Paulsmartv11

Yep - you have to wonder why its not been fixed, its looks like its been stored in a well equiped workshop, so would guess the owner is quite handy with the spanners. Good luck to any new owner!

Surely one of the most gorgeous bikes ever made? I nearly bought a new one many years ago, bought the V11 instead...doh...!! even crashed its apparently worth 3 times more than my V11...DOH! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOTO-GUZZI-MAGNI-AUSTRALIA-RENOVATION-BARN-FIND-RARE-CLASSIC-/261303626816#ht_662wt_1058 Smart

thanks Skeeve, some excellent points. especially regarding proce of visors, its one reason I'm thinking of a new helmet. My shoei is 6yrs old and needs a new visor, but this is £60 / $80 with pinlock anti-fog insert!! crazy

Thinking about a new helmet and may consider a flip-up model, but would like to know of any downsides to them. I've always bought Shoei full face helmets before, but will consider anything of good quality, especially as the price of new helmets (Shoei / Arai) was quite eye watering! Any advice.... Paul

Hagon make a good shock for the v11, probably best value too, at around £300 Paul

Andrew, Hope your'e going to get the tools out soon. I'm sure it will all go back together again no problem. If you need any help give me a call. One tip from me when I had the swing arm out, is to suspend the bike from a set of step ladders (a sturdy set of course) and use tie down staps to elevate it. I then slipped in some wood blocks under the sump and carefully shared the load between step ladders and wood block. Hope to see soon at a kent Guzzi meet? Paul Smart Kent

Lovely tank - do you think the Tank Shop can now make another tank without needing a bike to work with?? Could I just order one and wait...for delivery?? Paul

'Tis a thing of beauty & a joy forever, but I'd want mine to retain the stock "aero" flush mount gas cap setup. Powder coated black to match the rest of the bike [& save my vision on sunny days! ] & it certainly would seem to be a solid solution to the fuel-stretch issue w/ the plastic nylon tank! What did that beauty run you? Approx $950 US delivered from The Tank Shop.

Rosoandy, I live in kent, try and get yourself to a guzzi club meet, check Guzzi club uk webs site, we some times meet at a gliding club near Ashford, Meetings 2nd sunday each month. Paul

Since posting a couple of months ago, I've left the tank empty and vented (fuel cap open). Yesterday I was able to remount the tank, it was still a tight fit, but much better. lost some paint in the process... So they do shrink a bit. Its now bolted down, with the hope I can force the tank to return to the correct position/shape. I will keep the minimum quantity of fuel in it for the future. Paul

I would use the product again, but I would do everything possible to texture the tank prior to coating. As for how it will hold up overtime, I will find out. I did use the entire contents of the kit as prescribed for larger tanks. It looks as though the areas that have a thicker coating have no lifting. Makes me think that a bit more would have helped. Dave, A year or so hass passed since last post any news on the success of the tank sealer?? Paul

My petrol tank had been off the bike for a couple of months while I did some other works. Now the tank won't refit, it has increased in width and length, by 1/4 inch, so the forks now touch on full lock, and I can't get rear mounting bolt through hole. A quick search of internet and I discover its down to the petrol and is common to many other plactic tanks on Ducati's, KTM's Harley, BMW etc, And the swelling will reduce if tank left dry and venting for a few weeks - is this right???? What options do we have, an alloy custom made tank seems an expensive (and long wait), any one have one thats a replica of original?? Paul

I have been touching up the red frame on the V11, with: Halfords Tool box red and I can honestly say it is an absolutely perfect colour match. I'm really pleased with it. I used a touch up stick that as well as a small brush has a needle application for use on tiny chips. Of course this brilliant colour match is more useful for us in the UK able to shop at Halfords, but tool box red is quite universal, if not a glamourous paint name, I'd have like ferrari rosso red or similar, but no tool box red is the match. If only I could get a perfect colour match for the silver engine! Paul

Why does shaft need to align??? its only turning the back wheel - whats the reason? Paul

Is that 'repainting because getting the bearings out makes a right mess of the paintwork when you heat it' by any chance? . I had to grind the screw heads off to get the hugger off: drilling out just rotated the inserts even more and you can't get behind the inserts to hold them in place until you've removed the hugger. I've ordered some new inserts off Wendel and when I get them, will spot braze them in place so they don't rotate. I'm getting the swingarm recoated anyway (for aforementioned reasons) AndyH Repainting will be done by hammerite smooth black, as the swing arm bearing are fine, I have no desire to remove them! as most of the swing arm can't be seen, I think hammerite will be ok.

Thanks for advice, I decided to get a proper job done, with some inserts welded in. The swing arm is off the bike any way for re-painting. pAUL

I struggled to remove the hugger, what is obviously a very simple job was made quite difficult by rubbish captive screw / nuts. I had to drill out all but one as they just rotated around. Any suggestions for a repair, what type of nut was used in the first place????? I'll probably have to take to an engineering shop to have some sort of threaded insert put in. Paul

Ohhh! yes i think that would be just perfect.....

tried using paint stripper to remove paint on rear bevel box,but it had no effect !!! I know paint stripper is not as powerful as it once was due to a ban on a key ingredient. I don't want to have it blasted, as i just want to touch it up, any ideas what will work? Paul

I'm considering a Hagon replacemnt, they are only a few miles from my work place in east London. I would like the remote adjuster, which is not listed but will visit them to have it added, they need convincing that theres space on the V11 for it (even though it is standard on the bike) Is your hagon an improvement over the sach original? Paul

My V11 (2000year) has this crack, and the bike is pampered low mileage (9000miles) and never used in wet, so something is wrong with metal or stressed? Paul

Continuing my rebuild of V11, I notice a crack in the shocks mounting ring (to the swing arm), I vaguely remember this to be quite common on the WP shocks. Does any one rebuild these in the UK? or is a new shock needed? Paul

Need to replace wheel bearing on rear wheel disk side. do i need to remove the circlip? before knocking out old bearing? Paul

the drive shaft is bolted to transmission housing by 2 allen screws, they were bolted up very tight when I unscrewed them, what is the torque for tightening up? Paul