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After too many weeks of limited in town riding, I took the Green Muse up San Gabriel Canyon / Hwy 39. It’s a lovely November day, and it felt great to hammer up and down a canyon! As usual, she ran flawlessly. But I think I’ve lost some of my handlebar vibe acclimation!

Another look: Ain’t she sweet? So what will the bright lads and gals at Moto Guzzi / Piaggio do to bring in the 100th anniversary? Will they give us a new bike with this fire, this visceral riding machine?

Ok, I got it off. Pretty easy once I understood things. This advice from MartyNZ showed me what I was doing wrong: And this advice from Docc is how I got the cover off: I'll attach some images illustrating the rib Docc mentioned if it helps others in the future. Thanks everyone!

Parts cattle dog ? Hmmm. Yes , it was not fun swapping it out . You only do it once though !

My parts cattle dog shows a separate # for the non Ohlins carbon guard. Yes you need to remove the front wheel to fit it. PITA. Ciao

That'll buff out.. but if you would want, they are rebuildable. Cheap.

Hi, if you just brush on ACF50 sparcely and wipe the surplus off with a rag it will keep it free of corrosion for a long time. I use it on all my guzzi bare (unpainted) crankcases also for the last 20 years with great success. Good luck with your build, i love the wheels but question the tank,its too bulky to look fast...

Hi all! I have been FAR too quiet here, apologies for this! I'm checking in with an update on the build, which I should have done more. Apologies. On the carbs, I will have them ultrasonic cleaned in the near future and have bought new choke plungers and a seal kit. I know some people may very much dislike what I have done to her so far, which is OK, but do remind yourself that this started life as a hideous white Florida, so anything is an improvement.... I also have a question. I was thinking about keeping both mudguards in bare/brushed aluminium. How do you keep that looking nice? This is the front mudguard: [

Hey, while you're in there . . .

2001 Rosso Mandello had a carbon fiber front fender, but not Öhlins?

First time playing with Guzzidiag. Saved a copy of the map, then used Tunerpro to turn the Lambda probe off. Reloaded the map and CO has changed from -128 to "0". Yay it worked. Set TPS to 157mv following the "Decent Tune Up" instruction. It was 80mv. Balanced the Throttle bodies with the Motion Pro tool. They were a little out. Set the idle and now ready to go. Prior to this I had set the valves and installed new plugs. So once I have repaired the headlight lens retaining screw setup I will be back on the road after a long period of maintenance. The bike should run a hell of a lot better now. I have a PCIII sitting on the shelf so now the Lambda is turned off I may use this and get adjusted on the dyno. This has my first time playing with the TPS and TB's. I have always carried out all other maintenance on my bikes and I have owned a few Ducatis

The hanging panels are awesome! Thanks for offering them here, Gregg!

Giro in solitaria sulla sponda del lago di Lecco, solo io e la mia moto ... il rimbombare dell'aspirazione nelle gallerie, lo sbuffare degli scarichi, l'odore della benzina combusta, il tiro poderoso del motore, il suggestivo panorama lacustre dietro ogni singola curva e quell'impagabile senso di libertà! Il saluto sincero dei Guzzisti che ho incrociato e un ultimo saluto al cancello della fabbrica dove è nata ... quasi come ringraziamento della mia moto meravigliosa. Traduzione automatica, scusatemi. Solo ride on the shore of Lake Lecco, just me and my motorbike ... the rumble of the suction in the tunnels, the snorting of the exhausts, the smell of burnt gasoline, the mighty pull of the engine, the suggestive lake panorama behind every single curve and that priceless sense of freedom! The sincere greeting (lamps) of the Guzzisti I met and a last farewell at the gate of the factory where it was born ... almost as a thank you for my wonderful bike. Automatic translation, sorry.

Not V11... but at least they are spine frames!

Yes indeed, the tank is big. I don't mind. Keep in mind the goal is a scrambler (less need to look fast compared to a cafe racer), it does not yet have shocks installed (yes to fotoguzzi, I will add shocks) and no fenders & exhausts yet. Also no carbs & filters. Adding all those will add to the body of the total bike and make the tank look smaller again. I'll update once I have those installed with another picture:). Thanks for the tip on ACF-50, I'll buy that. Also maybe nice to share: rate my u-joint. Discovered upon removal of the rear swingarm, did not notice anything during driving....