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Well... Apple changed their PowerBooks from titanium casing to aluminium: because the titanium got all messed up, whereas the aluminium keeps its looks much better. Having said that, all you naughty boys have forced me into rash decision and I have just ordered some goodies this afternoon – in titanium.

Sometimes, when there isn't a Moto Guzzi to hand, I use a car instead. I know it's naughty, but it can get you out of a hole. BTW Martin. We can tell that you are a bit of a bodger by the way that you slapped that monstrous sized photo into the site.

– they don't have the internet down Kerry way yet. The creedonsinchigeelajelly thing gives that away... You'll have to wait 'til Jaap gets a letter from John and puts it on the site.

Bring a tent.

John O'Sullivan mentioned this so I have it in my diary. That doesn't mean that I can definitely go, but I definitely hope to possibly go, if I can... There could be a meet up at the ferry port in Ireland. What crossing would anyone be taking? It's Paul Smart's job to persuade Baldini to get on the ferry for a hop across the channel. What about BigJ - Drogheda?

I thought they looked very similar too. When I put the pictures up I thouht that I had posted the same thing twice. Also their website does not seem to have been updated for a long time. I was interested to find out if anyone knew more just because they are local-ish, in the U.K. The Galassettis look good to me. They have replied with prices but didn't answer about how much of the pipework is included. It's hard to be sure whether prices are for one can or both, or what else exactly – unless it's actually stated (which in this case it is not). "guzzi v11 scura acciaio 420.00 carbonio 480.00." I presume that carbonio is carbon. Acciaio???

Renegade Mistral Leo Vince MG Ti Staintune Shark Galassetti Raceco

What about Raceco? Has anyone experience of their kit?

I started putting together a list last year. These are mainly systems that seemed like they might be available in the U.K., however I couldn't get any help from local dealers, who wouldn't acknowledge that options for Guzzi exist – and I gave up. There will be additional options for you USA folk. Anyway, this is a start. It could be added to with part numbers, web addresses, pictures, suppliers... Moto Guzzi Ti kit + ECU £846 no front balance pipe no: 97.32.60.90.009 front balance pipe: 97.32.60.90.00.14 MG V11 Aluminum Mufflers No: 99999983 Bos round Alu M00125A, £299.99, CF M00125C, £449.99 Carbon Can Co Fast by Ferracci F33700 CF slip ons 689 dollars? F33700T Ti Galassetti high level Gianelli Maxi oval racing Alu 73317A, CF 73317C1, Ti 73317T1 Leo Vince Leo vince SBK Alloy £339.12 + vat Type: KR Alloy 5431, Carbon 5432, Ti 5433 Mistral / Lameroni - lots of options Round aluminum $477.88 Round carbon $750 Oval carbon $895 MG3001 aluminium MG3002 Titanium MG3003 carbon MG3004 Ti oval MG3005 carbon oval MG3006 crossover? MG3007 Aluminium oval Quat-D Road Legal, Race: £600 Raceco SS oval £290 + vat each balance pipe £185+vat Renegade Round: SS, £480 Ti, £540 CF, £570 Oval: SS,Ti, CF: £520 £580 £610 Shark: Alu & CF Staintune Twin Oval Sport Race Mufflers Removable Restrictor £444.61 £522.42 inc vat Venom road legal oval cans titanium £228.20 ______________________ *Actually, Al has already done this, hasn't he: in fact that's probably where I got most of the info from in the first place, last year. Whoops – nothing like reinventing the wheel...

Ah, right, thanks for letting me know.

Thanks for detailed replies. I'm told that the road version has 'a few more baffles in it' and an 'E' stamp so that is legal and would pass the annual MOT test. But Paul says that the race version has nothing in it! Which one do you think is best for the road Paul? Does your post mean that you think the road version flows better in normal use? Re having less performance: what I understand from previous posts is not that it has less overall performance than the stock exhaust. It seems that it provides an improvement in low-mid range, but it does not give as good overall performance as other full 'performance' exhausts – and especially at the top end. ?? I do like the look (from photos anyway). BigDrogheda – where did you get your bike?

1 do you use thread lock on the sump bolts on reassembly ? Use copper grease – anti-seize 2 is the oil level checked when the bike is upright,? and is it with the dipstick screwed fully in or just resting on the threads ? Up and screwed in

Has anyone been able to get one of the ECUs, that comes with the MG Ti Kit, on its own? One of the key attractions of the the MG kit is getting the 'better' ECU. Would this ECU also be better than the standard ECU to use with other aftermarket pipes, including the Quat-D? The Power Commander is a more realistic option. Can any Quat-D owners say if it is necessary/the best way to go? Is there a map for the V.11 (2002) and a Quat-D? I suppose that a PC(as in computer) is absolutely necessary for installing maps– I've got Macs? Regarding choice of Quat-D type undergearbox exhausts. It probably makes sense to get the road-legal, rather than the race version. Any comments from folks who have got either? ???

