Steve S

That looks like a bottle of Chianti and a long lunch "weld". and why is it made up of 10 bits of pipe when 2 would do it?

My mate had one of these on his Scura and after welding it up twice he has junked it and gone back to the stock one, I recently bought a Mistral item and that was a loose fit on all four pipes and wouldn't tighten up so that went on Ebay, the stock collector is stronger and offers very little restriction. It's a long way to send it back so if you want to keep it get it welded

I'm looking for a pair of standard C/F Lafranconi exhausts in good condition

Listed by me on Ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251648517459?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

6mm I think, but how have they been lost there's a plastic cover that would trap them, if you are stuck and want the dimensions I can take mine apart

54mm Marzocchi and Ohlins

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Here's some more photos with the bars at their highest as requested by power685

I only have the left one which is to drain water and spilled fuel from the filler aperture so needs to go down by the starter and to the ground, the right hand one is just for tank venting so not so important to have a hose fitted, if you haven't checked them they are probably blocked up anyway.

We went earlier in the year so the factory was working but all that was on offer was a one hour look around the museum at about 4pm, so you may be out of luck in August, also in Mandello is Agostinis shop so that's worth a visit.

Correct Docc the VIN shows 04 manufacture and it was registered in the UK in May 05

The 05 bikes had a different tank with internal fuel pump and minus the black pad I used Goodridge Build a Line kit for the longer brake hose and I would be surprised if the clutch hose won't reach, it's tight but it will work, the Balabio or Cafe Sport hoses will be longer if you can get them. I still have the Convertibars for sale if anyone can use them in the UK

It is usually said that if the exhaust gas is getting out quicker then you need to put more fuel in, and you will need a Power Commander or similar device to do this, I have never bothered to go this far, as changing the exhaust is normally just for looks and sound for me, on previous V11's I have tried ditching the airbox and fitting pod filters but it never seems to make it go any better, you will find that when you fit the Mistral x over it will be even louder, your bike will be spinning up a bit faster but maybe loosing torque due to lack of back pressure.

Not had it on the dyno but have ridden it with both x overs and can't tell any improvement, I will keep the Mistral on for now as i can see your point about better scavenging.

I fitted a Mistral cross over yesterday and i can't feel any difference in performance over the stock collector box just makes a bit more noise, also the pipes are too loose where it slides on to the headers so I struggled to get them tight, not impressed, I also examined the stock crossover and there's nothing in it so it isn't a restriction anyway.

Those bars were ok for comfort Hugh but the chrome didn't suit the bike and I was checking the bolts one day and one of the threads pulled out, so they got binned, these kits from the USA are just the job as the adjustability is endless, if you want the Convertibars the kit is unopened and brand new, dare I ask how your bike is running now?

Steve Do you need to change any cable or hydraulic pipe lengths ? Thanks. Grae, all the stock pipes and cables can be used but I have replaced the brake pipe with a longer Goodridge one instead of rerouting the original. the clutch pipe reaches even on the highest setting.

Just fitted these Apex bars from the US of A, nice quality and they have brought the bars closer and higher as needed, the tubes adjust in 8 positions for angle and they go up and down 4ins, the clamps can also be positioned anywhere around the fork tube either above the triple or below. At the same time I ordered a set of Convertibars that do the same thing, I think I am sticking with the Apex so if anyone wants to buy them in the UK give me a shout, there are no UK importers for either of these products. https://convertibars.3dcartstores.com/Moto-Guzzi_c_29.html http://www.apexmfg.com/products/category/view/11

Yea done all that but when setting the TPS to .525v the idle is way too high even with the air screw closed. so the only way to bring it down is by backing out the left stop screw until the throttles are almost closed again.

Thought I would check the throttle bodies for balance and reset the TPS on the Nero, after backing everything off and pulling off the linkage I reset the TPS to 150 mv refitted the linkage and made sure both throttles were fully shut, then opened up the throttles with the left screw so it would idle but could only get the idle down to 1k by having both air screws shut off and a small amount of the left screw, if I did it by the book and opened it up to 0.5v and the air screws open 1 turn it was much too fast, not a problem as it idles and runs fine with my settings but somethings not right.

i have never managed it without removing the swingarm.

It's under the starter Hugh. I have removed the side stand switch and wiring on both my bikes, remove the tank and follow the wires up to a connector, snip the wires and solder them together.