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Springs arrived in spec. Shipping out all the pre-orders today.

Update, I've been fabricating the front tank mount which has been a challenge conceptually and in a manufacturing sense mainly because I dont have Chucks skills or equipment. A mill would have been handy and if I was making dozens of them water cutting would have been an option but as it stood it was all old fashion hand work from 4mm steel plate. The objectives were to raise the tank around 40 mm and have the fwd mount be adjustable in the horizontal and the vertical, use the original tank mounts unmolested if possible and control any tendency for the new mount to rock back and forth. The mount here in the images still needs the brass spacers replaced with Titanium ones which I'll machine up from stock which I have. These are just bushes I had around that fit the purpose for mocking up. The vertical plates holding the tank rubbers are tapped to accept 6mm bolts and I'll use some ti nuts as lock nuts, just belt and braces. Originally I was going to use internally threaded Ti rods between the side plates to not only anchor the them together but also to rest on the frame top surface front and rear to prevent the mounts rocking. I have instead tapped the vertical plates the front and rear feet of which contact the top face of the frame to prevent rocking. I'll bond some SS shims onto the frame to prevent chafing. The vertical plates will be joined by some 18mm hex alloy bar necked down (so I can get a spanner on it) in the middle and tapped internally both ends to eliminate the mount rubber nuts seen here and connect the two sides together. So I have around 20 mm for and aft adjustment and 15 mm vertical. I also need to make up the spacers between the mount rubbers and the vertical pieces. All the spacers and fasteners will be Ti with the 4 horizontal side plate ones hex head bolts. I will then Blue the steel stuff. I'd rather passive cad plate them but that's always problematical these finding platers that will do small stuff. The tank outlet and return with the reg will change sides as will the fuel pump to give better clearance to the throttle bodies and the TPS. I have fitted the fuel filter and I need to make an alloy bracket to mount the regulator laying flat on top of the frame backbone in front of the fuel filter using the old fuel filter mounts. Final tank position reg clearance Fuel tap clearance Tank Mount Fuel filter in the background now sharing the the airbox bracket mount. I'll still run the airbox lid but most of the snorkels will go to make room for the fuel filter. The Alt Reg will mount flat in front of the filter using the old filter mount. Not my first choice for a location due to the engine heat but my 1198 unit is in a lot worse location right behind the oil cooler. Ciao

( . . . . pssssst . . . . hey, buddy . . . you gotta get some of this . . . . )

I believe I have mentioned my nephew on occasion. He's a good dirt rider and has a Husqvarna TE250 (the older Italian street legal, 4-stroke made in the MV years - not the new Austrian TE250 2-stroke). Dammit Husky... the model numbers are so inconsistent over the years. Anyway, he's the one I tried to convince to buy my BMW K75s when he wanted his first street bike, but he just had to have this new MV F4. Emotions won over practical - he got the F4 and I sold my BMW to a neighbor boy as his first street bike. So... he lives in Orange County but recently got a good job in San Diego so he's been living with us for a while. I, of course, said that I had room for his motorcycles in my garage (see Phil's insightful devil comment above). I commuted on it yesterday, which is a very bad idea. There are a few curves on the way to work that beg to be taken quickly. But the MV never lets you know that you are going fast. It just begs you to give it more gas... and how can you deny it? That fast and that red... I think I would lose my license if that was my daily ride. It's a lovely machine in every way. I've ridden it a few times, but It's not something I'd want to stay on for 200 miles at a time - unless those 200 miles could be covered in about 90 minutes. Then I'd be happy to do it, and the bike would be in it's happy place too. Did I mention how great it sounds? Glorious.

Best to have a torque wrench, see how "tight" the correct torque is and then be shocked how you have been over-tightening fasteners all along. Don't ask me how I know this.

+1 on the "2 scales." Plus you get the "weight distribution."

I wouldnt use the old style gaskets anymore either. Pete Roper sent me a couple of the metal type and they dont leak, dont tear and dont compress over time. Technology moves forward. Ciao

To the OP, in all seriousness, from my files,7 ft/lbs or 1 Kg/M, be very careful in all the conversions that can take place from manuals/internet to the tool in your hand. Do yourself a favor and don't just use any big old torque wrench, that you happen to have lying around, especially the new modern click styles. I've got 3 old fashioned beam style torque wrenches, 1/2", 3/8" & a tiny 1/4" drive, I would only use the tiny 1/4" drive on those little screws. I used to make the mistake of over tightening those rocker valve cover screws to solve perpetual leaking issues,,, it was the wrong method,,, let the gasket do it's job, don't over tighten and compress it. You can always go back and tighten up a little if need be , but once the OEM threads are stripped they're gone forever, yes they can be repaired, but it's an unnecessary pita. Good luck Kelly

Well, happy new year!

I saw some Guzzis that were a different color. Are they genuine?

Must....keep....wallet....closed..... Red...

What did I do? I admired the glossy red paint. Staring out the garage door at high winds and rain, admiring the paint seemed preferable to admiring the asphalt up close and personal.

The name "pit bull" is said almost as much as "hey man", but that is certainly the pit bull of motorcycles, regardless of brand.

Ciao

They have those at the hotel. Do you think him a barbarian?

Aerostitch Roadcrafter 2 piece Underarmor long top & bottom Thorlo boot socks Gasolina Typhoon boots Held Rodney gloves Shoei GT Air Did 10k miles/ 8 weeks with this, one t-shirt, one pair jeans, one Patagonia hoody and my AMEX card. I would not change a single thing. FL/TN/OK/KS/CO/WY/MT/ID/WA/OR/CA/NV/CA/AZ/NM/TX/FL. Started at 95*F and saw ~45*F a couple times.