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Thanks for the multiple welcomes, folks. Most of my effort at the minute is on my Mk 2 Le Mans ‘950 Superleggera Carbone’ (Superlightweight Carbon). Engine under rebuild with new 950 barrels and pistons, all new parts throughout bottom end and valve train etc. Mikuni flat slides, carbon fibre V7/Le Mans shape tank and front guard, brakes refurbished, gearbox about to undergo tear down and new bearings and seals, as is final drive. No side covers, and all unnecessary frame tabs have been removes and ground down prior to powder coating the frame. red for main part, lower rails in silver, swing arm, stands etc in black. New hot cam as well. Looking for about 95HP and 180kg, which should put it on par with my daily ride (1250 Bandit) in power:weight stakes. When the R1 front end is ready to go on I’ll split the engine and gearbox and rebuild the 1100 box which is notorious for crappy bearing and poorly case hardened gears, and which whines and throbs like a mofo in top gear. The R1 wheel is in the pic below.

Yes, I only blocked one hole and it made a big improvement. I reckon you could block both holes, but then you may want to run a lighter fork oil as all the oil would have to go through the valving in the piston. Blocking one hole allowed me to continue using the stock weight fork oil. Nice picture.

Greetings, A friend bought a Bellagio and wants to add Ohlins shock and forks. I own an Aprilia Tuono and was wondering if the Ohlins on Aprilia is compatible, or if anyone has experience doing so. I realize the MG Ohlins shock utilizes a remote reservoir, but perhaps a newer piggyback style can fit? Ohlins Aprilia forks need a 51mm top and 53mm bottom yoke, so also wondering if Aprilia yokes can be used. If not, he'll just have to find the used MG specific units. Thanks for any information.

That’s probably the strangest thing I’ve read. In all the years I’ve been riding motorcycles I’ve never had a discussion with other riders talking about preferences of turns. Personally, I love both... in rapid succession. Main reason I love pre nanny tech bikes. My Ducati was powerful enough that you could modulate the bike coming out of a corner. That is the Ducati special sauce, and to a lesser extent Guzzi. Very direct and you feel as one with the bike. My MV Agusta F4 on the other hand did not feel connected at all. Quite a few times I didn’t realize I was spinning up the rear....until you did... that’s not confidence inspiring at all.

You (in cars) feel more in control when making left hand turns..... Maybe you feel more confident in a left hand turn ?

Looking forward to @ferguzzi's reply. Here is the solution @Canonman posted for his Tenni project:

My error- it is a Ballabio and anyone who might've done what I'm inquiring about please chime in, thanks.

There are more knowledgeable members on here than me , (Chuck) who will comment at some point but a few other things to consider. You're talking about changing the suspension geometry so you need to look at the offset of the yokes, the length of the forks & how that changes the height & trail of the front. On the shock, the shaft length is important & how it affects the height of the rear of the bike. It's not that it can't be done but it isn't to my knowledge a simple 'plug & play' operation. I'm interested in the topic & hope the more mechanically skilled will chime in.

Same here. Left side of tires always wear down faster. Has to do with riding on the right side, but I also enjoy left-handers much more.

That wear is definitely not normal, even though it seems we favour left handers that accelerated wear on the left side doesn't make sense at all. I was going to say it must be a dual compound tire, soft in the left and hard on the right but I wouldn't want anyone to take me seriously... Rob

My front certainly wears on the left more. Largely because I corner much (much) harder through the left-handers than the relatively tighter right-handers we have in the right-side-drive US. Tinus89's wheel looks decidedly "cocked" over along with the dramatic tire wear and heat evidence, as if it were being dragged. I'm with KINDOY2 on it being an axle bearing issue (maybe wheel, maybe reardrive) . . . "We do loves a riddle, we do!"

^^^^ To the best of my knowledge.. no.

With our straight high crowned chip and seal roads in Indiana, tires wearing on the left side more than the right is common. Sad, but true..

My tire is worn kinda like that. I thought maybe it was improper pork chop switch last summer. Then again, I am a terror around the curvy lake roads by my house....

I am guessing that it is, perhaps, not the 2007-2012 "Bellagio," but the 2004-2005 V11 "Ballabio?" V11 Ballabio Bellagio 940 (Were these ever sold in the US?)

On a V11? Ciao

If I had the software, I would have added the theme song from “Chariots Of Fire” feel free to hum that along...

The WW2 bomber engine look? Ciao

Seems simple enough to ream the cover's mounting holes and slide in a "sleeve" to take up the torque of the fastener? Otherwise, I gave up on these cf covers and totally went off the tracks . . .

I'm sorry for your traumatic experience, could take years of therapy to put that behind you - especially if you find yourself shopping for dew rags online. I read this today in a local SF forum... "My dad used to own a Buell, until one day when he accidentally left his garage open overnight. Now he owns three".

I have GSXR forks on my spine frame Daytona. I am sure there are others. I was able to make the GSXR forks fit simply by using a different steering head bearing set with a different ID, and I added a small spacer below the bottom gearing to adjust the length. I have another set of GSXR forks that will likely end up on the wife's V11 some day. But a Jeep keeps eating all my expendable time..... I am also the guy who found the odd damping set up in the early V11 forks. The early forks have two bleed holes that allow fork oil to bypass the valving until the forks compress past them. That means that only the last quarter or so of travel actually has compression damping. By blocking one of the two holes I was able to get not only damping, but now the adjuster actually does something. Previously it had no effect because the oil simply bypassed everything else and went through the two holes. Sorry, I am not around here much lately. I feel guilty, but in the end I am happy to be alive.

Welcome DavidB, there is a long ago thread of a member here doing Suzuki clamps and Ohlins on a V11. Probably a good idea. Let us follow the journey, ,, all of us here secretly want an 1100 Spot so post some photos when you get round tuit....

Original Spine framed Guzzi. The Forerunner to the V11 Sport. Ciao

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Rest of the bike. Unfortunately is not completed. I'am still waiting for a "Tenni" stickers but now looks like below:

Job done First look below... Tomorrow, in the daylight, I will take better shots