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Yea Mick as Guzzler said rego labels no longer exist. Probably about 10 years ago they were phased out. Good thing too. EU laws, what a nightmare. My Supra has a "locked" ecu since mid 2020. Anyone that wants to tune one needs to send the ecu to a specialist and get it "unlocked" or cloned and then you can flash tune it. The other way is to use an add on tuner box a bit like a Dynojet box. Doesn't affect me either way as i'll leave it alone but people will find ways around things which I am liking more and more as the "nanny state" thing gets more draconian. Phil

I don't know, maybe....

It simply means "currently not in stock". This: "Die bestellte Menge wird schnellstmöglich von uns geliefert" means "we will deliver the quantity ordered as soon as possible". That means, the things are available, but it might take a while to deliver. I reckon it is likely that they are manufactured on demand. If in doubt, send the man an e-mail. I spoke to him on the phone once. He seems like a nice bloke.

I have an option to have onesies made; I do not have a price yet, so if DucGuzInd isn't up for a production run I'll get on that ASAP. I have to get a NDA in place before I give them the file.

And mine showed up yesterday, 18days. Liked the 12$ value . Cheers Tom.

G'day folks Mine turned up today, took pretty much 3 weeks so the ole US postal service didn't do too bad eh! Thanks again D.G.I Guzzler Gotta love this forum!

I got mine and gave it to my friend. It went to a very good home!

Further to my entry post the replacement, there is still no leak, & we've had some warm days here in Melbourne, & stop/ start traffic being a feature of city driving, but no issues. Yet to tune, however the first tank yielded 190km before the orange light of anxiety came on. Pre breather replacement, it was standard for this to appear at the 150-170km mark. Pushed it out until it started to cough, which was at 210km. Fortunately, I was only about 100m away from a petrol station. Filling the tank saw 20.3 litres go in! Terrible economy, but better with the pipe replaced. I will say too that the orange light was not a very bright one, & in full daylight, was actually difficult to see. I would hate to be out & about, completely miss it, & find myself stranded, but I think now my sphincter starts to pucker around 170km on the odo!

G'day Mick. Not anymore mate. We don't have rego stickers now and bloody glad to get rid of that holder too. Big brother has much better tech to determine whether your vehicle is registered or not these days! Cheers

Here is the thread where you posted this issue before, @LowRyter:

Thanks, I'll check @Lucky Phil Yes, I did need the photo, double thanks @docc

You forgot Maxton in Britain who will build you one of their 25mm Cartridges to suit. I rate their IOM TT experience and knowledge. Phil

I'm attaching pics of the risers on both my V11s. In the bottom pic, you'll see that risers had been switched left to right, with the towers closer to rider. It would be possible to simply switch the risers from one side to the other, with the bars no higher, but substantially closer, obviating the need for any purchase. It would also be a really quick fix, because you'd not have to change anything on the clip-ons, just quickly swap risers. Just be careful you have plenty of clearance between clip-ons and fuel tank. Not attractive, but on my F800GS I installed a set of Rox Risers, which have served me well. On the Tenni: On Bubbles:

Is the locknut on the gearbox cover adjuster still tight? Phil

I have the Pirelli Scorpians on my Stelvio. They feel good on the road, not sure how much confidence I would have on them in the loose stuff. Not even sure I want this monster on loose stuff.

I am sad to hear of Dr Johns passing. Life is often too short. Death does not wait for you to be ready. That Dr John did not invent the spine frame doesn't mean what Dr John did was any less impressive. He also did not invent the internal combustion engine. Everything people are doing nowadays is on the backs of those who came before. Arguably Tony Foale didn't "invent" the spine frame either, as bikes have used spine frames before he "invented" it. A better way of phrasing it might be that Tony Foale helped develop the spine frame that we know. The Guzzi sideways V twin is a natural fit for a spine frame.

Motoitaliane informed me they are sending me their new Dr. John book in March. I am even more looking forward to reading the interview with him from just a few months ago . . .

If your bike has 43mm dia sliders and a hollow 25mm axle the Andreanis won't fit. The V11 Sport/Le mans series has 3 types of forks fitted apart from the Ohlins. All Marzocchi. The original 40mm on the first bikes which were silver and had a standard hex nut on the 20mm solid axle and an internal index for the cartridge at the inner base of the axle clamp/brake calliper support. No one makes carts for these. Then there was the next generation of 40mm forks with the flat inner base mount for the carts and black legs with the 20mm solid heavy axle and an integral thread in the left fork leg for the axle to thread into. Some of these were also made in silver legs from memory as well. Andreani make carts for these. First and second gen forks have adjustable rebound and comp on opposing legs, no preload adjustment. Then came at around 2003 the 43mm forks with the hollow 25mm axle, black stanchions, separate axle nut again and adjustable spring preload and rebound damping only on both legs and a different fork cap thread dia and pitch. Andreani carts don't fit these even if they advertise they do. All 3 versions have 54mm OD stanchions so all three fit all types of triple clamp the range cam with during it's 6 year model life. Then there was the 3 different fork clamps used but that's been covered already. Phil

You may as well buy two of these hoses , one to install and one to keep around for a spare . When you install this be sure to index the hose clamps so when you do it AGAIN and AGAIN you will have less trouble with R & R . BTW , if you go with the homemade design , keep in mind this will have to be compatible with petroleum . You may spend more time with your innovation than buying an OEM part. Don't feel like the Lone Ranger , we all have a breather tube that did/does look like this .

