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First "real" street bike. Recent separation from the Army. '69 H1 500 Dad-built Honda powered Rupp was the true first.

There was never a question about when, only about how many. It'll take a minute to run through the quoting process, as materials, supply chain, and labor rates have all increased substantially since the first batch. I'm already on it.

Sadly I don't have my own picture, but this '78 DT400 was my starter bike. I sold it after it seized because of failure of the oil pump. Being a poor student I had no money to repair it.

Sir Roper is so proud of you.

Well, darn it , and thanks to Best Buy fornicating me much of the morning, I didn’t get away from Winchester until 1 p.m. Made it to Parkersburg, West Virginia, which leaves a big chunk of an almost 400 miles to ride tomorrow. C'est la vie. There are worse fates. Bill

Until you start it... and ride it...

This is not so much an add-on as it is more of a complete transformation emphasizing the “sport” in V11 Sport and a racy "exercise de style", away from factory constrained production and only meant to exist in very small numbers. As you said they(G-B) are artists but what's more important to me is they are keeping the V11S relevant by using a 20+ years old platform and bringing it into today's world. Dgmw, I love the classic look of my V11CS but this is like a modern sportbike with an old soul. I think there is room for that! It's a good thing we don't all have the same taste... life would be so dull...

I am reminded of @Admin Jaap's G&B Sport Monza V11 :

@guzzler I'm with you on the original classic timelessness of the V11s but I really like what they've done in preserving the V11S old bones and turn it into a modern looking machine. Imo it looks much better than most modern sportbikes out there in great part because of it's classic pedigree. To me, it has a certain appeal(un je ne sais quoi) that none of the origami/praying mantis designs we see nowadays on much of the production bikes hold. They actually produce a bolt-on kit to transform any V11S into this "Supersport". Finding a cheap donor bike with a good drivetrain to build on would be a fun project, albeit probably not a cheap one... better start playing the lottery... And to hell with those damn creaking knees...

Yeah, certainly not for creaky old men, although I'm pretty sure the little training wheels showed in the picture are removable...

It's this Sunday. Taking the Sport. Not a lot of mention of it although the local ride has the biggest signup ever with 51.

Ghezzi-Brian latest creation based on the V11 Sport... It's nice to see their creativity around the old mill hasn't diminished in over some 20+ odd years. https://pipeburn.com/moto-guzzi-supersport/

Checked the valve clearance and adjusted them, in .17 and .20, out .18 and .21. Now in .10, out .15 like in the manuel, also changed the valve covers to something less orange.

So I glued in the counterweights and tested. As expected still no signs of life. I looked closely at the wires down below and it appeared that the unattached wired on the post is just the remnant of broken copper wire coming off of the spool. I looked at the spool and saw what looked like a loose wire in there so I fished out and wrapped it around the post and soldered it on. It is not a pretty soldering job, but it was a tiny little space in there and the magnet kept pulling the soldering iron to it. The spring was a pain to deal with as it kept getting all twisted so in the end I ended up de-soldering it to straighten it out and the soldered back in place. It is still a little wonky compared to how it started but seems to work. I hooked the tach back up to the bike for a test…still no signs of life…

The separation might not have been so “recent” if that mop is any indication...

No doubt, you will arrive to a warm welcome. Ahead of the storms would be a bonus . . .

Yes, it's a Guzzi for sure. 1740km now, l think Guzzi did well. Bet they are busy down there producing, GOOD . She sounds like a Guzzi in the lower rpm, after that more like a Lambo says my friends. And she is not hard to ask taking on the curbs, ( feels like a 500ccm) actually nothing but curbs around here, good for tire wear. - l do start her a lot in 1 gear, saving the drive train a bit. She has been better, still a little mule kick engaging 1. Tire pressure sensors shows red warnings, whatever l try. Who put the gear lever on, moved it 1 spline up out from the gear box. Dealer on monday first service. Had a good ride yesterday on my Nero Corsa, let me try to explain in eeenglish. I know l said riding faster with the V11, that's correct. Some times checking the speed is adviseable. Riding position, and the V enjoyable V11 engine in the 5-7000,,, drugs for sure. Yeah if 1 bike, the look and and ++. Riding position on the Mandello is realy good for a grown up prosthesis beaten up guy. Cheers Tom.

As I was prying a small piece of the counter weight fell out of the unit. Problem #1 identified. Upon removing the mechanism from the housing I had the second full counterweight fall out. Problem #2 identified. Upon close inspection of the contact wires which many have said that they have found detached I see one is attached and the second appears broken. Problem #3 possibly identified. It is not clear to me exactly where to re-solder this second wire to. Searching the forum I read that a few have done this and posted pictures of it but those picture links don’t work anymore. My next planned step is to put the counter weights back together with a little drop of superglue and test the tach without attempting a re-solder and see what happens. I don’t think this will work but I will try anyways. My question to you who have done this repair before, do I need to re-solder that second wire to something and if yes, to where?

IMG_9112.HEICIMG_9112.HEIC Hi Folks. I had my 2003 Cafe Sport returned to me today looking somewhat the worse for wear nerving been stolen, and later recovered about 2 months ago. I was offered a sum from the insurance company but chose the buy it back option. Now I have it and see it in the cold light of day I can't help wondering if I've done the right thing. Everything is a bit knocked about, but the real damage seems to be fairly superficial. It's going to need some TLC, and I'm going to need a new head lamp, mirrors, indicators, fuel filler cap, ignition barrel and keys, clip-on bars, levers, L/H switch gear, Seat cover and cowl (bum stop), rear brake pedal, and somehow fix the side stand which has lost the weak lower mounting bolt and the bracket is quite bent out of alignment. If all that is all there is I think I'll have got away lightly! I'd like to keep things fairly original but I'm going to have to keep the costs down. I'd be interested in any spare parts people may have gathering dust, or suggestions(especially about the head lamp and the side stand). I think some parts may be common to some Ducati's of the same vintage. Any thoughts very welcome. Happier days ahead I hope.

