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Tonight: Tank back off, air box back off, new intake manifold boots, removed the K&N air filter and put a new stock UFI paper filter in. Valve covers off and set the clearance looser, to what was specified on the swing arm (.015mm in, .20mm ex). Or .006 and .008 inch.

+1for Scotland, dress corectly, it's green everywhere for a reason. More than 100 Whisky destilleries. Macallan, hmm. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

Is that spark ignited, or diesel?

Scenery ok, but do like plenty in Scotland. Listen to Amy Mcdonald talk, and sing, great l think. Beer and +++. Edinburg-Inverness last july seeing friends. Magni ++ was on my mind ,, Cheers Tom.

All the anti-rattle springs are damaged, but one in particular was making a more obvious break for freedom giving me some nice scoring on my transmission. But other than that, there doesn't seem to be anything permanently damaged beyond superficial scrapes

I believe Spiegler also allows you to rotate the fitting with a tool they include. There are a number of quality brake lines available. The stock lines appear to be of high quality. Not sure how much of the difference noted was line expansion and how much of it was new clean fluid with no air.

Aberlour a' Bunadh for me, but I can't afford it anymore...

Throughout the years, I found that Lagavulin was my preferred Islay. I used to be partial to Glenmorangie, but that was before the Lagavulin. When you think that back in the 90's we paid the equivalent of 40 dollars for a bottle; today the cheapest one is at 90 dollars....

Well, I didn't DO anything to my Lemans today... that will probably be a few months later after some other projects get under control, but I did spend some money on it. To offset some of those costs, I also have been selling a number of bits that aren't relevant (such as old fuel tank parts from my tank experiments all those years ago) and other extras after going through my 5 tubs of spare parts and accessories It's been discussed here before, but apparently MG only had the oil-cooler guard/cover on the V11 Sport early-on, then it disappeared. So they can be harder to find, especially new. After looking for one of these for nearly 20 years that wasn't astronomically priced, I found one that was brand new and just nearly not quiiiiite astronomically priced ...coming from Italy, of course. With that in mind, it might be nice to see some photos of how it is mounted from the factory on anyone's bikes, or via an image from a service manual exploded view. I also picked up a set of different head guards from jjkpguzzi, Joe Kenny on eBay and also posts on Wildguzzi, just to change things up after 20 years. A link to a post here about his products.

Yeah. So. "Diesel" for short . . .

All clutch springs should have been made by a member of the V11 forum. Cheers Tom.

Well let me know if any of you plan to venture this way @Tomchri Norway blows Scotland into the weeds when it comes to stunning scenery, but our booze is a lot cheaper

Docc, Nicole just agreed to ride down with me to the spine raid in Sept, the only catch is we will be two up on the Chieftain this year. Can't wait for all the garage session Non-Moto Guzzi pranks in the garage

Docc, SSR Scotland Spine Raid 2024?

I'm in the UK so I don't know about their availability in the US. Here's the web site https://www.helperformance.com/ It looks from the site like they do have US distribution and a lot of other countries. I'm not making out they're the ultimate in brake lines, Goodridge, Earls and all the others will be just as good, perhaps better. They do have kits for some Guzzis but I couldn't see the V11 listed. When I replaced the lines on my Australia, I removed the existing lines, measured them, noted the the banjo type (diameter and angle) and ordered identical custom lines. One thing I do like about the HEL lines is the banjo can be rotated on the line with a wrench which results in a neater install and prevents the line from being twisted to make the M/C and caliper banjos fit onto their respective bolts.

Ha, well spotted @ScuRoo Both horses are fitted with a type of martingale. Also called a "tiedown" or a "head check". It's used to discourage head raising, which changes the angle of the pressure of the bit. If a horse is spooked or ornery, it might charge off with head raised, becoming dangerous and difficult to stop. Also stops the horse’s head from smacking the rider in the face. I imagine that the big knot has enough weight to warn the horse that the limit is approaching. See a pic of the Delaware police using another variation.

And here: https://woodburymotomedia.com/moto-guzzi-timing-gears-by-joe-caruso/ write the man an e-Mail.

Probably around $1000, give or take. See the following threads for probably everything you need to know:

Aunty Cindy hangman’s knot looks a little loose there

my favorite Scotch is Ballentines

I spent some time in Edinburgh a few short years ago, and I'm anxious to return. I really enjoyed it there. I'd like to rent a home for half a year in my retirement to really experience Scotland!

