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and of course... Plus a couple more Guzzis

I’m looking forward to that!

Shouldn't take more than 113,000 miles . . .

Well, there are racks, and then there are racks! I like ‘em all. back to the bike: good to know that there are options available. This will be a fun project getting the V11 tailored to my needs. Cheers!

You gots plenty of admiring friends, bud. It's just that our arms aren't long enough to put hands on your (fine) bench! Welldone on this build, Sir! Thanks, dearly, for sharing it with us!

So, based on... Scott's? bike, I found (hopefully) the correct set of Brembo T-drive rotors. Soon to be installed with Braking street pads. Testing will probably take an entire weekend of up-northing in the Georgia mountains. May even get back to the Lodge if the weather cooperates. Kudos to Sportbikes4hire.com for doing the homework.

How do the wires themselves look? Would almost bet that it is a Chinese fuse holder. For some reason, their materials do not seem to be up to spec. Has anyone tried a Mosfet regulator? Over on the Kawi EX500 forum, they are the solution to fried rectifiers and cooked batteries. Even though Guzzi puts the rectifier (at least on my bike) right up front in the cooling air, they do need to shed a lot of heat. The Mosfet regulation seems to avoid that.

That apparent word is that the discs with the circular cutouts in the carriers tended to warp. Total guess here, but the later V11 units with the triangular cutouts would most likely retrofit. Here are some brand new gold series Brembos at a good price, considering they are coming from Italia. Also, there are quite a few used later V11 discs on eBay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Brake-Disc-Floating-Brembo-Front-Moto-Guzzi-V11-Ballabio-1100-2003-2006/362487814082?epid=18025840829&hash=item5465f517c2:g:VmAAAOSwNqRb7Zz2 A pair of Sifam(?) from Italy, for '97-'00: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-Front-Brake-Discs-Motorcycle-Moto-Guzzi-V11-Sport-1100-1997-1998-1999-2000/383113170577?hash=item5933530e91:g:NHUAAOSwvvVc6QhR And EBC listings - they do specify left or right in the listing, so there must be some difference. https://www.ebay.com/sch/177922/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=ebc+discs+guzzi+v11 A set from an '02 LeMAns with 18K miles: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2002-Moto-Guzzi-V11-Front-Left-Right-Brake-Rotors-Discs-OEM/254255897491?fits=Model%3AV11&hash=item3b32d51b93%3Ag%3AT3QAAOSwNINc-VZe%3Asc%3AUSPSPriorityFlatRateBox!98022!US!-1&LH_ItemCondition=4

#101 bought in Germany. Will move to Sweden soon. :)

Hey Eric, For myself, if you've already got small shipping boxes for them, go ahead and send mine like that. If you don't have shipping boxes already, and it can be easily placed in a padded envelope, with cardboard/bubble wrap? That works for me too, and I'll roll the dice with USPS and Canada Post, I'm not worried about any money back from the difference in cost; I'm very grateful that you're doing this. Tks very much Kelly

What valves did you end up going with? Do you mean this step? Image 2 http://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68_127&products_id=423 My spare head just has a cast finish in the ports. Ciao

But, to the point, I think it will be amazing to watch this seat develop a proper "rider's patina!"

Here are some pics of the Ballabio fairing and mounts.

Are you going to get one just to hang on the wall?

Time for a few photos in the dedicated thread. After a fairly good sprucing up. In addition to the LED headlight, it now has LED signals with an electronic adjustable-rate flasher. Once my acute bronchitis fades, more miles are waiting.

First V11 Sport sighting. Greenie no less. In the back of a truck. [emoji51] Spotted a Lemans outside Ace Corner. Picture later. So two. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That would be a Chuck-idea . . . I would say it was a collaborative effort..

After reading this thread, as a precaution, I also installed a large automotive fuse holder with a 30A fuse in 2017. The holder was good for up to 40A fuses. In what I would call a routine check, I discovered this... I'll have a look at regulator + main ground, and I am sure she is not overcharging. Also no auxillaries connected aside from a GPS... Any ideas for a solution? Airplane style circuit breaker? Higher rated fuse+holder?