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I reached out to Joe a couple seasons ago and told him when he's ready to throw in the towel I'd source the gears for the community.

A one man shop with a clear passion for the brand. Really Piaggio? What harm is there to your multi brand international corporation. It is thanks to people like Stefan that the reputation of Moto Guzzi as far more meaning and long lasting power then any corporate advertising campaign could achieve. Do you think so many people would be interested in your new products or even know you existed if it wasn’t for the brand evangelists(Guzzisti) of this world? They should be given credit and support and be promoted as brand ambassadors. Instead they are treated with total disrespect and petty squabbles over the use of the Guzzi name. I bet the founders of Moto Guzzi would be delighted to see their venerable name and creation embraced by those artisans. In this fast spinning world we found ourselves living in, it seems that a lot of traditional values - respect, kindness, compassion - along with the freedom to follow your dreams, are being eroded by the power of the all-mighty corporation and their army of lawyers, and as a result the little people - creators, inventors, artists, etc..- are being squashed into submission and brought under control. Sad to see that such is the case with the brand that we all love and share here. End of rant. And sorry for the black cloud... Thanks to Jan @biesel for sharing the portrait of Stefan and Radical Guzzi which was a pleasant discovery!

I reached out to Joe and as before, the wait for the next batch is probably late 2023. But he said it was a good time to get "on the list" as the factory owner is in his seventies and the staff employed has been reduced by half this year so everything is taking even longer.

The factory supplied new mapping for bikes that were rollerised, generally they were crap, in fact I think the map for rollerised Sport 1200's was in fact a repurposed Stelvio map. There are many excellent aftermarket maps available, most notably from John who posts as Xltra I believe on various boards and Mark 'Beetle' Bayley. John's maps are Stelvio specific, Mark's are individually built for different models and different exhausts by a long process of on-road data-logging and testing. I have worked closely with Mark for years, he only lives about 300km from me and he travels to Canberra a lot for work so we catch up frequently. I run his maps in all three of my Grisos and have installed them to almost universal acclaim in dozens, if not hundreds, more bikes. The process is very simple and intuitive using the Guzzidiag suite of tools and despite what those with a vested interest in making people think that map modification and FI tuning are some sort of 'White Man Ju-Ju' beyond the Ken of mere mortals the hardware is cheap, the software is downloadable for free, although decent people will make a donation to the designer, and most importantly it's SAFE! It is impossible to brick your ECU using Guzzidiag! Which is more than can be said for PADS, the factory tool, which if a map upload is interrupted can very easily brick the ECU!

Thanks everyone for the positive comments. If anyone decides to tackle this, my advice is to draw the cuts you want to make, take your time and leave generous excess to trim down. It’s not a lot of work, but it matters to get it looking how you want!

Corporate 'Moronthink' at its very finest!

I am w/o words . Are there any Guzzi family members still alive ? Maybe they have a cease and desist letter at their house too ?

Thanks Docc, it is also up on ADV rider, I think in the Stelvio thread? Can't remember? But it is useful for those who are after an 8V. Once their foibles are worked out they are a magnificent motorcycle and the Hi-Cam 1200-8V is very reminiscent of the old Rotax motor used for years in Aprilias in the way it delivers seamless torque from idle to wherever you set the rev limiter, although they run out of breath above 8,250. Mark ran his limiter at 9,000 in 1200 guise and bounced off it the whole time but when we built the 1400 motor he's currently running it was dropped back to 8,250 in respect of the 30 gram heavier pistons. It's a torque monster but we haven't lost a rod yet! His Griso is currently running a single 60mm throttlebody with a Cali 1400 plenum but still utilises the W5AM controller. That thing will tear your arms clear out of their sockets and stuff them up your arse with mustard on them! It's a beast!

A warm and fuzzy feeling . Not to compare M/G with H/D .but around here you cannot sew , weld, make wooden idols , anything w/the words , colors, liken or graven images Harley Davison w/o getting a cease and desist order from The Firm ! Jehovah (of the Old Testament) didn't have this kind of attitude. And he had some people to keep in line. I guess the golden calf was o/k but when they branded the wings & M/G emblem , KABOOM ! Now , when you have to explain to most everyone you meet how to pronounce / spell it , much less what it is , you know this is not a household name. If "the parent company" charged $1.00 for every time this name was typed on a computer , they might earn $200.00/yr.

Factory marks can be incorrect, don't trust them. Best check alignment of shaft for yourself. The original shaft assembly in my Scura could not be aligned correctly & was either badly made or a mismatch of parts.

I'm told you can align clutch plate by LOOSELY assembling clutch on the motor, attaching gearbox (requires a bit of jiggling to get input hub into splines in plate) then removing gearbox & tightening down clutch fully. I didn't have any luck with this method so made this, which worked fine. As I recall, I measured across gearbox bellhousing face to make tool, then attached it to motor across crankcase bellhousing face & used an old clutch hub to centre plate in clutch.

Ok, I understand your point and I agree. My point was related to an engine that suffered of very severe engine vibrations that could not be cured by simple anti vibrational measures. Disassembling a motor is in most instances not an option when vibrations are evident. When assembling an engine with different pistons, rods and other tuning parts, the engine is usually out of the frame and the necessary parts to balance the engine are at hand. The advantage of an engine balanced correctly is that vibrations must not be killed because they are not generated. If balancing the engine with the correct counterweight the vibrations generated are reduced to a theoretical minimum. When the level of vibrations is low or zero, parts will not resonate because they will not get stimulated. And there is an other big issue cured by balancing: The vibrations created by the rotating and oscillating engine parts will be transmitted via the big end and main bearings, engine mounts into the frame, handlebars, footpegs and so on. So the bearings must handle additionnal forces when the engine ist not balanced correctly. This contributes to additionnal wear in the bearings and reduced service life. These forces get higher when rpm climbs. If high rpms are a goal, balancing is important.

This! Never understood why Moto Guzzi decided to cover all that cool swing arm tubing. But I still wanted a nice hugger. Turns out there is a pretty nice hugger waiting to be let out of its abs cage. It was a little scary when I did it on my Silver bike, but it came out perfect. So I checked my old photos and broke out the dremel!

eBay, searched for "Ducati Monster footpeg"

@FuelCooler Fantastic job on the hugger! You could have been a reputable plastic surgeon..

Great work 👍

Much better! Nice mod