Well, they kind of have to don't they? All that weight...

gobsmacked.... lol.... Scottish accented included! No Guzzi? Interesting the collegial communication system. No lassies? only blokes? Everyone is impressed by the GS handling; no surprise there. But the Stelvio? Loved it!

When police first started using BMWs I had a friend who worked at Irv Seaver BMW (Orange County, CA). They were constantly repairing the back ends of the BMWs because the police on Harleys would crash into them when the BMWs stopped too fast.

For Al who is waiting on gears. I spent my adult life in machine shops and around toolmakers. Mr. Caruso's gears are something to behold. The intersection of any two surfaces is properly and perfectly dressed. The workmanship is old school and what costs. I feel like all of us who have those gears have a little piece of Giuseppe in our bikes.

Thanks! Good reference information Of course, less mass can be better, or more mass can be better, depending on the design goals. I remember talking to Mike Rich about the potential appeal of Carillo rods and other engine lightening, and he said that for a race application that might be attractive, but for street use it may make sense to retain some mass to help smooth out the engine response, etc. It just depends on the sum of the whole and operational goals. I'm on the wait list for a set of gears later this year, which is just about right given my other projects... on the list, and yet to be on the list like the new sump pump install and garage roof patching this weekend following a torrential rain storm last weekend, both of which were definitely not "on the list"

I didn't actively do anything to the bike, but I bought something. An apparently new set of valves, valve guides still in the plastic packaging, and valve springs, probably also new. The vendor is a well known Guzzi tuner from Austria who has been in retirement for the last couple of years and is obviously clearing out his workshop. An absolutely reliable source. I thought €150,- was ok, especially considering some of the bits are apparently no longer available.

Well, I had already attempted to wire in an ATC fuse holder, and then a MAXI fuse holder, outside the fuseblock. The location of the circuit breaker's connections back under the tail cowl required an extension of the nefarious little green/red charging wire from the regulator and I built a larger gauge new wire connection from the circuit breaker to the battery. Not that adding a bigger wire downstream from smaller one helps in any way . . .

Ok, I have been on the receiving end of criticism on this forum, many years ago, for the price I was asking for a V11 on CL. I haven't seen that member post for a very long time, but I've since tried to avoid "scrutinizing" someone else's sale. Even on ebay, cl, etc as they might be a current or future forum member. So I tend to keep my mouth shut even when obvious misrepresentations occur. But, when another currently active member shows interest in an "unknown" advertised bike, I think it behooves us to point out "curiosities" in a tactful way. Tact is not a strong point of mine but I do try. It might be a great buy. Hopefully whomever ends up as the owner will add it, and themselves, to "we few, we happy few."

With the engine off have a bit of a fish about through the slot at the bottom of the bell housing with a magnet on a stick. You could have a poke about through the starter portal too. If the anti rattle springs jump ship they soon get smashed up and you usually get bits of them in the bottom of the bell housing. There also tends to be 'Pock marking' of the alloy on both the back of the crankcase and front of the gearbox caused by the bits of frag being flung around vigorously by the spinning flywheel. Victor Mattei from VA somewhere is doing a clutch and engine swap on his Stelvio right now and documenting it on ADV. lots of pics of the engine coming out and the damage in his clutch. Starts about here..... https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/moto-guzzi-stelvio-merged-threadfest.113158/page-3283 I've had a fair bit of input encouraging him and supplied the clutch so I have a dog in this particular fight! Oh, and blowing up that picture of the starter motor mounting hole as far as I can does seem to show some minor 'Pock marking' in the alloy of the case so it may well be that you've had a clutch explody failure.

@Speedfrog just posted this image of a 2003 Sport in later configuration! They do exist! (Unconfirmed VIN 10th character.) For sale in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on WildGuzzi: https://www.mgnoc.com/classifieds.html

I did once harbor strange thoughts of actually doing this, and earlier this year I had to stop myself responding to a Ballabio advert, as I knew there would be a good chance in it joining the rest.. which are 2 red frames, the carryover, and 2 black frame long tanks. Bonkers really & I’d like to get a Triumph Scrambler in the next couple of years before I have to downsize to a Honda cub or something similar due to age & arthritic joints And the Griso isn’t going anywhere until the dreaded downsizing becomes a reality

For comparison, @Kostarika's fine 2004 Sport. This is the configuration of a "late model" Sport (not a "carry over") . . . LongFrame; long tank/no chin pad/ internal pump & filter; satin black engine paint/ black face ITI/hUR gauges; 43mm forks; front exhaust crossover pipe: The question arises, are there 2003 Sport in this, later, configuration? Or are all 2003 Sport in the 2002 "carry over" configuration?