[Motor is done]

Check the valve lash, if you find it larger than normal perhaps a cam lobe is going round.  DonG

[Post a pic of your V11 - No words]

So sad, that was a party I was wanting to attend. DonG

[Best Tyre for the Stelvio?]

I shod mine with some kind of Shinko sport bike tyre, 90% of my riding is pavement.   DonG

[Buying a Stelvio]

About the only month that you can count out snow happening is July, perhaps riding across Canada should be left until a little later in the season like late May or June....   DonG

[Buying a Stelvio]

Depending on the spring, you may or may not freeze your nuts off crossing the prairies, the mountain passes are a whole other story, perhaps swinging south would be a good idea. Good luck! DonG

[Best textured black paint recommendation]

Automotive trim paint works well also, sticks real good, can be had in satin black.  DonG

[Gratuitous Pics of Girls + Guzzi]

She is posed in front of an oil pump jack.  DonG

[MPH Speedo]

Does the odometer need to be working? I have one  my 2004 Café Sport, speedo reads fine just wont add up mileage, I have a new speedo to replace it. Let me know.  DonG

[Running trouble]

I have found that the fuel nowadays has no shelf life, it could be as simple as that, the shite wont ignite. DonG

[Finally Bit The Bullet and Purchased A Lift]

The lifts from Princess Auto are good quality, used to have two choices, foot pump or pneumatic. I took the clamp system off and installed a chock, much better now. DonG

[Two to one V11 exhaust?]

Bring on that pie! I have one similar on my Cafe Sport, different muffler. I run it with out the DB killer, sounds good, dont know if it affected HP or not, give it a try whats to loose? DonG

[Two to one V11 exhaust?]

Looks like GPR. DonG

[Worn Rocker Arm Washers - what else?]

Changing out the washers will not even be noticed, they will have no descernable effect on anything. I would just flip them over and carry on. Oil pessure relief valve should be inspected as well as sump gaskets as there may be  a leak there which could be the culprit(cavitation).  DonG

[Oil level (again)]

I never bother to check the level in any of my Guzzi,s between changes, what for? DonG

[V11 Sport knocking sound.]

OOOpppsss! If it is not I meant, Sorry  DonG

[V11 Sport knocking sound.]

Pull the alternator cover and see if your rotor is loose, if it is , pull the oil sump and drop the rod caps and check the rod bearings. DonG

[Other bikes]

Bring Beer!!  DonG

[Other bikes]

Motrhead: No problem, I am working on getting them all under one roof! That Helicopter Jim dude wanted to see the collection too, hopefuly we can start a Guzzi get together out on the bald arse praries sometime next summer, what would be the interest in that I wonder? DonG

[Other bikes]

Yeah! Nothing better to do, we get approx. 6 or so months of winter here, need an indoor hobby! I buy and restore them, also have quite a few modern ones as well, even bought a couple new. Was heavy into Brit bikes and 1940's HD. Cleared that stuff out during a divorce and started anew with Moto Guzzi, nothing else like them.  DonG

[Other bikes]

At the risk of being called a Horder again and having an intervention, I will say that other than the 21 Guzzis I posess, I do have an 1967 BSA Lightning and a Triumph Tina T10 scooter. DonG

[Screws for Lafranconi silencers on my Rosso Corsa]

If you want the shiny stainless fasteners a gold colour, just warm them up with a propane torch! Use pliers to hold them of course!   DonG

[Another v11 convert]

Really? Just hop on and go? Better look it over first, I bought a1978 G5 a couple of years ago, did a bunch of service work to it, supposedly was just built, did not bother checking the wheel bearings. BIG mistake! Buddy who ever did the wire wheel conversion did not install the bearing spacer! 80MPH failure of the front wheel bearing one day! I even take brand new from the store Guzzis apart and go over everything before using them, who knows who did what or didnt do what? I wont risk my life and happiness on trusting someone elses word on its ok its only got 6000 miles or its new what can go wrong?  DONG

[Cafe Sport registry]

ZGUKTC0294M111158

 

Bought in Spokane in 2010 and brought to British Columbia, near Vernon.

Givi A240-type windshield and modified LCD taillights.282790_10150251680173557_511043556_7548749_1899675_n.jpg

Now in Smiley, Saskatchewan Canada

[Fabricating a 2-1 exhaust]

GPR makes an 2 into 1 system where you use your original head pipes, fairly affordable unless you opt for the carbon fiber muffler.  Don G

 

[Return from a trip]

No intervention required! Thanks anyway.I dont descriminate when it comes to Guzzi's I buy them when they come up on Kiji if the price is reasonable. I have purchased a couple new also. No T3 yet but that will come.  DonG