I bought a project

[dlapierre]

I finally found the bike I wanted. I bought an '03 V11 Sport in need of a bit of work, but not serious work. I bought, hopefully, a "light" project.

I blame these MG discussion sites for this. After following them for, what, couple of years maybe, I had to get a Guzzi so I could put at least some of what I had been reading to work. This is my first Guzzi. It's also my first shot at exporting a bike from the US to Canada. It wasn't so bad, except for having to tolerate the crappy manners of the demi-god-like border personnel.

As far as I can tell, the only problems with the bike are cosmetic. The bike was tipped over a couple of times. The engine guards are both nicked, the tail pipes are scratched a bit. Stuff like that.

There's still snow in the yard, so it'l be a bit of a wait to learn how well it rides, but it seems to run fine.

It already is occupying a main spaced in my workshop, just waiting for me to build a bike stand and a lift. I can do both. Just needed the excuse to do it.

As well, I'm 6'. The original owner was 5'6" and had the seat lowered to accommodate his height. So, I'll need to address that, too.

Looking forward to making good use of this discussion board.

[Skeeve]

I finally found the bike I wanted. I bought an '03 V11 Sport in need of a bit of work, but not serious work. I bought, hopefully, a "light" project.

I blame these MG discussion sites for this. After following them for, what, couple of years maybe, I had to get a Guzzi so I could put at least some of what I had been reading to work. This is my first Guzzi. It's also my first shot at exporting a bike from the US to Canada. It wasn't so bad, except for having to tolerate the crappy manners of the demi-god-like border personnel.

As far as I can tell, the only problems with the bike are cosmetic. The bike was tipped over a couple of times. The engine guards are both nicked, the tail pipes are scratched a bit. Stuff like that.

There's still snow in the yard, so it'l be a bit of a wait to learn how well it rides, but it seems to run fine.

It already is occupying a main spaced in my workshop, just waiting for me to build a bike stand and a lift. I can do both. Just needed the excuse to do it.

As well, I'm 6'. The original owner was 5'6" and had the seat lowered to accommodate his height. So, I'll need to address that, too.

Looking forward to making good use of this discussion board.

 

Welcome! Good luck w/ your project!

 

You might do better to try and sell the lowered seat on eBay or arrange a swap via this & other Guzzi 'boards; someone out there who's been thinking of lowering his seat might be happier to swap his standard seat to you for free rather than paying to have his own seat sculpted; you both come out ahead...

 

Tail pipes should be no problem, as it seems everyone wants to ditch the stockers for lighter/louder aftermarket cans anyway! Same w/ the head guards: there're some nifty aftermarket units available out there for not much more (or maybe less) than the cost of the stock replacements.

 

Looking forward to hearing & seeing pics of your progress here on v11LM!