New member from Ft. Collins, Colorado

[Steve Swan]

Hi Everyone!

 

i am happy to be a member of this forum for this wonderful Moto Guzzi model.  i took delivery of this '02 Le Mans i purchased off ebay that came with all the goodies i hoped to find, Throttlemeister, MotoBits, Givi and more.  I've been with Guzzi's since 2007, i have a 2011 V7R and sold my '09 CalVin last year, and am glad i found this Le Mans.  I'm looking forward to participating with you guys, have been mostly reading topics, but will be more active.  Here's a couple pics of my bike.  It's been a bit neglected, but nothing that some attention can't make right. Right now, i'm changing fluids, it will need a new set of tires and i'm thinking i'm going to purchase a full Mistral exhaust system.  PS. my apologies, this intro should have been posted in "Introductions."

Edited September 30 by Steve Swan

[KINDOY2]

Welcome

 

[gstallons]

You're fine .  Ride it , work on it and enjoy it !

[KINDOY2]

IMHO...#1 Get some good tires #2 Learn how to do docc's complete "Decent  tune up" ( do the whole thing carefully..its not hard if you get a few simple tools) and you will really love your bike.   All the rest you can do as you go and learn about it.

 

Edited September 30 by KINDOY2

[gstallons]

BTW , tires are like BBQ sauce . Everyone has different tastes . You can get 100 opinions and when it is said and done , you will have to decide for yourself !

[docc]

5 minutes ago, gstallons said:

BTW , tires are like BBQ sauce . Everyone has different tastes . You can get 100 opinions and when it is said and done , you will have to decide for yourself !

Having followed myriad tire (and oil) threads on the interwebs, and on tarmacs, I would venture some consensus:

1) Tires (and oil) are good!

2) Fresh tires (and oil) are ALWAYS better than worn out tires (and oil).

3) Change tires (and oil). Ride & repeat.    

[p6x]

On 9/29/2024 at 6:54 PM, Steve Swan said:

it will need a new set of tires

I change my tires every year, independently of the mileage. My V11 is equipped with Michelin Road 6; My Quota with Dunlop Trailmax Mission.

The biggest challenge seems to be availability. My initial choice for the Quota was different, but I had to settle for what could be made available within the time frame I had. The Michelin Road 6 were also hard to get.

I am not recommending any brand, as said above, we all have our opinion.

Here's a topic which may help to confuse more: