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Got one! Ebay.

Thanks guys. I did see that they do a dedicated V11 stand. Pretty sure I can use a couple of 18mm sockets / longer bolts to make the 9T one work. A guy was clearing-out his garage and sold it to me for £20. I figured you can never have enough means of getting a bike off the ground ;-) Weather's been pretty good this Easter break. Done about a hundred miles on those Road 6s now. Such an improvement. My old tyres weren't a matched set and were more than ten years old. Truthfully, when buying the bike from a dealer over in Wales I forgot to ask for the date codes on the tyres (does anybody do that?). So I've been bimbling around on Bakelite for eighteen months. It seems to track so much better through the corners now. Turns much more easily. I keep a GoPro on the bike. Recorded this on one of my favourite Isle of Man roads yesterday. Bit sheepy but lots of twisty undulation in the second half.

You can buy the exact same stand specifically for the V11. I have one myself. I also have a race stand for suspending from the front or rear of the frame. Phil

That's the one I purchased. It is slightly longer, but it is a drop in place. It's 20.66 EUR from BMW, with VAT, so 17 EUR tax free. https://www.pieces-bmw-moto.fr/bmw-moto/affectation_pieces_detachees/46711242109

I wish I could take credit for the tuning. We do get congestion at the usual peak hours. In the summer I like to get out about 5am and have the whole Island to myself. Nice sounding pipes are next on the list. I'd love to hear it reverberating around the mountains.

Looks like you have her in a lovely state of tune, there, @Molly! Not sure how you can stand all that traffic congestion . . .

That would be this. I've got one too. Brilliant. https://shop.becker-technik.de/en/products/central-lifter-24 have a close look at the pictures there, and you'll probably see the way to adapt the one you have to the V11.

We like overkill . Cheers Tom.

Just saying transport is ridiculous both ways. Ordered 3 fuse boxes from US, may be 60gr, freight 206 $. What. Shipped to sister in-law in NY 9$. Cheers Tom.

The feeling of fresh tires is always nice. The worse the previous tires were the better the new tires feel. I have a few stands, mostly rear wheel stands that lift by the back of the swing arm. Once secured on that stand, getting the front up of the ground on a V11 can typically be done with a jack under the sump. But I make sure the bike is literally tied to the rear stand before doing that. I also have a couple stands that lift the front by the bottom of the forks. I also have a dolly I built with 4 casters and some wood that fits under the sump of a Guzzi. That holds it off the ground and allows me to wheel it around while both wheels are removed. And in extreme cases I have a hoist in the ceiling of my garage that can lift the entire bike off the ground if desired. But that I don't normally do. That is overkill.

Yeah, I've followed Tommy for years. Here's apparently an unrehearsed duet. They play off each other effortlessly...

The best guitarist I have ever heard, most likely. At least at short range. This bloke was at Uni the same time I was, and I recorded a few demos for him, with him and a bloke playing Vibraphone. at the time, he was paying the rent playing in this band. Another Austrlian. Unfortunately, I've never heard him live. Would love to, though. The video is quite old, I think, but he is still around.

The Sport Naked turned out to be a few late Friday examples where they forgot the fairing on the way out.

He said $500 for a nice pair and down from there. Mine are in nice shape, We settled on $400. A bird in the hand you know...

One of the best flat and finger pickers I've ever heard. Grew up playing bluegrass, but can play and sing anything. Here, he's covering Dylan, the only person I've heard that gives the same feel.. Don't know how to imbed. Well I see it did it automatically.

Where I live, there is no such thing as "overkill" . . ---> It's kil't. Or it ain't. I've put sixty-six tires on mySport (and had the wheels and suspension parts off numerous other times). It only fell off the jacks once . Belt + suspenders for ever . . .

Eh, these come up here from time to time edit; close but no cigar, same top not same bottom, BMW 46 71 1 242 109

I once heard Tommy Emmanuel introduce his "band" on the radio. I was surprised the bassplayer didn't groan or the drummer hit a rim-shot. Years later, I saw the bit live (Tommy is quite a funny chap) . . . The gig I heard on the radio, he said (something like), "You know how to get the bassplayer off the porch? Pay him for the pizza!" And, "Drummers are people that like to hang out with musicians."

Still around. And in Nashville . . . https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/tommy-emmanuels-fiery-guitar-picking-is-not-just-for-musicians-its-for-everyone/

And another one. As a teenager, I quite liked this band. and this bloke played guitar with them and I did end up hearing him live. Some time in the '90s I had a job in the Gasteig in Munich, and there he was on stage. And he turned out to be a nice bloke.

I finally found a rubber foot peg that fits my Quota; It is from a 1150 BMW GS, year 2004/2005; I ordered it since it was not in stock, 14.06 USD, which I found expensive for a little bit of rubber. It is a skinny one, not a large one. They received it today, I went to pick it up, and it fits. I thought, let's change the other one, and today, the price has increased to just double! 38 USD... Never mind then...

Interesting, no "Sport Naked" in that sales literature.

Inquiring minds want to know

Thanks guys. I have that list printed out actually. Appreciated. I have a large selection of lifts, supports, stands, lumps of wood... Recently got hold of a lovely, German made impromptu centre stand / tool made for the BMW R-NineT. I think it can be adapted for the V11. By the way, the Michelin Road 6 tyres have really improved the handling. Anything would've I guess as the old ones were ancient.

Billy Strings just might be the best guitarist I’ve ever heard! Worth exploring on YouTube..here he’s playing Pink Floyd.

Both wheels off at the same time? Best practice is to tie it off ("chain fall ") from the joists, above, in addition to your jacking method. Belt AND suspenders? Definitely. It's worth for that ONE time that one fails without a backup. Don't ask me how I know . . .