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    KINDOY2 suggested to me that the big, honking notch in the collar gets the grease gun in > in front < of the swingarm (instead of through it). Like, in from in front of the frame sideplate? All this time and I must have missed that part . . .
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    FWIW, I asked Tomchri what "Norwegian cream" is. Of course, no surprise, he said: " IPA time! "
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    So, I have to click it once to display a window, then click the icon in the center of the window, and it opens in a new tab . . . Or, click on this: https://i.imgur.com/0Zlwu1Q.mp4
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    Thanks for posting that, Andy! I tried to figure out where to cut my collar, but on the early, ShortFrame Sport, it looks to be the swingarm tunnel, itself, that blocks the angle of the grease gun. Pretty sure I better not cut a hole in that. For the life of me, I cannot figure out what is different between the ShortFrame and LongFrame that makes the early Sports so $#%#%^%& difficult to "that bloody farking front UNI joint?"
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    Welldone, nigel! When you change that wheel bearing, inspect the internal bearing spacer for the correct 113mm length. Many have reported undersize spacers. My 112mm spacer gave me progressively greater grief over time . . . In regard to taking care of the V11 while its wheels are off, service that right side, outboard needle cage in the beveldrive!! . . .
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    Bravo, man! Thanks for the vid! Home from a delightful 100 mile loop through the hills and hollers. Found this tasty 8% Einstök Winter Ale. Makes me think of Tomchri: "IPA time! "
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    Interesting. It is my observation that captioned images, and their subsequent interpretations, are part&parcel of the stupid "tractor motor" debacle among other poor archiving. Falloon's earlier work (2007, Moto Guzzi Sport & LeMans Bible) detailed the V7 (big block V-twin) in good detail. So disappointing that the latest work devolves. Why?!?
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    Thank you! sign216 says you must include : "Gratuitous Pics of Girls + Guzzi" [ just doing my "Moderator" duties, here . . . ]
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    So, I received the new Falloon book today. It is nicely printed and large format (much larger than the May 1999 Falloon book I have). A very nice "coffee table book" with large, mostly color images (many that are new to me). I recall the inaccuracies about the V11 Sport in the 1999 book, but forgave them as it was all new and largely unknown. It is a frank disappointment to read those same inaccuracies twenty years on! When I read errors about something that I know about, it casts doubt on information about other models I am not familiar with. So, alas, "not a reference book." The second place (after the early V11 Sport) I look to assess an author's knowledge of Moto Guzzi is their discussion of the development of the big block V-twin. In the 1999 work, I gave credit that Falloon declared Carcano's " . . . Fiat engine can really be considered the predecessor of the V7 . . ." This 2020 edition states "The engine powering the V7 was descended from the earlier Fiat and 3x3 . . ." What a load of crap! What absolutely deplorable journalism. This is the kind disinformation that perpetuated the "tractor motor" myth in Mick Walker's, and now Falloon's, series of progressively less accurate books. Thank goodness for Greg Field!! [Rant over. For now.] Nice picture book! Now I am anxious to hear what @p6x finds in this MotoItaliane pubication . . .
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    Seems I dated a lot of girls like that: disappear when they get hot and show up when they're cold again . . .
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    Not to answer for Our Chief Whip, but until the sun circles back to Varsseveld . . . Looks like the girl left when the Centauro engine showed up!
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    Nice, Jaap! I well remember your custom V11! But don't recall "the girl next door" . . .
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    Just a poseur doing what he does best . . .
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    Thanks, bud! Haven't ridden anything in a month. Perfect riding gift-of-an-afternoon before the rains ring out the year. If you want to feel like your V11 is a big, powerful motorcycle: don't ride for a month, then take your 30hp Honda single out first. Rolling out on the V11 Sport: "Bad To The Bone! "
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    Is there an echo in here?
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    More recently, Guzzi reintroduced this motif on the V7 Special. I found it disconcerting the stripes did not cross the tank!
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    Pretty sure our Greenie Strutters will declare this chief among the piffle: " . . . the V7 Sport which metallic green-gold color never seduced the fans . . ." I almost bought a 1000S in that green theme. It also had a green frame, which put me off at the time. Later, I learned to rather admire the green frame.
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    I like that they say the V11 Sport makes 91 horsepower. Not that it does. It's just cool to say . . .
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    Well, the last time you embarked on an epic (10,000 mile circumnavigation of the Continental US) ride, you managed to work the South'n SpineRaid in! Swing by again, then ship your Guzzi out of Atlanta . . . Or better, swing by on the way back home!
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    Not sure where p6x's V11 is coming from in Florida, but if I get this gig I promise to ride his LeMans back to Texas properly and in style . . .
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    Have AeroStich. Will Travel.
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    Otherwise, p6x, maybe you need a "double" to do the actual riding. Celebrities rely on this. Who is that rider in the background?!? And should p6x send docc in to do the dirty work?
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    Okay, okay - that is all fun, but riding an unknown V11 from Florida to Texas in January is serious stuff. Wear what you want (I would not go without my Roadcrafter and Alpinestar boots), but take a pocketful of High Current OMRON relays and make certain the battery has been properly conditioned (or ship one ahead with a correct charger). There are times the V11 clip-ons have challenged my wrists and elbows. Other times, the rear-sets have cramped my pelvis and knees. Hydrate and take an electrolyte supplement. Stop every hour or so. Watch the limited fuel range of the V11.
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    Pretty sure all those dudes in black at the stop light were on Guzzis . . .
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