850 Le Mans II
850 Le Mans II
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Due to its exc'eptionally high feature, this motor- It is obvious thai if in such conditions the engine
cycle can be co nsidered as in the racing ma- backfires, the risk of a fire is quite considerable.
chine c lass and as such has to be ridden in a When travelling at low speed or in other words
sportsmanlike way. at low revs, it is necessary for the throttle grip
Fo r this very reason , it has met the favour of ma- to be used with care since the immission of a
ny motorcycle fa ns but, same as fo r all racing greater quantity of fuel might not be fully absor-
bykes. it has to be used accordingly. bed by the engine.
For instance, for fuel feed this model is filted At high speed. also in case of abrupt accelera-
with carburettors with pumps and if the twist tions. the fuel is entirely absorbed and used up
grip is not used correctly in accordance wi th by the engine, thus eliminating this risk and con-
the engine revolutions , there might be an excess ferring to this model the brilliant " kicking up ..
of fuel which is ejected by the carburettors, si- qua l ities that make it one of its outstanding
milarly as occurs on sporting cars thai fil same fea tures.
type ca rburettors.
peg. 184
FRONT 8 1 1 8 _ ANa
34.1 Battery
34.2 Spark plug recommendations
34.3 Ignit ion tim ing " lJxed advance "
34.4 Checking Ign il ion advance (fixed + auto matic ) uSin g
a strobe light
34.5 Ign ition data
37.1 Table 01 the gea rs and main shafts sel for straight
toothed gearbox
37.2 Engine booslup kit
ENGINE 4-stroke
TRANSMISSION
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FRAME
SUSPENSION cradle type - tubular structure
- front telescopic front fork "MOTO GUZZI patent»
- rear swingi ng arm with externally adjustable springs
TIRES
- front Pirelli 100/ 90 H 18 (MT 18)
Michelin 3.50 H 18 (M 45)
Metzeler 3.50 H 18 (Ri lle)
- rear Pireili 110/ 90 H 18 (MT 18)
Micheli n 4.00 H 18 (M 45)
Metzeler 4.10 V 18 (Block e7)
Tire brand fitted alternatively to comply with the different
standards in each country.
BRAKES
- front hydraulic disc - twin braking cylinders caliper -
hand controlled from the R/ H side handlebar
hydraulic circuit independent from rear brake:
disc dia. 300 mm (11 .8/1 )
braking cylinde r dia. 38 mm (1.49")
master cylinder dia. 12.7 mm (.5")
- rear hydraulic disc - twin cylinder caliper
foot controlled on the R/ H side of the vehicle:
disc dia. 242 mm (9.5/1)
braking cyli nder dia. 38 mm (1.496")
master cylinder dia. 15.875 mm (.6249/1)
the rear brake is hydraulically interconnected to a second
front brake leatured and dimensioned same as the R/ H
lever controlled brake
OVERALL DIMENSIONS
AND WEIGHTS
- wheel base 1.485 m (58.4" )
- length 2.190 m (86")
- width 0.610 m (24")
- height 1.210 m (47")
- ground clearance 0.175 m (6.9" )
- dry weight 196 kg (431 Ibs)
PERFORMANCES
- max speed solo riding : 230 km / h (144 mph)
- fuel consumption 6.5 Its km (abt 32 mpg )
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4 Speedometer.
S Throttle control grip.
6 Ignition key.
7 Fuel tank lock set.
B Left front brake and rear brake pedal.
9 Front foot-rest.
10 Master cylinder for left front and rear brake.
13 Headlight.
1C Panel board .
1S Rev-counter.
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1 Clock .
2 Aev· CQunler.
3 Speedometer.
4 Voltmeter.
S Ign it ion key :
" OFF. In line with ma rk «C» on the panel :
207 machine at s t a nd s t ill. Key remov-
able.
" A.. In line with ma rk .. Coo on the panel
(turned clockwise) : machine ready
to be started , All contacts «on .. , Key
not removable .
.. 8 .. In line with mark «C .. on the panel
(turned c lockwise). With switch .. A ..
(fig. 5) in positi on .. 0 .. parki ng light
is " on ,. , Key removable .
