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Same here. As I am interested in converting one of the V11 Sports to a LeMans, this is an interesting kit. Aloli Fra, is the subframe for the fairing also part of the set?

Well maybe best to give it some oil and a tender hug on the tank and say some kind words. That always worked for my Peugeot Diesel.

Could be, but it could also be a shortcut that illuminates the light shortly. I thought the info of the rerouted wire should need some attention.

If you rerouted the wire of the side stand, you might check ifnit is not stuck and somewhat dismantled under the generator cover. Dont ask how I came up with this idea.

Typical Dutch river delta landscape. In my pictures there is usually a Guzzi somewhere.

That looks like a great project too Gmc28. [ Best make a separate topic for it. ] [docc edit: done! ]

I am actually seriously thinking of getting a V35 or a Monza. It must be a lot of fun with a lightweight machine.

FACs or Bitubo's, FACs have a lower compresion damping than the Bitubo's. FACs are imho nicer when riding a bit sportive and in tight turns. Bitubo's are more comfortable for relaxed-touring.

Often a much underestimated motorcycle, I really love the SP1000 and had quite a few friends riding it on day trips that would take us 3 days on a V11 Sport. It was one of the favorit bikes for the "Amstelario" 1300km consistency tour from Amsterdam to Mandello (from 70ties to 2002). Over here in the Netherlands we have an affordable electronic ignition that is mounted on the existing tower, it includes the advance and has no wasted spark. The link is: https://swf-ignitionsystems.nl/ . I would really advise this system. It works robustly on my California 2 for more than 110.000km. I use Electronic Sachse as well on a LM3, but the wasted spark (it is on the cranckshaft) results in occasional back-fires (and losing the carburator :-) ) . It is working all right, but in heavy rain the back-fires increase. Maybe a rubber flap at the end of the front-fender would reduce the spray on the generator cover. ES is a bit less suitable for all weather conditions. There are however different advance curves that you can choose and it has an elctronic output for a rev-counter, all of this is not needed for the SP1000. My earlier experience with the 850 LeMans II standard ignition was not bad, but later in the '00 the quality of the contactbreakers became poorer because the runners are not nicely parallel to the nock. The wear in the beginning (500-1000km) was very large. This LM2 is from the same production era as the SP1000. I would say the later square fins are made of better aluminium. I have put helicoils in practically every M6 hole of the head and sump (and yes I used a special calibrated 10Nm torque wrench ) The PHF36 carburators do not fit automatically to the SP1000. It is made for the VHB30 carbs. Are you sure it is not a PHF30 that is mounted? Otherwise, I would assume the previous owner replaced the cilinder heads as well. I thought the original SP had steel cilinder liners (or cast iron). When only 33.000 miles on the clock they could still be in. The sump extension and every other thing to improve the breathing of the engine block for volume pumping is good to do (the LM2 and 3 have a Agostini breather box that has twice the volume of the original). But still I have occasional blow-outs when riding 5500rpm at the highway for a long time. The best solution that works for me is a vent tube from the breather-house that is only going up, to prevent a siphon effect (is that correct english). I let the tube end at a 1/2 liter oil can. I did change the camchain and spanner of the Cali 2 at 180.000km, but actually only the plastic of the spanner was hardened. After cleaning it became flexible again (?). Of course I trhrew it away for I don't like these unpredictable behaviours, but the question is what the cause of this hardening would have been. No further problems, except that I heard a rattling from the cam chain that triggerd my mechanical nerve. I think you will have a lot of fun with the SP1000, an unbreakable machine

Yes, the Harland song fits to riding into the sunset. I would really spend a month or so in that area, just to snif the atmosphere and ride the backroads. Once spend a week and a bit in Oxford near Talladega (Tennesee, Alabama?), working with HD. The Griso was popular btw at the HD-staff. Just made a few tours in that area in a rental car. Is that comparable to Kentucky?

Sadly the Dutch Guzzi Club, MGCN.NL, could not make it either as the classics were at the Veteran Bike show in Woerden (https://www.nationaalveteraantreffen.com/) and the Touring committee was with 50 bikes in the Pyrenees. Just to much to do. So no stand with Guzzi.