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I'm pretty certain that it would be far too wide. Modifying it is not likely to be cost effective. I can't say that TLM one works either because there are no instructions and I think it has an offset to clear the stock crossover. Naturally, by the time you've expended a bunch of effort and an entire vocabulary of swear words getting it installed, finding out that you have the spacers on the wrong side (maybe) and that it doesn't swing up very far doesn't inspire you to go through the whole process again just to swap some spacers to see if it will fit when it may actually only fit with an after-market crossover. Had there just been some instructions, I could have done it right the first time. Even better, if the first one I bought had actually come with all of the parts, that would have been a big improvement. It was really baffling, it really was. Who knew? Not me. No instructions or parts list. TLM is not real good on that score. I installed a Sport 1100i centerstand and it was the same story. Take a wild guess and go for it.

Hey, at least it's not a tatooed one. Oops. Let's not go there. Signed parts may not be all that uncommon. I had a Fiat 2300S Coupe once and the cylinder head had the signature of the engineer as part of the casting. I have a Raceco stroker Guzzi crank, one of the last patch with the tapered nose for street use, sitting in my closet about 3 feet away. I just popped it out of the plastic bag and there's no signature on mine. Musta got took...

1220cc Moto Guzzi Daytona (UK eBay)

That is sooooo nice

Yep. Selectable. Ural Patrol Pretty small engine (750cc). Wouldn't it be neat to cram a big block Goose engine in it!

I'd sure like to know how it rides myself. It just sits out there in the garage while I go into the 7th month of trying to get the paperwork correct to get it registered. A word to the wise (obviously, that excludes me). If you repair a bike and change the frame, be sure to have the certificate of origin or title and the bill of sale. If and when I finally get the bill of sale from Reboot Guzzi Spares (apparently, it gets lost in the mail coming from France), I might get the Oklahoma Tax Commission to let me register it. If that goes forward, then I have to find out why it blows the ECU fuse when the throttle is whacked open. If that doesn't go forward, that engine will go into my Sport 1100i so that it can go forward without misbehaving. What a mess. The California runs okay (for a bike that's never had more than it's valves set and the spark plugs and oil changed in well over 20,000 miles) but it's a handful on the gravel road to the house. It was easier before they "fixed up" the road. Oh well. When the V11 Sport gets running correctly and I've finished fooling around with it, I'm going to ship it to my son and let him have it. Well, maybe. I may just sell it to finance a Griso. As I mentioned at the tail of my previous post, I've put a deposit on a Ural sidecar rig. Seems more appropriate to where I live and what I'm interested in doing now.

http://home.pacbell.net/guzzi007/sportissimo.html 75 files, 3 are doubles, 78 schematics in total. I now officially hate small blocks. 1933 Sport 15 1944 Astore 1945 Galletto 192 1948 Airone 1951 Galleto 1953 Ziggolo 1956 Airone-250ST 1960 Stornello 125-160 1967 V700 Euro & USA 1967 V700 Police Series 1 & Series 2 1969 Nuovo Falcone 1969 V750 Euro & USA 1969 V750 Police 1970 Stornello 5 1971 V7 Sport 1973 V850 Police 1973 V850 USA 1974 850T Euro 1976 LeMans I 1976 V65 1977 750 NTX Police Series 1 1977 750 NTX Police Series 2 1977 Imola,Monza,Lario 1977 V35,V50,V65,V75 Police Bosche Motoplat 1977 V35,V50,V65,V75 Police Series 2 Bosch 1977 V35-V50-V75 Police Series 2 Saprisa Digiplex 1977 V35III V75 1977 V50 1977 V65 Police Series 1 1978 G5 1978 LeMans II 1978 V1000 SP 1980 1000 SP NT 1980 T4 1981 California II 1981 LeMans III 1983 SP II 1983 T5 series 1 1983 T5 series 2 1983 V65 Lario Series 1 1985 Imola II-Monza-Lario 1986 V65 Florida 1987 California III 1987 NTX350-650 bosche 1987 NTX350-650 saprisa 1988 California 1000 Carb 1989 750 NTX P 1989 750 SP 1990 750 Targa 1990 LM V 1991 Quota 1000 1993 Daytona 1000 1993 Sport 1100 1994 California 1100 1994 Nevada 350-750 1994 Strada 1000 Type 1 1994 Strada 1000 Type 2 1994 V35-75 Police 1996 California 1100i 1996 Centauro 1996 Sport 1100i 1998 EV 1999 V11 sport 2000 Bassa 2000 Jackal 2000 Quota 1100 ES 2002 Nevada series 1 2002 Nevada series 2 2002 Stone 2004 750 Breva 2004 EV Catalytic 2004 Nevada IE 2004 V11 Sport Catalytic 2005 Breva 1100 2005 MGS01 This is about it. I'm defecting and buying a 2005 Ural Patrol. Tired of deciphering Italian schematics, thought I'd try Russian...

I think that one is the "Nudge".

I'll bet Karen Carpenter is rolling in her grave...

