Lucky Phil

Mine came painted and Yes I fitted the mesh. Dont know of anyone trying to offload one. Ciao

Plenty in my albums. Ciao

So would I and neither would I. Ciao

And plenty of other places as well Chuck. It's a sad indication of whats driving the market in a lot of areas these days. Lets just abandon all practical reasoning and/or engineering and an enhanced outcome in the pursuit of "Individuality" and the vain hope you will somehow stand above the masses propelled by the purchase of a fairly useless, impractical, motorcycle,car or whatever. A smart man once said "just because you can doesn't mean you should" Ciao

Hmmm, just remember who's siting in the white house a the moment. Ciao

Sorry but the additional information makes it an even more pointless exercise in my mind. You've actually just reinforced how ridiculous it really is. Offers a supercharger option! If ever there was proof needed of abject silliness there it is. Ciao

What makes you think we haven't? I even watched the "mood" touchy feely extended sponsored video/commercial. Ciao

Yes the Guareschi brothers kit. It's very nice but have a think. You are taking an engine, transmission and final drive that is totally unsuited to a cutting edge pointy ended sports motorcycle and creating something thats trying to be just that. It's wheelbase is too long by a mile, its way to heavy, its an across the frame V twin, its not water cooled. I like the engine and drive system just fine but you're wasting your time using it in this context. Its natural element is in a GT style road bike. A Griso is about as close to a "sports bike" as this engine , gearbox and drive line should be to a cutting edge sports bike/track orientated tool. Ciao

Yes docc good images there and the price is as you can see more reasonable although by the time you add in the cost of a repaint to make it perfect again its going to be about 1/6 of the price of a good second hand bike. Ciao

The later units use a simple support bar that straddles the two rear mounts to give some mechanical integrity for the seat lock as the later cowl is pretty flimsy and wont take the strain of the seat lock assy mounted to it directly. Ciao

Changed for the 02 year model. Don't know what that means for the US as you guys confuse me with that year model stuff. BTW I have one of those later units here and they are about a million lbs lighter than the earlier units. And yes they are asking way to much for that. Ciao

I wouldn't because I'd already know I'd be wasting time talking to a tool. Ciao

Came across this thing advertised. You all know my views on this type of bike so I wont bore you with my views again. What if find hilarious is the studio shots in the DARK. Exactly what you need when considering a $45,000 purchase, lol. It gives the impression that there's not much to see and what there is we better try and hide. https://gtmotocycles.com/collections/builds Ciao

If you run those pegs you'll probably also need to modify your std brake and shifter to take these. Note they come with a plate that allows you to adjust the top peg height. Ciao

Well define massive amount of water. What makes you believe the suspended water enters your fuel after it's in your tank? I dont recall the fuel I buy being delivered to the gas station in hermetically sealed trucks and stored in air tight storage tanks. The anecdotal evidence also suggests owners living in more humid environments also suffer the problem to a greater extent. Ciao

Its been well recognised for years that the issue with the tanks swelling isn't the Ethanol but the additional water content held in suspension it attracts. This isn't a mystery that needs to be raked over again. If you run non Ethanol fuel you never have an issue. No ethanol, no significant water content in the fuel and no swelling problems. Ciao

I've also found out with the addition of a V block its good for locating the centre of any round object. Also for getting a piece set up close in a 4 jaw chuck. Ciao

It's the fuel. Non of my bikes are run on Ethanol fuel and non have tank swelling issues. Ciao

When this lockdown thing ends and life gets back to normal I'm going to see the guy around the corner thats a retired sheet metal craftsman that used to specialise in remaking and repairing bodywork for exotic cars and classic restorations. I'm going to ask him to teach me this art form if he will. I thought a good thing to learn on would be a V11 sport alloy tank. I'd like to actually make all the formers and bucks so I could make quite a few.....dreams,dreams. Ciao

Here's the solution Ciao

Another of my Grandfathers old tools. I've had it for years all covered in surface rust awaiting a refurb which I got around to last week. The bluing didnt turn out perfectly but thats ok as it adds to the patina a little. I believe its for use as a marking out tool on a surface plate? Chuck might be able to fill in the details? Starrett made in England and I'd guess somewhere around 75 years old, maybe more. Ciao

As part of my general clean up and rationalisation I have this Ventura rack system for the V11 along with 2 bags in decent condition. They came with my bike 10 years ago and I've never used them. One bag has some fading but the other looks very good. Not even sure both bags came with the rack but they both fit. Will fit any V11 with the old style seat fairing assembly, so definitely 99-01 models with the Red subframe and MAYBE the later black Subframe bikes with modification. Ventura list a different p/n for the "L" bracket whatever that is for the later bikes. $50US for anyone interested. I'm guessing the shipping to be around $75US to the states Ciao