Tom M

Good luck with your projects guys! Please keep us posted as they progress. I love those tonti cafe bikes. I almost bought one in pieces recently for a winter project, but I decided that one Guzzi is enough for me for now. FWIW here's a link to George Dockray's gallery with lots of nice Guzzi cafe racer pictures: http://www3.telus.net/gdockray/

I'm planning on going again this year. I only met one forum member there last year, would like to meet a few more this time around. How about a meeting of V11 forum members in the lodge at 1pm? (Yes they have beer) No replies needed here, just try to stop in about then if you make it there. Some of the pictures that I took there last year are in this thread: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?...892&hl=IMOC

Welcome to the Guzzi madness Martin. Just don't bring up global warming and you'll fit right in. A man of leisure? You're trying to make us working stiffs jealous, aren't you? FYI American bikes don't have cats. I believe the '03 and later Euro bikes do. I don't know if there are any other ECU differences between American and Euro bikes that would prevent American maps from working well for your non-cat'ed bike. If not you may want to consider opening up your exhaust a little more with an aftermarket crossover, opening up the intake, and downloading one of the appropriate maps from this site. Most V11 owners who have done this have been happy with the results, although best results can usually be had by getting a custom map done. Best of luck to you with your new Sport!

Nice job! That looks like the perfect setup for your moto-camping trip. Please post a few here when you get back from Nova Scotia.

Mileage: about 7k miles when I bought it in '06, about 14k miles now. Failures (not counting regular maintenance parts like battery, tires, brake pads, etc): neutral switch & voltage regulator, both around 12k miles. Replaced parts for added performance, reliability, or aesthetics: relays, engine paint, exhaust crossover, fork springs, headlight harness. edit: shifter spring failure at 15k miles

I've been keeping an eye out for a ZRX for a buddy of mine. This was my favorite ad so far: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Black-Bad-t...1QQcmdZViewItem "Here it is, full out-balls2thewalls ZRX scream machine! Hard to find badass black to boot!Looking for a nice quiet bike to ride thru the flowery countryside with your fiance' riding side saddle on the back? Fugetaboutit, this ain't the bike your lookin for! This bike is loud proud and well endowed and will surely have your nieghbors lined up along your street to give you a simultanious twenty-one single finger salute as you blow sidewise thru the tulips of thier tanbark ladden, perfectly mancured, Chemlawn sprinkled lawns. This bike will have your girl screamin with her legs wrapped around you like she never has before. This bike is loads of fun, better bungee her to your backside when you twist that throttle cause it's a wheelie prone fun lovin, mad machine.... I really can't tell you what a blast these bikes are to ride, it truly takes you back to when riding was pure fun and not about the bling factor or how many milli-seconds you can grind off your track record (or millimeters off your tail-bone). Guaranteed to put a chisel-proof smile on your face that will make your wife, girl, boy, significant otherlifepartner very suspicious!" His unique description seems to have paid off because $5k is a lot more than stock ZRX1100's usually sell for.

Nice Job Richard. I'm sure you know those aren't waterproof. Did you put it in a plastic bag while it rained? I got the wife a C320 from edgegps.com a while back for $195. I think it's great in the car but I haven't tried it on the bike yet. I don't like taking my eyes off the road and I'm sure I wouldn't hear the voice prompts, so I think it's going to stay in the car. I don't mind getting lost on the bike!

I shut off the petcock and run the bike 'till it stalls out, then drain the tank. I don't know if it's right but it seems to work for me.

FWIW I'm the same weight as Greg and I'm running 1.05 Kg/mm springs up front (Marz fork) and 100 N/mm in the rear (Ohlins). The suspension works well for me and the bike is pretty well balanced, but I think it would be perfect if I went to a 105 spring in the rear too. As it is I'm running preload near the max in the rear. Unfortunately the ebay guy with all the cheap Ohlins springs didn't have the one that I want I ran with 1.1 Kg/mm forks springs for a month and they were great on big hits but a little too firm for the smaller stuff for me, even with very little preload. I was getting no fork dive at all when braking so setting up for corners was weird. Sag numbers weren't right either so I went down a notch to the 1.05's which are good for me for street riding.

Dr Know was one: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?...c=11659&hl= RichPugh was another: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?...c=11578&hl= Congrat's on the Scura Pete!

I recently won a brand new XL Shoei RF-1000 helmet on ebay for $145 including shipping. They retail for $370 so I think I did OK. I wanted to let you guys know that the vendor has another one in size medium that he'll let go for the same price. The helmet I got is solid red and said Goldwing on the sides. I'm guessing that's why I got it cheap? Anyway, I removed the Goldwing decals with my fingernail so now it's just a red Shoei. I believe that the medium helmet they still have is identical to mine. If you are interested PM me and I'll give you the vendor's email. It's a store that takes credit cards and they shipped the day that I paid. RF-1000 here: http://www.shoei-helmets.com/road/helmets_road.aspx?h=3

That's why I modified my FBF! No cracks so far.

Ryan, Mine tipped off the stand once too but I caught it before it went down (ouch), then I figured out what was wrong with my stand. There's a metal sleeve that's roughly a foot long that's pressed into the handle where it attaches to the stand. The sleeve was loose and it had crept toward the H section of the stand so that only a couple inches of the sleeve was inside the handle supporting the joint. The handle had bent slightly near the joint where the end of the sleeve was due to the lack of support there, so the stand wasn't jacking the bike as high as it should, and the bike was very unstable when jacked. I pounded the sleeve back into the handle, straightening the handle in the process, and now the stand works great and the bike is very stable when jacked. You might want to take the handle off of your stand and check it for this problem. (Sorry for the hijack Dave. I don't have the spool so I use a hydaulic jack under the sump to lift the front of my bike when it's on the stand.)

