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There always one non aesthetic factor in the "love" for a specific motorcycle; and just as perfume (those of you who have been on races in the 70's know the smell of "huile de Ricin" or Castor oil in English), it was the sound of the engine. This is the reason, from as long as I can remember, we tried to swap our exhaust systems to enhance the sound. As I was a two stroke engine guy, I installed an expansion chamber on my Gitane Testi equipped with a 50cc Motori Minarelli. For good measure, I upgraded the dell'orto carburetor too. Later on, the Kawasaki triple hit the market, and the sound of a three cylinder is so melodious... none of the CB750 owners I knew kept the decibel killers in these four exhaust pipes. This is when 4 in 1 exhausts started to pop up. The sound of your motorcycle would define you. Then the Benelli sei, CBX 1000, and KZ1300 completely redefined the field. So, even today, many of us have installed after market exhaust systems on our beloved V11, or whatever Vx you roll with. Are we really that much more cool because of them?

In Italy, when a lady goes out with a red mini-skirt, a red clutch handbag, she will wear red stilettos too.... not grey ones... I urge all who like grey to go to Italy pronto!!!!

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Ha! I was expecting a PM. Will mail it to you tomorrow.

Here's the link to their website. The training lasts 8 hours, starts at 08:30 and ends at 16:30, on your own motorcycle. There is a discount given to those who come under the Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas moniker: "Tours" for a minus 25 USD from the total to become 170 USD. I have registered; not so much for the course, since like all of you here, I am the best rider there is, but for the opportunity to meet other fellow motorcycle riders from the USA, possibly participating to the 2023 Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas starting March 1st (hint!). I am certain each state has its own slew of schools, which have no specific certification on their ability to train or teach you, other than saying they are "experienced". In any case, I use this as a reminder to all (if this was ever necessary) that riding a motorcycle or driving a car are the most dangerous activity we do in our lives. Staying on top of them by seeking continuous improvement can only be beneficial. Furthermore, doing it in your local environment is essential. The company I worked for imposed a review of our driving skills every six months with a professional, including what they call a "commentary drive", where you need to describe to the instructor, while you drive, everything you see and everything you do to anticipate or mitigate any possible incident. You should try to do it, it is good practice.

I would like recommend "Bicinlindrica", a quarterly magazine published in both Italian and English, exclusively on Moto Guzzi. They have some left overs which they are selling for 10 Euros for three. You cannot pick which issue you want. They have another magazine dedicated to Ducati. A two years subscription is 40 Euros + 15 shipping.

If you guys like to wear patches on your jackets, I got a V11 Le Mans in Red done; I needed only one, but 10 was the minimum order; If you want one of the 9, please PM me with your address. I give them away, postage domestic and international included. If you want to pay it forward, just make a silent contribution to this site.

@activpop Forget the CARC; this is the one you need?!

You cannot directly upload photos into your thread. The site has no storage capacity. You need to post the link and the HTML code will automatically resolve for the link to embed the photo in the thread. However you need to upload your photos to a site that allow embedding. For example flickr.com; this is what I use, and you can upload 1000 photos. Once you have uploaded your photos, just copy the link into the thread, and the link will resolve to show the photo. Click on the pics below, that will take you to my flickr page test it. @activpop this is the Stelvio I went to test ride. I did not have enough strength to put it on the central stand. But as I told you, I am old and decrepit.

The Auxiliary fog lamps on the '12-'15 Stelvio can occasionally short out the 12 volt supply due to wiring inside the lamp rubbing on the housing. Since the lamps are not fused, the main 30amp fuse blows and the bike will brick until the 30 amp fuse is replaced. This fuse is not located in the bank under the seat, but behind the right hand side cover to make it more interesting when you don't know about it. A popular mitigation is to replace the stock fog lights with high beams, and add a fuse on the wiring.

https://www.bowtex.store/product/elite-shirt-ce-level-aaa/ Some of us have to ride in high temperatures and high humidity for a greater part of the year. BOWTEX specializes in motorcycle riding gear, using technical innovation. They presented a few interesting products at the Intermot exhibition in Germany last year. This "ELITE Shirt" can be worn as a layer or topside, replacing a jacket. Read their narrative. If you consider they ship to the US for free, and that 400 EUR includes VAT which you are exempt from if ordering from outside of Europe, this maybe something to consider. I attached the description, technical details, shipping details. Follow the link to get more specifications.

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Great! this is how you prefer it. I myself want a battery of gauges to survey every aspect of the V11. There is no specific rationale that you would condone, it is just how I would like to do it. Which shouldn't my motorcycle provide me with the same information than my car? I like to know what time it is, I like to know what the outside temperature is. What's wrong with me?

I am not attempting to install an oil temperature gauge in that position. It will give me the oil temperature in the sump, at that is all I am looking for. Just because I am curious to know what it is. Also, I would rather have a pressure gauge to monitor the oil pressure, rather than a warning light.

Hi Scud, Here's why I would like to install an analogical oil temperature thermometer among other things; Let's go back when I was a young boy, growing up in the 60's. At that time, sports cars were invariably coming from the other side of the channel. Jaguar, BL Triumph, Mini, Aston Martin, MG... all these cars had something that fascinated us, envious youth. Dashboards full of these mysterious Smith or Jaeger gauges. We quickly devised a rule; the more gauges, the better car. This is the reason why one of my early car was an Innocenti Cooper, which had those wonderful little gauges, and no or little warning lights. Amps, Volts, Watts, Oil Temp, Oil Press, Water Temp... what not. I even owned a Renault 21 Turbo which had a boost pressure gauge... how about that? I even have an anecdote about oil pressure. The mechanic forgot to put oil in my Cooper. There was no oil pressure light, but the gauge reading was zero. A sensor can fail, a light can fail, an analogical instrument? not so much. Anyway, when I was testing battle tanks, we had additional manometers and gauges. Plenty of pressures and temperatures from various components that we were testing. To finish up with this, I spent thirty five years of my professional life logging oil wells. Initially, all the readings were analogical. All the tools were monitored using oscilloscopes and other equipment plotting the response from the tools. Back to my desire to monitor the oil temperature of the Guzzi today. Nostalgia? wanting to be closer to the V11? who knows. Porsche 911 air cooled had oil temperature indicators. Why not the Le Mans? How useful will it be? I don't know, but I know I will enjoy having one more thing to look at on those long rides...

The Canadian "LedPerf" proposes a complete headlight replacement. https://www.ledperf.ca/led-headlight-for-motoguzzi-v-11-le-mans-round-motorcycle-optics-approved-p-33045.html I don't know if I want the head light to look so extra terrestrial though...