V11 Geometry changes
Help me out here, if you will:
We all know the early (1999-2001) V11 Sport "RedFrame" had 1471mm wheelbase and 4,5 inch rear wheel/ 170 section tire.
The 2002 LeMans came in at 1490mm and 5,5inch/180 rear which remains til the end of production with the Scura/R in 2005.
Both have twin plate clutches. (Even the Scura/R?)
Now, it gets muddy (and "dark" ):
The Rosso Mandello (a limited numbered edition of 300 and another un-numbered edition of maybe 300 more) in 2001 has the ea
As of yet, we have no physical confirmation of the change in "cant" between the earliest V11 Sport and those built after about January or February of 2000. What we do know is the earliest V11 Sports used "carry-over" triple clamps from the 1100 Sport-i with greater offset (and from a bike with 26.5º steering head, rather than the V11's 25º). Significant diffence in trail, and therefor "stability" . . .
Great work by @Lucky Phil posted here:
