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  1. Alan L in BC

    Dealers and New Bikes

    On Vancouver Island, the one dealer is appalling. My new bike was delivered with a big hunk of plastic bag melted onto the the header - It must have blown off of the bench when we were running the bike"... - bike was dirty, they couldn't seem to get the registration papers in order, they stock...
  2. Alan L in BC

    Rear Caliper Question

    "Design" can be a loosely-used term, I have found.
  3. Alan L in BC

    anyone tried Bel-ray 5w60?

    Not sure about the Bel-ray product - shops can get Motul 10-60 synth for a reasonable price. The Vancouver Island Triumph dealer took less than a week, and also brought in Agip gear oils for me. Prices seemed OK to me.
  4. Alan L in BC

    Alternative fuel filters

    Fuel Filter 3rd party all metal filter is better than OEM plastic/metal filter Models with an in-tank filter. All-metal Mahle KL145, used on BMWs, is a good choice. Interchange with: Triumph - T1240850 / AC GF61 / BMW - 16 14 2 325 859 / Fleetguard FF149 / Fram G2 / Knecht Mahle KL145 /...
  5. Alan L in BC

    V7 maintenance

    I might just comment here - I have, just last week had my "rose coloured glasses" torn off of my face by a new aquisition - a '71 Norton 750 Commando. It seems to me that most of the bike displays engineering designed to frustrate. Many parts are seemingly designed with little common sense in...
  6. Alan L in BC

    V7 Classic fuel venting puzzle SOLVED!!!

    OOOH, I love to be right!!! I cut a 1/16" thick cork gasket and put it in between the alloy cone and the plastic of the tank. No more drips, with the tank filled right up, after 4 or 5 short rides. The alloy cone has a small vent hole on it's top, so the tank still vents, but the fuel can't...
  7. Alan L in BC

    Hand Grips

    I just put on a set of "Grab-On" grip covers - they are great.
  8. Alan L in BC

    Unhappy relationship - Sidestand/Centerstand

    The last word - here is the facts, m'am, right from the mouth of the horse (or goose): cut and pasted from my email rec'd today... Thank you for contacting Piaggio Group Americas, Inc. We are sorry to hear about this inconvenient situation. It turns out that if you use the US central stand...
  9. Alan L in BC

    V7 Classic fuel venting puzzle SOLVED!!!

    I have recently removed the evap system - plugged vaccum ports, airbox hole, and run the two hoses from the bottom of the tank down and out of the way, with no kinks or blockages. After riding the bike (tank half full) and shutting it off, 4 or 5 drips of fuel come out of the larger "tank vent"...
  10. Alan L in BC

    Unhappy relationship - Sidestand/Centerstand

    This is part of my issue; I would be happy to alter the propstand, but the bike already heels so far over to port that it looks ready to tip over. This is partly why I thought that the centerstand would be such a good idea in the first place. When I use the sidestand on a level, firm surface...
  11. Alan L in BC

    Unhappy relationship - Sidestand/Centerstand

    There is no extra clearance between the centerstand "lever" part and the muffler. If I trim away any of the rubber stopper, the centerstand lever would hit the muffler because it would be higher. In the kit, the rubber bit was loose and I threaded it into the stand myself. Does anyone have a...
  12. Alan L in BC

    Unhappy relationship - Sidestand/Centerstand

    The first pic is the label on the centerstand kit - 983164, called "Center Stand V7" on the packing slip. The second pic is the stand on the bike, happily bumping up to the rubber stopper and fitting perfectly around the muffler. Third and forth- the sidestand up - clanks against the...
  13. Alan L in BC

    Center Stand vs. Side stand

    I have finished installing kit part # GU983164 - "center stand V7" kit - on my '09 V7C. The sidestand comes up and whacks the underside of the new center stand, and sticks out about an inch behind it (mostly the "foot" part of the sidestand. They do not bypass. Since my bike is still lashed...
  14. Alan L in BC

    Small bolt fell out under bike...?

    When I was tapping the pivot rod through the bracket to attach the center stand, this small M4 hex-key head (Allen) bolt fell out onto the steel lift table with a loud "plink". I finished mounting the stand and putting everything back onto the bike (V7C) and balanced my reading glasses on my...
  15. Alan L in BC

    Center Stand vs. Side stand

    I thought that I might as well piggyback my question on this thread, since it is a current one and I don't feel the need to start something new on the same general topic. I have a stand kit, Piaggio part #983164 with no instructions in the box whatsoever. Anyway, I thought that I might as well...
  16. Alan L in BC

    V7C - Fuel tank pressure normal?

    After a pleasant afternoon on the bike, I opened the tank cap to see how much fuel was really in it (the fuel light was on) and there was a hiss of escaping pressure as it opened. I don't remember noticing this before, and since I have had the alloy trim ring, etc. off of the bike recently...
  17. Alan L in BC

    New V7 colour

    I wish that my black one had chrome mudguards!
  18. Alan L in BC

    V7 classic questions

    Up here in Canada, the degrees F to degrees C works as per the manual... What I want to know is if/how I can set the readout so that the CLOCK is the default display after every startup. Why do MG engineers think that I will always want to know the temperature of the air instead of whether I...
  19. Alan L in BC

    V7C Spark Plugs

    Relative V7C "newbie" here - please elaborate on "de-bluing the pipes". I have tried various remedies, but not much joy. The "why" here is a bit of a long story involving the dealer and delivery. Thanks, Alan
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