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There is a story to this bike and i wont get the straight story from the seller, that's for sure. He bought it 4/08, per bill of sale, and the title is dated 3/09, but the title is still in the original sellers name. The mileage typed in on the front of the title says 9843, but written in on the back where it when it was transferred is 11,283. Registration expired in 2015, so how did my seller register it without a title in his name? I dont have a clue. And even more bewildering is the title says 2004 bike, but both VIN and you guys say it is a 2001, which I agree with. How did that happen? Don't have a clue. Front tire is from 2004 so that is maybe just a coincidence, with the milage on this bike idk if it was changed after just three years of minimal riding, but could have been a road hazard. DMV says I am good to go with my bill of sale which I have. They will retitle and register it for me with normal fees. I will ask them about the year though. A lot of questions about this thing but it sure is pretty. Hopefully getting it for $2700 will soften the pain of any surprises.

I help manage a "Southern Coastal" restaurant in the northern 'burbs of Indianapolis. Our BBQ pulled pork sandwich is served with coleslaw and pickled red onions on top of the meat with a homemade sauce on a toasted brioche. We also have a short rib grilled cheese with cheddar grilled into the Texas toast. One of many reasons why I have to watch what I eat or take home...

You might want to eat scrapple a few times before knowing what it is .

Thanks for input. Cleaned both right away, seems to have taken care of the worst of it. Boots were almost new, my hope is riding time will solve most of the residual gasoline smell issues on right boot. Leather pants were immediately cleaned but are due for a good mink oil treatment anyways. Here's a pic of repair parts, available from MG Cycle (for future reference/if anyone needs updated fittings for '03 V11 models and later): https://photos.app.goo.gl/HXSPGXpii8d1679y9 Grand total was $81.33 delivered to door. Part # 01106692 fuel pump connector (white elbow) Part # MG410 Fuel pump elbow hose connection spigot for internal fuel pump models (Sorry Docc for always using a google link for photos. Know that's extra work for you in everyone of my photo posts)

Over here in the Netherlands (and other EU-countries) a bike can be produced in 2001 and then be for sale for some years. The dealer can register the bike when sold. So if this takes until 2005, that will be the first registration date in the papers of the bike. I have a bike that was used as press-demo at the factory (so they say at least). Production was 2001 and registration in 2005, leaving the factory directly to a new owner.

We don't have Poutine, we have Pannhass, which is like Scrapple. You can also find places around here that serve Puddin', not to be confused with Pudding. Puddin' is also like Scrapple. I actually like Cole Slaw on a BBQ sandwich. It is a common side for BBQ around here, and when eating a sandwich instead of a platter it is common to put it on the sandwich. It is usually optional. But the flavors go well together.

2001 Moto Guzzi Rosso Mandello V11 Sport #49. 16k miles. Has Mistral crossover and Exan (Italian) carbon exhaust with removable baffle that sounds amazing. Power commander. Also has a Penske rear shock. Otherwise it is well maintained and original. Starts and runs great and has good Michelin Pilot Power 4 tires. Has a few small paint marks in tank from normal use. Only selling as I have wrist issues and can no longer sit on it for as long as I would like. I have original literature, letter of authenticity, parts manual, and workshop manual for the bike. Video of it running. https://youtu.be/2FSHFHEjas4 Bike is located in Mazomanie, WI. More than happy to work with shippers if needed. I have shipped and received bikes in the past. $6200 obo

So I did my fall PMs, fluid changes/valve adjustments/rebalancing TBs and the sort on the red '03 LM. Had a nice warm sunny day so looked to take advantage and get a ride in before the weather changed. Got about 3-4 miles down the road when the motor started sputtering. In moderate traffic so I'm looking for a real quick bail out place while jabb-ing at the throttle open to try to keep the motor running. Tap the rear brake once or twice to slow down, super squishy flat-tire feeling. Golly, I'm now thinking "how in the world can 2 separate problems crop up at once!" Make it into a church parking lot, throw down the side stand and look down to find gas running from under the tank, down the side of tranny/motor, dripping off the "Y" exhaust pipe, soaking right leg of leathers and into the inside of my right boot. Also see a standing puddle of gas on the ground below where I sit. Now I'm "FREAKING OUT!!!" (as my 5 y/o old granddaughter says). I quickly hop off, roll it forward away from the puddle, grab the tank bag off in case the whole bike goes up in flames. Grab my phone out of tank bag and start to call 911 as I was sure the exhaust would light it off. I give it about 10-15 seconds and .... no ignition/no flames. WHEW, breathing a BIG sigh of relief. Dial up my son to come bail me out with the truck and motorcycle trailer. (My son said he's seen a couple of wrecks at the track due to fuel leaks getting on the rear tire). Back at home, tank off, bike up on the rack, I find that somehow the inner QD at the tank elbow nipple had come disconnected. A few strong arm efforts at reconnection (without stressing the plastic tank elbow too much) I am unable to get it to lock back in. I surmise that my QD rebuilding effort about 6-7 years ago I likely used the wrong material O-rings, resulting in them becoming swollen up and prevent the QD from seating. At least this is my preliminary hypothesis. Have given it a good effort cleaning the boots and leathers, looks like only time will tell if they survive the dousing. Just very grateful that my bike (and me) didn't go up in smoke. I would have been a not-so comical sight on the roadside, hot footing it with my right boot and right leg on fire, as well as my beloved LeMans, heavily involved in a serious gasoline fire. Lesson learned. New connectors (both sides, tank and fuel line) on order from MG Cycle. From now on, when it comes to fuel repairs, there will be no cutting corners here in this Virgina garage.

