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I feel seasoned ,that's for sure. If you want to see how to lets say mature with style check out this story on Mal Campbell ( its from 8 years ago but interesting none the less). I caught up with him as usual at the Phillip Island classic last weekend and he's still mighty fast on his RC30 Honda Superbike. I didn't get a chance to get the watch on him but from memory last year he was doing 1:41's and still looks as fast. The quickest he's ever been around PI was in the 1:36's when we did the 98 world supers. So that was 22 years ago on a faster bike, impressive. Don't want to do a disservice to Mal but he's a bit older than me and I'm 61. Love seeing the older racers still getting around quick and he looks totally safe and smooth. http://www.motorsportretro.com/2012/05/interview-mal-campbell/ Ciao

Dude run a real ground for a quick test. Super easy and might well surprise you. Bundle like three med gauge wires together and run from neg terminal to the block and try cranking.

The passion in that interview is such a delight! Thanks, fg! I wish I had a better track of this song to post, but it was recorded in The Netherlands, so --> it rates! <--- (and there is a blue dress involved . . . .) Fred Eaglesmith "That Old Machine", I am sure was written about my Sport . . . (and me) . . .

Some lovely bits on her and a deafeningly lovely sound- who wants a v50! Harr!

The changeover for the seat cowls was 2002. So you can fit the later type post 2001 to earlier if you have the additional mount rail and the plastic rear compartment as opposed to the plastic bag arrangement. Ciao

I Know becust I just swapped from a 2000 to a 2003.

I had this issue. Put in a decent ground strap. I installed a new battery, relay and starter. All these gave minor improvements. One $9 ground strap and it spins like a Japanese top. The stock wiring harness uses three small gauge wires to some frame tabs.... Garbage. I installed one proper cable from battery neg to the top starter mount bolt and FIXED FOREVER. Amazon link to part I used. TOPDC 4 Gauge 36-Inch Battery Inverter Cable All Copper Conductor Wire with 3/8" Ring Terminals (4 AWG x 36 Inches) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K68YO5W/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_tUemEbQJFWMGJ

Kiwi Roy offered good advice here: https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?/topic/20229-its-time-service-your-battery-terminals All the electrical problems on my V11 were caused by poor connections. Tarnishing or corrosion between the cable terminal and the battery post or gearbox ground point for example. This is fixed by cleaning the contact faces of the terminal and the face of the thing it touches, or unplugging and replugging a connector. This fix can be made permanent by applying grease/vaseline/dielectric grease to the joint before assembly, then tightening the connection. The grease squeezes out to allow a good electrical contact, and prevents air or water causing more tarnishing or corrosion. Fitting a new battery or earth strap can cure a problem that could be cured by just making the connection faces of the old parts shiny again.

Thanks guys for the input The link to the recall notices is unavailable but found it here https://www.webbikeworld.com/moto-guzzi-v11-sport-recall/ Will follow up on it and report back

Got lucky tonight; changing out the camchain tensioner ( yes I'm still tinkering with that ) as I torqued down the bolts the new, from the hardware store bolt 'gave' more than the other bolts & didn't make the wrench 'click' as quickly as the oem bolts. Could have been a disaster.

As a Guzzi owner, it's good to keep up with what's cheap. Welcome Amorallity. Thinkin about a Guzzi?

That's a fair question. That is exactly how my Sport started behaving when the early gearbox recall faults became obvious. Were any of the Rosso Mandello in the early gearbox recall? (680 V11 through April 2001 and VIN ending 11M114435):

I am often surprised to see members searching really old content. I often take a look at those threads as we have learned much, and have vastly better interface tools and understanding than we did in, say, 2003. I try to add links to more contemporary threads with current insight without altering the original threads. I do, however, often add notated edits to my own posts that turned out to be, well . . . less than totally correct. Or even completely misguided. I try to leave my unadulterated BS as is, since it is so obvious when docc is just bullshitting. (see above^ )

Kinda sounds like it Pete but they are usually pretty reliable aren't they? Ciao

Sounds like the spring on the detente roller either has, or is about to, shit the bed.

Get rid of that clutch for starters and pull the selector plate off the gearbox and have a look at the springs. The crunching is a by product of miss selection and too much difference in the relative gear rotational speed. Bite the bullet and ditch the clutch though, the risk of an exploding flywheel is too great. Its not like when they fail you just get a bit of clutch slip,what you can get is half the engine/gearbox taken out if it lets go. Then you may as well scrap the entire bike. MG cycle sells a replacement steel single plater. Ciao

Are we talking about cars again? Did I mention my new project? So I traded my Corvette. It had 130k miles and was worn out. I had it for 17 years so it was time to go and besides, the family didn't fit in it. I managed to trade it for a 1967 Mustang convertible. Although the Mustang is going to be a lot of work in the end I'll come out ahead. So far I've managed to pull the engine (and sold it) and get a welder. Both necessary steps. I will be replacing a bit of rusty metal but I do like learning... the hard way.

He and Tom would likely get along . . .

I did manage to scoop a couple images of Pressureangle's Charger from his Gallery . . .

Where did you find the carbon tank cover in the bottom right of the pic?

Great quality video, images and sound perfect. Well done you. Ciao

If you want to hear the best version of Romeo and Juliet ever with Chris White on the sax absolutely nailing the solo with Eric Clapton playing as well check this out. Amazing! Ciao

At least the valves wont have any trouble exiting when the inevitable happens Ciao