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Wowsie. Bike's looking pretty sharp Martin. Reminds me of a Kawasaki. What's the big shiney silver bit at the side? Giant chocolate bar or giant crash bar, or are you doing that Griso thang? Will it do a hundred mister?

So many bikes all headed to Montana. Dental Floss technicians convention?

This bit is a cover version or cheap reinterpretation of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Will the real Viv Stanshall please stand up? "Hi there, nice to be with you, glad you could stick around. Like to introduce `Legs' Larry Smith, drums And Sam Spoons, rhythm pole And Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell, bass guitar And Neil Innes, piano. Come in Rodney Slater on the saxophone With Roger Ruskin Spear on tenor sax. I, Vivian Stanshall, trumpet. Say hello to big John Wayne, xylophone And Robert Morley, guitar. Billy Butlin, spoons. And looking very relaxed, Adolf Hitler on vibes. Nice! Princess Anne on sousaphone. Mmm. Introducing Liberace, clarinet With Garner "Ted" Armstrong on vocals. [Jazzy scat singing] Lord Snooty and his pals, tap dancing. In the groove with Harold Wilson, violin And Franklin McCormack on harmonica. Over there, Eric Clapton, ukulele. Hi Eric! On my left Sir Kenneth Clark, bass sax. A great honour, sir. And specially flown in for us, the session's gorilla on vox humana. Nice to see Incredible Shrinking Man on euphonium. Drop out with Peter Scott on duck call. Hearing from you later, Casanova on horn. Yeah! Digging General de Gaulle on accordion. Rather wild, General! Thank you, sir. Roy Rogers on Trigger. Tune in Wild Man of Borneo on bongos. Count Basie Orchestra on triangle. [CBO:] (Ting!) Thank you. Great to hear the Rawlinsons on trombone. Back from his recent operation, Dan Druff, harp. And representing the flower people, Quasimodo on bells. [Q:] Hooray! Wonderful to hear Brainiac on banjo. We welcome Val Doonican as himself. [V:] Hullo there! Very appealing, Max Jaffa. Mmm, that's nice, Max! What a team, Zebra Kid and Horace Batchelor on percussion. A great favourite and a wonderful performer of all of us here, J. Arthur Rank on gong."

Hey Bill, can I order one of those groovey mugs? PS I notice in your pics that the reverse-angle gusset is missing. If you're lucky it might be rolling around the garage floor somewhere.

Yes, possibly. It wouldn't cost too much to mail across the Atlantic, would it?

You're right, fit and finish isn't great for such expensive items. Sound is quite fine though and the bike runs well: probably the way that it should be supplied in the first place. There are at least a couple of threads with some photos about different approaches to positioning the pipes. They can be got into pretty good shape with a bit of work and learning from others' mistakes (no names, no pack drill). I'll see if I can find some.

Are you still in warranty? Can't remember if you said before where the bike came from.

Martin, please get a life and DO keep up! Read the Scura Forum (ok, thread) again and pay attention, especially the bit where Jaap pleads to be allowed to join.

The concept of time doesn't interest me

Of course, I could be wrong.

It's time for a new dawn. Let the pruning of the Moderators begin.

Despite the quite correct views put forward, I think there is still merit in the opinion that the V.11 is the last 'real' proper motorbike from Guzzi – unless some surprises come along. That's not the same as saying that the V.11 is perfect, or that it is a very well executed design – not at all. There's more to motorbike than that. Further reasons are given elsewhere, probably in the Breva bashing thread amonst others.

In combination, then, you're a complete a*se! Perfect.

Cor! What's the 1100 like?

Please post these pictures in the Scura thread so that the cognoscenti can examine it.

Is that the Royal 'We' that you're using now? BTW it's not a pigeon, it's a puffin.

I don't think that's what Britches is refering to, Pete. I think he means the gearbox breather that is in the vicinity of the crossover box and he's wondering if oil is escaping from it, onto the box. I very much doubt that it is coming from there (oil isn't likely to come out there, not constantly anyway, but moisture will go in).

Hmmmmmm.........I can see there's potential in this new theme...................

Must have been an over-sight at the factory, but don't worry, you can claim some on warranty. Failing that, try e-Bay.

There is no doubt that the clutch was indeed exceptionally clattery. Can you remind us, John, if it was always so noisey – from new? The amount of noise must have been the symptom of something Are there any other reports of exceptional or increasing noise from the other clutches that have exploded? It will be interesting to see how the new unit sounds. I am reluctant to consider changing the clutch *just-in-case*, as the cost of a new one is so outrageous (I consider it so anyway): £500 or more for a single plate clutch – is that right?

For me, I'm not terribly concerned about it. It happens all the time. Some people have found a couple of different sources and been able to remedy or attempt remedy, but if it's just your 'common or garden' leak on to the crossover box then it is probably like a lot of other leaks – it looks worse than it actually is. Mine does it, but doesn't lose any significant amount of oil over time. I don't mind the smell. The more interesting thing about the vent is that it draws in moisture to contaminate the fluid. Like others. I have put a hose on so that it breathes from under the seat, rather than right where the tyre throws water at it. Might help a bit?

Remember Tenni Pole Tudor? Seems they're resurrected and playing at Badfest! – that can't be good

I knew what you really wanted to say.

How/why did you hit a roundabout head on in France?

I'm thinking of throwing mine into the T€%^* Forum. Same thing I suppose.