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Thankyou so much to everybody, to docc for providing the link, to Phil (whose already educating me big time on the HiCam engines) and to everybody else kind enough to pop in and welcome me Looking forward to getting to know you all So the Red Headed Step Child that is proving to be a bit of a challenge, when she's fully clothed which she hasn't been for some time The other bike shown there is a Sfida 1100 just a Sporti given the Magni treatment. Probably not his most attractive design, but eye catching nonetheless......possibly a love hate design. I've had people tell me it's an abomination and others that it's good looking (in a strange way), reminds me of some girls I went out with. I've added a few farkles to the 1100, which probably hasn't done much to improve it John

I have Joe's gears in a Sporti 1100, LM 1000 engine and in a HiCam. The HiCam engine currently has issues totally unrelated to the gearset at the moment. I know of a few others who have them installed too, and never heard anything but positive things said. Apart from the cost, Joe's gears are more expensive than a lot want to pay. IMHO Joe's gears are the only viable alternative to chain sets, and after emailing him a lot over the years I can personally vouch for him Anyway this might also help if you want to enquire https://woodburymotomedia.com/moto-guzzi-timing-gears-by-joe-caruso/ John

Last I was talking to Don, he still had brackets for sale. He had a batch made up when he fixed my bike and is selling them in a kit with fasteners.

I'm really looking forward to coming out from California to the S'xteenth South'n Spine Raid..and meeting some of the inmates from around the country........I booked my hotel room and inside parking space this morning!! Hopefully by then a good part of this lockdown can be lifted..I'm itchin to ride....CHEERS!

So after being on WildGoose forever I thought I'd come on here, I post as Old Jock on WG, but went for a change of moniker Don't own a V11 so what the hell am I doing here? Well I've got a bike with a HiCam engine in it that's giving me endless trouble and may be getting another, glutton for punishement I was attracted by the legend that is Lucky Phil, I see some other of the "usual suspects" too and some of the technical topics on here are first class As I couldn't find an introduction section I just thought I'd post up here and introduce myself. John

Even though it's not revving hard I think I've got a flavour of it, sounds really really good. Can imagine that given some throttle it would be real howl, thanks for that. Of course this has now really got me thinking

There was a video around of my bike on You Tube ( not by me) ..but it in NO way does them justice to the way they actually sound in person..it was just start up and idle...and imho thy dont really sound good until you rev the bike a little then the come to life and sound wonderful...like many exhausts though it is very hard to capture the true sound on a smart phone. . cheers!

Yes thats my baby..She's resting peacefully in my shop with that beautiful exhaust system the original owner installed years ago.....:-)

Hey John Welcome aboard the V11Lemans train. Your reputation precedes you. There will come a time that I will have to crab one of my old Tontis and dive into the 5 speed transmission; it's a job waayyyy above my pay grade, but like many others , armed with patience and your instructions and guidance, that you've so generously shared, an impossible challenge becomes doable. My bike and I thank you for your meticulous work in putting this together and sharing it with the guzzi world http://www.thisoldtractor.com/guzzitech.dk/gb_en_complex-technical_gearbox-rebuilding- I look forward to reading more of your mechanical adventures as you get deep into the blood and guts of what makes these bikes work. Btw, Those are beautiful looking bikes. Welcome and thanks, stay safe and take care Kelly

I might be interested in one of you'd like to reduce your stock to an even two dozen.

Twin AH inquired about routes from Vancouver to the South'n Spine Raid . . . I know y'all boys will help him out with that . . . S'xteenth South'n Spine Raid Weekend After (US) Labor Day (September 11-13, 2020) Tellico Plains, Tennessee, USA "Get there. Bring tools."

I’ll get in touch with Don and report back. Thanks!

An easy way to measure center to center , measure the inside edge of one hole to the outside hole of the other hole . Both holes must be the same diameter for this to work .

The dimension center-to-center across the lower mount holes looks to check out: 13.5 cm = about 5.3”.....

Ditto reservations.

Image with metric rule on page 3. Maybe someone can get the height spread measured as well. Perhaps @LowRyter has the complete dimensions?

