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very nice. Never heard of a Bellagio. Did we get them over here/why not?

I wish. Does Peter Egan still show up for those? I wondered if they named that meet after 30 year old unchanged brake fluid. fwiw, I call that mashed potatoes.

Yes! beautiful. Scud, anything left of your red grey?

This is all good to hear. Docc.... we* believe this to be true. We only need to wait till one of us does the swap to confirm. I won't be doing mine for a couple of months. Are you interested in a single for your bike? 'we' being MGcycle, and a few of us here on the forum. I hope we're right.

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So at least this has bugged me enough to find what's rattling at idle on MY bike! My rectifier is mounted in front between two horns. One horn is mounted close enough to contact the rectifier at just the right rpm. Makes a nasty rattle. I think the horn bowl amplifies it. Fixed in seconds. I hope yours is as easy a fix.

The look is fantastic. Id like to see them on a LM, but I'm guessing they look best on a Sport. They sound wonderful. Truthfully. it'd be hard to f- up the sound of a Guzzi. Nice job. Noticed you stopped at a remote roadside so not frighten any citizenry.

I had interpreted this to mean the rattle occurs both at idle and under load? I, too, do not hear any unusual sound in the video, but if it is a noise that has only recently started, it is worth investigating. me too, and me too

Hi and welcome. Mine makes a similar sound but only at idle while warming. It's clearly coming from outside the motor (mine) so I'm not bothered. 'Something' mounted close to 'something else' and occasionally rattling. (exhaust or charcoal can?) I would recommend using a piece of garden hose or similar tubing, about 2 feet long, placing one end at your ear and use the other to "browse" for the noise. Like a stethoscope. If it's internal, I can't speculate.

Captain obvious here. Be sure to NOT replace the alm flywheel with another oem alm flywheel. There is forum evidence that some have done this. Replace it with an oem dual plate clutch ( probly best bet) or Ram low inertia single plater(very hard to find). Or something else with a steel flywheel.

I couldn't think of bejeweling myself when I have two lovely V11 to adorn. They would hate me. Have you posted photos of your bike here before? We like bike pics. In the Belgian countryside maybe?

". I read somewhere that the threads that it screws into can be problematic." agreed. mine was buggered. wouldn't tighten up, wouldn't come out. just flops a bit. I left it, ground wire between two nuts. the tach works fine.

More on that topic, with an interesting picture here:http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19510&page=2&do=findComment&comment=211566Aluminium alloys do not have a fatigue limit like steel, so every power stroke leads the aluminum flywheel inexorably closer to eventually cracking. Then the cracks join hands. Then "pop". Or is it "grind grind clatter"? I don't know 'cause I have a two plate clutch. The fear of God has been put in me. That, and I suspect the problem has been the clutch all along, it was the shop that steered me down the path of clutch bleeds and gear selectors, though it was time to do both of those too so no regrets there. I'm going to order a clutch replacement kit today. Thanks. Don't feel too bad. You're just discovering this potential problem. At least no catastrophe. Many of us have lived with the expectation for some time. I knew I'd have to fix it sooner rather than later though I have a low mile bike, 12k mi., with no problems. I've had a long time to come to the realization that it's just going to have to be done. It's not worth the gamble. Winter comes, and time for the fix.

From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remember'd; We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition; And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day. Are we heading to battle? some could see a reference to battle. It pops up on the forum from time to time to reference the good times to be had while skinning ones knuckles and talking Guzzi with the like minded. As with Agincourt, no matter who is best, we are better.

From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remember'd; We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,

my first thought is the dreaded aluminum flywheel is coming apart on you. I wouldn't think It would take very long to to do so once it fractures, but who knows? How long has it been acting up? How many miles on her?

Those are nice but, I ride with one of these on my necklace. 10mm

The 8V motors have an issue involving the cam followers. They went to rollers at some point, 2011-2012?? for a fix.I'm not sure when or which models, but there's info out there. You may want to watch out for the early ones.

Hi and welcome. I can't opine on specifics, but over the last 10 years of my moto lifestyle, my mantra has become "less is more". I'm 66 and do not want anything bigger or more bulky, or more complicated than my V11 LM. The 1200 Sport get's my vote.

those are helpful thanks. there was another thread in the last year or two I recall a 'how to'. I should have saved it. Odd how 'sag' in the search finds nothing.

2. When you search, notice the little grey box inside the search box. If it says "this topic" your search is limited to the thread you're in. If it says "forums" you will search everything. You can click that box to change the breadth of your search. When my search yields nothing - it's usually because I was only searching the active topic, not the whole forum. 3. I paste some links into a Word document to save them for future reference. You can also click the "Follow this topic" button - then you can display a list of "topics I follow." You can also choose to be notified when posts are added to topics you follow. 4. You're welcome. Funny that 'setting sag' brings up a long list, and 'sag' and 'set sag' finds nothing. Yup, I choose 'forums' and still have a tough time. I guess it's just word play. I also follow topics I want. I'll do the same as you for saving tech info.

a search for set sag, or sag, with all options, comes up blank. 1. Someone please drag up that thread link for me. 2. teach me how to search this forum. 3. is there an option to personally archive valuable threads on this forum? 4. thank you

I'm curious about the GEI being nicely sealed at the bottom, and the others not so. Seems like a good idea, moisture, corrosion, and all. Any thoughts?

I want to see it happen, on any level. The article beat around the bush re which motor and which race, but I'd be excited about any of them. Especially 750 flat track. Don't think Guzzi'd have a chance against an HD? I'd sure as hell watch 'em try! The likelihood of them financing that level of R&D would be less plausible than fielding competition. Duc didn't do too bad.

James Dean was a pilot?