT - check

 

And in the nick of time too. Only 102 days till the Eifel. Not that I’m counting, though as everyone knows that equals 14 weeks and 4 days precisely. (Obviously)

[RideWithStyles]

ill assume its the front your referring to?

first level of warping is more likely from the buttons and the connection faces due to crap/corrosion disc built up. later levels are poor brake maintenance, poor service, button failure....

not from toprak levels of antics, though wearing will be.

Brake cleaner, toothbrush, fine pick, air line if possible.

[Simon Davey]

Nice result @Gerontious

Good that you know some eskimo proverbs, they'll probably be useful come 1st week of September. 

[Throttled]

MOT, no advisories. I have done 1,708 miles over the past 12 months.

[Stu]

Need to get mine booked in for mot! Runs out next month! 

 

Just to make @Throttled feel bad I will be looking at about 6k between mots

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

20 hours ago, peepae said:

Service  done at BMW dealer - they did a further check

 

- Front brake pads need replacing 

- Headraces very notchy so also need replacing

 

Will go to the local for that as they are wanting to charge me 192 to replace front brake pads and 300 for the headraces.

That's mad. 

 

The head bearings need some dismantling to get at them but the front pads are a 10 minute job. 

 

Just looked at your video....they need doing but when you get the races out you'll find the pitting will be tiny. I'll bet you haven't even noticed when riding the bike, it only looks so bad because the front wheel is floating free. 

[S-Westerly]

Found the dreaded V100 coolant leak so took it in to local dealer who has promised to get it sorted by tomorrow evening. Need it for Saturday so here's hoping. Guzzi forums are full of this issue so not a surprise but as I'd made it to 3000 miles I thought I'd dodged the bullet. Hey ho.....

[Throttled]

20 hours ago, Stu said:

Need to get mine booked in for mot! Runs out next month! 

 

Just to make @Throttled feel bad I will be looking at about 6k between mots

 

I am surprised it is under 2k. That distance included trips to the Isle of Lewis, Isle of Man, Dingwall, numerous challenge tags and use most weeks of the year.

[Stu]

2 hours ago, Throttled said:

 

I am surprised it is under 2k. That distance included trips to the Isle of Lewis, Isle of Man, Dingwall, numerous challenge tags and use most weeks of the year.

Yeah I was shocked at your low mileage to be honest! You usually get about a fair bit 

[Nick the wanderer]

Ditto the mileage thing, I'd be looking at my speedo and scratching my chin. In a way it's good for keeping your mileage low as a positive spin but then worrying if it's not working quite right. 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Oil changes for both bikes.

 

The Bobber takes 3.4 litres with the oil level bang in the middle of the sight glass.

 

The CBF says it takes 3.1 litres but if you put that much in the oil level is only just touching the bottom of the dipstick. 3.3 litres takes it halfway up the dipstick. I've never figured that one out. 

 

 

[JRH]

1 hour ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Oil changes for both bikes.

 

The Bobber takes 3.4 litres with the oil level bang in the middle of the sight glass.

 

The CBF says it takes 3.1 litres but if you put that much in the oil level is only just touching the bottom of the dipstick. 3.3 litres takes it halfway up the dipstick. I've never figured that one out. 

 

 

Is 3.3 litres if no oil filter changed. My bike gives 2 oil values. Oil change only and oil and filter change.

[RideWithStyles]

also the lower engines inside are tapered and not square (every engine is different btw) so fills it up little (at this point not as much internals filling the space) but hiher up is squarer and wider but space is filled up more with parts so little oil now will fill the window space very easily.

Edited May 24, 2024 by RideWithStyles

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

2 hours ago, JRH said:

Is 3.3 litres if no oil filter changed. My bike gives 2 oil values. Oil change only and oil and filter change.

The book (and every online source I can find) says 2.9 for oil only, and 3.1 for oil and filter. I always change both. 

 

I prefilled the filter and still added 3.1 litres, and that was just showing at the very bottom of the dipstick.

 

 

[peepae]

Not with or on but - I bought the tyres which were replaced - I put S rated metzeler tourance fron tyre on there. (v rear one)

 

I see they also sold H rated ones but they were out of stock - other than the difference in speed (112 vs 130 or so) what is the difference between these tyres... and I am likely to have a front tyre blowout at above 113 MPH  

[Throttled]

20 hours ago, Stu said:

Yeah I was shocked at your low mileage to be honest! You usually get about a fair bit 

 

Lewis was about 700 miles, the IOM was about 550 miles and Dingwall also about 550 miles, total 1800, so the MOT cannot be right as it was less than that. Need to do some checking.

 

Edit - I used "mileage history figures" but the mileage for the 2023 MOT was 8,411 and a few days ago for the 2024 MOT it was 11,524, so 3,113 miles over the past year. The 1,708 was the mileage 2022-23, and it was 1,183 for 2021-22, when there was no touring at all and the pandemic was restricting use.

Edited May 24, 2024 by Throttled

[JRH]

2 hours ago, peepae said:

Not with or on but - I bought the tyres which were replaced - I put S rated metzeler tourance fron tyre on there. (v rear one)

 

I see they also sold H rated ones but they were out of stock - other than the difference in speed (112 vs 130 or so) what is the difference between these tyres... and I am likely to have a front tyre blowout at above 113 MPH  

In the most extreme case it may fail at speed in excess of its rating, but more importantly it may invalidate your insurance in the event of an accident/ claim. 

[RideWithStyles]

6 hours ago, peepae said:

Not with or on but - I bought the tyres which were replaced - I put S rated metzeler tourance fron tyre on there. (v rear one)

 

I see they also sold H rated ones but they were out of stock - other than the difference in speed (112 vs 130 or so) what is the difference between these tyres... and I am likely to have a front tyre blowout at above 113 MPH  

it s not just blow outs but delaminating, degrade, unstableness etc.

theoretically and splitting hairs yes..as unpopular and people will whine about , your putting more pressure on a tyre that wasn't designed to do that speed but as usual depending what that bracket of reference the manufacturer is basing it on to come up with that spec? what Was the bike, load and weight distribution, tyre pressures, temperature, corners speeds yada yada yada, then plus abit more for varying conditions. unless your doing a wanna go to long prison risk session, track day, autobann it's unlikely.

Edited May 24, 2024 by RideWithStyles

[S-Westerly]

Are you actually going to exceed 112 mph ever? If you don't the tyre itself will perform as expected.  

[S-Westerly]

On 23/05/2024 at 12:00, S-Westerly said:

Found the dreaded V100 coolant leak so took it in to local dealer who has promised to get it sorted by tomorrow evening. Need it for Saturday so here's hoping. Guzzi forums are full of this issue so not a surprise but as I'd made it to 3000 miles I thought I'd dodged the bullet. Hey ho.....

Well a mixed bag of a day. No problem with the cooling system so a win there. Couldn't get it ready until lunchtime today so instead of leaving at 0900 and having an interesting ride north it will be 0400 tomorrow and a thrash up the motorway. Loss here.

Next loss is there is a problem but according to Guzzi rep its a minor issue and bike will be good for the summer. However to fix the issue is a major dismantle of the engine so a big job (warranty). Frasers, who have been very good, have proposed I drop the bike in to them prior to my going back to sea and they'll then sort it out while I am away. Sounds a reasonable plan to me. Not entirely sure what the issue is other than it involves an oil mist (?). Oil levels are fine. As its under warranty if the whole thing blows up it's covered anyway so I'll enjoy - with caution.