GraeV11

Possibly you're familiar with the Welsh artist, Ralph Steadman who does all the illustrations for Flying Dog brewery... Good stuff try the french farmhouse ale. I forget the name but it's tasty. I have a Ralph Steadman poster on my wall ! Welsh ? English surely. He was born in Liverpool.

Stumbled across this recently. 7.1% alcohol. My tongue went numb. Imported from the States (MA). Not a session beer !

I saw this on Ebay too and it is only 10 miles from me. I think though that it has taken too much of a thump for my fat fingers to bring it back to life. Will leave it to those who know better and have more money than me. Would look nice in the lounge though !

Yes, in a subsequent post he sticks the knife into Mr Brock. Shame, they are running out of time. Dave has copyright over the Hawkwind name in the UK, Nik has it in the US.

Might just happen Jim. The latest from Nik . . . DEAR FRIENDS, HELPERS, ENTHUSIASTS, SUPPORTERS, INTER-DIMENSIONAL TRAVELLERS, INTERGALACTIC ALIENS, ALL SENTIENT BEINGS, MUSIC LOVERS AND BEINGS ON THE SAME COSMIC VIBRATIONS, I WISH TO SAY HOW MUCH I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MY BAND AND MY, IMMINENT TOUR OF U.S.A.,, STARTING ON OCTOBER 9TH. I’M AWARE THAT THE BAND HAWKWIND HAPPEN TO BE TOURING AT THE SAME TIME, AS ME, I WISH THEM EVERY SUCCESS, AND IT WOULD BE NICE IF DAVE AND I COULD ACTUALLY PLAY TOGETHER, ON A STAGE SOMEWHERE ON OUR TOURS, JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS, BURY THE HATCHET, WORK TOGETHER, WE HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD FRIENDS IN THE PAST. I THOUGHT ABOUT DAVE AND ME INVITING LEMMY TO JOIN US, GET A BAND TOGETHER WITH US- [sOUNDS LIKE THE BLUES BROTHERS],- AND DO A WORLD TOUR. SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE FUN TOO, LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO WORRY ABOUT ALL THE TRIVIAL IRRELEVANT BULLSHITE, SO LET’S ALL BE FRIENDS, LOVE ONE-ANOTHER, WE’RE ALL DIFFERENT, LET’S ENJOY OUR DIFFERENCES. , IF YOU COME TO ONE OF MY SHOWS, COME SAY HELLO. ONE WORLD, ONE SOURCE, ONE MIND,, ONE COSMOS , ONE LOVE, LOVE TO YOU ALL ,NIK XXXXXXX

Yeah it did cross my mind. Weather in the morning was significantly different to the afternoon. I was also tired from work and my precision motorcycling skills had largely deserted me - you know the scene; rubbish gear changes, poor lines round corners, wrong gear, braking all wrong. Seems that once the V11 is hot and bothered by my poor input it gets the hump for the rest of the trip. We both need a service ! Other bikes are more forgiving.

A tune up is well overdue to be honest. I will book it in for the weekend (I don't have all the kit or time to do a proper job myself) I need a new set of tyres as well so time to spend some money on the old girl. She had better come back from therapy in a better mood or we will be saying goodbye. Life is too short.

Rode to work Sunday. 40 mile round trip. On the way there; started first touch of the button, nice and smooth, responsive, was a good Guzzi and made me smile. On the way back; stalled twice when cold, rough as old boots, lumpy. Banged it open at a set of lights (in temper) and it took off like a scalded cat, back to being a good Guzzi. Guess I have an appointment with the fueling system or maybe the electrics. Another weekend looms with spanners in hand and no riding. Having trouble keeping the faith right now . . . I used to have bikes that worked well all of the time and were only off-road when I crashed the damn things.

