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Merci beaucoup! A vous aussi. Sorry, but she's as Dutch as stroopwafels

And they all look like orange Transformers.

Hallelujah! It’s certainly an exciting and fantastic time to be alive! Those of us fortunate enough to be alive and healthy! Apologies to the group for my 2024 lack of presence. I’ve been busy renewing my mind - a riveting and competing passion! 🤣 Looking forward to following on from Downunder Bobby Kennedy and his MAHA efforts after January 2025 Happy revolutions and keep the wheels down… In wrapping up - here in Australia the WA government are soon to be implementing the toughest gun laws in the country - Canada facing a similar push - so those of you who enjoy hunting fill your stockings with guns and ammo! Freedoms being whittled away. G’day and Merry Christmas one and all! 🎄 🇦🇺 🍻👍😎

Happy Holidays ! I am ready for 95 degrees .

Just rode to the new Guzzi dealership to check things out. The nice looking V85TT has sold since my last visit. The one with the Blue Red and White livrée. All the KTM motorcycles have incredible discounts, up to 5000 USD less on the price tag... Even their best sellers have discounts. So if you ever thinking about purchasing a KTM, it seems that now is the time. According to some of the media, the worker' salaries and end of year bonuses will not be paid before January 2025. Things are difficult.

The first year (1975) GoldWing was a beast in a business suit - big valves, big carbs, hot cams. While it evolved into the touring bike everyone associates with "GoldWing", from the beginning it is an example of whatever the opposite of "nanar" would be . . .

Angelique? ah, ah, your partner has a French name... lol! Meilleurs vœux pour les fêtes!

From what I've been hearing about KTM build quality and reliability, I wouldn't touch one at any price.... Seems to be a lottery as to whether you get a good one or not! Cheers

We had that yesterday...37 C and of course it's 18 C today..... Same again tomorrow apparently then warming up again for the Day, but down here I only listen to the forecast for the next day! Whatever the weather's doing in your backyard, enjoy yourselves folk's. Cheers

Enjoy your holiday and a happy and healthy 2025!

If you haven't already tried it, I highly recommend trying Seal-Mate before anything else on your leaking fork seal - best $7 I've ever spent. Turns out most leaks are caused by grit getting between your fork and seal. This little tool removes the grit in 5 minutes without scratching your fork. Its important to watch the video. It took care of my last 3 leaking fork seals on 3 different bikes: https://sealmate.net/

Bike has sold. Somebody got a gem.

Have a great xmas everyone 👍

Well , I walked around the stall and played musical battery charger with the bikes . Maybe I will be able to ride when it gets warm , my shoulder surgery goes well and I am not working 6-10s.

Merry Christmas from down here folk's.....

