profWacko

I have owned my V11 Le Mans for nearly 14 months now, and it is about to turn over 27k miles. I guess I fit your profile for someone who actually rides his Guzzi. A lot. I commute about 90 miles per day on it. I have had two transmission oil leaks repaired under warranty. One was only the left-side shift cover, the other required removal of the engine which meant that my bike was down for 5 or 6 days. The only other time that my bike was down was while waiting for a rear view mirror damaged in a collision (I got rear-ended by a car at a stop light). The relays that came with the bike have been flawless, and I have had no electrical problems of any kind. That really loud knocking you hear is me banging furiously on the wooden bookcase behind my desk. Based on how you described yourself, I would have to say that you are a prime suspect for future Guzzi ownership. There is something about these bikes that really gets under your skin like no other marque I have ever owned, and I have owned a lot of them. Ride well. Ride safe. -Jack Price Glendale, CA 02 V11 Le Mans 01 KTM Duke II

I just put on new tires on my 2002 Le Mans Nail Magnet, after finding yet another nail in my rear tire. I went from the Bridgestone BT010's (120 fr, 180/55 rr) to the latest Dunlop 220 sport touring tire (120 fr, 170/60 rr). All I can say is WOW! I am not sure whether the switch to the smaller cross section rear tire, or the change in brands caused it, but my bike now steers like a dream. I have so much more confidence in these tires when leaned over that I am now having to re-evaluate the speeds at which I am cornering on a day-to-day basis. Fortunately, I have a track day coming up pretty soon, so I will let everyone know how these tires work out on the track. I will not be pushing them to their absolute limits, just mine. But so far, wow! Has anyone else tried these or any other tires with rave results? Ride well. Ride safe. -Jack Price Glendale, CA 02 V11 Le Mans

I have the stock airbox and filter. The only mods are the balance tube between the intakes, the Stucchi crossover, the Mistral mufflers, and the PC III. I am fairly certain that trying to compare my dyno run results obtained in the SoCal high desert on a pretty warm October day last year with those from a dyno of a potentially different design (eddy current VS inertial) are probably not very conclusive. L&L Motorsports is the local Dyno Jet center for Willow Springs raceway, and I believe that the unit they use is of the inertial type, which generally produces slightly higher numbers compared to the eddy current type. The only valid comparisons are those made using the same bike on the same dyno, meesathinkin'. Ride well. Ride safe. -Jack Price Glendale, CA 02 V11 Le Mans

Ok, so what IS the correct amount of oil for the transmission? Inquiring minds want to KNOW! Ride well. Ride safe. -Jack Price Glendale, CA 02 V11 Le Mans

I have the Stucchi crossover on mine with the Mistral mufflers. The crossover made a very immediate and noticeable improvement in the midrange, with no change in the top end hit above 6000 rpm. And this was before the addition of the PCIII. There is a dyno chart of my bike completely stock posted at the guzzitech.com site that shows 79 hp and 64 ft lbs of torque. I have not had a chance to get a custom map for the PCIII yet, but it is very high on my list. Ride well. Ride safe. -Jack Price Glendale, CA 02 V11 Le Mans

Why take it apart in pieces? I remove the two 4mm screws from the wellnuts at the rear of the fairing above the valve covers, then the two 4mm screws in front of the turn signals, and finally the two 5mm screws at the front of the air deflector above the exhaust pipes. Two nuts each to remove the mirrors, disconnect the wires from the turn signals, and slide that baby off in one piece. The plastic it is made of is pretty soft and flexible, and there must be a ton of flex additive in the paint because I have flexed mine quite a lot and the paint has never cracked (that really loud sound you hear is me knocjing furiously on the wooden bookcase behind my desk). FYI, when I got rear-ended by an Impala SS in December, the price for the replacement right-side fairing piece was $700, so be careful. Ride well. Ride safe. -Jack Price Glendale, CA 02 V11 Le Mans (26k miles and stronger than dirt)

Riding home from work one night, I noticed that the pattern of light from my headlight seemed to be flickering as I rode along the freeway. When I stopped to check it out, I discovered that the little metal reflector in front of the bulb was loose. When I got home, I thought that I could just tighten up the screw that holds it in, but I found that the plastic boss that it screws into had shattered into a few crystalized pieces. I had my dealer order a a replacement under warranty, and then decided to fix my original one if I could. I was able to re-mount the metal reflector by drilling through the plastic boss and, using a piece of the broken threads for a spacer, I bolted the thing together with a small machine screw and nylon lock washer. Has this failure happened to anyone else out there in V11 Le Mans Land. Ride well. Ride safe. -Jack Price Glendale, CA 02 V11 Le Mans (turned 26k miles today, running stronger than ever)

A buddy of mine has multiple Renegade products on his Aprilia Falco, and they are of the highest quality. They now have: http://www.renegade-products.com/renegade/...html?1030119565 Ride well. Ride safe. -Jack Price Glendale, CA 02 V11 Le Mans (13 months, 26k miles)

My mileage has varied from a low of 33 mpg on a really hard run in the colder weather, to a high of nearly 50 mpg on a really long freeway run on a fairly hot day. Now that I have a PowerCommander, I am getting around 40 mpg overall. I will post again after I load the latest map. Ride well. Ride safe. -Jack Price Glendale, CA 02 V11 Le Mans (one year old this week, nearly 26k miles now, and better than ever)