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One quick question before I start the install. What is the proper torque on the upper sump bolts? Thanks

Just received mine in the mail from the guys at MPH. They are very prompt and I was suprised at how quickly it arrived. I hope to get it installed soon. Thanks again Pete.

Congrats. I really love mine. Just to prove it to myself, after riding with the bar ends for several months, I reinstalled the original mirrors and gave them a try. Didn't realize just how much I disliked the look of the original mirrors! After one ride they were back off and the CRG were re-installed. I won't be trying that little experiment again. Good luck with them. I sure you will be happy with your decision. One more thing. Yup...the people on this board are great. They are extremely knowledgeable and always willing to help out. In my opinion they have added, in a positive way, to the whole experience of owning a Moto Guzzi. Regards

Don't know what to suggest. Mine came out no problem. The bolts on my bike both have conventional threads (counter clockwise to loosen). Maybe you could use a little more leverage? Good luck.

I mounted CRG lane split mirrors on my V11 and used bar end adapters from RhinoMoto: http://www.e-securedsite.com/RHINOMOTO/sto...20and%20Mirrors They worked fine although I do nitice a slight bit more vibration in the grips compared to the stock, heavier, bar ends. Hope this helps

Fantastic! Thanks Pete.

I contacted MPH Cycles to find out if they stocked the Roper plate. According to Todd Haven they normally have them but are currently out of stock waiting for Pete's next run. Any idea on when you might be sending MPH some new stock Pete? Thanks

Thanks Ratchethack. Any idea of what oil pressure is normal at idle with a warm engine? Does 40psi sound about right? Thanks

Right now I am using 15w/50 full syn. Pardon my ignorance but what is OPRV?

Finally got my pressure guage installed. It's a really nice piece and looks great. The only problem I had was getting the pressure line feed attached directly under the fuel tank. On my bike there are various cables/hoses directly in the way and I needed to bend the pressure line sharply to get in installed. It would have been easier to remove the tank completely (maybe). Anyway it was fairly straight forward and easy to get in place. I think it is a valuable piece of equipment on this particular model of bike. As John has previously noted, you can actually see oil pressure DROP when applying hard acceleration. It looks like I will be installing one of Roper's sheets as soon as I can locate one. Being able to monitor oil pressure on this bike has been a real eye opener. I've seen the light so to speak (the oil pressure light that is and I do not wish to see it again). I have a question for John (or anyone on the board who can help) about oil pressure and his experience with the V11. On my bike (Coppa Italia) pressure reads about 80 psi when I first start the bike cold. After it gets completely warm it will drop to around 40 psi at idle and stay around 60 psi when just cruising aound (probably about 3K rpm). Does this sound normal? Thanks.

Thanks for the advice guys. I am pretty sure this only happened the one time, and I shut her off very quickly, so I think I will keep my fingers crossed on this one and assume I am OK. I think I'll get one of Pete's plates installed before spring just to be safe though. I really like this bike a lot and I would hate to run into any big problems.

I just read the thread posted by Ratchethack and now I am scared! My oil light DID start flashing once under hard acceleration (the bike probably had about 1K miles at the time). I immediately shut the engine off and coasted to a stop. After checking the oil level and seeing it was ok I restarted the bike and it seemed fine. Just to be on the safe side I rode it home and took my truck to work that day. I now have 9K trouble free miles on the bike but after reading Pete's thread I am very worried about what damage I may have done and when it might rear its ugly head! Any thoughts on this? Does the collective wisdom of this board predict dire consequences in my future or do you think I am OK? I think I will install one of Pete's plates. Just hope the horses are not already out of the barn! Thanks.

Thanks for the feedback. I ordered some of the edge protector from McMaster-Carr. It was the least expensive option and I think the closest to the OEM stuff. I received it in the mail already and it looks like it will work fine. I haven't had a change to fit it yet but I will let you know how it goes as soon as I try it out. Thanks again. I really don't know how I would have found this stuff if not for this forum!

Thanks. How did it turn out for you? Hope it wasn't too bad. By the way, where do you get the T-shirt???

Well...I was preparing to do a winter project on my bike and dropped it over (to the right) trying to get in on the shop stand. Thankfully, not much damage done. I was able to bend everything back into place and no scatches or dents anywhere. I'll count myself lucky for now. The only thing that I need to replace is the rubber trim around the outside of the windscreen. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement piece of this stuff? It's a 2004 V11 Cafe Sport Coppa Italia. Thanks and happy holidays to all.

I just took a look at the inside of the back cover of this month's (december?) issue of Cycle World. Moto Guzzi has put in a full page ad for the new 1200s. Wow! The bike sure looks beautiful in the ad photo. Has anyone seen the 1200s in metal? What did you think? I was pretty convinced that my next bike purchase would be the Griso 8V but I don't know...that 1200s looks pretty nice too. Any thoughts out there on these two machines? (the 8V seems to be getting some good initial reviews) Just curious.

Thanks for the reply. Assuming that it is the same problem I can tell you that mine must have been wrong from th factory since I have not had any service performed on the trans. Anyone got any tips/advice on dropping the engine and transmission in order to servie the clutch? Thanks again.

I have about 9k on my V11 Cafe Sport and am starting to have some strange problems with the clutch. I have noticed that when I pull away from a stop in first gear the clutch starts to engage smoothly at first and then it seems to disengage as I let it out further. The first couple of times this happened I thought that it had popped out of gear. I pulled the clutch in and kicked the lever down and the same thing happened again. Then I noticed that if I continue to release the clutch (past the 'flat' spot) it completely engages near the end of the lever throw (sometimes quite abruptly). The strange thing is that it doesn't happen all the time. Any ideas? Thanks.

I have to agree about the sound of your bike. I was in the FBF dealership for a test ride of a Lemans that they had there. I liked the bike and the sales guy offered to show me a really nice one that was in for service. They took me back into the garage and showed me your bike (it may not have been yours at the time). I thought that it was a beautiful bike. The mechanic offered to start it up just so that I could hear it and wow! It was the sound of that bike that convinced me that I had to get a MG. I wound up buying a Coppa Italia from a dealer in New York city. It came with the Ti kit, which I installed, and I later added a PCIII, a FBF X-over pipe, and airbox replacement kit. I took it to FBF for a custom map and it now makes 87 hp and 74 ft/lbs of torque at the rear wheel. I am very happy with my decision. Enjoy the music.

'No-longer-so-very-Free World' I think that you have just raised a very serious issue here!

Greg, Is that an oil pressure guage? Where did you get it and how tough was it to install? Thanks

Any chance this bike has ever been in the FBF PA. shop? I was there once when the mechanics started a bike that looks identical to this one. The sound was awesome!! I asked about the bike and they said that it had about 35K worth of engine work on it and made over 100 HP. The sound of that bike is actually one of the things that convinced be to buy my first MG. I am very happy with my decision.

VA, My kit included serveral hanger options, non of which included passenger peg mounts. I simply hung the cans on the sotck passenger peg hangers. No problem! For me the race ECU actually worked pretty well. Eventually, I decided to go back to the stock ECU and added the PCIII and got a custom map at Ferracci's shop. I went back to the stock ECU in this case because I figured if I ever found cans that I like better that the TIs I can sell the entire Ti kit cans and ECU together. Good luck with your install. Let us know how it goes and how you like the results. It's really pretty easy to do. the ECU is actually easier than the cans. Just be careful as you are removing those little screws from the ECU (and replacing them) that your wrench does not touch the battery terminals. I did this and it through quite a spark. I felt fortunate that it did not fry the ECU.

Never heard of these Ben but if I can track them down I'll let you know. I might be interested in these myself. Thanks

Thanks. I'll start checking the major ones I can find. Good advice on the brakes. I think I will start there. I am glad to here you have had so many trouble free miles. The dealer I bought my Aprilia from used to sell Guzzis but has dropped the brand. The salesman I bought from from there says he can't believe I bought a Moto Guzzi. He really hates them. According to him the only two he sold had so many problems that they both were lemon lawed eventually. After that they dropped them altogether. I told him that mine has been a great bike with no problems at all. He warns that I will have big problems. "It's only a matter of time". I am assuming of course that he is completely wrong! Anyway, on a side note, I did actually manage to slide my front Z6 just a tiny bit. Not intentionally mind you and it recoverd so quickly that I didn't even have time to panic! You know that feeling when the front end suddenly goes light on you? Must have hit a slick part of the road or something. It recovered before I could even think about it (and with no input from me at all). Good tires.