Wishing All the best for you Lovely People 🙂

My 2004 Ballabio is in really nice shape and has about 27,800 kms (17,300 Miles) but is 20 years old and was showing a few maintenance needs. My 2012 Stelvio has cut into the amount of Kms I do on the V11 over the last couple years. The bike has never been outside other than when riding it and has only spent maybe 15 to 20 nights away from home where it stayed outside overnight. It is kept in a heated /cooled environment. Earlier this summer I decided it was time to deal with all the items and do a thorough maintenance check to prepare it for the next 20 years. Kind of a 20-year block check (D check in large aircraft words). It had a little bit of oil weeping at the cam case cover, the phase sensor, the rocker oil feed lines at the heads, sometimes some oil dripping out of the air cleaner box, the tires needing replacement, one caliper and one master cylinder showing signs of needing rebuild I created a work scope and have completed it over the last few months. It has never had the TPS or Throttle Bodies touched other than me balancing between them using a balance tube. This Forum with all the Experts and organized information made this a very enjoyable task. I appreciate all the people that have made their expertise and information available to everyone. Included in the work scope was the Decent Tune Up. Bought the suggested cables/box for both Guzzidiag and Voltmeter This was my first time using Guzzidiag, and my computer skills are not what they might have been 10 or 20 years ago. I read all the threads and watched several videos before I attempted to use it. The one item that took me a number of attempts was right at the start where you select Preferences when you enter the program (Language, the Bike Model and Com Port). I didn't realize you had to close that little window prior to being able to Select Connect under File. Workscope: Front and Rear tires Michelin Road 6 Front 120/70 ZR 17 Rear 180/55 ZR 17 (4 rear (one was short life due to tear), 3rd front since new) Rebuilt front and rear brake calipers, front & rear brake master cylinder and clutch master cylinder. Fresh pads all calipers. All flushed and fresh DOT 4. Cleaned from fork seals using the thin film (they were not weeping but as a preventive measure, they were not near as dirty as the ones in my Stelvio) Spark Plugs replaced with same type NGK BPR6ES Valve clearances set to In .006 / Ex .008 Replaced Odyssey AGM Battery with Eliminator AGM battery (third battery including original, first two were Odyssey) Crankcase vent hose – GU30157400 Oil Pressure Switch – GU17768750 Intake Temp Sensor (in airbox) – GU30729331 Phase Sensor/with O-ring – GU01721600 Cylinder Head Temp Sns. – GU29729461 Holder Cyl. Hd. Temp Sns. – GU03163330 Timing Cover Gasket – GU05001231 Timing Cover Crank Seal – 90402840 O-Ring Spacer, Crankshaft (tim. cs) – GU90706178 Crush Washers, Rocker Oil line Feed at Head – GU90706010 (used copper replacement) Roper Plate, Upper sump gaskets (2) GU01003650, Lower sump gasket – GU01003600 Viton O-Rings at oil Cooler Lines and at Breather Return to Sump Line - GU90706010 Exhaust Crossover Gaskets – GU91113230, Exhaust Gaskets at head – GU90718370, and installed a restraint to ensure crossover cannot move in future Air Filter – GU30113600, Oil Filter GU30153000, Dipstick O-Ring GU90706178 Although I had new Rubber sleeves for Airbox to TB and TB to head I did not install them as the originals look like new and are still flexible like the new ones. Oil Motul 7100 15W50 4 L. Transmission & Rear bevel box oil replaced Removed Bevel box to access front u joint, greased 3 fttngs (2 u joints, and spline) Removed Gianelli slip-ons and installed original exhaust. Polished stock exhaust head pipes, front cross pipe / under transmission collector / using 400 thru 3000 grit. Came out very nice. Removed Power Commander 3, measured TPS with TB fully closed (was 300 MV) TPS set to 157 MV using Voltmeter (with everything disconnected), Right Side TB Idle screw backed out TB Idle Air Screws removed, cleaned TB/screws, reset to -1 turn out setting Engine run, Balance tube used to synchronize RH/LH TB at 2500 RPM Guzzidiag used to read CO, check idle compared to Tachometer (it is accurate) CO was at 0, CO Set to +5. Idle set to 1100 RPM using LH idle screw reading on Guzzidiag, correlates to Tach. Also noticed that TB balance is almost equal at idle as well. Cleaned / polished bike. It is now pretty much original (except for heated grips and 2004 Lemans Upper triple tree plate/clip-on handlebars, and speedo cable with the Instruments moved up / forward about 2.5 inches to clear the clip ons. Looking forward to Spring and riding the fresh V11

The photography is great, the narration just there to punctuate the story. This is a great one...

I agree with that principially, but in the specific case of KTM, I'm pretty sure that the brand will endure at least for a while. As @p6x already wrote, it seems that the company administration is determined that the brand will endure, and I think they will manage to acheive this.

That's wild ole liquor in them jars.....

Id mod the taps for you John as now I have the mill the hardest part is easy but the postage would be a killer. Phil

I keep telling around that riding a motorcycle is better than therapy. This guy is just the proof...

According to the administrator of the brand, following the first reunion that took place yesterday, KTM will survive and will continue. Obviously, major changes are programmed. As usual, they will delocalize more of the production outside of Austria. Typical. Similar to Audiomick, I never liked the chiseled looks of their motorcycles. Personally, looking at the KTM bikes yesterday, I think they have too many models built around the same engine. Such as the 390cc; they have at least four or five different variations on that same powerplant.

First, let's define what a nanar means in French; it is a coloquial adjective that is used for a variety of contexts. For example, you could say that a movie is a nanar (nobody went to see it). In the context of motorcycles, a nanar is not necessarily a "bad" product. So what is a "nanar"? -a motorcycle that did NOT reach any commercial success; -because of its look; too futuristic, too retro, too strange, -inadequate technology, engine architecture, capacity, -good product but launched at the wrong time, too early, too late. Feel free to give your own examples of what you deem is a nanar: Honda Pacific Coast, Münch Mammut (some of you may remember this one), Yamaha GTS, Honda VT Keep in mind that a "nanar" is not pejorative in this case. It is mainly a product that did not encounter success. I think in the US they may call it a failure, but maybe a "dude" would be a better analogy? In any case, the Moto Guzzi Quota is in this category. Guzzi launched it after Laverda released their OR Atlas, Cagiva its Elephant. Confirmed by Mike Haven when he saw my Quota, he was a Guzzi dealer at the time, nobody wanted them. They had to discount them heavily to clear the stock.

No reply from SD and being impatient just went ahead and ordered one to see if it works (I doubt it). With other odds and ends to do on the bikes it would be nice just to get something that's plug & play I'll post up on the forum on viability when I receive it Trying to mod the fuel taps looks difficult enough Thanks @docc & @Lucky Phil

I don't think I'll buy into a dead brand at any price. I don't expect parts availability to improve.

