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Sketchy parts bike, "running when parked last." Many changes, some >maybe< desirable. Extensive wiring *upgrades* Various extras in bags and boxes under the stairs. Bidding ends UTC April 1

First image in this thread: @Orson's Tenni in Tuscany, 2005: @cash1000's Rosso Mandello in New Zealand, 2022: Just magnificent!

I so appreciate it when a seller responds promptly, and with such useful information. Please send me your PayPal password so I can transfer the money to you.

"I reckon so . . ."

The Bitubo on my '97 Sport came to me mostly empty and weepy. I opened it, drained it, rinsed it out with fork oil and filled with 10 weight fork oil, carefully stroking it and then overfilling and capping it sloppily to be sure no air remained in it. 15,000 miles later- 38k or so total- it performs flawlessly, with no sticky or neutral spots, nor surprisingly any leaks. Unexpected but I'll take it.

New life goal. Be the grandpa in this video.

“Ten Beers” has the weekend off.

How old are the tires n battery, and how full is the tank?

I started out with BMW motorcycles and was already comfortable with the "lateral torque twist". What really sold me on the V11 was the visceral feedback without any crazy sport bike skittishness.

I know it is bad form to post a listing without a price. I was thinking of asking a "mille lire" but don't think I have the "easy to live with, long legs" for it . . .

Is that V11 the one with the regular steering offset triple or the special offsett? Waht's the number on the castings of the triple clamps? Does it still have the original Sachs shock? Have you ever performed the tank-off maintenance checklist?

I cannot speak for Goofman's GB. Gladly, my GB is not a parts bike anymore. Last year, was another matter . . .

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I took out the Green Goose today! Rode into Amish country, avoiding horse puckey on the road, took a mountain (well, what passes for a mountain in central PA) pass (lots of gravel and salt -- I almost walked around the 10mph hairpin switchbacks), and got back into town following a magnificent sunset. Stupidly, I didn't think to get a pic until too late, but I snapped this image after before it was lost completely: Look at that!!! Where is the "jaw on the floor" emoji? What a beautiful piece of machine art. You can walk around these V11 for hours trying to find the best angle to look at them from. And riding it is just as special. I can't make claim to being a great rider, I don't have any idea how to dial-in suspension settings, and I've haven't ridden scores of bikes for comparison purposes. What I do know is that the grin on the face sets in just after rolling out of the driveway. Literally. One moment it's a hooligan; another (around the ton) it's stirring milk tea. Pretty great combination, that. Cheers, Frey

I would just use a blind bearing puller and failing that disassemble the bearing until all thats left is the outer race and then collapse that. I'm remembering the outer race on these is a formed sheet style and not a machined cage, is that right? If it's a machined outer ring I'd do the same then if I couldn't grab it with the puller I'd run a light bead of weld around the inside of the outer race and it will fall out. Ciao

Lesson learned go to baseline before guess diagnosing. I was convinced the idle issue was related to the regulator or a fuel problem so after rechecking regulator connections and testing charging voltage I wasted $55 on a fuel pump and had same issue. I didn't want to set TPS cause I didn't want to spend $30 on a harness. I didn't want to balance throttle bodies because I didn't want to spend $100 on a synchronizer or build one. Bought testing gear and and set TPS to 157 and balanced throttle bodies and voila, idles perfectly. Fuel pump is money down the drain but I have the testing tools for later. I guess being stubborn and hard headed and a tightwad just doesn't pay in the end. Cant ride yet because forks are out for rebuild but hopefully case closed on this one.

Gas money?

Does the tank have a "Lift and separate" bra?

Another Josey Wales fan!! I knew you had good taste! You’ll be ten bears… I’ll be the grey rider! What a great scene among many!!! One of my favorite all time movies!

It's a bank account in Nigeria. Pretty sure we all already have that link in our Spam litter . . .

Yes. Well, and no. But, then yes, again. All of the above, "regular" but "special."

