01-22-2018, 02:37 AM
Max and all, something else to ponder:
There are some similarities with my Moto Guzzi V7II experience to Dave's issue(s).
I put 7,000 miles on it in about 7 months, Feb-Sep 2017.
At about 6,000 miles on the odometer, on a ride in the mountains, I pulled in the clutch for a tight U-turn at just over 8,000 feet elevation and the motor died. It would not idle without throttle, even when I returned to base at 2,200 feet.
Problem continued the next day, running errands around the valley.
I then tightened the clamp from the single throttle body and normal idle returned. It was not as loose as the clamps on my CB1100.
A couple weeks later, I rode 300 miles from Las Vegas, NV to Clarkdale, AZ and the motor died, when I pulled in the clutch in Jerome, at 5,000 feet elevation, about 270 miles from home.
That afternoon, I gave a couple grandkids rides around Clarkdale and had to use throttle at idle.
Valve clearance was per factory settings. Did not have a multi-meter with me and the one I gave my son-in-law needed new batteries.
Bike had been hosed off only once, buit thoroughly blow dried.
Leaving Clarkdale at O dark thirty, the idle issue persisted...but when it died, it would immediately restart and would continue to run if slight throttle applied. By the time I got over Mingus Mountain (6,000 feet elevation) to Chino Valley (40 miles), it would idle normally and continued to do so for the entire ride home.
It cruised well at about 85 MPH on Interstate 40 from Ash Fork to Kingman (~90 miles). Normally, I would have traveled Route 66, but thought that if I had issues, it would be best to be on the interstate. Idle was normal the remainder of the trip and after the ride home.
My thoughts at the time were that a poor connection had "re-connected"...perhaps a TPS issue?...but more complicated on the V7II: http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=88236.0
As much as I liked the torque, 5.8 gallon fuel capacity, fuel economy and the shaft drive, I was annoyed by the dry clutch rattle, the change of local dealer ownership was a huge negative and poor fueling after warm starts (10+ minute shut down) was very annoying...even after an updated ECM program was installed. Also, I found a few more trails to explore, so I traded it on a new Yamaha XT250.
Many EFI bikes have TPS issues reported on their respective forums.
There are some similarities with my Moto Guzzi V7II experience to Dave's issue(s).
I put 7,000 miles on it in about 7 months, Feb-Sep 2017.
At about 6,000 miles on the odometer, on a ride in the mountains, I pulled in the clutch for a tight U-turn at just over 8,000 feet elevation and the motor died. It would not idle without throttle, even when I returned to base at 2,200 feet.
Problem continued the next day, running errands around the valley.
I then tightened the clamp from the single throttle body and normal idle returned. It was not as loose as the clamps on my CB1100.
A couple weeks later, I rode 300 miles from Las Vegas, NV to Clarkdale, AZ and the motor died, when I pulled in the clutch in Jerome, at 5,000 feet elevation, about 270 miles from home.
That afternoon, I gave a couple grandkids rides around Clarkdale and had to use throttle at idle.
Valve clearance was per factory settings. Did not have a multi-meter with me and the one I gave my son-in-law needed new batteries.
Bike had been hosed off only once, buit thoroughly blow dried.
Leaving Clarkdale at O dark thirty, the idle issue persisted...but when it died, it would immediately restart and would continue to run if slight throttle applied. By the time I got over Mingus Mountain (6,000 feet elevation) to Chino Valley (40 miles), it would idle normally and continued to do so for the entire ride home.
It cruised well at about 85 MPH on Interstate 40 from Ash Fork to Kingman (~90 miles). Normally, I would have traveled Route 66, but thought that if I had issues, it would be best to be on the interstate. Idle was normal the remainder of the trip and after the ride home.
My thoughts at the time were that a poor connection had "re-connected"...perhaps a TPS issue?...but more complicated on the V7II: http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=88236.0
As much as I liked the torque, 5.8 gallon fuel capacity, fuel economy and the shaft drive, I was annoyed by the dry clutch rattle, the change of local dealer ownership was a huge negative and poor fueling after warm starts (10+ minute shut down) was very annoying...even after an updated ECM program was installed. Also, I found a few more trails to explore, so I traded it on a new Yamaha XT250.
Many EFI bikes have TPS issues reported on their respective forums.