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Moto Guzzi V85 TT E5+ gearbox and final drive oil change adventure
Based on quite a few folks bitching about Moto Guzzi gearbox and final drive oil levels as supplied in shipments to dealers, I decided to check my machines levels for myself. A pal of mine has a 2027 V85 Strada and his machine was well short of all oil levels so I had no choice for my own personal peace of mind’s sake to check this out so as to put it to bed once and for all. My engine oil was vastly over filled by 113 ml. Turns out something funky was going on in my shaft dr

Fred
13 hours ago2 min read


Lo spirito della truffa
la bella Lucrezia Devo confessare che ho stretti legami con la gente di Moto Guzzi lungo Mandello del lario, nella provincia di Lecco, sulle rive del Lago di Como, appena a nord di Milano. Come favore, mi è stato chiesto di dare loro la mia opinione su diverse concessionarie a ovest di Denver e di dare un feedback alla fabbrica sull'esperienza con i concessionari. Come acquirente di un "nuovo" V85 TT (in realtà era un modello 2025) questa esperienza è stata davvero deludente.

Fred
4 days ago5 min read


New Kwakker Clucks it's last Clucks
Sherman Road Levee pose The problem for me at 225-230 lbs on this KLR machine was the suspension setup at the front end of the machine. This was rather brutally exposed recently when I drove from a normal sandy track into deep sand at 7 Mph, a mile or so from our house the other day. I shot my left leg out to catch the fall from the sudden but violent twist it made on the front wheel to the left and I was rewarded with a grade two calf muscle strain as my foot touched the san

Fred
Aug 307 min read
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