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I understand the concerns. Im a 66 yr old mechanical engineer. I came to the US to start my own business in ‘98. Didn’t know a soul here but spotted an opportunity. Happy to post more info to give anyone more confidence. I sent a link to my business website to Pete. Happy to send to others.

We discussed material offline. My plates were .080" 304 Stainless. Let me add one more thing here; I can tell you that taking on this burden for the benefit of the community and without any meaningful profit is a favor not to be made light of. I stuck my neck out for many thousands of dollars up front and I may have kept enough profit to pay for my gas to the post office. If there's one among us who will willingly take a passed torch, I'm one to thank them and sit back down.

I'm happy with mine. See https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/topic/30633-share-your-lithium-battery-experience-cold-environment-durability-else/#comment-289414

Who is that devilishly handsome stud on the Interstate...

It's ok to have an open and adult conversation with questions and concerns. Aside from myself I assume everyone here is an adult. Given that @DucatiGuzziIndian is working with the same file as @Pressureangle there should be zero concern about fit (barring some catastrophic manufacturing error, like inches for metric) and assuming the basic QA is done (best case is fitting one of the new production items up to a bike). And yes, it's should always be acknowledged that people are investing THEIR time and money to provide a service to the community. Unlike me who just instigates things like this. :-) And lastly, anytime to use the term "Rusty Star Picket" in a sentence is a win in my book!

I have a Ducati Monster 1100 with a Lithium battery, similar charging system, no issues. Probably the next battery in my Daytona will be Lithium, mainly due to availability.

@p6x Anteprima 😉

I feel somewhat better now knowing that. I weighed a V11 bare head fitted with valves and springs and the inlet manifold and rubber and a bare Daytona head without valves rockers etc but with the rocker support and a cam in it. I doubt a Daytona head would weigh more than 2 Kg over the V11 head complete. So that's 4 KG plus cam drive pulleys and belts etc. So I think the engine would be in that +5 to 6kg more range. The cams alone in the Daytona engine weigh 865 Grams each and it still has a jackshaft in place of the original Camshaft. As Mick said a Lithium battery would drop probably 5 KG. Is there any experience with the LiPo batteries in the V11. Does the charging system treat them OK? I'm sure some here have tried them in the past. Phil

Fit and quality isn't a big concern. I'm also not that worried about them running off with everyone's $100 bill, even if they are new around here.

You obviously need more titanium. And maybe a bit more carbon fibre. Seat base, perhaps? Titanium reaction rod? Seriously though, thinking about it, nothing springs out as an obvious place to save weight. In contrast, for instance, the V35 Imola (which would really benefit from saving a kilo or two on account of the moderate power output and already fairly low weight) has a number of really obvious points: the seat is far too heavy, the bracket for the seat is steel (could be drilled out a bit, could be aluminium or carbon or titanium), the steel tank could be replicated in aluminium, the foot-pegs could be replaced by aluminium items, the list is long. On top of what you have already done, @Lucky Phil, I can't think of many more obvious possibilities to save some weight on a V11. A Lithium-ion battery perhaps, if there isn't already one in there. Otherwise...

All the specs but the material are in the digital file, and actually hard to make mistakes with. Quality and finish are really the domain of the cutter.

Swoosh Dave I watch The Mighty Garage often, like yesterday...

Amending for the pannier/load out and a half tank of fuel, I get 223 kg. Add back abut 5 kilos for the weight of the stock LaFranconi canisters = 227. US V11 with the evaporative fuel vapor system are going to come in very close to 230 kg/ 506 pounds (if my fast math is right . . .). [edit: revised, below: a factory RedFrame V11 Sport comes in at 530 pounds/ 241 kg. ]

My question is "what years would need this plate, or do all of the V11's need one?" and is there more about. Thanks