KiloSjon

as promised, check my fotos on Flickr

Thanks guys, I added your tips (together with others) to this google map: Google maps: schotland trip 2008 Will post photos when I'm back, thanks again! KiloSjon

My yearly trip across Europe is due next week. This year it'll be Scotland (unfortunately during the international guzzi meeting in Boxmeer, like last year...) The plan is to take the ferry to Newcastle, drive to Inverness and do some touring/sightseeing there for a couple of days. Then via a detour to Edingburgh and a day later back to Newcastle - Ijmuiden. Any tips? Good B&Bs / sights to see / whisky to drink / pubs to visit / roads to corner / etc etc ? Anything will be appreciated, since the starting up of my new company has taken all my energy and attention the last months, so did not have any time to do research and look into it... (and visit / post the V11 forum... ) Thx, KiloSjon

His opinion on motorcycles is highly influenced by his weight... Check out http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA It is a matter of taste, but I like his programs...

Mine's also in... It is a beauty... My other swiss watch has to sleep on the couch for a while. By the way, interesting to know that "Champagnefodbold belonnet med oprykning til 1. divsion"... ;o) (no crosswords in my danish papers)

Hi Guy, that's spooky... allmost the same picture here (same mountain, different angle?) Unfortunate we did not meet, but who knows, maybe next time...

We'll see, I heard that a lot of postal workers will be or have been fired over the last period, so maybe they have switched to horses now for extra efficiency At least, also this time , you manage to keep the expectations high and the fear-level low. Compliments for that. KiloSjon

...not all... Admin Jaap and I are still waiting... Takes a long while to cross the channel of Kiel... KiloSjon

Also still waiting, in the Netherlands (not too far away)... Hope there are no Guzzi lovers at the PTT disti center...

It is not a 100% match, the crossover cannot be bolted to the engine and the hangers do not fit (see my custom made hangers. Currently replaced by the TI solution (short 1100 hangers with traingle adaptor). I think it is worth the effort.

Yes, it's from front to back. The system is high quality and very very light. It suited my situation because I already wanted to change my headers and the x-over. They where very ugly thanks to salt on the roads. So when I heard that Paul Minnaert wanted to sell this system, I had a look and bought it. I also saw it on ebay a couple of times...

Hard to find, but a real nice set (originally for the 1100sport): termignoni. From front to rear, if you keep an eye on ebay, you might find them for around 1000$ (including headers, x-over and mufflers)...

I have another question on this subject. I hear a high tick, like a chain tapping. It is in the same frequency as a valve tick, but its "rythm" is varying. It seems louder at 2000rpm with the throttle almost closed. I think it sounds like a disti chain, I had that on my previous bike. Reading this thread makes me a bit nervous, since the advice is to solve it immediately... The question is: how hard is it to replace or adjust the chain tensioner? Does it require the engine to be removed, or is it just removing the alternator cover and the timing cover while the engine is in the frame? I plan to go on a big trip in 4 weeks, so I want to have this fixed asap...

I really love the end result! Good work! (in good v11lemans.com habit: when will you start taking orders?... )

I'm 6'3" and 275 lbs (also, all muscle... ). I don't think the le mans is too small at all. The only thing is that after a couple of hours the legs need some space. Easily be solved by adding Buell pegs, or just take a break. The overall comfort is ok for a sporttourer, on the level of any other bike in the market (VFR, CBR1000 etc), but the le mans wins when it comes down to engine and driving characteristics (if you like it). Go take it for a long ride and decide yourself, it's a very personal thing...

Very nice bike, love that fairing and the wheels, but the exhaust is in my opinion not matching the rest...

I used paintremover, a wirebrush (in the drilling machine and manual) and a flat screwdriver. Finished it with some fine sandpaper. And (do not forget!) carefully de-grease it with thinner. You can of course do it while it is on the bike, but it will be very hard to get to all the places to remove the paint. You can do it for a quick fix, but if you want to do it good, I think removing it is worth while (not a lot of work, and makes your job a lot easier). Good luck!

A GPS on a LeMans is a musthave, if you do not have one, you are sooooo behind us early adaptors, and everyone that says otherwise doesn't quite understand the power of the Guzzi Positioning System... I have my Garmin Quest positioned slightly different, but that wouldn't work for a 2610 since it is more heavy... I think it is a great tour-enhancer, but it reduces the cool-factor of your bike (as all practical helpful stuff does, but hey, who cares?)

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Motorsaloon in ieder geval niet, en ze willen het niet bestellen omdat het per 4 gaat...

Ik hoef voorlopig niet naar Den Haag, anders rij ik met plezier even langs. Misschien willen ze het opsturen? De bus kost trouwens wel 29 euri.

Ready for another season: - Painted the bevel box - Installed the Termi's - Properly installed the Garmin GPS (with a fuse and all...) - New Sachs schock and new rear brakedisc

Grease is a fundamental element of the Italien cuisine, and since we all know that Italiens adore food (and we like 'm for that) the shortage of grease is easily explained... (in the 60's, americans did it in their hair and also then it was well known that the number of cracked shock eyes increased on the BSA, Nortons etc... ) Ehm, I grease whatever I remove, so in the next 2 years I plan to grease the whole bike... I did a search and I'll be smart and not start the dicussion...

Ok, that's pretty much what I did when placing the new shock, so I should have it covered. Thanks for explaining... I still find it a bit odd that this needs to be done, is this only because Luigi is not willing to apply a bit of grease in the factory?