Nothing on the V11. It's sitting in the garage waiting for me to start in on the leaking fork seal, the farting between 2 - 3,000 RPM, the Roper Plate installation, the gear shift spring, the lucky phil extender and "blueprinting" the shift mechanism. Today I looked underneath the V35. I had it apart to change the seals that face the clutch, and install a V9 clutch (brilliant, much lighter...). Now it's back together, and the more than a year overdue Roadworthyness Certificate has been renewed. But it is still dropping some oil. I think it is just the seal on the big oil drain plug at the front of the motor. Maybe not tight enough, maybe I should have changed the seal after all. Here's hoping it is just not tight enough. The good thing is, the look underneath it today confirmed that it is just dripping a bit, not pouring out.

I have to say................................................................................................................................................................ . and I am as far left as it gets.

Some people in the Netherlands refer to an ugly motorcycle as an 'hok'. Which means shed (as in garden shed)

An Elvis Presley favorite snack was a peanut butter and nanar sandwich as I recall. Do you mean dud maybe? A dude (dood) is a male. In the last century, a male with fancy attire. To your point, a Guzzi Centauro is def a nanar

you guys are in the South hemisphere.... you can't brag about it lol....

Officially, the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere is tonight. While there are millennia of interpretations of this astronomical event, let's face it: it all comes down to the promise of light and hope returning, aka: planning ahead for the next great motorcycle ride/gathering . . . South'n Spine Raid XXI / 2025 Weekend after US Labor Day Tellico Plains, Tennessee, USA September 5-7, 2025 Get There. Bring Tools.

There are similar discounts on Husqvarna bikes here in San Diego. And I assume they will also be similar on the Gas Gas models. Even the e-mountain bikes are discounted. I have the Husqvarna Mountain Cross e-bike and it is a great value, with components equal to Specialized bikes at almost twice the cost.

Like chuck woud have said, attaboy. Cheers Tom.

Never an issue in many euro trips, even recently. LUCK probably. Always thought 120km B roads was recommended speed limit in Germany. Love no limit. Last few years muffler sound, very restrictive in europe. They won’t let you go, insert db killers, or bike stays here. Serious shit. Quite a few flashes from cameras, no ticket. last ticket in Florida was 278$, stiff me think. IPA time here. Cheers Tom.

An extensive post by @Lucky Phil regarding the V11 fuel sensor: Also, his thorough thread on converting the manual fuel tap to a bona fide Lucky Phil EZY GLIDE version:

So that's what he looks like.... Merry christmas everybody.

That was a pretty good 14 minutes of time !

“D check….” another aviation guy! thankfully a “D check” is usually a one man job on the Guzzi :->. And I’m thinking that its more like a C check, since there’s no D-mate involved. Sounds like that Ballabio should be good to go! My Red has an oil seep which appears to be from the pan seal. After the V85tt gets off the stand from its first-for-me annual go-through (how does A-check sound? plus some minor mods, all of which will only be “field approved”), i’ll get Red up there to drop the pan. I’ll see about maybe one of the options others have suggested of getting a sheet of fine grit on a flat surface and doing a home-job of getting that pan mating surface cleaned up and flattened. then a new gasket, and considering whether to use a smidgeon of hylomar, or trust in the clean up of the surface and new gasket.

That's what I was led to believe. Maybe he only got the V7's. But I will ask him if he got any V100 too. I am guessing the major difference with those are the electronics. From what I understand, the manufacturers, such as Ducati, have proprietary software and tools that you can't get if you are not a Ducati representant. In a way, we are lucky with our older motorcycles which never evolve and do not require software updates.

Today was the first reunion of the KTM creditors with the administrator; Amongst various cost cutting measures, the creditor's consortium have called for exiting MotoGP; they did not offer any time line, so at this point, nobody knows if this concerns 2025. Two days ago, the owner of the Tech 3 team, Hervé Poncharal, gave an interview to a French specialized media, and said that for all he knew, everything would continue as programmed. He, however, understands that development will necessarilly be impacted. He said that if push comes to shove, he hopes they will at least have the possibility to race with the 2024 bikes, modified to suit the 2025/2026 regulations. He also said that he continues to be commited to the KTM project as the partnership between KTM and Tech 3 runs until 2026. There have been some rumors that Ducati was trying to snatch Pedro Acosta to put him on a VR46 bike, axing Franco Morbidelli in the process. Anyhow, if KTM was to not participate in MotoGP from 2025, it would certainly be bad. Tech 3 would be furloughed, and four top riders would be without a machine. I read from an unconfirmed source, that Ducati could step in to provide Tech 3 with two GP, not sure if 23 or 24, should it come to that. Dorna is more than likely working on a plan B. Last, the deal from Liberty Media to purchase Dorna did not close as expected today. The European regulator said that he wanted to continue to look into it.