MOTO GUZZI V7 Sport User manual

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RIDER'S HANDBOOK

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1st edition RIDER'S HANDBOOK

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INTRODUCTION This booklet is intended to provide owners
with the necessary information on operating
and maintaining their machines for maximum
efficiency.
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The manual should be read very carefully as
most troubles and failures arising from ne-
glect or poor maintenance will be avoided if
the instructions herein contained are strictly
followed.
Don't forget that all major overhaul jobs and
repairs are best carried out by officially ap-
pointed Moto Guzzi dealers who have the ne-
cessary facilities to quickly and competently
repair your Moto Guzzi.

INDEX INTRODUCTION
Running in
Controls and accessories
Identification data
Tool kit
Spare parts . .
Warranty
MAIN FEATURES
Valve gear . .
Carburation . .
Lubrication
Ignition
TRANSMISSION
FRAME
Performances . .
Fuel and oil capacities . . .
INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
RIDING INSTRUCTIONS
Engine starting
Starting a hot engine
Starting th e machine
On the way . . .' .
Stopping the machine .
LUBRICATION AND GENERAL
MAINTENANCE CHART .
SERVICING INSTRUCTIONS .
Oil pressure relief valve . .
Oil pressure gauge . . . .
Lubrication of gear box
Lubrication
of rear wheel drive . .
Lubrication
of front fork a nd hydrau·
lic dampers . . .. ..
Lubrication of bu vels in the steering
Lubrication
of control cables .
Lubrication
of rear fork bearings
CARBURATION . . . . .
Cnr
buretor . . . . . .
Stantl:mj carburetor settings
Adjusting the carburation
Stripping
of carburetor
Air intake . . . .
VALVE GEARING . .
Tappet clearance . .
Checking valve timing
IGNITION . .
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Double contact breaker
Checking
of ignition timing . .
Checking
timing of R/H cylinder
Checking timing of L/ H cylinder
Checking the ignition advance by
means
of a stroboscope lamp . .
Connecting the contact breaker
leads to ignition coils
Spark plug . . . . .
CLEANING OPERATIONS
Filters and fuel lines
Fuel tank . . . . .
Filler cap . . . . . .
Fuel tap . . . . . .
Oil breather unit . . .
Cylinder head, pistons and valves
Silencers . .
ADJUSTMENTS
Clutch lever
Steeri ng .
Front brake lever
Rear brake pedal .
Rear suspension
unit . . . . .
Checking the gear operating mecha-
nism
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REMOVAL
OF WHEELS .
Front wheel
Rear wheel . . . . .
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Battery . . .
Generator .
Regulator unit
Starter motor
Hom . . . .
Terminal block with fuses
Courtesy
light
Starting button
Headlight
Cables
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RUNNING IN During
the first 1600 kms. (1000 miles). a new
or overhauled machine should be used with
some intelligence as the efficiency. perfor-
mance and
life of the engine are largely de-
pendant on how it is run in.
Distance
Up to 800 kms.
(500 miles)
The engine should never be allowed to reach
a high
number of revolutions before it has
had a chance
to warm up sufficiently . Never
ride
the machine at the highest permissible
speeds in each gear before the machine has
been
well broken in.
Should
the engine speed drop off considera-
bly on
an uphill grade. a lower gear should
be
immediately engaged. In case of O\lerheat-
ing.
it is best to stop and allow the engine
to cool down.
Under no
circumstances whatever should the
following speeds be exceeded in the run-
ning in period.
Max imum permissible speeds
Low 2nd 3rd I
4th Top
gear gear gear
gear
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50 70 95 I 110 130 kms.
31 44 i 59 I 69 !
81 m.p.h.
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From 800 to 1600 kms. 60 85 I 115 I 130 I 155 kms.
(500 to 1000 miles) 37.5 53 72 81
97 m.p.h.:
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3000 kms.
(1000 to 1 BOll IIHl esI I
Ihn . po(,d """ II" lI""llI ll lly Illcreased up to the I
max imum Pt:lflll s!: ;! hl e lilllltS.
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After the first
500 kms.
(300 miles)
Every 500 kms.
(300 miles)
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(:11 ;""1': til, -! (·)ngine oil.
I '!lilll:lI :. 111 nuts and bolts .
(:III :<:k vnlve cl ea rance.
Cileck contact breaker pOints.
Check oil level. Correct level is in between
the minimum a nd maximum mark on the
filler cap dipsti ck.

CONTROLS AND ACCESSORIES
(See fig. 1)
1. - Front brake lever
2. - Throttle control grip
3. - Starter button
4. - Filler cap
5. - Gearshift lever
6. -Pillion footrest
7. - Headlight
8. -Speedometer
9. -Rev-counter
10. -Clutch lever
11. - Light switch and horn button
12. -Steering damper knob
13. - Ignition key
14. -Rear brake pedal
15 . - Footrests
16. -Tail light
N.B .. The terms «right" and u left n in the text are
used in the sense the would appear to one sitting
in the saddle.

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