I'm in for one. Will give it a spot on the Scura along with all the other CF goodies. I'm kind of hoping it's the fine weave, like you get from Ghezzi Brian. The original CF bits on the Scura have a larger pattern. And totally appreciate you doing this. I've done it with Springs (which I still have a load of) and a short run of 12mm fuel lines (which I will not be doing again, because they are easy to make and I posted a how-to). As for cash - I'd gladly pay in advance if that is helpful.

how much for the GB?

OK, I got a follow up on the other board. Apparently Honda never said the crash was about mechanical failure. This came from another rider (Zarco?) based on rumor in the paddock. I think some of the Honda riders are blaming Michelin from what I've read elsewhere.

So far as Desmo service as mentioned above, the adjustment interval is 15k miles on the V2 and 18k miles for the 11 Degree engine. If you're a DIY guy, there is a service that leases a Desmo maintenance kit, you can keep the kit for a few weeks, use that tools, purchase the consumables and get video instructions. I'll also share that the Duc branded parts, like timing belts and spark plugs are exorbitant but generic and discount parts are available- so shop around and you may find that a Duc isn't much more difficult than any 4 cyl sportbike to maintain with the same labor hours. I was told the biggest trick is making sure not drop the valve into the engine when making the adjustment. And each valve has two shim, closing & opening. So a Duc twin was the same number of adjustments as 4 cyl conventional bike In my case, Don's shop did the 18k service. Besides being a Guzzi dealer, he used to be the head wrench at the Duc shop here. Next time, I'll work with him for the service and get some hands-on training, just another 14k miles to go. The labor bill was something like $600, which was all the 18k mile maintenance list, including desmo, servicing the forks and additionally replacing the drive chain.

Sounds like a plan. Good on you for taking the lead with this and putting your own money on the line. Not everyone would do that. Thanks.

Update: By my count, if I include @Lucky Philand @stewgnu (gonna do everything possible to share with brethren on the islands), we're up to 9 takers. Excellent! Way to open your wallets for purely aesthetic purposes! Given that number (and I'm counting on at least one more to chime in), there are enough on board to offset the cost of creation of the mold and prototyping and to get to a (subjectively) reasonable price per unit. I've gone ahead and told Greg to go ahead with the mold and prototyping. I haven't spoken with Greg about when payment is expected. I'll float the $550 mold and prototyping. I'll make up that investment with each member's contribution as the humps become available. Recall that we're looking at ~3 months before we have our parts. I'll plan to deal with logistics of distributing the humps, as safely and cost effectively as possible. Some (MD and VA) may be able to take delivery in person if desiring a reason for a ride to a convenient meeting point. As it will be some time before the mold and prototyping are done, I don't need your specific requests right now, but I'll be in touch with you all to confirm specifications. As the "not-gloss" finish will be at the end of production, its not critical to nail this down any time soon. Gloss is pretty obvious, but "not gloss" has some not-well-defined gradations between satin and matte. What I have been calling "matte" may be more like "satin". I'll get some pics posted of the "not-gloss" side panel I took to Greg for matching. Meanwhile, it seems that several of yinz want that "not-gloss" to match your Mistral C/F cans (which I presume are similar to mine). Again, not time sensitive: For those wanting the usual C/F/ look (whatever the sheen), 2X2 carbon twill weave (kinda standard). At the moment, I have +1 on red kevlar weave -- that is going to be sweet @p6x(BTW, HBD!). Thanks to all for your interest!

^^^^^ Those look to be very high-maintenance items. Bill

Thanks for the suspension tips, I need reminding of taking care of some of the basics. I have to agree with your impressions of climbing a mountain with a guzzi at full boil. The first time I really experienced it, was a few years ago early in the spring on my CalVin. The snow had been melted around my house for quite a while and for the first time ever in my life, I started riding up the Opeongo Rd at Dacre,with no snow on the ground. The Opeongo Rd winds it's way up the mountain, cutting through deep isolated bush to the highest civilized point in Ontario at Foymount. The pipes echoing off the wilderness were nirvana, but I went into full panic mode 2/3s of the way up, when I couldn't hear the pipes or the glorious mechanical cacophony any longer, the bike sounded like it was dying, I thought I had a major mechanical failure, screwed, stuck deep in the wilderness; took me a long while to realize my ears had popped from the change in altitude & air pressure,lol. At the top of the mountain, the snowbanks in the shade were still at least 6-7 ft tall, the drops in temp had to be 15-20 degrees. That climb up the Opeongo Rd, with my thundering guzzis at full throttle, even with the poor, chip tar seal road surface is probably my favorite road to ride. I've ridden down the mountain a few times, but you're right, it's just not the same as the climb.

