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This
motorcycle
has been designed and
all
· components selec
ted
by
I/Ie manufacturer
to form
a
balanced,
safe and
mechanically
cohesive
motor
vehicle.
Any
alteration
to
the frame, fork,
other
mechanical
components
01"
the use
6f
unauthorized parts may
alter
the geometry, stefJring
and
handling
qualities
of
the veh
icle
. Elfery
owner
of
this
motorcycle
is
cautioned
against
making
these
prohibited
chang
es.
or
alter
a
tions
which
may
result
in damage
or
injury
for
whic}1
neither
the Manufactu
rer
,
tmport
er
or
Dealer
will
be
responsible
.
Code
18900020
• 5·
77
-
500
- Printed in Italy - Mariani - Alma-Bergamo
Dear rider,
First
of
all
we
wish to thank you for choosing this motorcycle
of
aur
production.
By following
all
instructions outlined in this manual you
will
ensure your
bike
a long and troublefree life.
Before riding, please read thoroughly this
manual in order to know your
motorcycle's features and
how
to operate
it
safely.
All
major
checking and overhauling jobs are
ber:;t
carried
out
by
our
dealers who have the necessary facilities to
quickly
and competently
repair your Moto Guzzi.
Repairs
or
adjustments made
by
others than Guzzi dealers during the
warranty
period
could
invalidate the warranty right.
INDEX
5
Main
features
12
Controls
and
accessor
ies
14 I
dent
ific
ation
data
14
Spare
parts
14
Warranty
15
Instruments
and
controls
22
Riding
instructions
25
Running in
26
Maintenance
and
adjustments
33
Removal
of
wheels
36
Lubrication
and
maintenance
38
Lubrication
43
Carburetion
46 V'alve
ge
i
aring
47
Ignition
50
Electrical
equipment
54 Changes
for
U.S.
A.
Police
model
"LAPD"
56
Maintenance
and
adjustments
Wiring
diagram
(Europe
model)
Wiring
diagram
(U.S.A. model)
Wiring
diagram
(LAPD)
MAIN FEATURES
Engine
Valve gearing
Carburetion
Lubrication
2-cylinder
4-stroke
Cylinder
disposition «V"
90°
Bore mm
88
Stroke
mm
78
Displacement
cc
948,8
Compression ratio 9,2 : 1
Right max.
horsepower
HP
71
SAE at 6500 r.p.
m.
O.H.V
.,
push rod operated.
Normal
rocker
clearance
, by
cold
engine;
inlet
and exhaust mm 0,22 (.0086").
N.
2 Dell' Orto
carburettors
VHB
30
CD
(right),
VHB 30 CS
(left)
.
Pressure, by
gear
pump.
Wire gauze and
cartridge
filters in oil sump.
Normal
lubrication
pressure 3,8 -7- 4,2
kg/sqcm
(54-60 p.s.i.).
Controlled
by pressure relief-valve.
5
6
Generator -Alternator
Ignition
Starting
Transmission
Hydraulic converter
Front
, on the
crankshaft
(14 V -
20
A).
By battery.
with
doubl
e
contact
breaker
and au-
tomat
ic advance.
Ignitio
n data:
-
init
ial adva
nce
(fixed) 2'
- automatic advance
31
'
- full advance (t. + a
.)
33
'
-
contact
bre
aker
gap mm 0,37 -7- 0,
43
(.014" -7- .016")
-
spark
plugs:
Marelli CW 7
Land
CW 7 LP
Bosc
h W 225 T2
Champ
ion N 9 Y
-
plug
po
ints gap mm
0,
6
(.
023")
- 2
ignition
c
oils
.
Electric
sta
rter
(12 V - 0,7 HP)
with
electroma-
gnetic
ratche
t
control.
Ring
gear
bolted
on
the
flywheel.
Starter
button
(START) on the rig
ht
side
of
han
dlebar
.
SACHS-
Type
,
eliminating
clutching
from a stan-
ding
start.
Max.
converting
ratio 1,60 :
1.
Clutch
Primary drive
Gear
box
Secondary drive
Frame
Wheels
Dry type,
multiplate
. Hand
controlled
by
lever
on
7
the left side
of
handlebar.
By
gears
. Ratio: 1/ 1,157 (Z =
19/22).
Two
speed
,
foot
operated
from
the
left
side
of
the
bike
.
Gear
ratio :
first
gear
2nd
gear
(Z = 18/
24)
(Z = 22/ 22)
By
cardan
shaft, bevel
gear
set.
