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SD. He did not. I should've mentioned it him. The face was fine but the red needle was faded and he didn't paint it or replace it. I think he probably would paint the needle- I've done it myself fixing the tach on my EV. I would guess the face might be another issue since it would require much more work or a replacement. I would call him and ask.

A Racetech tech told me that single rate springs work best on front forks. I am not sure for the reason. Also, someone on the board here had found a Racetech Gold Valve kit that fits the V11 although no kit was listed by Racetech. You might search the board.

MF- looks like a nice flyscreen. Good job. I didn't new years got up to about 40. I rode the day after and got about 5 miles and determined that it's nuts.

woke up to a 4.2 tremor at 5:40 am. day before yesterday it was a 4.3 at 5:30 happy new year

I have a similar Guzzi fly screen on my Greenie. First, does it mounting holes on the sides to match the bolt ears on the headlight? If you have that, then it's just a matter of bracing the top half to the bars or triple clamp. You might find a local welder or machine shop to fab some mounts.

Sitka? Road Kill (Wild Guzzi board) is in Sitka.

http://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1687 the headers look fine from the photo

we'll see how long it holds up. But it is all original.

The Veglia Whiteface Speedometer on my 2001 Sport has been jumpy since I bought it with 12k miles on it a few years ago. The trip odo stem fell out a few months ago and was epoxied back in. I have 34k miles on it now and the Speedo finally packed it in and froze at 85 mph. It unfroze and finally froze again forever. I shopped around and got it repaired by Joel Levine in Lafayette Ga. He turned it around in a week and charged me $294 incl shipping. Got it back and reinstalled it and it works fine for the brief ride I took (in the rain). Speedo is steady and trip odo is turning. I think this is cheaper than getting a Speedhut replacement or from the two other repair shops in the US. The turn around was definitely quicker than anyone else. A couple of notes. I broke the light socket unawares. Got another one from Harpers and replaced both lamps 3V (for Speedo and Tach). I also notched the dash housing so I could install and remove the housing without taking the trip odo stem out. I couldn't get the housing to match up when I was trying to screw the stem back in in the first place. It was much easier just to screw the stem in and put the housing on. So far, so good. Joel tells me that Veglia weren't really good in the first place and the quality only got worse. For now, I recommend him.

Roy set me straight.

I have the identical stem. How do you unscrew it? And if yours unscrews, what prevents you from unscrewing when you use it when you happen to twist it the opposite way?

I got it fixed by Joel Levine. He's online. Since I haven't installed it yet, I can only say it looks clean and the price and delivery were reasonable. Until I actually install it and use it, I can't make any determination. I am awaiting a 3v light socket that I damaged when I took it out. If I had known that I broke the socket at the time, I would've ordered one at the same time. BTW- I wrote him specifically about the stem and asked him not to install it because of the cover. He sent this note: "Hi, the Reset Knob is a LEFT HAND thread. After it is screwed in it will NOT unscrew, If any questions, please call. Thanks, Joel"

The Stem is on a ratchet and won't unscrew.

I don't think you can unscrew it since it's a reverse thread. Hence my question about cutting a notch.

I sent my speedometer for repair, got it back and am about to reinstall it on my V11 Sport. When I took the speedo off, the trip odo stem was broken. I am about install it and I notice that the stem is completely obstructed by the cover. That means once I install the stem that I won't be able to take the speedometer out to service it or replace the light bulb. Am I getting this right? I am tempted to cut a notch into the cover so that I can slip it off so it won't be encumbered by the odo stem. Here're some photos from my EV, same cover except it's chrome. So should I cut a notch in the cover or there another way to service the speedo if needed?

Rox, I had springs + Gold Valve installed on my Bandit. It made a huge difference but is still not as good as my Sport. IIRC there was nothing on the RT site regarding the V11 Sport. Perhaps you can give us the part numbers and the like so that we can obtain those parts and service?

Roy, I am sending you a PM about the thermistor for the fuel level sensor on Wild Guzzi. (sorry about the thread hijack)

I'd try the Wildguzzi.com forum. There are a lot more members with Guzzi experience and you might get a little more insight. They are a bunch of tightwads so expect that. Quite a few more Guzzi riders than collectors.

it seems like most here use full synth, except tightwad me. I use synth blend.

I've ridden the older Beemers Twins and was never impressed with the power. I wouldn't consider an older brick K bike since my buddy had so many problems and the cost to fix one is prohibitive. The old K1200LT seemed pretty gutless too and the was the only two-up K tourer for me. The new 1200RT was really impressive (other than the road feel) but it's $$. My brother purchased the 1600 Exclusive for $30k. Seems a little big and too much $$$ by quite a bit.. Then I have the sinking worry about reliability and even more $$$.

Speaking of Beemers, I was kinda looking for a two-up tourer. So I was checking out the Boxer Twins. I am still partial to the Cal 1400 but don't like the feet-forward riding position and it doesn't have radios and some of the top rig luxuries (that I could probably live without). I rode the new R1200RT, water cooled and telelever, etc. Pretty impressive bike, easy to control (but no road feel), agile/light feel, perky engine, comfortable, just about the right size and loaded with radio, cruise and electronic. Of course the list was about $22-24k. So I thought I'd check out a used model like a 2006. It was too tall and the engine a little gutless. Wasn't that impressed. A nice one is about $6-10k.

A buddy on mine had a blue one just about like the one in the photo. Perhaps 1994 model? He had to rebuild the ABS system. But the transmission did him in. Not sure how he got rid of it but it was toast trying to replace the tranny. He purchased a 2006 K1200S ESA (white with the blue stripes)- sorta German Hayabusa with conventional 4 cyl transverse engine. He must really love water cooled 4 cyl Beemers. I was a little surprised that he he got another one after all he did on the last one.

lost mine from the EV starter cover. I cleaned off the adhesive and with WD40 and eliminated performance robbing weight.

reminds me that I still have the LED H4 plug in that didn't fit in the Guzzi Headlight bucket. I need to install it in my poor Bandit. That 100wt H4 is really burning the lens after 15 years.