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I leave my Guzzis parked with the key on the ignition. I don't think anybody would want to steal it. In Europe, it would be different. I have had my helmet stolen once, and a very precious moped. In any case, if I was to track something, I would use an Apple Airtag. It has an autonomy of 1 year, easy way to replace the battery, and 29 dollars. Small enough to be hidden where it can't be found on your bike, and does not draw on the battery.

I think he now feels so entitled and megalomanical, that he is shifting his attention to politics. I don't know if you have followed, but he has publicly disparaged officials in both UK and France for the way they managed the respective countries in some specifics. At the same time, he got public praise from the Italian prime minister. I am guessing, that now he has established himself as an incredible business astute guy with Tesla and Space-X, that he has purchased a media, he would certainly want to be President of the USA. It is not going to happen because the US constitution does not allow US citizens not naturally born in the US to be President or Vice President. But his latest actions seem to indicate he wants to be more involved, and giving advice to every country. At least, he thinks he should.

Petrolhead to the end. Woud I had a Guzzi with no sound, NO. Latest edition dayly driver with good sound. Only 400hp, but a V8. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

...and make extra certain that the regulator is well grounded.

Funny story: I asked my insureance person what kind of lock I would need for the theft part of the insureance. He checked a list of numbers of stolen motorcycles. "V11... I think nobody wants them because no theft reported", he said. And I don't need a certified lock. A KLX250 would be different.

Aside from theft, in particular my KLX250 would benefit from an airtag. If I were to get lost, broken-down, etc, it might prove invaluable.

Ooo.... This looks promising. For my V11 at least. Not so much for the Cali (period of ownership). Thank you.

Yes, the 30A fuse is good (has been replaced with a Midi Fuse holder a while back due to a hot 30A fuse). Thanks for getting onto your soapbox haha! Personally, for things like these, I would absolutely stay away from buying something which is not the real thing. Rather spend a Euro or two more. That being said, with my location being Europe (Netherlands), buying the regulator in a US shop is not most efficient... Checked, cleaned & treated (Caig DeOxit) all connections from the regulator with the exception being the connections behind the instrument dash. My idle is also a bit low, but it is moreso the high charge with load (15+V) which concerns me most. I know Phil, which is what I have done, with the exception of the terminals at the back of the instrument dash light. But given the light works, is that still worth doing so for the operation of the regulator? It has a specific ground to battery & a second (3rd?) specific ground to the engine case. Measuring resistance from regulator case to battery negative gives 0.0 Ohm.

Thanks for that. I'll look again. I'm a returning NZ citizen and have had one of the bikes about eighteen months. My mates over there have commented recently that the government seem to hate motorcycles and do anything to make life difficult / expensive. As an example my annual bike tax here in the Isle of Man is a tenth of the cost in NZ.

@Molly, Reading the regulations in place you can import one vehicle, without that vehicle having to comply with the relevant ABS regulations. It would be a relatively painless process. The other piece of the puzzle is that the importer of the vehicle under this piece of legislation is either a returning NZ resident or a NZ citizen. You have not said whether the move here is permanent or temporary, this will determine the eligibility for the above. Have a look at this link if you already haven't: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicles/importing-a-vehicle/2-complying-with-vehicle-standards-and-providing-evidence/immigrants-vehicles/ Rob

Hope he is is for your sakes. I've got a tip for him as "co head" of the new administrations Department of Government efficiency (Doge for short funnily enough) Start with getting rid of your "Co head". Two guys to do one job! Low hanging fruit right there. Maybe I could be a "consultant" for Elon in the new role. I could be on a massive salary paid up front then make myself redundant. Pure Genius. Phil

Good one Phil, that will be funny. I know where there is such a track.. I’ll get a pic next time I pass by there.. hopefully no trains will come by at the same time.