Ratio :
(Z = 9/ 34) 1 : 3,788
Overall ratio
(engine-wheel)
.
1st
gear
(Low) 1 : 6,12
2nd
gear
(Drive) 1 : 4,58
Duplex
cradle,
tubular
structure.
1 : 1,333
1 : 1
Spoked
rims, WM 3/ 2,15
-18
"
front
and
rear'.
8
Tyres
Brakes
Front and rear:
4,
10H18"
or
110/
90H18
".
Tyre pressure:
front
, solo
or
with
pillion
rear,
solo
with
pillion
2,1
kg
/ sqcm
(31
p.s.i.)
2,4
kg
/ sqcm
(32
p
.s.
i.)
2,6 kg/ sqcm
(38
p.s.i.)
The above data is suggested for normal riding
(cruising speed).
If using the
motorcycle
at
constant
high speed,
or
on high ways, it is recommended to increase
pressure by
0,2 kg/ sqcm
(3
p,s.i.).
Front
wheel.
Twin
disc
brake, two
ind
ependent
cont
rols with
hydraulic
hoses and double
cylinder
calipe
rs
.
Controls
.
Right
front
bra
ke, hand c
ontrolle
d by means '
of
the lever
joined
to master
cylinder
on the
right
handle
bar
.
Left
front
brake,
foot
controlled to
gether
with
rear brake.
Disc
0 mm 300.
Cylinder
0 mm
38
.
Master
cylinder
0
mm
12,
7.
Dimensions and weights
Rear wheel.
Disc brake,
foot
controlled
from
the
right side
of
the
motorcycle
, hyd
raulic
hose and
double
cy-
linder
calipe
r.
Rear brake and
left
front
brake
are
connected
through hy
draulic
circuit. Both
brakes
are ac-
tuated
by same
ped
al on
the
right
side
of
the
mot
orcycle
.
Disc 0 mm
242.
Cylinder 0 mm
38
.
Master
cyli
nder
0 mm 15,875.
Parking brake.
Mechan
ical
brake,
acting
on
hydraulic
rear
wheel
brake
. The load given by a
parked
vehicle
on
its side stand
comes
to
block
up
the
rear
bra-
king
disc
through
a
lever
transmission
system.
Wheelbase
m
1,470
(58")
Max. length m 2,200
(86,5")
Max.
width
m 0,850
(33")
Max.
height
m 1,100
(46")
Min.
ground
clearance
m
0,150
(6")
Curb
weight
(without
accessories)
kg
261
(572
Ibs.)
approx
.
9
10
Performances
Fuel
and oil capacities
Group or part Quantities
Fuel
tank
24 I
Reserve
(warned
by light)
41
Engine
oil
sump
31
Gear
box
0,600 I
Converter
circuit
1,
5-1,7
I
Converter
circuit
(filling
quantity
after
eventual
overhauling)
Rear
drive
box
\
0,230 I
I
0,020 I
Front
fork
(each leg)
0,050 I
Braking
circuits
(front
and
rear)
Maximum
speed
in
each
gear
,
solo
riding
.
1st
gear
(Low) km / h 130 (
82
mi./
h)
2nd
gear
(Dr
'ive) km / h 174 (108 mi
./
h)
Fuel
consumption
I 6 a. x 100 km
(a
ppro
x.
35 m.p.g.)
Recommendation
(6.6 U.
S.
gls)
l.-
I
Petr
ol 98/ 100 NO-RM
(1.0
U.
S.
gls)
i
(appr
ox
. 3 qts.) Oil Agip
Sint
2000 SAE
10W
/50
(20
oz.)
Oil
Agip
F.1
Rotra
MP SAE 90
(approx.
1
112
-
Agip F.1 ATF Dexron
1
3
14
qts.)
(8
oz
.)
Agip
F.1
Rotra
MP SAE 90
(approx
.
314
oz.)
Molyko
te Oil type A
(1
3/.
oz.)
Agip
F.1 ATF De
xro
n
Agip
F.1 B
rake
Fluid - SAE J 1703
Checking of accelerating ability
To obtain
proper
results set
the
engine
at ma-
ximum
revs with
thrott
le
fully
opened
and brakes
fully
eng
aged
; release then the
brake
con
trols
quickly
.
Do
not
opera
te
the
c
lutch
,
during
this
ch
eck
i
ng
.
