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Thanks for the heads-up, 4corsa! I cleaned up the Diagnostic Cables post:

The link in Step 3: "3) CO Fuel Trim: Using guzzidiag software interface" takes me to the thread "Basic guzzidiag tutorial for V11" where the first link is: https://www.von-der-salierburg.de/download/GuzziDiag/ That link takes me to the full GuzziDiag page with all of Beard's software links. See if that sequence works for you. Thanks!

Thanks, @Pressureangle for making these Proper P.Roper Plates available! New member @wdietz186 is looking for one to make sure the V11 he is putting back together does not "come from together" in the future . . .

Y'all come now, ya hear? Looks like about three weeks since @Pressureangle has checked in. Back in August he said he had about 20 plates left.

With only the slightest right side crash damage . . .

Looks like the perfect place for a SpineRaid! I'm thinking @v11_meticcio should round up about a dozen of our brothers and post pics of Ago hanging around all those gorgeous V11 . . .

Well, the South'n SpineRaid is not really much of a "Guzzi Rally", but could be worthwhile if you don't mind seeing Goozie-guts scattered about the place . . . "Get There. Bring Tools."

Plenty of lead time for a proper shakedown ride!

Seems his daughter Vittorio has the B&B while Ago has opened his Trophy Room and is still passionate about his tifoso ("fans"). What a fine gentleman. Such a credit to the sport.

I don't know anywhere here in The States that annual inspection would find something like that. Removing it for MOT seems a good approach. I always perform my own Annual Roadworthiness Test, also known as The South'n Spine Raid. It does not seem that the linear play would impair the function of the damper. Is there radial play (side to side)?

Welcome, wdietz186! Looking forward to your progressing through your V11! She looks well worth the trouble. Back when the loose oil filter issue showed up, there were some derived solutions. One was the hose clamp fotoguzzi posted. Another was to steer clear of that era UFI filters then being factory fitted. Another was to tighten the oil filter one and one-eighth turns past the first contact of the oiled gasket. This is significantly tighter than I would have normally tightened a canister filter, but has served me well over these several miles. Also note the possibility of the old filter gasket staying on the motor and pressure failure when the new filter loosens on the paired gaskets. Best with the V11! Thanks for keeping us in the loop!

Does it actually show any play swinging the forks side to side?

While you are there, stop by Bergamo and tell Giacomo Agostini "ciao" from all of us! https://www.villavittoriabergamo.it/en/who-we-are/ https://www.motociclismo.it/giacomo-agostini-apre-museo-bergamo-73931

I always thought this as "just another photo shoot" of the V11, but seems it is rather a celebrity shoot at the 2003 European Motor Show Brussels ("Brussels Salon") of the "V11 Playboy EE" (Exclusive Edition) . . . Is this the only known image of that v11?

Updated, restored and added images. Original post edited to reflect more current discoveries and understanding. I hope @jrt approves!

The 2001 Rosso Mandello does have the concerning aluminum flywheel (and single plate clutch) common to the 2002 Scura and Tenni. The seat just doesn't look latched at the front. While the instrument needles quite orange and unfaded, low miles on a V11 always casts aspersions on the fragile speedometer/odometer cable drives.

Early forum member jrt, in his 2005 thread, Breakdown of Model Year Changes in "Frequently Asked Questions" attributes this statement to the late Todd Haven of MPH Cycles: KRAKR designates 1100 spine frame 2000-2002(sport and Lemans) Realize, of course, that the 1999-2001 Sport RedFrame and Rosso Mandello BlackFrame are ShortFrames and differ from the 2nd generation V11 LongFrame introduced with the 2002 LeMans (both the red/grey and champagne) as well as the 2002 Scura and Tenni. What color is your 2002 LeMans @Bob LeClair ?

I'm used to all the tipping motion, but that looks like quite a lot of up-and-down play as well?

I say we are "The Gladiators!"

If Guzzi is the Side Show, what does that make us?

Oh, that is delightful!! Love the "period" valve covers . . . I would think the V11 6speeder gearbox and bevel drive ratios will be very lively and well matched to that application. As well as the V11 camshaft!

That is, of course, very sensible. The slave is certainly easier to remove than getting to the clutch assembly, but still best achieved with the swingarm off (not a horrible job with a lift and a platform jack) and some fresh, sharp hex drives for the three fasteners that tend to be stubborn.

The Parts Catalog indicates the left side line is the return. Some Elvan siren in my brain always brings me back to the idea of mounting a Guzzi big-block on a "Moggie" trike. I do hope you will let us in on how your Triking comes along!

These folks always make me smile. There is much better audio online, but I love seeing the people that make the music . . . The better audio version: