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I reached out to forum members in hope of finding parts for a Daytona RS build. I was contacted with a lead. The lead was an email of a guy named Leo. When I sent him an email he responded calling himself Sean and asked what I needed. I replied a Sport 1100 fuel tank and maybe a V10 engine right head. He sent me great photos of the tank with a great price $350 including shipping and said he thought he had a V10 engine. I said I would take the tank and he followed with information to wire money from to him (Basir Morgan) from my bank. My bank thought there were some red flags 🚩 I replied and asked if the V10 came out of a Sport 1100 ? He said yes. at this point I grabbed my wallet and ran. That night I was on EBay Germany looking for Guzzi parts when I saw all the photos he sent me for the Guzzi Fuel tank in an ad. Instead of $350 including shipping it was EUR 700 ! Just an FYI - I was getting scammed and almost lost $350 . eBay protects its buyers as well as PayPal.

Fair enough. I made a V11 rear subframe and seat fit on a Daytona. It was more different then I expected, but it wasn't that hard to make fit by my standards and likely much harder than what you are talking about. But I suspect some would have given up as it became apparent how different two related Moto Guzzi's were. As mentioned, things like trans length and how the V11 engine is offset to one side some 10mm or so would likely prevent it from being a direct bolt in option. I would think the 6 speed gearbox from the V11 would be shorter than the 5 speed box for the Sport, but that is a guess. Phil would likely know more specifics on the differences there. So, some of that may depend on which direction you are going. Going from longer gearbox to shorter gearbox seems like less of an issue than going the other way. That would mean more room for the crossover, not less I would think. An exhaust from a V11 should be an easier fit on a Sport then a Sport exhaust on a V11 I would think.

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Very little, was the point lol If it fits, it sits. If not, then the 'Sport will continue on with it's dirty socks and the V11 will get the Staintune, unless a cheap alternative shows up beforehand.

I was trying to find any angle that could have been attractive...... uh , none

It will be interesting to see how many of them they sell. I look at how many late model, low mileage R9t's are on the market for 10k and less. Then I wonder what an extra 10k plus gets me.

Thankyou all for the replies ! As I mentioned, I did own a 2007 and loved it but sold it, rode a Road King for a while then a Triumph Tiger 1050. Great bike, now a Triumph Tiger 800 but really miss that Norge. I'm short and ergonomics were fabulous ! Guess it depends on the bike when I find it, 4v or 8v.

Pleasing to hear this makes sense!…..Ha! Thankyou audiomick, Weegie and others for the tips regarding potential trouble spots being relay bases under the seat. And suggesting alternative spares for the Bosch headlight relays. Adjusted my order at Digikey. Regards, tennitragic

The people I was hanging around with doing angel dust were talking out of their heads just like these AI idiots except they knew they were talking out of their heads ! This AI speak disappoints me .

I watched a BMW presentation about the R12S, and they have an interesting option; You can elect to have a modern TFT display, as the majority of the bikes now have, or you can get two gauges the way it used to be when the R90S came about. This is neat! I wish the option to have the old analog instruments (no longer analog) would be offered for the 2025 Guzzi V7 sport reedition. This kind of attention to detail is what separate BMW from the rest. I know, the R12S costs a fortune. I found one 1976 R90S in orange for sale, 26,000 USD!!! the grey colored one are less expensive at around 20,000 USD.

Plenty of opinions here, no doubt all of them valid in their own way. My two cents; Most anything can be made to fit, depending on how much effort you are willing to put into it. But if you expect it to bolt right up I doubt that is going to happen. Some bending, maybe cutting and welding, would likely be required. But as a guy who has made exhausts from a completely different motorcycle from a completely different manufacturer fit when something for my motorcycle simply didn't exist, it can be done. It is just a matter of how much effort are you willing to put into it.

I wonder if these AI robots are doing angel dust ?

For so long, I tried memorize the phrase, "MV Augusta Turismo Veloce Otto Cento Lusso " . . .

