Guzzi air assisted forks: pressures?

What's the pressure range for the Moto Guzzi air assisted forks (Le Man
II/III, V1000 and SP - I think) - Google hasn't proved too fruitful.

Although, I don't know why I'm asking as I ran into a couple of minor
snags yesterday evening during pre-Chimay putting back together.

Firstly, a worn 10p circlip stopped all work as I can't re-assemble the
L/H fork leg until I get a new one and I'm out all day today [1], working
Thursday and at a meeting in the evening.

Secondly, I may have cracked the sump when it fell off a jack (don't ask).


[1] Lobbying Parliament then in the Red Lion. V. important.

 

Dunno, however, my experience with the air suspension on the Silverwing was
that it's very easy to go from 5psi to 50psi with a couple of pumps from a
footpump. Use a bike pump amd a gauge. Also, start unpressurised and work
up slowly.

Things are looking very Snorky, aren't they?

 

Neither of my SPs (early SP and an NT) had air assisted forks.

Offer of a loaner still holds good. I'm taking the CB750, so you have
the choice of anything else in the sig.

Oh, the DT50's got no tax nor MoT. You will have to sort insewerance,
mind, because I'm pretty certain that "insured to ride a bike not
belonging to you" does not apply to sur le continong.

The latter, I assume, rather than the former.

 

On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:48:27 +0100,

That's the case - Platypus had to add the VFR to his policy when he
took it to Sedan.

 

The Le Mans II got air forks in late 1980. I don't know if the SP ever had
them.

Aha! Here we are: 30-60psi for the air forks on the LMIII, and 45-75psi for
the (linked) rear shocks.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

Good Lord, is there no built in compressor to do the job via a neat
control panel in the fairing?

How primitive.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Bear?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

LOL. Bad man.

No.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

I suspect the Blingmobile has extra toys as ballast. Not so much built down
to a price, as built up to a weight...

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

That might account for the *second* compressor to drive the air horns.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Mark Olson

Do make sure you replace it in the correct damp hanky locker. It's low
down on the right-hand side of the left-hand auxiliary pannier on your
model, IIRC.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Something that occured to me the other day: the new BMW K1200LT has an
electro-hydraulic mainstand - push the button and the stand deploys itself.
It shouldn't be beyond the wit of man to figure out a way of retrofitting a
similar arrangement to other bikes. On the Trophy, for instance, such an
arrangement would have been worth its weight in shiny things.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

NNNNNNNNNGGGGGGHHHHHH...

I'm going to the workshop. I may be some time.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

It's got the right panels now. See the ebay ad.