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Thanks guys - will do!

ProGrips installed super easy on the Scuzzi...still waiting on the others to arrive just to feel the tactile differences, just for grins I also ordered a set of aluminum/rubber in Ohlins yellow to see if they would match (haven't arrived yet), but I'm very happy with the ProGrips = same as on my Norge and they are miles better than the original ones here. I looked at all my other grips I had ordered, definitely came with either 2 7/8 diameter grips or 2 1 inch diameter grips, so I'm guessing they were for Moto Cross or other application, but not the appropriate ones...at any rate, off to the donation pile they go. Now to the next question...I had ordered also a set of Napoleon bar end mirrors...all ready to install them today and take the Scura for a spin, and when I try to do so, the screw that comes with them is significantly larger in diameter than what current holds the bar ends on. So...either I have ordered the wrong ones, or I just go and find some long bolts with the same original diameter and thread pattern and then perhaps a metal sleeve to insert as well to take up the slack? Have others Napoleons fitted directly w/o any need for modification to the screw provided with the mirror! Merci du part de Napoleon!

Nice!!! Looks like Auric Goldfinger decided to gold plate his RAM mount!!

An Ohlins colored Ram Mount? Where did you find that? That's quite farkley!

Last year Scud trialed one of these dipsticks (but with a white face) and wrote a rave review here: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19319&page=7&do=findComment&comment=210026 That is cool...I mean hot (pun intended), well you know what I mean! Ok...looks like a good item to add to the Scuzzi!

Sweet, will check with MG shortly then. A black face oil thermometer/dipstick! What more can a Scura owner ask for!! Imagine, if it showed the oil level as 3/4 or 2/3 full on the same face as the temp it would be even more impressive!

Scud...sounds like I should invest in one of these as well since I'll be keeping the Scura for a long time. Does your bike already have it installed? Kindly advise best way to get payment to you (Paypal I presume). Many thanks to Pete as well for the development of this improved design. Unfortunately since MPH here in Houston is closed, can you advise the part # for the gasket(s), and I'll see if I can get it from AF1 in Austin. Presumably the exact same gasket as the original one? Thanks! Paul

Interesting, the last 3 sets of grips I was experimenting with and trying out were sized the same for both in the box, so I ended up having to buy 2 pairs of them before buying the ProGrips (thanks Chuck...these are good) to get the right size for each side for the Norge. Even with some gel soap, it was quite an effort to get them on. Once on, just perfect. I'll dig out the boxes of the other grips I had bought before finding the ProGrips, almost done unpacking the garage from the recent move. I'll order a set of the grips recommended above and see how those work out on the Scura, interesting those do say they have a different inner diameter for each side. Clearly I've been buying grips from the wrong places! Thanks guys as always!!

Thanks guys. Ok...sounds like I need to buy two pairs then again, haven't been able to source a place where one diameter is 22mm and the other 25mm in the same pair, they always seem to come with the same diameter on both. Superbike grips look good...thanks for the tip!

Hopefully an easy question for the Scura/V11 Masters.... Are the grips on the Scura the same internal diameter size for left and right (obviously no heated grips, so I don't have that to worry about)? On my Norge the diameters are different, so before I strip off the current ones, would like to verify. Curious also what other folks have put on if you have re-gripped your bike, any recommendations to compare to. Personally I like a softer, slightly spongier feel with an even diameter across the entire grip, what's on their now is fairly hard and bowed out in the middle, narrower on the ends. Thanks in advance!

Good to see the drought got "mostly" taken care of with the latest storms! Green and beautiful, no more parched hillsides in Cali!

Hi BBolesaz...I'm just back now visiting here on this side again since I was spending a little time on Wildguzzi, I see you're #599! Good call on the Scuzi license plate as well! Scuzzi...mi Scusi per mi Scuzi!! Guzzistajohn is also on WildGuzzi (great guy, I met him last year in Cedar Vale), have you tried PM'ing him? If you and Scud are inclined to visit JJ and the boys in Cottonwood for the Arizona NAR and then boogie out to Kansas for the Cedar Vale NAR rally, we could host a mini Scura reunion! Nice pic by the way...bike looks like it's in excellent shape indeed! Cheers! Paul

Well...could have had you over to visit the Scura here!! If your plans bring you to town again, let me know in advance...can make a little Guzzi rendezvous.

Looks really great I have to say...lots of loving care going into making this look even better than when it came out of the factory! Superb job!

That looks really good! Powder coated or painted again?

Only if you're in the neighborhood...you know...don't go out of your way to do it! But it would make a good post for Bike of the month for the new banner at WG if I can get Dusty and Luap to agree!! Sir Robin (son) Leach at your service!

Champagne dreams and caviar wishes...another fun project there indeed!! Timing sounds perfect...an engine waiting for a moto and vice versa. Before you sell it, please take a pic at either the glider port overlooking Torrey Pines or at the UCSD Geisel (Central) library! You're having fun we can tell!

There is a Scura being advertised on the MGNOC Facebook page...located back east. Post was from a couple weeks ago.

Item received...Thanks Chuck! Into the spares case it goes...

Overall weight of the flywheel is only one factor in its effect. More importantly is where on the assembly is the weight distributed. Its possible to have a heavier flywheel assembly that has less effect than a lighter one depending on how far from the center the weight is concentrated. Ciao Makes sense indeed...good point! Thanks.

Thanks Scud...perused that earlier today. Very interesting.

That's interesting...only about a 10% weight savings going from aluminum to steel...will be interesting to hear your feedback after the install if you notice it being more sluggish than before on pickup. By the way, one question for other Scura owners...do you notice when the bike is idling in neutral, is it more rattley than when you pull in the clutch, also in neutral? Thanks...waiting anxiously for the farkles to arrive!

Hi Chuck, Sign me up for 1 as well, kindly let me know Paypal or other instructions for sending you payment. Thanks in advance... Paul

Great thread Scud documenting all the changes here. Nicely obscured all the small bits! I just read it from beginning to end now that I've got Sophia La Scuzzi in the garage. The Rizoma darker reservoirs look like a great idea...I had to chuckle as well as the first time I saw the transparent ones, the thought of doing a urine sample came to mind as well! Back when I went to UCSD in the early 80's we used to go up to Julian quite a bit - didn't have a moto of my own then...but got to ride a friend's Honda VFR 1000 Interceptor up and down from La Jolla to Del Mar and Solana Beach and back. I miss San Diego indeed...try to go back every couple of years for a visit! One item I'm wondering...has anyone found good replacement grips which are not so bulgy as the stock ones? Is there something in the middle of these grips on the bars which bulges out? I've just put ProGrips on my Norge and they are very comfortable...curious if you or anyone has replaced the grips on the Scura. Also...does anyone have a link to a PDF for the original Owner's Manual for the Scura or a Maintenance Manual? Thanks!