Ah, the Chinese syndrome... Well, I am partial with my wrath; everything got manufactured in China because companies wanted to make as much profit as possible by making it where man hours are cheaper. I have an annecdote. When I was based in Italy, I did a job close to a very well known Ceramic Italian brand. The Hotel where I was staying was full with asian people. I checked, and was told these people where being trained on the craft of making Ceramic, and later, they would start supplying the brand for the most common stuff, such as the ceramic tiles you have in your bathroom. They not only transferred the technology, but the machines too. All that spawned Chinese companies to start competing. During Covid, masks became a commodity; so much that countries realized that all those masks were only manufactured in China. Going back to motorcycles; most of the motorcycles are no longer made where the brand was born, to the exception of a few. All the Triumph sold in the USA are coming from Asia. The mighty BMW has some models made abroad. If I am not wrong, I think Moto Guzzi does the final assembly in Mandello del Lario, but I think the V100 engines maybe manufactured outside. KTM, we will know on February 25th, will transfer the majority of its manufacturing outside of Austria. So Rieju says they own Gas Gas now. Gas Gas used to be in KTM portofolio. What I disliked of the Chinese way to do business, is the obligation to share the technology. Initially, nobody really cared. My company used to manufacture our own proprietary tools in France. They quickly closed down the manufacturing center and exported everything to China. What they did not see coming, is Chinese companies competing for work using similar technology with different names. If they had kept the manufacturing in France, nothing of that would have happened. What I found hilarious, is the occidental world has lost the ability to innovate... did you know, that if you wanted to manufacture your EV batteries, all the machines and technology comes from China? this is now the opposite of what it used to be. Plus, they were smart in securing the rare earth required to make the batteries. I took China as an example, but India is also a target to get things at a cheaper cost. Motorcycles included.

After a night's sleep and a look at the wiring diagramm, that actually makes sense. With the high / low beam switch on low, the coil in the high beam relay was getting 12 V through the incorrectly connected green wire, and finding it's earth through the high beam indicator lamp, thereby closing the relay and allowing high beam to light up. Pressing the "flash to pass" closed the connection to put 12V on the other end of the coil in the relay. 12 V at both ends = no potential difference across the coil, so the relay opened, extinguishing the light.

Is it this one, Pete?

Translating idioms from one language to the next is one of the most challenging task a human tranlator could face. The litteral meaning has nothing to do with the intended one. For example, in French we used to say "les carottes sont cuites" to say "it's over and done with". The litteral translation means "the carrots are cooked". There are some expressions which are used by English speaking people, sometimes as is, or other times, modified; Dèja-vu: mispronounced because the "U" in "vu" is said like "ou" in "you". A tout à l'heure: toodeloo (for see you later, in the real meaning that "I will see you again in a while", not like a separation greeting. Double sens: this one for some reason is translated into "double entendre". I find it odd. The meaning is the same, but double sens is on point to mean something can be interpretated differently. "Flair"; which I have recently seen spelled "flare". Typically, a virtue that some people have to "detect" whatever is not obvious to everybody. This is derived from a dog's ability to identify from scent. "Il a du flair". There are so many expressions we sometimes use without knowing their roots.

Not at that price! It is a looker though. I know it is completely different from the top of the line Stelvio, but compare rider's aids and electronics. Any bike made today for over 20k could at least have blind spot warning. That is a safety feature I love in my cars and would be a great addition to any new motorcycle. To my knowledge, even the new RT doesn't have that. Moto Guzzi does.

That's quite funny! Well...a British Flat = A European/American Apartment...I can see why the Translation engine didn't quite work as planned. The Orange Bomber/Beemer looks great...would love to drive one and see how it sounds. A friend at work has one of the limited edition or anniversary edition R9T's...lovely bike....it's a pity it's only used as a commuter bike, never for longer rides. Maybe we'll see one of these Orange BMW's around town...next week is a Guzzi Demo day at a local dealership...maybe someone will ride in on a Beemer to test ride a Guzzi!

The name "Diavel" seems to play on "diavolo", devil. No doubt in the sense of "as ugly as the..."

Well, off the top of my head…….. They used a very tall final drive. Enormously tall. Compensated for by lower internal ratios in the gearbox. The driveshaft and universal joint are a ‘One piece’ unit and they use the 20 tooth spline form used on the V11 and later bikes rather than the ‘Standard’ 10 spline system. It is critical to keep the ignition timing spot on as if the motor ‘Kicks Back’ while starting it has a tendency to round off the hexagonal key that drives the torque converter fluid pump. Drive is then lost as the fluid overheats. They are also very touchy about what type of ATF to use. Early ‘Verts had a lightweight, pressed steel, flywheel that tended to rip its centre out. Later ones have an enormous forged steel item that weighs about as much as a neutron star! As well as the standard ‘Vert, which closely resembled a T3/G5 with cow-horn bars and a weird tail light, the engine and transmission were also used in an automatic version of the California II. All their owners are strange, hump-backed midgets, usually with a withered arm, buck teeth and rickets. They tend not to bathe often and may or may not have communicable diseases so it’s best not to touch them. In fact try and keep them at arm’s length and stand upwind of them if possible. I am, obviously, the exception that proves the rule……….