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I'm probably in the wrong place to post this..if so..apologies..I'll figure this out soon.. Some of you probably know my bikes better than I do..at this point as both have been listed in this forum before, My "Greenie" was formerly "Scuds Greenie", and My Rosso Mandello is #49 formerly owned by Surj. Ive been riding Italian bikes over 50 years..Mostly Aprilia and Ducati..I havent owned a Moto Guzzi for 3-4 decades when I had a MK1....I Re inspired my self on MG while Riding in Italy 2 years ago and spending some time At Lake Como and in Mandello del Lario..And now I am seriously hooked on the V-11 I love these bikes and just cant get enough riding in, ..that is until this Covid 19 came along. Anyway I'm very proud to own these two bikes and be a part of this addiction ..I havnt put many miles on the RM..but have racked up a few several hundred mile rides on Greenie and she runs just flawless..Kudo's to Scud for all of his Fine work! Thanks All..I'm trying to learn as much as I can from the forum with out being too much of a PITA...lots for me to learn.!!

Much needed social distancing ride!!!

I made one of these before they became available and I was amazed . It is the difference between a 1940s farm tractor & a Japanese moto-x bike . I hope you have experienced both . All of these V11s should be equipped w/this trick .

We enjoy your company , start talkin' !

I think the original manual taps were probably good docc its I suspect the new non oem versions that have the swelling seals. You can easily tell the difference as the outlet on the OEM is orientated on the flat of the hexagonal body and the aftermarket is on the point of the body hex. Ciao

Welcome Kindoy. Very nice couple of bikes you've acquired. Welcome to the Guzzi adventure. Can't wait for some sunshine photos of those true beauties.

I have what docc has. Good boot. If I ever replace, I'll look into a bit more crash protection.

G'day I wear a pair of Daytona Roadstar GTX Pro boots. Yep they are pricy about $600 Australian $ I think from memory about 4 years ago. I'm pretty happy with them and reckon they'll see me out. Mine are a size 9 ( or 42 euro ) no mention of any narrow or wide fitting though. I bought them from the Oz importer and tried them on at purchase. I have a narrow foot size anyway and euro sizing works for me but I think I would have bought a 9 and a half if they had it in stock. They are a snug fit and are FANTASTIC once you've BROKEN THEM IN ! It took me about 12 months or more to do so, so be prepared for that. They are extremely well made and tough ( hence the long break in period ) and are what they claim to be! Money well spent I reckon! Cheers Guzzler

I have some Sidi Touring boots that have replaced Guzzi boots. Both are good. I just replaced the soles on the Guzzi boots and a local shop had Sidi for half price in my size.

I have some Alpinestar boots. Waterproof (although I’m not sure if I’ve tested them) and very comfortable. And reasonably priced. https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/alpinestars-roam-2-wp-boots

The technical term for that is "picking the fly shit out of the pepper." You'll never notice it when going down the road. Yeah, Dave's a good guy.

Tune Maestro’s- A quick question or two on throttle body sync for the guzzi: I ran through finishing up the tune on Red yesterday. First time using Guzzidiag, so aside from a few “ah, that’s how that works....” moments, seems all good. but on the TBS, i used my old Twinmax. It’s been used quite a lot over the years on my Oilhead, which i sold a couple years ago. It needed sync work far too often over the 77k miles that i had it (but that’s another story, of only mild interest...). But when syncing that flat twin with the twinmax, going to the fully “sensitive” setting and then twisting throttle to typical operating RPM, the needle would bounce around and in fact be very sensitive, as the setting would imply. On the V11 though, even in that most sensitive setting, there’s not much bouncing around of the needle. In fact, at max sensitivity, its shockingly easy to adjust the sync, which is something I’m not used to. I’ll take that as a good thing, but it does seem a little out of place for what I’m used to, so can’t but wonder whether the TB’s just aren’t as finicky on the V11’s, or if i have something wrong somehow. Another thing, while I’m sitting here thinking about it......Turning the white knob also presented an unexpected, albeit very minor issue: I’d adjust the knob up and down to watch and see that i was in fact able to effect the sync, and then adjust it to a centered twinmax needle. But adjusting the knob caused the linkage arm to twist and cock the arm to its max rotation at the ball joint each time. So I’d just twist the arm/ball-Joint back to neutral, which in turn had a minor but actual effect on sync. Seems all fine, with just a little extra monkey-motion required to get things right by twisting the white knob, then verifying things again once i moved the ball joint back to neutral, but does that sound normal, or i am missing something in my technique? The ball joint does like to stay where it should once i move it back to neutral, but always cant’s To the side and stays canted when i adjust the white knob till I manually re-center it. The effect is Very small, almost negligible, but you can see the effect on the twin max when messing with the joint. Anyway, just running that by you experienced guzzi tuners. Next, and later when i find time, I’ll plug in Goldie and see if i can find any clues as to why she runs so different than Red. When i first got Goldie, Dave Blue was in town so i got him to tune her for me, and he did a great job (and was a real pleasure to meet him). She sings at high rpm. Docc mentions riding the V11 “on the cam”, and Goldie is certainly that way, whereas Red loves to be in that “tractor” range, just pulling clean and smooth below about 4500 rpm, but flat after that....she really seems to love the lower rpm, torquey zone, whereas Goldie never wants to be below 4500-5000 rpm.

