Pleasant Surprise

GRiSO Capo Posts : 361 Join date : 2014-09-02

I decided to do a first service on the new to me Stelvio (MY2011) but first registered in December 2013. I got a very pleasant surprise when I removed the rocker covers to check the valve clearances and was met by a lovely set of rollers cheers

I wasnt expecting this as I thought that they were only fitted from mid 2012 on! I doubt that they were retro fitted as the bike had just under 10k miles done with 2 services recorded in the service book.
During the service I found a bolt cross threaded in one of the engine bars, both idle by pass screws open in the throttle bodies and the valve clearances sloppy Evil or Very Mad

so much for main dealer service reliability? I closed the by pass screws and balanced the TB's and Surprisingly the cylinders were pretty well balanced and I left both screws closed. When I went to buy her I had checked that all yellow paint was in tact study

I'v reset TPS and new oil and am very happy wlth the unexpected bonus of the rollers but I wasnt too concerned as the GRiSO has the flat tappets and goes like the clappers Thumbs Up

At least when you do it yourself you know what's been done!

GRiSO Posts : 1406 Join date : 2014-01-02

No rollers on 2011.
Someone ugraded it...

Godfather Posts : 3154 Join date : 2013-05-28 Age : 59

Pascal, the GRiSOnut, is correct.

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2012 MOTO GUZZI GRiSO 1200SE

2013 MOTO GUZZI STELVIO 1200NTX - Orange Blossom Special

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10712 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 67

Yup, sometime in mid 2012 was the swap point. My wreck is 07/2012 and has rollers to my surprise.

Pete

GRiSO Capo Posts : 1657 Join date : 2014-09-22

Sounds like good news to me

Nibbio Posts : 855 Join date : 2014-08-18 Age : 60

Nice to find that. It's great when things all go the right way.

Some of you guys are going for it having two Guzzi's! Cool

Be interested to hear how you get on with it. Smile

GRiSO Posts : 1406 Join date : 2014-01-02

Steak wrote:: Pascal, the GRiSOnut, is correct.

Damn Steak! errrr, I mean straight!! Dam straight!

» And to my surprise.