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(Tooting my own horn..) Not only an award, but the biggest award a builder or restorer gets in the US, a Lindy. Need I say I was shocked? Lindy's don't grow on trees, and it was a 19 year old restoration. First time at Oshkosh, though.. The current Keeper stopped in at our strip so we could fondle it on his flight home to Virginia.

Hi. I'm new to this forum. Well, actually the past several months I've been lurking and learning after purchasing a 2001 Green V11 Sport. I knew it was a bit of a project, but a friend @swooshdave, frequent V11lemans poster, told me if I could read...ahem...:)...that all I needed to know to get the bike on the road was documented here. I'm in pretty deep, but just want to say a real THANK YOU to all of you who've worked through and shared the how-tos. Especially those with photos. So far, and there's more I forget, with your help I've done - wheel bearings, bevel box needle and other bearing, drive shaft removal and lubrication, speedo cable, all the fluids, fuel pump and filter, fuel lines, relays, under tank and under seat wiring management, Penske shock, bodywork stress crack repairs, LED headlight, brake pads, valve adjust, steering bearing lube, breather tube, swingarm debris/spray protector, choke spring, and lots of misc lubrication and fastener replacement. Still to come include fork oil + internals and final reassembly of the rear wheel/drive, plus chasing whatever oil leaks I haven't become aware of yet :). TBD whether the injectors need official cleaning or just a couple tanks of fresh gas and some mysterious additive. I'm in line for the next run of Roper plates. The bike does have a couple nice bits I'm hoping make it really sound like a Guzzi and run properly. The Ferracci pipes and Power Commander it came with are cause for optimism. Will post when complete, including some minor successes and additional details in the appropriate technical topic areas if it feels like anything I did worked especially well or is a minor deviation from the already extensive documentation. Anyway, serious thanks again. Without the forum I'd have been less confident and slower about it all for sure and would have had more hard-way lessons - even with a manual, which I do have. But you all know that. Appreciated! Chris

Just wanted to share this with you. Amazing work

If you aren't on WG you might not know that Chuck won an award at Oshkosh. It has something to do with his restoration of this plane ..

Finally got around to moving the bike to a more favorable position to mess with. Drained the old gasoline out getting ready to remove the tank when I was promptly swarmed by a cloud of mosquitoes and gave up for the day...

Here's a good one. I went over the local Guzzi shop to check out his new store. I was yakking about a little off idle hick up with the Greenie. He told me, if you think that's bad he had a LeMans like mine there. The bike would stumble at 3200 rpms. No way he could solve it, so he contacted Guzzi tech support. They said they were aware of the problem and would send him the data. It read "don't ride the motorcycle as 3200 rpms". He wasn't joking.

Mistral and Termignoni made aftermarket crossovers for the 1100. Picture is Termignoni

Decided to check how arduous riding in this weather still is.... a little 139 miles loop to Brenham via Sealy Tx and back through the 290. I was not disappointed! it is not even the temperature, but the heat index. Opening your visor in the suffocating ambient air does not provide any relief. They are announcing a "colder" front coming next week. I am looking forward to it.

Is it a complete G.P.R. system?

As a general rule I don't fly in anything that weighs less than I do. Phil

Winther project got new rotors and brakes serviced, Bridgestone 32T, cleaned up the extra exhaust system and got it properly mounted. Woud someone know the brand ? Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

I use Power Punch EP1. I bought a bottle from Moto International while they were still open. It will outlast me, even with @cash1000 using it too. You can buy it here: https://www.powerpunchinc.com/Gear_Oil_p/ep1-each.htm I imagine that it is specified due to lower speed than the gearbox, but higher loads and sliding tooth contact. Docc's use of Redline Shockproof probably makes moly unnecessary.

Holy Jack and the Beanstalk. I'm still not sure if those are really miniatures or if it's photoshop.

Bring the bike, have cold beer . Cheers Tom.

Well done, be happy you don’t have an oil temperature gauge to disturb you. Cheers Tom.

Thanks Marty, wild quess now is down to Termignoni . Cheers Tom.

Lindy??? Geeeeess .....Chuck please don't fly that thing from Elwood, Indiana to Paris, France.

Okay, after getting off the exit from my drive to work today, I filled up and it took 5.6 gallons at 206 miles. I filled with Premium. I'll learn more on my 25 mile drive home, but cruising the 2 miles from the gas station to my office, I'll say it was better as it would normally ping (sounds like change rattling) when I punch it. It didn't do it after my fill-up. I'll try it a few more times on the freeway home, when it's hot outside too.

Hey Docc, I've also read of experienced techs using GD on smaller/simpler tablet devices,,, the fine working details are above my paygrade. I know this isn't your first rodeo,preaching to the choir I'm sure;but for the benefit of others that might be reading; depending on how remote a setting you'll be at,,, electrical power supply/chargers to keep bikes & devices,charged & working right for repeated use,is also something to keep in mind. fwiw

I got one done yesterday, had to cut one joint side with a cutting wheel. Then the other half of it cut easily because nothing was in the way. The first cut needs to be precise otherwise you can nick the joint body. It certainly was no fun. 106°today, too hot to work in the shop. The other one needs to get done in the AM tomorrow before it heats up. Wish I had a Norwegian shop.

Oh, it's a hoot, Phil. Fun to operate the little radial engine, and a good "flying machine." It will probably never be "finished" though. Here's an unedited cell phone video of my old friend Mike's first flight in "Bullet." ( as in slower than a speeding)

Weight and balance on Bullet: "Can you get in?" "Yeah." You're good to go..

A higher idle is good medicine for the Guzzi Big Block on many levels. It is worth verifying any tachometer error with something like GuzziDiag. The white face Veglia have often been found to read 300-500 rpm high. This is, perhaps, no consequence cruising at 4,000 rpm, but an indicated 1,000 rpm idle could be an actual (ungood) 700 rpm.

Just back from visiting MPH (108 degF) Davey says over time the rubber boots harden and lose their flexibility. That may be a factor too. In any case, I need to get that sorted by verifying there is no leak.

Low idling Cheers Tom.

cash , IF there was oil getting into your clutch area and causing clutch slippage , this would not go away after a few kms. Petroleum products on a clutch will stay on a clutch . Can you explain this slippage and how bad , how long it has been going on & how long this occurs .