146hp, 375lb dry weight, V twin torque and a stubby little wheelbase. Think it'll wheelie? In addition to a sport tour version they'll have to strip it down a bit and throw a set of dirt bike bars on there for the ultimate street fighter/Monster eater/license loser.

Do you have a stock or aftermarket crossover Steve? I think the stock crossover has a significant pre-muffler or resonator effect. When I replaced my stock crossover with an FBF crossover I really noticed the "report" that you mention. The exhaust note definately got sharper. I like the sound but sometimes I think it's a bit too loud when I get past half throttle.

Good for them! I won't be buying one but I hope they sell a bunch. I agree Dave, a sport tourer with that engine would be great. GF, it's not the Aprilia engine, it's all new. FWIW those mirrors look like they might bolt up to the Lemans fairing if anyone wanted indicators on their mirrors. They would probably give you just as good a view of your elbows as the stock ones. I'm sticking with the Buell long stalk mirrors since I like being able to see what's behind me...

This writeup isn't for the Scura clutch but it should be similar. Big Daddy to the rescue! http://www.motoguzzishop.com/Big_Daddy/Big...shop_clutch.htm

Here are the numbers that I used for my Marzocchi forked LM; unladen sag = 18 - 25mm. Middle = 21mm laden sag = 30 - 42mm. Middle = 36mm Unladen sag is set by preload spacer length in the 'zoke. If your unladen sag is within the limits above but your laden sag is outside the limits above you probably need different springs. Fork stiction can throw off your sag measurements. Here's a measuring method that takes stiction into account: http://www.racetech.com/articles/SuspensionAndSprings.htm

That's your fuel pressure regulator Ben. It screws on to a fitting that's screwed on to the bottom of your gas tank. It sounds like the thread sealant is leaking. The "spout" shouldn't turn. Take the tank off and drain it, unscrew the FPR, clean the threads, add some gas proof sealant, then screw the FPR back on and you should be all set.

Rocker59, Here's one that I think is you with a passenger from a VA Guzzi rally link that Sean posted. Taken by mojohand on the WG site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mojohand/6223...57600481137358/ And here's a LeMans that looks to be set up nicely for touring with HB bags from Sean's pictures: http://images.kodakgallery.com/servlet/Ima...08_0_BG.jpg?a=3

Doc, Did you remember to put the fork oil in? Sorry... I agree with RH that the 1.1 springs would be too stiff for you. Better to crank up the compression damping as Dr K suggested. A little more preload might not hurt either. TD stamps the spring rate on the end of their springs. If you suspect they sent you the wrong ones look for for the stampings if you pull the springs again. My 1.1 springs came in a box marked 1.0 on the outside so I called them and they told me to check the stampings. Springs were right, box was wrong. IIRC my 40mm 'zokes didn't have the washer between the spring and spacer either, but I've seen one in other forks. It wasn't just a flat metal washer, it was plastic with a lip in the center on both sides to keep the spacers concentric with the springs, and it kept the end of the spring from rubbing on the damping rod. FWIW the 43mm 'zokes manual shows the spacers on the bottom, springs on top. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to try them that way and see if it helps your noise. It's strange that you're having these problems when my installation went so smoothly. The only other TD spring user that I know of besides me was Guzzijon who, like me, had an '02. I wonder if the 2000 year forks are different than the 02's? If you can't get the TD's sorted Todd at Guzzitech has a new line of fork springs available that are "shot-peened for strength and durability and then polished to reduce friction and eliminate fork oil contamination." http://www.guzzitech.com/store/HyperPro-FS.html

That's pretty much what I did and I don't have any scraping noises at all. Is the noise in both legs or just one?

Nice pictures, hope everyone had fun. Did I see your Coppa for sale in one of those pictures Sean? Are you really thinking of selling that and buying a Cal Vintage? Isn't that like selling the Ferrari to get a minivan?

Yes the fluid comes in different weights. Cartridge fork fluid is supposed to be better than regular fork oil according to the manufacturers 85/150 = 5 weight, 125/150 = 7.5 wt. I don't really know what those xx/yy numbers represent. As I understand it air gap will only effect "compliance" at the very end of the fork stroke. See Ratchethack's links in one of the many suspension threads for a better description of what the air gap does and how to adjust it. During my re-spring I assembled the forks without the springs just to see where they bottomed out. I found the casting at the bottom of the fork slider will contact the stanchion at the end of the stroke. When I got back on the road I put a cable tie on the fork slider to see if I could bottom the fork out with the new springs/spacers/fluid. I wasn't even close with the air gap set at 100mm. I took some fluid out and I'm closer to using all the available travel now, but still not perfect. Something else that I discovered while messing with my fork was the first time that I opened the forks up after the spring change the oil height on the rebound side was noticeably lower than the compression side even though I was very careful when I set the heights. There must have been air trapped in the rebound cartridge even though I pumped it a lot to try and purge all the air. When I posted this in one of the fork threads here I believe a few others said they saw the same thing when they did their forks. I hope this helps... EDIT: I used 125/150 Maxima Racing Fork Fluid (7.5 wt). I might try their 85/150 5wt next time I change the fork oil. http://www.maximausa.com/products/suspension/forkfluid.asp