VtwinStorm
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Totally forgotten to ask: Does the installation of the Roper Plate interfere with the dipstick/thermometer? Any clearance issues for those that have both installed on the same V11?
Just got my Roper Plate today. Shout-out to Pressure Angle for the fair price and fast shipping. Thank you!
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25 minutes ago, Lucky Phil said:
At least carbon fibre has a few practice functions like reduced weight and higher strength so you don't get cracking of the front guard and side covers around the mounting holes.
TPMS I can see a point to as a safety item with the bonus of a clock. Engine oil temp while I'm having a coffee! I'm more interested in the temperature of the coffee.
Ciao
I guess I'm more a wannabe engineer.
*adjusts glasses*
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6 minutes ago, PJPR01 said:
On my recently installed TPMS (Steel Mate) on my Norge, it shows me the temperature on my tires, in addition to tire pressure and a clock. I've never seen or measured the temperature before on the tires, but now have a baseline, and interestingly enough, under normal riding conditions, I can see that the rear tire runs 10C hotter than the front. Now...the actual data on the temp isn't really useful, but over time, as a reference, it will give me a point of reference as to what's normal.
I see the same on the oil dipstick, some may see it as a farkle/gimmick...great...don't buy it. I think it's an elegant piece of hardware, and it's sort of cool (well, hot really) to see the temp while stopped at a coffee break, just as a point of reference. Is it really necessary...not at all, but then again, is carbon fiber necessary, no...does it look good, yes!
Totally agree. While parked, grabbing a sandwich and looking over my V11, I can glance and see how my oil is doing. If it is abnormally high, I can be aware and avoid catastrophe...not likely, I know...but I like to be mechanically sympathetic to my machines.
Plus, like carbon fiber on a Scura...I think it looks the business. Just a little something "nice" to have.
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19 minutes ago, Grim said:
Put on some Breva valve covers, I think it tidies up the spark plugs and leads. I stripped them and used a buffing wheel to brush the aluminium.
That paint was surprisingly stubborn!
So pretty. I prefer seeing the spark plug wires, but those look so good.
I think the real star of the show is those headers. Yowza!
Nice machine, Grim!
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1 hour ago, footgoose said:
Where did you order from? I'm curious how it fastens. Any other info/reviews out there?
MG Cycle. They are sending me the correct one, and I'm shipping back the wrong one. So far, they have been great! As far as I know, it just screws into the sump...
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3 minutes ago, Weegie said:
Get back on topic you lot!!!!!!
I only bought the dammed thing because Guzzi has not been building anything I fancied since the Griso.
I briefly thought about building a Guareschi but the hassle expense and time I take to do anything would've ended up with me being too old to ride by the time I finished
I like BMW bikes, pre-'96, before they started building machines impossible to service, and not designed to last.
It won't hurt my V11 to have an oil temp gauge. I like gauges.
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1 hour ago, Weegie said:
On another note seeing I'm on a roll.
Just acquired a Euro 4 BMW R9T, now that's different, BMW give you a little Yellow Triangle light, and a cute little engine outline with an explanation mark in the LCD.
That covers everything from complete loss of oil pressure to a sticky exhaust flapper valve.
You don't know until you hook up their diagnostic tool and a laptop or phone, to find out the code.
I need to find somewhere I can place a gauge or aux switch minimum.
Bee-emm guys seem to think that the bike will be fine in limp mode.................with no oil pressure............good fekin grief!!!
BMW Motorrad really, really hates their owners.
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9 minutes ago, docc said:
Well, Sir, that is right charitable.
Truth be known, my wiring harness(es) should be considered "Experimental and Investigational."
We could repeat this for Guzzi harnesses in general from what I hear...lol
Ducati isn't any better.
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32 minutes ago, docc said:
Hey! I resemble that remark!
Docc, don't be coy. We all know you've forgotten more about the V11 than I will or could ever learn.
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22 minutes ago, fotoguzzi said:
A volt meter would be more useful.
Perhaps...but I'm not really keen on hacking my wires to bits.
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I ordered one of these for my V11 Sport, and I'm excited to actually be able to monitor the oil temperature, seeing as Guzzi thought such info irrelevant to the rider.
The online shop sent me the one with the black gauge face instead of the white gauge face one I actually ordered. Currently waiting for them to respond so I can get it swapped.
I'd like the instrument cluster white gauges to match the temp gauge face... details are important to me.
Don't want my baby overheating, now...
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6 minutes ago, Chuck said:
There is a tendency for the transmission to crack at the mounting tabs on the early red frames.
Thank you, Chuck! Will get one of these post-haste!
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36 minutes ago, Lucky Phil said:
The small triangular piece hanging down mid spine. I doubt stripping a complete bike to this level is the easiest way to install one myself.
Ciao
So, just so I am clear...This brace prevents the engine case from cracking? I'm a little light on details.
I used the search function and just came up with the posts referencing mostly "red frame" bikes/early V11s.
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On 9/6/2021 at 1:01 PM, docc said:
For the frame center support plate for the RedFrame Sport, @LowRyter says, contact Don . . .
https://www.motivcycleworks.com/
Best picture I've seen of one mounted. Might also be the easiest way to install one:
So, um, what in this photo is the frame brace?