I'm supposed to be taking delivery on my "new" V11 LeMans in two weeks. I'd like to have it in hand before ordering, so will let you know then - thanks!

I might be interested in one of you'd like to reduce your stock to an even two dozen. The simplest thing to do is PM me with your Paypal email, and I'll send an invoice.

Why Thank You Kelly that is so kind of you to go to the effort of posting up and thanking me for the gearbox article. The gearbox isn't difficult, the hardest parts are getting these dammed nuts off the back and front after that its no harder than a Meccano set (if you're old enough to remember Meccano) I'm no mechanic just a bodger, guy's like Lucky Phil and Chuckee are the real artisans and both of them have been more than generous with their time and perhaps other members I still need to get to know For electrical issues Kiwi Roy is my main man and I see he's here too. At the moment I'm looking at a low pressure issue on the Oz's HiCam engine that's being going on forever. Now I have a plan of action, based on Phil's advice. In 2 or 3 weeks time after having completed these checks I've got to make a decision on should I tear it to pieces myself or ship the engine down to a trusted engine builder and just let him get on with it. John

I might be interested in one of you'd like to reduce your stock to an even two dozen. Click on the availability link above to view the ordering process. Very straightforward and reliable! 👍🏻

Lol I'm starting to feel at home already. Phil & docc, just stop it, I know about these exhuasts and they are stunning, always fancied them. Now you've got me wondering, don't know if Magni's still up and trading right now. Perhaps I'll drop him a mail Hi Tim, well the 1100 might just have stopped leaking since you seen it. Chuckee, no real story, posted as Old Jock on WG as it was a brew in my local, a pint of which would stun a horse. Weegie is a shortening of Glaswegian used by residents of that other city to the east of us (capital of Scotland) and isn't a term of endearment Phil your correct of course on the Australia (or Oz as I irrevantly know it as) I think Ted Stolarski was a dealer and racing them in the 80s or 90s and when Magni brought out the bike it was named the Australia in Ted's honour. 2 batches built First in 93, I think 75-80 built used a tubular frame similar to Sfida 1000s and Forcelle Italia forks. The engine was the standard Daytona Hi Cam Second in 98, around 50 built, used the beam frame like Guzzi's Daytona and Sporti (and the Sfida 1100 and Sfida 1000 4V) and Paioli forks. The engine was a C kitted Hi Cam identical to the Daytona RS They planned a far larger production run but Guzzi couldn't provide them with the HiCams hence the low numbers John

Pretty sure those are on KINDOY2's Rosso Mandello in California ?

John !, Good to see you here. Nice pictures of your bikes.

Nice to see you join John. Plenty of interesting stuff and people here. Always help and something to learn. You should post some images of your bikes for us. Ciao

Welcome John! Some of us (me) are legendary vicarious technicians, and interested in everything in your garage. Watching it unfold...

Welcome, John! Your SpineFrame will be right at home with us! If you have not yet discovered The Legendary LuckyPhil's Hi-cam V11 thread, here is a link to a year of excellent journaling and sharing:

Luigi, this 2001are missing the 2 welded bracket's on the spine, to support the gear box. Not worried at all. Cheers Tom Sent fra min SM-A505FN via Tapatalk

Got license plates yesterday, new Pirelly Angel GT and new front bearings on the Greenie. PO di'nt like corner's, plenty of meat left on the Dunlops, but flat like a , di'nt handle good, compared to my R Corsa with Øhlins and Pirelly GT's. Checked the frame, straitgh to my abillity, wondering about suspension , new GT's today = NICE. Will do a new sync after a trip in the mountains, first tuning Meinolf 's way, 2-3000rpm in town traffic speeds, not perfect, rest of the curve = YES. I know I mentioned it before, my Greenie felt like a bomb compared to my R Corsa , but felt more even today ??? More reports later. What a serious relationship. Still V early in the season up here, theyr'e , not going anywhere. Next week 6c and rain Yes I have another IPA. Cheers Tom Sent fra min SM-A505FN via Tapatalk

On the 18th of April we got the good news in the German Guzzi forum that Paul recovered (after 16 days in coma).