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Celebration time! Nicely done!

The red one in Jersey is phenomenal...starting out with a good specimen there...

Finicky Greenie there John! So is it completely sorted now or is this enough of a motivation to trade it on a Scura!?

It is a great suggestion Bill...having both a Griso and Scura, along with the Norge allows for regular comparisons. There is something very unique and pleasing about riding both the 2015 Griso and 2002 Scura but I would say the biggest difference is the ease with which the Scura drops into turns with minimal effort, it’s a point and shoot bike and goes intuitively where you want it to go, absolutely confidence inspiring in the twisties. The fairing on the Scura is absolutely perfect, perfect quiet air, no head buffeting and the riding position is surprisingly comfortable for long distances. Now the Griso is a much more muscular ride, sitting a bit more upright, and has power to spare way beyond what is needed for casual riding, and lopes along with ease, a bit like a thoroughbred, it seems to have two modes...casual and beast mode. Both bikes are absolutely amazing machines...the biggest issue is drawing straws in the garage to figure out which one to ride. If you get a Scura you’ll want to get the single plate clutch fixed, fit a Roper plate, get an upgraded fuel line and do all of the little suggested fixes, more than enough tasks to keep you busy in the garage when you can’t sleep! The riding experience of both is not to be missed... P.D. Carlin was pure genius!! Have to agree!

Looks like the guys had a good time in Arkansas John based on the pics here and WG...good for you for organizing what looks like a fun ride. Hope to join next year! Scud...great history lesson as well...a pity about the electrical issues, hopefully easily sorted... Enjoying the last couple of days of a trip to Hawaii...saw lots of motorcycles on the island, but no Guzzis...although quite a few motos and bicyclists riding up to Haleakala National Park (had to bag another park while here)... Looking forward to swinging the leg over the Guzzis when I get back!

Geez...one could buy 2 complete V11's at these prices after parting out 1 banged up one...outrageous!

No pics either, too busy riding! Well...it was a balmy 48F this afternoon, warmed up from 42 at dawn, which could only mean one thing...time to ride the Scura! Took it for a nice 75 mile loop today, lots of back roads, some autobahn, smooth and wonderfully fun on all roads. 1/2 way thru the ride, I notice my Rizoma brake fluid canister is slightly bouncing...hhmm, where did the screw go that holds that to the stem? Must have vibrated out just sitting in the garage or on the way home from MPH last weekend. Oh well, way out in the country, no Home Depot or Autozone nearby, so I stop into the local gas station. Any zip ties? Nope...but a pair of Scura black shoelaces will do just fine to tie it in place so it doesn't bounce around. Grins/smiles, happy to have the Scura back in the garage...was almost tempted to take the newly added Griso out for a ride, but had to watch the rest of the Masters first! Maybe some pics next weekend!

Got my beloved Scura back from Mike at MPH and the last repair of getting the clutch fixed was done. He was able to install a single plate steel flywheel to replace the aluminum one, which while not showing any spidering or cracks did sound hollow according to Mike. The annoying noisy rattle in neutral with the clutch out is GONE, bike is stealthy quiet and smooth now with just a burble from the LaFranconis, what a pleasant change! Aside from that it feels exactly the same while riding it, I put 45 miles on it from Mike's place back home and it was smooth as silk. Hoping to get a few more rides in over the next few weeks and see how it feels over time, possibly up to Moto GP again this year on the Scura or the newly added Griso as well. That concludes for the moment any repairs needed on Scuzzi (#287), what with a Roper plate, Scud fuel line, fresh fuel downspouts and leaks all fixed, fresh filters, new flywheel and a few choice farkles, the bike is as good as new I reckon. Now to just enjoy it and rack up some miles.

Original clutch or replaced - single plate or double? How many miles did you put on it in the last year? Got a friend here in town looking at for a Scura... Thanks!

Sorry I meant to say... While huddling over a bonfire in minus 30 degree weather with only a thin layer of clothing, gloves with no fingers and only one tin of Tuna and a half package of year old ramen to last me a week!!!