Hello fellow enthusiasts….closing in on 70 years so more a collector than a rider these days!…and moved to Guzzi from Laverda’s! Purchased a Tenni recently (photos to follow) Albeit bit of a Tech Luddite, will have to learn forum linking/sending photo’s etc. Currently recommissioning the bike for the roads ‘down under’. Continuing this thread as the Tenni’s previous owner said the flywheel/clutch are originals. Lurking and reading here made me aware of common faults including flywheel. And some owners adapting/fitting the RAM 5 speed clutch assembly because the crucial clutch hub is oem in Tenni/RM/Scura….all thanks to you guys…! Stein Dinse helped to date with Guzzi parts but are now dissuading me from purchasing “Moto Guzzi Single disc clutch RAM - big models No. 200001620”. Checked with MG Cycle about Part Number MG1096620 but they said they are “unaware this 5 speed will work with a 6 speed”. Should I go back to them or am I missing something? Thanks for any help here as I realise this is a very tired old topic!

Don't know but it seems like you have no issue to me as long as you have owned and registered it for 12 months before immigrating. There is also an exemption to allow New Zealand citizens or NZ residents to continue to import their bikes/cars from overseas as an immigrant’s vehicle, but they will need to demonstrate that the motorcycle in question they had owned and registered for use overseas for at least 12 months prior to importation. OR Import the bike anyway and as soon as you move apply immediatly for the 100 bikes/year exemption and maybe you need to wait a year to register it. In other words get your application in early for the following year if none exist for the present year. I mean there's only about 50 people living in NZ anyways.

My nomiker on WG was Old Jock, so you'll see me on the thread I posted the link to If it needs replacing (& I mentioned it on the WG thread, but haven't had to replace the Reg/Rec yet) everybody seems to use Euromoto electric, personally I'd consider installing one of the Mosfet regulators from Shindengen. Although the 2 offerings from Shindengen are for 3 phase Alternators they can be used in a single phase configuration, check with Jack at Roadstercycle if you're thinking about it. http://roadstercycle.com/index.htm There is both a shunt regulator FH020AA(shorts the alternator output) and a series SH847 (opens the alternator output), with the series being a good bit more expensive. The original Ducati energia Reg/Rec is a series type (according to @Kiwi_Roy ) which is unusual. The reason for mentioning Shindengen is everybody in the Guzzi community purchases from Euromoto Electric (personally not a fan as they don't reveal any tech info and some of their kits void warranty if an AGM or LiFe battery is used). Everybody from Ducati (AFAIK) uses Shindengen as replacements. One more thing don't use any of Flea Bay offerings which are ridiculously cheap as they are not the real item and God Knows what's inside them I'll get off my soapbox and get ma coat

I learned about Getor Moto through US eBay sourcing a gasket set for my GB 500. They have been good to deal with in spite of a shipping debacle that was not their fault. They do not have a lot for the V11 SpineFrame, but some.

Perhaps they are, I don't know. I think the fact that Matthies has a regulator produced is more relevant. There are any number of suppliers that sell stuff from Matthies. EDIT: or direct from Motomike, assuming they deliver outside of Germany. https://motomike.eu/en/search/7002035/in/all/article/903853 Observant readers will notice that that is the same picture that docc posted further up, this time direct from the Matthies site. I've already established in the past, looking for other things, that there are a number of suppliers who offer stuff that they source from Matthies using the same part numbers that Matthies uses.

In Australia, at least, the problem is that the Aboriginies, before the Europeans came, used to burn off regularly to create grazing ground for the kangaroos. That doesn't happen any more, and the current experts are still learning how to deal with the bush and how much, and how often, it has to burn to stay healthy. The bush in Australia needs to have low-grade fires regularly to stay healthy. Too much "protection" leads to a build-up of highly flammable detritus, so that when it inevitably burns, the fire is too hot for the trees and kills everything instead of renewing it. From the document that you linked: I suspect a similar situation: forest that was left to its own devices and burned "cold" regularly is now, in the vicinity of new housing developements, not able to burn off, and is not being cleared. This leads to a build-up of dead material on the ground, so when it inevitably does burn the fire is much hotter than it would have been under "natural circumstances", and is much harder to keep under control. Once again the "Australian experience", which is currently not always practised in Australia as I understand it, shows that the way to go is make sure there are no easily flammable sources in and around the buildings, and set "cold burns", i.e. deliberate forest fires under conditions that are not conducive to wildfires (winter, just after rainfall, whatever), to keep the amount of detritus on the ground under control.

