Guzzirider

Spare a thought for the journo in the red leathers John Cantlie. He has been a prisoner of IS for 5 years, and was held in Raqqa and forced to make propaganda videos- hope he comes home one day soon.

Great job with a fantastic end result- well done- a Guzzi to be proud of!

I have a Daytona RS rear subframe somewhere in my garage......

Daytonas definitely have an external fuel pump, same as pre-2003 V11s. Not sure about the Daytona fuel tank fitting your V11- I am sure it is possible but you may end up changing other parts like the seat unit to help make it fit. Would probably be easier and cheaper to slot in a complete Daytona / Centauro engine in place of your V11 motor, rather than try and work out what you need to do to mate the 4 valve top end onto your V11 crankcase. You could then sell your V11 engine to part fund this. I know a few others on this forum have done exactly this and can probably advise how it is done. Cheers Guy

Sorry to see her go Jaap but I know exactly what you mean. Am pondering whether to sell my Raceco Daytona in the Spring- one or two track days a year does not really justify keeping her. At least the GB is still within the family so you can stroke her now and then.

Belfast-who?

Thanks guys! I was comparing Helen's bike to my friend's Tenni which has two button head bolts holding in the tail light but I have now sussed this is non-standard. Upon further inspection llooks like M6 stud has broken hence why it is loose. Time to dig out the duct tape! Thanks again Guy

We are on a road trip in Europe and the tail light on Helen's V11 Sport is hanging loose because the two screws that fasten the tail light unit to the rear mudguard have disappeared. Does anyone know what size they are please?

Thanks for all your comments. It must have been something else causing the fuel leak because when I put everything back together she mysteriously started to run perfectly again and stopped leaking fuel. May have been something as simple as a slightly loose connection to the fuel pressure regulator, which sits not too far behind the right hand injector. A happy ending- but thank you to everyone who chipped in with advice.

I rode Helen's V11 Sport to work yesterday because she had been complaining it was running badly at low revs. Sure enough, it was coughing and spluttering and when I got home I noticed a strong smell of fuel and a leak below the right hand injector. I have just taken the tank and airbox off so I can get to all the fuel hose clamps but everything is tight so I am wondering whether injectors themselves can leak? I have read a few old posts on here that seem to indicate this can be the case. Any thoughts or suggestions boys and girls? Cheers Guy

Sad news indeed- R.I.P. Todd

Yes K & N make a filter for the stock airbox.

Happened to me too on the way back from a track day a few years back- bike started sounding like a Harley then I noticed the big crack- as Hubert says it can happen on the bikes with a front crossover.

You could get a very large tankbag on that fuel tank, and plenty of room for throwover panniers and a tail pack on the back. Looks like a luxurious grand tourer to me!

I like that! Much better than the usual photoshop monstrosities, and it is real.

Harry Boyle has had his V11 Le Mans Rosso Corsa stolen in Edinburgh. It has no fairing and an 1100 Sport motor. Hopefully the morons that stole it will realise it is too rare to sell or break without getting caught. Keep your eyes peeled!

Superb pics- thanks for sharing! I had the pleasure of riding through Death Valley on a rented H*rley in July 2006- was rather warm but not as bad as I expected. Cruise control meant I could give myself a cooling water bottle shower with both hands as I cruised along. A Guzzi would have been more fun but nobody was renting them out.

Last time I looked Ghezzi Brian were supplying OZ wheels which were cheaper than PVM. Their website is not great but drop Bruno an email and he will give you info / prices. I am lucky enough to have a set of Dymags on my Daytona but these are not available anymore.

Love those gauges!

Not sure if BFG's Scura has seen the light of day since it start weeing oil out of the timing case after we had escaped the ghastly Aultguish Inn which must have been about 2006?

Latest updates on some of the missing members: Ratch decided that communism was the real way forward and now lives on the North Korean coast building flood defences against the inevitable flood surges caused by global warming. He sold his V11 because he got sick of it wobbling like a bastard. BFG was last seen paddling his canoe off the Antrim coast whilst think arty thoughts.

"Tranny Sludge" sounds like one of those terms you should never type into Google Images.

Even penguins wear coats in our warehouse so scorpions would have no hope. Great to see your bike progressing nicely.