6 Warni ng light (green) , L/ H turn signal.
7 Warning light (o rang e or green) . gearbox in
neut ral position when lit.
a Warning light ( red ) indicating insufficient
current from generator. Should go out when
the eng ine has reached a certa in number
of revs.
9 Warning light (red). Oil pressure indicator.
Goes out when pressure is sufficient for nor·
mal engine lu brication . If not, the pressure
is Incorrect and the engine has to be stop·
ped immediately and oi l level topp ed up.
The lubricatio n system should also be c he·
c ked over.
10 Warning light (red) indicat ing low level of oi l
in the reservoi r·maste r cyl inder for the front
left and rea r brakes. When this light comes
on , to p up the reservoir ensuring there are
no leakages in th e hydraulic c ircuit.
11 Warn ing ligh t (blue ) in di catin g high beam
on.
12 Warn ing light (green ) indicat ing parking
lights on.
13 Warning light (green) ri gh t turn signal.
14 Swi tch for eme rgency flashers.
15 Zero reset for speedometer.
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Switch .. 0 ,.:
• .. 7,. rig ht turn lig ht ;
• «8 .. left turn lig ht.
210
27.5 FUEL FILLER CAP (fig . 210)
To acceed to fi lle r cap .. 8 .. . turn key " A" and
raise cover .. C .. .
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SELECTI ONS
(Ian " A " Class " 8 "
Blue co lor White color
mark on stem mork on stem
47.130 + 47.136 mm 47.136 + 47.142 mm
(1.8555 ·1 .8557") (1.8557 · 1.8559")
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Proceed as follows:
1 Make su re that with starter lever in the .. 8 ..
position there is a c learance of about 3 mm
(.118 " ) between the starter cable ends and the
wi re adjusting sc rews .. E .. of both carburettors
(fig. 217) .
2 Ensure that with the twi s t grip fu lly c losed
between the cable end s and cabl e adjusters .. E»
(at the handlebar end) there is a clearance of
1· 1.5 mm (.039 -.059") fo r both carburettors. If
not, loosen counternuts .. F.. and sc rew in or out
adjusting screws .. E.. not forgetting to re-tighten
nuts .. F .. after ad justment (see fig . 209) .
3 Adjust sc rew .. C .. (Iig . 217) screwing it in full y
and then unsc rew ing it 1 '12 turns for both carbu-
re tto rs. (Undoing th is screw inc reases the petrol
flow and viceversa decreases it) .
4 Remove in let pipe .. A .. sealing plugs and in
the holes fit up hoses .. 8 .. of vacuometer .. C.
(see fig . 85).
S To ad just the tick-over speed (to be done on
a wa rm engine) operate as follows :
• start the engine with the throttle grip at mi-
nim um opening (1000· 1100 rpm) ope rating on
slide ad j uster .. 0 .. in fig. 217. At this stage, c heck
that both mercury col um ns .. 0 .. of vacuometer
.. C .. (fig . 85) are at same height and, if not act
on screw .. 0 .. (fi g. 217) to obtain this condition.
6 Re-adjust the position s of pi lot screws .. C ..
(fig . 217) to the point giving the lowest possible
number of revolutions. Then re -check the posi-
tion of both mercury columns .. 0 .. on vac uo me-
ter dial .. C .. (fig . 85) and eventually repeat lIJe
operation at 5.
7 Synch ronize the ca rburettors as follows (af-
ter adjusting idl ing speed) :
• start the eng ine and grad uall y acce lerate,
checki ng that both merc ury columns on vacuo-
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mWHEELS
(see chapter 23)
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Tail light
• Numbe r plate and stop 5/ 21 W
Turn signals 21 W
Speedo and rev-counter lights 3W
Panel indicators 1.2 W
Voltmeter and clock 3W 220
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98620355 Screw , flange securing
This conversion is completed by flaring and polishing the intake and outlet ducts, also by shimming
the valve springs as shown in drawing n. 227.
INLET OUTLET
Fit 1 to 7 washers pari n. 14037300 between Fit 0 to 6 was hers part n. 140373 00 between
part n. 13037200 and the cylinder head . pari n. 130372 00 and the cylinder head .
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