That's this lot: https://motomike.eu/en/?ftype= I don't know for sure, but I have the definite impression that they are the, or one of the, largest wholesale parts suppliers here. The workshop that I go to when I need something looks there first. The linked site is the shop where Joe Bloggs can buy stuff. This is the wholesale home-page, I think. https://www.matthies.de/en/aktuelle-nachrichten.html Whatever, something they have produced (they don't make it themselves, for sure...) is probably not too bad. EDIT: company history from their home page. It is a family owned company. The current company manager is apparently the grandson of the founder. https://www.matthies.de/en/unternehmensgeschichte.html

Fuel filter. I have not taken the trouble to look for recommendations here for the in-tank fuel filter, but this just came up from a very reliable source in the German forum, so I thought I'd pass it on. Note: I HAVEN'T TRIED THIS OUT!. I'm just passing on something that I read. The man in question wrote that he has used this filter many times on various Guzzi models with an in-tank filter, and on being asked by me claimed that it was also good for the V11 models. The stated model name is Mann MWK44 I wont post any links, because I got lots of hits from a simple search. Price seems currently to be around €15,-. For comparison, someone else posted this link to a filter from Wendel in Berlin (a very reliable and reputable supplier) https://wendelmotorraeder.de/benzinfilter-stelvio-ab-11_641277-p-6100765.html?ref=expl €76,- and a couple of cents.

It would also help if the tree huggers cleared a bit of undergrowth whilst on the job......

We know how to do it, but aesthetics usually trumps fire resistance. At the present time these things are suggested, not required. That might be changing soon. http://drupalweb.forestry.oregonstate.edu/forest-owner/sites/default/files/fireresistance.pdf

I think the guy is addled. Not just high on his own supply but perhaps too much ketamine as well. So far as free speech, without fact checks, the only things censored are facts themselves. I think it's a miss when Nazis are "in" and NPR is "out". Writing about Nazis, an interesting story about his obsession with Mars. Werner von Braun wrote a Sci Fi novel in the early '50's about colonization of Mars (wiki): After establishing verbal communication, the humans learn about the Martians' social structure and their form of government, which is run by ten men under the leadership of "the Elon". I kid you not. This is the richest and most powerful man in the world (and the smartest too). Well, good luck with that.

Oh, that's interesting. I wasn't aware of that. Explains quite a lot. Incidentally, that is not just "experience in early life". It doesn't go away. The affected individual merely developes coping strategies. Or not. What do I know about it? A woman I work with and my older brother are both on the autism scale.

The Australian experience (bushfires are a fact of life, always have been and always will be) shows that it is not just the building methods. Things like not having big trees right up against the house, keeping the rain gutters free of debris, a whole list of things, are also crucial.

I get what you are saying, but where I ride an Apple AirTag would be useless. It needs to be around people and their cell phones to work as I understand it. And if you are somewhere that has no cell signal, it likely isn't going to work. For emergencies when out riding you can get a sat pager or other satellite based beacons or phones. FOr the original use, theft protection, an air tag should help. There are also Lo-Jack devices that you can get that are made for that.

There is a great quote from a guy on social media. To sum it up, he said; When they said Elon was a genius making cars, well, I don't know cars so I took their word for it. Then they said Elon is a genius making rockets, well, I also don't know rockets so I took their word for it. Then they said Elon is a genius with software, well I do know software and I can say with no doubt everything he said about software is complete BS and he is an idiot. I think many give him credit for what his companies do. But often his companies do things wrong, sometimes because he insists they do it a certain way. Like his Tesla's and their Full Self Driving using only cameras. That will always be inferior to a multi-sensor based FSD. And it likely explains the dangers of Tesla's in FSD mode and why there are so many deaths. Also, when you say the best selling car I assume you are discounting the vehicles that sold more then the Tesla Model Y because they are SUVs and pickups. 4th is respectable, but if you look at Tesla sales as a whole compared to other brands I don't think they are even in the top 10.

