LowRyter

Here's the factory bag. You have to attach the mount which screws into the back tank bolt and the front straps ties over the steering head. The bag zips on to it so you can put gas in it. It fits well. It rubs the back of the tank and the map pocket is small and oddly shaped. It opens "backwards" . Some day I'll put a tank protector on it. Works well and fits. Now the saddle bags work great EXCEPT when you travel over 85 and then the bike really gets twitchy and starts a to weave. Especially when passing semis. It's probably a red frame deal.

once you've sorted the common maintenance (plugs, wires, etc) and the problem persists, I'd recommend a tuner garage, perhaps one with a dyno to tune up the PC , or first you might take the Power Commander off it first after you do the maintenance checks. With a PC on there it sounds like there was rideability issues that were attempted to be addressed or caused by the PC.

My bike was modified with a Power Commander when I got it, so I don't know if the stock bikes have a hesitation as described. If the stock tune is a problem (or if your bikes has been modded), then a reflash and/or PC might be the issue. Also, TPS can cause some rideability issues as well.

My EV runs hotter on the left cylinder. Even after the TBs are sync'd and balanced. It just does. I think my Sport keep an even temp.

I wonder what you fixed?

didn't someone find some red NGK replacement sets for just a few dollars on ebay? You might do a search on the board.

if you're saying the oil light came on AFTER you changed the oil, then it must have something to do with your oil change. I had a similar thing happen on my EV when the the pan gasket was installed upside on the spacer (the V11 doesn't have a spacer but you might check the gasket). The other things might be to check for obstructions and to replace the filter. What filter did you get? It might be incorrect or defective. Now if the light was on before you changed the oil, then you likely have a problem with the oiling system.

Jaap- I saw Rush a few years ago. My younger brother is a huge fan. Anyway, quite a show, Getty's "amplifiers and speakers" weren't amps at all, they were working chicken rotisseries. I've seen vids where he had washers cleaning Tshirts as well.

awesome. Funny thing....two folks I've seen live are J Beck (on several occasions) and Bill Murray (attended Letterman show last Oct). I want to see Jeff (+ZZ Top) again in May at Thackerville Casino but it's already sold out. Guzzi John from Springfiel Mz wants to go to.....no tickets. here's another Beck vid

current favs I've been listening: Tedeschi Trucks Band Ben Harper Leon Russell JJ Cale Miles Davis Jeff Beck Robert Plant The Quintet Spirit Mark Knoffler Hot Tuna Keith Jarrett The Rolling Stones (I just got my old turntable running so have been playing some old LPs. I'd like to get them on a thumb drive if I can ever figure out Audessy)

good job Roy. Roy's given me some good advice too. Foto Guzzi steered you right about you right about the TPSs. There is little difference between the two units. I have a Harley TPS on my California (actually, I need to replace it) and a Guzzi TPS on my Sport.

OK. I'd appreciate to know a little more about wheel bearings. It strikes me every time you put a tire on a bike, you can inspect and service the wheel bearings and should be good to go to the next tire change. Am I wrong? I know I had a wheel bearing fail on my 5th Wheel travel trailer, that was a total disaster.

Right now Im just exploring what my options are. But that's probably where this quest will get me in the end. Know any good ones? I only know a couple cats here in Okla City. I'd outline with them exactly what I expected. I've gotten a couple of seat repairs that had a few puckers in the seams that didn't please me. I always use Mr Google and the Yellow Pages.

I understand that some of the 1100 Sport rideability issues were due to stretched timing chains and/or tensioner after all the carb and EFI fixes were tried and failed. I think Carl mentioned it to me after I had ridden a Sport that was serviced but still had a really bad rideability that couldn't be solved. I also know a fellow with an SP3 who tried to start his bike after riding it all day only to have no compression- both exhaust valves were bent. He assumes it was done by a timing chain slip. So here are a couple of suspected timing chain issues.

I just noticed the paint job on the engine. Looks nice.

Why not go to an upholstery shop and have a custom seat made?

We could have a red frame registry but that would mean that the beautiful Greenies would associated with those dower gray and ink colored bikes. The Greenies stand alone

Ive seen the HF stand too. I was wondering how it hooked up on the Sport? Pork chops or Swingarm?

Good link man, has all sorts of models. Air Tech has all kinds of fairings and bikinis. I saw a couple of full kits for the 8in headlight. If you get the bare fairing, they can give you the contact for the matching windshield from Guftasson. http://www.bikescreen.com/

I got a Trackside brand swingarm stand from Cycle Gear (on sale too.) I also had to "manipulate" mine. I did so by using a pipe clamp to spread out the U-shape at the bottom, because it was a bit too narrow for the V11 swingarm. It works fine for leveling the bike for service and removing the rear wheel. I also have a car floor jack that (with some boards to spread out the weight under the oil pan) can raise the front wheel off the ground when the bike is on the rear stand. I rigged up other things (like support from above per earlier photo to remove the lower shock bolt) and used a bottle jack (and more wood) at the exhaust hanger (drilled hole in wood as relief for exhaust hanger bolt) to lift the bike off the rear stand so I could measure suspension sag (1 stand and 2 jacks used for this procedure). After all that, the shop stand looks like the smart way to go - especially if you plan on keeping the bike for a while. Actually I went to Cycle Gear and took it out to the bike and couldn't make it fit. So I'd like to see what you did to it. I didn't know the factory stand went under the pork chops instead of the swingarm.

That long Griso chassis doesn't look like the most agile beast. Having ridden the 8v, it reminded more of my Suzuki Bandit than my V11 Sport.

has anyone taken a classic universal fairing kit and worked it on a Sport? http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/vintage/vintagefairingsquarter.htm

You can get Molly from Harper's. IIRC, It should be enough product for 2 or 3 services.

I bet they're in great condition, colours would probably go very nicely with a Tenni... Would that much trimmer lad be about 5'10", a lean 170lb? You looking for a date or making a bid on my leathers? Docc's modeling for those 50 voyeurs on this site.