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BUDDY GUY I took my daughter to see him last night at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. All the "old folks" who were there early went to the tables with seats. So we walked right up to the stage and had an memorable "front-row" experience. Buddy even took my daughter's hand and had her strum his guitar in the middle of a song. He is a phenomenal showman and story teller. If you don't know Buddy Guy and his influence, check out his wikipedia page. At age 86, he is a literal living legend. So many potential songs to choose from... but here is one. The keyboard player and second guitar player in this video are still with him and played the gig last night.

Sheesh, who knows? None of us have ever discussed this before. KINDOY2 is reporting one of each on two different 2002 Scura? More Mandello Mystery . . .

While the sliders are away getting re furbished I thought I'd re finish the brake and axle fittings and also the upper clamp Scud sold me in Matt Black 2K. I went to the effort of removing the casting line on the clamp which was a wasted effort in reality. I just used JB weld to fix the slight damage on the r/h fitting as it's of no structural significance. Before After Ciao

I used to slide in (sneak) to see Buddy, Howlin Wolf, Little Walter, Muddy Waters when I was 15-16 at a couple little clubs in Chicago.."Checkers",Alice's revisited"( My Home Town) Great music. My Friend down in Vista went to See John Mayall at the "Belly Up" last week......That place has been there forever it seems, I remember going there to see Blues in the early 70's..an institution! Sounds like you had a memorable night!

So does mine docc but that the outboard end of the nut which is actually machined to what is almost certainly the OD of the pin threads. I was earlier trying to measure the ID of the threaded end of the nut and add the pitch depth x 2 which is a bit of a guestimation way of doing things. Now I know the pin threads are a nominal 20mm then my measurements make more sense. 20mm pin on my bike no doubt. In 22 years this has never come up, amazing. Still things to learn. Probably find out that half the frames are made of Cr-Mo and half from cast iron next. Ciao

Sent message to Bob Marsh, no reply. Always wonder about folks that post stuff of the like and "have no idea on value". Hmmm....

The creator has passed. http://www.motociclismo.it/la-morte-di-luciano-marabese-morto-a-68-anni-il-designer-moto-guzzi-gilera-piaggio-66470 http://archivio.animaguzzista.com/maestri/marabese/marabese.htm

I have been keeping my ears to the ground in the hope to get some update on a possible V100 Mandello release and.... nothing. Moto Guzzi (Piaggio) has made public their price list for the 2022 models, the usual V7 and V85TT; Nothing about the V100 which reinforces my idea the V100 may not even come out in 2022. However, the well known Italian designer Oberdan Bezzi came up with a few ideas which could possibly be an inspiration to Piaggio; what do you think?

back in the '70's that wasn't uncommon women's attire. Reminds me of one of Carly Simon's record covers.

I don’t personally know Aero, but if that jacket is horse hide, as stated, that may have something to do with its high price. It’s usually an up-charge in a jacket and no longer very common. I don’t think you can get a Vanson jacket made today with horse hide. Both of my Cals are horse and I bought them off of that site for around $300 each. Horse hide is supposed to be tougher than cow hide, and it creaks when you squeeze or smoosh it.

I think young Jimi got a lot of influence from Buddy. When I was in Chicago for a conference in the late '90's I went to his Legends blues club. Buddy was hanging at the bar, very low key but enjoying himself and putting off a good vibe. That was cool.

The exposure might be a bit under on this tho

You can find them reasonably priced or even cheap if you're willing to do the work with searching. I had a phase a dozen years and more ago and did well finding some. I would not/will not pay retail or the inflated collector/vintage prices. Back then CL was quite popular and doing national searches got me two very good condition Vanson for less than 200. ea. By posting an ebay search I got a practically unused Aerostich Roadcrafter 2piece for 400., and a cool vintage Yamaha brand leather racing jacket for 50. The boutique dealers are going to be pricey, it's only business. You'll just want to beat them to it. I also found that the dedicated Cafe Racer forums I used to frequent, had classifieds with nice, mostly vintage jackets often listed. You might even start a search with a 'wanted' in this forum's classifieds. Never know what might turn up.

A lot of the people there buy and sell expensive jackets, and are collectors and fashionistas. But there are some good deals some times and they seem more trustworthy and informative than most eBay sellers. You shouldn't have to pay more than $400 for an awesome jacket. You could even get into a new Vanson for that ballpark.

A good source for a pre-owned leather jacket is the Fedora Lounge Internet forum. Those folks are really into quality jackets, some for riding and some for pedestrian use, but they put up nice stuff and good deals. I have bought a couple of great vintage Cal Leather jackets there and all worked out great. Even took them to the Cal Leather factory in Ventura for a tune up. If I had an extra $1200 that I needed to spend I would have Gwen and crew at Cal Leather make me one of their cafe racer style jackets. They do beautiful work. To add to the mix about riding gear: about 6 months ago I bought an Alpinestars Tech Air 5 airbag vest. I had been putting off getting one for a while because of the price, but I will never go back to riding without this. Once it’s on you don’t notice it. It also made my back and shoulder armor redundant, so my jackets all fit better now, even with the vest under them. A brilliant piece for gear, and the most essential, IMHO, after a helmet.

