Tom M

This website seems to post the times pretty quickly: http://www.2wf.com/

I believe forum member Jedione68 has both the rocker covers and head guards that Doug likes on one of his bikes. A quick search turns up a few pics... http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?...ost&id=3856 http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?...ost&id=3857 Maybe one of the SoCal guys here can provide a better pic?

Also advertised here on 1/8/07: http://www.mgnoc.com/classifieds.html

I love that Duc but have you sat on one? I bet those low clip-ons get painful quickly. Now if you could get the dealer to throw a GT1000 top clamp/tubular bar setup on there (and if it would clear the fairing) you would have a bike that might be a viable LeMans replacement.

Here's what I did: - close petcock, loosen hose clamp and remove fuel line - attach a drain line to the petcock and drain gas into gas can - close petcock and remove drain line - remove line from pressure regulator on other side of tank - remove seat - remove tank bolt - lift back of tank and prop it up so you have enough room to reach under it - pull 2 vent lines off from under the tank - slide tank back and lift

I too would love to see a MGS 1200 8 valve. A new V12 LeMans would be cool too. FWIW Raptors and Rockets says Guzzi is getting back into the "adventure bike" market: "The Stelvio or Adventure bike project is a 100% go Moto Guzzi exclusively confirmed to us. Moto Guzzi will not only launch one new Adventure bike, but two. One 850 with the 2 Valve engine from the Breva and one 1200 with the new 8 Valve V-twin engine. Main changes from any current Moto Guzzi motorcycle is the new handling characteristics required for an Adventure touring bike. This involves a brand new frame. My Moto Guzzi insider told me that the new "offroad" bikes will be very different from the BMW GS and Triumph Tiger 1050 (those two are already quite different...), but more Tiger than GS. That translates to a more road biased Adventure bike than the benchmark GS. " The logic of a 500+ pound dirt bike with cylinders sticking out the sides escapes me but BMW seems to sell lots of them. If true I hope they are a hit for Guzzi.

A V12 LeMans without those silly looking Breva chrome bumper things on the gas tank is what's needed here!

If I only had 2 blisters and they bothered me enough to make me want to fix them I'd try just shooting those 2 spots with Harley paint and see what it looks like. If you don't like the looks break out the wire brushes and go to it. I too thought there might be a base coat under the blistered paint but there wasn't, so your option 2 is out. The Harley texture (not wrinkle) paint matches the gearbox paint on my bike well but it really doesn't match the "fuzzy" factory paint on the engine. You've probably seen the before and after pictures of my recently repainted engine in this thread . To my eye the gearbox texture looks better than the factory engine texture. If you have a decent workspace and don't mind having your bike off the road for a short period of time I think you can get pretty good results without removing the engine. The only thing that I'd do differently if I did mine again would be to lightly sand the edges factory paint that I didn't completely remove. I found that the Harley paint did not have a heavy enough texture to completely hide the transition from factory paint to bare metal. Of course you could always go with option 5: paint a nekkid woman on your tank so no one looks at the motor Hope this helps...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7384442947716961899

I didn't drop the engine so the cruddy old paint is still visible in spots if someone goes looking for it. Looks good from 3 or 4 feet away though so that will have to do for now.

Both of the tank eagles on my bike face backwards and I don't care!

I bought my bike with a radial Brembo MC that was purchased from Todd at Guzzitech (RacerX on this board). I'm sure he can tell/sell you exactly what you need I believe the handlebars are 7/8" dia which is 22.22mm.

Good luck with your project Andy. Just remember to keep that spray can at least a foot away from the workpiece and you should get decent results. Thanks again for that tip Jason! My exhaust pipes and crossover were ceramic coated by the previous owner, that's why they aren't discolored like yours. I'm pretty happy with my paint results. If you zoom in on my middle picture above you can see that the engine paint between the jugs is still a bubbly mess, but I don't think it will be very noticeable once I put the fairing back on. It should be a vast improvement over what was there before. Not bad for $15 and a little time and effort.

Guzzi Girl movie from Cycle Garden Why can't I have a job like that?

Here's what my bubbling paint looked like last April: Here's the other side of the engine with fresh paint: (The oil pan is only held on with 2 screws in these pictures, seems a little oil leaked seeped out.)

Good point Okie. As much as I hated to do it I just got a PayPal account this week so I can finally contribute a bit to this great site. The check is in the mail Jaap!

When I bought the paint the price sticker on the can said $14.95 (USD) but it scanned at $19.95, indicating a recent price jump. The guy at the parts counter gave it to me for the lower price. I used about 3/4 of the can on the block, sump extension, and oil pan. Lots of coats on the block and sump extension, only a few on the oil pan since it was in really good shape. I don't think compressed air alone will do a good job of stripping off the bubbling factory paint. I used various hand held wire brushes and a drill mounted wire wheel for most of the block, then a dremel mounted wire wheel for the spaces between the fins at the bottom of the block above the sump extension. It looks good, but not as good as it would if I had done a chemical strip. edit: Jason, I did it on the bike. I too spent a lot of time masking everything off. Pulled the alt cover and repainted it silver while I was at it since it was peeling from road spray. Obviously removed the exhaust/tank/seat airbox top too. Sure is nice having a basement that I can get my bike into . I'm waiting for my Roper sump tray and a Ferracci crossover to show up before I finish reassembly.

The Guzzi bag has backpack straps once you unzip it from the base. I think it's a really nice design. I'm glad the PO of my bike included it in the deal rather than selling it separately.

Here's a home made solution: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread....ight=fork%2Boil

MG tank bag on ebay

I followed Jasons instructions and the paint looks good. Thanks Jason! I guess the key was to keep the paint can at least a foot away from the engine to get the proper texture. Something else I did that may have helped since the basement I'm working in is a bit cool was to set up halogen work lights on either side of the engine to warm the surface before painting and help cure the paint between coats. Rossoandy, this paint should be perfect for your bevel box as long as you follow Jasons instructions.

Your ELR should look great when you're through with it. Very cool. Boy you really shredded that Jacket. How did you fare in the crash? Are you thinking of replacing the jacket with something other than Joe Rocket this time?

Love that sound!

Thanks Jason. Yes I am using the Texture Black, not crinkle black as I said at first . It sounds like I put it on too thick. I'll give your method a try next.

Per the suggestions on this board I bought some Harley crinkle paint to fix my bubbling/flaking 2002 factory engine paint. The Harley paint says crinkle paint on the can but it looks like plain old flat black once sprayed on the engine to me. I'd love to hear from anyone who's used this as to how much "crinkle" they got out of their can. I'm wondering if maybe I just got a bad can, or is it supposed to look like flat black stove paint? PS the things you find when you tear down a previously owned bike...like a pair of 10" channel-lock pliers inside the airbox! Also found that two of the four front subframe to spine bolts were loose. One was about to fall completely out . Not an easy thing to spot with the Lemans fairing on. And finally, a belated Merry Christmas to all, and have a fantastic New Year!