Turismo

[Adriano Vazzoler]

I have recently had a rebuilt Falcone engine. The clutch works and the gears will go up and down the box no issues BUT once I have started the engine the gears do not want to in (horrible crash sound). I’m at a loss. Any ideas please 

[Andrew Nahum]

Are you sure the clutch is freeing properly when the engine is running?

If you put the bike in any gear (with engine stopped) can you push the bike along when you pull the clutch lever in?

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I have recently had a rebuilt Falcone engine. The clutch works and the gears will go up and down the box no issues BUT once I have started the engine the gears do not want to in (horrible crash sound). I’m at a loss. Any ideas please 

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[Andrew Nahum]

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Can you select  all four gears when engine is stopped?

On Sun, Aug 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM Adriano Vazzoler <fuzz...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have recently had a rebuilt Falcone engine. The clutch works and the gears will go up and down the box no issues BUT once I have started the engine the gears do not want to in (horrible crash sound). I’m at a loss. Any ideas please 

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[Adriano Vazzoler]

I have just checked I can get first and second gear and the clutch did disengage 

  Thank you for getting back to me

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[Andrew Nahum]

What about 3rd and 4th. ?  

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[Adriano Vazzoler]

No I can’t get third or fourth. Hopefully the mechanic will have another at it but he is not a guzzi expert 

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[John O Regan]

Hi All,

The mechanism is quite sensitive to adjustment and wear.

On my GTW i very often have to have a second go at the lever to get it change up,

The lever does not quite return to centre resetting the pawl  to get ready for the next change. If I remember to nudge the lever up the pawl will engage. It changes down through the gears perfectly..

I would check the spring compressed length and compare to the book value.

If the engine builder oiled the plates on assembly they will need to be flushed out with kerosene or similar.

John

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[Adriano Vazzoler]

Thank you 

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[Andrew Nahum]

Sounds like gearbox is not assembled right. 

Have you a works manual/ parts diagram?

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[Adriano Vazzoler]

Yes 

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[Alan Comfort]

The Falcone Turismo has a constant mesh gearbox so changing gears up and down should require very little effort. It is pretty hard to mess up the assembly of these gearboxes because they do not work at all if the assembly is incorrect. If the bushing in the primary gear is too tight on the shaft, that will cause problems.

My guess is that your trouble lies in the clutch. If the basket is badly notched, clutch disengagement will be difficult. Relieving the notches with a file will give you some temporary relief, but a new basket is the best way to address this problem.

Try letting off a bit of spring pressure to see if that offers up some improvement. This is an easy task and does not require much in the way of dis-assembly. There is some risk that the clutch will slip and overheat when pulling up a grade in top gear if there is not enough spring pressure, but you can drop down a gear and lower the speed to prevent slippage.

On Sun, Aug 2, 2026 at 6:07 AM Adriano Vazzoler <fuzz...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have recently had a rebuilt Falcone engine. The clutch works and the gears will go up and down the box no issues BUT once I have started the engine the gears do not want to in (horrible crash sound). I’m at a loss. Any ideas please 

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[RICHARD YAMANE]

Does the Guzzi use multiple springs in a radial pattern or a single central spring? 
On my Cheney with a BSA B44/50 engine. It has a four spring clutch. Each of the four springs are tightened independently so part of the procedure is to pull the clutch lever and kick the engine over. That will spin the pressure plate and allows checking that the pressure plate lift is even. If wobble is detected you tighten or loosen the springs until the lift is even. If uneven the clutch will drag just as if it had warped plates. Once lifting evenly I will loosen the springs until the clutch slips, than tighten evenly until the slipping stops.

Rick Yamane
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[Patrick Hayes]

On 8/2/26 22:26, 'RICHARD YAMANE' via Guzzi Singles wrote:
> Does the Guzzi use multiple springs in a radial pattern or a single
> central spring?

Neither.

