Guzzimax
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Beautiful round barrels on this early V7
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1 hour ago, docc said:
Look at the size of that oil cooler!
And the drop with short offset triple tree . . .
An interesting addition to your V11 Collection, Tom!!
And the oil filter projecting from the front of the sump
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1 hour ago, docc said:
I’m not so sure the original V7 Legnano green was the same formulation as the V11. It doesn’t seem to have quite the luster and brilliance from photos I’ve seen….
Seems there is a modern (small block) V7 with this sort of green? Neither does it seem to *pop* like the V11.
I’ve just searched for green V7 and there was a 2015 special edition Verde Legnano for the Nth American market only
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On 2/15/2022 at 10:10 PM, guzzler said:
I love how she GLOWS in certain light eh!
Really is a special colour scheme....
Cheers Guzzler
Apart from V11’s and the 1973 V7 700, has this paint been available for any other Guzzi ?
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Another future classic from the tuning fork Co
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Notwithstanding the unintended duplicate posts extolling the virtues of the Gen 2 VMax 1700, I’ll remind everyone that this is quite a motorcycle. Yamaha claim 123 ft lbs torque at the crank at only 6500 rpm. My guess that Yamaha sold 300 ish in the UK was optimistic. There are just 230 bikes registered here. That makes even a Ducati 900 SS seem a popular machine. I think a true future classic, the like of which we won’t see again
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5 hours ago, docc said:
Probably very few of us saw the 10 duplicate posts that Guzzimax triggered.
Not sure what happened there, I’ll blame my IPads operator
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I think these have already hit future classic status here in the UK, in the 7 years it was imported Yamaha only sold around 300 total. They are rarer than unicorns, Yamaha’s over optimistic pricing didn’t help, and it’s difficult to pigeonhole what Mr Max’s target market was. I enjoy it for the technical masterpiece that it was (and still is) at launch, I don’t have anything to prove, and my days of hooning around have long passed, it’s a pussycat under 4000 rpm
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2 hours ago, Tinus89 said:
Yes these are perfect! But a word of warning as I notice you have placed it onto cartboard. The stability relies on the rubber grips gripping the floor. If someone were to bump into the handlebars, the chock may turn easily as the cartboard slides over the floor underneath it, causing the bike to lean and fall over.
How I know this? I was just in time to catch mine...
Thanks for the helpful reminder about the cardboard. That could turn into a very bad day. Some trials I did comparing the slippage of the rubber grips on the concrete floor, compared to carpet, showed less slippage on the carpet, (my garage floor has very smooth concrete surface), the chock grips would slide on the smooth concrete, but when placed on a large area of carpet, the grip was good without slippage
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4 minutes ago, Gmc28 said:
If my greenie paint comes out well, I’ll post the intel and formula info.
That would be awesome thanks 😊
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I love these front wheel chocks, easy to use, just roll the bike in, and save a lot of garage space
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Roper plate installed
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The temperature reached the dizzy heights of 42 F (5 C) today, roads are still salty, and my bikes have been in hibernation since late November. Powder coated sump & roper plate now fitted to the Silver V11. Added Putoline 10w40 oil & filter and it’s ready for the road for Spring. Shuffled the bikes around in the garage to access the MT01. The paints bubbling around the dry sump around the oil inlet pipe, so next project is to remove the oil tank, repaint & refit when I’ve sourced new gaskets. Then when that’s done onto the Greenie, where I need to repair a crack in the front fender and deal with a deep scratch near the base of the tank. Interested to hear how to source this green paint, or if I should leave it up to the paint shop to mix
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22 hours ago, po18guy said:
Love their tech, but the bodywork seems squashed flat to my eyes. MGS-01 bodywork would perfect it for me.
If I must have one, kindly make it red. $18.500 USD, but it's in the UK.
It’s price is GBP£18250, that’s USD$25K
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5 hours ago, v11_meticcio said:
Il mio ideale di presepe!
My ideal nativity scene!
Bellisimo!
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9 hours ago, billgreenman1 said:
Ooh I want one of those small torque wrenches!
Teng Tools 5 ~ 25 Nm 3/8th” drive. Mid range price & quality. You can spend a great deal on torque wrenches, (as with hand tools generally) and you tend to get what you pay for. The very cheap stuff is useless, might just as well use a normal hex drive and guess
Have a 5 ~ 25 Nm, a 20 ~ 100 Nm, & 40 ~ 200 Nm 1/2” drive, which cover all I’ll ever need
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Powder coated pork chop
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Roper plate installed, now to mount the oil filter carrier assembly. My small torque wrench is useful for correctly torquing the M6 bolts
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Newly powder coated sump, I’ve throughly cleaned inside removing all the sludge,ready to go back on the bike now the roper plate is installed
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My Greenies pork chops, powder coated around a year agp
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41 minutes ago, Scud said:
I've never done my own media blasting or powder coating. I use a local shop. All they ask is that parts are stripped of seals and bearings and totally degreased. They strip the old finish off as part of the service. If you're referring to the deep-looking finish of the candy-apple parts I had done, that was a multi-stage powder coat and more expensive than the flat black.
Chemical and mechanical for getting powder coat out of threads - stripper plus run a bolt through the treads with the stripper still in.
I’ve had 2 sets of pork chops powder coated at a local powder coating shop. They shot blasted the old finish off, and masked the threads with excellent results. Much more durable than the original red paint (these are off red frame bikes), and no issues with longevity. This one was done 2 years ago and it’s pristine
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3 hours ago, Scud said:
I've had one set powder coated flat black and another candy apple red. I recommend it for durability, looks, and ease of cleaning. The only problem is if they get a little powder in the fine threads for the swingarm pivots. Ask the powder coater to be extra careful with the masking there. If they do get powder on the threads, I found that Rust Oleum's Aircraft Remover will dissolve it. Just dab it in the threads with a Q-tip, wipe out the worst of it, then run one of the pivot pins all the way through from the inside. BTW - that Aircraft Remover is the only chemical that has damaged the epoxy coating on my garage floor.
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Here is another UK Guzzi dealer saying they are open to pre orders for the V100, but no price or delivery date being quoted.
Here in the UK IC bike sales ban is set at 2035. It looks like the rest of Europe will also set 2035 as the end for IC powered 2 wheelers. This might seem in the distant future, but I cannot see many manufacturers investing heavily in a new IC platform that may have a life of only 10 ~ 11 years, when the entire European market is set to end. Plus if the eco-warriors get their way, this could be brought forward to 2030 to align with the ban on IC powered 4 wheelers
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Noticed this advert on the Bay from a local Guzzi main dealer, that suggests ETA & price TBC and available to pre-order now. This must be wishful thinking. I wouldn’t be in the market for a V100 until they have a track record of at least 3 ~4 years problem free production, but I’m intrigued enough to call the dealer and ask if they have more information regarding when volume production is scheduled to start. My money would be around Q3 / Q4 2023 at the earliest
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