motortouring

You ar right it is close to where I live and I checked with them at there New Years party :-). They will keep an eye out, but do not have a frame currently. Thank Jaap, that is indeed what I meant.

Yes, I did. This is 70 miles from my home. 😀

Hi, I try to find the frame for the V11 LeMans fairing. Does anybody has it redundant? Best regards

I think you should check that again, import is usually done based on regulations tgat were applicable at the time the type was introduced. For us these are the KR, KS and KT. That was all pre ABS. I think NZ is using UN/ECE based rules. (Australia does that and converts it to ADR Australian Design Rules).

Funny story: I asked my insureance person what kind of lock I would need for the theft part of the insureance. He checked a list of numbers of stolen motorcycles. "V11... I think nobody wants them because no theft reported", he said. And I don't need a certified lock. A KLX250 would be different.

Yes Jaap, we see mainly the Dutch roads (and whether), but the more southern European countries use motorcycles a lot more. In many cases big scooters (this is not a universal term) like the Piaggio's, Yamaha T-max, Suzuki Burgman and the likes, with CVT automatic gearbox. But still I do not estimate this very high. BTW: I commute on my Cali 2 when temperatures go up again.

We have a kind of act together. Every question I ask turns out to be a dumb question. He starts with, " Did you touch it yourself, then we charge double, hahaha". I just like to go there for my cars. 🤣🤣 For Guzzis we are blessed in the Netherlands with several top guzzi specialised workshops that embrace the old ones as wel. The old V7-range is still rather popular and in good condition also worth dealing through the bigger Guzzi workshops.

When calling around, I would not start asking for a quote. I would try to get some long term relation. I do this for the older cars that I have. And I also allow the work shop to do easy stuff that could be cheaper elsewhere (or easy diy), tyres, oil change etc. If they mess up (it happens), it is part of the deal, I pay the hours and parts and we settle with a bottle of wine. Tricky things, 25 year old diesel injectors to be calibrated or replaced, we give it a try and otherwise it is a total-loss. The workshop owner doesnt like it to much, but the mechanics do. It is a bit like walking on a thin line.

That is a good remark. I think, I will do this too.

It is actually funny that quite a few in this Guzzi forum have read Zen and the art... and also Lord of the ring past by as a read. Starting your motorcycle life on and with a cheap Honda with head gasket problems. It reads like someone wrote parts of my history.

And a bit further to the east (50km) is Herberg Hutterscheid (similar name but that is a coincident). Also the possibility to pitch your tent or sleep in the Bunkhouse. https://www.herberghutterscheiderhof.com/

High Chapparal in Heiderscheidergrund Luxemburg is a nice place to go in our area. You can pitch a tent, so no trouble having a nice Belgium beer. https://www.camping-moulin.eu/faciliteiten/high_chapparal

Would you say it is a coincident that it is after 20 Miles? Or is 20 mi. 20 minutes? I could imagine that time relates to heating up, the Guzzi engine needs about 20 minutes to be nicely heated up (I would estimate something like this). It could be that for example the vent of the fuel tank is heated up and squeezed somewhere. But same for other failures of course.

But there is a lot to improve that. Valpolini is your friend.

By the way, I received a message of Bruno Saturno as well. They do not have the Monza body parts anymore, but they have a new set now. https://www.ghezzi-brian.com/en/modelli/v-twin-supersport-2/ Although it looks very exclusive, the price might need back-up from Mrs. No overhere, so I give it another thought.