Moto Guzzi Club of Queensland Forum

I hope one and all had a Safe and Happy Easter and all those who ventured out had an enjoyable time.
I hope everyone had a better Easter than me, it seems I have invented a way to influence the weather.
Pick up the keys, head towards ignition switch and watch the rain pour down. It could be bright and sunny, but touch the keys ..... you get the rest. Well at least when the rain started, out came the spanners and polishing cloth and the Wife's (She who must be obeyed) Nevada is running like new (a full service and adjustment, tune and balance) as well as looking like new. That gives me a couple of brownie points and got me out of her radar for a couple of hours.

The one thing that I did find a little weird ...... on the Nevada, do you have to drop the diff to get the rear wheel out.
As I wished to grease the splines anyway, I thought this a little strange that there was no spline (like the 1100 Sport) between the diff and the wheel and as the male side of the cush drive was on the diff, there was not enough room to remove the wheel without dropping the diff. Of course as the splines were a little dry and binding, this meant that the shaft came unhitched off the box and as it is a pain to line up, so I dropped the swing arm to clean, then grease and reassemble correctly.
I retried this again after and with the splines coated in Penrite Copper Eze (A lubricating type of Nickel Never Seize, fantastic stuff, Thanks Tom for putting me on to this) the shaft disengaged at the spring loaded coupler at the diff, not off the gearbox shaft making it an easier job, but still a little involved, just to get the wheel out.

Does anybody know an easier way (other than taking it to a dealer and having a Latte while they change a tyre or fix a flat). I ask this because as an old Mechanic who still likes to keep his hands dirty, I like to take the wheels to the person who does the tyres rather than the bike (There are still some things I'd rather not do, tyre changing is one of them) and this is still a little poorly designed (or should I say Agricultural) way of doing things.
Any Ideas ?????

GOOD QUESTION "2 C H"!
Isn't the Nevada basically the same as the 750 Breva in this regard? i.e. rear wheel/diff etc?
First time I wanted to remove the back wheel for a new tyre, it had me scratching my head for a bit.
I was a bit peeved to realise the LH muffler must be removed, then drop the brake caliper, swing the LH shock up out of the way, remove the axle, pull the wheel off the cush drive thingies without losing any of the rubbers, then try to manoeuvre the wheel out the back without scratching anything!
Not something I'd relish doing on the side of the road in the Qld heat......thankfully with tubeless tyres these days, the punctures I've witnessed or had myself, were able to be temporarily repaired with the wheel in situ.
Now did I ever mention my old BMW? With its nice long axle, rear wheel removal was a piece of cake (but then I'm talking tube tyre days) and the bike was so balanced on its mainstand, if you removed the front wheel, the weight of the bike held the forks up off the ground.
But then, a BM, as good or bad as you think it may be, just is NOT a Guzzi, is it?

Hairee, on Nev (The Wife's Nevada) it's about 10 mm to shy to get the wheel out with the diff in situ. And with spoke wheels (tube type rims. no tubeless on the SHE bike) a puncture will be a pain in the ars*. At least with the splines greased, hopefully the diff will just pop off and the spline stay on the box. But to do this Nev has to have both cans off (you could do it with just the left off, but it is awkward) and this turns a 15 minute job into a great adventure.
I suppose this is the evil balance of having Sophia (the Sport) cause to get the wheel off her is a 15 minute labor of love. And the beauty of tubeless, a temp repair (no roadside repair is permanent) is a 5 minute job. With tube type wheels, a full strip to patch the tube is the only repair.
Oh well, wife and a bike with a pain in the ars* rear wheel system must be attracted to each other, both to punish me.
But at least the Guzzi still likes me touching her (and doesn't she purr nicely afterwards). Plus with the Guzzi I don't have to earn brownie points.
Gee I hope I'm not scaring too many people ...............

I guess the designers really thought of the Nevada as a 'town bike' therefore easy wheel removal wasn't necessary. Not sure what the solution is, maybe you need to sit quietly one afternoon with a bottle of liquor & do the thought session.

Wal , love ya thought processes.
Many a problem can be solved with a little brain lubricator.
This will be have to be one of them. Plus when I drink I regress into my own little world, Ohh and what a nice place it is.