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The early Sport (1999-2001) and Rosso Mandello use a more spacious Bosch unit with a steel bucket Instead of the later V11 "plastic bucket." There were Sport, or "Naked" built throughout the model range with the headlight and instruments still fork mounted. AFAIK, all these use the earlier style Bosch unit.

So, still no attachment to the rearmost points under the seat's subframe? They seem important to me. Without them, the weight and vibration, is still all through the bracket that failed.

The rubber intakes often show cracking that is inconsequential. Until it is . . . I got my last replacement boots from MgCycle. I don't know about "highest quality", but they weren't expensive and shipping is always fast and reasonable from them.

I was thinking if the ambient air temperature sensor in the airbox got disconnected it sets an undesirable default.

So, sure, if one of the sensors did not get plugged back in: trouble. I am not sure what that air filter is, and your Guzzi has a different ECU than the V11, but seems a proper tune-up is worth performing (valve adjustment, plugs, TPS setting, throttle body balance, etc . . .)? Does the "sprint air filter" eliminate the airbox?

Have you located the rearmost mounting points upward into the rear subframe that ordinarily capture those rearmost holes on the #7 "fender" ?

This is the injected 1100 Sport, yes?

At 1:27 Giacomo says, " . . . our body is like an engine. If you treat it well, you do 200.000 km . . . " So . . . mySport is like Giacomo Agostini at 80 years old!

Good question! Yet, we are only a couple months in, out of three or four? Only @FreyZI knows when we must move from "Firm" to "Invested" . . .

Such a comforting presentation. The man's kind tone is so complimented by the delightful thrum of the Moto Guzzi. So unhurried. So confident and reassuring.

I see my post could be read in different ways. What I hoped to say is that, if you are driving that HemiCuda, you should post it on our "Cars...(what do you drive ?)" thread:

Calling @Bingbong @motortouring @Cold Desert Rat . . . . . . [edit: alright, I have narrowed the other interested members to these three, set notifications here ("@username"), and sent each a "PM"/forum message. One of these fellows is in The Netherlands, one in Spain, and one in the western USA. ] > Let's give them a few days to pm, @Chuck ? Otherwise, I have another way to reach out to them. Please post when you get their confirmation. <

Aldo and arveno are new additions, @Chuck. Let me know who is missing from the “intent” list I posted above and I’ll do some reaching out . . .

This may be unknowable or, at best, theoretical, but will there be any practical difference in the V11 Relay#1 NC application between a 1.2 watt coil and a 1.5? (I specify that relay’s NC contact because it is the only NC utilized with our V11 relays.)

They are different enough to have both! I can write a note. In fact, I think I just did . . .

For sure the steering angle changed from 26º to 25º and the V11 frame is narrower across the perpendicular round tube where the frame side plates mount. While the early V11 RedFrame/Rosso Mandello ShortFrame wheelbase is shorter than the 1100 Sport, the later V11 LongFrame was lengthened. Looks like the later V11 wheelbase is longer than the 1100 Sport by 25 mm? Good question!

Delightful, Bill! Thanks for taking us along! "One day" I'm going to get across that TN-KY line . . .

Does this belong here? . . .

That's out of my pay-grade, bud. Here is an image of the susceptible O-ring on our V11 distributor blanking plate. Yeah, these can leak after a bit . . .

Yep, IIRC, there is in an O-ring and a smear of gasket sealer to care for that vestigial structure . . . (the distributor blanking plate).

Yessir. #7 is a structural member together with the #11 Support Bracket and #28 Splash Guard. Nothing wrong with repairing the Support Bracket, it is not the issue. It is the chopped up #7. Unless you can find all of those attachment points and re-fasten them properly, a replacement #7 is in order.

Looking back now, I see that assembly in failure mode. I am sorry I did not see it before and say something . . .

Only 24 hours since it was revealed that a posted intent to participate must be actualized by using the forum's "Message" function ( P M ) sending a physical address to @Chuck. Using the comprehensive list I posted, above, who is missing of the nine members who posted intent?

Alright, here is my best shot. The image below is of #7 that I will refer to as the "Fender" (what the tail light and turn signals are bolted to). @p6x's modified #7 has been cut off below the tail light, the #11 "Number Plate Holder" and the Tag Light (not pictured) are both removed from the modified "fender." I am not yet convinced there is enough left of the modified #7 "Fender" to properly re-use. edit: [-> So, upon close consideration, not likely collision or impact related. The broken Support Bracket is not the source of the failure, IMO - it stems from the inexpert modification to the #7 "Fender" which is the mounting structure for the tail/brake light, license tag/number plate, tag light, and turn signals.<-] The image is looking rearward from the front (tire side) of the "Fender" hanging down a few inches from the mounting points. Three pair of fasteners hold this assembly to the #1 Rear Subframe and the #11 Support Bracket. 1) The vertical red lines represent where horizontal #7 "Fender" holes fit over vertical threaded studs extended down from the #1 Rear Subframe and nutted from below (later V11 may have hex-drive bolts installed upward, from below). If these holes are cut off the modified #7 Fender, this is a problem and whole assembly will "cantilever" and fail as described. 2) The blue lines represent the pair of hex drive fasteners that that are engaged from behind , beside the Tag Light (which is likely missing on the modified fender), and are nutted from in front of the support bracket lower tabs through the lower two holes of the #28 "Rear Splash Guard". [This image shows the braces of the 1st Generation Tekno pannier mounts slightly obscuring the lower support bracket tabs.) 3)The yellow arrows indicate the "Nut-Certs" on the upper tabs of the support bracket that are engaged with two screws from the front of the top two holes of the #28 "Rear Splash Guard" (not shown in this image, but shown five posts back as the "The mud guard is broken too.")

Both #7 and #18 are called "number plate holder" in the diagram. I believe you are missing #11 and your #7 has been shortened/ cut off below the number plate. The original fastener system might still be usable. Let me mark up an image, host it, and post it for you . . .