savagehenry

And now that I have read it on the Internet, it is FACT. Naturally, let's verbosely and vehemently disagree, at length on some inane detail, preferably in the middle of an unrelated thread. Oh, and with some name calling too.

My I live in Northern Illinois, and use gas with ethanol in everything that runs on gasoline at my home. Three years with the Nero now, tank shows no sign of swelling, growth, etc. I have taken my tank off a bunch of times, no problem putting it back on, ever. I also have a lawnmower, weed wacker, leaf blower, a couple cars and a truck that all get filled with ethanol gas. I have yet to experience ANY of the problems others have noted thus far. Only the wife's car is less than two years old. All the other stuff is at least 4 years old, the weed wacker and truck are over ten years old. I do nothing special to any of them besides start the lawn tools once or twice each winter. I have never done carb cleaning or rebuilds, never needed to replace fuel lines or gaskets, nothing. And this is Illinois. If there is a place where they will cheat to maximize profits, and get away with it, it is here. Also, my brother owns his own earth moving company that requires trucks, cars, gas powered saws, pumps, generators, etc, and he has alot of gas powered "toys". He also does all his own repairs, and says he doesn't see any of these ethanol related issues. From my point of view, that says there is more than one culprit buggering the works here...

Well, since the world's gonna "sort of" end in 2012, we'll be riding continually updated/modified M.G. "tractors", while they PERISH waiting to eventually get the basic servicing done at their local dealer...MMMMmmm, Soylent Green Ducatisti, Now available in Chipotle or Wasabi flavors...

I say "let the Mechanical speak..." Go with a solid, understated, single color, say, WHITE. ....or perhaps SCREAMING YELLOW ZONKERS!!!!!!!! and I think Monkeys on the right track on lighting up the rear... S.H.

BFG, Now THAT'S Fu))Kin' FUNNY!!!

Mine has hit the 140 MPH stop pin, starts it bouncing, and keeps pulling. I would just love to pin it to the throttle stop and see where it ends, without the public at large, and my drivers license, being placed in a extremely dangerous and precarious situation. I seem to be going backwards. I'm definately "tightly drafting" 50, but my bikes get better handling and faster as I do not!!!

I was just wondering..... Does anyone have a officially recorded high speed run on some version of "our bike". Has anyone here done Bonneville or a similar event on a Lemans or Sport? I've googled, and have found nothing so far. A buddy of mine ran his "British Mutt" on the Salt Flats last year, for his first time ( LSR 1180, I made some parts for his bike ) and I can not get the idea of going with him this year out of my head. I've read here that the 140 top on our speedo GPS's at about 135+/- P.S. Yeah, we're pickin' "low hanging fruit", but putting his ass in the book this year, if luck, AND an attention to detail prevail, is not COMPLETELY out of the question......

I pretty much feel the same way. I was riding a Panhead when I first saw a kit to make your newest and latest (at that time) Evolution look like a Pan. It just struck me as wrong. But it's that owner's bike, and up to them to decide if all that money/work is worth it.

I like the cut of your jib, Mister! Just don't vibrate the tree down when you crank up that bass!!! And Merry Christmas to all. Health and Happiness to everyone, and let's hope next year is a little better for the whole world in general!!!

My opinion doesn't really count since I think red bikes are there to remind you how much better black looks Honestly, looks like a nice job from where I'm sittin', and your opinion is the ONLY one that counts!

Ripping some "audience noise" from a old great album: "BLACK...PAINT IT BLACK, YOU DEVIL!!!" ...then post those pictures too, and start a poll. One more thing for all of us to do this winter, eh?

Did the bulb, and relay set up. It's definately better, but still sucks compared to my previous bikes. I think I don't like the shape of the reflector, it seems to push the light up too much. Rode my Lemans naked for a few days, and just started looking at possibilities for a "summer " look. We'll see...

A bit off topic, but I've wondered how the V11 Sport would look with a Triumph dual headlight set up. Maybe have REAL light on these things once and for all.

+1 on the Eastern Beaver kit. I put one in mine and it definately helps the output on your headlight. Part of the benefit of the relay idea is you remove that load from running through the starter circuit, IIRC. I have no interest in the company beyond being a happy customer who will hopefully need more kits for the other bikes I hope to add to the stable one day... Good luck, ride fast enough to scare yourself and still ride home, S.H.

Did a nipple on my shifter and the sidestand pivot too. Faster maintenence= More ridin'

In this case, I feel safe to ask... GIVE the PIPE Here, SLOWLY... it' fer yer for own good. ...but let's still have that beer!

Hi unborn, I use my Nero as a commuter all the time, do the regular maintenence and you will be fine. I have tested the head guard in a parking lot tip over and they work well These are the easiest new bikes to work on. After a great day in the saddle, don't forget, " a pivo (or three) a day steals a ruble from the Doctor's pocket, and the ride will keep the Psychiatrist broke too!!! Welcome aboard, S.H.

