billgreenman1 Posted January 13, 2022 Posted January 13, 2022 On 12/31/2021 at 9:01 PM, docc said: Dear me. That Scura/ image/setting is gorgeous. It certainly compares to the very first image posted in this thread by @Orson in 2005 . . . Magnificent V11!! Are those Napoleon bar end mirrors? How do you get them to stay put? Gorgeous! 1
VtwinStorm Posted January 13, 2022 Posted January 13, 2022 5 hours ago, Guzzimax said: 3 x V11 Sports. 2 red frames, one black. All in hibernation in the garage, I hate winter 🥶 Guzzimax, you more than live up to your name. I do think a Guzzi Daytona would really look nice in that flock of Eagles...
Scud Posted January 13, 2022 Posted January 13, 2022 27 minutes ago, billgreenman1 said: Are those Napoleon bar end mirrors? How do you get them to stay put? Gorgeous! Scura black magic. The nappies come with rubber bushings. I just shaved them down till they were a tight fit in the threaded bar ends. (bar weights removed). Then used the included hardware to compress the bushing. I've done it twice... first time I shaved down with a knife - second time I used the wire wheel on a bench grinder. Wire wheel was faster. I think it might be possible to machine something to attach to the bar weights in lieu of the bar-ends, but I have not tried that. 1
VtwinStorm Posted January 13, 2022 Posted January 13, 2022 12 minutes ago, Scud said: Scura black magic. The nappies come with rubber bushings. I just shaved them down till they were a tight fit in the threaded bar ends. (bar weights removed). Then used the included hardware to compress the bushing. I've done it twice... first time I shaved down with a knife - second time I used the wire wheel on a bench grinder. Wire wheel was faster. I think it might be possible to machine something to attach to the bar weights in lieu of the bar-ends, but I have not tried that. Now, if I can only find a new set of chrome Napoleons...
Scud Posted January 13, 2022 Posted January 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, VtwinStorm said: Now, if I can only find a new set of chrome Napoleons... https://www.bikebandit.com/aftermarket-parts/control-brakes/mirrors/napoleon-ap-bar-end-mirrors/p/62776 on backorder... but you've got all winter 1
VtwinStorm Posted January 13, 2022 Posted January 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Scud said: https://www.bikebandit.com/aftermarket-parts/control-brakes/mirrors/napoleon-ap-bar-end-mirrors/p/62776 on backorder... but you've got all winter Guess what I'm ordering when I get home? 😆
VtwinStorm Posted January 13, 2022 Posted January 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, VtwinStorm said: Guess what I'm ordering when I get home? 😆 Well, I'm on a waiting list...when they pop up, I'm getting a pair.
Guzzimax Posted January 13, 2022 Posted January 13, 2022 22 hours ago, Tomchri said: Is there a smaller license plate on the Greenie ? I do like a proper sized L plate if possible, wondering where the guys decieding the size where when agreeing on it. 30 year old bikes up here can have a decent size plate. Some countrys must have mixed up the busses and bikes plates or worse. US size ++ looks correct on a bike. Am I complaining on your plates Guzzimax, NO, just saying a proper sized plate is the icing on a great looking V11, and other bikes, JMOO. And hibernation is at least going in the right direction . Cheers Tom. Hello Tom, my Greenie has a small plate & a tail tidy. The previous owner fitted it, and TBH I quite like smaller plates as the standard regulation size UK motorcycle plate seems huge, basically the same size that is fitted to a bus! and many folk over here do fit smaller (non conforming) small plates to many bikes. The police usually turn a “blind eye” to small plates unless they are crazily small. My Griso and MT01 also have small plates that aren’t strictly absolutely street legal. My silver & grape ape V11’s have standard plates that seem huge for bikes and are basically bus sized ! 1
Guzzimax Posted January 13, 2022 Posted January 13, 2022 My silver V11 next to a friends Beemer are examples of the regulation size UK motorcycle plate. Note the old red phone kiosk, they were originally introduced in 1925, they are made from cast iron ! No longer used for pay telephones many were sold off a few years ago 1 1
VtwinStorm Posted January 14, 2022 Posted January 14, 2022 13 minutes ago, Guzzimax said: My silver V11 next to a friends Beemer are examples of the regulation size UK motorcycle plate. Note the old red phone kiosk, they were originally introduced in 1925, they are made from cast iron ! No longer used for pay telephones many were sold off a few years ago Few things look so English as one of those old red phone booths. 1
Tomchri Posted January 14, 2022 Posted January 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, Guzzimax said: My silver V11 next to a friends Beemer are examples of the regulation size UK motorcycle plate. Note the old red phone kiosk, they were originally introduced in 1925, they are made from cast iron ! No longer used for pay telephones many were sold off a few years ago The cast iron kiosk, I know about, had one about 15years ago, £££££ +. Fitted good in with the Comando. D hernia medisin. Weigh more than a V11 from memory, which is . Plates, decision makers probably hate bikes, and no clue about aesthetics. At least we don't have to see it when we enjoy riding. Cheers Tom.
Guzzimax Posted January 14, 2022 Posted January 14, 2022 We often seem to finish a ride at the cafe by that old red phone booth 2
Guzzimax Posted January 14, 2022 Posted January 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, Tomchri said: The cast iron kiosk, I know about, had one about 15years ago, £££££ +. Fitted good in with the Comando. D hernia medisin. Weigh more than a V11 from memory, which is . Plates, decision makers probably hate bikes, and no clue about aesthetics. At least we don't have to see it when we enjoy riding. Cheers Tom. They weigh 750 kg !!! 1 1
Tomchri Posted January 14, 2022 Posted January 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, Guzzimax said: They weigh 750 kg !!! Built to last Cheers Tom. 1
VtwinStorm Posted January 14, 2022 Posted January 14, 2022 3 minutes ago, Tomchri said: Built to last Cheers Tom. So is my Mk III MG Midget. 😁 1 1
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