stewgnu

Unlucky fella. Glad you’re not too beaten up. Imagine the carnage if there wasn’t a jug-guard fitted... (I had a slide on the left side t’other year, so I have spare rhs silencers if applicable to your re-build needs).

I’ve just loosened one of the rear caliper bolts instead of the hanger bolt.. I need a lift 😐.. So quick query- anyone know what the torque value is on the caliper bolts?

I feel regret, and i’m not even selling it

Haha! Great artists should’ve lost the dreaded bellypan and blacked out their gaiters.... now that’d look sweet 😬

That swingarm looks awkward to get into all the nooks + angles alright. I’d agree to the black to ‘soften’ the presence of the bevel box- although, if Sir is feeling saucily artistic, maybe hand paint a wee Guzzi eagle on the lower flat area!?

What happened to yours? At least the aft part seems to be more common on the second hand market.

Incidentally, if anyone is looking for billbio parts, and miss out on max’s, or who may be in the UK, I have the bits that were removed from mine too: ‘bars, screen, mirrors, silencers, poss a few other bits that’ve been stashed in a box all snug in my garage. 🙂

Indeed. Many’s the time i’ve clicked thru to their website only to shuffle away again...

Sure thing Chuck, i’ll dig them out and email you some snaps if you like.

I replaced the crappy clocks a while back, still have the old ones, you’re welcome to the stem off it if any good for you?

Ah! Thanks Chuck! I’ve been experiencing this recently- slight delay when pressing the starter button, and occasionally blowing the fuse. It was worse when the bike had been sitting for a few weeks without use, but if I ride her more often the problem seems to diminish.

That’s interesting. Would that be why, if the bike doesn’t fire up properly and stalls once or twice, that when it does so it’s really lumpy for a minute or so?

Oo yummy. They’re getting on a bit now but there’s a variety of options out there

Is this the long horse-shoe bit of fairing or the whole thing? This is a difference between models I wasn’t aware of

Some lovely bits on her and a deafeningly lovely sound- who wants a v50! Harr!

Ta ducks, i’ll have a squid at it tomo

Docc, where’s the ‘distributor blanking plate’?

My friend’s v7 has a dreadful heavy clutch. I don’t know how she manages- I’m a plasterer and my grip is akin to he-man’s big brother’s, but I was irritated by it. The v11’s clutch is an absolute beaut, I have no complaints there!

Ahh, for supple gibbons only

Incidentally, leak #17 on my v11 is just around that lower edge on a valve cover. Good to know it’s an easy fix with a decent gasket.

Hey Chuck, probably a bit of an obvious question but how does the old sport compare to riding a v11? Too similar to warrant having both in the garage?

Got to admire you rolling your sleeves up and getting stuck in there. The sleeve on my mistral is proper knackered though- badly torn. The metal is so thin too, it’d take a tig-wielding Gandalf to fix that. Plus the finish on them is a dull matt, so I’d think tricky to blend a repair. I’ve got the carbon ones on now anyways. It can be a right bummer if, like me, you fall off occasionally! ‘Oh arse, there goes £650 again”

But seriously, where the hell is it coming from... I was looking today and it seems to be coming from higher up, I changed the top hose...

Duuude you broke your v11 oil-cherry! mine’s misting a wee bit all over the place apparently- rust be gone! Haha

So a mistral titty silencer would be one long nice titanium weld and a re-build...? Even so, doesn’t sound very diy footgoose? Or I am soooo behind in the guzziworld!