Passing ability (U.S. Standards)
Pass
ing
of
a
55
feet
long
truck
,
trav
elling
at
20 m.
p.
h.
-
Time
5,5
seconds
-
Distance
travelled
339
feet
Passing
of
a
55
feet long
truck
,
travelling
at
50 m.p.h.
-
Time
6,8
seconds
-
Distance
travelled
673
feet
The
above
includes
a safety
distance
of 40 and
100
feet
respectively
be
tween
the
passing and
pace
vehicle
at
the
beginning
and end
of
the
maneuver
.
Braking ability
Stopping
distance
from
60 m.p.h.
(solo, using the
three
brakes)
Stopp
ing dis
tance
fr
om
60
m.p.h.
(with pillion, using the three brakes)
11
177 feet
190 feet
12
CONTROLS AND ACCESSORIES
(fig.
2)
Reservoir (master cylinder), right
front
brake
2 Control lever, right
front
brake
3
Throttle
control
grip
4
Starter
and engine
emergency
stop
5 Control pedal,
front
left and rear brakes
6 Light and
ignition
switch
7 Fuel
filler
cap
8 Footboard,
rider
9 Reservoir
(master
cylinder
)
front
left and
rear brakes
10 Rear safety
bar
11
Headlight
12 Instrument panel
with
warning
lights
13
Speedometer
(U.S
.)
Km-Counter (Europe)
14 Front safety
bar
15 Clutch control lev
er
16 Control button, horn - flashing
light
- turn
signal flasher
17
lJighting switch
18
Starter
con
tro
l lever
19
Gear
c
ontrol
pedal
20
Side stand and parking
brake
control
21
Converter
, reservoir
22 Tail and stop lights
23
Number
plate light
13
1 2
4 5 6 7 8 9
10
22
23
2
14
IDENTIFICATION DATA
(fig.
3)
Every
motorcycle
is
identified
by an
identification
plate
on the
frame
downtube
and
one
serial
num-
ber
stamped
on the
engine
crankcase.
The
identif
,
ication
plate
number
is also
mentio
-
ned
in
the
motorcycle
log -
book
and
identifies
the
motorcycle
to
all legal effects.
SPARE PARTS
In case
of
part
repla
cem
ents
. ensure
that
"
Ori-
ginal
Moto
Guzzi
Spare
Parts» only are
used
The
use
of
non-genuine
parts
invalidates
every
warranty
right.
WARRANTY
The
warranty
is
valid
for
a
period
of
6
months
with
a
limitation
to
10000 km
from
the
selling
date
and
expires
in
case
of
modifications
to
the
motorcycle
or
participation
to
racing
com-
petitions.
Tyres
as
well
as
parts
or
accessories
which
are
not
manufactured
in
the
..
Seimm
-
Moto
Guzzi
Factories»
are
out
of
warranty
.
Each new
motorcycle
is
supplied
with a "
cou-
pon-book».
It has
to
be
car
efull
y
kept
with
all
other
circulation
papers
as
this
is
the
on
ly
docu-
ment
entitling
the
owner
of
the
motorcycl
e to be
recognized
of
the
warranty
right
from
"Seimm
Moto
Guzzi
»
according
the
general
sale
con-
3
ditions
.
INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
(fig.
4)
Speedomet
er
.
Km
or
Mile
counter.
2 Warning
li
ght
(green).
left
turn signal.
3 Warning lig
ht
(green).
right
turn signal.
4 Warning li
ght
(red - U.S.). high beam.
(blue - Europe). high beam.
S Warning
light (orange)
signalling
the disen-
gage
of
transmission
power
and
supply
of
engine
starting
relay.
4
5
6 Warning
light (red)
indicating
current
delivery
15
from generator. It must
go
out when the engine
reaches a certain
number
of revs.
7 Warning
light
(red) oil pressure
gauge
. It goes
out
when oil
pressu
re is
sufficient
for
normal
engine
lubrification
. Should it
not
go
out, this
means that
oil pressure is
not
correct.
In this
case the engine has to be
stopped
and
suitable
checkings
are to be
carried
out.
8 Warning
light (green)
indicating
parking
brake
engaged. This
warning
light
flashes by
turning
16
the
ignition
key in
position
«2» (see fig.
5)
. If
the
side
stand is
not
withdrawn
,
the
engine
cannot
be
started
.
9
Warning
light
(red - U.S
.)
indicating
parking
i
ight
and
low
beam on.
