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On the valve clearance,: Yes, it is a little thing to do in the morning with the cold engine and I only do this after I get annoyed by irregular ticking of the pushrods, it is definitely not a daily routine. And the other part: I used to organize trips for the Guzzi Club overhere and it is not that I had all of this in my bags, but we usually had this as a group. The ignition coil helped people back on the road again, just like a spare fuel pump that some one saved from an old Subaru (it worked fine on a EV or Cali 1100ie) and inner tubes and tyre spoons. . It is actually a kind of anekdote. One of us started to run on one cylinder. We removed the side panel of this Tonti Guzzi and one ignition coil was much warmer than the other. Well, you can imagine the guy thought this would be the end of the trip for him, but down in my bag I had this spare ignition coil. Ten minutes later we were going again.

10 and 13 wrench and allen keys 5 and 6 are definitely necessary in the toolbox. I also like to have a filler gauge for setting the valve clearence right (although this is remarkable stable at the V11 Sport). And then you need a 11mm wrench and a something to hold the adjustment screw. And for my friends I bring an additional emergency starter battery, a spare ignition coil, tyre repair kit an extra 18" inner tube, inner cables and mounting sockets, some extra poles for their tents, inflatable mattress repair kit and a canister to swap petrol from one tank to the other. Yeah, we always make it home. :-)

Vinyl records and pick-up players. I offered a Thorens player (including an extra diamant needle) on a local e-bay site for 50 Euro (how stupid can you be?) some 20 years ago in an attempt to clear all the old audio stuff. Towers we called them, on top the pick-up, then an amplifier, the radio and below the double deck cassette player. All seperate units in a 19" rack. We had 3 of them, but this with the Thorens was the best. It was sold in 15 minutes, the guy arrived 1,5 hours later, had driven 200km (and 100km/h really is the max speed overhere. I knew by then that it could have gone for 10 times the price :-). Anyway, In all those 20 years after, I never played the records. So, I think, I should make somebody else happy with them. After all, they are getting popular again and before you know it they end up in a box behind all the windsurfing stuff. Anybody interested in a couple of boards and sails?

Many examples of mutual understanding between me and my California 2. Some years ago coming back from the south of Germany, the right cilinder started to rattle. Idle speed dropped, engine stalled very often. As we (Cali and I) were alone, we took it on our own speed and it said to me to find the engine speed that had the lowest rattle, use as little as possible acceleration and it would try to make it the last 250km. "It hurts, but don't make it hurt more". We made it. Over 200.000km then you hear and see all that you expect and especially what you don't expect. It also sounds a bit like a marriage🙈

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/