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Sweet.My favorite non-Ohlins model and looks fine. Ya I think the rear hugger was plastic in stock form. Sticker on chin fairing is not OEM. Missing eagle on the pork chop.Those things are ridiculously expensive.Like $40. here in the US. You'll lose a lot of weight with the Mistrals,as the stock cans are aluminum or stainless steel with CF wrapping .Cheap!.Would recommend adding their crossover.Provides more mid-range,especially if you add a PCIII. Jim I've never seen a rad guard.Mine doesn't have one,anyone else have one from factory?

Whew Tom,I thought you were gonna say Schaefer or Narragansett !

Whats better for a sport bike rider?,and a quality ale to boot!

Union Jack on an Italian motorcycle?That must go!! I think the Rosso is the best paint of any V11 barre none. Looks like there is a oil radiator guard,and aftermarket alternator cover,hmm valve covers,cans,,maybe? Could you post some higher rez photos? Camera phones are fine but need a lot of light.

Where were you Camn when I was doin mine. Peter at Reboot is a good source for the clutch assembly.Used is fine if he says it's in good shape. The seals,screws and washers,plates should all be new to be safe.

Yes.I just completed this last fall.all is good and she shifts like a dream with a different pre-selector cover. You will need any twin plate assembly from a V11S or Griso.(i had a Griso).Should include the button which the push rod engages. A new set of friction plates A clutch hub for a TPlate V11 Front and rear seals for block and tranny if you want to play it safe,I did Oring for push rod New lock washer and lock nut for clutch hub Screws and washers for flywheel Clutch hub socket to remove and install hubs Clutch removal/install tools Here's a long thread but a lot of info with part numbers. http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17074

Hey Yall, I'm on tour for the last couple weeks heading back north.Staying in Townsend TN tonite and heading over to the Bristol area tomorrow.Been down here a dozen or so times over the last 10-15 years and good a sniffing out the good stuff but if any locals have any suggestions I'm all ears.Planning on hitting the Ridgewood BBQ in Bluff city in the afternoon for lunch.

He stopped working at MI and Pffft,...Like Keyser Soze,....disappeared.Kinda of a mystery because he was here all the time and seemed like a life long Guzzi enthusiast.Almost like it was part of his job.No job,no Greg.Or maybe he just wanted to get away for awhile if the parting wasn't amicable?,..

This was from our dearly departed from the forum member, Greg Field,who used to work at Moto International, http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11564&hl=mistral

Meow Andrew that stuff gets baked on with road debris making it difficult to remove.Hit it with PB Blaster or equivalent penetrant and let it sit for a few hours or overnight and add heat if you can with a tap of a rubber mallet it should free up.Keep all components loose ,including headers,use copper paste at connections and all should be well.It's tight but it should go back together without too much drama. Do you have a PCIII to adjust fuel with the new parts?Also was running well and tuned before changing parts?You may want to at least reset TPS and balance TB's after.

I was never able to figure it out.But I was under the belief it would be something obvious,so when nothing was obvious I moved on to the more expensive and time consuming options. If you can figure it out,you'll be in the hall of fame here.Since I got mine working with the new cover after almost 2 years and busy with life I haven't been able to examine the old cover as it sits on my bench.My intention is to send it to Charlie Cole and see if he can figure it out and maybe we could come up with a homemade fix.I'm not gonna be able to do that in the foreseeable future.If I get a chance next week I'll take a look again but dont hold your breath,got a ton of projects happening at once. try putting the cover in a bench vise to hold it,put the shifter arm on the shifter shaft and observe the internals moving.Everything seems to be working?Got to be something from preventing the selector wheels from engaging or holding the selected gear,cleanly and perfectly.That's what I couldn't figure out but didn't spend too much time on it as mentioned above,... Let us know what you find.

UH-OH,Hal's gone Reb!

This should be of some help Warren, http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16884&hl=mznyc&do=findComment&comment=180885 http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16036&hl=mznyc&do=findComment&comment=175894 http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16282&hl=mznyc&do=findComment&comment=175184 http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16155&page=2&hl=mznyc&do=findComment&comment=174288

Firstly, to keep this a little more linear,could you migrate this conversation back to your original thread?Maybe with your results after you pull the cover? Your finally coming around to the reality of the situation.I spent much more time,labor and money before I did. Don't know why slapping on an 03 cover in my case solved things.I also forgot to mention that I installed a Moto Bits control set and it made no difference. My guess is the transition between Guzzi-Aprillia-Piaggio caused a lack of quality control between 00-04.Something maybe slightly out of tolerance or misaligned or sloppily assembled at the factory.Cant blame design as most people dont have this problem but many have.10-20%? I may have just gotten lucky and got one of the "good ones".They also added bracing to some of the later covers but not all and no one has found out why.The new cover I have doesn't have the xtra bracing. let us know what you got when you get it off.

