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What on earth is that weird yellow thing in the background?

I didn't notice anything behind the bike. Barely even noticed the bike, if it comes to that...

Mine has a 15M ECU and no Lambda sensor.

First registered in 2003, in May I think. Thanks for your post. Very interesting, even if it doesn't clear the fog much, unfortunately.

For want of anything better to do, I just watched that video. I can only concur with previous opinions: the bloke is a right royal d ickhead. EDIT: I feel it is a pity that it happened to him. Someone who feels obliged to put it on the 'net, and not mention that it was most likely a "one in a million" failure. Bad luck for Piaggio, and not good for the Moto Guzzi reputation. ANNUVVEREDIT: "spoilt brat" also springs to mind. The other bloke, who seems to be the father, is on a bike that costs around €24,000 and Junior is doing "don't want that anymore, I want a different one". I'm afraid I don't have much patience for that sort of thing.

These days it's HMB-Moto, since that wave of lawyer's letters from the Piaggio lawyer about using the name "Guzzi". Is this the lever? https://hmb-moto.de/Bremshebel-Fuss-V11-CNC

Unless there is some unresolved uncertainty regarding it. Better safe than sorry.

Or even a single bad part in a good batch.

On a closed circuit, of course. None of us would ever do that on a public B road, would we?

It has an R on both forks. As I understand it, the version with compression in one leg and damping in the other was the 40 mm fork. Mine is the 43mm version, and rebound in both legs is correct for that. I don't see that as a problem, either. Lots of bikes only have rebound damping. If there is anything that remotely resembles a problem, it is only making sure that both legs are adjusted the same. I've thought about it, and come to the conclusion that if one were to want to alter the compression damping, using a different fork oil would be the way. Get the compression damping where you want it with that, and adjust the adjustable rebound damping to match. Haven't tried it, but it should work, I reckon. And I'm not at all concerned about the bike. The package seems to be, as mentioned in the quote further up, "the best of both worlds", apart from the shitty engine paint. I'm just curious.

As far as I know, it only affects the specific models mentioned here: Your greenie should have the double-plate clutch, which doesn't cause any problems at all.

I posted I thread in a german forum posing the same question as here, and got these two replies today: Both posters are very well informed, so I'm assuming the comments are accurate. I've no idea if those "transition" Le Mans models made it out of Europe or not, but it seems that the combination is not unknown here, perhaps even normal for a 2002 model.

Yep, you're right, of course.

Yours, I take it?

I'm fairly sure mine shouldn't be. Others here have said so. Mine had a handlebar instead of the clip-ons in the hands of the owner 2 previous to me. The papers I have confirm the number plate as being the owner from Feb. 2017 till May 2022. The mufflers are also different to the ones on it now. I think the previous owner flogged them off seperately when he sold it to me. The photo was passed on to me by someone I know from the Germann forum. No idea how he got the photo. PS: I'd rather like to know why that luggage rack wasn't on it when I got it.

The penny just dropped. You're right of course.

Mine both have compression rebound damping adjustment. EDIT: Thanks @Lucky Phil for picking up the mistake. My gauges are black (ish. more like grey..) No, it doesn't. What's the next digit after that? The 10th digit is the year of manufacture. Look here: https://www.mgcn.nl/database/mg-framenummers

errrmm, #456, I think.

I had already started a thread about the originality or not of the bike. It is here, but nothing absolutely conclusive came out of it. As you all can see, the topic is leaving me no peace... @docc it occurs to me now, too late, that I could have hung this on the end of that other thread instead of starting a new one. Feel free to merge them if you wish.

I've got some pictures in the gallery. I'll put them in. The fuel pump is in the (long) tank. Yes, I know the later forks are better, and am happy to have them. The papers I have go back to the original owner, in total 4 owners prior to me. The one before me I know personally, but he only had the bike for a year or so. Contacting any of the others would mean sending them a letter to the listed address "out of the blue", which may or may not achieve anything. The VIN is ZGUKTA0102M111456 Here are some pictures. The third one shows the top triple-clamp and the head of one fork. The head of the other fork is identical to that.

It's a Le Mans, so clip-ons are original. The upper triple-clamp has holes for the mounts for a "normal" handlebar, so not original. An aquaintance happened to have a photo of the bike from some time before I bought it showing it with handlebars mounted instead of the clip-ons. In the course of discussions here, I have gained the impression that the 43mm forks with compression damping in both legs are maybe a little unusual for a 2002 Le Mans, so maybe not original. In conjunction with that, the front axle is the larger diameter hollow axle from later models. Knowledgable members here showed some surprise when I mentioned that, so maybe also not original. The last two points point to maybe the whole front end having been swapped for a later version. If that is the case, did it have a bingle at some point? I'm just curious what the bike was fitted with when it was delivered. Maybe it is a parts-bin special from the factory, maybe someone has modified it, maybe not. As I said, I'm curious. Not that I'd be about to change the forks back if it turned out that the 40mm forks were originally fitted. I'd just like to know. PS: the side plates are dark grey. Every photo I have found on the 'net of bikes with a similar colour scheme have shown red side plates.

Hallo. As has been mentioned here once or twice, I'm not convinced that my 2002 V11 Le Mans is completely original. For instance, maybe the front end has been swapped, maybe not. I found this site: https://service.piaggiogroup.com/Vintage/richdetail.asp?L=EN=Guzzi but it is not immediately obvious to me which document would contain the information I am looking for. As far as I know, one of them lists the original equipment. Does anyone happen to know which one? Since the documents aren't exactly cheap, I'd kind of like to get the right one the first time...