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Y'all boys are good *sports*! Thanks for tolerating my mirror spoof. Here is my actual set-up (early CRG barends with complicated machined attachment to the factory Sport clip-on weights): Yeah, it's wide, but its low. Worthy of a proper Blues Bassman. And bogus poet . . .

Got my chit, right there! But I'll be buying you one right back!

BTW, the idle setting is in the early V11 Workshop Manual as "Carburation Procedure," Section I - page 52: "Adjust the throttle bodies using the adjustment screw until bringing the idle speed opening to 3,2º-3,6º;" A rather long time ago, someone derived a conversion table to mV: 490mV- 532mV is what is in my notes. Easy enough to confirm this now with a breakout harness, quality DVOM and guzzidiag. I understand using the mechanical synch method and preset idle "target" mV/ degrees of opening. But if your bike starts and runs, the idle spec is the least worry. Get everything else right and put it where it is happy for the riding condition (within reason and range). Please realize the "450 mV" posting was discovered as a transposition and should have been "540 mV." Even this is not an exact spec, but a starting point, or target value.

All very welldone, Sir! Re: the 6/8 valves: a resounding "yes", IMO. Pretty sure this is referred to as the "World Setting." (0.006"/0.008" = 0,15mm/0,20mm) FWIW, if the air screws have to be set very much differently (>1/4 turn), there is likely a subtle air leak to track down. The rubber intakes are rarely the trouble even though they develop visible cracking.

That's funny, man. I know those guys and when I saw you tag onto them, I thought, "Sheeee-it!" (We really do say it like that when we're up in the mountains. Inside our helmet where no one can actually hear. )

Hey, ya know, there is nothing quite like a morning climb on the foggy western slope of the Cherohala Skyway toward North Carolina, digging on the Sport's thrum when, suddenly-with-no-warning, four (4!!!!) rather lightly muffled V11 come ROARING past! -...... It was like being eaten by fire breathing dragons and strafed by a squadron of P-51 Mustangs all at once. I still tremble a bit at the surprise and delight . . .

I'm going out on the snake oil limb here, but I have never experienced any kind of corrosion control and prevention like CorrsionX. Learned about it from a US Coast Guard Senior Chief maintaining deck armament on marine patrol craft at the mouth of the Rio Grande. I have been amazed by it. The "Caig DeOxit®" of corrosion product: https://www.corrosionx.com/collections/corrosion-prevention-control

This made me laugh at the warts I traded my stock-stalk mirrors for . . . Coupl'a Noxema jars.

Hey, this is a classy shot: And this one just sneaks in a peek of a Daytona motor. How frikkin' cool is that?!? Those really are very nice mirrors.

I was going to say something clever about the matching bins, but figured I'm on thin ice already . . .

Alright, alright, I hunted up this image of Lucky Phil's set-up. Pretty sure he just can't bear to click on this thread and suffer all the dreadful barends. "Look at the Rizoma mirrors on my bike, beautifully made small and discrete but still useful, almost perfect." (Lucky Phil)

IMO, the 0.006/0.008 valve spec is far more important than the idle, as long as the idle is not too low. I do like mine a bit on the high side. I would have to read back through, but where are your air bypass screws set? Also, you asked about increasing the CO. Sure, easy to try, but best to chase down all the other issues first.

Yeah, your idle is too low. Is that the 1100 RPM from the tach or guzzidiag? The spec is 3.6º/540mV with some range. Honestly, once everything else is right, you can set the idle speed across a broad range depending on what you, the conditions, and tour set-up like. The looser valve lash won't make it leaner or richer, but you may find the idle more stable.

It took me a long time to appreciate the V11 tail. I could just never see a V7 Sport in it (or in the tank for that matter). Big revelation when this was explained by the designer in the animaguzzista interview... Mirrors on a Gambalunghino? No stinkin' mirrors!

Heh, well, she has been on a roll-back a couple times in the last couple years. But this was more about taking bikes to see my brother and meet up with some Guzzi guys in Florida. Just could not bring myself to ride the length of Alabama . . . I really did intend to move this thread to "Banter" as I cooked it up as a spoof. Now, I would really like to see and hear what others have done with their mirrors. While lots of alternatives tend to be barends, I know there are others. Like @LuckyPhil's quality solution. Maybe he'll post them up here . . . If'n I can get him speaking to me again . . .

Don't make me start with the smoke. Everyone knows how "Smoke&Mirrors" go together . . .

They worked a charm dragging a couple Guzzis to the 2015: Baffi e Chiecchiaroni

Leaving this up 'til tomorrow hoping it gives some laughs, then I'll report myself to myself. What I like about my little barends how the bike looks from the side (I look at it like that a lot): long&low. Must agree about the undesirable width. Certain angles make me think "long horn steer."

The most absurd barend spectacle I could produce. Been plotting it all day . . . Cheers, LuckyPhil! You're a good sport! Wait'll I get them mounted to the fenders/wings of the ///M roadster . . .

Hey, I swear I read the Terms&Conditions in their entirety (first time, anywhere/ever!) and there is a "fun" clause . . .

Nobody's sneakin' up on my sorry @$$ again. Not even those spooky Scuras . . .

Yeah, baby! Ooooooh, yeeeeah!

I will admit this solution may not (absolutely violates) "The First Rule of Italian Driving" . . .

Hey, bud. Cobras don't need no stinkin' mirrors!