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Ive had Mistral oval Ti cans on my Rosso for at least 15 years. They have been great. Mine are the standard mount ones, using the stock hangers and have never been an issue for grounding, even in high lean turns. The first set of decals were on foil and they faded out in a couple months. The next set are the raised Mistral logo's...have held up fine for about 2 years now, but the etched finish looks great on yours! Enjoy the rumble.

Well, the ride was great on Friday! 100 miles of great roads and several laps of Laguna Seca Raceway just for added fun. They really didn't limit us on the track, so it was wide open...that corkscrew is incredible, and I have the greatest appreciation for racers who can rail it. I was the only spine frame Guzzi that I saw, and a lot of folks had never seen a Rosso Corsa; and I got many compliments and thumbs up. There were many Tonti customs, a very nice LeMans 3, some V85's and of course the venerable Falcone singles that did well on the ride. Saturday was wild, my wife and I were lucky to have early entry tickets to the show, and got to see most of the bikes...so many nice historic rides to see. My Rosso was parked at the Bring a Trailer paddock...nice guys there too. About 1130 it started to rain, harder and harder...maybe 1.5 inches fell until about 4 pm! We were fortunate to bail out early, put the bike on the trailer and get back to our room with out too much drama....it was the first time in 14 years that the event got rained on, but the show went on, and I was amazed that no one was complaining, griping or whining about the conditions. Its a great event, costly yes, but worth it....highly recommended!!

Getting ready to head up the coast on Thursday to the Quail M/C Gathering up in Carmel, The folks at Bring A Trailer invited me to park my Rosso Corsa in their corral, and comp'd me entry tickets for 2...so YAY on that. Hope the weather holds and I keep the rubber side down on the ride!

Selling anything on FB marketplace is a crapshoot. I don't understand why so many people take the time to respond, say they will meet up and then totally flake out. ...and don't get me started on the "Is it still available" button response.......

Looks like all the MotoGP elements, FP, Qualifying, Races will be shown streaming on Max, the BR (Bleacher Report) sports segment. Right now BR is free, if you have Max, but it may be additional $ in the future. TrueTV, which is part of TNT also shows sprint races and the Sunday show. YaY!

Sold. Thanks V11LeMans.com!!

These are used, but great shape shims. They are used to replace the stock exhaust cross over gaskets, which easily get loose and cause the dreaded "Floppy X-Over" condition, as well as exhaust leaks and tons of frustration. Anyway I converted my bike to separate Mistral down tubes, so I don't need them any more. Asking $30.0 +shipping costs. Thanks! Andy

I just came across a set of these in my parts shed that I got from "way back when". I've converted my bike to remove the cross over, so I don't need them anymore. I'll post them up for sale on the classified.

I had two small bubbles on my RC tank prior to coating the inside with Caswell "Dragon Blood" epoxy. I did use a small needle to pierce the paint layer. There actually was water/ or alcohol emulsion inside the blister, which I pushed out. I didn't apply heat ( and I don't think heat is a good idea here). I did this probably 15 years ago and now the only person who notices any difference in the paint, is probably me...its really hard to see the small pin hole, and the paint/graphic layer looks good. My blisters were small, so I can't say this would work for you, just my experience, FWIW

I'm with the others...go back to stock on the wheel colors and black on the hugger. If you can't find a stock set of clip on handlebars, you may be able to use some convertibars: https://convertibars.3dcartstores.com/Moto-Guzzi-V11-Lemans-Bike-Specific-Kit_p_200.html Happy riding, they are great bikes, love mine for over 20 years now!

Congratulations Pete and thank you for all that you have done, contributed over all these years making Moto Guzzi such a special community of enthusiasts. If your next chapter in life (retirement) is anything like mine you will wonder how you ever had time to do that thing we call "Work"!

Anybody else thinking about going this year? I've wanted to attend for some time now and finally pulled the trigger. I'll be doing the ride the previous day on my '03 Rosso Corsa too. I think the ride fills up quickly, as it usually sells out. My motto "Fun ain't cheap" applies here too! https://www.axs.com/events/514048/the-quail-motorcycle-gathering-2024-tickets

My 2 cents: I purchased a 2022 Guardia d Onore V85 (The black and white Oreo bike), because it came with all the nice to have items (center stand, tall windscreen, fog lamps and a full aluminum case set). Just these items would set you back about $1500 to add on if bought separately. My dealer advised me to avoid the heated grips and especially the "MIA" Guzzi add on to link your phone to the dash display. I added a set of Oxford brand heated grips to the stock wiring loom, so they runs off the Guzzi switch gear. Much cheaper and more effective than the stock MG grips. I use a Zumo XT for route finding, so that takes the place of the problematic MG MIA set up. I'll say its a decent bike, but doesn't have the push, or soul, of my V11 Le Mans. Its good to about 80mph and then it starts running out of gas, but the upright riding position, handling and gear carrying capability is nice for certain longer rides. The wind turbulence is ridiculous on the stock bikes....small tornados come up the tank cut outs for the front suspension and the windscreen seems to be designed to funnel buffeting. Its one of the biggest complaints, but I have worked it out to a decent level with an add on top scooter wind screen, home made "mouse ear" wind deflectors on the tank, additional raised hand guards and front headlight guard...... My LeMans fairing is a lot better at cutting smoothly through the wind. I agree that the Evocative "Captain America" is a great looking color scheme!

Mission accomplished! The connector between the output wires to the spade connectors was the culprit on my bike. No need to replace the regulator. I redid the spade connectors on the pigtail connector, hit up everything with Caig brand cleaners, then Vaseline and did some voltage checks. Standing Odyssey battery voltage was at 13.1, then on start up, when run up to about 2500 showed a charge of high 13's to max 14.1. I ended up getting one of the Battery Tender brand plug in voltmeters, and checked it against my hand held, so it looks like a nice "peace of mind" item to get some easy readings with. Thanks everyone with the great input, suggestions and help!