Check for air leaks.All connections.Headers,mufflers and particularly TB rubber boots.They tend to crack and will make a good running bike run like shite right quick.

Even though cruisers aint my thing,any success is good for all of us. Here's a glowing review from the NYT, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/automobiles/autoreviews/italian-soul-now-supersize.html?_r=0

Yup,seems like you have it pretty well covered Simon. You wont need any specific tools.A ball ended T-handled Hex wrench is helpful to remove a couple of the cover bolts as they're hard to access straight on.A few people myself included cut down an angled hex wrench to fit in there.I think it's a 5 or 6 mm,I'll confirm if someone else doesn't chime in. Also cir clip pliers The procedure is, Bike in Neutral Get engine up to temp,Remove drain and filler bolts.Dump fluid Remove Neg Lead from battery.then Pos(Careful as the ECU leads are a couple inches away,touch them and you could fry it!!) Free Shock reservoir Remove starter cover Free leads from starter Remove to bolts holding starter.Hold it when your about half way loose as it's heavy and you dont want to bolts carrying the weight. Free lead from Neutral indicator Remove the 11 bolts/screws that hold on the cover in as much a star pattern as you can,it's not exactly symmetrical .It may take a few gentle wacks of a rubber mallet to free.Dont loose the rolled pin that sits on the edge of the cover. The installation is the reverse order.I put Gray Gasket sealer on the inside edge of the cover,some owners done bother. Michael PS Im near New Paltz,and have a lift and tools if you can get it up here ,I can show you how to do it.Im also in the city this weekend working and off on Monday if you want help or some pointers,....

No I haven't. Do you think there would be anything obvious to see if I pulled the cover. I really didn't want to take it apart this time of year unless I would be ready to put it back together rather quickly. I just would rather be riding than working on nice days when you get to be a certain age But you can't ride it till the false neutrals are fixed.Mine sat for almost 2 seasons as I couldn't ride it with any confidence coming into a turn in that condition, From you original thread, http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17705&hl=%2Bpre+%2Bselector+%2Bcover&do=findComment&comment=188402 "Well I fixed my shifting problem today. simply changed the oil to the Red Line heavy shock proof oil. I have never had a lubricant of any sort make that much difference in anything. I just got back from a 200 mile ride. All back roads with about 50 miles of long sweepers and 35 miles of intense mountain twistys and I didn't miss one shift. It felt like a new gearbox. So I'm satisfied with that problem being fixed...at least for now. ." It doesn't take that long to remove it.I can have it off in about 15-20 mins but Ive done it several times so unfortunately ,Im an expert. For me there wasn't anything obvious,and even had another experienced owner take a look but couldn't find anything.Could have been a tolerance or alignment issue . Just make sure everything turns correctly and turns smoothly.With mine there was just a little play between gear selections,that may have been the problem.Also our covers may have been made about the same time with the same symptoms.Hmmmm,...

I would think only V11S covers would work,not 100%sure.I would look for 04's as some of the 03's were made in 02 and it seems like most PSC issues were 02 and earlier. I had bought an 03 Lemans low mileage whole transmission from Mark Ethridge at Moto Guzzi Classics, http://motors.shop.ebay.com/guzzi-renew/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg for about $450.00.I would think $300-400 would be fair.He doesn't have one listed currently,but you could call him and let him know your on the lookout.After trying all of the things I did to correct bad shifting and figured the box was bad,luckily I tried the new cover( I suspected it from day one) before swapping boxes. It's unlikely you'll find just a cover alone as someone parting out a bike would probably sell the cover with the box.I tried Peter at Reeboot and he didn't have one last year but you could email him.Also Pinwall,they are on Ebay . Have you taken the cover off and inspected it yet Warren?

I +1 on Computrack.A lot of racers I know,swore by them in the 90's.Also a lot of national magazines did articles on them when they came out and praised the results of their work ,even on brand new bikes as most bikes come from the factory,slightly,misaligned.I would think a steel tube frame would be easy for them to straighten compare to what they normally work on,...

Warren,Docc was speaking of the acorn nut adjuster which is on the Pre-selector assembly cover.It allows you to adjust the amount of play on the shift lever up or down.Most dont find that it makes much of a difference by adjusting,his was loose. Mine had similar symptoms,tried many things,acorn nut,fluid,clutch fluid,changed clutch,new springs in the cover.None helped.Finally changed to a later model pre-selector cover and shifts like a champ.Mine didn't look to have any issues when inspecting it several times but an 04 assembly did the trick.

Original MG battery in Scura but a new Hawker awaits on the shelf the last couple of seasons

I don't know.But even for just parts,if you could get it for $2500.00 or less it might not be a bad deal.Tanks show up on Ebay and here in the $3-$400 range.Looked clean otherwise,...

As a constant want ad troller,depending on the buyer,Min 7K-high end,9-10K.

Yup,those are in the good range Lee.