The Guzzi clutch uses a stack of thin plates alternating steel and
bronze combined in a basket on the left side of the engine. All are
covered with a heavier steel pressure plate. There are no radial
springs within these thin plates.

The clutch springs are located on the right side of the engine. There
are two, concentric coil springs which provide the force.

A long 'throwout' rod passes through the hollow gear shafts of the
transmission. Its threaded end screws into the pressure plate. Its
working end on the right includes a double-cup throwout bearing
containing 8 loose balls.

Adjustment is achieved by a knurled hand disc over the springs and
compressing the springs to a specified linear dimension of 27.5mm at rest.

I hope you have a parts explosion diagram to see the individual pieces.

Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA

[Patrick Hayes]

On 8/2/26 06:07, Adriano Vazzoler wrote:
> Any ideas please

My first idea would be to consult with whomever provided this rebuilt
engine.

If you can not verify shifting through all four gears with the engine
off then the engine must come apart for internal inspection. Sorry.

My second idea would be to find someone nearby who is more experienced
and might visit to consult and opine. Adriano, where do you live? We
don't need your address, but a town or village location might help us
find someone nearby who could visit. You (and anyone else) might
consider adding your location to your message signature as I do.

Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA

[Adriano Vazzoler]

I live in Worcester England. I have spoken to the engineer and he will have another look and I will pass on this information. I like to do most of my work but when it comes to engine rebuilds I will give it to someone who knows what they are doing 

Thank you for your help and advice 

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[RICHARD YAMANE]

Ah, yeah, I remembered it was unusual. I will have manuals at home or work. Still staying at mu moms house while recouping my broken ankle.

Rick Yamane
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[Adriano Vazzoler]

I checked the selector this morning and found the two adj screws were screwed in. I have now slacked them off and hey presto I now have 4 gears. So hopefully won’t need a engine strip down 

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[Adriano Vazzoler]

[Patrick Hayes]

On 8/2/26 23:25, Adriano Vazzoler wrote:
> I live in Worcester England.

Any UK members nearby here??
Andrew? Gordon?
Any recommendation on a mechanic in his area?

Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA

[Adriano Vazzoler]

I think some of them have retired. I could be wrong. I am usually 😂😂

   Thank you 

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[Patrick Hayes]

On 8/3/26 04:29, Adriano Vazzoler wrote:
> I checked the selector this morning and found the two adj screws were
> screwed in. I have now slacked them off and hey presto I now have 4
> gears. So hopefully won’t need a engine strip down

That is good news if you verified four gears.

However, it is bad news if you had to loosen those two 10mm nuts in
order to achieve this. Those should be tight or you risk ejecting
critical shift detent parts. Something is amiss in your shift pawl
system. Careful on disassembly. The internal detent teeth are spring
loaded and will go flying. I'd consider disassembly of the shifter and
then comparison of the pieces with the parts book diagrams.

Take pictures throughout.

Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA

[pouma1954]

And while you're at it, turn the disc over so as to have a first down pattern.

Can make life easier.

Paul

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[Adriano Vazzoler]

Cheers 

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[robert mcwilliams]

to Rick, hope the ankle was not broken kick starting a fine Italian. Robert.

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[RICHARD YAMANE]

No, although my GTV did literally throw me into the air and landed me on a butt cheek a couple of years ago when I was having trouble getting it starting. 
It was a motorcycle incident, I sent Patrick a message off list but will post to all. I have a business phone call coming up first.

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[Rick Yamane]

Here is a slighted edited copy of a reply I sent to Patrick today,

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Back on June 1 I was doing a giro bike ride with Barry, Jason and Al. It was a two day affair and I was riding my Morini Tresette Sprint. In the afternoon on the way back to Santa Cruz I had a near head on with a debris truck on a narrow section of Summit Rd. A blind right hander. I swerved into the ditch and was thinking I had made it past, just had to ride out the off road bit but felt the truck hit the back of my bike. It spun me around and planted my face firmly into the door of the truck. It was a "small" 1 ton? With a forward cab. I think the foot step in front of the front wheel hit my ankle breaking it. My right eye brow had a cut that would take a few stiches, I broke a rib and my right hand was pinned after the fall, still holding the grip.