From new, Ive been perplexed by the 'buzz' that comes from the front brake when the lever is pulled. It sounds like it is operated by electricity rather than hydraulic.

– watch this spot !

Thanks GT The FAMSA bag for the V.11 seems to be the 'FA246/19 Moto Guzzi V11 SBK Big Tank Bag'. It appears to be quite a bit cheaper than the Bagster/Baglux and it doesn't cover over the whole tank, which may look better to some. They also do a small tool bag that looks like it's about the right size for the little V.11 rear rack. Baldini – if you see this – did you ever find out what is the make of your tank cover & bag, you know, the one that fell apart when the fresh air hit it?.

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I noticed a reference to a Famsa tankbag for the V11 today. It looks like it might be a good job. Is yours the 3 in 1 (two bag) system? How does it compare to the MG bag or any other bag that you have seen on a V.11? Has anyone else seen or got a Famsa bag?

Hi John, I'm not sure about the dates yet, but are you definitely thinking of going? If so, you could of course get to my place in a (long) day and then get the Stranraer or Cairnryan ferry next morning. Any chance of taking some extra time? It would be a shame to go to Spean Bridge and straight back again. It would be a good starting point for some more excellent riding. Lots of choice, including the Road to the Isles. If I go, I would want to do that. Best wishes, David

Unfortunately I have not come across many good motorbike adventure/riding books. As mentioned various times before on this site, The Perfect Vehicle was a huge disappointment and the way that it was hyped perhaps points up the fact there aren't many other good books available. I hope I'm wrong and that I'll find some. Excuse me as I perhaps wander into fantasy: so far, I think that the 'Guzzi spirit' (as I imagine it) has been better portrayed in the writing of mountaineers and sailors. For me, Bill Tilman and Eric Shipton from around the 40s/50s certainly hit the mark. Instead, Shipton and his climbing partner, Bill Tilman, joked that “they could organize a Himalayan expedition in half an hour on the back of an envelope.” Unusual in the 1930s, their no-frills style has since become the standard—lightweight, low impact, self-propelled, culturally sensitive, and motivated by the sheer joy of exploration. > Here's an arbitrary nice pic BTW, Shipton was famous at the beginning of the fifties for his yeti footprint photo. What brought me to this subject tonight was that I noticed in Amazon that Mick Walker is producing another Guzzi book very shortly: "Moto Guzzi: The Racing Story"

It's time for congratulations, as you made the 200th post. Unfortunately you claimed that the time was 10.26 am, when it is quite clear that (in the real world) the time was 7.26 pm. No prize then. Try again at number 300 and be more careful to observe the correct time. I'm sure that such things will be much easier then, as I see that a new, highly expensive euro sattelite system (named Galileo apparently) is being launched to provide genuine euro global positioning etc information. With this superior accuracy available, you mericans needn't have your timepieces so out of whack all the time – except for the fact that the merican boffins are planning to jam the superior signal so that only euro peoples on the world can receive it. Check here and you will see that there was a very interesting information day held. At point 'f' (delivered at 13.15 precisely) you can see that Dr Jerzy Nawrocki himself confirmed the time thing: "f. 13:15 Precise time signal transmission - Dr Jerzy Nawrocki, Space Research Centre," I wish I had been there. This is the original Galileo, apparently. He appears to be experimenting with a straight through pipe for his 750 Targa

NO. These are the OE valves, as fitted from new. I don't know what they are exactly, but they are certainly not stainless steel. They are a yellow - silver alloy. The tyre fitter described them as magnesium. There was white corrosion on the valve stem where the nut had been, but it certainly could not have been bad enough to have seriously corroded the nut. It had looked normal, at a casual glance. There seems no other explanation than that the nut cracked in the cold, perhaps weakened by some corrosion. This is still the original tyre. The valve / retaining nut had not previously been replaced, adjusted, stressed or abused in any way. Do some V.11 wheels come fitted with stainless valves as standard, then? I wonder what the bikes 'up North' have. Maybe this is a complete freak happening, though as I said, there have been related problems where Ducati alloy valve stems have cracked and leaked. The tyre fitter routinely replaces these with steel.

One time I had a cold & got to coughing so hard, I strained my nuts & they went flat 38255[/snapback] Yeah we know. You posted the pictures – remember?

I had heard that yours fell off a long time ago? Anyway – advice: don't use a blowtorch or hot clothes iron.

I had a flat rear tyre today. Of course I thought that I had a puncture. After pushing it a bit, but mostly riding slowly on the flat tyre I got the bike to work. On closer inspection I saw that the nut that holds the valve in place, in the rim, had disappeared and the valve was sitting loose in the hole. It seems that the nut had cracked in the cold, split and dropped off! I think they're magnesium valves/nuts. I had a problem with a Ducati magnesium valve cracking before, so that it leaked, but I have never heard of nuts actually falling apart, leading to the disasterous situation of a flat tyre. Has this happened to any of you guys in the frozen northern wastelands? I have a nickel steel valve in now and intend to replace the front one too.