Hi Dave... It's back on the bike at the moment, so I'll have to get to the project after the holidays and will take some pics when I get back if I am unable to sort it by then. Appreciate all the suggestions...something for me to ponder while enjoying some desert/mountain vacations over the next couple of weeks.

Thanks...No luck yet there Scud...the only ones on Ebay come from the Netherlands (are new also) and have the same freight charge as buying it from Stein Dinse. I haven't gone the salvage route just yet...will play with the gasket situation a bit further and then decide on buying it from Germany..may just have to add a few more items to the order to justify the freight charge. I think you're right Chuck...it might just be this plastic ring...anyway, a chance to get creative before I order a new part (probably makes sense to buy two of them anyway) as I'm sure that over the years the other side will need to be replaced at some point as well. The only silver lining I have found so far is that since this part is as difficult to find as hen's teeth, it must mean that it fails very infrequently...so once fixed or replaced should last me a long time! Philosophy lesson for the day!

There is a hard opaque plastic ring in there on the end of the shaft in the flange and not easily removed by the way. It is smaller in diameter than the black O-rings, I did tuck a new O-ring in there and it fits snugly inside the flange around the opaque plastic one and a bit deeper, but it does consume 1 thread's depth of the locking nut. I may try it again w/o the new O-ring and see if that allows me to snug it up a bit further. I'm guessing that using Teflon tape here on the threads is not a great idea, anything else I could add to the threads to get a better seal?

The flange itself is not broken, but it's leaking from where the petcock screws onto the flange, so the threaded part of the flange. I don't see it leaking at the gasket on the tank...at least not at the moment!

Well... 2 steps forward, 1 step back...Scura still leaking fuel. Replaced the fuel line with Scud's upgraded item, new fuel filter, new petcock (original one was full of dirt and gunk), and put it all back together, and the damn thing still leaks, so now I believe I'll have to replace the famous Flange into which the petcock screws into as that appears to be the true source of the leak. Bloody impossible to find this part, have checked at MG, Harpers, Moto International and Gutsibits, no luck! Found it finally at Stein Dinse (Danke sehr!)...but I'm wondering before I place the order if anyone has a US source for this part # since the shipping costs from Germany are more than the cost of the flange itself! https://www.stein-dinse.biz/Complete-partlist/Unsorted/Flansch-Tank-V11::6671.html Part # 01101830 Thanks all!

...and the wood shavers on the shelf...nice touch! I recall my Dad had one of those when I was a kid...

Greenies will be making a pilgrimage to your garage soon Chuck! Cool package indeed!

Skill and ingenuity! You guys are amazing! A doff of the cap in recognition of the creativity!

Sweet...the old stomping grounds...great video, bike looks like a blast! Nice shadow photography there!! Excellent sound track as always! Nothing better than the fresh smell of the Pacific ocean near Pismo beach and the sand dunes! Make a stop at Pea Soup Andersen's as well?

Great video of Knopfler..one of my favorite artists no doubt!

Funny...the box of rocks description is commonly used as well to describe the sound of the cold Porsche upon start up before it smoothes out at idle after about 30 seconds of warm up. How is the riding position on the Duc vs. the V11...more or less inclined/pressure on the wrists?

Thanks R3...that's kind of you. Will let you know if it comes to a replacement situation. What model HyperPro did you get?

At that price...it's a steal, would be great as a future reference in case a replacement is needed. Good thing is that the side to side motion is clean and with zero catches...nice and smooth. Looks like I'm all good then here...thanks all for the timely feedback.

Sounds like the Duc will be an interesting beast...numbers are only a part of the experience, the rest sounds rather like unconstrained fury (in a good way). K-bike looks nice and well maintained, I had a blue K1100LT many years ago...an interesting experience, although I'd have to say the Guzzis are more enjoyable in most aspects.

Swoosh...yes...moves about the same amount, a tad less on mine. What did you end up doing to fix it, if anything, or just accept it as normal as docc has said? Thanks Guzzimoto...will take a look. Replacement OEM runs about $320...so I'll compare price on the Shindy. I'm guessing then that this "free play" is for fork compression to allow a bit of angle change while still allowing the damper to function linearly.