"Lack of" sure fits the description. After about 13,000 miles everything on the bike was so loose that it was a miracle it didn't have severe wobble problems. I used to just push it into corners and turn the front wheel so far it was scrubbing as it turned rather than using the brakes. I wouldn't try that nowadays since I've supposedly "matured", but that type of riding prompted me to hang up on motorcycles for 13 years. Then I saw my first Sport 1100i and it was love at first sight. I loved that 8.25" headlight. Stuck a 100W bulb in it and nearly scorched the paint of off the cars in front of me. Seca 650's were a 1982 model only in the USA.

Let's see. MG handles all of its parts orders manually through two little old ladies if I'm to believe what I read somewhere. Could be. Then there's the two weeks off in what - August? Add to that MGNA's inability to do anything right, a move from one city to another where a large percentage of parts "disappeared", then shut off parts ordering for a couple of weeks for re-organization in October, then a couple of more weeks with the spigot turned off in November for inventory (presumably because of the missing parts). And you expect parts? If you really, really need something, you pretty much have to order from somewhere in Europe. On the USA side you can't really expect anything at all. We have high hopes that Piaggio can turn things around. A wholesale release of MGNA personnel into the job market will probably be the first (and right) step.

I did 30,000 miles with the incredibly uncomfortable Schuberth helmet. It was expensive though so having bought it, I was compelled to use it. I did like the built in sun visor but everything else about the helmet was pretty much a loser. A $500 helmet needs better than a $2 chin strap. Faceshields were $54 each. Waaayyyyy too expensive for a piece of plastic that often as not, had bubbles and severe distortion spots in them. It was a painful helmet too. Odd shape inside. Eventually, I sold the turkey for $25 and bought another Nolan N-100. So what does this have in relation to the Guzzi helmet? Only this. If it is not a popular helmet with readily available replacement parts such as faceshields etc, there isn't much point in owning it as the convenience of it is far outweighed by the inconvenient lack of support. I've never seen a Guzzi helmet anywhere and can't imagine finding a replacement faceshield right after some car or truck has blasted your current one with a spray of road gravel.

Hey, I had an 82 Yamaha Seca 650 too. Rolled it up into a ball at 38,600 miles though (just two short years). Had a big (and I do mean BIG) Hannigan fairing on it. I never could quite break 60 mpg on it though. 59.55 mpg pretty consistenly. Good looking bike. Kinda poor for longevity though. It was only intended to last about 4500 miles.

Believe it or not, I was told about this bike being in the pipeline in 1999! Okay, so there's been a few! reorganizations since then, but even without the hiccups, MG's track record for introduction to production hasn't been too stellar. Now the projected USA dealer date for the Breva 1100 is late December. My wife is leaning towards the Ural sidecar because it's "cute" but will acquiesce to whatever I purchase as it's my retirement fund but jeeze, even though I've got the money - the Breva's have slipped nearly four months for delivery here. The Urals have been here all along and even have parts support and warranties.

Apparently, Mandello is disappointed in the premature release of the photos (Falcone, Norge... whatever) as the main plans are to introduce it at the Milan show this year. I'd like it better if the bikes were immediately available within 90 days of announcement instead of destined for a 30 month or more pipeline. By the time the Falcone/Norge/Whatever hits the streets it could conceivably already past the 2008 emissions regulations and have to go back for re-design yet again! Never mind me, I'm just getting bitter that I haven't been able to buy a new Guzzi. I hear Urals starting to call again...

Whoa Guzzirider, that is some great looking Yorkshire pudding in your avatar!

MG Cycle's Hydraulic Clutch Conversion for 5 Speeds at guzzitech.com Although the article refers to the MG Cycle site, I didn't find the clutch remote actuator anywhere on that site. The unit itself is probably this one: It looks like it's made in Germany by RedBee Products.de.

Truly Stupid Things To Do With A Motorcycle Part 1 There are two more parts and if you must know - they're all true.

It was during the return from Ojai the year before last. Slab riding (boring!!!) up I-5 at a steady 79 mph. Steady state seems to be the defining criteria (still boring - really boring... yawn) with minimal throttle variations and operating around the 4200-5000 rpm point. I cannot emphasize how utterly boring this is. Really. Getting redundant aren't I? At any rate, I've turned 51 mpg several times on three different Guzzi's, the Sport 1100i, the V11 Sport and the California riding like this. These three bikes are as different as night and day yet when you get that big V twin in the economy zone they return remarkablly similar results. None of these bikes was mapped either although the V11 Sport had a PCIII on it with a map from a bike with the same aftermarket exhaust.

I've done 194 miles on one tank. Damn near dry when I stopped though

Because my V11 Sport now sports a Sport 1100i frame, I don't have the spot for the brackets to screw into. Guess what? They seem entirely redundant. The airbox seems to wedge in place and holds itself just fine via the TB connectors and the top mounting bolt.

At some point, Guzzi switched to a tapered nose on the crankshaft and that's what all of the Ducati Electrica systems have. I think, but am not certain, that anything prior to that does not have the tapered crankshaft nose so the upgraded kit intended for the older Guzzis and BMW's probably will not fit on the newer Guzzis. Too bad.

Pedaling madly... It's a piece of perforated sheet metal from the local hardware store. I don't remember if it's stainless or aluminum but it sure isn't wood!

Joe Camarda's "plywood" license plate mount I do indeed have a dark side (I stop pedaling - the lights go out). And the answer is.... Oh, you missed it? My foot slipped off of the pedal for a moment there...

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