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I use the PETG to prototype because it's cheap and prints well and is relatively durable. If I wanted the part to last I would use ASA, which is UV and heat resistant. Doesn't get soft until about 105C. Durable like ABS but with better properties. Little tougher to print than PETG. The downside is I have to move the printer to the garage as you DO NOT want to breathe the fumes. Nylon is also excellent but you have to be careful as it sucks up the moisture prior to printing. But it's not that much more heat resistant than the ASA. Filament technology is rapidly growing. Semi-final. Thick walls and 25% infill so this is really durable. When I bounced the part on the desk you could hear how solid it is.

Correction to my post above re: secondary adjuster gap. I meant to type .7mm (not .1mm) as Phil mentions in page 1 and 2 of this thread. Got out for another ride today in between rain showers and must say I'm thrilled with how smooth and precise shifts are now , should have busted a move on this fix when I first saw this thread.

I think I have a design I like. I'll ride the bike (one of these days) and see if it's suitable. If not, I'll throw the piece of plastic away and make another. This is the rough draft, "final" version will be out of silver PETG. PETG doesn't soften until about 176F/75C. I don't think it will get that hot next to the exhaust. We will see.

I really appreciate all your guy’s help! Thank you!

Yep, I did refer him to you guys, and texted him the link to the site, telling him how helpful you guys have been! He lives in Des Moines, and I live in MN, so it should work well for him to hop up here, and get it!

Yea Pete. Here is my only foray into bar end mirrors my Hailwood Mille. The original stock mirrors were totally horrid as those type of add ons were back in 1985 for Italian bikes. The Italians only added them for legality and didn't expect anyone would actually leave them on. The bar end mirrors was totally shite as well but only fractionally less shite than the OEM ones. I was never happy with it there. The image reminds me of my totally inane obsession with modifying motorcycles goes back well over 40 years like a disease. The Bimota has Campag race wheels with a 5.5 inch rear and a hand cut Michelin rear slick and home made calliper hanger and race disk, bespoke mufflers made for me by Sandy at Staintune, 4 piston Brembos and home made calliper carriers and 320mm rotors at the front and also a bespoke aluminium fuel tank to replace the plastic original. The Mille has pretty much the same wheel and brake mods as well as engine and gearbox and close ratio transmission. God I've wasted a lot of effort on bikes over the years. Like I said a disease.

So I wanted to see if I could take a different approved on the side stand thing. While I had made a temp solution like 4 years ago () it's time to make another temp solution. The first step was to make sure it would mount. I just made some sort of shape and printed it out. The next prototype will be a little more usable. But the concept is there, something less obtrusive but still useful. Stay tuned.

My V11s have required a fair bit of attention, but reliable once sorted. I think I should retract my statement about the Griso being marginally less needy. Both my CARC series Moto Guzzis (the Griso and Stelvio NTX) have been as predictable and reliable as a Honda. I hear the new ones are too.

Just a point to add to the first post. With both my 1100 Sport and my '04 BMW GSA, another dry clutch- when cold they will often block out first gear until the bike is rolled a bit or the clutch feathered. What's happening is the opposite of the clutch dragging, rather that it is releasing so completely that it will not rotate the gears in the box against the cold oil. Sometimes this happens when the gear dogs are in alignment rather than in mesh, and can't move into position until they are rotated slightly. Seems only to happen when cold.

I haven't been on this forum for years, just thought i would drop by I have had many Guzzi's since the VII Sport California II, 98 EV, Lario, Griso, 72 Eldorado I'm currently down to just two a 2014 V7III Special and a 76 Convert Cheers Roy

+100 for Carl's drawings, the first thing I do when trying to troubleshoot from symptoms described is open up the appropriate drawing by Carl Allison http://www.thisoldtractor.com/guzzi007/sportissimo.html Roy

When I got Bubbles-- sight unseen -- she came with a H&B rack and a pair of Junior 30 cases. Sadly, the cases were damaged by slides/tip overs on both sides, seals missing, and hardware (older style) less than perfect. Found a pair of as new Junior 30s in southeastern CT on CL for a very reasonable price, so Bubbles and I had a back roads, as-nearly-as-makes-no-difference 1000 mile loop this week. Damn the rain. Very nice seller. He had bought a Breva 750 for his wife to ride (with him on the most pristine pre-2K R1100GS you're likely to see). The PO of the Breva had bought the rack and cases and stored them unused, as did the gentleman who sold them to me. Encountered a lot of rain on the way home and the cases stayed dry. I'm rather pleased with them. Also brought home the H&B rack specific to the Breva 750 -- thinking I might do some modification to mount them to another of my bikes. Anyway, the old cases are going out the curb unless someone here has any use for any part of them. PM me if you want more specifics/photos. Also, if you want the Breva 750 rack, I'm happy to part with it. Say $100 delivered contiguous U.S.

