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V 11 wrinkle finish condition


Twin AH

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Greetings all..... was wondering if anyone has or knows of any V 11 tennis that have a wrinkle finish on their cases that have remained in good condition.

I am curious as it seems all I have seen have been in a very poor state.

Yet I have seen other models of that era that appear to be in a very good condition.

 

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Good morning, there was a general problem with the wrinkle finish on all V11s (see for example 

 and that is why Moto Guzzi at least in Europe organised a call back. So if you find a V11 with wrinkle finish that is still in good condition, it has been redone (by Moto Guzzi or by the owner). 

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Thx for that Rosso.

Actually not sure that applies to all of those as I have seen 2002s with as much as 6000 mls with no blemishes to speak of but I have seen many with as little as 1600 mls and their finish is completely destroyed??

At first I thought it might have something to due with heat cycles but now.....

That's why I was wondering if any of the members with the Tenni in particular own one where the cases are still in good condition if they could forward or PM with mileage.

 

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To my knowledge, all '02 and some carry-over '03 were affected. '01 Rosso Mandello, not sure of, but most likely so. Mine, from new, started bubbling between 3 and 4k miles. It took 3k or more miles to get the full effect. I left it till I replaced the clutch to remove the engine and strip and paint. Ford simi-gloss engine paint.

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Wow 28K with original case paint? That's amazing as well as promising.

Have not however seen or heard of any Tennis without issues regardless of mileage??

And yes I am aware of the factory fix with the satin finish unless they offered a rare few with a wrinkle finish re&re.

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2 hours ago, Twin AH said:

Wow 28K with original case paint? That's amazing as well as promising.

Have not however seen or heard of any Tennis without issues regardless of mileage??

And yes I am aware of the factory fix with the satin finish unless they offered a rare few with a wrinkle finish re&re.

Here's the Mighty Scura at 38,000 miles..

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14 minutes ago, Twin AH said:

Holy crap Chuck..... you must have got a good one for sure.

Thx for that.

Ciao

I'm currently repainting a wrinkle finish gearbox and I can tell you if an engine was painted with this level of adhesion you would never have an issue. Looks like you either got a rock solid wrinkle paint job or a flaky one.

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22 hours ago, Chuck said:

Here's the Mighty Scura at 38,000 miles..

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I have a 2001 with 41.000km, looks better than Chucks...

And yes, Chuck's looks good:).

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6 hours ago, docc said:

I am thinking the 2001 Rosso Mandello has different paint that preceded the problems with the '02/'03 ?

Or maybe a batch of cases with bad/incorrect preparation that caused the paint not to adhere.

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2 hours ago, Lucky Phil said:

Or maybe a batch of cases with bad/incorrect preparation that caused the paint not to adhere.

Ciao 

That seems like a pretty big "batch." Like every '02 and lots of '03 I've seen.  Good question from the OP, how many '02 are out there with decent paint, still?

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