Gregory Bender

Disc brake spacer between bearing and fork leg

Moto Guzzi V700, V7 Special, Ambassador, 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police models

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Thanks to Scott Grupe and Charley Cole of Zydeco Racing who posted this information on the old Yahoo! Loopframe_Guzzi news group (which has now moved to Groups.io). The spacer is part number MG# 13615641.

The dimensions of the axle spacer for disc brake wheels are (source: Charley Cole):

Scott Grupe reports that you can easily make a replacement spacer out of commonly available black iron pipe commonly available at hardware stores. 1 inch OD pipe is the correct diameter and wall thickness and only needs to be cut to length. When I needed to craft a spacer, I purchased McMaster-Carr part number 1947K48 and had it cut to length. It fits perfectly and since it is stainless steel, it requires no painting or plating.

Disc brake wheel spacer for Moto Guzzi 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police motorcycles fitted with a disc brake.

Disc brake wheel spacer for Moto Guzzi 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police motorcycles fitted with a disc brake.

Photo courtesy of Paul Linn.