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8 minutes ago, p6x said:
I found this little gem! unfortunately in french, so not accessible to everybody. Still, some scenes don't require translation.
For those of you who were not around during those years, 1968, here's a very truthful piece about a girl riding a 450 Honda, and the early days of motorcycle fraternity in France.
Her name is Arlette.
Note the way dealership's mechanics interacted with their customers back then. The guy explains how the stroboscopic lamp is used to adjust the ignition.
She also explains how being in a motorcycle group works, being a girl with her own motorcycle.
The café were they meet is right in front the Alesia Church in Paris, 14th borough.
They talk about the "Elephants" rally, that takes place in Winter in Germany. Back then, participating was like being in a special hall of fame for motorcyclist.
I was born too late to meet such a majestic woman.
Le Sigh.
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5 minutes ago, Scud said:
Just contact Hyperpro directly. They will take all the info about the bike, your weight, riding style, etc. and build you a shock. Penske and Wilbers will do the same.
I had them build it to the Ohlins spec. It's been a while, but if memory serves, part of the reason for the better handling on the Ohlins bikes is the taller rear spring (as compared to the Sachs unit).
Thank you, Scud! Will do.
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2 minutes ago, Kremmen said:
I vote for an upgrade to a Sport1100i. ;p
No seriously - more oomph, even better looks, and if the V11 is like riding a biplane, the Sporti is like riding a steam locomotive. I'm still as in love as I was in 1997.
Well, Kremmen, a Guzzi 1100i is a very, very rare eagle in the States. Only slightly less rare than an OHC Daytona.
Guzzi 1100is aren't exactly growing on trees like throwaway GSX-R 600s...
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21 minutes ago, VtwinStorm said:
Thank you!
I went on Hyperpro's site and for a V11, all I found were front and rear fork springs and fluid. Do you have a link for a rear shock with the remote reservoir that just bolts up?
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3 minutes ago, Scud said:
Hyperpro is an affordable shock if you get one without the reservoir. I upgraded a 2003 LeMans Sachs unit with that. It was a big improvement.
As I recall, the Ohlins has a slightly taller spring than the Sachs unit, and Hypro asked if I'd rather have the shock made to match the Sachs specs or the Ohlins specs. Easy decision.
If you want to go next level, try Penske or Wilbers. And it's not going to be $800. It's will be more.
Thank you!
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1 minute ago, footgoose said:
..... and the process has begun! My money's on Dec. 24th.
Nice bike VtStorm. Black is rare and beautiful
Would have really loved a Greenie or silver one...and black is NOT my color, but I accept it on this bike. It looks great in any color.
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3 hours ago, Scud said:
The V11 bug has bit you hard.
Gentlemen... place your wagers for date he buys a second V11. I'm putting a dollar down on February 14, 2022.
As much as that sounds like something I would do...unless I came across a minty LeMans with low miles for an insane give it away price I couldn't ignore ($4k or less), I'm done buying bikes. I have 5 now, an MG, and two daily cars (one is a winter beater). So, 8 vehicles total...and in the Spring, I will sell my Monster 696 because I've had it 7 years, and I don't really ride her as much compared to my other bikes.
...And yes, the V11 bug has bitten me bad. I knew I'd enjoy a V11, but now that I actually got seat time, I "get it". I understand why Guzzis are a cult, especially the V11 Sport/LeMans, which I view as one of Moto Guzzi's watermark machines. I'm in love with mine. It's just simultaneously a rumbly, burbly, torquey, hairy-chested machine, but it is also svelt in some ways, elegant, almost feminine in others. My Ducati 900s have heavier clutches and brakes, though. You get a real workout working the gears and brakes with gusto on one of those. I can see you get a workout on a V11 just trying to hustle it through turns with the extra heft and torque effect of the shaft which I felt when moving along switchbacks. Both bikes demand physical exertion, just in different ways.
A V11 really is a man's motorcycle.
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6 minutes ago, Scud said:
Heads up, in case nobody has mentioned it. The original Sachs shock (which it looks like your bike still has) is prone to failure at the rear mount. It's worth taking a close look where it connects to the swingarm for the tell-tale hairline cracks that precede failure.
Thank you, Scud! Also, do you know a model I can buy new off the shelf to replace it with? Please doesn't say an $800.00 Ohlins unit.
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13 minutes ago, docc said:
Sweeeeet, buddy! It actually had occurred to me how distraught I would be with so much enthusiasm for a bike, then dropping it at a shop not to be experienced until after a looooooong winter. I was feeling for you, there. So, glad you got a good ride in! A really insightful report. The actual weight bias is 45/55, so not as extreme as you would think. Most of the weight transfer is down to getting your springs and sags set for your weight and preferences. That can be dialed in.
and I paraphrase: " . . . smooth . . . eager . . . carmel-like . . . . wingless bi-plane . . ."
This bike, the V11 Sport, is milled out of a solid chunk of motorcycle dreams. It ticks so many boxes the Japan Inc. machines still don't even know exist. It is the stuff of which dreams are made.
I took a gamble, a leap of faith (not even riding a V11, buying a bike 1900 miles away without seeing it in person first), and I was handsomely rewarded. I am also relieved and grateful. Spring can't get here fast enough, Docc!!!
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RR Oil Dipstick/Thermometer...
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Thank you, PJPR01. I really prefer plug and play modifications and updates to my machines.