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it hurts my view.... having a rubber hose that runs alongside the frame, clearly artisan looking and anchored with plastic ties. Sure, you can fill up using the A, or B plug, and an oil syringe. But why would you need a breather tube?

I felt like watching a replay of what happens in MotoGP... I could easily compare Jake Gagné with Fabio Quartararo; I wonder if Cameron Beaubier sting in Moto2 helped him to be more competitive here.

I wanted to get some opinions from y'all; The Quota ES1100 for sale in Boise has been seriously modified; The current owner installed Helco Decker crash bars which are not seen in the pictures. He wanted to install heated grips and hand guards. To be able to adapt the hand guards, he cut off the bowl end of both the clutch and the brake levers. The previous owner installed an oil breather tube from the rear drive which I don't understand the rationale for. The previous owner has probably completely removed the Fuel vapor and re-circulation system. The current owner has a drawer full of rubber hoses and parts that look like those shown in the diagram below. According to the present owner, the previous owner had the ECU and possibly the EFI tuned up. I have requested more information on what. The motorcycle runs perfectly. I obviously want to change both the clutch and brake levers. Thoughts?

I believe older Le Mans have that identical rear drive transmission; including the Daytona RS? The Quota 1100ES that I looked at yesterday had a breather tube running from the "B" filler cap. The filler cap was modified to include a lipped nipple onto which a rubber hose was connected and running around the frame, held by plastic straps, and opened to the ground. Clearly an oil breather; Why would you need this? the rear drive is filled up until oil comes out of "A". Is there a known issue with this rear drive transmission that would require an oil breather?

I second Doc's statement. My relays are all aligned along the same axis.

This V11 Le Mans is actually the museum's owner personal motorcycle. It has 10k miles. He told me that he rides it from time to time. I really cannot tell much about it, because I was looking at the Daytona RS the entire time.... I will remember to ask these questions for the next time.

There are plenty of other bikes that brought nice/nostalgia memory; in particular most of the bikes that I grew up with such as the Honda 750 CB, Kawasaki H1, Suzuki T500 and a Honda CBX 1000 among the selection. Not all of them are in working condition I was told.

From Boise airport, while flight to Denver is delayed on weather, and connection to Houston is now questionable. I did not purchase the bike at this time. The seller was super nice, and we spent a long time around the Quota. I am still coalescing.

Updated the repository for the 5 stops made last Friday, May 26th; I have also created a topic with pictures of the Moto Guzzi Daytona RS which is hosted at the Texas Motorcycle Museum in Johnston City.

The Texas Motorcycle Museum in Johnston City has a Daytona RS and other Guzzi oldies on display! This was the first time I found the museum open. Who knew you could actually look at Moto Guzzi Daytona RS in the flesh....

I am not going to ride it back at this time. I have that "Texas ProRider" safety course on Sunday the 3rd, and I would never make it back on time. I am looking forward to discovering it. I would have liked it red, but I feel myself lucky to even find one in a short span of time after missing on two that were right around my alley. I hope the clutch does not require too much force to actuate. Do you know if the force required to clutch is more than for the V11? The QUOTA is cable actuated, so I am expecting it to be harder than my Le Mans. I have arthritis in my left hand, so each actuation is painful. I easily get by when I don't ride in places with too much traffic stops. However, if I am in heavy traffic, with a hard clutch, I have to stop...

Here's how it looks on the add; the current owner has the stock muffler too.

I am flying to Boise tomorrow to check the bike out!!!! I am completely psyched and all "gaga".... Thanks @KINDOY2 for bringing it to my attention!!! If I purchase it, I will let it there until I can ride it back home. This is going to be so much fun.... 1850 miles on a Guzzi....

@mikev I got back from a 620 miles trip last Friday, the 26th of May. Up to now, I averaged about 44 mpg while cross country. In the city, around 40 mpg. For this trip though, I averaged 46 mpg. I am still to refuel since I came back. Once I do, I will post the details under Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas 2023. I have so far scrupulously refueled at the 150 miles mark. However for this trip, I decided to push my refuels further. I have ran longer intervals, getting closer to 200 miles. Now this may not be a reference you can trust; when I am on highways, I tuck myself behind the screen of the Le Mans. But when I don't, in the city, I get better mpg than 35. Close to 40 mpg. If this can be a clue, I run the V11 at optimum torque. I am very conservative.

The listing says 11 days old, but you never know. Boise is just around the corner from Houston (); who's never dreamed to do a 1850 miles trip on a QUOTA? Let's see if someone answers.

@audiomick This one, I would have gone for it.... and kept it all original!

Play it loud....

I drove a Kawasaki KZ1300 back in the 80's; you remember? the 6 cylinder water cooled shaft driven.... 710 lbs it was truly a heavy bike. However the music coming from the engine helps you forget the weight.