To you American guys, you could do worse than catch this tour . .. NIK TURNER'S SPACE RITUAL - US Fall 2013 Tour w/Hedersleben Wed 10.9 Eureka, CA at The Shanty w/White Manna Thu 10.10 Portland, OR at Mississippi Studios - Fall Into Darkness VII Fest w/White Manna, Billions & Billions Fri 10.22 Bellingham, WA at Shakedown Sat 10.12 Seattle, WA at Chop Suey w/Master Musicians of Bukkake Sun 10.13 drive Mon 10.14 Calgary, AB at Palomino Tue 10.15 drive Wed 10.16 Salt Lake City, UT at Urban Lounge w/Secret Chiefs 3* Thu 10.17 Denver, CO at Lion's Lair Fri 10.18 drive Sat 10.19 St Paul, MN at Turf Club w/Thunderbolt Pagoda Sun 10.20 Milwaukee, WI at Cactus Club w/Moss Folk Mon 10.21 Chicago, IL at Reggie's w/Killer Moon Tue 10.22 Pontiac, MI at Crofoot Ballroom (Pike Room) Wed. 10.23 Cleveland, OH at Now That's Class Thu 10.24 Pittsburgh, PA at Brillo Box w/The Sicks Fri 10.25 Toronto, ON at Mod Club w/Sons of Otis Sat 10.26 Montreal, QC at TBA Sun 10.27 Portland, ME at Geno's* Mon 10.28 off Tue 10.29 Boston, MA at Middle East Upstairs w/Ghost Box Orchestra Wed 10.30 New Haven, CT at BAR (free show) w/Nightbitch Thu 10.31 Easthampton, MA at Flywheel w/California X Fri 11.1 Providence, RI at Dusk w/Lady Osiris, Black Oil Incinerator Sat 11.2 Philadelphia, PA at Philamoca Sun 11.3 Brooklyn, NY at Saint Vitus Bar w/NAAM Mon 11.4 Raleigh, NC at King's Barcade Tue 11.5 Charlotte, NC at Tremont Music Hall w/Spindrift, Little Bull Lee* Wed 11.6 TBA Thu 11.7 Atlanta, GA at The Earl Fri 11.8 Memphis, TN at TBA Sat 11.9 Little Rock, AR at Vino's w/Pallbearer* Sun 11.10 Austin, TX at Fun Fun Fun Nites* Mon 11.11 TBA Tue 11.12 drive Wed 11.13 TBA Thu 11.14 Phoenix, AZ at Rhythm Room Fri 11.15 San Diego, CA at The Casbah Sat 11.16 Los Angeles, CA at Satellite w/Wizard Rifle Sun 11.17 Oakland, CA at The Uptown w/Carlton Melton

Yeah you forgot the bucket in case you cock it up. Nothing worse than petrol peeing all over the garage with nothing to catch it in. Also, be careful how you set the tank down once you get it off - some expanded polystyrene will protect those taps. Cheers.

i was 50 last Saturday an received a 25 year old Glenlivet - 1974 Strathavon. Never seen it before and never will again as my mates drunk the bloody lot ! Gits.

I remember the Bike article. I think it was written by Mark Williams and called 'falling in love again'. I too had the picture on my bedroom wall. It was that image that started my yearning for a Guzzi. The girl was nice too !

I have mistrals that have seen some miles and are quite loud. I never have problems with my MOT. I think you will be OK with most pipes as long as they are not stamped 'Not for road use / for competition use only'. You need loud pipes to get the full Guzzi experience !

If you get a chance, check out young Nik. He still gives good Hawkwind, and other cool sounds. Some clips here . . . http://www.nikturner.com/

Welcome Hoggbert. Lovely bike, lovely country, Been to Norway just once (to a wedding in Molde) and was knocked out by the scenery. Plan to go again in the not too distant future (as soon as I have saved up enough for a beer).

Picked this up in NZ a while ago. I have fully tested the statement on the front. Can't remember what the result was .

Hey ! Sunny day. Bye ! .

Just for ref my 02 V11 (03 plate) started throwing false neutrals and these gradually increased over a period of a couple of months. The pawl spring then snapped. I replaced all the springs in the selector and it is now near to perfect with silky smooth changes, and has been for a couple of years now.

Right have my new odyssey PC545 installed and everything is fine. I was reading the instructions a day later (as you do) and it says "Special Notice ! If your V twin motorcycle is equipped with a standard 32amp single phase stator/alternator, the appropriate Odyssey battery may run out of charger (sic) after about 150 miles of riding . . . . . blah blah blah (buy our other product to keep it charging) blah blah blah. . . or install a 3 phase 40 amp or higher stator/alternator, especially in new bikes". What does the V11 alternator put out ? (I don't speak electronics). Thanks chaps.

Cool. Look forward to seeing your lap times !

Booked my trip to Assen for Moto GP. Really excited !!!! Just wanted to share that ! Any other V11s headed that way ?

Best thing to do is take it for a test ride. > Does it pull strong throughout the rev range and in all gears, like it could pull a house down ? > Does it do this without stuttering and without producing smoke ? > Is the gear change certain without hesitation and without being clunky ? > Does it vibrate a little below 3000 rpm and then smooth out as you give it what for ? > Is the handling surprisingly good, are the tyres lacking any sign of chicken strips ? > Does it make you wonder why you ever bothered with jap 4s ? > Is there a sound like a manic sewing machine coming from the rockers at tickover ? > Does the clutch sound bloody terrible ? > Do you come back from the test ride with a smile ? Is the person selling it quietly weeping ? If the answer is yes to all of these, then it is probably a good one.

This is one huge bike. Looks much prettier in the flesh but probably too much bling for me. Comfy !

Have you tested them with a Geiger counter ? Was the auction held at an air base ?

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.