Not sure if anyone else saw this photo posted on the V100 Facebook group, but doesn't look good. Hopefully it's a one off, and not a return of the V11 engine paint issue mine suffered from.
V100 Paint Flaking
- Thread starter Joe Bar
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Recently spoke to a chap at a local biker cafe who said his V100 had flaking paint on the front of the engine, not sure if it was on the cover or the main block. He said it was a very small area but was rightly concerned it may progress. The dealer at the first service suggested the salty weather had caused it, after a few hundered miles and 2 months. Don't know how well the rider had cleaned it, but even so, watch the space I guess.
Wow,obviously not good!!! I'll be interesting to see if many other V100's suffer the same.
Kimbo
Kimbo
Should be able to withstand it
My thoughts exactly, if we accept a duty of care to our bikes if used in salty conditions.
Isn’t that the same or similar issue that BMWs suffer from? BMW were replacing engines for this very shortcoming. You would have thought that manufacturers would have considered the fact that this part of the engine is in the direct line of fire for every single piece of crap thrown in its direction. They might even consider whether their designs are fit for purpose and fit some decent mudguards. Suzuki have with their Vstrom and it even looks OK too.
Would not be happy with that!!
Imagine being told that by a dealer after a couple of months of ownership.
S20 5G sent this......
Imagine being told that by a dealer after a couple of months of ownership.
S20 5G sent this......
Photoshop ? I can't see that every bit of paint would come off the front cover and leave a perfect finish underneath.
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Looks like the front cover is fine, it’s just the engine block that’s flaked from the joint back
The bit on the block that looks as though it's lost the paint is the same colour as the front cover. Something not right about the photo.
I've never really understood the paint problem. Paint doesn't come off cars in salty weather, whether you clean them or not. The longevity of car bodywork is something we can thank the EU for.
My friend has recently part exed his 21 reg V85 due to rust and paint issues....he loved the bike but was very disappointed with the quality.
How bad?
guzzi, have a habit of painting parts before they are finished . so they paint them , and then do some machining , leaving an unpainted surface edge , open to the elements.
PS , they are also shite at surface prep before painting.
PS , they are also shite at surface prep before painting.
had around 30 Guzzi's now. never had a problem with the finish.
That's lucky, my V11 Sport was one of the first with the black crinkle finish and loads of them lifted and were rectified under warranty. Then 3,000 miles later it knocked a big end bearing out and required an engine rebuild with new crank, thankfully five weeks before the warranty expired. Almost put me off Guzzi's for good, the five after that have all been fine though.
tbh it was not great...plus his local dealer closed down and the next nearest didnt seem to show much concern..so it kind of made him disgruntled with thee whole Guzzi thing.
That’s sad & bad luck
Who knows, you may even get a new engine fitted under a "merchantable quality " claim.