I was real lucky. I think just a moment sooner or later and it would have been a full head on. Fortunately I didn't get spun under the truck and other than the blood from my eye brow, I questioned whether I needed an ambulance. Didn't feel the broken ankle or rib with my big concern being my eye.

Recovery was a little tough. I had swelling and developed fracture blisters which postponed any surgery. After the second week my doctor said we had a couple of options. One was to wait for the swelling to go down more and the skin to heal enough to take suturing or let it heal without plates and screws. I wasn't to keen on the addition of metal and asked for her recommendation. She thought the natural healing was the best course and I agreed.

I never really felt the broken rib. The trauma folks at Valley Medical were concerned it could lead to pneumonia but it was fine. They were worried about bleeding behind or inside my eye which they couldn't check because my eye was so swollen shut. I was worried about losing it for a few days until the swelling went down enough to start seeing light and shadows. It was ugly.

So, it's been a couple of months of using wheel chair and knee rover, graduating to the rover and crutches. My first day back at work was Thursday and over the weekend I started taking a step or two kind of resembling walking. My right thumb is stiff but I can still grab a throttle, the horrendous bruising in my right eye and cheek ran down my neck and is gone. Oddly, not one mark on my helmet or visor. I cleaned the blood out and can feel a deformation in the forehead liner but from the outside, it's perfect. I took the helmet and jacket off at the scene knowing it would be cut off by the paramedics but they did cut my pants. Grrrr.... !

Got my new helmet on Friday, another AGV, and trying to find some RST pants in my size. I found some with knee sliders but we don't ride like that. 😊

 

Be careful out there. Sometimes just because we aren’t riding hard with our hair on fire we think we are safe. Remember if there is an accident, when you are on a bike chances are you will be the one getting hurt.

[Andrew Nahum]

Rick: Can I send all my sympathy and congratulations on the recovery you are making.  It sounds like you did the best  manoeuvre possible to avoid harm.  But sometimes there’s just no way out.  I hope your enthusiasm for riding is intact.  

My own broken ankle has healed and lasted pretty good over the decades. The broken knee got worse progressively till knee injury needed a half joint implant a few years ago.   Both originally were repaired old style. No Black and Decker self tapper screw repairs!! That was all new technology then so I think I also made the right choice then to go with the classic non surgical recovery systems which were well proven.   

Best wishes for future riding. 

Andrew

London UK

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[pouma1954]

Ouch.

Luck and unluck are an important part of our motorcycling lives.

Get well soon.

Paul

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[jerry atric]

That's a scary story, Rick. Wishing you all the best for a full recovery. Out of interest, was it a full-face or jet style helmet?

[Rick Yamane]

Knees are tough because as I’m sure you were told they not only bend but rotate a bit too. Here’s to no more getting hurt!

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[Rick Yamane]

I was wearing an AGV K6. Full face carbon shell. Amazing that the helmet was unscathed. The paramedics like to take the helmet  to the ER for analysis but they didn't want mine. 

My new helmet is another AGV but now a K6S.

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[jerry atric]

Good job it wasn't open face. I was knocked off 14 years ago and lost the sight in one eye. If I hadn't been wearing a full- faced helmet I would've lost my face, no question. It cured me of open face helmets😂

[Dave Knaack]

I’m glad to hear you’re ok Rick , sounds like it could have been much worse….  Unfortunately between the ankle and rib you’re going to be hurting for a while….

