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sweller
 Post subject: Re: Guzzi Le Mans
PostPosted: 2004-02-21 19:09:46
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Christopher James wrote:

> Then I bought a Le Mans Guzzi MkII .
> What a sack of shite .
> Totally gutless engine needs to be revved to hell to produce anything
> at all .

..and this is a problem, how?

> Engine--gearbox--shaft assembly MONSTROUSLY heavy .... hence bike
> always unwilling to go round corner .

Never had a problem. The unsprung weight is never going to win it prizes
but a pair Koni DARs handle it with aplomb.


> Gear change so ponderous and slow , theres no way you could keep up
> with a real sports bike .

I seem to manage it, especially bearing in mind nearly 30 years
difference in technology.


> Oil weeps from shaft drive bevel box ( onto back tyre !! ) .

O ring hard between swing arm and bevel box. 20 minute job. Hylomar
will do if you cant get a replacement O ring.


> Engine oil weeps numerous from those rubber tubes which plumb the oil
> to the cylinder heads .

Theyre probably 25+ years old. Replacement OE are cheap, stainless
versions can be made up at most bike shops. Pretty reasonable.


> Setting the points the most awkward of any engine I have worked on (
> includes lawnmowers ) .

Lucas RITA is the answer. But theyre not /that/ difficult in OE trim.


> Any sort of a damp day , and this thing was a complete bastard to get
> started .

HT leads are shot.


> Throttle return springs far too heavy , constant wrist ache ..... like
> after a **nking festival .

Oil cables, route them properly they should go forward then under
headlight with a straight run following top frame rail.


> Guzzis linked braking system completely wrong for a sports bike : forks
> flex unevenly when just the single front brake used .

I dont have a problem with it, bike very planted and stable under heavy
braking. Dont use handbrake by itself for heavy braking. Forks dont
flex that badly, but theyre only 38mm, much stiffer than contemporary
Jap.


> Something really wrong with the discs and pads : pads wear out in a few
> thousand miles ... even with light use .

I dont have this problem 7K+ per set. Although the rust from cast disks
doesnt do them any favours.


> I think Guzzi got the drilling of the discs wrong ( or wrong materials
> , or something ) .

Bollocks


> Finally , engine is ( unbelievably ) too powerful for the clutch , which
> just slips all the time after a few thousand miles .

Bollocks, learn to adjust it. 25K+ for me, and I ride it like a cunt.


> Seating position VERY uncomfortable . Footrests and pedals are far too
> forward for the dropped bars .

Tarrozzi rearsets.


> Looks are the ONLY good thing about this dreadful and VERY over-rated
> bike .

I suspect you havent a fucking clue how to ride it.


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MattG
 Post subject: Re: Guzzi Le Mans
PostPosted: 2004-02-21 19:12:14
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sweller wrote:
> Christopher James wrote:

>> Looks are the ONLY good thing about this dreadful and VERY over-rated
>> bike .
>
> I suspect you havent a fucking clue how to ride it.

I suspect you may be entirely correct.


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pseudoplatypus
 Post subject: Re: Guzzi Le Mans
PostPosted: 2004-02-21 22:56:47
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MattG wrote:
> sweller wrote:
>> Christopher James wrote:
>
>>> Looks are the ONLY good thing about this dreadful and VERY
>>> over-rated bike .
>>
>> I suspect you havent a fucking clue how to ride it.
>
> I suspect you may be entirely correct.

Funny: I was going to respond in detail, but really, all I was going to say
was:

AOL

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