Did too... when we had that conversation about ladies on motorcycle. It is in a thread somewhere in this forum; When I was dreaming about riding long distance, I purchased the "Une Demoiselle sur une Moto" (Girl on a motorcycle) written in 1973 by Anne-France Dautheville. In that thread, someone suggested "The Perfect Vehicle". She depicted pretty well what the past used to be, and to some extent, the present for us aging V11 enthusiasts. However most of the new generations are never going to get it first hand. The secret pleasure of riding a motorcycle is vanishing fast. We are still somewhat perpetuating it, but it is fading. My 27 years old son never understood that craving. No matter how hard I tried to pass it on. When I attempted to depict the derived intense emotions of riding, he just did not connect with it.

Aren't we all habit's creatures? The way I look at it, I want to try as many as I can, to find out if I am able to distinguish what is tagged to have better performance. With the mileage I am putting out while doing the Texas Tour, I can justify poking around to find out what I think suits the V11. I shall hit 30k miles by year end.

When you look at the peanuts difference between those tires' performance, there is no bad choice here. They did say though, the Michelin braking performance is affected because it is the only tire that triggers the ABS extremely early in the test. As we know the ABS helps in control and not in braking performance. Just out of curiosity, I looked at the prices and availability using Revzilla; The Metzeler Roadtec 01 are ALL out of stock. There are the cheapest. The Michelin Road 6 are the most expensive. Some of the GT versions of these tires were not available.

Motus designed two motorcycles based on a V4 90degrees, push-rods, two valves, 1650 cm3. The MST 165 hp, and the MST-R 180 hp. Motus beat the pushroad production speed at 154.76 mph (249.06) and did even better at 165.85 mph the following day. Unfortunately, Motus lost their investors in 2018, a few months before the commercialization of the motorcycles. A 4 cylinder V twin made in the USA... that would have been cool, no?

In the current issue of Moto Magazine, www.motomag.com, the BMW R1250RS, Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello S and Yamaha Tracer 9 were put through their paces. Their format is to bring a non professional rider amid the journalists. The Moto Guzzi held its own pretty well. The classification was as below: Styling: Moto Guzzi Ergonomics: Yamaha, Moto Guzzi; mainly because the reach to the bars. Engine sound: Moto Guzzi City usage: Yamaha, Moto Guzzi; because of its turn radius. Dynamism: last; Pillion: last Engine: deuce Electronics: Moto Guzzi Braking: Moto Guzzi/BMW Here's what they say: Pro: -engine output -global comfort -driving and performances Con: Suspensions a bit firm, turn radius in city, active aerodynamics not useful, front a bit heavy when driving fast in tight curves. Here's the results:

I received the latest issue of Moto Magazine, and there is a comparative test of six tires designed for Sport-Tourism motorcycles, such as the V11; Dunlop Roadsmart IV Pirelli Angel GT II Bridgestone T32 Metzeler Roadtec 01 SE Continental Contiroadattack 4 The test took place at the Goodyear Mireval track in France. It used to be a racing track purchased by Goodyear and transformed into a tire test track for all kind of vehicles. This track has multiple asphalt quality and a "wet" loop. The testing was conducted with a Yamaha Tracer 9, one of the motorcycle used for a sport-tourism comparative test with the Moto Guzzi V100S, BMW R1250RS, results will come in a separate post. Each tire sets was ran for two laps on the fast track, length 6.6 km. When the tires are manufactured, they are covered with a thin layer that facilitates their removal from the molding machine; The braking tests were measured with a VBox Sport from Racelogic, using GPS data. In the dry, for each tire the speed was set to 125 km/h, and the braking distance measured between 100 km/h until 5 km/h. In the wet, the set speed is 90 km/h and the braking distance measured between 80 to 5 km/h Maneuverability was checked; the Goodyear track has all kinds of tests to verify how easy the motorcycle respond to impulses. Also, behavior on wet asphalt such as fast, slow curves, banked curves, skidding under acceleration, stability. Now we need to keep in mind that the braking results on the Tracer are carried out using the ABS, I don't really know how it translate on our V11. Find the results of the test herewith: -The top performance was given to the Dunlop Roadsmart IV, the second best was the Pirelli Angel GTII; Some of these tires have a GT version for heavier motorcycles and SP for Sport roadsters. I believe the V11 can use the standard version. Note that all the tires tested are manufactured in Europe and Japon for Bridgestone. Michelin is the only manufacturer to have dual compound for the front and rear tire. All the rest have dual compound rear tires. Again, one important aspect of tires is never measured: average autonomy. I am currently on ROAD 5, since the ROAD 6 were not not in stock. The Roadsmart IV neither earlier this year. Only the Roadsmart III was in stock. The Roadsmart IV is given as the best in terms of maneuverability and stability. Something that I have been told; the Tires we purchase in the USA are not coming from Europe. It should not make any difference in terms of quality though... I am completely happy with my Road 5, and will attempt to install Road 6 at the end of year. Then I will check the Roadsmart IV at the end of 2024.

There is the "make an offer" button enabled, you may be able to get it for less, but probably not less enough to make it a better alternative. This was just in case you wanted to keep your V11 as before.