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You will need a teeny tiny chimney sweep.

Oh, so that's where "Lucky" came from, eh?

Thanks for the info! I may fab up a wood mount that replicates the frame mount points - easy enough to do. docc: Further evidence in my argument that Guzzi built the entire bike before realizing they did not put any coils on it. "There's a spot! Let's stuff them in there!"

Morning all..... was wondering if anyone might know of where a New M/G Ti racing exhaust kit with ecu for 2002 Spiney might be located? Thx in advance.

Wow... I was selling them for $10 each to do a bit better than break even. Thanks for posting the quote - I'll go ahead and get my order placed this week.

I've struggled with this one. I've been tempted to add a red frame next to my LeMans. But decided to have 3 very different bikes and added a Carc and a Tonti instead. Mike

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I owned 2 '02 LeMans for awhile. One was acquired through a trade. This proved a very handy set up for maintenance/ride scheduling. But, two of the same thing didn't provide the excitement I look for when alternating bikes. I had thought of using the "one in less favor" for customization, but the longer I pondered, the more I realized what beauties they are, (almost) right from the factory. So I sold it. Last year I acquired an early red frame, again through a trade. Now,.....here I have two clearly distinguishable personalities to suit my quirks. The handling differences make for a fun and interesting switch-up. The early frame noticeably out performs the the later in tight corners, while the fully faired, long frame gives me the locomotive, 'wind-her-out' responses in the long sweepers that I've come to know and love, as the essence of my Guzzi experience. The looks are quite different, and exhaust mods provide unique music. Both are fun to make changes to, and upgrades, though I won't be severely altering one of these. I have other bikes for that. The only other spine I would consider adding is the earli-er 1100 Sport, I. Other Guzzi?? Easy - Griso. Maybe 70's Eldo.

Well its taken many years but here is my first Guzzi, a 2001 V11 Rosso Mandello, its been stored for a few years and I will bring it back to life very soon. Its low miles, 7K and has many spare parts and accesories, incliding a color matched original Magni cafe fairing

Here's how I like to treat Guzzi pan and valve cover gaskets: Glue the gasket to the valve cover or the pan side of the surface using a rubber cement like "Gasketcinch". Burnish a light coating of dielectric grease on the other side of the gasket with a finger tip. Now bolt it up! Next time you have to remove it, just pull the fasteners and rap it with a soft mallet. It'll come off cleanly. Do your work and then reapply another light coating of the dielectric grease before you reinstall it. I have easily reused the gasket a half dozen times this way before I felt it looked like it needed replaced. If you keep spare gaskets around in the shop, the ones you're using will last even longer! This was a tip given to me by a good friend and Guzzi mechanic many years ago. It's worked for me for well over a decade.