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They are. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

Or i think i’ll put the license plate on one of my odyssey batterys. Like a harley… larger and with less power, but thats ok because it’s heavy too!

No and No

We have long needed to have a separate Lithium battery thread. It would be quite a task to separate the appropriate posts here and not leave the existing thread discontinuous. With deference to the Original Topic, conditioning an Odyssey PC545 by replacing it with a Lithium ion battery is like servicing your V11 SpineFrame by taking the license plate off and backing a different bike up to it . . .

Bellissimo!

I found a video demonstrating how alloy is used in foundry and later machined; this is for wheels, but the principle is the same for anything alloy I believe.

You must be gettin' old !

Just wanted to close the loop on this thread. I purchased Quadtrax (silver) Lowered 1 inch from Knight Designs linked in the "An Easy Way to lower your footpegs" thread, cited above. Install was super simple.

We had a Spine Raid Jail Break Saturday meeting at Linda’s 5th St Diner in Bowling Green KY. After a good brunch, we rode around Southern KY, totally 350+ miles. The weather couldn’t be better, the Mivv’s were pouring out a glorious soundtrack. Thank you all for attending and what a great “idea” to get together, break bread and ride! images here: https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/gallery/album/323-spine-raid-jail-break/

Good people, good food, good riders (even the ones who didn't tell us they needed gas till we'd past the last one in Bowling Green) 🤠 Thanks for celebrating my birthday with me! And for being nice about my inability to tell time.🤓

along these lines , this mechanic's forum I belong to. This guy posted about leaving these power tool batteries on the charger. There were about 5 or 6 guys that knew about shops going up in flames and the battery/charger were found to be the inspiration for the fire. Now , when the green light comes on / the battery comes off !

At first glance, I thought the yellow thing was a Duc, but on closer inspection it appears to be a Harley. But on the Rosso Mandello... That looks like a clean one for a fair price. It appears that it would be pretty simple to return it to stock (especially if it comes with the original bits that were removed. And it has the Titanio racing pipes and high hangers - very desirable option.

My 1100 Sport came with a Litium Exide. Been storing it in a ammo box during winther. Told my battery guy, you can have it, give me an AGM. Still skeptical. A reminder 4months ago, a known guy with plenty of toys, including 76 Le Mans ++, everything up in flames. Don't need that on my mind. If only 1 dissaster in 5mill batterys, still not interested. Yeah yeah probably wrong, but my decision . Cheers Tom.

Geez, you guys don't mess around. I couldn't do that without stopping for another meal.

I took them to a mechanic. I'm not great at electrical trouble-shooting. I had gotten to the point of frustration in my own attempts to fix it - I'd get them going, then that would last for a few rides and the problem would return. And that contributed to them sitting idle, which probably didn't help matters. Now (finally) I feel confident that they will start every time.

My V11 was my first ever owned bike. I looked at 3, rode on one. After 5 min of test driving, the shop owner looked confused and a bit disappointed. Don't you need more time? I said: no, what I need is a cup of coffee to discuss your asking price over. 10 years ago, still my best bike (own 3 and have owned 2 more, rode 10+).

WHAT caused you to do something as absurd as to create a forum for something as laden w/foibles as this ? I do know w/o this , I would not own my V11s and I certainly not appreciate them or have a relationship w/a task force of other addicts .

In the interest of science, I recruited a friend to go on a short, but twisty, ride with me this afternoon for the purpose of conducting a rigorous scientific experiment. The null hypothesis was: "OP Griso owner should not buy a Moto Guzzi V11 Sport or LeMans." Methodology Our study included suburban traffic, stoplight filtering, 40mph lane splitting, extraordinarily tight and narrow roads cut into steep hillsides, high-speed sweepers with uninterrupted visibility, and steep ascents and descents. We did not test any freeway or long straight sections, because that would have been immoral and would have violated the personal integrity of the test riders. Test riders switched steeds partway through the circuit, but did not liberate any oranges from the orchard. Findings: We were unable to disprove the null hypothesis, and therefore recommend that the OP should buy a V11, preferably one outfitted with Ohlins (or other suitable upgrade) suspension and the factory Titanium Kit Racing exhaust. Statistical significance was determined via the application of Scud's constant: intuition squared = objective reality. V11 LeMans = Sport Bike Griso = Sporty Power Cruiser Additional Findings: Riding the V11 caused rapid growth of chest hair, while no measurable effect on chest hair was noted during Griso riding. However, some light tingling in the wrist was noted on the LeMans, which was remedied by switching to the more relaxed riding position on the Griso. The LeMans exhibited a flagrant disregard for speed warning signs at the entrance of curves, while the Griso was arrogantly dismissive in similar situations. Furthermore, the acquisition of a V11 is projected to improve, rather than risk, marital satisfaction due to a logical syllogism. If buy V11, then ride more by oneself. If absence, then heart grows stronger. Therefore, If buy V11, then heart grows stronger. It follows that investing in motorcycles is the same as investing in a primary relationship. Disclaimers: The Nero Corsa is mechanically stock except for the Kit Racing exhaust. She has not been given a "decent tune up", and therefore suffers markedly in comparison to her Scura stablemate. The Griso is significantly upgraded. She has Matris forks, Wilbers shock, titanium exhaust, Marchesini wheels, Beetle map, upgraded Brembo master and rotors, Corbin seat, and every other bit and bauble that caught the PO's (Kindoy2) discerning, yet wandering and somewhat impulsive, eye. Additional Findings: This research study finds that if @KINDOY2 offers a motorcycle for sale that he has personally modified, it should be purchased immediately for the asking price. Finally, OP does not equal PO. This demonstrates that the commutative property of mathematics is not applicable to initialisms. In fact, in this case, OP = FOV11. Original Poster is a Future Owner of a V11.

St. Augustine, Florida, USA Anyone we know? https://www.cycletrader.com/listing/2001-Moto+Guzzi-V11-5034812789

Two beauties for sale. A Tenni in San Diego and a customized Cafe Sport in PA. Both on MP, didn't see them on CL.