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Yup, overlooked the 'is a set of two (2)' part of his offer ... Hubert

I wouldn't believe that 'Made in Italy' thing, even if it's not important at all. Maybe it's a try to distract from the price he asks for them. Check out this link for instance. 8.3 is one important dimension, the more important one is the length of the thread. The Brembo rims are rather thick at this point, what might make it necessary to thinn it down partially for getting enough grip for the nut -> 'Piloted Counterbore' or 'Flachsenker' Hubert

You still have the option to leave everything as it is, Bob. You have only 2 posts here on this forum, nonetheless your V11 has made 150.000kms. What's the secret? Because it didn't know of the internet - or despite it didn't know of the internet? 150.000km is a good point to clean or even replace the commutator brushes. It will cure your problem. Don't fiddle with anything else. On your side of the planet it's high riding time now, isn't it? Hubert

I wish it had. Sadly miss a kick starter ever since. Motorcycle is kick start, like with old planes when the engines were started by hand. Besides that, my father had no good word for the Bergmeister. It was no match for the TWN 350 Boss. Hubert

The given link mentions an interview with Ivar de Gier and Carcano in 2005, so don't search too long for this chapter Another truth quoted rather often is the story about the concrete mixer drive. You ever heard about that? Hubert

Never. Guareschi is racing in toy classes. Not that he doesn't do a good job there, but in the 50ies they had no toy classes. Hubert

Try also this: Ian Faloon It seems as if these oldtimers gave a lot of interviews during their retired days In my eyes asking such a question, or better giving such pointed answers, makes not very much sense. Could be that the Mule and the V7 had not very much in common, but normaly such projects are rather based on 'company domain' than on the 'genius' of one single person. So probably the V7 has its roots planted on more than just one project. My personal believe is that the main thread comes right out of this Lambretta 'racer'. Even, if not especially, in those days the engineers knew very well that such a concept would never give a competitive racer - so why did they do it? Maybe it was just a feasibility study for something completely different. Who knows. Hubert

What is Field's writing then? Hubert

Anyway, that picture sucks! Double check whether the cracks do end in the sharp angle, otherwise next time you'll see oil coming. Hubert

Good question. It's standard on Beemers ever since, same as the springs are standard ever since on the Guzzi Vee. I don't know anything about tolerances up there or how much the parts shrink or grow with changing temperatures, but these springs at least make sure that the rockerarms will rock, regardless whatever circumstances might come together. Imagine that for the effect you think of you'd need to take out the play between arms and base more or less completely. Hubert

Some say the crosspipe would give better low- and midrange torque, others say it's just additional rattle and risk for cracked headers. Least thing is you'd need different hoses to the oil cooler. Hubert

As long as you don't mind the look, the weight and the sound of them, the stock cans are probably the best overall performers you can get resp. you already have. Hubert

The Mistrals are of suitable quality and sound ok. The big downside is that they are welded for one position only, in my eyes a rather annoying constraint. Can you get MIVVs in the US? They're great, allthough you shouldn't be too sensitive the guy Homepage US Hubert

If you trust them, then a short 'fix it, please' is probably the best solution. Attached you find a picture of my clutch at 120.000km when I sealed the camshaft cover using UHU-Plus. Only cleaned and slightly oiled the rusty parts and put all back in. Now at 170.000 the clutch still is just there, just nothing to mention.

I'd replace nothing as long as it hasn't definitely failed already. Seal rings for sure are delicate things, I never feel comfortable when working on or with them - so I let my fingers off as long as possible. Same for the clutch. If it's working, don't replace it. You don't know about the quality the new parts will have. Take the fly wheel off and check out the camshaft cover. My money is on this. Heat it up with an airgun, then apply brake cleaner and after that slow curing epoxy glue. As P/R wrote. I had this problem with my first 750 engine in the early eighties, didn't have it with the LMIII, then again had it with the V11. Pulling the tranny is easier for DIY garages, but in this case you have to pull the engine because then you can lay it over and work horizontally either on the main seal or on the cover or/and definitely on the clutch springs. You have the tools for the clutch, BTW? Hubert

Docc just recently posted a link to a write up from P/R regarding rear leaks. The main seal in most cases is not the culprit. Hubert

That's a lot of money. You should consider a rebuild/upgrade of your actual ZF-Sachs unit. I got a complete overhaul, a matching spring and additionally a hydro adjustable spring base for EUR 550,- In the meantime this shock has seen another 50.000km, still working smooth and reliable. I don't know an US based company, over here you can get this done for instance at www.hh-racetech.com Hubert

Nice find, especially as they do small orders.

Send an email to HMB-Guzzi.de , he has the 93231605 (M5) in stock, for EUR 1.50 - might be he has the 93231604 also. The homepage is available in English, too. This shop generally stocks much better quality than SD ever had in their's.

Can't you hot-bend it? THX for the comment, I was about to order one myself already. Crap stuck to the bike I can wash off, crap having destroyed my fender would force me to look up just another sort of therapy. Hubert

Could be so, yes, since 1986. A nice overview to be found here: Brands, Flag Brands, Associate Brands Language is German, the system is easy though. Going down the list you'll find Pirelli -> Metzeler -> Ceat, Courier, Armstrong. The site also claims that last years tyres, resp. the tools, often are sold out under one of the associated brands (mostly car types, of course) Hubert

Nein. Andersrum.

Why not. You always can pick up something from serious work on a given topic. Sort of Zen, you could say. Besides that I strongly doubt that any Guzzi was ever bought for pure riding purposes. The trick is to find the proper balance between therapy and ride For making my way through city traffic I prefer the 'ride as if you're invisible' method, for safety reasons. 'Cagies' typing, searching for dropped cigarettes or slapping their brood on the backseats won't give too much on bike indicators, them being instant flashing or not. Hubert

It's not a fault, that's standard. And h*#~, who cares? You and Kiwi gonna strip your harness because of that? Hubert

That's an interesting observation. The miles someone brings out on this or that tyre variy widely, but of course you can say this tyre makes usually more than the one of the other brand and vice versa. The Angel was on my bike also one of the less performing ones. The mileage was below average. While I didn't find it becoming 'dangerous' at the very end of it, it nonetheless showed a growing tendency to nervousness or just fading gree (to use a new word ) over the last 1500km. Interesting enough, while harvesting old MC mags I came over an article about the new GT. Such articles always say the truth, of course. And to proof this they sometimes say how much better the new one is compared to the old one. Was the GS the state of the art once, actually the lifetime was too short, the carcass way to thin, the tyre getting nervous too early and so on Hubert