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First run and short hop off the ground.. I was just slowly advancing the throttle with neutral controls and suddenly we were 20 feet in the air. I hadn't even done fuel flow tests yet, so discretion won out over valor and I cut the throttle and landed. It has *plenty* of power.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_umQOUVJUQw

I have some blanks that have been run through the water jet and cnc mill. All that needs to be done is form them and powder coat. So, yes.. if you want one, just PM me with your snail mail address, and I'll finish up maybe 5. Eventually. I'm playing with getting my little homebuilt airplane flying right now..

Hi Al, What's the procedure? Do you just ship them the whole assembly and they send it back? So far every seller I have contacted spoke in turn with Andreani and said it can't be done. But it just struck me, that the sellers were all in Italy and almost certainly were talking with Andreani in Italiano. I'm beginning to suspect my issue may be a non-issue if everybody just spoke l'Americano.

The hair has to be that colour. It matches the bag on the pipes...

@Chuck posted pictures of the lovely little radial 3 cyl fitted to his homebuilt here: https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/topic/19319-what-did-you-do-to-your-v11-today/page/158/#elControls_272417_menu

With that kind of dexterity, I'd be inclined to look past the hair color...

@Chuck said, "I'm playing with getting my little homebuilt airplane flying right now . . . "

normally not attracted to purple hair girls but ..

This is very useful to know (anodized red). If one is trying to match Legnano Green, here is data I collected for it (from others research), as I have a 2010 V7 in this color. Greenie Paint Code Using all of my super Spidey senses, including deductive skills worthy of Sherlock Holmes' smarter older brother, I present to the Moto Guzzi community the paint code for the weird greenish gold color found on the V7 Café known alternately as "Legnano Green" or "Solaris Yellow": (drum roll please) Nissan paint code ER4. Long story short, I had a warranty repair done to my gas tank due to the bike being delivered with the right side horn rotated up so high that, thanks to normal engine vibrations, some paint got rubbed off. Thinking ahead, I asked the dealer to provide a bottle of touch-up paint and the paint code for future reference. The paint code from Moto Guzzi was unobtainium, so the dealer, Steel Horse Classics, used a professional auto body shop who matched the paint perfectly. When it was all done I got a small bottle of paint with ER4 written on it. My first search for ER4 turned up somthing like 1996 Nissan Gold. Since I don't know anything at all about automotive paint codes, my first reaction was "what? - nah! - must be some mistake". I have since learned that ER4 was likely never used on any US market Nissan car and is listed at various web sites only under the years 1996, 95-97, and 98-99 (for the Nissan Micra). The color description on these sites is listed as any one of the following: Gold, Gold Pearl, Yellow, Yellow Olive, Yellow Olive Effect, and finally my favorite, Sumatra Yellow Metallic. Solaris Yellow or Legnano Green is never mentioned anywhere. I found a US based outfit (automotivetouchup.com) that would supply a touch up bottle of ER4 and I did a comparision with the bottle I received from the dealer. I have concluded that they are one and the same color. The bottle I received from automotivetouchup.com was way to thinned out for proper use as a touch-up paint, so I had to apply multiple coats to get proper color density. I think that due to all the color elements in this paint, use for touch-ups will probably always be less than satisfactory unless it is professionally sprayed on. Anyway, just my small contribution to the Guzzi pool of knowledge and the three or four people out there who may find this information useful!

I took the tank off, pulled apart the sidestand switch conector, pump worked ! Great Put it all back together, no pump. Apart again, checked pump connections, a bit loose but not terrible, cleaned and tightened them. Bikes running now, but i think the pump is intermittent. Any advice about a replacement ? Thanks folks

While the shift extender is a @Lucky Phil design, the series of batches (special editions?) have all been produced by @Chuck. Currently uncertain if there are any of the latest last batch still available . . .

