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Thanks for the help, working on a plan now!

Anyone from the USA going to fly over? I'm looking to head over at the beginning of the week, hopefully rent a bike for 3 days to see the sights and then go to the party. For you guys that have been there, if I rent a bike in Milan and return it there like on Thursday do I need to rent a car or how long is the train ride from Milan to Mandello (assuming that trip will require multiple train changes)?

+1 on Pirelli tires! I have tried many brands but the only ones that continually have the best value are Pirelli. Best value being mileage, grip, price. They seem to wear evenly without cupping or doing anything screwy as they go away. I run Strada (Angels next time) on my Sport-Tourers, and Super Corsa III on my Sportbikes. Road surface is definitely the big wear factor, someone mentioned the BRP earlier and I have never been on a road that ate more rubber than the BRP. The road surface changes from state to state but it must be that shell based pavement that causes the quick wear.

To eliminate all of this decision making and comparing this and that I find that it is best to have several bikes and enjoy each for what it is.

Even tent camping spots? I thought only the cabins sold out and you didn't even need a reservation for tent spots?

I concur, looks BADA$$!

Well doesn't appear that there will be much representation from the V11 crowd. I'm ready for some elevation change so I think I will try to get up there for a bit of riding that weekend and check out the rally. Danr - if I see your bike I will say hello, have a safe trip.

My bad, corrected, Thanks! Looks like a lot of people just attended the VA rally, lots of rallying in the same area at close to the same time.

Anyone on here heading to the National Owners Club rally that last weekend in July? July 30, 31 and Aug 1st , 2010 Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground N 35o 24.235 W 82o 48.682 59 Motorcycle Drive US 276 Cruso, NC (828)235-8350

Left-hand drill bits, nice, I'm getting a set of those to throw in the tool box for the next time the need arises. Thanks for the tip!

Thanks all! It was in that group of connections under the tank, turning the bar all the way right flexed them a little. It seemed like it was the clutch connection but I reseated them all and all seems well now. Is Vaseline the best way to insulate them or should I go buy some dielectric grease? I think I'm going to wrap them in fusion tape too.

Well I was late (or early I guess) to the party this year as I got my V11 last month and did my Smoky Mtn ride 3 weeks before you guys got there, but next year I will watch for this event and plan accordingly Maybe I can stir up some southern Guzzis down here or meet up with the Atlanta group and ride on in to Tellico. I have been wanting to check out Mini Mike's store, he used to lead the Triumph riders group here in Orlando and it pretty much fell apart after he left town, good dude. Thanks for the pics, looks like a good time

So since the world outside the regulation for the sake of regulation Peoples Republik of California did not see this as an instrument to save the planet I have to ask if you have added this "environment friendly" piece of equipment to your bike? Since these items are readily available for little to no cost (so many removed and tossed) I assume that you would also classify people that do not add them to their bikes to be stupid, just on principle? I'm sure the reason why we are the only ones carrying this crap is that the rest of the world actually looked at test results and said - that does nothing so why would we enact a regulation with no result? The Republik of Cali on the other hand is not as concerned with results as they are with the appearance of action, which is why they (and the Feds) continue to pass law on top of law yet never enforce any of the existing laws which would have eliminated the need for further laws, but that is a whole other discussion.

The needle is steady and all works fine but I noticed that the whole gauge face was vibrating within the housing. When you grab the speedo cable you can move the meter up and down like it is not secured to the housing just floating in there held in place by the ridgid cable. It seems like those two screws would lock the meter up against the face of the housing and then the cable would connect. I have not taken the cable off yet to see what happens. I'll pull the tank this weekend and hit all of those connectors, I've been wanting to look under there anyway and see what's what. Also make sure the tank vent is properly secured as I read about that one being an issue. Speaking of which is there any reason NOT to remove the carbon canister thingy? I would have thought that everyone outside of Cali would have done this but I found very few threads on the topic and one guy said that it caused his bike to run funny which seems odd since it is basically just a fume rebreather? Appreciate the quick responses and great input!

Ok so I searched all the "No start" and "Speedo" threads and found a bunch of info but nothing that answers my question or addresses my particular situation so here goes the story... As you have probably read I am new to V11 ownership and recently picked up this bike and rode it home 1200 miles over four days without incident. It sat for a few weeks (on the bat tender) and yesterday I rode it 25 miles to the office which it started right up and ran fine but... (Potential Problem #1) I did notice that the Speedo while working fine seems to be vibrating loose inside the housing only held in place by the speedo cable. There are two screws in the back and they are tight but they don't seem to be doing anything to steady the speedo. Questions: Is this normal? If not is this an indicator of anything bad to come? While at work I roll my bikes from the front of the building to back to keep them in the shade as the sun passes over so I did not try to start it during the day but did push it around a bit and at one point someone was asking about the steering stab so I did turn the bars to full right lock to show them what it did. (Potential Problem #2) I worked late, came out jumped on the bike turned the key the usual things happened neutral and oil lights on, short humm from under seat area, hit the starter and nothing. I thought well people had been looking at it during the day so probably kill switch or something easy. Checked switches several times, tried starting in gear, kickstand up/down, looked at ss safety switch, looked at clutch switch, checked all fuses and reseated relays. Really seemed like a safety switch type issue and I thought this is going to be something dumb that I am forgetting about doing or someone is messing with me but I looked at everything. All exposed connectors, all switches, but turn the key on/off same thing everytime. I came back into work and checked the forum but did not see anything else that I could check from work with no tools or a meter so I gave up and called the wife for a ride. I rolled the bike around the building to put it in the receiving bay and in a last ditch "I cannot believe I am stranded" looked at the bar wiring and key switch again. I turned the bars to full steer lock right while thumbing the starter and it started right up. I canceled my rescue and rode home without incident. When I got home I shut it off and then tried to start it again. It failed just like at the office so I turned it to the right steer lock then back to center and it fired up. I turned it off and tried again and it started so I rolled it in the garage happy to be home but not really happy. Questions: Anyone had this issue before or have an idea as to what it is? Do you think it is related to the clutch safety wiring? I'm thankful that it did not show up on my 1200 mile trip but surely over those days and miles it seems like I would have turned the bars lock to lock. The bars are regularly at the left steer lock to lock the forks but I guess there is not as much call for right lock. Thanks in advance for any insight!

Nice and decked out to tour! I haven't decided what to do with mine yet may go that route one day. It will be interesting to see home much trouble it is to add the LM fairing. Thanks for posting.

Alright, and then there were two That has to be a pretty special bike to remain at the top of the chart even after the oil filter "incident".

Good luck with it, I'll be watching. This is my second fly and ride purchase in the last couple of years and I highly recommnend it. I used to search for bikes that were within a few hours of home but now I look for ones that are within a few hours of an area that would make for a great ride home. If you can find the right bike and a seller that communicates and makes you feel comfortable with buying and flying in to get a bike that you have only seen in pictures it is a great way to go. You get a fun vacation and time to get a real feel for the new machine. It is also kind of nice to only have to ride one-way as usually my moto vacations are a blast going out but then on the return you are tired and have been away so everyone is more in a rush to get home. Flying in and having your bike standing by is pretty nice. Before finding this bike I was looking at flying to CA to get one as I have wanted to do a coast to coast and due to the time and distance that is one trip that would be best as a one-way, see the sites, glad to be home ride. Maybe next time...

Beemer Ben and the bridge to FL

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