This was about greasing needle bearings in the rear drive. It seems we are going to go into a longer discussion on progressive vs. single rate springs. Maybe it would be more relevant to more members if we opened a dedicated thread on this?

I have no problem with disagreements, or that some members consistently find others posters contributions inane, overly verbous or simply wrong. I do find comments like the one I've highlighted as completely counter productive and uncalled for. I am more than capable of turning the mood ugly in a conversation, and that's a great phrase in which to do so. G2G, I only point this out because it didn't strike me as being in charactor with the usual tone of your posts I've read in the past. Just my .

Heres a picture of my original MG mirror. With the rubber folded back, you could remove the screw that fastens the plate with the 2 mounting studs that go through the fairing, do the same to the Kawi mirror, and put the Moto Guzzi base on your new Kawi mirror. This is the plate I could not loosen on my new mirror. It was so tight it would flex the stalk, and I didn't want to break it. I just cut the Kawasaki screws back about 10mm, and then was able to use my original acorn screws. The new mirror looks completely stock. Here is a shot of the MG (on left) and Kawasaki mirrors. They look exactly the same. The only difference is if you look at the mirror right where it attaches to the stalk. The stock mirror has the manufacturers name, "FAR" molded into the plastic on the front. The mirror I bought has no name on it anywhere you can see. The concensus of a few of my riding coworkers is "you can't even tell, except the new one looks newer " Go figure...

One rear view mirror is getting really chalky looking, so I go looking for the replacement. Normally I would just go to my dealer and order it. Support your local sheriff and all. But the money to play at that level is not there right now, and just bought two new tires and got some really trick front end work done, so ya do what ya gotta do. I finally stopped in at the local HD/Buell shop. I read here that it would be $20- 25.00. Buell is asking $45.00! And I'm sorry, I don't care if they were WAY CHEAP. That "drooping antenna" look is just plain ugly enough to knock a buzzard off a shitwagon. I go to my brothers house, where he has an old friend over, on his bike. He's a Kawasaki guy front to back. There sits my Corsa right next to his Ninja. SAME EXACT MIRRORS. A 2001 Kawasaki ZX-9R. Tells me all 1998-2002 ZX-6 and 9's are the same. Leave there to go to local Kawi shop on the way home. Damn, who'd of thought someone could outprice both MG AND HD! Kawasaki charges $92.00!!! Apparently "cheap" bikes that get crashed have their special revenge through the back door! I've had an account established at one of the aftermarket catalogs for a long time, and went to them. I have an EXACT copy of the stock FAR made mirror, made by Emgo for $18.00. Can't tell 'em apart but for the newness. Only change was the mounting studs are about 10mm too long. The new mirror's screw that mounts the two studs to the stalk was so tight I didn't go the simple route of just swapping in the stock plate, for fear of breaking my new stalk.You could just washer/space the difference and be done. I put a regular 6mm hex nut on it, cut off the difference, took the nut off, deburred it and mounted the mirror with the stock acorns. In total, easy as hell and looks great. Nice to clearly see if anything is behind me in the slow lane again. Only drawback is that now I have Ninja parts on my beloved Nero. A man with a family to feed and has'nt seen 40 hours a week, much less the O.T. for a while has little room for morals though. ...and I forgot to tighten the 6 x 80 mm screw for the fairing lower, and it fell out. I'm off to support my dealer anyway

Have seen precisely what you're looking for on eBay. Enter "Moto Guzzi V11" and start scrolling down to international sellers listings. At least that is here in the U.S., don't remember if it's local for you.

Um, BFG? Not to nitpick, but shouldn't the second picture be in the "Hooters" thread? Bad brakes AND bad girls? Sounds like TWO fun rides to me...

You basically put the bike up in the air with the front and rear end hanging and measure from the front and back axles up to a convienent set spot on the bike. Then set her back on the ground, hold her up straight (a couple helpers will be needed) and take the same measurements. Now, put on your gear, have one helper hold the bike straight up while you sit like you do on a ride and the other helper measures a third time. There is a range that you are looking to be compressing your suspension to for optimal handling. There have been a few very detailed threads on this you should be able to find pretty easily using the "search" mode. If you are not set right, you will feel the difference on your next ride. That being said, I feel a few thousand dollars would be a good investment on those Ohlins, IF you would rather not buy a second bike, or make a few mortgage payments, or take a nice vacation, or... And on a side note, riding 45 years?!? I heard they didn't think going over 50 miles per hour was POSSIBLE, as the air around the traveller would be bypassed, and you would suffocate!!! But I'll bet you must know how to handle a bike, as I hear those dinosaurs didn't move off the established trails quickly. Sorry, couldn't help that as I was not even 1 year old when you were dodging those clueless soccer moms in their contestogas, mindlessly yakking on those infurnal tin cans connected with strings

I thought they were somewhat ugly too, until I saw the faired version in black at the local HD shop. Then I thought it looked a bit like a Harrier jet. I need to see it live before I make up my mind. Pictures are so often not truly representitive. Then again, some bikes are just plain fugly no matter what.