Teros1,
I have 02 Scura w/Ohlins suspension - I think the same as yours? From the shop it was awful - flopped into corners then pushed the front mid corner & ran wide on the exit. It wallowed & stood up in dips and stood up really bad on braking into corners.
I come from long time on older Guzzis with little or no suspension adjustment, in fact, little or no suspension - so I know nothing much about set up. But I have played around with the Scura. At first I upped the damping which stiffened it all up but made it very harsh. Then I discovered preload! I upped the preload and eased off the damping. Forks Max preload with comp 12 off hard, rebound 7 off hard - Shock +5 turns preload, comp & rebound 9 off hard - is as good as I 've got it so far, but still need to fiddsle with the damping a bit more. I'm learning! The Ohlins stuff really is special, the range, subtlety & effectiveness of the adjustment is great.
Still a handful on brakes, still pushes wide in mid/fast sweepers - but not so bad. I feel I can't get enough weight over the front wheel. The tank stops you shifting up over the front. I'm going to try dropping the triple clamps on the forks - it looks like about 1/2" is max cos of machining on the outer bodies of the forks. Has anyone done this? Will take something off the sidestand bumpstop! I run the steering damper on minimum no problems. May try rearsets. Pos different tank? Oh no!
I weigh about the same as you. Are most other bikes that this Ohlins stuff goes on much lighter than Guzzis? Do the forks need stiffer springs, a preload spacer?
I note that the back tyre goes to the edge of the tread but that there is still 1/2" untouched tread on the front. It hasn't been on the track. Bikes on 100/90 + 110/90's use both to the edge same time. Is the back overtyred? It doesn't make much more power than my 950 - is it just fashion? It certainly picks up road imperfections, white lines like I never noticed before on skinny tyres.
Also, all the extra bracing around the s/a mount plates and reworked front engine mount tubes since the first V11's - was there a problem with frame flexing? It all looks a hasty fix. I know the V11 is a big, heavy, awkward bike compared to say a Jap sportsbike but...
I'll be interested to see how you get on.
KB in Wales
PS. Anyone out there thinking of getting a Guzzi - This isn't a moan - I love the bike!