rac

hi tmcafe the mudgard fixing prop side front is where the spacer came from . its a pig to put the bolt though mudgard then spacer and then into frame ,happened to me .dropped down then rolled down the drive ,30000 swear words and i found it . glue the f.... er to the inside of gard.bike looks ace without all the plastic crap .alright for dry days eh .

hi moscowphil good idea that ,i'll give it a try .thanks.

hi first bike ride at 11 years old was a guzzi. i fell off ,hurt knee and hand ,owner of the bike laughed till he saw the broken clutch lever . i was hooked .36 years later i have one , always from about 15 years old kept 1 or 2 bikes or more ,never bought a guzzi because you just don't see them around ,not a lot of dealers around the places that i have lived . after buying the v11sport i did wonder what i have bought after the first ride ,the previous owner had only done 400 miles in 2 years . after riding a aprilia tuono the guzzi felt terrible , stiff and stood up off throttle .emmmm checked the tyre pressures ,the front had 15 pounds in it the back had 19 pounds .. pumped up and then got a huge grin again after taking for a spin . adjusted the bars and levers . now i am really pleased with it ,new set of tyres soon and it will feel better still .so to cut it short a very underrated machine.

hi all this will be a laugh,silly question .anywere in cornwall to get a guzzi looked at ,in fact i have only seen 2 in 25 years .

hi all are the v11 safe to jack up under the sump ,block of wood 6 wide 1 ft long flat jack underneath . don't fancy a crushed sump ,to late afterwards . any answers would be appreciated.thanks .

hi had a look at the pics ,nice bike .seat unit sets it off .

hi jcbooghs nice dog to ,one of my favorites, like your bike,got any more pics with the body work on .

hi mick i am quite new to guzzis ,happy with mine so far . me to a ducati man . anybike in fact .

hi kev on e-bay uk .

hi left on guard , safe as houses unless they got any cakes.

PIC sport with conversion

hi done it ,thanks

hi didn't see that at the top of the page ,does this mean i am blind and i need glasses , think i'll get a eye test ,trouble is if i have glasses and put them down ,won't be able to find them because i can't see.

hi tmcafe' My mg is the same , comes on up hill and downhill , put a gallon in fine for 40 miles or their abouts .would be good to see how much fuel you actually have once the light comes on . Manuel stats 5 litres.maybe put a small fuel can in rucksack and go for a run until it starts coughing . don't really want to run the dregs,must be some rubbish in the bottom .

hi all seen on e-bay uk that someone has crash bungs attached to top of cylinders . think they are called rosso pura ,anyone know of these or web site , anyone else have them attached to top of cylinders. don't really want to snap a few fins off .any answers would be appreciated. cheers rac.

hi phil p the insurance company's will do their best to wriggle out of any claim , most will insure if not performance enhancing,with baffles . can't see what all the fuss is over after all a standard r1 with standard exhaust will thrash the pants of a guzzi with race everything . they have insured one of my bikes , termis not allowed on the policy . they are on but they have no insurance . bikes insured but exhaust aren't ..... what a laugh eh .

hi all must be a few guys with race cans with chips , ecu then . baffles ? what can i use .. duke has termis on it . they do some for the v11 . would like to do a cheaper route , stainless will do ,ally is fine . thanks rac.

hi all one week has passed ,poor bike has been wet twice already , it has never seen rain by the looks of it in 4 years , if fact it has only 3200 miles on it ,4600 now ,400 this week burning to work and a few spins . the linkage i oiled 1st day i got it ,to light footed for my own good . poor old blighty is a bit dismal for a month or two now ,rain and more rain . next clean for the bike is april ,emmm . it is lagged in oil now , motor 20/50 ,not the thin type ,it is a extremely salt environment where i live ,few hundred yrds to the beach , has its downfalls ,(RUST). another trick waxoyl in a tin. rust inhibitor ,nasty sticky poo poo ,but it works . nightmare to get off .anyway nuff of this banter , thanks .. rac

hi all thanks for the response on the mpg ,so to round it up 35 to 40 to a gall or 9 per litre. as for the fuel warning light ,you can take a chance with it then , maybe it will work or maybe it won't .emmm . think i will try for a few weeks by just putting enough to go to work and back 40 mile round trip . quite nice not to have a full tank of fuel sloshing around beneath you .bike is a lot lighter too to move about in tight spots . thanks again .rac .

hi all how many miles to a gall . 4 .5 litres. been using the trip . with the fuel light just starting to come on put 5 litres in done 42 miles and its starting to come on again ,it started to glow going up a hill as soon as it leveled out it went out . do this fuel lights on the mg's stay on bright when it starts to get real empty. reserve is 5 litres ?. cheers rac .

hi tmcafe' shame you had a spill , good job you did not get hurt . it will knock your riding confidence for a few weeks . take it easy .rac

hi ryland 3210 thanks for the info .rc

hi in the end choose 20 /50 ,castrol gp mineral . engine seem quieter untill hot . will change every 2500 miles ,filter every other one .

hi ryland3210 nice pics ,safe to put 4 quarts in ,that is us quarts 3.76 litres .i presume that is with a hot motor?.seen somewhere on the net about deep sumps,and a baffle in the sump .good idea