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I'm not surprised GuzziMoto has tried a variety of lithium batteries in his Griso; I put my Griso back on the road this fall & trying to get the full size 20ah Yuasa in,with the funky tray & wiring,was a biatch. The Griso's battery compartment makes the cramped V11's look like the Holiday Inn I've never gone lithium,other than the size/cramped space issue,the weight isn't that big an issue for me,but I can certainly see the merits in Phil's quest. Not sure what Phil's climate would be like on the lithiums; I know it's only a small sample, but is it indicative of real life battery service in different areas of the world? LaGrasta in sunny & hot California,has had great luck & performance from his lithiums & GuzziMoto,someplace in Maryland which I'm surmising is a much colder,harsher climate,has had bad luck & poor service overall from his lithiums. fwiw idk

https://shoraipower.litema.com.au/contact/ SHORAI AUSTRALIA CONTACTS PHONE: 07 5504 5595, MOBILE: 0412 170 020 I fitted a LFX21L6-BS12 way back in 2016, still going strong. You should consider buying the dedicated charger for storage and "balance charging".

Here it is at EICMA in English.... skip to 2'30 for the GP There is a full fairing in option

Yusuf Cat whatever I’ve learned over the last couple of years it’s better to taste the sweet fruit than to be bothered by reading the label Kinda along the lines of …by their fruits ye shall know them

Banjos to me sound like a dirty, dirty girl with strings attached Dammit

Rd400 pegs fixed under exhaust. Excellent for depositing you mid corner going round hairpin at Ruapuna NZ

I’m a bit unclear on your inquiry @Yam350 Is it just a replacement bulb you’re looking for? If so, some folks here have had good results with products from these guys: https://vintagecarleds.com This bulb in particular: https://vintagecarleds.com/shop/bulbs-only/vcm3-bulbs-only/

I am, forever, reminded: "That's right! You're not from Texas !" (Texas wants me, anyway?)

Indeed.

Yeah, they're a Texas band. Yep, outta West (by God) Virginia. Yep, she's from Minnesota. But ain't this Texas!

Trust me, if the Guzzi's transverse cylinders are hitting the pavement it is because you have already crashed. A V11 Sport certainly can't get anywhere close to that sort of lean angle, but it is other more mundane items that will start hitting the pavement first. On a V11 Sport the first thing my wife would drag in left hand corners, aside from the footpegs, was the sidestand. I don't think she ever touched anything down on the right hand side of the bike beyond the footpegs.

I never took to it, because of the price tag. I discovered it as I was a fanatic skier and was always looking for better gear.

I spent the big bucks (Not Guzzi content) for a Goretex rain suit for The Kid and some friends annual Canada fishing trip. You had to be prepared for 40s and raining out in the boat..but the Walleyes cooked on the shore were definitely worth it. In the cabin one night, one of the guys was asking how much I paid for it. "$150." "Oh, I'd never pay that much for a rain suit.." and I chimed in, "Says the guy that's been bitching about being cold and wet.." Don't dis my rain suit over a Carhart suit in inclement weather..

I think @activpop got it exactly right, you can’t expect a garment, no matter how sophisticated, to regulate the moisture content happening inside of it when in an environment close to 100% humidity, but you can minimize the discomfort with proper layering and the use of aptly placed ventilation such as pit zips. When Goretex first made it to the market, for me, as an avid skier and all around mountain outdoor enthusiast living in the snow 5 months of the year, as for most of my peers in the high mountain living community, it was a game changer. Not just for their newly developed membrane but also for the quality of the fabrics and the high technical level of construction and design associated with it. It really ushered a new era of technical clothing for the extreme sports and the outdoor world in general. Nowadays many manufacturers produce equally good technical clothing with their own proprietary membrane and fabrics at more affordable prices but Goretex sill remains the number one recognized name for quality outdoor sports technical fabrics. The juggernaut they have become, commanding beyond reasonable prices, is perhaps a ransom of their success and certainly due to a very driven marketing strategy but credit should be given to them for spurring the technical clothing industry into more research and innovation that benefits us all.

And she likes it like that?

@swooshdaveThe transformation of that AJS from basket case to the present is outstanding. Your friend Geoff is a master. Your Nortons look and sound pretty sweet too!

Fair point, but the effect is not that bad and is predictable. And with the transverse cylinder layout (longitudinal crank) there is a benefit in that respect. For a normal engine with the crank itself running transverse the higher you rev the engine the more gyroscopic force it develops. That makes it harder to steer. An example of that was my older brother and his Suzuki V Stroms. He had a 650 V Strom and a 1000 V Strom. He would complain the the 1000 V Strom was too hard to steer. I taught him not to rev it as high as he would rev the little 650 V Strom, it did not need to rev high to make power. And by not reving it any higher then you had to it made it much easier to steer. The Guzzi layout doesn't do that, the steering is what it is with almost no impact from how high you are reving the engine. It does turn slightly easier one way when getting on the gas and slightly easier the other way when getting off the gas. But that effect is very small and you really aren't likely to have it make a difference.

