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Sorry about my tone. I did not know you did not know. (And I have never seen his show) Before I was road licensed, a trail riding buddy of mine was hospitalized with a concussion and lost most of his teeth because somebody put fishing line across a dirtbike trail....yes he tresspassing, as we all did back then. But fishing line and cheese wire are not the answer. Today people are dumping oil on roads that sport bikes travel. I have had people open a door on me when lane splitting, but I had plenty of time to stop. Other times people squeeze me out so that I cannot split lanes. I am sure this guy was just trying to raz his riding buddies, but he has a greater responsibility. I trust he'll apologize.

Why do you want a bigger penis? It will just scare away all the virgins!!! I wish Jaap hadn't banned your personal photo. How many ladies emailed you after seeing the picture of you in the buff?

Maybe for you, but for me, I would have stoned out my mind on intravenous opiates, and be offered a free time share in Hawaii with Daisy Duke before I would buy one for market value. Different strokes for different folks. However, a Buell is another story. They are great bikes and the common consensus does not push me towards one, the sport bike engineering does. I have a friend with a Sporter and a Gixxer who would not think of a Buell. I don't get it. But like I said, different strokes for different folks. Some people view bikes simply as tools, and that is okay, but that is not what floats my boat. I could also say that some have been suckered into owning Guzzis, and they have given up, and that is okay too.

That is often how I feel when my mother or girlfriend is rambling on about something petty. As for parking lot strangers, I think most of us take it with a grain of salt. I know my bike is not the fastest, and I am ok with that. As for comments about reliabilty, If I had just spent a $1000 fixing something, and someone said, "motogooozzzzy, I hear they are not very reliable", I'd probably sink into a deeper depression and contemplate selling the bike, but get me on a good day, and consider that in 27,000 miles, my only expenses have been from upgrades, maintenance, a crash, two oil cooler brackets, and a bunch of relays, a few hoses and some gasket cement, I can smile, and reply, "What you talkin', Willis!?!" So, I really do think it is normal and healthy to "listen" to people and to respond and correct the ignorant SOBs. But I think you bring up a good point, that most of the comments are based on ignorance. We are usually smart enough not to give the comment much weight, but some of us are suckers for peer approval. When I was in ninth grade, I remember some kid saying that "Moto Guzzis are the best motorcycles in the world" (In retrospect, I think he meant Bimotas) It stuck with me, and now I am a Guzzi addict. So, what to you is counter to owning a Guzzi, is what drove me to owning a Guzzi. I am not as vulnerable now, otherwise I would be led by Captain Enzo Nemo's comments and get an RC51, or worse, get suckered by the common consensus and get an R1 or a Harley. Hey just cause you are going senile, doesn't mean we are too!

I predict that in 2010 Valentino Rossi will be riding a Millie V8! ...might be a few more years before the road legal version. But for now, the Le Mans Sport is basically the MGS01 which is the most beautiful balance of form and function in the Guzzi line-up since the V7Sport. As for the GT, Guzzi is long overdue to have a full sport-tourer, and as sport-touring designs go, that may not be the best, but it is still above par for the course.

I've had one of these sitting in my garage for nearly three years, waiting for me to mount it.(I have had it since I destroyed my R90S fairing) Mike C's looks great all color matched!

For the tail section, you might upgrade to this: http://home.vianetworks.nl/users/minnaert/...i/v11/index.htm Also available in fiberglass.

Don't you already have a couple bungs in your header pipe?(that sounds raunchy ) Or are they the wrong size?

NICE RANT! I had a neighbor once who every time I saw him would go on and on and on about four valves being better than two. He of course rode a four valve by four cylinder, or atleast he had photos of it. His rants were always triggered by us preparing to ride our two valved engines; my V65SP or my buddy's R100GS or Norton Commando. Certainly, he is correct that one gets more power out of having more valves, but his obscession with the topic was sooooooo amusing! We nicknamed the guy "Four Balls" I enjoy parking lot commentary, for better or worse, I don't think I have ever taken it too heart, but I certainly have gotten amusement out of it. And yes one of the joys of owning a Guzzi is that you do get more comments. I take that back, my libito's ego was hurt once when some slutty chick said she preferred Harleys. Now if a girl likes Ducatis, I start to feel the chemistry.

"he has previously expressed a wish to string cheese-wire across roads to behead motorcyclists" Oh, my god, my side is hurting from laughing so hard.

I love it! Hundreds of more years of global warming! Water World, here we come! I think I'll invest in Jetski® stocks, Oh, and don't forget, in addition to the lack of low sulphur crude, the major oil companies' profits since 2000 has been phenomenol. I love it, They have us "over a barrel"

And an interestingly contradictory result of Jaap's Mistral equipt bike: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3612 maybe it is the combination of Mistral's with Pods And here is the link to Doug Lofgren's results: http://www.manleycycle.com/Tech.htm#MotoGuzzi

I have never ridden one, but from what I understand, the V1100 gets better fuel mileage, and is more stable. I suspect overall it would be a little cheaper to own because of the carbs compared to the fuel injection plus PCIII. The Pros for the V11 are a little more power, especially off the line, and quicker handling. As for comfort, a stock V11 has higher bars, but whatever you get, it is trivial to change the bars. Also, the shorter wheelbase will probably make one feel the bumps more on the V11. I think the 6speed gearbox is superior, but that is debateable as the failure rate is probably higher than the 5speed. Centering spring and linkage setup as well as the right gear oil makes the six speed happy.

