Glenn.1
Just got it firing!
Hi All
Just thought id voice my opinions about my 08 stelvio that ive owned for about 6 months. previously had the BMW 1200 GS which i had for 5 years and never had an issue in all that time. A few weeks after i bought the bike i had the 15A fuse blow...which resulted in a van back home. i posted on this forum about the fuse and in a nut shell came, the response 'that fuse has been a problem for the last 25 years and guzzy has chosen to do nothing' just bung a 20A in or you can rewire the starting circuit. Next came the oil warning light coming on occasionally , after looking again on this forum, came comments such as ive changed mine about four times already but there only £14 each ( a right b******d to change though!!). Ive just come back from an Ireland trip of over 1000 miles and now the bike sometimes just clicks when the starter is pressed... apparently battery current insufficient... a common problem it seems.....next came the speedo not working after a downpour until it dried out...another common problem. All this coupled with me almost dropping the bike on several occasions because the weight is so high and the uneven throttle response at walking pace (curable by remapping ....For £500) has led me into deciding to let the bike go... which is a shame because theres a lot i like about the bike...the modern yet old school feel to the bike....the exhaust note..the comfy riding position and the look of the bike ...which first attracted me to it...but all the little faults which members on here may describe as 'character'. are in fact poor electrics and Moto Guzzi indifference to long known about faults...which is a shame because theres a great bike in there dieing to get out. ive just been looking at the triumph 800 tiger forum ...and there seem to be about 5 known issues with the bike...all minor and all ADDRESSED... just take a look at the archive section on this forum....enough said...and rant over
Just thought id voice my opinions about my 08 stelvio that ive owned for about 6 months. previously had the BMW 1200 GS which i had for 5 years and never had an issue in all that time. A few weeks after i bought the bike i had the 15A fuse blow...which resulted in a van back home. i posted on this forum about the fuse and in a nut shell came, the response 'that fuse has been a problem for the last 25 years and guzzy has chosen to do nothing' just bung a 20A in or you can rewire the starting circuit. Next came the oil warning light coming on occasionally , after looking again on this forum, came comments such as ive changed mine about four times already but there only £14 each ( a right b******d to change though!!). Ive just come back from an Ireland trip of over 1000 miles and now the bike sometimes just clicks when the starter is pressed... apparently battery current insufficient... a common problem it seems.....next came the speedo not working after a downpour until it dried out...another common problem. All this coupled with me almost dropping the bike on several occasions because the weight is so high and the uneven throttle response at walking pace (curable by remapping ....For £500) has led me into deciding to let the bike go... which is a shame because theres a lot i like about the bike...the modern yet old school feel to the bike....the exhaust note..the comfy riding position and the look of the bike ...which first attracted me to it...but all the little faults which members on here may describe as 'character'. are in fact poor electrics and Moto Guzzi indifference to long known about faults...which is a shame because theres a great bike in there dieing to get out. ive just been looking at the triumph 800 tiger forum ...and there seem to be about 5 known issues with the bike...all minor and all ADDRESSED... just take a look at the archive section on this forum....enough said...and rant over