Drug home a Scura Today

[arveno]

Some of you might remember my original post to the forum a couple of years ago titled "Rusty Rescue" after I drug home a weathered and damaged 96 California.
My failed first attempt at a Guzzi.

I found a V11 Scura in Wilmington and pulled the trigger. Did the trip today, and now the bike sits in my storage unit.

It's number 270 and I acquired it from the estate of a gent that passed recently. He was the original owner and I have lots of documents. The forks were even reworked.


I'm looking forward to finally getting to rock out the big twin.

is this bike for sale ? or it is just a coincident two scuras in the same town ?

http://www.mgnoc.com/classifieds.html

[Scud]

is this bike for sale ? or it is just a coincident two scuras in the same town ?

http://www.mgnoc.com/classifieds.html

Same footpegs, same black rubber wrap on kickstand, same luggage rack. Looks like the same bike to me.



To Original Poster:  I hope we didn't scare you off with the flywheel stuff. It's a real concern, but it can be addressed. Engine paint is a known issue, but purely cosmetic. The front springs are a problem for all but the lightest riders - but it sounds like that's already been addressed. That is one fine motorcycle you have there, and it is difficult to find one in such nice condition. I would keep it and ride the piss out of it.

Seriously - most fun bike I've ever had, and it's comfortable enough that I can ride it all day.

Get on that thing and let her loose in her natural habitat:

[leafman60]

I wish we could just let this thread fade away! I am being tempted.  I do not need to buy another motorcycle- especially one that I've already had and sold!

[Travlr]

I wish we could just let this thread fade away! I am being tempted.  I do not need to buy another motorcycle- especially one that I've already had and sold!

Scura will be the new LeMans 1.  A beautiful, charismatic sporting motorcycle made in limited numbers.  The best of the spineys.

M

[Baldini]

Scura will be the new LeMans 1.  A beautiful, charismatic sporting motorcycle made in limited numbers.  The best of the spineys.

M

I love the Scura, it's a really nice bike to ride, but - just my opinion - it lacks the design/engineering integrity of the LM. A lot of it's design is make-do: I reckon the 2valve/6 speed power train was meant for a totally new frame but for whatever reason MG stuck it in more or less what they already had with the 1100Sport. Would be interested to know the genesis of the V11Sport series. Anyone here know?

[Chuck in Indiana]

I love the Scura, it's a really nice bike to ride, but - just my opinion - it lacks the design/engineering integrity of the LM. A lot of it's design is make-do: I reckon the 2valve/6 speed power train was meant for a totally new frame but for whatever reason MG stuck it in more or less what they already had with the 1100Sport. Would be interested to know the genesis of the V11Sport series. Anyone here know?

I'm not sure that I understand your question..

[Baldini]

I'm not sure that I understand your question..

The V11Sport comes with the 6 speed box which is far shorter than the earlier 5 speed.
It could go in a shorter frame, possibly with a decent length swingarm & modern rear suspension design.
If you look at the rear of the 6 speed box,various bits in the casting don't have any obvious function when fitted to the V11Sport.
MGS01 swingarm is hung from it's gearbox.
I wonder if the 6 speed box was designed to fit a new, short frame, but for whatever reason, that frame wasn't produced & instead it was shoved into what was already available - the Sporti frame - & put out to market as the V11 Sport.

The V11Sport frame/trans design has always struck me as a bodge. I wonder if Guzzi did have a new production frame in mind as a successor to the Sporti, but that maybe their financial  situation etc meant it never happened. Just interested.

[Scud]

The V11Sport comes with the 6 speed box which is far shorter than the earlier 5 speed.
It could go in a shorter frame, possibly with a decent length swingarm & modern rear suspension design.
If you look at the rear of the 6 speed box,various bits in the casting don't have any obvious function when fitted to the V11Sport.
MGS01 swingarm is hung from it's gearbox.
I wonder if the 6 speed box was designed to fit a new, short frame, but for whatever reason, that frame wasn't produced & instead it was shoved into what was already available - the Sporti frame - & put out to market as the V11 Sport.

The V11Sport frame/trans design has always struck me as a bodge. I wonder if Guzzi did have a new production frame in mind as a successor to the Sporti, but that maybe their financial  situation etc meant it never happened. Just interested.

Interesting observations and musings... The placement of the clutch slave cylinder relative to the swingarm and frame would not have been designed in. That's a bodge; it's crazy how much crap you have to remove to get to the clutch slave.

Fabulous 6-speed transmission though - especially when paired with the Scura's light flywheel and grippy single plate clutch.  Being one of those silly people with more than one V11, I get to ride single and twin-plate clutches back-to-back. I am more and more impressed with the performance of the single-plate. (forgetting for a moment all the doom, death, and destruction that comes with.)  The Scura clutch is so quick and grippy that I sometimes stall it the first time out after spending a lot of time on the LeMans - then I remember what to do...

[Unkept]

I may be wrong, but the Ippogrifo (750 Hemi Smallblock vaporware bike ;) ) was the first shown with the six speed box that made it to the V11.



Maybe it was the original intention?

By the way, nice Scura!

-Joe

[urdrvideo]

is this bike for sale ? or it is just a coincident two scuras in the same town ?

http://www.mgnoc.com/classifieds.html

I bought it... Not for sale anymore. When I picked it up the seller told me he had sent in a check for that ad.

[urdrvideo]

Just got off the phone with my BMW mechanic buddy. Turns out he used to work at a Guzzi Dealership. So he's been through all the factory training.
I made a plan to drop the Scura off with him tomorrow evening... Ill have him go over the bike and give it a good service.

On another note I took it out again today. what a neat ride... Its so quiet though. I clocker her up to just over 100 and she is rock solid!

[pauldaytona]

I had a scura with exploding flywheel, engine and gearbox had to be replaced because there were housing parts blown away. They will all do that, it's a matter of time.

http://fastguzzi.nl/gallery/main.php/v/Myv11Scura/

You can leave gearbox in place, just pull engine to the front. See pictures.

[urdrvideo]

I had a scura with exploding flywheel, engine and gearbox had to be replaced because there were housing parts blown away. They will all do that, it's a matter of time.

http://fastguzzi.nl/gallery/main.php/v/Myv11Scura/

You can leave gearbox in place, just pull engine to the front. See pictures.

Do you mind telling me where the carbon tail fairing was sourced?

[pauldaytona]

Do you mind telling me where the carbon tail fairing was sourced?

Well I got a series of them produced. I wasn't happy about quality, so don't do it anymore. The fibreglass version is still available.
http://fastguzzi.nl/v11/