Louisv97
Cruisin' Guzzisti
Can't be harder than adjusting valves on a Duc.
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V100 Tech Talk
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Breva-Al
Just got it firing!
The rear wheel hub nut is 65mm 12 point, this is now my largest socket. and reportedly tightened to 250nm
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Oh boy, even more fun. Yes, mm would be the correct unit.
Jan Cermak
Tuned and Synch'ed
Hi all, does anyone know the diameter of pin for the rear wheel lifter? It seems to me that it is very big in diameter but I didn't find any V100 specific pin for the lifter. Maybe it is 48 mm or 51 mm?
Breva-Al
Just got it firing!
lucky phil
Cruisin' Guzzisti
No it won't be. You remove the finger follower pivot pin and the follower and replace the shim. The follower pivot pin is retained by a circlip so it's pretty easy to do by the looks of it.
Phil
Speciality
Cruisin' Guzzisti
Thanks. That sounds good; I don’t much care for cam removal jobs, having to disturb the caps and then re-torque each time. Good to see that Guzzi is continuing with straightforward maintenance, even with a more modern design. Thanks again.
Pippen
Just got it firing!
Alright, did have my first failure of the Guzzi this week. During riding on sunday I noticed that my left boot became slippery, so stopped immediately to prevent crashing. I was worried about an oil leak somewhere, but this worry was soon tempered when I smell some coolant.
The coolant came from in between the cilinders, but with all the plastic, it was not visible what the source was. The coolant reservoir was already empty, so it was not a small leakage. Called my wife to pick me up with the van.
Because it was sunday, and have to wait till tuesday for the dealer to open, I did remove some plastics myself. It could be a minor issue like a hose clamp or some sort.
But after removing 1000 screws to remove the plastic, screen, tank, airbox (was not fixed well enough)……I still did not see the source of the leak.
What I did notice during the removal of most of the plastics, is a loose wire connector nearby the ignitionkey. It was loose, and I did not fix it afterwarts. Does anyone no where this is for? I do not have wiring diagrams.
Removing the throttlebodies was a bridge to far, so I decided to build everything back togheter and call the dealer ASAP.
They found the leak: It was a badly mounted hose clamp, that damaged the hose. It was fixed and on wednesday I was riding again.
Learned some things:
The V100 is put together with haste
A lot of screws are used
The thermostat is placed in between the cilinders.
Stunning looking bike!
The coolant came from in between the cilinders, but with all the plastic, it was not visible what the source was. The coolant reservoir was already empty, so it was not a small leakage. Called my wife to pick me up with the van.
Because it was sunday, and have to wait till tuesday for the dealer to open, I did remove some plastics myself. It could be a minor issue like a hose clamp or some sort.
But after removing 1000 screws to remove the plastic, screen, tank, airbox (was not fixed well enough)……I still did not see the source of the leak.
What I did notice during the removal of most of the plastics, is a loose wire connector nearby the ignitionkey. It was loose, and I did not fix it afterwarts. Does anyone no where this is for? I do not have wiring diagrams.
Removing the throttlebodies was a bridge to far, so I decided to build everything back togheter and call the dealer ASAP.
They found the leak: It was a badly mounted hose clamp, that damaged the hose. It was fixed and on wednesday I was riding again.
Learned some things:
The V100 is put together with haste
A lot of screws are used
The thermostat is placed in between the cilinders.
Stunning looking bike!
Thanks for posting the words and pics with it apart! Great intel, and thrilled to hear the issue was minor. Love to get your info to be the first on the Registry with the S model;
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Vagrant
GT Reference
I'm betting had you tested that wire it's for an accessory.
So of interest regarding the shims for valve clearances did it by any chance show the diameter of these shims? Wonder if they will be something that is already available? I'm new on this forum today and have found this discussion of much interest. I would love to be able to actually see this bike in person, it looks fantastic!
Could that spare wire be for the auxiliary USB socket in the accessory catalogue?
Pippen
Just got it firing!
No, that USB needs the superseal plug placed just behind the plastic cover next to the dash. I used that plug for my GPS (with a split cable)
Curious if you've been able to order shims and get the diameter yet. It seems that after reading on a forum with guzzi- techs responding after their first basic instruction on the bike, valve checks will be 15,000 miles and adjustment will require cam removal. Just wondering why have finger followers if the cams have to come out. Any body have comments?
Jan Cermak
Tuned and Synch'ed
Checking of the valve clearance can be done without any special operation.
Adjusting of the valve clearance needs to be done with camshafts removed, because the calibrated pads are under the finger followers.
I had an Aprilia Shiver 900 before and there was the situation with adjusting the vvalve celarance the same, camshafts had to be removed.
Adjusting of the valve clearance needs to be done with camshafts removed, because the calibrated pads are under the finger followers.
I had an Aprilia Shiver 900 before and there was the situation with adjusting the vvalve celarance the same, camshafts had to be removed.
I have three Kawasakis that where designed with finger followers that are mounted on a shaft with a spring (axially positioned on that shaft) that held them in proper position. By simply sliding them over, rocking them down to lock position, with some definite effort, about 3/4 inch or 20mm you lifted out the shim and slipped in the new one. it was a great design for easy valve adjustments and those engines where good for11,500-12,000 RPM That was the well known ZX1100, ZRX1100,ZRX1200. The ZZR1200 also uses that design. That was the reason for hoping that maybe Guzzi had used somewhat of a design that would allow convenient valve clearance changes since 10,000 rpm was past redline.
Jan Cermak
Tuned and Synch'ed
The valve clearance adjustments are not done very often, so there is no need to do it as easy as possible, I prefer more robust construction. Tha valve clearance checks are done more frequently and it can be done very easy and fast. In my opinion this is just no problem at all.
Cooling fan. , can you hear it run or feel the air flow from it?
FranknStein
Tuned and Synch'ed
My V100 S is also leaking coolant. Probably the exact same issue. I did a double take when I saw your picture because it looks almost identical to mine. If the coolant wasn't bright pink I'm not sure how long it would have taken me to notice (I certainly did not notice an odor). No warnings on the dash and normal engine temperature.
Fleuger99
Tuned and Synch'ed
Good luck with a quick resolution. Let us know what your dealer says. Thanks.