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This winter I treated myself to a Chinese lift to work on my European scooters right here in the Motor City!

Fantastic ride out of around 150 miles today to a Buell & Guzzi meet at Sywell Aerodrome. I rode down with a group of 4 bikes; my V11, 1100 Sport Corsa, Cali 950 & a Triumph Tiger 800. My V11 and the 1100 Sport were the only spine frames there amongst the masses of V85’s & V7’s, even 2 new V100’s. The ride pace was “brisk” with many miles of winding B roads covered with surprisingly high velocities for old school air cooled Guzzi’s

The best explanation I heard for this section in the manual is that it was cut and pasted from the Daytona manual. IIRC, it was because the Daytona shaft had no means for lubrication.

Annual roadworthyness MOT test for the Rosso Corsa on Saturday

I still like to read on paper, and I am subscribed to multiple magazines; I would like to suggest one which is exclusively dedicated to Moto Guzzi; all the articles are in both English and Italian. Published quarterly on qualitative paper. Here's a sample for your perusal. You can subscribe directly from their website. They also publish another Magazine exclusively dedicated to Ducati.

Thanks for posting the link to the clutch bleeder @80CX100. Here's the link to the individual U-joints:

Scud did an excellent write up on it,I thought I filed it away safely,but I can't find the file or the original link,but this is his post on compatible parts. I'm not as smooth as Docc on this stuff,hopefully the link works right for you It's on my to do list at some point when a parts order is going in;it makes so much sense. Tks Scud for doing the leg work trying to make bleeding that clutch an easier job,,,it's a biatch.

Getting down to the nitty gritty...easy access now for uni and bleeding clutch. I'll replace this front uni also. I can't imagine this thing being greased much over the years. Plus it just doesnt feel as smooth as it should be.

Yes, good to have. There is one in the garage I am in, but my garage "roommate" Ben generally has one of his bikes on it. I barely get a chance to use it. Ok, Ben did buy the lift, but still....

Front UJ exploded at 30k miles. UJs/shaft had been misaligned from new. Maybe frequent replacement is Guzzi's answer to poor manufacture or mismatch of components at assembly. Good idea to check shaft is correctly aligned. KB

Thanks for the offer, Scud. Someone in the German forum has already indicated that he might have a switch lying around. If I can't find anything here, I'll get back to you. Here are some pictures of the damage: The back of the switch was broken off. I think the internals are all still there and intact. If I were to re-use the contact plate, I would re-solder the yellow wire. There is too much copper showing there for my taste, probably from being pulled out by force. It seems to me, the only thing that is really broken is the cup that it all sits in. Getting it all out was a bit of a fiddle. I had to dismantle to this extent Fairing screen off, and unbolt the instruments. I could get on to the screws to get the back of the switch off with a stubby #2 Phillips screwdriver. A bloody useless tool generally, but every workshop should have one for just such occasions. The plug is under the tank. I was able to raise the tank without unplugging anything just enough to get a piece of 2x1 under the front of it to hold it up whilst I unplugged the cable. Positive point: there doesn't seem to be any "tank swelling" going on. The bolt at the back of the tank came out and went back in very easily.

Even more accessories showing up: MOTO-GUZZI V 100 Mandello (2022-) (hepco-becker.de) I wonder how early some of the larger aftermarket companies get access to the bike designs or even bikes so they can begin designing aftermarket accessories?

Hi Guys; So I am looking at Shop Manual and the first sentence in the "Transmission Shaft" towards the end, section "O" says: "Replace the shaft with transmission joints every 20,000 Km; if the motorbike is mainly used for racing type driving or usually high speed driving, replace every 15,000 Km." WHAT??? Is anybody doing this? Did anybody replace the shaft if its not damaged or broken? My bike is low mileage (47,xxx Km) and just changing tires last week I inspected and greased the shaft which turns smooth and looks like new. According to MG people I should be on my FOURTH shaft (I ride less last 12 years but still "usually high speed driving") Anybody cares to comment? Happy Easter everybody!

And make sure the UJ is fully secured to the shaft. Cheers Tom.

My cheap fix for mirrors seemed ok on a static bike in the garage over the winter, but when I took it out for a ride last week and got up to speed neither held in place well, so I bought a pair of these on MG Cycle. https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=41&products_id=5615

It's in the shadow above the uni sleeve. It's there, but I havent checked its snugness yet, but will. It will get some deoxit treatment too.

He was unable to serve the original sentence as ordered by the stewards, not because he did not want to, because he defaulted on personal injury. This is pretty much different. Max Biaggi ignored a black flag and was stripped from his win at the Catalunyan GP in 1998 after he refused to serve a "Stop and Go" for overtaking during a Yellow Flag. This was a clear denial to serve a penalty.

No, he can't be judged twice for the same incident. But he can be judged for not serving the original penalty. Like if you get a speeding ticket and you don't pay the fine, you can have your license suspended. You aren't being judged twice for the same offense, you are being judged first for the original offense and second for not doing whatever you were required to do after the original offense. And typically, the punishment for not honoring the original judgement is usually a stronger penalty, not simply re-issuing the original penalty. If Marc doesn't want to defer the original penalty to the COTA round then he should get a stronger penalty for not serving the original penalty when he was required to do so.

And keep an eye on the uni-joints. If there is even a hint of play in them, they need changing.

That’s a real sharp looking Sport.

Guzzimax, my dad owned that exact model Buell, 1997 White Lightning I think. Looks like my kind of group, thanks for sharing.

Nice to finally see the V11 afforded its worthy presence in Guzzi history… 👍😎

I just got this new clock, but having trouble figuring out how to mount it to the Sport . . .

The short stick issue would be compounded by a ride leader hauling @ss for 80 miles then stopping in BFE nowhere near ⛽️ 😳 just saying….

OEM part Oil pump needle roller bearing P/N GU92252210 Replacement Part Bearing P/N NKI10/20, size 10x22x20. Difference: Single row of longer needles, instead of 2 short rows. Source: Any good bearing retailer. Oh, I see there is a reference for another alternative already:

Crankcase oil vent hose, $20 Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000C2Y22S?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details I currently am using this on my 2003. Note: As this hose is intended for water, it is not oil certified. However others have noted no signs of wear for well over 10,000 miles. Even then, no loss of oil, only degradation of the rubber. At this price, and ease of replacement, it serves us to install, and monitor, and replace as needed versus OEM that is hardly available and cost threes times this amount.

Celebrated twenty years with the Sport today.

Yes, it was definitely tampered with. As I wrote, I just don't know whether the damage was already done when I took the battery out on the assumtion that it was flat, or whether the damage was done after that. The bike stood on the on-street parking bay all night. There were other signs that someone had messed around with it. The left mirror was pointing off at an odd angle, the lights were on high-beam (definitely not switched by me...). Someone had a good fiddle with it. I'm going around to the garage now to have a closer look at the damage...