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I hope those bikes were pretty well trashed before they were "customized".

Cause they are now:) These bikes belong in the " because it's different it must be cool" demographic. I've never completely understood the "be different at any cost" philosophy. Modern choppers which are basically pretty much unrideable in the context of what is considered good dynamic performance are the obvious example. These type of bikes are a step up from those and born out of the strip it down and call it cheap coolness movement of 10 years ago. Just proves you cant fake style. Ciao

Today I realized I have used these for over 45 years...I have some "good" Snap On digital calipers..but it seems whenever I need them the battery is dead..So far the battery has never let me down on these..:-) )

Middle of June, and still raining quite a bit. Good excuse to put Red back into the shop and get the new exhaust installed. Looks pretty, to my eye. I like the sound of all the exhausts I’ve heard on the V11’s, though I’ll admit I’m not loving these new Agostini’s sound as much as some others I’ve heard. Still sounds great, i just prefer the lower tone of some of the other mufflers. Also installed the agostini crossover. Many love the Stucchi, i have the mistral on Goldie, and in this case just figured I’d give this agostini x-over a whirl. a bonus of the Agostini crossover is that it somehow cleans up the look a bit more than the mistral x-over. Presumably because there’s no mounting bracket on the aft aft end, but it’s just noticeably more “naked” looking. Of course that comes at the expense of not having that bottom mount bracket for structural reasons... hopefully that won’t be an issue. I’ve not done a lot of exhaust system changes, other than re-installing stock exhausts, or just putting on new cans, but per my limited experience this was again a weird game of djanga, lining things up, twisting, sliding, and slowly tightening things up so they aligned. One issue i think is that perhaps the PO had slide the x-over a bit too far up the header pipe. No big deal, but leaves visible corrosion under where the pipes overlap of course, and i had to have less overlap with this setup to make it all fit (probably about 1.5 inches rather than about 2.5 inches) together, mostly based on the muffler mounts. So it left a bit of an eye-sore on those header pipes. Perhaps vanity will again get the best of me and I’ll spring for header pipes at some point down the road.

My mistake on the first post NOT a 30mm wrench...should be 25mm...( Tell myself DO NOT post after consuming mass quantities of Irish whiskey and Guinness)

Shakedown rides begin . . .

S'xteenth Spouth'n SpineRaid shakedown rides are underway in earnest . . .

Still listening to Rush again and again since Neil´s passing.

Not sure if these have been posted before, but you might find this of interest: https://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/moto-guzzi-cafe-racer/moto-guzzi-v11-cafe-racer/ https://luxatic.com/the-moto-guzzi-v11-sport-receives-the-japanese-treatment/ Cheers to our beloved V11! [docc copied and pasted "Image Locations".]

All good! Thanks for confirming.

Sure..sorry about that..I have it in my hand now....the exact Overall Height Dimension's are..The upper is 10mm high and the lower is 11 mm high for an overall height of 21mm Sorry for all he disjointed posts on this simple thing..I'll do better next time..Cheers!

The bottom of the tank should either align with the bottom or the seat or it should flow together. Neither one of these two do that.

That’s a nice herd of ponies!

I have another hint for you ... The struts of the front fender have different lengths, not much but a bit. If they are mounted in the wrong position (like on mine - short one towards the engine) the tire will rub a hole in the fender! I ordered an used one at TLM which seems to have the same problem in an early state. I discovered a lot small things when overhauling mine in the winter 2018/19. Some where caused by Luigi, others maybe by the owner or his dealer. Treat your CalVin with more respect & love than the previous owner.

You can't have a 30mm diameter object and require a 30mm wrench. But you are correct that the first post did say a 30mm wrench. If I could get to my bike I'd measure the existing stem nut but there are a couple Nortons in the way. Damn British.

This generally makes it a bit easier as the hose is more compact. I also use Cobra clips which are really good and very compact. You release them easily with a jewellers screwdriver and can reuse them. You dont need the "special tool" although it helps. I made a "Special tool" for the cobra clips out of an old worn out pair of combination pliers on the bench grinder. Their advantage is they are super neat and compact and give the connection a clean look. https://www.euromotoelectrics.com/product-p/fp-hosekit.htm Norma Cobra Clip Ciao

No special tools and absoutely no force - otherwise you will damage the bearing. I have deleted parts of my text because I remembered it incorrectly. Just follow the steps in my slideshow and then you are done. My first try mounting the u-joint and the bearing was a failed attempt because I tried it the traditonal way. I mounted the bearing in the swingarm first but this did not work. The bearing has to be mounted on the u-joint first in this case.

How close did I get?

Eh, The la-BOR-a-tory . . .

alright then. After looking at this Allison V-1710, I'm going with something on IT. somewhere everywhere. Exhaust manifold would take care of on wrench.