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Yes they will fit. My bike has Grisso 2 valve rocker covers. As will the front timing cover gasket which I have also used on my engines both the V11 and the Daytona. Ciao

MGCycle doesn't refer to Valpolini, but these fit the "metal core with coating" description .... They don't list one for V11 but will these work for V11? http://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=170_174&products_id=4634 Possibly they want to unload their paper gaskets firstIdk. Timing cover for V11... http://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=170_174&products_id=5044

Ahh, for supple gibbons only

How old are you, what is your physique and how good is your medical insurance cover for physiotherapy and spinal treatments!

At $900 the pair, fixing dented Staintunes might very well be worth it.

Got to admire you rolling your sleeves up and getting stuck in there. The sleeve on my mistral is proper knackered though- badly torn. The metal is so thin too, it’d take a tig-wielding Gandalf to fix that. Plus the finish on them is a dull matt, so I’d think tricky to blend a repair. I’ve got the carbon ones on now anyways. It can be a right bummer if, like me, you fall off occasionally! ‘Oh arse, there goes £650 again”

If you experiment a little, you can find a grit of sandpaper which will reproduce the factory "grain" in the alloy. Then, a judicious amount of "shoe shining" motion can render the repaired section even less visible.

Just get a pair of the Valpollini type. They work for any squarefin 2Valver.

Actually, we have: 1. One hybrid vehicle - Lexus CT200h, 2. One low emission vehicle - Honda Element, and 3. One high emotion vehicle - V11.

A local enthusiast converted an 850T into an "S3" awhile back. Beautiful thing. I agree with your valuation 100%. Welcome to the forum.

Our newest car is the opposite of sexy. A 2020 Chevy Bolt (aka, Opel Ampera-e). It helps balance the carbon footprint of the Jeep Wrangler four door with 37" tires and a coilover 4" lift. Our drive to work is just under 200 miles round trip. I never thought I would own an electric car. It seems wrong. But they finally got the range up to where it is feasible for us, being able to drive to and from work on a single charge without worrying. Not as cool as the Riviera, but it can cover our commute with $3.50 worth of electricity. Even our Smart car used $12.50 worth of gas to make the same trip.

You're right, it's not a sport. Welcome to the best place in the world for V11sports, btw..

2c. I've had guzzis for almost 30 years now. Before that I had ducatis. I got online in 1990 and on ebay a couple of years after it launched. I watch prices closely all over the world, everywhere I can access ads. It's your bike ask what you want, but you can't force a buyer to pay more than they will. Asking prices are irrelevant if the bike sits on market for months or years and never sells. This is the first mistake sellers make. I watch Last Advertised Price and where I can get it actual sale price. Sellers who never drop their prices annoy me because they just clutter the listings and waste my time, but that's the deal. Occasionally there are a lot more buyers than sellers, like 750S/S3 atm. I know an S3 sold recently in australia for $35kAU. It was immaculate. Traditionally V7 sports have been worth more but so many have come in from the states the later bikes are getting bigger money. Supply/demand shifted. Same thing happened with disc brake eldoradoes about 10 years ago. However far more often it is in balance. Sure guzzis are relatively rare but that's because no one cares. Yep we love them but 90%of riders barely know what they are. T5's are rare, but no one cares. Broadly speaking cars and bikes devalue for about 20 years then start to rise. The V11's are almost there. I'd say prices are flat with "normal"models around that $3500-$5000 in the USA. Concourse examples or particular bikes probably a bit more, scruffy less. This is the cheapest they will ever be. In 5 years they will be a lot dearer and rarer. I'm looking for something in australia to just ride and not worry about. I joined this forum to find out more about the V11's which I quite like, but the few listed here are about double the money and I'm short as so now I'm looking for a jackal/stone/cali special. I had an 1100 sport carb. The only time in my life I wished I had longer legs. I had to sell it, just fr too high. I still think they are the most beautiful bike guzzi ever built and incredible to ride.

If your Mistral is Ti and built like this Guzzi Ti can, with a sleeve, 2 end caps, a strap covering the end caps, and some stuff inside, then drill out the rivets and pull it apart. Everything should slide out. Might be some sticky stuff holding the glass fiber, use yer knife. put the sleeve over something to use as a dolly and tap away, gently. Any imperfections in the dolly or hammer surface will show on the metal. get some new alm pop rivets and pop back together. 3m scratch pad and sand paper to get some finish back. polish if needed. It ain't perfect but it worked for me. Most of the damage was covered by the hanger strap. It only took a few hours and a year later I fell over again so I get to fix it again! (that's why alm rivets) A bit more difficult this time, as you can see on the end cap...

I came across this delightful video of The Goodwood Revival. Something for everyone (even bikes)! Makes me so want a car that just will not idle . . . .

I have to stick this one in here. What a great car and video of it. Cool story too. http://media.jaguar.com/news/2016/11/new-original-jaguar-xkss-makes-world-debut-los-angeles?q=&start=0&brand=jaguar watch closely when the garage door opens ... Guzzisti!