Interesting. I was thinking Andreani lists their cartridge for the 43mm Marzocchi for the V11, but not the earlier Sports with the 40mm . . . Plus, don't we have a member here that fitted the Andreani to his later V11? edit: It appears @knumbnutz fitted Andreani to a V11:

I forgot you had changed the early Sport's 4,5" rim to the later 5,5". With my stiffer springs (front and rear), along with higher rear ride height from the Öhlins shock, I found my forks just right at 5mm above the clamp. Yet, all of the variables bear upon one another . . . That looks almost exactly right! The last time I averaged the actual mileages (22 rear and 13 front) the mileage averaged 3538 rear/4951 front. Again, I am hard on tires with my maniacal jackrabbit riding style always rowing the gearbox and ripping around these curvy roads. But, man, is it ever fun! I suppose I've run five or six different Pirelli (Dragon, Diablo, Angel, GT in both corsa and strada variants), several different Dunlop, Michelin, and a couple Bridgestone types. I've learned that if I don't "like" a tire, no problem: it will be gone soon! I switched my RedFrame/ 4.5" rim to a 160 early on. I felt that the 170 was "pinched" to the smaller rim enough to reduce the roundness of the profile affecting both handling and reducing tire life.

I would happily use Fast Bike Industries / Adreani if I lived in that area. In fact, I would consider them even living where I do. I do like having a suspension guy that is local. Generally I like doing stuff myself, but time is in shorter supply than it was when I was young. So I could see paying someone to do the job. The young me would do it myself. But I am not that guy anymore (sadly). I have heard good things about the Adreani fork cartridges. They seem to be a quality company. But the guy in the email might not understand that Guzzi used very different forks on the early V11 vs the later V11 and V11 Lemans.

Buttoned up the Scura late last night and took it for a run - all working perfectly. Over the last couple of weeks I've managed to replace quite a few items, let me see if I can remember them all: 1. Replaced fuel petcock - old one was crusty, leaking and when I pulled it out of the tank had quite a bit of sediment accumulated about 1 cm high. I had this item on my bench for several years, finally decided to replace it. 2. With the tank off, it was obvious I needed to replace the fuel sending solenoid - prices had doubled on this just recently, but the wires on mine were broken and not repairable, it was crusty also, so a fresh one was installed. A bit tricky at first to install it so gas wasn't leaking, I put a little white grease in a thin layer on the threads...no more leak. 2a. Flushed tank out with extra gas to ensure no more sediment stuck anywhere else in the tank. Happy to report the tank went back on with no issues, just a slight push, and back in place, so no swelling to report. 2b. Fresh button hex head screws and washers on both the petcock and solenoid mounting brackets, as they were a mixed batch I believe from the prior owner. 3. Replaced all rubbers, fore and aft of the throttle bodies/airbox...snugged up easily. Replacement was quite easy. 3a. Thorough cleaning of the throttle bodies/butterfly valves, got a lot of crud removed from the walls of the throttle bodies and flaps closing snugly and completely. 4. Cleaned the airbox, small amount of oil at the bottom (normal), replaced air filter. 5. Installed new green shift lever that I had bought several years ago, love the feeling of the new shifter, feels a tad more precise. 6. On back order is the clutch extension line recommended by Scud to make clutch bleeding easier (like on my Norge/Griso) with a speed bleeder. 7. Changed spark plugs - right one had a bent electrode, how does that happen, both plugs looked quite decent, but fresh ones are always good. 8. Disconnected all electrical connectors, sprayed, cleaned and dried. Ensured plug wires properly and deeply connected in, rubber boots in good condition. 8a. Removed battery mounting bracket tray, scrubbed, sanded and painted it Black Cherry just to add some hidden color in the bike. Fresh rubber battery tray as well installed. 9. Have to put some Vaseline on the battery connectors and do a Carbtune TB synch now to fine tune it. 10. Late last night I saw that something is loose in my headlight, looks like a hexagonal piece of plastic, I assume it's the light deflector, but will see if that's possible to fix, or if I need a new headlight, I hope not. 11. Removed valve covers, replaced gaskets with the upgraded rubber REAL Gaskets from Tennessee, did a valve check, no adjustment was needed. Well, that's all I can remember, looking forward to more miles...always feels good to do the maintenance and get into the guts of the machine. I'd like to thank all of those who have helped contribute to the Tank Off Checklist, maintaining it, and also for those inventors on the site who make good replacement parts that are better than OEM (Upgraded Fuel line, green shifter, bleeder line). Much appreciated.