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If your hands go numb after 20 min of riding you either have a serious issue with the bike or your body. The V11 isn't that bad for vibration. Ciao

Making some progress: Disassembled and cleaned ignition and starter switches, and various other electrical connections Got a bunch of powercoated parts installed, including the top triple clamp (steering bearing had almost no grease) Noticed rear brake disc is badly worn (thanks to the sintered pads...) Plastic T lamp holder is barely holding itself together (fortunately I had a new one already tucked away) Cleaned injector and throttle bodies (god I hate those tiny screws that hold the injectors in) UFI oil filter characteristically left the O-ring stuck in the engine. There's a Wix in there now. Still waiting on some goodies... but the Speedhut gauges have shipped. Looking forward to getting those in place. Thinking about gloss black powdercoat for the wheels. Building a list of little bits needed from Harpers.

Handlebar accoutrements seem like the obvious easy and inexpensive (hopeful) solution. Does anyone have experience with tire selection and vibration? Different kettle of fish altogether, I know, but when I recently swapped out the old Shinko 805s for Bridgestone Battleaxes on the dual sport, I got a whole new appreciation for vibes at the handlebars. Maybe one of you engineer-types could speak to rubber and resonant frequencies? Has she been re-shod already? Cheers, Frey

Nope. I'm in a monoGuzzimous relationship.

I'm taking off several weeks of vacation this year April-Aug. so I can at least, once a month, ride the White Mountains on the V11 Sport, or my Ducatis. The Triumph 1200 is too damned heavy to take on such tight roads. She stays home and slays the highway slabs because she weighs as much as Vermont.

Pretty sure @deadpen69 (in Detroit, MI, USA) was just asking about one of these a couple weeks ago . . . ( MO <--> MI, y'all are practically neighbors! )

OEM, never installed, includes rack, brackets, fasteners and instructions. $170 shipped CONUS.

What confuses me is that I seem to have moved into a parallel universe where the normal laws of physics are reversed. For every 1 KG of food I consume I put on 2 KG of weight, sigh. Seems my body has turned into a perpetual motion device and actually runs on thin air and stores double what I eat. Ciao

Well it’s the middle of winter, can’t get out to ride, I’ve consumed too many pies & too much beer over the festive season, and by mid-March when I usually start riding again, all my gear will have shrunk over the winter At the NEC bike show in December I found this machine. It makes a V11 feel as compact as a FS1E

The Mighty Scura came with aftermarket clipons. While changing from knockoffs to real Lane Splitters, I found the clipons were loaded with lead shot. Decided to remove it, and found it had made a significant difference. Put it back..

Ciao

I'm holding out hope for a riding day here and there for the next couple months here in the warmer clime of central PA. Jealous, though, Vtwin, of riding in NH. Rode the NEBDR last summer and NH had to be the highlight (scenery-wise). We raced the leading edge of a storm for a few hours and then the skies cleared as we reached Franconia Notch. Amazing views, and a super stretch of road.

I had a set of fresh Pirelli Diablo Corsa IIIs installed as part of the pre-Winter service. Won't know until I ride her in April/May when the roads are clear of snow, sand and salt.

To adam211minn.....I normally keep up with MG topics in WildGuzzi, but I was interested in your posting from several years ago concerning your fix for leaking petcocks. I know it's been a long time since you posted your fix, however, if you still post on this forum and you could provide me with a source for the Dynamic Fluid Component needle valve you used for this project (DKLN125b), it would be greatly appreciated. My electric fuel tap has given up and a manual unit I purchased from MGCycle 2 years ago has started leaking. Thx...Marc Morrison, Kerrville, TX

They look like stock mirrors to me. TBH I’ve never found Guzzi hand grip vibration to be too intrusive. After riding my MT01 Yamahammer any distance, climbing aboard a V11 feels smooth in comparison. It’s all relative. I’d personally wait until Spring when you can get some miles in, before deciding if the handgrip vibes are too intrusive and a change of bar ends / mirrors are required My 1999 Silver Sport has stock mirrors, they have a glossy (not Matt) finish

I look at it, and I imagine she talks about my V11.... I am training to pick her like that guy did....

I'm not complainin' .....

I have them on my Scura and I mounted a set on a Greenie. You will need to shave down the rubber inserts that come with the Napoleons. They are made for smooth, not threaded bar ends. It's tedious, but I like the Napoleon mirrors. As I recall, there was not much difference in feel between the weighted bars and the mirrors.

Sir_Scud: one of V11LeMans.com's many Member Emeritus. The combination of that Chuck (another M.E. ) engineered spring and the roller bearing, combined with (M.E.) Lucky Phil"s "V11 Shift Improvement" makes the V11 6speeder a delight. Don't neglect the benefits of grooming the external rear-set shift mechanism. Scud, buddy, you rock!

Here is the remote clutch bleeder, successfully installed. Good thing too, as the bleeder valve was rounded off and would have been a PITA later. This is simply the line from a CARC bike, I noticed it on my 2017 Stelvio, so that's what used to place the order with Harpers. They identify it as "Float Chamber Clutch Pipe" part # 05606630. It was $70 - but next time I flush the fluid I am going to be happy I installed it. It uses the same banjo bolt as the Brembo brake calipers (and two washers). Final routing TBD, but the Stelvio has it up under the seat near the battery. Update: final routing for the clutch bleeder hose is under the frame, then along side the big positive cable from battery to starter. It terminates near the battery tray. Should make for super-simple, one-person clutch fluid flushing.

Freeze spray, heat gun, and a freezer. Makes that inner bearing a breeze as long as you take the temperature high enough (100ºC).