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Good job it wasn't open face. I was knocked off 14 years ago and lost the sight in one eye. If I hadn't been wearing a full- faced helmet I would've lost my face, no question. It cured me of open face helmets😂

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[RICHARD YAMANE]

The accident was June 1 so It's already been over 2 months. I'm pert near recovered. The rib was never an issue. In the trauma ER they were concerned that if it affected my breathing, pneumonia could become a factor so they handed me one of those breathing exercise/gauges and I nearly pinned it. The biggest concern they had when they let me go was if there was any bleeding in or behind the eye. I might have mentioned that I was really relieved a few days later when I could start opening my eye and seeing light and shadows. A big thumbs up to AGV. No facial fractures and I never lost conscienceness.

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[Alan Comfort]

Hello Rick, 

Sorry to hear about your crash. I'm glad that your injuries were not too serious and that you are on the mend. 

Now that I am well into geezerdom, my riding style is evolving. The big bikes and the sportier models have found new homes. My rides have become shorter and the old 'slicers fit my riding style much better. A few years ago, just after I sold my Morini 500, I pitched up at our regular Italian bike night on a 1950 Astore. The lads gave me a hard time and said I was riding an "old man's bike". "Guess what', I responded, "I am an old man, and so are most of you". The important thing is that I am still riding.

Alan in Roberts Creek

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[Rick Yamane]

Hoo Rah!
I’m on a 70 and older Facebook group and I’m amazed how many of these guys are riding big Harleys and liter plus bikes. I still have my Hypermotard 1100 but gone are my Bimota DB2 and Ducati 750F1. I do really regret selling the F1 because it was still a small light bike but the sale is another story unto itself. Encouraged by fellow list member Barry Porter, I got into the small Giro sized bikes and they are a ton of fun (still dangerous though). 😊
I’m short so It’s helpful to be able to touch feet on both sides and rolling them around the shop is easy. My “big” bikes now start with my BSA Rocker Gold Star and I have a 500 Morini Strada. These two bikes feel very similar in performance and handling. They are both a pleasure to ride and don’t need to be pushed to get that enjoyment. Next is my GTV which is different with its girder fork and an entirely different experience. Small bikes forever!

 

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Hello Rick, 

Sorry to hear about your crash. I'm glad that your injuries were not too serious and that you are on the mend. 

Now that I am well into geezerdom, my riding style is evolving. The big bikes and the sportier models have found new homes. My rides have become shorter and the old 'slicers fit my riding style much better. A few years ago, just after I sold my Morini 500, I pitched up at our regular Italian bike night on a 1950 Astore. The lads gave me a hard time and said I was riding an "old man's bike". "Guess what', I responded, "I am an old man, and so are most of you". The important thing is that I am still riding.

Alan in Roberts Creek

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[MIKE CURTIS]

Shit happens!  Sorry to hear of it.  Thrilled you’re nearly well. Ride on.

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Hoo Rah!
I’m on a 70 and older Facebook group and I’m amazed how many of these guys are riding big Harleys and liter plus bikes. I still have my Hypermotard 1100 but gone are my Bimota DB2 and Ducati 750F1. I do really regret selling the F1 because it was still a small light bike but the sale is another story unto itself. Encouraged by fellow list member Barry Porter, I got into the small Giro sized bikes and they are a ton of fun (still dangerous though). 😊
I’m short so It’s helpful to be able to touch feet on both sides and rolling them around the shop is easy. My “big” bikes now start with my BSA Rocker Gold Star and I have a 500 Morini Strada. These two bikes feel very similar in performance and handling. They are both a pleasure to ride and don’t need to be pushed to get that enjoyment. Next is my GTV which is different with its girder fork and an entirely different experience. Small bikes forever!

 

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Hello Rick, 

Sorry to hear about your crash. I'm glad that your injuries were not too serious and that you are on the mend. 

Now that I am well into geezerdom, my riding style is evolving. The big bikes and the sportier models have found new homes. My rides have become shorter and the old 'slicers fit my riding style much better. A few years ago, just after I sold my Morini 500, I pitched up at our regular Italian bike night on a 1950 Astore. The lads gave me a hard time and said I was riding an "old man's bike". "Guess what', I responded, "I am an old man, and so are most of you". The important thing is that I am still riding.

