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When police first started using BMWs I had a friend who worked at Irv Seaver BMW (Orange County, CA). They were constantly repairing the back ends of the BMWs because the police on Harleys would crash into them when the BMWs stopped too fast.

Haha... Captain Obvious needs zip ties. For the coil mounting, I too re-glued mine, but I also put zip-ties around the bracket and the subframe that keep pressure on the rubber dampers, as I'm sure the glue will fail again.

While that doesn't seem very friendly, there is legal need to maintain trademarks and not let them slip into the public domain. I would hope there are licensing terms where a shop can use Moto Guzzi in signage or advertising without claiming a business name that includes "derivative" or "confusingly similar" mark.

I've done this job several times, simply relying on feel for that torque value. All you need is enough tension to stop the pin from backing out.

$350 seems about right if it includes labor to remove, clean, and reinstall with new gaskets. But it's too much for a trip to the powder-coater with clean parts in hand. Anyways, it's obvious that the owner(s) cared about the bike. Nice set of Mistrals, the repaint seems good. I'd probably want the stock airbox back on. You could definitely spend $5,000 elsewhere and get a lot less for you money.

^ yeah it made a huge difference. And I will feel better about her running around CA Central Coast in it. She took my wife's Subaru Crosstrek back to school while I took time to get her truck sorted out. Hoping to swap back this weekend.

Toyota Tundras... had three of them. Bought a new Limited Crew Cab in 2005, which lasted until an accident a few years ago (still sore about that guy that lost control and hit my truck in a driveway...) Have had two others, both used with over 200,000 miles. Still have the 2006 SR5 Crew Cab that my daughter drives. Spent last weekend on my back replacing the steering rack, struts, shocks, tie-rods, sway bar bushings, rotors, calipers, etc. I think everything I took out was original parts (except brake rotors). Almost ready for another 200,000 miles.

Website says: "The kit is available also to fit on 1100 Sport, V11 and Centauro." That would be a fabulous upgrade on a Centauro, which already has the fancy motor like a Daytona. Or you could buy a V11 that somebody made a mess of. Would seem a shame to convert a solid 1100 Sport or a well-sorted V11.

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same...

Agreed. And the Ballabio has the odd feature that the flyscreen is frame-mounted, not bar-mounted. IMO a tiny windscreen should move with the bars.

ding ding ding... winner. The best bike is the one you want to ride the most. And personally, I would take the LeMans over the Ballabio. It's so much more distinctive, and it's really not that much sportier than the Ballabio. You can always raise the bars a bit if you feel the need.

True, here is the topic I created for it. @Jake it sounds like the problem appeared somewhat suddenly after a reasonable period of normal operation. To me, this suggests that you either have a big gap somewhere, or a failed pump. My bet would be on the gap. First suspect would be the oil filter - but for it to drop to zero, whatever is going on there should be totally obvious. The problem I has was a bit of gasket missing - that reduced the pressure, but did not drop it to zero. It would have to be a mighty-big bit of missing gasket to drop the pressure to zero.

^ that's a lovely Nero, and with the Titanium Kit Racing exhaust.

I think it's damn funny. Good on him. Is that a CalVin Skunk seat? Such a nice touch. Would have even funnier to pop on a front wheel with no brakes (like some of those choppers actually run).

The first and last LeMans make great stable mates. Would love to see more pics of the handlebars and fairing on the 850. Do you know what fairing that is?

The only complaint I have with the Speedhut speedo is that the trip meter numbers are so small. My old man eyes cannot read the trip meter while riding. They are a bit time consuming to install properly in the stock gauge cups, but several of us have done so with some variation in methods (I think all documented in the previously posted link.) If you swing by, I can show you the Speedhuts on my Nero Corsa - and I think I have a set of functional gauges in a drawer if you want to take a look at those before pulling yours out.

I think I have a grey one. Will need to rummage a bit... maybe somebody else can find one faster. Do you need the mounting hardware too? (two thin hose-clamps, bracket, and cap nuts/washers)

Now there is a debatable topic, which has been debated fully. Search around. Some go with the standard twin-plate that was OEM on most V11s. Others have found RAM single-plate parts that work. But if it was me, I would just run it till it wears out, then inspect everything - and if the flywheel looked good, I'd just replace the friction parts. And since this is a "for sale" topic, I would not let the single plate setup deter any serious buyer. It looks to be a fine machine with low miles.

Yet, I do not believe we have a confirmed report of a Rosso Mandello flywheel actually exploding. After the (exceedingly lengthy) debates on this forum and elsewhere, it seems (at least to me) most likely that a bad batch of flywheels was delivered during the Scura's production run. Personally, if I had a RM, I'd be inclined to run it as-is. Tenni has the same clutch/flywheel, but was made in same model year as Scura, so it has a higher risk factor (IMO).

The red paint is thicker. That decreases the clearance. Also, the front zerk has a special antigravity coating that repels the grease gun.

Yes - I still have plenty of springs. Boxing a few today for shipment this week. Sorry, but I've been busy with various other stuff. Haven't even been on a decent ride for 2 months.

you can always do a carbon fiber wrap - unless, of course, this is about the weight savings...

Sometimes I miss my Greenie... and that looks to be a fair deal. But with so few miles, I'd assume that every fluid, every filter, and most rubber would need changing. Easy project.

There's some good craftsmanship, and some nice features, and better looking than several custom jobs I've seen. But overall, this just shows how hard it is to improve on the V11's original design. As as for critique - all that time and money on aesthetics, but don't upgrade the shock? I don't get it.