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Over a quarter million miles of Moto Guzzi sitting here; original owners . . . Over 400.000 kilometers is down the road a piece.

Rox- most V11 sports are running on a 2nd or more, speedometer/tach.

The engine paint condition and the condition of the chin pad/ fuel filler cap suggest low mileage. But what do I know? My (fourth speedo) Sport thinks a V11 with sixty or eighty thousand miles is a spritely young chick . . . edit: I just did a little math and seems I've fueled mySport up over 800 times. It shows, even though I have tried to keep the chin pad and filler cap cared for. This filler looks pristine:

Dang, V11s are going for that much??? I think I know that bike. It's bounced around Craigslist over the years when I was living in Cali.. Once sold through Guzzi Classics... I don't think that's the original mileage.. If Im right that speedo and tach was replaced. I know it's LA but the V11 community is still small there.

I saw the bike there in person a couple weeks ago while visiting a friend of 35 years who works there and has for as long as we have been friends. Its a consignment bike . Of course I didn't ride it but it looked nice...If they have it on their used bike floor you can feel pretty confident its good..they are particular and don't put junk in their showroom, and any bike they sell is never "cheap " and they aren't usually in any hurry to sell, new bikes are their thing.

Like anything..it is worth what as much as a buyer is willing to pay and what a seller is willing to sell it for...I never pay much attention to what "typical prices" are..If I want it I want it...If I have the money I buy it.

I agree, it’s a 6K bike. Right now almost all of these V11 Sports are 6k give or take 500. Once sorted out, they are pretty much priceless. I wouldn’t get rid of mine for nothing.

Realize there is also a right side idle screw that can hold the throttle linkage open. It is rather obscured (below in red) and difficult to turn. Perhaps a "ball head" hex key would be helpful. @Pressureangle's advice about an air leak is right on.

Your engine can only idle high if it's getting enough air to support the RPM. If your idle screws are closed and your throttle blades are closed, you probably have a rubber boot leak, or your balance holes are open. Double check your 'choke' to see if it's holding the throttles open when in the 'off' position. My own has to be disassembled to allow the throttles to close completely. I can imagine a piece of debris behind the handlebar lever on mine, trigger style not rotated.

God forbid you give the leftovers to some locals as freebee sponsorships.

Keep a couple of hours free. And then expect to experience about half. The closed archive stuff was supervised by historian Douglas Brinkley. It's a serious endeavor. Also going on now is a three day seminar regarding Bob but I didn't get the full subject. I learned about it from a couple participants that were talking to us on the sidewalk after we left the exhibit. I don't see anything about it on the website. This is in a pretty neat part of Tulsa. There's a great music venue (Tulsa Theater) close by, that's where I've seen Tedeschi Trucks, Bill Maher, Jeff Beck, Leon, etc. Cool bars, restaurants and hotels, the Ball Park, the large arena (BOK Center) where I saw Roger Waters. Tulsa is a major architecture center too, lots of Art Deco era buildings and midcentury.

I just brought home a beautiful, near perfect, red frame 2000 V11 in black.

Low mileage example, 11,430. https://www.cycletrader.com/listing/2003-Moto+Guzzi-V11+SPORT-5020573308

Ha! The entire V11 Sport. Sorry, I’m still in a state of shock.

Just the frame?

I watched the MotoGP, and then Moto America Superbikes. I vote Moto America without a doubt.

According to Moto.it, no penalty (at the moment) will be given to Takagami. Race incident seems to be the consensus. I think a seasoned pilot like Takagami should have known better than trying to brake too late at the first curve. He was lucky too. I saw his visor flying off when he hit Bagnaia's rear tire. What was he thinking?

In French, this idiom is" Chapeau bas, Fabio"... Joe Roberts was really doing well in Moto2, he seemed to be going for the win...

Baldrick knows Guzzis inside out. Not sure if he's still in the business, last I heard he was in London area. Website looks a bit out of date: baldricksworkshop | Moto Guzzi service , repairs , diagnosis system , MOT , Fuel Injection , gearbox,bevel box,

https://www.subito.it/accessori-moto/decalco-centrale-moto-guzzi-v11-lecce-333319414.htm

I paid mine $6,000, December 2020. 8,800 miles on a still odometer. 2004 V11 Le Mans standard Red. Given the prices at which pre-owned cars are going in the USA, with new cars being sold above MSRP by dealers because of the chip shortages, I am not surprised that it extended to motorcycles. Prior to purchasing mine, I checked typical V11 prices in Europe, and they were very similar for same range of mileage and condition. But when I look at this one, and this is a completely arbitrary opinion, it does not feel like $7,000.

Im very aware.. 🤣 My Lemans is on its second. What I was getting at is the miles aren't as minty and the speedo suggests..

Absolutely; you can run any combination you want. We are talking about tire/tyre allocation on a given week-end. Instead of bringing three hardness choices for both front and rear, Michelin will only bring two. This is a MotoGP committee suggestion, approved by all the MotoGP teams. Currently, Michelin manufactures and brings three hardness choices at every race. It has been determined that only two of the three choices are used. From 2023, Michelin will only bring two choices. At present there are too many left overs, and freight costs. If I am correct, the tires/tyres are specifically manufactured for each race. Left overs are recycled. I think you need to look at it as a cost savings measure.

You went full carbon??? That's HOT!!!

The 1904 Train depot in Kingsville. Stop #38; 11/50. 466.5 miles (750 km). Under scorching temperatures, two showers around Victoria. My longest one ride distance yet. 7:00 plus the stops. A 10:00 hours outing. As far as I remember, I never rode that much in a single day. Next challenge will be to do the return trip to South Padre which is theoretically 12 hours (with no stops). My last refill was at a place named "The Texan"; it had a similar look and feel as "Buc-ee's". 39.5 mpg while keeping the Guzzi around the 5k rpm. Between Refugio and Victoria. I found that riding under the pouring rain, the faster you go, the better vision you have. It is like with an aircraft. They don't need wipers at high speed. Same effect on your visor. I am finally able to rest comfortably on the Guzzi. I tuck myself behind the front fairing, torso resting on the tank, elbows resting on my knees, and head down cutting on the wind and watching the road through the windscreen. I was not able to sustain that position long previously, because of the neck angle with regards to the body. Unfortunately, the Train Depot was under renovation, and I did not get to see the inside.

I just went to the Dylan Center in Tulsa. I'd post photos but they're too large to post. I did meet a fellow a couple of weeks ago on a Rosso Corsa Lemans that rode with me. Found out he works for Bonham's auction as a motorcycle specialist and was involved with selling McQueen's Husky from OAS ($220k). Also met Rudy and Michael D.

my exact sentiment. I look forward to seeing your vision complete

John Deere Ranch

Yep, go into your bathroom and look in the mirror and you'll see him. I've just dealt with a Ford dealership service department and I can tell you they exceeded my previously help poor opinion of dealership techs. it's a disgrace when you talk to a dealer tech and you know 10 times more about the issue and the options to fix it then they do.

3x3 twill runs in a lineal pattern. Factory 1x1 is like square shapes in the weave.