A couple of years ago, Curtis Harper picked up and flogged quite a few NOS sets of these exhausts/ECUs, iirc the retail price was crazy, but he was selling them just a little over 1/2 retail.. If you're really serious, It might be worth your while to place a quick call to Harpers and ask him what he sold them for, fwiw, fyi. ps I did a search on wg and found the info from Curtis,, cc'd below fyi good luck That Titanium Racing exhaust with racing ECU system is now in stock for 1999 thru 2001 V11 Sport, V11 Lemans, In stock now, six pieces left. $1000 each Original price $1400. Includes peg mounts, all hardware and even instruction book. I got a deal on them, so do you. Ship worldwide

The ecu draws unswitched or un relayed current from the battery so the battery drains no matter what you do. Ciao

You know that makes more sense and better aligns with my measurement which was done on the nut threads with the nut still fitted. I'd correct mine to 20mm then which aligns with the parts manual. Docc, you care to re measure yours. Remember the end of the chrome nut is a larger ID than the threaded section. Ciao

@FreyZI posted this image of swingarm pivots form a 2002 LeMans, and a spare set of Frame Side Plates. This discussion arose in the non-specific, non-technical thread "What did you do to your V11 today?", but is reposted here for proper sussing out. AFAIK, this observation has not come up before. Pertinent posts have been split to this dedicated thread . . .

Y'all are saying 19mm and 22mm. My caliper says 19.9 mm and 21.8 mm. I would call the smaller one a nominal 20 mm. Confirm that the locking nut is chromed on the smaller and stainless on the larger. Not to worry, @Scud, I just hadn't taken the tape off that drain plug washer seat. The paint (VHT Wrinkle Plus) does not need to be baked: take your pick, let dry or cure. Instructions say that baking may make the crinckles smaller. 200F for an hour. I baked.

Interestingly the 19mm ones are used on the Sport 1100IE as well. Same p/n. Ciao

I routed the joined lines forward so I had space for a connector that I could access before I removed the tank to make the process easy and simple. Mine both go overboard in the usual location as I couldn't devise a neat and unobtrusive way to locate the hose at the front of the crankcases below the steering head. I don't use a canister. Yes that's an aftermarket fuel filter with a cleanable and replaceable filter to save space under the tank. Ciao

I used to go to Austin for week-ends before the notorious technology companies decided to congregate there. I have seen how it affected the cost of living there. I no longer go. I also attended the SXSW each year. As far as conviviality, in the 70's you could actually talk to the pilots. Barry Sheene used to remember my name as he was seeing me around. I spoke to many of the pilots, including Giacomo Agostini when he was still racing. Today pilots are never alone when they walk through the paddock, they are recluse in their motor-homes, I feel bad watching the fans begging for crumbs of attention. I had a real conversation with Jack Findlay! I can't imagine doing the same any longer. The MotoGP guys are like eels nowadays, very slippery.

First owner of my Scura R was a Manxman - it was only after testing its limits on a few laps around the TT course that he traded it back in for an Aprilia with Paul Dedman. After finalising deal with Paul I’d requested his contact & in speaking with him - I remember him saying he’d just wished it had more top end speed!! Guess some guy’s always look for more if it’s out there… Anyhoo I really dig Ashley Law competed the TT on a V11 Tenni tho!

Ummm, ✔️

A little something to get " + Guzzi " back in the equation . . . + "stilettos!"

This writing from Dave Richardson, originally posted on MGNOC at the V11 introduction, should be referenced here, IMO. The date of the writing is unspecified, as far as I can see, but must be very early ~2000 (?) Thank you, MGNOC, for archiving this excellent contribution to the V11 Sport history and origins! (And thanks to our member @ScuRoo for re-posting this excellent reference!) https://www.mgnoc.com/print/print_article_ask_the_wrench.html

How is that different than here?

Grisoghetto. Those guys are hoarders over there, some of them have 2 Grisos justifying it as ‘one for around town & one for out of town’. You’ll only get one of them to part with a Griso at the funeral ! Just saying. 😆

I can not say I can remember ever being unaware of the V11 . I do not remember not wanting one . Most of all , I cannot owning one . Not everyone is going to feel this .

Doesn’t matter what bike you ride something called pain will hit you., it’s nice to get off, stretch, and after 50 ~ 100m, and go again. Sleepy roads up Florida and making a left turn west. If you’re excited about this, just do it . Have a good friend picking up old bikes and cars cheap, never checks anything, but gets home. Pocket spare parts will do it. Have a fun trip. Cheers tom.

Thanks for the concern. I will only take my decision to ride back once I have got a taste of the Le Mans. I have looked at the UHaul option, but I do not have a car to tow it. And getting both does not make sense economically. If I can't ride it, I will get it shipped. I will look into the throttle lock, but this is something I have never used before. I usually don't incorporate accessories I am not familiar with. No need to make it more complicated. As for Covid-19, yes, this is a risk. I have escaped it so far, I take the risk seriously. The biggest hazard remains my spouse. I have not "clearly" mentioned that I purchased a bike. Covid-19 is nothing compared to her wrath.

Here ya go: The bike is real, but the rider is probably a stand in.

I'm good with my Neotec 2, got it for under $500 from Champion Helmets in Europe. Has ECE emblem on it. It's a little tight in the temple over a few hours' ride, hopeful it will break in. Compared to the original Neo, this needs to slam shut which is a difficult when you're riding with it open and attempt to close it. It might drag more air when it's open too. So far as quiet, I wear earplugs. I recommend earplugs along with other gear. I've heard Arai is the loudest helmet and Shoei are actually quieter. But modular helmet is going to be louder. The Arai's are featherlight and the best quality for little I've ridden them. The only gear I don't wear regularly are riding pants, for local travel I wear jeans (and I have regretted doing that on fall off).

I had a salesman knock me out of purchasing an Arai helmet some time ago . He said "you buy the helmet that fits you" . I ended up with a Shoei .

Here's to Marabese I think the V11 is his piece de resistance. Apparently, he did too . . . The photos of him with the early production V11 and prototype tail section are precious.