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No, I really wasn't trying to be a smart ass and I'm sorry if you took it that way.
I naively thought there might be an MG TD pic or two somewhere. I often associate MG with Morris Garages instead of Moto Guzzi.
But thank you for the invitation!
Here's my 1966 MG B.
Jason
My V7 Cafe had a strong gas odor a month or so ago and I traced the problem to a disconnected vent hose. Somehow the hose had separated from the hose barb on the gas tank. I simply shoved the hose back on and all smells "normal" now.
I'm not familiar with your particular bike, but I would...
Yes, me too. It irks me to wait months for a part when a comparable brand would have the part in stock or if not have a short lead time.
And a part that is NLA is not an acceptable situation to be in.
Jason
Here's my take on plastic tanks supplied on 2010 V7 MGs.
My 2010 V7 Cafe's original gas tank was made from hygroscopic material, probably polyurethane, and it ended up in my trash can.
Today's ethanol laced fuel attracts moisture and the polyurethane tank would "absorb" the moisture from the...
Wow!
After reading all the posts about keys and the requisite programming I'm extremely grateful to own a lowly V7 that has only a simple ignition key with no embedded chip.
Jason
Well, I installed the 1A004662 head gasket (V9 Bobber gasket) and all seems good so far. The gasket that I removed was made by Cometic and has a published effective thickness of 0.043", whereas the V9 gasket appears to have a compressed thickness of 1mm or 0.0394". The difference between the...
No it wasn't a racer from the factory; it was a yellow/green Cafe Classic.
The original owner bought the bike new from Scooter Superstore of America in Jacksonville, FL. I bought it from the second owner who was buddies with the original purchaser. And according to the second owner the bike...
Here it is when I first purchased it. The green tank was made from a hygroscopic material that caused it to swell. So I tossed it in the trash and bought the silver/black/red tank that you see in previous photos.
Jason
Thank you Scott; great pics!
I have a 2010 V7 Cafe Classic that was set up for racing with rear sets and other stuff by the previous owner.
Here's what it looks like now.
Jason
Based on what appears to be an "H" cross-section instead of the more commonly used "I" beam cross-section. You can just see the back side of the rod in the photo, which is flat and doesn't have the two ridges of an "I" beam constructed rod.
Jason
I have the right-hand head and cylinder apart on my 2010 V7 Cafe to fix a head gasket leak and took a peek at the now partially exposed piston rod.
The rod appears to be an aftermarket part, but I've never seen an OEM V7 Cafe rod.
So, I'm asking the collective brain to help me determine...