moto guzzi T3 clutch

[jep]

I figured I'd start here.  I'm replacing the rear main seal on a '78 T3.  So far I have separated the tranny from the engine and removed the clutch.  Any pointers out there on how to proceed?  Do I have to block the crank when I remove the flywheel?  This clutch is way different from an airhead!  It's got two pads  I'd send pictures but I don't have a camera.  Thanks.  jep

[NC Steve]

Jep, not to disrespect our fellow R65ers at all, but you might find more info over at www.wildguzzi.com.
They're a very large discussion group, with several thousand members having many years of experience and tons of technical know-how.

Good luck with your clutch issue  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[Bob_Roller]

In 1981 when I was looking to upgrade from my first bike, a 1979 Yamaha XS400, I gave Moto Guzzi a serious look before deciding to go with a BMW. But after having owned a '76 Fiat ( Fix It Again Tony !) X1/9 for the previous 5 years, I didn't want another Italian motor vehicle quite so badly. But they are an eye catching bike, and sound unique compared to the common asian marques.

[jep]

Steve thanks for the web address.  I'll give it a try.  Bob if your are looking for a unique older bike in the european sense.  Take a look at a Guzzi.  The one I'm working on ('78 T3) is rough like the R90/6 is, solid and reliable and butt ugly.  I think that it has more torque than the R90.  It does have it's quirks for sure.  jep

[thrang]

My good mate Ruth has owned a couple of Guzzi's, and swears by them as much as she swore at them! Except for her brand new 1100 (which I've not had a go on yet) I aways found them quite similar in feel to my Beemers but a hell of a lot more fragile... They were a hell of a lot easier to work on though, as you could unblot and lift off the top half of the frame leaving the motor, tranny, shaft and rear wheel as a single assembly on the floor.

[nhmaf]

I've always had a secret fascination for Moto Guzzis too, though have never owned one.
I think that I'd like to get a California tourer model before I considered a Harley Davidson.

Bob, we were both riding Yamaha XS400 bikes in 1981 !

[Bob_Roller]

I've always had a secret fascination for Moto Guzzis too, though have never owned one.
I think that I'd like to get a California tourer model before I considered a Harley Davidson.

Bob, we were both riding Yamaha XS400 bikes in 1981 !

I 'parked' my XS400 right after purchasing the R65, I put it in the basement until '92 when I sold it for $700 with 15,000 miles on it. If I'd known that I was going to end up in Phoenix, I would have kept it. I really regret selling it.

[thrang]

Hey years ago I had an XS400 as a winter round town run about, until some toerag in Sunderland  nicked and wrote it off. I replaced it with a GSX 400 which was a cracking wee bike.

[Bob_Roller]

Alright, I have to ask for a US English translation for 'toerag', I'm sure it's a non-complimentary term, but just for the record, I need clarification !

[thrang]

Sorry Bob, 'toerag' is a polite slang term for the less honest, that can also be applied to any disrputive elements in society.