All Activity

I went with an EarthX LiFePO4 battery, as it is assembled/tested in Colorado, USA and Earth-X has an FAA (aircraft) rating on many of their batteries.2-year replacement warranty, although life span is expected to be considerably longer. It is tiny (150mm L x 86mm W x 93mm H) and light (1 Kg) and zero problems spinning the V11 over. It replaces a 5-year old Yuasa AGM. Was 229 USD.

looks to be!

@gstallons Intended to read "DOT 3 and DOT 4 . . . ?" [ If so, I'll make the edit and delete this inquiry post . . . ]

Fuel for the fire. When the time comes for maintenance on your pad replacement. (In case you didn't know) Wagner and others sell a DOT 5.1 brake fluid . It works in all systems that have DOT 3 and DOT fluid applications. This is also NOT compatible w/DOT 5. Nothing is and don't forget it. The min. wet boiling point is 356f / 180c temp. so you should be good and not experience bad things riding over your head !

Also not the hybrid, but a straight Anti-Gravity Re-start lithium battery. I have them in my R1200R and my F800GS; another in a V11. There's a disconcerting lack of push on a rather cold morning (never not started up, but you've got to wake up the battery a bit before it really wants to crank) -- not that that'll be a problem for you in Georgia.

Aesthetically and dimensionally, it may matter but electrically it doesn't, as long as it accommodates a 2-wire stator. My rec/reg is suspect, I'll replace it with a Shindengen if I can fit it in the space.

Never the hybrid, but my 1100 Sport did like the straight lithium battery. Motus. I think I've seen you on the Cherohola Parkway during the South'n Spine Raids twice.

i have a Motus MST and needed to replace my battery. One of the riders in the Facebook group recommended the Motobatt hybrid lithium/AGM MHTX20... since the stock one always seemed to labor a bit when started. The benefit of the lithium CCA but can be charged with any smart battery charger like an AGM... holy crap does it light off the bike fast. looking into the one that will work in a guzzi V11. Currently using an Odyssey PC545. Has anyone tried a hybrid like this?

Of course what it doesn't tell me is what brand/model etc of rectifier is on the '02 V11 Sport.

When the buyer of Rosie the Rosso left our place I was already having seller's remorse and those titaniums sounded awesome. They are the best..

No longer available. Only hope is second hand or some NOS that may crop up. Patience may reward. Phil

Send him a link to this topic. The forum is, after all, readable even if one is not logged in. Who knows, maybe he would be interested in the suggestions. As far as how hard it is to get good audio in a difficult environment goes, yes, I know. All too well. And that is the point: the audio on those videos is basically really quite good. If it were really crappy, I probably wouldn't bother to comment. It's good, but is missing the final polish. It's just some of the edits and the occasional wind noise.

Well. I prefer a street tire on the street and a knobby off-road. 80/20 Dunlop Trailmax Mission are a concession to not telling my Garmin to avoid dirt roads 50/50 Dunlop Trailmax Raid are better on the street and x10 on dirt but promised /10 miles per tire I prefer the right bike for the ride with the best tires. Generally, ADV riders fall into the ^ discussed category.

Heard the other day at the local cafe where the ADV riders hang out: Do you prefer 60/40's or 70/30's? Oh man, I much prefer 80/20's!

Oh, man! Don't get the Greenies on their strut!

Hi Jack. From what I have read here, they are very hard to find.

Finally finished the California II.

Hi, I would like to buy some original Moto Guzzi titanium exhausts (the ones with the MG logo on them) for my V11 Le Mans from 2005, is that even possible - or should I go with Mitral, Agustini... or something like that? Regards Jack, Denmark

I'm 100% on board with the 'Limited edition cred' crowd, particularly at shows. They exist in every domain, not just motorcycles- as car posts above show. I can't even say how many times I've had someone at a show who drove up in a ten year old F150 scowl when I tell them my Charger is not an authentic R/T, and slink off when I tell them if they actually knew anything about them at all, I wouldn't have had to tell them so anyway since it's obvious. I endured the same for a decade at H-D dealers; 'Mine's brand new' 'Mine's classic' 'Mine's limited production' 'Mine's more expensive'. These people are insufferable. But they are not the majority, only the noisiest and most obvious. I, as you, take pleasure in making something my own even if it's common (If you can call any MG common) I don't see any of that disturbing behavior here, though.

Heidenau tires are getting a lot of traction in the ADV community. Pun completely intended

Look, I fully understand the value of audio. I know you are just trying to provide constructive criticism but.. a) I'm not the owner of the channel, I just contribute. The owner will never see your comments. b) Shooting unscripted and ad hoc in a difficult environment is a massive challenge. You do the best you can. If you watch other videos on that channel you'll see that in a controlled environment more care is taken with the audio. c) In the rapid world of YouTube getting the content out far outweighs scrutinizing every edit point. No one is getting paid here, it's just a hobby. Life is short, enjoy the amateur videos for what they are. Heidenau tires have actually been feature on the channel. So yes, they are here.

Mike had no idea who Peter Egan was. I was reading Peter in Road & Track when I was in Jr. High and later in Cycle World. So for me it was awesome to get him on camera. For you non-Norton people it was equally special to get Brian Slark too. While now he is the curator for the museum back in the day he worked at Norton. And he later had a dealership in CA. One of my Nortons has his sticker on the side cover.

good luck

I think there’s an enzyme in the one, like in Startron. That’s what I do for the V11’s, which mostly sit all winter, but will definitely get ridden again by spring. All good, and can do same here with the loop, but that gas may sit longer. Seems as though a good fellow on wildguzzi has a rear fender for me. So the process is moving very slowly, but it’s moving. looks as though MGcycle is out of stock on the solo seat they carry, but cycle garden has some. Still giving thought to recovering the saddle I have, but it’s a mess, not stock or even remotely like stock, and I don’t think I like it. Also thought about a lower, non stock style seat. Probably not, but have seen some nicely applied on the V7. Don’t need to stick with stock on this machine, so that’s not a key criteria, but a consideration. I love the stock restorations, and I love many of the well done custom builds. Partly based on what I’ve got to work with, I’m inclined to depart from trying to go back to original/stock, but keep it in the subjective area of “respecting the stock style”. Whatever that means…. We’ll see.

I love this so much. Thank you for taking me along when I have not been able to get back there for so long . . . The sights and the sounds are so comforting, reminding me of my ten years there. The special interviews with Peter Egan, @Corey Levenson, and @swooshdave (himself!) are just extraordinary. That the sound is raw and unaltered makes the experience better for me. Having actually been there, I appreciate the raw take on the audio. That my ears ring all the time and my bandmates are suspect of my hearing should be considered in this matter of "audio" opinion . . .