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So . . . I don't suppose starting a bike like that (especially with known rodent presence) would be prudent without inspecting the airbox and intake tracts. Sure, it might start, but what gets sucked into the engine could be a big disappointment . . .

Yes

Docc makes a good point about sucking in rodent nests,,, I'd also be afraid of hooking a battery up,hitting the starter button and watching all the magic smoke escape from the wires if the rodents have chewed in the wrong spots bring marshmallows just in case,,,

Congratulations Joe! Can’t wait to hear the first rides report.

BTW, I don't know anything about this auction or the auction company. I only ran across the auction via Googling for some other things. Auctions can be tricky, although not necessarily intentionally, so please do read the "fine print" if you plan to participate so that you know what are getting into. Again, I didn't do any research into the "fine print" of this particular auction, and was just sharing what I ran across with no particular endorsement or caution either way. Good luck if you go for it! For example, but not necessarily representative of this auction ...but in the end, still good news

RossoAndy- my bike is at-least a 4 owner lower mileage example that sat in a garage for about 8+yrs before Shaun bought it and got it running again. That said, many new parts have been installed in the last two years of my ownership. The rear tail has has touch up respray some time ago and looks dull, the front carbon fender could use a clear coat spray to bring it back as it’s dull too. As we have taken the bike apart to repair it, I have obsessively cleaned & detailed on it. There are detailer sprays on the market that bring the shine back and make a big impact. When most people approach the bike they comment how clean it is for its age, some argue it can’t be 22yrs old. I get the desire to make it perfect, but it would be a tall ask to replicate the same assortment of colors and get the results you would demand. When someone resprays a Rosso, even if it’s just the valve covers, it’s the first thing I see on their bike as standing out for all the wrong reasons. ✅ My vote is clean detailed to shine again patina.

Rack system by Ventura Includes Lft and Rt mounting brackets and hardware..and 3 differant choices of set ups..Top Rack with High back, Top Rack with loe back or just low bar with no bottom rack Most of this has never been used and is still sealed in the package..All is in great condition $100 plus shipping for the lot. Pls PM me if interested.

No, @rossoandy, I do not have any more such decals.

docc, do you need an engraved plate for your wall? I can probably make that happen before September. [docc edit/reply: Absolutely, @Pressureangle! I am all about supporting , and archiving, the community efforts. Just don't let it be a burden to perform that just for me.] (Odd way to reply, I know, but meant to avoid drifting @Guzzi-in-Vancouver's important thread.)

You said you disconnected the sidestand switch. Was it left simply disconnected, or was a bypass connection added? If it works without the switch but fails with the switch in place that points to a bad switch. My '97 has no sidestand switch but even back in the 1980s when I was racing Japanese bikes, everyone removed the sidestands, but the remaining switches put a lot of guys on the side of the track so we eliminated them always. I haven't studied the circuit diagram so maybe I'm missing something but the switch itself is suspect.

Thanks for all your help . Bike is running ok, but i am slowly working my way through all the connections. This really is a great forum. I wish i lived in the US

How could this be posted with such a high degree of confidence? There was enough member participation in the "Livin' Easy Test" to draw conclusions . . . If your V11 Start Relay is "Livin' Easy", consider the Startus Interruptus mod. If your V11 fails the Livin' Easy Test? Be certain you run a quality, rated High Current relay in that #1 position (1999-2001 V11) . . .

Yep, you need to get eyes on it. Better to find out whether it is a $2800 or a $4800 bike before the sale. Have you checked out shipping? Prices have went through the roof for that service. Might be the dealbreaker right there.

Sounds like a fun little bike, very exciting.

V11 owners, note: This concern applies to V11 harnesses from 2002, and from 2003-2005. The early (1999-2001) Sport and Rosso Mandello already use a relay and do not benefit from this improvement. They do, however, benefit from a High Current relay in the #1/Start position.

This sums it up well…..

An update from MPH regarding their "Startus Interruptus" kit, specifically for the V11 Sport/Lemans: https://mphcycles.com/starter-relay-fix-kit/ They are currently out of the V11 kit, and need to order relays to build more, but are in the process of doing so if anyone is interested.

Thank you for all the helpful information. I'm tempted to pursue it, however questions such as any additional damage to the wiring from rodents and if it actually will run still bother me. Plus although the photos look "OK", they are a bit low resolution, and one can only see a single side of the motorcycle. So, I'll probably post something on Wildguzzi and GuzziTech as well to see if there is someone local that wouldn't mind taking an hour or two to run over, give the bike a good look, and maybe drag a battery along and some gas to see if it will start. I'd be happy to compensate them for their time and any materials within reason. If everything looks good after that, then maybe... I can't risk $4-5000 without clarifying those basic things though. Now if it were reasonably local to me

Just bought a Royal Enfield Scram 411 today. Picking it up Saturday.

