GILPUTT Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 Greetings, I am new to the forum and will do my best not to ask questions about tires, oil and other annoying subjects. But I cant promise. Just picked up this bike, very low mileage. Likes to stall while slowing down to stop, but idles great at around 1000 rpm. May be as simple as kicking the idle up a notch. Bike runs great. Would like to have the bars up, and back a bit without changing the style and looks of this beautiful bike. Any suggestions on the bars without going thru a full blown change? More about me approaching the "old fart" stage of life and refusing to give up riding the cool stuff. Appreciate being a member and looking forward to your suggestions. Thanks. 1
Kostarika Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 Congrats and welcome. Tune-up the bike, there are steps in this forum. as for the risers http://mphcycles.com/handle-bar-risers/
GILPUTT Posted March 17, 2018 Author Posted March 17, 2018 Thanks Guzzisti! Those risers look to be the answer. If you use them, are the lines they supply of good quality? Thought I could get by with the OEM lines, guess not. Regards.
JBBenson Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 Those riser look like something I need, too. I sort of don’t understand how they work, anybody have any photos of them installed....?
fotoguzzi Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 not MPH risers but same idea, I was able to use stock cables with an extension on the brake hose.
footgoose Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 Welcome Gilputt. After researching the choices I figured the MPH were the way to go for me. By the time they made a batch available to me, I changed my mind. I like the stock bars. I'd sell my unused/never installed MPH kit for 325. Lemme know if interested. I can get some pics up tomorrow How about some photos of your bike?
swooshdave Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 not MPH risers but same idea, I was able to use stock cables with an extension on the brake hose. What is that black bar coming from the master cylinder?
footgoose Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 I checked out yer photos, foto. some really nice ones there
docc Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 fotoguzzi is the real-deal (the "black bar" is a camera mount, no?):
GILPUTT Posted March 18, 2018 Author Posted March 18, 2018 Thanks guys, those risers do the job, but do not take away from the bikes looks. Looks like the way I may go. Little over a 2 inch rise with the MPH ones. And MPH uses some very good replacement braided line from Germany, good to know. If I am missing any drawbacks give me a shout. Someone asked where in Wisconsin I live, South of Milwaukee. Learning this site, could not reply just to him. Thanks again, and I am open to any other suggestions. Lots of questions, but one at a time.
docc Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 Welcome, GILPUTT! You're in the right place to be sorting a V11 Moto Guzzi! As Kostarika suggested, start with a Tune-up for the running issues: Decent Tune-up (pinned at the top of Technical Topics) To reply to a specific post, click on "Quote" in that post and the original post will re-display above your reply. Enjoy your LeMans! Riding weather IS coming to Wisconsin. No, really! 1
fotoguzzi Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 yep the black bar is a camera mount.. not Guzzi but here's probably my best video.. here's one of my Lemans trips. 2
GILPUTT Posted March 19, 2018 Author Posted March 19, 2018 Welcome, GILPUTT! You're in the right place to be sorting a V11 Moto Guzzi! As Kostarika suggested, start with a Tune-up for the running issues: Decent Tune-up (pinned at the top of Technical Topics) To reply to a specific post, click on "Quote" in that post and the original post will re-display above your reply. Enjoy your LeMans! Riding weather IS coming to Wisconsin. No, really! Welcome, GILPUTT! You're in the right place to be sorting a V11 Moto Guzzi! As Kostarika suggested, start with a Tune-up for the running issues: Decent Tune-up (pinned at the top of Technical Topics) To reply to a specific post, click on "Quote" in that post and the original post will re-display above your reply. Enjoy your LeMans! Riding weather IS coming to Wisconsin. No, really! Thanks for the reply tip, daa, I will learn. Just about to ask about the "bad relays" I hear about, and what to replace them with. Then comes the "shifter prawl spring". Not to open a can of worms, but are these issues something I need to address with my 2002? Well I did it, asked the question!
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