Sunday Arvo ride. Hunter Valley NSW Australia

Photo of the year!!! All bikes are adventure bikes

The early Hi-cams tend to run very hot. John has had a long, ongoing battle with his Magni overheating but it does have the cantankerous 'C' kit cams in it. If I had one I think I'd be loath to delete the cooler even on a Centi. Not so much because of the oil overheating per-se but because of pressure loss from all the leak points and the seemingly questionable ability of the pump to deliver sufficient oil when things get toasty.

That is really good advice, @innesa. Unfortunately, the image in the original post is not visible in that format. Oil leak at the upper front of the V11 motor is so much more likely from the ratty breather hose than the oil cooler, itself . . .

G'day mate Is it from the oil cooler? I just had the infamous breather hose replaced on my V11 Sport which did the same thing and it's whereabouts and where it bursts would lead you to think it was something disastrous... Just asking... Cheers Guzzler

Probably best to replace the cooler, though I’m not convinced it’s essential. On my 1225 V10, I made the decision to delete the cooler to save weight, and fitted a deep V sump with external filter. A bit of a gamble but I could always revert if proved wrong…. I don’t intend to mix it in heavy traffic either. Initially, I was a bit concerned as oil temp crept up quickly to over 100 in suburban use. However, I found it was running lean and with a better map it copes quite happily in suburban use and settles to about 85 on the open road. Goes better too🤗

Thing is the V11 has a thermostat, as do the two valve CARC bikes so all you have to do is copy the plumbing for an 850 Griso that doesn't have an oil cooler and I reckon you'd be golden. Having said that just buying an aftermarket cooler makes far more sense. The later 8V's only have a cooler in the actual cooling circuit which doesn't have a thermostat. That is a huge pain as for most of the year it's almost impossible to get the oil up to temperature. Many of us owners blank the cooler off in winter to get the oil temp above 70*C!

Fit a new oil cooler. I bought one of these years ago as a spare. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/175907905618?epid=18024036452&hash=item28f4eda052:g:CasAAOSwT6pVkuJ4&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4DGoZbS4KMUdszj0ffSVl%2Fhf%2FORfMYgJ158QIY%2FUntggB8nk8nWWkkcFeYpt%2Fp%2BYUW9n%2F%2FJkJ5rCj7O1Cp2VrwiwCBkQxw%2FQvo7VCikAwdWdGdWitVKc%2BR9OS6qujQ%2B9dq7HZyAt1eI6g4Zl3Yd3lDYvzcdXCDgxWk9wv%2BsbkRvzwoiI%2B5p2Oz6jaOUxfdyVm8TMIGIniiKscND5E9RvgHoK7c26a91tKA8xo47wkDKLXllQMoWoATI2FKWKL5yKIfokYtuHHiDegmOFZ5wa0TRDb2eh66JR3qsoHYc%2BwYIK|tkp%3ABk9SR57o--isYw

Trust me , there are NO unnecessary parts on a motorcycle . If M/G could have saved money and not included an oil cooler on a motorcycle , we would not be having this discussion right now .

Im thinking there is a good reason to keep one there...summer.

And the lac the Roselend approaching from Beaufort(what she did) and continuing to the Cormet de Roselend is part of the route des Grandes Alpes. Magnificent rides. When sitting good in the saddle you can make it all the way to Nice in a long day. (Or that is what we did when we were younger). In 2021 it took more time when coming back from Mandello >> Col du Tende(gravel) >> Val du Vesubie and further north on same route in the other direction until Briancon. Really lovely part to ride. Bit dusty on the Col du Tende.

The "Sport" was the base model. "Cafe Sport" was uniquely accessorized special. '04 and maybe '05.

Thanks guys for the input The link to the recall notices is unavailable but found it here https://www.webbikeworld.com/moto-guzzi-v11-sport-recall/ Will follow up on it and report back

Get rid of that clutch for starters and pull the selector plate off the gearbox and have a look at the springs. The crunching is a by product of miss selection and too much difference in the relative gear rotational speed. Bite the bullet and ditch the clutch though, the risk of an exploding flywheel is too great. Its not like when they fail you just get a bit of clutch slip,what you can get is half the engine/gearbox taken out if it lets go. Then you may as well scrap the entire bike. MG cycle sells a replacement steel single plater. Ciao