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Anyone know of any nice places to visit on the Amalfi coast (Naples, Positano, Amalfi, Pompeii)? Spending the next week there with family for vacation. Hoping to see some nice exotic Italian bikes and cars on the roads.

They feel very different but equally exhilarating. V11 feels heavy like its moving along with the inertia of a freight train. The Norton feels very light and nimble. When at speed and wanting to punch it, the V11 has more ‘umpf’. Riding position on the Norton is superb. More upright, foot pegs are wider set and sitting feels very natural and no stress points even after a long ride. I highly recommend a modern Norton although it seems to have even more quirks than the V11. But a very solid online community exists for Norton owners which is something I was worried about when I got the bike because I had become used to having this forum so ready to help when issues came up. I think owning any specialty motorcycle these days without good online community support would be very difficult.

I've been switiching back and forth between the V11 and Norton lately. Both make the commute to work a blast.

Love this song and I'm not ashamed to admit it.

My 1975 911S life long project car is finally getting the cosmetic restoration it deserves.

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I backed completely off steering damper for the commute home this morning and it is better. Thanks!

Feeling like a wuss for taking the bike to a shop to get routine stuff done but I had been dragging my feet on several issues for a while now because I just haven't had the time to address them and in some cases the know how to fix the problem. So I bit the bullet and took it to a local shop (Chrismoto in San Luis Obispo) to get things done. I will say though the bike is running better than ever before. 1. Roper plate installed 2. Oil change 3. Valves adjusted 4. Throttle bodies synchronized - apparently they were way out of sync 5. Gaskets replaced in oil pan and cylinder head covers 6. Trans oil changed 7. Suspension adjusted. This was actually the problem that led me to seek help in the first place. The bike had been very hard to handle at low speeds. Felt like I was riding a grizzly bear (no i have not actually ridden one before but I imagine riding a grizzly bear would feel like riding a V11 with suspension issues). Anyway, at highway speeds it was rock solid and felt perfect. I spent many days adjusting the forks and rear suspension thinking something was just not set right. At one point I played around with the steering damper as well but never thought it made much of a difference for this problem. The shop returned fork and rear suspension to spec but said the real culprit was steering damper set way too stiff to the point where the fork and rear shock were doing their job but with such stiff steering damper the quick changes in suspension were out of sync with the steering and just made for a very uncomfortable ride. I can't say I fully understand the problem but It feels much better now with much less steering dampening. However I can't say it is perfect yet. When I compare the ride to my other bikes, I feel like the BMW and Norton are much better handling bikes. So I suspect there is still room for improvements.

I would be nervous pulling that fuse in and out since the holders are already known to be weak. Easy for me with the switchable circuit breaker installed. Yet, aren't those the same diodes that can "go bad" in the SCR regulators? I like the idea of a switch to connect and disconnect. Would love to see a picture of the circuit breaker you’ve installed.

Just curious what the verdict is on charging the odyssey battery while it is still in the bike? Can I charge it while it is in the bike? Do I need to remove the 30amp fuse? My battery has been holding up well without any charging since I installed it but now that the bike has been sitting for a couple weeks the charge is down to 12.65 so I figure I should give it a full charge now. Thanks for the help.

This is sad news. I’ve bought parts from them and it was nice to know there was a central Guzzi hub on this continent. Too bad someone can’t just buy the shop and keep it going.

I would love to see Honda bring back the naked Goldwing. One of my favorite bikes was my 78 GL1000. An updated version of this with a massive 6cylinder engine would be one badass machine.

Look similar but different manufacturers: Brembo on the Norton. Grimeca on the Guzzi.

2016 Norton Commando 961 Sport MK II. Picked this up in San Diego at GP Motorcycles used with 64 miles on it. Has almost 1,000 miles on it now and it has been fun getting to know this bike. Has its quirks but overall I don't regret this purchase. I've been neglecting the V11 for the past several months with this beauty getting all my attention. Sounds amazing! Build quality is impeccable. Looks even prettier in person.

Is this true? That would be very convenient.

New battery: Odyssey PC545 installed. Starts up better than ever! Ordered the BatteryMinder model:128CEC1 charger to keep this battery healthy. Read through a bunch of posts on this topic and finally decided on this battery/charger combo. Stucci crossover pipe has been sitting in the garage for couple years now. Finally installed it. Sounds great! Might be a little too loud to roll up the driveway at 5am coming home from the night shift though.

You can have your stock mufflers re-packed and they can be made much louder. The previous owner had that done to my 02 Scura and I really like the sound. Deeper, Louder and very throaty. Here is a video clip. Not the best example of what it sounds like but if you're interested I can try to make a nicer video.

Made an offer. My colorful Scura needs an original dark companion.

haven't been on that road before. looks like it would be a nice ride. let me know when you're up again

Great video! Thanks for sharing.