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I kept avoiding this style, didn't know about the switch. Thanks!

I like the GPR exhaust. I'm actually running this brand on my KLX250!

We spent a week in Athens, then another week visiting Greek islands on an MSC cruise. The ship also stopped for a day in Bari, Italy. Lots of scooters, and cycles, even a few Guzzi.

Sorry for my absent reply, I've been in Greece the past few weeks! It sounds like you have this covered now, no?

Long thread, forgive me as I haven't read it. Having just gone through this, I chased so many items, spent unnecessary amounts on new parts, only to find that a power wire directly to the battery fixed all my problems. I now have thousands of miles of confirmation under me. To be fair, Electrosport advises this additional wire, and they were right. This probably would have fixed my charging problem even with all of the OEM parts as well.

I've since shaved the grey beard; no longer a celebrity.

I own a V11, and like @docc a GB500 too. As for the V7 adding to the "collection", I can attest to this.

I rode Highway 49 back in the 80s a few times, riding a 1985 Honda Interceptor 500, while I was stationed at Travis AFB. Lake Bariessa is where I first learned to counter-steer. You mentioned "the LM seems happier in the long sweepers"; true. After acquiring a V11, I was surprised by how slow the steering was compared to my 2010 V7 CC. I raised the forks 15mm, made all the difference, so much better, yet still very stable at speed. I arrived at this height with much back and forth trials. After I was happy with this, I discovered Todd at GuzziTech had clearly posted this 15mm recommendation, duh!

btw, @Scud, you weren't kidding about the steepness of THAT hill, WOW! It's hard to believe they even built a road like that. I'm certain I've owned vehicles that could not have climbed that!

Let me begin with no pictures were taken! I'll include the map @Scud put together for us. Scud and I live somewhat close to one another and have tried to get together for some time. At last, I left Mission Viejo and rode the 40 miles to his place in beautiful Carlsbad. After sitting on his numerous Guzzis stacked in his garage, we took off for the hills. Avoiding highways, we wrapped through the twisties with stops for fuel, coffee, and bladder relief. A 150-mile ride, and both bikes performed great. We plan to do a garage day soon and tweak each just a bit. Much of the roads were rather tight, thus slow going, but brisk enough to be fun. When finally approaching Lake Elsinore, Highway 74, also known as Ortega Highway, the bikes stretched their legs. This was my first shot at really ripping through the turns. The bike handled great, however, I still need to remove that abrupt off-idle hop. In turns, once planted, getting on the throttle took finesse to not upset the suspension. It wasn't terrible by any means, but I was trying to push it and every bit counts. On the straightaway, I did 120 mph and as you all already know, anything past 4k includes a big smile!

I follow an Instagram guy who films rides on the Italian Stelvio Pass. Just last week, two-up riding in flip-flops!

I saw this video on YouTube a few days ago, so excited to visit! It's now on my Retirement Travel list. Our family has a vaction home on the island of Brac, Croatia. From there, I'll try to plan a moto adventure up and over the Adriatic Sea , into Italy. That will be epic. We have a few more years, though, until the mrs retires.

2010 V7 Cafe Classic

I just returned from my Saturday Saddleback Church group ride. We didn't make it to Hamburger Hut, as I hoped. One person had to be somewhere by 2, and a newbie had a 250 Rebal and didn't want any freeways. We still had a great ride, nearly 50 miles round trip to Dana Point for lunch. This time I took the V7, unlike the V11, a cable clutch. Wow, the beach stop and go traffic really taxed my hand. The clutch is so heavy, regardless of any adjustments I've ever tried. However, just like the V11, it ran flawlessly. Always fun! …and no pictures.

mine too.