Alan in Roberts Creek

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[robert mcwilliams]

I read an article titled Life at 40 miles per hour and at 70 years and riding a Stornello 125 it just about sums things up with the added benefit of being very light. Robert.

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[guzz...@aol.com]

But ,,,,,,,,,, is the bike OK ?? 

all the best Rick ,,,,,,,

Tim

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[RICHARD YAMANE]

Robert, Do you remember where the article was?
I was only 69 the last time I rode my Stornello but it sounds like it should be required reading.

Rick Yamane
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[RICHARD YAMANE]

It's not as pretty as it was and will take a bit of work but one of our group fired it up and took it up and down the street. He shot a video of the ride and it made me very happy to see while I was elevating and icing my leg.
Now that I'm on the downhill side of recovery the worst part is my sister and I were trying to clean out my moms house to sell. It put about a 2 month delay in. The good part is the predicted slide in home values never seemed to hit and now a friend says it might be better to wait until next year when expected AI IPOs go public. He predicts there will be a lot of new money in Silicon Valley.

Rick Yamane
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[robert mcwilliams]

Hello, it is from a mag called Old Bike out here in Aussie and is a story about a young woman who finds an old bike (Italian) in the shed after her father passes and does the resto. and then sets off on a tour of Italy at you guest it 40 miles an hour, a good story. The bike was a rare beast and can't recall the brand at 6am but will see if still have the magazine . Robert.

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[RICHARD YAMANE]

Thanks Robert. If you can help me out finding the magazine that would be great. I'm willing to pay for whatever it takes. Plus buy you a lunch or at least an adult beverage. I'll put out a couple of feelers with other Australian friends too.

Rick Yamane
Importer of Vape/Powerdynamo ignition systems and Polisher of bikes at Motion Pro

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[RICHARD YAMANE]

Hi again Robert,

Is it Old Bike Australasia? I found they have a website.and back issues but issue number. Can you get me the issue number? 

Rick Yamane
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[Philip Packham]

Hi Rick

I am pretty sure its OBA #46 - Jims bike shown in the article is now in my possession.

cheers

Phil

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[robert mcwilliams]

The article I was thinking about is about a Sertum 250 in issue 103 so may have the quote about life at 40 mph from elsewhere although there is reference to The Sertumist, Storie a 40 km/h. Robert.

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[Phil Packham]

My apologies, barking up the wrong bit o shrubbery again…...

On 6 Aug 2026, at 12:00 pm, robert mcwilliams <bobm...@gmail.com> wrote:

The article I was thinking about is about a Sertum 250 in issue 103 so may have the quote about life at 40 mph from elsewhere although there is reference to The Sertumist, Storie a 40 km/h. Robert.

On Thu 6 Aug 2026, 09:13 'Philip Packham' via Guzzi Singles, <guzzi-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Hi Rick

I am pretty sure its OBA #46 - Jims bike shown in the article is now in my possession.

cheers

Phil

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[RICHARD YAMANE]

No problem, I'm pretty good at that myself. I'd rather get a heads up on a dead end lead than no lead at all. Besides, I found a new magazine. It's a bit expensive by the time it gets sent to the US but it looks like a nice one. I'll probably search out an interesting looking back issue and if I like it it probably subscribe. I still like and prefer printed material over internet material.

Rick Yamane
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[Philip Packham]

Hi Rick

Sadly, after creating OBA and running it so well for 15+ years, Jim & his wife Sue sold the mag to another magazine company recently.

Go to the OBA website and look at back issues, lots available and cheap too IIRC. 

Buy them, the new mag is not as good as in Jim & Sue’s era. Maybe get one of the new era ones to compare for yourself, I may well be biased.

Cheers

Phil

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[Phil Packham]

Old Bike Australasia Online Archive | Back Issues | PressReader will get you there I hope!

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