I get EVs, but I would not own a Tesla if you gave it to me. We own one EV and have another as a company car. Neither has been an issue maintenance wise, although the company truck only has a few thousand miles on it so far. The other we have had for some 5 years and have only had to throw tires and blinker fluid at it. Neither is as inspiring as an internal combustion vehicle like a Guzzi or a twin turbo 3rd gen RX7. But both our EVs are fast enough to keep you entertained when you feel like it. There is something to be said for the immediate torque of an electric motor.

Well, for a Rocket Scientist, and a STEM genius, I have to wonder why he has trouble recognizing that water pressure would be an issue during the massive LA fires and that the Water Works isn't the same as water in reservoirs? Of course it takes tax dollars to build public infrastructure. Like most billionaires, I'm sure he's more than willing to pay his fair share of taxes to maintain our "industry" and prosperity. @Chuck I've seen some of those Tesla bumper stickers that you're hinting.

I think you should check that again, import is usually done based on regulations tgat were applicable at the time the type was introduced. For us these are the KR, KS and KT. That was all pre ABS. I think NZ is using UN/ECE based rules. (Australia does that and converts it to ADR Australian Design Rules).

I’ve had to replace a tire due to puncture and two bottles of washer fluid in just under 50k miles. It’s the best selling car in the world for a reason, it’s easy to live with and does most things well for a reasonable price. Software updates (FSD) & Supercharging are next level. The Chinese copied the Model 3 & Y and are taking over the world (read BYD). Elon is Elon, good or bad, I don’t know of anyone whose Space company lands their reusable rocket boosters vertically much less catches the heavy boosters with “chopsticks” on the launch tower. Nobody, not even the Chinese. Unfortunately I don’t have winter tires, we’ve had a lot of snow lately, my model Y has done well, if the rear kicks out, the traction control is quick to draw it back in line. Brilliant car.

Agreed. To be honest, I was very surprised to see that ALL the houses here around me I built out of sheet rock and wood. This is a very good recipe for disaster as any fire would spread fast. When you look at the desolation in Pacific Palissade (Palissade means fence in French; I am saying this because I bet not many knew that.), you can see the only standing structures are the fireplaces, wth the chimney on top. Because that is the only part of the building made of stones or refractar bricks.

This would be a better image if it was parked across a railway track waiting for the next freight train to come along Phil

It's a V11 Guzzi. First thing you do when you have any electrical issue/gremlin is do a full wiring harness/fuse block/connector/ignition switch detailed inspection. Then move onto parts replacement/testing. Phil

Mine had marginal voltage from the time I bought it, and continually gradually worstened until it became problematic. Short story is the wires from the generator to the regulator had a connection under the tank that had gone sour. Removed the connection (rather than replace the connectors) and voltage went from 13.3-ish to 14.2. Idle charge went from 12.3-ish to 12.8-ish. My idle is probably 100-200rpm lower than recommended, I'm idling 1100 + or - 100.

I need a bumper sticker saying, "I bought it before I realized he was such a @#$$#!." Best car I've ever had, too, Brad. By far. Maintenance is eating me up, though.. in 50K miles, I've had to fill the windshield washer bottle. Twice. It's pretty good in the snow, considering we aren't running anything special for tires. If it gets bogged down, (not much ground clearance) putting it in "off road" mode or "slip start" will getcha going. Edit: Apparently the site *really*didn't care for what I think of him..

Arizona. Before I picked this guy in Germany, I asked around, and there is more to it. The "Casa di Moto" German outfit not only fixed the jerky pointer of the tachometer, but he also got the pointers shiny too. I found someone in the US doing it before I elected Casa di Moto, but someone here chimed in saying they did a very sketchy job on his own Veglia instruments. So common sense; would you trust a European based shop who said he fixes those problems often, or a US based one who probably does it once every three years? The problem was not so much the fix, but the clean way to open the gauge. I have a little experience when I opened my ITI to look at the odometer. Better leave it to those who have the proper tools to operate...