Great photo. Suspension - don't worry about playing with compression and rebound until you do the most important suspension setting - getting the springs right. You can check sag with the help of a friend. There are a few posts on this site about how to do it. You can get the sag right for you and the bike by adjusting the spring pre-load. (if you can't get sag in range with current springs, you would need different rate springs). The first time I did that on my Scura I swore it was a totally different suspension, or the roads had just been re-paved overnight. After that, play with the compression and rebound if you want to fine-tune. The small effort to learn about suspension settings will pay you back every single mile you ride. Mountains - I was once on a battlefield tour at Gettysburg (which is in the Southern part of Central Pennsylvania) with a group who were all from the Western US (mostly Washington and California). The guide explains how the Confederate army came in from the mountains. We all start looking around in different directions, and finally somebody asks "where are the mountains?" The guide points at some rolling hills... we weren't trying to be snarky, just had a different idea about the definition of mountain... like the base elevation of mountain is higher than the highest point in the whole state of PA. ...and why a Moto Guzzi? nothing beats the feel of the Guzzi engine under full load climbing a mountain. For example, this is a mountain. Feels like summer at the base, but winter at the summit. Highest point in Pennsylvania = 3,200 Feet Lowest point in Great Basin National Park (Nevada) > 6,000 feet Mountain Peaks in background > 13,000 feet.

So my buddy Mike has been filming a series of interviews at his Cul De Sac. It's a way to socially distance and still get a motorcycle fix during this wee pandemic. It's mostly British bikes because, well, that's what his channel is about but that doesn't mean there can't be some diversity. Some of his viewers have been clamoring for some Guzzis so I rounded up my friend Terry and gave them a double dose. The channel is at http://themightygarage.com and if you like great motorcycle videos then consider subscribing. New videos are released at least once a week and this time of year even more often.

Front end day

After being sorted a bit, she’s back to daily rider. An Ohlins shock, Racetech springs, and Road 5s (160 rear) are really working well. 95 is the new 80! That’s MPH, not my age.

What a great thread!! It is so important to recognize the visceral nature and emotional impact of the bikes. I was immediately attracted to the V7 Sport, but did not own a Guzzi until 1977, when I purchased a T-3. I rode that for a year and then traded it on a 1978 Lemans 850. That may have been the best motorcycle I have ever ridden, but sadly I crashed in 1979 and then took a wrong turn toward BMW ownership. 5 bikes and 20 years later I returned to my true love when I purchased a V11 Sport in 2000. I put 60,000 blissful miles on that bike until a women yacking on her cell phone ran a stop sign and totaled her out. I spent the next 10 years searching for a replacement and luckily last year I found her in Missouri. I am once again experiencing motorcycle bliss and I intend to ride this incredible machine into the sunset!!

Just FYI. Wheels don't have to track. BMW Airheads have a built in wheel offset to counterbalance the offset weight of the transmission. Same for many Harleys. I just darksided my BMW K1600 so not only is the tire square but it is also offset from the centerline of the bike by about 3/4". Doesn't bother anything.

Thanks guys, the alignment board trick is more to prove than chain adjustment marks on the rear of the swing arm can be WAY off.

After 2 1/2 years and almost 3,000 views, I hope this posting has been helpful to viewers. I admit, I refer back to it to keep my Sport up to the mark! I realize, though, that the thread is locked. So, please, if you have any suggestions, corrections, or additions please PM me on my profile. "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers!"