I loved the old monoshock DT Yammies back in the day! It was a toss up a blue DT250 or a purple XL250S! The 4 stroke Honda won out but if I'd stayed in NZ and not gone gallavanting round the world.... I think a DT400 would have been next! Cheers

Here is the picture that Revilo put in his post. His link is to a GIMP image. Not everyone has GIMP, so I exported it as a JPEG. @Revilo bear with it. Best of luck with the restoration.

Good find on the video, that's my friend Ben's new V100 here in Houston out with a couple of other riders in our group on BMW's, anniversary edition R90T and the new GS1250 water cooled. The new V100 is a lovely bike indeed. I'm hoping he'll let me ride it on our next outing! A pic of the old vs. the new!

Thanks, good to know about the tire pressure issue, not only my bike then. Cheers Tom.

came across this interesting video on the v100, new owner review after 500 miles

yeah, the pic was in the fall and I got out in early May. The mop was genetic 😉

Evolution...

You nailed it right on the head. The V11 is respected in its various livrées. G&B are certainly recognized Guzzi artists, however the V11 does not need any add-on to be a looker. Everyday I take it out, I feel special and accomplished.

Whew, footpeg behind the swingarm pivot. That's not for everybody . . .

Hi everyone, I have recently acquired a 2000 V11 sport and it has they typical bouncy speedometer and non-working tachometer as many of these Veglia Borletti gauges do. I’ve spent many hours reading the many threads on this topic here in the forum and on other forums as well. This research has led me to the decision to replace the Veglias with the Speedhuts. HOWEVER, since I have made that decision, I figured I have nothing to lose by attempting a repair on the instruments and documenting what I find. Also adding some pictures along the way for anyone else who may want to attempt this in the future. Since the speedometer kind of works I went in on the tach first. These are the threads that I found most useful: 2004 https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/topic/3282-another-tach-failure/ 2007 https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/topic/12441-open-up-your-veglia-and-close-it-back-again/ Step 1: I played ‘round robin’ with the relays to rule out a faulty relay. I cleaned the relay contact points with Deoxit as I went. Nothing changed. Step 2: I opened up the instruments housing and tested the signals with a multimeter. I displayed a 12V on the red/black power line. I displayed an increase in frequency while turning the throttle on the yellow/black line. This tells me that the electronics are fine and that the issue is mechanical within the tachometer. Step 3: I removed the tachometer from the dash by removing the three spade connections and by snipping the little black ground wire for the light bulb. I have the early white faced version with a date stamp of Jan. 19, 2000. Step 4: I removed the bezel by prying it up using one of those little screwdrivers which are pre-bent. After about 10 minutes of this I had to wrap the screwdriver with some tape as it was really hurting my hand. After about 10 more minutes I was really wishing I had just cut the unit in half like so many others did but I was already in it so I pushed on. After about a total of 30 minutes of prying I finally had the bezel off! Continued in next post...

The V7 is pawing the stable floor. As for fuel range, Docc, it’s always, an “it depends” thing. i have never run out of gas on either of my V 7’s. The Stornello is the thirstier of the two, the V7 III has gone over 200 on a full tank, and I still had more when I filled it then I thought should be there. Given the forecast 38-40F overnight low, I am a wee bit less enthusiastic about an early launch than my mount, And, last-minute leave-the-house chores may mean a later and warmer morning start, anyway. Not sure where I’ll spend tomorrow night, but I want to get down the road as far as I can. My laptop is hors de combat and in the shop for a month, so everything I do digitally is a PITA on the cell phone. Riding will cure my whining. Bill

Anyone who tries to go there will notice immediately, but here a heads-up: Stein-Dinse has shut down their old online address at Stein-dinse.biz . The site is still there, and the new adress is visible there, but it is only for reference now. The new site is at https://www.stein-dinse.com/en/ so if anyone is planning on ordering something from them, you may as well go straight there. The search by parts lists is still available, and actually improved. It is to be found by scrolling down a bit; the icon is on the left of the page.

First licenced street bike at 16 was a souped up 100ccm Zundapp. Sailor for a while, and a new Suzuki 500. Along comes 750 Kawasaki H2, very simple had to be had. First Le Mans ll in 84. As younger multiple bush bikes ripped of everything not needed. Tempo, Villiers, NSU, Royal Enfield. Almost for free those days. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

My first roadworthy bike was a Honda CB175 . Not enough zip, so I bought an old Honda CB450. It went OK, but had a drum front brake and a friction damper in the middle of the steering head. . It featured an under-tank ignition switch and a reserve fuel tap that we don't see on modern bikes. Then I got a CB450 with a disk brake. Better, but I always thought that Moto Guzzi was the bike to have. By the way, the pictures are not of my bikes, mine were never quite that tidy. Honda-CB450-Ad.webp

First one was this (representative pic, didn't own a Polaroid back then....).

I agree with you. However, it is too modern for my taste. I like old machinery; even if its not helping in the reliability department. I am still too sore to have missed on those two QUOTA to think about anything else.