Sunday ride on my V11

[HRC_V4]

and more

 

 

[HRC_V4]

And tonight she gets to stay in the all Italian garage...

 

 

[Scud]

I like her... that's a worthy project. 

[docc]

That's the last straw!

 

*FART-eenth South'n Spine Raid at your place!

 

(Glad you found her by the roadside . . . none of us could likely resist her charms . . . )

[HRC_V4]

Bring it on!  We have 421 through Shady Valley, Hwy 58 out of Damascus and good roads down to Hot Springs!  Heck, maybe a few more Guzzi will pop up on the road side.    But I am going to try and make it, I need to block the calendar.

 

I think a complete tear down is in order, so far nothing is frozen on it, and it is complete, that is what I like about it.  The exhaust is not original, so in my eyes it can be replaced, one crash bar is bent, I think the rear shocks are toast, I could not get it on the center stand last night.

 

It will be a fun project, a good Blue Ridge Parkway bike, maybe I can get her done by next fall.

[Chuck]

After further review.. that's a candidate for a total restore.. 

[Chuck]

 

 

 I could not get it on the center stand last night.

There's actually a trick to putting a loop on the center stand. I forget what it is, but it isn't intuitive..

[HRC_V4]

OK, be honest, who gave up on me and this Bike?

Not done yet, made a lot a progress a few years ago, but got distracted.  I will be back on it in a month or two as soon as I get my workshop cleaned out and organized so I can get her in it and finish it.

All new paint, powder coated the frame, forks, swing-arm, etc.  Rebuilt the engine (new piston and liners, rebuilt heads) did some transmission work, new wiring, a few custom touches here and there.

A few issues I need to work out, rear wheel is dragging on something, I put new bearings in and shimmed them, I think I just need to shim the wheel, have the shims, just need to play with it.  Bevel gear box is leaking at the input, I think I might have forgotten the o-ring, have new o-rings to put in if that is the case.  I had some transfer on the inside of the left fork, I need to pull it apart and see if I can get rid of the transfer material, right now the fork is locked up, have a spare set of forks, but would need to powder coat the lower if I do replace it.

Hoping to to be riding her this spring.

[HRC_V4]

And the right tank, have a backup tank on there now.

And the V11 replacement, I finally got back into riding some last year, Love the Quota, just had to play with the timing some to get it running well below 4k rpm.

[KINDOY2]

Love your choice in 4 wheel vehicles as well ! 

[HRC_V4]

She is about 99% done, runs very good, just a few electrical issues to sort out, generator may or may not working and the headlight is giving me fits, but other than that she is road ready.  I pulled a little bit of the 60's/70's out of the style, pin stripes and chrome knee area of the tank, a little more understated.

 

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[HRC_V4]

I did use an LED headlight which could be part of my problem, but wanted a smaller load on the electric system.

[HRC_V4]

[GuzziMoto]

Looks nice.....

[HRC_V4]

Thanks, I took her out for a break in ride yesterday, only rode about 8 miles, got a couple of little coughing a 3k rpm, so I turned around and headed back in a lower gear and she was fine.  Drained the oil oil and dropped the pan and had a few little flakes of metal, but nothing that concerned me too much, checked the valves, one intake was a little tight, the other was a little loose, both exhaust were fine.  Both plugs had a nice color to them.  New oil and I will take a longer ride and see how she does.  Got the generator working, but the headlight is still flaky, last time it was the switch, worked fine for the ride, but decided not to work again today.  I also need to address the fuel line cross over, bought a new one and it leaked at the x, put new clear hose on the old x connection, but having issues with the clamps at the carbs, they keep leaking, I may cut the hoses off the new x and rebuild it with new rubber hose and crimp clamps and just use normal screw clamps on the carb ends.

The bike is definitely old school, the sounds, the feel and the riding position.  I really enjoyed it, brakes are weak, but I will keep playing with them, the ride is good, the handling is good, engine is smooth and the shifting is agricultural, but solid. For fun rides down back roads and riding for the pure joy of riding, I think this is going to be the perfect bike for me.  I am still keeping my eyes out for an old California II, I think it will fill the gap between the Ambassador and the Quota.