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The fuel tank is 4 US gallons, (15 litres). If you use the performance of the 1.7 litre V4 quad cam 200 bhp motor, the low fuel warning light will illuminate after about 80 miles. I think 25 mpg is real world consumption for the VMax 1700. Not a bike for touring

I’ve also got a 1700 VMax that I’ve had for the past 7 years. Love it, but as you say the 80 mile tank range is annoying

£4K for the Guzzi Ballabio is great value. I suppose they’re not easy to sell here as Guzzi’s generally are a niche bike, and the majority of motorcyclists don’t really know anything about them. Also bear in mind that the bike market is very slow at the moment, & prices are down compared to what they were a couple of years ago (so everyone tells me) I’ll be looking for a low miles used V85 during Jan 2025, & selling my 2001 VMax 1200 (another niche bike) Probably wait until next Spring to sell the VMax in the hope that there’s more activity in the market then

If I hadn’t just bought the Coppa, I would be interested in buying your Ballabio. Riding a V11 with bars instead of the usual clipons is quite a revelation for us oldies

Hello Steve, I’ve seen your Ballabio for sale and it looks terrific with a carbon bellypan & mudguard. Unfortunately I’m not currently in the market for another V11 as I’ve only just bought a Coppa Italia which has brought my V11 collection up to a somewhat crazy 6 bikes Thank you for confirming that the Rosso Mandello was the only marzocchi fork model with the factory carbon mudguard/ fender. I think it’s unlikely there’s any new old stock still out there Good luck with you sale

If it’s fading away in the USA, it’s booming here in the UK with more plastic Halloween junk than ever being sold each year. When I was a kid 50 years ago there was no such event as Halloween, I see it as another marketing stunt to sell more tat. Sadly today I had my last motorcycle ride (on my MT01) for many weeks. Tomorrow I take a flight to DFW, I’m in Dallas for a week (I work for a large US owned engineering company), then fly back home for 6 days, & on 2 November fly back across the Atlantic with Mrs Guzzimax to Barbados to depart on a 14 day Caribbean cruise on the MV Britannia. Then on returning later in November, off to the Far East for 3 weeks business travel, finally returning home mid December. The compensation is lots of winter sunshine to look forward to

My greenie has a cracked front fender. Before I try and repair it with gaffer tape & loctite, can anyone advise if an aftermarket carbon fender was ever made for the Marzocchi forked V11s ? I suppose finding a carbon fender suitable for one of the Marzocchi forked specials like the Scura will be akin to finding a golden unicorn

Hmm, USD$17.5K is just testing the market. $10k for a v low mileage Coppa is a fair price, given the rarity of the machine

What’s the optimum no of bikes to own? Easy: However many you currently own + 1 more Can you ever have enough?

VIN says 4, which means 2004 build. Bike first registered March 2006

New Stelvio seat height 83 cm. V85 is also 83 cm; just the same. Strange, when I took a Stelvio out for a test ride a few weeks ago it felt taller. V11 seat height is 80 cm. Just 1 1/4” lower. If feels much lower than a inch & a quarter

I have often had the same thoughts The problem is I would find it difficult to part with my black Griso which I’ve owned for the past 11 years. I have the same problems with my various V11 Sports purchased before I acquired the Coppa & RC; I can’t really bear to sell them, and IMO the red frame models are different enough to the black framed Ohlins equipped specials to justify keeping them all This photo of my Griso, Coppa & RC is weird. The wide angle has stretched the wheelbases of the Griso & RC

Yay, it does seem somewhat crazy. I was recently offered the opportunity to buy one of the only 2 original Coppa’s in the UK, & I couldn’t let it pass me by. I don’t really want to sell any of the others

It was registered in 2006. I assume the bike would have been built in 2005. I guess I can check the build year from the engine no.