You can order it from France, they ship out. I can give you some suggestions. It is not that expensive, it just takes longer. When you purchase out of them, it is tax free, and they often include some samples. The cost of shipping is not that prohibitive. Now you need to check how much you are allowed to import in Australia, and how much duty you are supposed to pay. But I guarantee you will be surprised as Muscadet is really an incredible white wine. Possibly because blokes normally don't drink wine but beer. Out of the rare that drinks wine, they usually favor red, as the white is deemed a "lady's choice). But Ladies usually prefer sweeter white wines. Anyway... Here in the USA, it is hard to find, but not entirely impossible. It is just that the wine not being known or popular, they usually only stock a single varietal. Here's a website in English that you can peruse, should you want to test one of the new Quantas direct flight to Paris. I was there in 2018. I guarantee you will enjoy it. This would be a real change of scenery from Australia... https://www.visitnantesvineyard.com/

More a point of academic interest, but I wondered why Stein Dinse were advertising this sensor when it was clearly the wrong part, or so I thought! I'll save you all the details but from a parts manual dive, it appears that early the early Daytona and Sport bikes used a float sensor as sold by Stein Dinse and around 96 changed to the thermistor design. Just for the geeks

You know Pete , he's so non-confrontational .....

. The mention of “Paradise” is interesting for its timing. Over on ADV Rider forum, there is an entertaining and informative thread called "Pillion Viewpoint (PVP).” https://advrider.com/f/threads/pillion-viewpoint-pvp.1525703/ The “host,” a lady from West Virginia, posts great photos of the things we “pilots” only see, if at all, briefly as we are so darn focused on the literal way ahead without dying. Her narratives are also engaging. Her “groupies” (I am one) have been encouraging her to collect and publish in, e.g., a “coffee table book,” the best of her posts. Great stuff. Her husband, Wally — PVP calls him “Rider” — is a fine fellow. He is often mentioned, and occasionally seen, but don’t think he ever posts in PVP’s thread. Rider is quite a wrench, too, and has many solo and two-up miles on his beemer and his new KTM. Anyway, PVP — a retired lawyer — has an architectural bent, and her pix often include interesting buildings. Her interest in houses of all sorts led recently to this comment, "All this architectural inventiveness, fading away, and replaced by the ticky-tacky," and 60’s or so protest songs, including, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Boxes. Go to her thread if you care to see all of the interesting chatter, but I responded to the "ticky-tacky" post, including mention of "Paradise." "I understand the Little Boxes, ticky-tacky houses, and the like, and enthusiastically sang (badly) those along with my friends. That said, and I did not recognize it at the time, there is, IMO, an unmistakable whiff of elitism in that and other "suburban protest ballads." Those little boxes were the literal dreams-come-true of so many whose lives, when young, had been scarred by the Depression and then disrupted -- if they survived -- by WWII. Those folks were now raising families in those ticky-tacky homes we condemned in our songs. As a boomer, vintage '47, I lived a care-free teenage life that made it easy to complain about the wrongs of my parents' generation, most of whom were struggling and still sacrificing for their children. As one of those kids, I lived in a tract home in Daviess County, Kentucky, in the 1960's, and dated a sweet lass from Central City in Muhlenberg County, so my favorite song at the time was, of course ... Recognition of my own frailties as a young person helps me overlook and forgive the teens and young adults of today. Now ... get off my lawn, PVP, and take and post some more pix!” Whatever the socio-economic and political value then and now, it’s a great song. Bill

Guzzi sound like the motorcycle manufacturers version of ADF (Australian Defence Forces). Throw lots of money at stuff that ultimately goes nowhere. Auto transmissions that are problematic, Hydraulic Valve lifters for an engine with the easiest valves in the world to adjust, front/rear linked brakes, and enough superfluous steel wasted in flywheels over the years to build a Battleship. Phil

What with marching lasses sporting squeeze-boxes and the dismay of modern life, something to assuage the discomforts and align the misaligned . . .

Hearkening back . . .

Oh, boy! Talk about brand reverence, glad to see the 2024 Alfa Romeo Guilia . . .

The best thing I ever saw done to an XJ6 was a Chev SB conversion. Even here on unsalted roads the body rusted in no time though. Phil