My bike is tagged 6/2000 and it's a 2001 model year.

G'day folk's Just a wee update. I've figured out that when the forks were re-installed on the bike, Peter ( the suspension guru ) had set them in the middle of the adjustment range, not for any particular reason but mid-way and for me to adjust as I see fit! So, to that end I've been fiddling around and working things out... Although even with the damping set in the middle it's better than it was but I'm beginning to find that on anything less than a billiard table racetrack LESS Damping is better! I was able to get out for a 300k ride last weekend with Comp on +4 clicks and Rebound on +6 .This is better again on the goat tracks we call roads down here but feel like it could be tweaked a bit more.I've now got them set at Comp +2 / Reb +4 in readiness for another wee jaunt tomorrow to see how that goes! I reckon I may end up with this setting? Gotta say though, what an improvement over the way she was.... GuzziMoto, many thanks mate not only for identifying the issue in the first place finding the solution then when done guiding this clown through setting the forks up... I'm very close to getting her set-up just so...Chuffed. Cheers Guzzler

Dont think he is like that, not with the business he is in...but still a lot to untangle.

I trust you physically verified the frame VIN with the title VIN?

It sounds like the seller "may" be what we refer to up here as a curbsider. Guys that make a little bit of money on the side flipping vehicles on the side, but never registering themselves as a business. They usually have to pay tax if they transfer the title into their name,so to keep their profits higher,they like to leave the title in the name of the person they got it from. It may take a little work to figure out exactly what you bought,but it sounds like you got a smoking bargain on it

Well , scrapple is what it is . Souse meat , head cheese , pickled pigs feet and snapping turtle were things all the "old people" considered GREAT stuff to eat . I could only look at this stuff with bewilderment ! Snapping turtle was the only thing I could eat . Whew . So ,I didn't see scrapple as something terrible .

On my Mac I can display those images using "Copy Image Link", but can't seem to figure that out with this iPhone . . .

Scrapple and its relatives are what they sound like, making use of the parts that no one wants (at least that is the way I see it). And while to some they are a delicacy, to me and my wife (who used to have to eat Scrapple as a kid growing up on a farm) they are to be avoided. The wife tells me the way she would eat her Scrapple is to smoother it in Ketchup. Poutine, on the other hand, sounds like something good to eat. I really shouldn't put Poutine in the same boat as Scrapple, Pannhass, and Puddin'. But for some reason I got started down that road when Poutine was mentioned.

add scrapple to something that I don't what it is. along with curds and poutine....I wouldn't know this stuff if I saw it, don't know what's in it, muchless what it tastes like. I'm not sure if you're making these out as regional delicacies or something to avoid. I'm guessing the latter.

OMG ! Seven miles from Madisonville to Hanson ? We were on our way home from a mini-vacation/anniversary/get away in West Baden , In. and stopped there because our stomachs said "lunchtime" .

I would hate to work in a parts dept. selling parts for bikes like that. You would have to go by VIN only.

If you want it FAST and Reliable ..Not cheap...Nobody beats DHL.. Cheap and popular? Parcel Monkey.

Gene, ride your bicycle over to Hanson, eat good BBQ.

Royal mail state ‘up to 6 weeks’. Which is frankly craptacular.

I would try a Peet boot dryer ( use outside to keep the smell out of the house } to get the gasoline out .

Lucky day. Use Murphy's Oil Soap on the leather (or fabric) to take the gas out. May take a couple tries but it will eventually work. Then apply Mink Oil to seal the leather and any residual smell.

Gots them too. Oldest rider award.. Yeah, it's stylish. Looks and sounds a lot like bikes I rode as a kid without the constant hassle.. very pleasant to ride. Slowly.

Chuck posted a photo of his bike on WG. It's a stylish thing. I think Chuck probably wears tweed now and smokes a pipe when he rides.

Bike is now home with me and I got it for what I think is an unbelievable price. Guy wanted it gone and nobody was calling...except me. Has me wondering a bit if there is something I didnt catch. Is there a tutorial for posting pics? Keep getting message the pics are too big.

Very scary. Good job getting it out of traffic and shut down fast.

