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.
Ok, found where it was meant to go.
Motoguzzi V7 Stone 850 SPECIAL EDITION (EU) Wheels » Front wheel exploded drawing > oem-bike-parts.com
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Left it in the garage and walked to work. It was raining. . . . again.
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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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First service done - quieter, smoother and more willing. Just need “Indian Summer” to properly scrub in the Pirelli Angels!
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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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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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Looks gorgeous. I love that colour. Enjoy 
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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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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Haha thanks Ramseys. I’m chuffed with the colour.
Excuse the typo
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!