I agree! I think $5.5K is very fair, and I’m happy with that! Although, I’m going to give him $200 off the price for new tires, so $5.3K, which is still what I was expecting for value. I’m not sure why the Falcone auction went so poorly, and this one went so well?! I might just eBay the Falcone, so I have more control over the wording of the listing, because, even though I wouldn’t add BS and fluff, BaT really hammers down on the wording, to where they made the Falcone sound like scrap metal. Plus, BaT only gives you one shot at selling a specific item, anyways.

The later gearboxes had 2 eccentrics The main one adjacent to the input shaft that should only be adjusted on the bench and the second one which is just an adjustable limit stop for the selector pawl lever, it also should only be adjusted on the bench. The second one was originally a roll pin which was just fine if the clearance was ok. You can use the large eccentric next to the input shaft to adjust the pawl arm position with regards to the shift wheel pins. Phil

Someone just posted in the German forum about this. I thought it might possibly interest someone here. I'm very tempted to order a copy. https://shop.deeppurple.com/de/deep-purple/special-collections/made-in-japan/made-in-japan-2lp/0602475832362.html

Top secret ! AKA- you din't wanna know

No Roy. Click on the 3 dots at the top right of your post and select edit from the list. Phil

I seem to recall there is something weird about the lamp holders on the VII Sport I remember when I first tried replacing the lamps zi found an equivalent size LED, put them in and found it blew the fuse. The two lamp contacts are not designed for lamps where the contact is on both sides. I was able to snip the wire off one side but when using the 194 lamps you throw away this problem lamp holder and solder the wires directly to the lamp thus eliminating a potential short circuit and making the connection reliable. For the low fuel light I soldered a couple of wires to one of the original lamps covered it with heat shrink and soldered it in parallel with the 194 LED. How do we edit a post, I always seem to see a mistake the second after posting? I see click on the 3 dots and you get an edit option ...

I reckon my V35 Imola is one of the most beautiful "cafe racers". I don't have a picture of mine to hand, but this one isn't bad No power worth mentioning, but for my taste really one of the prettiest motorcycles ever built, and the seating position is pretty much perfect for me. If you want a bit more stick, get a Le Mans III. The same styling direction, but more power. And bigger and heavier.

Did one of the best upgrades of my Rosso Mandello by fitting Andreani fork damper, very pleased, the bike is more stable and absorbes bumps in a much better way. And I can confirm that it fit the 40mm black forks

Only a few hours to go for the Ballabio and the Schwinn. Right now the bike with the chain is outbidding the Guzzi. I read all the comments on the Schwinn. That bike has stirred up some memories for a lot of people our age. I found it an interesting read. I never had one, I had a proper bike with rear baskets because I had a paper route. That bike sure was lusted over by many a youth in the day. It was mentioned by someone in the comments that their Dad paid $40 for his.

That's soft going from you Pete! Are you trying to say you kinda like it? 😆

I rigged mine in a vise this morning to try to determine root cause for shifting issues, primarily downshifting fails. It didn't take long to see that the front hook was hanging at the pin and not dropping. It took a little fiddling with very small adjustments on the main eccentric to get the same clearance at both the front and rear hooks. Immediate improvement, at least on the bench. Adjusted the secondary to about .1mm and called it good. Both are a little fiddly trying to keep the setting while holding the shift lever, a screw driver and tightening the lock nut. I debated whether to replace the 2 springs I had purchased last winter along with doing the other straightening and smoothing steps Phil did. I didn't want to muddy the water with multiple changes so I put the bike back together with only the eccentric adjustments done. Just returned from a test ride and could not be more pleased with the result. Every shift up or down was solid, easy and reliable. Transformed the enjoyability of riding the green beast. My bike had been weeping oil at the second adjuster, I suspect someone tried to tighten the nut with the shifter cover on the bike and just turned the whole unit fouling the setting. As always, enormous gratitude to Phil and the forum for guidance on resolving problems.