I love the greenie..I swear that bike has a personality of its own...everytime I start looking at my other bikes it draws me back.....I've been changing a few more fasteners..just little ones that had a little tarnish with age ..and at some point here I'm going to service the steering head bearings like you recommended Scud..but other wise I am not changing a thing..I did all the fluids, gear oils, motor oils, etc..and used the paint you recommended in your blog to clean up and refinish the Pan ( matched perfectly imo,) and I tried 4 different types of Rizoma mirrors on her that I had here..but every time I went right back to these chrome Napoleon's you put on......they just seem to suit the look of this bike..they will stay now.

Not a cloud in the sky up in the mountains today. Calm and warm. Should have been in the basement fixing the Greenie, but no. Not today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you all..I'm Waiting for a nice un-cloudy day to pull them out and try to get some better Pics..the Bay area has been a little cool and quite cloudy the past couple weeks! I just sit in the shop with a scotch detailing and drooling over them.....

Welcome! Two beautiful ladies you have there. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Great garage photo. I miss the greenie sometimes, but I'm glad you are enjoying it. BTW - you sent me a PM about the pipes. I honestly can't remember what was on there. Post up some pics and we can help you identify the pipes.

Oh ok docc, my suspicions were wrong then. I have a bunch of FKM ( viton) seals now of various sizes to try its just my original tap that decided to start leaking when I refitted it has a cracked housing. ( the screw body of the housing is around .85 mm wall thickness so dont be too brutal with them) I currently have my slightly reworked spare fitted, the one that failed to shutoff a few years ago and created a big mess. Trying to decide weather of not to order a new tap and mod the body to take my reworked plunger with the new seals. When you consider exchange rates, shipping, GST and original costs its probably a $120au part that I'm going to pull to bits and it would take forever to get at the moment. I'll save it for a bigger parts order in the future I think and just hope the tap on it now closes when I pull the tank. Ciao

I prefer to have a manual cock:)

Sooooo, sooo fiiine!!!

Geeze.. I probably have it but send me a PM with your info. We're officially on track to make some. If anyone else wants one.. speak now.

Today I removed the tank and did some fuel line inspection. More work to do... Fuel level sensor wiring was broken. (Now I know why I ran out of gas in the wilderness 7 months ago...) Breather hose and fuel hoses was worn. This is very embarrassing; I mixed/f*cked up and tried to close the «strange petcock» on the right side. Yes, I tried to close the regulator. After 15 turns I gave up and took off the hose. Nice and dry. Over to the other side. Removed the hose. Fuel! A lot of fuel. I was prepared for it and had a fuel hose and an empty petrol can beside me. I just drained the tank empty from the hose. A greenie and his Greenie. That’s me folks! I’m thinking about replacing the petcock. Any proven ones? Or just let it be and use pliers? One more thing. There’s angels among us. Two thumbs up for a very helpful gentleman aka [mention]Tomchri[/mention] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So it was you I heard earlier today. I was at my cabin in the Norwegian mountains and thought it was thunder...

I mean, no one would be shocked if Moto Guzzi duplicated a number here or there. Not that we have ever caught them at it. Well, aside from cranking out 300 more Rosso Mandello after the numbered series . . . Thanks, PJPR01, for the clarification! Ride well!

Well I got Whitney running FINALLY . I thought the starter drive was hitting the flywheel so I got a new drive and fork from EME . installed everything . Started back up , same noise . Started kicking ( I admit ) and found the crossover rattling . Good excuse , I dig through my inventory of cardboard boxes , find a perfect crossover beneath my M4 slip-ons . On goes the crossover . Well , here goes the M4s . Got it all on after prying , cutting , doing everything but the Enerpac port-a-power trick . My GOD . The M4 slip-ons . Whoever was peddling these a week or so , you better get some . This bike went from a Singer sewing machine to Steppenwolf !

Actually, I have to admit something. My clutch isn't entirely V11 twin-plate. Because when I did the mod, I could not source a V11 twin-plate flywheel. Here is what I did: - Aftermarket steel V10 Centauro flywheel - Lemans starter gear (I think the latest Lemans before the V11, but unsure. It was a used part) - All other parts V11 twin clutch (new) except for the intermediate plate (used, but V11). To make this fit I used 8mm/m6 guide bolts (starter gear was M8, flywheel M6). The reason I hook onto this thread with my remark about the absence of rattle, is that my clutch engages late. I mean really late. I suspected the pushrod, but lately found out that is not the issue. So I suspect my modified clutch (now has 10.000km of experience) is a bit too loose when engaged (i.e. plates compressed). For this I suspect two possible causes: - Weak springs, I may have to go to either alternating weak+strong, or 8x strong. - Too much room in the clutch due to the combination of parts not being standard... I have the feeling my clutch will maybe last another 5-10k km. When it starts to slip, I will have to go and investigate....

Damn this is embarrassing. I dug out my hangers that I've had for years and there is adaptor plates there. I've been collecting parts for this for so long I've forgotten what I actually have. Sorry for wasting your time.

I marvel at the technical and practical research that this seemingly unknown organization is capable of. It labors in obscure parallel with the Piaggio Group, a multi-billion € manufacturing giant of a corporation. Yet, from this position of obscurity, it is capable of identifying design and manufacturing faults, engineering superior replacement parts, arranging for their manufacture and worldwide distribution, in a timely manner and at a cost which the average consumer can afford. Unsung heroes they are! Where is this covert operation located? Right here! Pete, Chuck, Phil, Scud, footgoose and many others who devote irreplaceable life energy to polishing up and perfecting what the colossal Piaggio group could not (or would not) do. What caused this effusive praise? Admittedly, some dark roast coffee and the fact that my re-engineered shift mechanism springs arrived today. Kudos, gents! A multi-national David who has slayed the capabilities of Goliath. Or perhaps beaned him in the melon whilst his attention was focused on "greater things."