Speedfrog

A one man shop with a clear passion for the brand. Really Piaggio? What harm is there to your multi brand international corporation. It is thanks to people like Stefan that the reputation of Moto Guzzi as far more meaning and long lasting power then any corporate advertising campaign could achieve. Do you think so many people would be interested in your new products or even know you existed if it wasn’t for the brand evangelists(Guzzisti) of this world? They should be given credit and support and be promoted as brand ambassadors. Instead they are treated with total disrespect and petty squabbles over the use of the Guzzi name. I bet the founders of Moto Guzzi would be delighted to see their venerable name and creation embraced by those artisans. In this fast spinning world we found ourselves living in, it seems that a lot of traditional values - respect, kindness, compassion - along with the freedom to follow your dreams, are being eroded by the power of the all-mighty corporation and their army of lawyers, and as a result the little people - creators, inventors, artists, etc..- are being squashed into submission and brought under control. Sad to see that such is the case with the brand that we all love and share here. End of rant. And sorry for the black cloud... Thanks to Jan @biesel for sharing the portrait of Stefan and Radical Guzzi which was a pleasant discovery!

@FuelCooler Fantastic job on the hugger! You could have been a reputable plastic surgeon..

Nice find! Where did you source those from?

The 1200 motor found in CARC bikes is a SOHC (Single OverHead Cam) as opposed to the pushrod motor in the V11 series.

Stelvio came out in 2007... What model year are you looking at? All 1200 CARC before MY2012 came out of the factory with flat tappets with DLC coating that fails overtime and need to be "rollerized". That would be the number 1 concern!

For the time being the Ghetto can still be accessed here: https://grisoghetto.forumotion.com

Really sad news! I know Steve (Steak) created the forum and was the sole owner/administrator and when he tragically and suddenly passed last year there was a lot of discussion about the future of the Ghetto amongst the senior members there. Notably, Pete (Street), a very close longtime friend, tried to get a hold of Steve's brother to see what could be done for the forum to survive, and although there seemed to have been some interest at first, very little result came of it apparently.

I couldn’t help being tickled to tears by that piece of wisdom at the end of the video: ”If you have a junk bike, buy a junk stand; if you have a kick-ass bike buy a kick-ass stand!” Now, onto some soul searching quest to determine what kind of bike you have...

A bit late to the party but here is another Ohlins specialist that comes highly recommended. Dan Kyle in Sand City, California. https://kyleusa.com https://shop.kyleusa.com/main.sc

If you’re really interested, you should contact Bruno(Brian) directly, he is a really nice guy and will respond to any inquiry within a couple of days. http://www.ghezzi-brian.com/en/contact/

Here, that’ll explain it forya: https://mphcycles.com/handle-bar-risers/

Nice package!! Definitely worth taking for a test ride Note though, it is a red frame, I hear it makes for a twitchy ride... I don’t know that I could handle it the way it deserves to be with my youth slowly becoming a vague memory

That’s great info @MartyNZ, worthy of a post in the “Encyclopedia of Compatible Parts”...

So is Crocodile Dundee...

An even younger Tal with the Master..

Jeff Beck own mastery of the guitar sounds of course but also a young Tal Wilkenfeld holding down the low end.. Sublime! R.I.P.

@LaGrasta those links to V11LM threads you posted don't work..

All described symptoms point towards yet another victim of ISIS... No, I’m not talking about a bunch of bearded dudes with twisted views of the world but the somewhat less threatening Infamous Startus Interruptus Syndrome that has plagued modern Guzzi owners since about the time the World Trade Center came down. Plug-in “startus interruptus” in the search box and you will be rewarded with days of reading on the subject, perfect for these dreadful cold and rainy days away from the open road...

Original Key Blanks https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1229

Here is a pair of side covers for sale on ebay -not mine- https://www.ebay.com/itm/154236415518?hash=item23e934ee1e:g:MgoAAOSwxVFfws-T&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsJdrvqkZ1lQI5qwOPk5QwbWQsKmm0LQBlJ8Ntj6gXdsLE7dv31r0YZ8oMapquRks4qHZPI90VMGquIVbBO4XzMRjTuXX5SrRz7%2BXhORhXfT%2FOwHRaiHOU3mVoj62EaM0gAE3%2FGf4yB%2FGn1lfqm3pAMWPr4dC4YRAdvTH%2BEIG5haEvcm82KuAGUEIKI5zPpSJkM6jjnsBhsSFJRPSlIp1V4uVDukBjCVNt4rWmJvzrJKo|tkp%3ABk9SR_TL9NizYQ

I don't know about the reference to Tusk, but the photos clearly show a Hepco & Becker sticker on that rack... For less than a quarter of the price from new - providing it's still available from H&B - if that's what I was after, I'd be all over it like a monkey on a banana tree...

^^^^^^^^^^^^ this! Epic performance! https://youtu.be/-WYYlRArn3g

Fixed that link there for you Tom... one too many IPA?? https://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/63a8a6b665324/VID-20221225-WA0001.mp4 Merry Christmas!

I think you'd look good on that one @docc

2003 V11 Sport naked with 7k miles on MGNOC https://www.mgnoc.com/classifieds.html