Warning
light
(green -
Europe
)
indicating
town
driving
light
or
low
beam on.
10
Warning
l
ight
(red)
indicating
incorrect
fluid
level in
front
left and
rear
brake
reservoir. When
this
warning
light
is on,
top
up
the
fluid
level and
check
that
braking
circuit
has no leakages.
11
Warning
light
(red)
,.
fuel reserve. To use
the
reserve fuel,
bring
the tap
lever
on
the
right
fuel
tank
in
position
«R" (fig. 10).
12 Courtesy
light
switch
(available).
13
Switch
,
right
and
left
rear
emergency
fla-
shers.
14
adometer
or
Km
counter
reset.
Ignition key (fig.
5)
The
key has
three
positions
:
"a"
Vertical
,
standstill
- key
not
removable
.
"
1,,
Turned
counterclo
ckwise,
standstill
,
button
"A" (Lights) in line with "Park"
(parking
light
) - key
removable
.
"2
,,
Turned
clockwi
se, all
contr
ols
are in; key
not
removable
.
After
makin
g sure
that
the
side
s
tand
is in re
st-positio
n (
warning
li
ght
"Park" out) and po
wer
transmission is di-
senga
ged
(warnin
g
light
"N" on) start the
engin
e by means of
button
"Start" (fig.
7)
.
Lighting switch (lights) (fig.
6)
It is
locat
ed on the
right
handlebar
and has four
positions:
«1 »
OFF L
ights
out.
« 2 ))
PARK P
ark
ing lig
ht
(
town
driv
ing).
«3»
L
L
ow
beam.
«4»
H High beam.
Light
selection
is
obtained
by tu
rn
ing swi
tch
"A"
(Lights) in
the
above
po
si
tions
.
To
go
from posi
tion
"2
,,
(
Park
) to
position
,,1>-
(aff)
it
is
necessar
y to shift safety
button
"5
,,
to
the left.
Horn, flashing light and turn
signals (fig.
6)
Control
s are
incorpo
rated
in
block
«B,,:
«6» HORN
Horn
co
ntrol
s
wit
ch.
«7» FLASH
Flashing
light
(headlight)
control
switc
h.
«8»
Turn
sig
nals
co
ntrol
button
.
When
turned
to
the
right
(position
9)
ope-
rates the
right
signals
.
When t
urned
to
the
left
(position
10)
ope-
rates the
left
signals.
6
7
Engine starting and emergency
stop button (fig.
7)
Right, on t
he
handleba
r.
With
the
ignition
key
in
pos
ition
«
2»
(fig. 5)
the
eng
ine
is
ready
to
be
started
.
To
start
the
e
ngine
(see «A
»)
press
button
,,
1»
(Start
).
To
stop
the
engine
(in
case
of
emergency)
turn
the
lever «2» in
positi
on «3»
or
«4
».
After
stopping
the
engine
,
set
the
ignition
key
(fig. 5) in
position
,,
0
».
Note:
To
start
the
engine,
always
pull
the
clutch
con-
trol
lever
completely
in.
17
18
Carburettor starter control lever
(fig.
29)
The
control
lever
for
starting
a
co
ld
engine
is
located
near
the
left cyl,
inder
head cover.
«8»
Starting
position.
«C»
Riding
position.
Throttle control grip
(<<
8» in fig. 7)
Right
, on
the
handlebar.
Throttle
is
opened
by
turning
towards
the
r·
ider
and
closed
vicever
sa.
Clutch control lever
(<<G»
in fig.
6)
Left, on
the
handlebar
.
To
be used
only
by
star-
ting
of
the
engine
and
when
gearshifting
from
«Low» to «Drive»
or
viceversa.
The
presence
of
a
hydraulic
converter
in the
transmission
system das
not
exclude
absolutely
to use the
clutch
during
speed
change.
For
a
proper
use
of
the
clutch
see
paragraph
«On the
way
»
page
23.
8
Right front brake control lever
(<<G
» in fig.
7)
Right
, on the
handle
bar,
connected
with
fluid
reservoir
(mas
ter
cyl
inde
r)
. It
operates
the right
front
brake
.
Twin brake control, front left
and rear brakes
(fig. 16)
The
control
pedal is
locate
d
on
the
right
side
of
the
motorcycle
and is
link
connected
to the
fluid
reser
voir
(master
cylinder)
group.
It
operates
both
front
left and
rear
brakes
at
the same
time
.
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