My Sport has passed the 22 year ownership point, nearly 128,000 miles/ 206.000 km Needless to say I have sourced some parts. On another recent thread I listed a few of my current sources and said that I had parts on the way from six of them: MGCycle (Wisconsin, USA), CadreCycle (Ohio, USA), TLM (Teo LaMers, Nederlands), Agostini (Mandello del Lario, Italy), Harpers (Missouri, USA), Stein-Dinse (Germany), "ebay", "Amazon", and so many others . . . Not the least of which are the generous members of this fine V11LeMans.com community. You folks rock! Three or four years ago, a South'n SpineRaider handed me white face, Veglia tachometer and said, "Pretty sure you will find a home for this." Last year it got mounted to a member's LeMans. Several years ago, I got a PM from a member who said he had sold his V11, but wanted to send me his spares pile. I've been handing them out ever since. Recently, I was reminded that AliExpress (Chinese "amazon"?) is a resource, as well. When we find alternative sources for specific parts, please post in @Scud's Encyclopedia of Compatible Parts. Otherwise, I just wish to report that parts, spares, and alternative sources remain available. No V11 should be laid-up for lack of functional parts. Having the Parts Catalog listings/part numbers for your exact application, and knowing how to search specific source sites, along with exactly what to order is, perhaps, the greatest challenge.

That would be this very thread . . . Circuit breaker has been running three years, 14,000 miles/22.500 km. I routinely shut it off to isolate the regulator during external charging as instructed by my OEM regulator supplier.

Ciao a tutti. chiedo scusa ma non parlo inglese, quindi userò un traduttore per raccontare la mia esperienza. anche io ho avuto problemi con il fusibile da 30 sul mio V11, sin da quando l'ho acquistato nel 2005. premetto che il mio V11 proviene direttamente dal "Reparto Esperienze" o "Reparto Sperimentale" della fabbrica Moto Guzzi, aveva percorso circa 2800 km solo in pista. in pratica la mia moto è un V11 del 2005 su base Le Mans utilizzato in pista dalla casa madre per dei test in circuito su elettronica, centralina, sospensioni, forcelle, ciclistica ecc ecc. Una specie di prototipo da gara credo. le forcelle anteriori riportano ancora la scritta "prot. nr. 2". comunque, tornando a noi, il fusibile fondeva e non ricaricava la batteria. all'inizio ogni 100 km circa sostituivo il fusibile prima che fondesse definitivamente. poi il mio meccanico mi ha fatto un bypass del fusibile da 30 che dal 2005 ha resistito fino al mese scorso, senza mai cambiarlo, quando si è fuso di nuovo. Ora ho già provveduto a cambiare bypass con uno nuovo ermetico. spero regga, anche perché il fusibile scalda tanto. Hello to all. I apologize but I do not speak English, so I will use a translator to tell my experience. I also had problems with the 30-degree fuse on my V11, since I bought it in 2005. I state that my V11 comes directly from the "Experiences Department" or "Experimental Department" of the Moto Guzzi factory, it had covered about 2800 km only on the track. in practice my bike is a 2005 V11 based on Le Mans used on the track by the parent company for circuit tests on electronics, control unit, suspension, forks, chassis, etc. etc. A kind of race prototype I think. the front forks still bear the inscription "prot. nr. 2". however, returning to us, the fuse melted and did not recharge the battery. at the beginning, every 100 km replaced the fuse before it finally melted. then my mechanic made me a bypass of the 30-degree fuse that since 2005 has lasted until last month, without ever changing it, when it melted again. Now I've already changed the bypass with a new airtight seal. I hope it holds, also because the fuse heats up a lot.

For the ground I crimped a lug on both ends of about 6" of #12, Later on I thought that's not very smart Aluminum to Copper why not just take a piece of Aluminum sheet metal and make a strap from the alloy regulator to the alloy engine case it would hold it's shape better than a wire but add grease as well. I think all the VIIs have a black wire all the way from the regulator to battery negative, it just has too much resistance. It's also been responsible for smoking up several bikes when the main ground has worked loose, the starter current can't get back through the regular cable so it finds it's way back through this regulator ground which gets red hot and melts itself to the rest of the loom. I cannot stress enough the importance of cleaning the battery terminals and adding Vaseline to them, I have seen where a battery becomes completely disconnected although bolted tight by Lead Oxide creeping in between the lug and post, one application of Vaseline will protect the connection for years. Re Maxi Fuse connection. As you can see the fuses aren't blowing, it's just a high resistance that causes heating, Might I suggest drilling a couple of holes in the blade and bolting the wires to it. I would be very cautious about doing away with the fuse, the battery can easily melt any wire on the bike if you get a short I think the Ducati Energia series type regulator might be partially to blame for the heating, once it decides the battery needs to be topped up it effectively connects the alternator directly to the battery delivering as much current as the alternator can produce as, I haven't measured the current pulses but I suspect it may be as high as 40 Amps, its a short duration of high current probably exceeding the rating of the fuse clip. This is another reason to keep your battery terminals in good shape, as you know the alternator Voltage can go to 90 Volts open circuit, you don't want that getting into the ECU if the battery disconnects. Our Guzzi regulators are series type that break the alternator circuit, Most other bikes use shunt regulators that short out the alternator,

I found out about uncertainty when I got fork seals,bushings,etc. Got the forks apart to find out there is a difference in dia.) forks.