# What did you do with your Moto Guzzi today? 2024
**URL:** https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956
**Category:** General Banter
**Created:** [2 January 2024 10:05 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956 "2024-01-02T10:05:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@M001](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/M001)
#### Post date: [8 September 2024 14:25 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/244 "2024-09-08T14:25:04Z")
Cleaning my MG V7 Special Edition today and noticed a small black plug on the floor under the bike. I’m assuming it’s from my bike and having spent almost an hour trying to see where it came from I’m at a loss!
Having googled, it does look very similar to what I have. (Frame Plug)
Would appreciate if anyone knows where it should go. (Assuming its from my bike)
Thank you.
Please see image.
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### Author:  [@M001](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/M001)
#### Post date: [8 September 2024 16:36 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/245 "2024-09-08T16:36:29Z")
Ok, found where it was meant to go.
[Motoguzzi V7 Stone 850 SPECIAL EDITION (EU) Wheels » Front wheel exploded drawing \> oem-bike-parts.com](https://oem-bike-parts.com/en/parts/motoguzzi/v-7-e5/2023/v7-stone-850-e5-abs-special-edition-2023-emea-eu/wheels-front-wheel)
Item 8
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### Author:  [@Cabernet](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Cabernet)
#### Post date: [10 September 2024 20:18 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/246 "2024-09-10T20:18:40Z")
Left it in the garage and walked to work. It was raining. . . . again.
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### Author:  [@paulc911](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/paulc911)
#### Post date: [11 September 2024 06:27 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/247 "2024-09-11T06:27:06Z")
My V100 is currently in for its first service having reached the magic 900 miles - looking forward to seeing how it performs and sounds with a few more revs! 😉
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### Author:  [@paulc911](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/paulc911)
#### Post date: [12 September 2024 16:27 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/248 "2024-09-12T16:27:59Z")
First service done - quieter, smoother and more willing. Just need “Indian Summer” to properly scrub in the Pirelli Angels!
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### Author:  [@Manalishi](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Manalishi)
#### Post date: [12 September 2024 18:34 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/249 "2024-09-12T18:34:42Z")
Rode up to Canonbie in the borders via Alston. Glorious sunshine and scenery much of the day but up on the tops approaching Alston it dropped to 5 centigrade and substantial amounts of hail fell on four occasions. The roads started to flood with standing water and a few streams of run-off. Not nice conditions to ride in for about 30 miles.
Stopped off at Hickins cafe in Alston and at Mike Barry’s excellent bike museum just south east of Longtown.
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### Author:  [@Fairytail](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Fairytail)
#### Post date: [13 September 2024 08:11 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/250 "2024-09-13T08:11:40Z")
Made good use of the heated grips on a chilly commute - frost on car roofs…
And proved the fuel reserve taps work🙂
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### Author:  [@Don-Spada](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Don-Spada)
#### Post date: [15 September 2024 18:08 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/251 "2024-09-15T18:08:02Z")
A good day out on the Spada with The Taverners Section of the VMCC on the annual road trial.
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### Author:  [@Bazzer](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Bazzer)
#### Post date: [17 September 2024 21:39 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/252 "2024-09-17T21:39:57Z")
Picked it up today. Smiled all the way home.
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### Author:  [@Horton916](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Horton916)
#### Post date: [18 September 2024 08:01 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/253 "2024-09-18T08:01:11Z")
Looks gorgeous. I love that colour. Enjoy 👍
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### Author:  [@Bazzer](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Bazzer)
#### Post date: [18 September 2024 11:26 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/254 "2024-09-18T11:26:02Z")
Thanks Horton. That swung it for me as well. Just need to get used to the quietest gearbox ever and the sneakiest first gear as well. 😊
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### Author:  [@Ramsaye](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Ramsaye)
#### Post date: [18 September 2024 15:17 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/255 "2024-09-18T15:17:34Z")
I had a double take there, thought it was mine for a second. Then i noticed yours is clean, great colour choice.
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### Author:  [@Bazzer](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Bazzer)
#### Post date: [18 September 2024 21:19 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/256 "2024-09-18T21:19:50Z")
Haha thanks Ramseys. I’m chuffed with the colour.
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### Author:  [@Bazzer](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Bazzer)
#### Post date: [18 September 2024 21:20 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/257 "2024-09-18T21:20:10Z")
Excuse the typo
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### Author:  [@Brian.Dillamore](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Brian.Dillamore)
#### Post date: [19 September 2024 15:16 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/259 "2024-09-19T15:16:18Z")
Discovered another broken wire around the headstock 😵
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### Author:  [@Sparkieb](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Sparkieb)
#### Post date: [19 September 2024 16:31 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/260 "2024-09-19T16:31:40Z")
Popped to squires for a cuppa in the afternoon sunshine.
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### Author:  [@Bazzer](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Bazzer)
#### Post date: [19 September 2024 17:58 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/261 "2024-09-19T17:58:10Z")
Fitted grip puppies and a givi plate to mine. 😁
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### Author:  [@Phil\_Gough](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Phil_Gough)
#### Post date: [19 September 2024 20:59 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/262 "2024-09-19T20:59:04Z")
Visited the BSA owners club 🍻
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### Author:  [@Phil\_Gough](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Phil_Gough)
#### Post date: [20 September 2024 19:34 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/263 "2024-09-20T19:34:44Z")
After 21 years this one left and headed up to Scotland today 👍
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### Author:  [@Mike\_H](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Mike_H)
#### Post date: [21 September 2024 17:44 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/what-did-you-do-with-your-moto-guzzi-today-2024/16956/264 "2024-09-21T17:44:45Z")
Found out how to remove the silencers on the V7 850 E5. I’d been putting it off -either it was going to be stupidly easy, or a right pain. Turned out to be option ‘A’ (almost fell off once fasteners loosened).
They had a good wash where I can’t reach underneath during normal cleaning, and the black painted mounting brackets off for ditto. Screws back in with copper grease.
Then I had the rear caliper off for a bit of a clean and check over. I’d had it off before to grease the pistons and change to EBC pads, but according to my notes that was almost 3 years ago. Slung under the hub it’s in the best possible place to catch all the muck and road spray. 😟 I saw recently someone posted photos of the sliding pins on theirs showing bad corrosion, especially the larger pin. Mine had been greased, presumably by me, it looked like the sort of grease I would use but I hadn’t made a note of doing that. Nevertheless the larger pin was showing the beginnings of corrosion. Photo below is after a going over with Scotchbrite -
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Regreased and reassembled. A fresh smear of silicone grease around the outsides of the pistons. The exposed hollow interiors of both pistons are rusting, so a light smear in there as well. Scrotchbrite and lightly copper grease the caliper retaining pins. (These have heads like Allen grub screws and are thread-locked, if you don’t remove them and grease while still new they can be seized and the Allen key hole rounds out.) The pads are about half worn and perfectly flat and even, and match for thickness. Amazing! Caliper given a going over with brake cleaner.
The rear speed sensor was also removed - probably not vital, but its cable is right in the way if you want to take the caliper off. The mounting hole it goes into was given a bit of grease on refitting.
The caliper holding bolts (2 off) had very rusty heads. Fortunately the threads are OK. Again copper grease on reassembly.
Silencers went back on with copper grease on the joints. I think the only problem with removing these is if the fasteners have rusted up. Check yours today!
All that took a whole afternoon!
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