"IF" You're in the market for that type of bike,I'd be on that like a fat kid on a smartie The story & history sounds legit. He's got a major headache on his hands right now, I'd be inclined to offer 3.5-4K,as is,where is, and have a shipper get it to you for $500? It's too bad it's not closer to you. The rodent damage should be relatively easy to solve,it should be very apparent what needs repairing,and the wiring on the CalVins is much easier to work on compared to the V11s once the seat,covers,plastics are removed etc. If the rodents chewed through 1 or 2 wires,not that big a deal,,,if they had their family over for a buffet on the whole harness,,,that may be different I'll share some of the details on my CalVin, it may help you decide yeh or nay. I always kept tabs on local guzzis for sale,my CalVin 15k kms was first listed at $9500 about 6 yrs ago,it was over priced and there's not much market for guzzis here,so it never sold. Every 6 mths the seller would drop his price by $500,and after a while,he finally got down to $6500, about the same time my DL1000 VStrom let me down for the final time. My CalVin had already had the dissolving in tank fuel line replaced,so that headache was taken care of. They usually go within the first few years and are replaced then;it would be nice if that job has been done on the bike you're looking at. I offered my seller 6K,loaded it on the trailer and took the headache off his hands. I thought California Vintage, meant "vintage" wiring,so when I only got one key with the bike,I thought it would be simple to have a copy made. Wrong! Because the engine management system is from the Breva 1100,there is a chip hidden in the plastic part of the key,I was luckily able to get the 2nd key from a previous owner. If you buy the bike,make sure you get 2 keys,if you don't, it's a pita to get a 2nd one married up to the ignition system/ECU. When I bought the CalVin I had read about it being the last of the Tonti Frame bikes, and due to the racing heritage,it was reviewed as being a very good handling cruiser. So I threw it around back roads with that mindset and was extremely disappointed,it's too heavy,it wallowed like a whale. All I changed was my mind set,and learned to ride it like the fine leather Italian couch that it is;over time it's become my favorite,steady dependable ride. I was initially very hesitant,about the heel/toe shifter floor board set up,but grew to like it so much, I picked up a set of floor boards to put on my G5. Everybody's back is different,mine does best with a curve leaning forward helping to absorb road shock,the sitting straight up cruiser position on my CalVin would jar my back every now and then;I added an AirHawk & rolled the bars as far forward as possible,it's very close to perfect for me now. The seat on the bike you're looking at looks like it's been reworked or it's a custom;the foam seems thicker & the vinyl panels & stitching don't match my skunk seat. idk The values on the CalVin were dropping,but it seems like they've bottomed out and are starting to rise,all of the older Tonti cruisers,seem to be holding their value & rising. That bike looks like it's missing the lower leg shield plastics (they're fragile af) it should have new tires,battery,wiring repair,possibly the fuel tank line repair(which is a pita),but it could be a very good bike for you "IF" that's what you're looking for. fwiw ymmv good luck

They are not. We did a few to start, but the stainless material and our engraving machine didn't like each other very much. To send them for laser engraving would have added to the cost.

My brother, who got me into motorcycling, performed this valuable life-learning experience for my eternal benefit . . .

I had to look up that “Burning Man” reference. I then saw that "smells" at one had nothing to do with the other. A noncombatant in the sexual and other revolutions of the '60's and '70's, I have never been into druidical gatherings of the Burning Man sort, tho my parents, both closet bohemians and hippies, would have loved to attend the early ones at least. For me, however, the term evoked another “burning man,” and I was puzzled by the connection until I did the wikipedia thing and learned about about the one @docc mentioned. The "Dead Man’s Corner” in my head was this: I visited that spot in May 2018 with five other Old Flatulent paratroopers like me who, at least in our fading memories, “were soldiers once … and young.” We toured several battlefields and cemeteries where, in particular, our “alma mater,” the 82d Airborne Division, the 101st, and other airborne formations had fought in WWII. Many are still there. As I started my Army life as a tanker, and my father was an armored crewman in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy in that unpleasant international event of ’39 - ‘45, I was especially drawn to the affair at Dead Man's Corner. By now, if still reading, here’s that story: Dead Man's Corner God bless all those brave folks. Feeling (somewhat) apologetic for thread drift, Joe & others, I did do some Guzzi-sightseeing, too. Met these folks at a rest area at a rest area: And stopped here to kick tires: Jaap was, regrettably, vacationing in the UK when I was near his home Nijmegen/Arnhem, of “A Bridge Too Far” fame, so we couldn’t link up. Ciao, Bill

Probably not from the original folks involved since they haven't been active for a loooooong time, and the thread is almost 20 years old That might be a record for a thread resurrection! That being said, there is a dimensional drawing in the first posts of the thread, and if that is accurate you could possibly take that to a machine shop and have them made. Or... I just discovered that MPH cycles makes these! So you may just be in luck https://mphcycles.com/v11-spine-frame-exhaust-crossover-gaskets/

It's interesting how when something sits for years it begins to show its age, even if it is sheltered. Paint and other finishes oxidize, as of course do metallic parts, and plastics can do weird things too as they age, especially if they were cheaply made. If one hasn't checked on it for a couple+ years, it is always amazing to find something like corrosion or peeling paint and wonder "how did that happen?". ...time happened For example, my bike has been sitting covered for many many years in a garage, and cleaned and started at least a few times a year, but the garage is not climate controlled. So condensation, humidity, dust, "air" have still taken a small toll on some of the finishes, and in a few cases a more serious toll. One example is the front subframe. The left side where it bolts to the engine has rusted significantly and the paint on the subframe around that bolt has peeled away. I can only assume this is where condensation from humidity settled for years and got under a knick in the paint. It's not a big deal, I actually have a spare NOS subframe, or can just have this one repainted, but is interesting to see how things can deteriorate even when sheltered.