I realized a long time ago the benefits of Gortex. I also know it is not your own HVAC system. Even if it could expel moisture, it couldn't do it at a rate fast enough to keep up with the moisture produced from exertion. That's where your wicking base layers and warmer medium layers come into play. Gortex does what it needs to do for me...keep me dry. I have noticed over many decades as a PNW duck hunter there is a difference between different shells and jackets. The difference lies in the construction and the quality of the seams. Quality products have better longer lasting seams. Sure, they cost more, but when you're running up the Gilbert River at 4:30 in the morning in a driving rainstorm, the price of your garment is the last thing on your mind.

Interesting. I remember when Goretex was first used in outdoor gear. It was supposed to be the ultimate in breathable,waterproof gear. I was disappointed in it overall,,,tks to the video,I now know why I always sweat my a** off wearing my Gore-Tex in the rain. I agree with his thoughts on using any type of waterproof outer shell,,,if it keeps you dry. As AudioMick says,when it gets cold or wet,wool,with extra layers,works for me.

Ok so I will try a Lithium battery. I've used one in my Suzuki track bike but that's a Japanese charging system not a Luigi system. Shorai batteries are a bit of an issue to get here though. Phil

To find out what the ultimate lean angle on a V11 is, or on any bike, you'd have to do some laps on a race track. Or be slightly insane. I found the limits on my 1976 Z900 (about 30 years ago...) on a race track after I had owned it for several years, and thought I was pretty fast on it. I had never touched anything down, and on that day, after about 6 laps, I found out the the first thing down was the headers. After that, I got to ride a TZ 350 for a few laps on the same track, more or less a contemporary of the Z900, but a pure race bike running slicks. Everything was better, frame (yes, I know the Z900 wasn't famous for the quality of the frame...), brakes, suspension, tyres, handling. Everything. The bike was in a completely different frame of reference to my Z900 street "suoerbike". So, while I find it a very interesting question what the ultimate lean angle of a V11 is (and I also don't think the cylinders are the limiting factor), I don't think comparing with what a Moto GP bike can do is particuarly pertinent. The bikes are just too different. My aim is simply to reduce the unused stripe on the edge of the tyre to a minimum. Since I am rapidly becoming an old fart, I doubt that I will ever get right to the edge of the tyre anymore.

Can I use that? As someone who isn't exactly at the "zero" end of the OCD scale, that could prove to be a useful euphemism for me.

Shredding! no kidding..

Dave Its a 2015. Ill try sending other photos later! ;-)

@v11_meticcio Grazie mille! As EICMA opened for the professionals, the videos are already trickling in....

After instigating the idea... Now comes the lawyers talk . . .

Hey Swoosh, I appreciate your insights, keep this up and you’ll have us all fooled into thinking you really are one of the grownups. ;-) I guess my concerns about fit and quality lays on the side of the manufacturing process, an unknown, untested quantity from where I stand. I‘ve been a technician and a builder for over 40 years and I am appalled by the increasingly low standards I’ve been witnessing regularly in the trades. To say that there has been a decline in pride of workmanship in the past few decades would be an understatement. And when I hint at blind faith, it is not so much to question DGI’s integrity, whom I commend for stepping up in offering his service to the community here and making it happen in such a short amount of time, but rather from not knowing anything about his standards, processes and ability to have parts produced to a decent standard. Having said that, the process of cutting steel plates from a dxf file by a decent shop is not rocket science, so yeah, no reason to worry... If you’ve read all this doomsday nonsense and it has you shaking your head in disbelief, know that I’m sitting at home with Covid, nursing a regimen of assorted pills and a pot of tea... and if you still think I’m a prickly arsehole... you’re probably right. The most important question remains though, are the plates gonna be engraved with a message to the Huddersfield thieves??

Not quite right. The ratio area of the master to the slave cylinder determines the force that can be applied (and the lever ratio as well but we'll leave that) and the "travel" of the master and therefore the volume of fluid displaced determines the travel of the slave. Phil

I think there are a number of decent companies out there making Lithium batteries. I would go with one that is easy to get and that the supplier for is reputable and likely to stand behind their product. For me that is currently Anti Gravity. But where you are would likely be a different option that is best. The basic technology of a Lithium battery is pretty well established. The typical motorcycle Lithium battery is not going to be state of the art cutting edge Lithium tech. You just want a well made Lithium battery that someone will stand behind should it have issues. My issue with the one in the Griso was that we often have cold nights leading up to nice riding weather during the day. When the bike is outside at night, for example parked in a hotel parking lot on a motorcycle trip, it gets cold enough that it would not start in the morning. Push starting a fully packed up Griso because the Lithium battery would not start it sucks. I learned to try to park on high ground to make starting easier should the battery fail to.