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Vespa-doll on the prowl for Guzzi-guys . . .

Thank you mate! I hope it will be a sweet long ride with this lady. I am ok with ups and downs, every relationship has'em

Welcome to the madness mate!! They are a bike like no other and the riding experience rewards like no other.... You'll love it. Cheers Ps I was a goner as soon as I hit the starter at the shop when looking to buy it!

@po18guy just wanted to come back and say that it would appear this was a connections issues all along. I had to put this little project on hold for a couple of weeks due to life getting in the way. Today I pulled the bike out and took another look. One of the leads was very loose in its fitting, I pulled them all apart and cleaned and dried them off. After the bike was all back together the voltage being returned to the battery is looking good and a short test ride resulted in the bike running better than it has in months. Looks like I'm back on the road .

Hey guys! Very excited to be in this forum! I am simply fascinated by the enthusiasm you have here to help each other and to enjoy the ride flawless! Crazy! Huge respect! I am planning to buy a 2003 Le Mans all black with the rear suspension upgrade to Öhlins. New tires, new battery, new upgraded R/R and so on. The price is 5500 euros. and supposedly has 11.000 km on it. But we certainly dont know cause no history record. When i look at the bike, i can not simply find any, i am repeating this, ANY scratch or a sign of hard use even. But I am still hesitating to buy it cause really dont want to spend this summer to fix a spring issue in the gearbox. Edit: I forgot to mention that the bike has beautiful `titanium` oval Mistral pipes on it. But I dont know if its tuned for it. So can you give me some advices in advance? Very happy to be here and I hope we meet in person too! I am currently living in Finland. Peace!

Rode the 25 miles into work this morning. Whew hoo, it handles amazing, so fun! Rode the entire way waiting for the newly paved round-about exit. I timed it perfect and threw it into the turn; tracked so well. What a joy!

Thank you very much! Great comment. I have been hanging around on the adv sites like advrider for long years. But this forum has just blowed my mind off. Such a great community with a lot of enthusiasm and in depth info about this specific platform. I feel a lot more confident now. Btw, this forum is also addicted. Admins must warn before signing up I can not stop reading how to section. I am lost and found!

Big welcome and excitement to share the V11 passion @Ali Fra! Here is a link to the Shift Improvement.

It is a big bike with amazing torque. You must take charge of the bike and ride it like an Italian for it to reward you. Totally different from other sport or adventure bikes. I recommend that you practice low-speed maneuvering in a car park, just to get a feel for the handling and weight distribution at low speeds. At high speeds, the bike takes care of itself AND you. It is then in its element.

To learn more about the shifting, and how to improve it while you are replacing the spring, go the How-To section of this forum. There are two pinned topics, one where you can see Lucky Phil's methods of polishing some key surfaces, and another where you can see this community in action and how we finally solved (re-engineered) the shift spring issue. Several years on, we have not seen even one spring fail due to fatigue.

Welcome. I have the springs, they are cheap, and you should have one on-hand just in case the one in your new bike fails. I send you a private message.

@Ali Fra I was at Imatra in the 70's, before getting my motorcycle's driver license. I was with a moped, all the way from Paris. Some unknown Finish enthusiasts boarded me during the Grand-Prix. I still remember them. This was fun because at the time, you could invite a stranger to your house without thinking twice. I have a little philosophy when it comes to purchasing a V11; you just go with it without thinking about what could go wrong, or not. If you experience a small disagreement, turn it into something positive. Riding a V11 will make you a different person. You only get it once it is your possession, not someone else's. Don't let anything stop you from jumping the gun. Let your passion lead you! all the rest is simply here on this forum, so you will have absolutely no pain or hassle to get everything together. I wish I was on your side of the earth, as I know my Quota would have loved to frolic in Finland. Welcome home!

Thanks for your opinion. I really need this kind of advices/opinions from you guys. I know very little about these bikes and especially in terms of reselling it without any significant loss. The seller is a very honest person. I trust him, and he said he really does not know the history. We assume that it is 11k regarding the speedo. But it can be replaced also. And considering the analog specs of it, there is no possible way to back track it. But the owner showed me the oil change photos, he is a professional motorbike dealer and knows how to deal with Guzzis since his father had 3 Guzzis at the same time. He told me that this bike is a trade-in and when he bought it he disassembled the gearbox bottom cover, just search for a metal or aluminium particle to be sure there is no scary scenario. And it was all clear oil. Not a single piece of crap metal. So this is the deal. I think i will go for it!