One can view people the same way, take advantage of them, get rich, and then face the wrath of God, Karma, or just your own conscience. Or one can recognize that Guzzi and people are more than tools, and then the possibilities are limitless.

What dreaded lean midrange condition? If there is one, just re-mapping will cure it. I don't really understand the accellerator pump or rather why it is beneficial if a map is rich enough.

I feel your pain. I don't know how you can afford to ride more than a couple times around the block. Time for a Breva 750! Or, a more serious look at getting my PCIII to lean out the map without burning the valves. I went riding with a VFR700 and an SV650 yesterday and after the first tank I consumed 3.6 gallons, the SV 2.7, and the VFR 4.0 gallons, after about 130 miles.

I wish I had known about MotoMan's procedure. Although some say nickel-silicate lined engines do not benefit the same, from his procedure. I babied mine, and now consume about 250ml every thousand miles. Oh well, the more oil I burn, the less Gas I burn! I saw Premium today for $3.27.9 per gallon US. $3.09.9 is the most I paid, so far... Sorry about whining to everyone not in the US. Those in the US may feel for us Californians....or not.

Yah, I guess the thing would be to find a flat disk about the same OD as the bearing and measure the depth rod against that. I suppose one could measure with the bearings in place and subtract 28mm for the thickness of the bearings. If the spacer is short, the bearings will seat home, and you will get a good reading. I thought I was getting good readings against the seated bearing, but once I converted to metric, I was clearly off. But just by eyeballing, I could see that the OEM space is too short and Bob's spacer is perfect(just a little longer). One way that you can be sure your spacer is too short is to finger tighten the axle nut and spin the wheel, than torque the axle nut, and spin the wheel. If it spins less easily, your spacer is too tight. Of course the spacer may still be too short, so it is not a complete test. For me, the wheel spun fine when tightened, but when I pulled a bearing(for the second time), I could see the spacer was too short. (The first time the dealer changed the bearing, so I did not get a chance to check it) I hope this is the last time I'll have to change a bearing! EDIT FEBRUARY 2007: AFTER TWO TIRE CHANGES, THE BEARINGS AND SPACERS ARE HOLDING UP WELL. BOTH TIMES I CHANGED THE TIRE, I NOTICED THE BEARING SPACER WAS SNUG BETWEEN THE BEARINGS AND THE BEARINGS TURNED SMOOTHLY. THANKS AGAIN, BOB, JRT, AND ALL YOU POSTERS.

I am looking for synthetic diesel oil. If anyone knows where to find it, let me know.

Drum roll please....David trips falls stumbles and can't figure out how to work the cheap arsed $30 caliber. For example if I read the length of the dial guage inch side of the caliber, the new spacer is 4.44 inches, which translates to about 112.776mm....but if I read the metric side of the caliber, I get a little over 113mm. The old OEM spacer measures 4.423 inches or 112.3442mm...on the metric side of the caliber I read it as about 112.5. Then comes the damn gap @#$@%%@#!!!!! First off I can't tell if the one bearing I have in there is seated or not, so I end up pulling both my bearings. So this freaking project is getting expensive!!!!! I know the OEM spacer is too short for the gap, but I Measure the gap to be 4.42 or 112.268mm or as I read the metric side, it is about 112.4mm I pop a new bearing back in and measure again, 4.42 inches!!!! So maybe my original spacer was not too bad, and when I saw it as being too short, one of the original bearings may not have been seated properly. Anyway the good news is that I put the axle in a vice with a series of spacers to see if torquing down on the spacer would change the length, and I could measure absolutely no change. So, Young's modulus has been verified!!! Interestingly I was able to crush the aluminum pipe that I had made my first spacer from, while the high grade alloy that Bob used would not deviate. Good thing I did not over tighten the axle. So, the new aluminum alloy spacer may have just saved my life. A special thanks to Ratchethack for being the first to chastise me for not using tempered alloy!!!!!!! For those who are still sceptical of using an aluminum alloy, keep in mind that the rear brake bracket is also made from aluminum, and it too endures the torque of the axle. As long as the aluminum is high grade tempered alloy, it should be fine. So, the bottom line is that the spacer dropped in nicely and was clearly long enough, but not too long. I added a couple fat O-rings to the OD of the spacer to help center it, and when I reassembled the axle slid through pretty nicely. Thank you everyone for making this possible. Sorry I could not get better measurements. I think Baldini is spot on!

I have Supertech part number listed here: http://www.scripps.edu/~dlaing/v11s/ sorry, I think I spelled Wal Mart, Wallmart. I hate the place, but they have great filters for a great price!

Mr. Goldfinger was a nut case! I don't think it was the gold that killed her, but the sealing effect of the paint. No real metallo protein action going on there. What a perfect waste of a beautiful women.

Not really. I don't know if there are any metallo protein engineered products on the market. I am pretty sure that the imprisoned aliens at area 54 knew alot more about metallo proteins than we may ever know. Of course the only evidence we civilians have is their silver skin. I suspect the little green man were on a diet of copper loaded Metabolife® Now if we just let Jason get back to work, maybe we can have a coppertone skin, too! But seriously, do chew through Jason's website. It is a little vague to us layman what he is up to, but their are some potential real world applications mentioned.

Old OEM on left, New Longer Alluminum Alloy one on right. The ruler is off by about a millimeter and the camera angle is misleading. Once I buy a proper measuring thing, I'll post some measurements. If I am ambitious, I'll try to get measurements under torque. I think the new one is about a half millimeter longer.