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I use a tool my Dad made for the job ages ago. An ice pick, which he heated and bent the tip in a small 90deg bend, about 1/4". Proving once again... Dad's are great!, and manage to help out long after they're gone.

ya think? haha, and welcome

=me X - every year. Next thing you know it's time to ride. Can't wait to see how the paint turns out.

not a song, but some history. I watched "Muscle Shoals" again tonight. It's free on Amazon Prime Video at the moment. A must see for music lovers. If the link doesn't work just go there and find it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00FGM2OEW/ref=atv_hm_hom_1_c_SkHqOH_brws_6_4

'those days' are coming .. and soon

@scud has a broken cap too but just the ring. who knows maybe two broke will make one good one.

love it! click to expand!

Tenni cowel? where'd that get off to?

No opinion on rake angle but... It seems that some of the earliest of the V11 Sport used at least the upper plate from the old SportI because my early '00 has the 01493100 plate. I wouldn't call it gunmetal grey but it's obvious how this could happen. One 'could' deduce from this list that there are 3 possible upper plates for the 2000 sport. The early 01493100 that is on mine, the 3130 and 3131 listed for 2000 (there was nothing defining the difference of these two besides price) And take into consideration how screwed up parts catalogs can be. I used Harpers fiche and pricing 98-00 V11 Sport/Mandello 01493131 $121.18 01493130 $240.92 01493140 black 96-99 SportI 01493100 gunmetal grey $200.92 01493101 light color $200.92 01-02 V11 LM/Sport 01493160 $547.50

https://ventura-bike.com/collections/moto-guzzi/products/moto-guzzi-1100-v11-sport-00-02

I think it's a Duc 750/900 ss fairing, not a magni. But it's mounted well with and std bar height. Looks good. Wonder what he used for a bracket. The black wheels look good with silver. Not sure about the cans, maybe added to modernize it? The guy's narrative is a turnoff for me. Nothing against the bike, I just never liked hyped salesman antics...it always seems to accompany premium pricing. lol... I spent an hour last night scanning listings for Gootsie... what have I become

my comeback to the to the next reference to my advancing age

I have posed the same question to myself on occasion. The Tenni means too much to me to put a number on her. I know the value of her without the attachment but it's irrelevant. To such a query I would say... make me an offer. If it was silly money, I would accept it. I'd be silly not to. Pretty much what Scud said. I'd be interested in anybody's GB

ooooo nice. and it'll hold more than 3 kg

God bless Texas!

agreed Weegie. Realized conceptual engineering and fabrication is always a joy to watch, especially when it's a motorcycle. It being a Guzzi is the cherry on top. dumb move with the computer voice

good band.. and followed by one of my favorite tunes by The Byrds

crap, here I am being a downer but, I can't help it. It's my nature. Waiting does make sense... But something to consider... You may recall, or not, the "updated spring" was a description used by MGCycle (they still do) and Harpers before the forum spring was developed. I purchased from each of them at the time and still have them, uninstalled of course. I would want to know for sure who's updated spring was in there. If the plan is to fix it roadside, the cover could break then.

Indeed

Very nice. Another factory or dealer version.... adorned with CF! Did you install the Mivv's? A few years back we rode to Woodford Reserve distillery for a tour (so should everyone) and I couldn't help but notice the miles of fieldstone fencing that ran along the gorgeous winding roads of north central KY. I see you hail from nearby. Lucky guy. Lucky Guzzi.

there's room in the cave for the LeMans too, yes?

I'm not the only one who, after a time apart thinks... ''not as big as I remembered"

The 'fits and niggles' of our era Guzzi are a result of an old world motor co being kept on life support by passionate Italian folk who simply refused to let it die. Guzzi was a normal competitive motorcycle co. and relative equal in the moto world till the CB750 emerged in '69. A day of reckoning for every other brand as well. It was up to the "driven" players and the bean counters to make necessary changes (if the money was there) or let your marque die. So think of it from the business decisions made at the time while many other brands went by the wayside, Guzzi moved ahead with what they had. An old motor they couldn't afford to replace, and the desire to build and sell bikes. They spent what they could on what they felt was a priority. Internationally, police motorcycles kept a cash flow. Dr John Wittner gave them the public performance injection needed at just the right time. Sure there were other models available but the spine frames were what kept the marque moving forward technically, at a pretty dark time. When I look at the stupid wiring or bicycle grade gauges, or sub standard castings, or obvious afterthought arrangements, I see acceptable loss when all that mattered was a price point that had to be reached. I see passion and patriotism, and love. I don't get the feeling they were cheating in any way to just make money. (C'mon, you know nylon is not what designers preferred for gas tanks) What we're left with is the answer to a math problem several decades old. The sooner you think of your bike as the Italians had to to just get her produced and to market, the sooner you can learn to have a glass of wine and just enjoy the relationship. Just change what they could not. To me 'strange and quirky'.. are, for my Guzzi, terms of endearment.... like... "my girlfriend is crazy" but you should meet her, and you'll see everything about her is not "standard."