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I found a solution to all of the concerns. I mean, absolutely ALL! Like, every single one of them! It's called DIY, shorter for Do It YourselfI think that designers worth their salt could design something that is functional and stylish. I don't see why it is always style first. Look at Pyramid Plastics' engine guard plate: it leaves a gap between it and the radiator, it has two completely pointless slots in it, the bottom tapers to a point, leaving an area unprotected, and it doesn't wrap around to protect the underside of the engine.
Pyramid Plastics couldn't have designed a more useless product. (Actually they could, of course.) But I'm left wondering what on earth they thought they were doing.
Bingo! Ya can easily mold on top of existing fender and then push that piece down and bolt it to the bottom of the fender.It wouldn't be "too hard" to take the original design and extend it further back and a bit wider to create an extended fender
-"Edited to add a weird and ugly one I forgot about. I has a really hard time with the gas cap and filler neck and California's vapor recovery boots. I just couldn't get the fuel pipe in the fuel hole. With a near empty tank I put a small rag on a gripper stick down into the tanks. With a Shopvac and a knife and a file I made the hole in the filler neck a little bigger. It's not real pretty (if you even knew to look down the hole), but it really worked, made an enormous difference in ease of filling up."I've had the bike for about four months and I've done a bunch of stuff to it.
-All my bikes and cars have an Anderson Powerpole connector to attach a battery tender. It blends in on the harness going to the swing arm.
-I moved the Knight Design lowering footpegs from the Norge to try it out. Much nicer, I bought a set to replace them on the Norge. The lowered brake toe piece moved over as well.
- Hepco Becker top case rack.
-Cheap Amazon top case. I was actually after another base shoe for the Givi top box I already have. I would have no issue moving the box from bike to bike. Looks like that base is about $75. A whole case on Amazon is only $80. I gave it a shot. It isn't Givi for sure, but it is more than adequate. No regrets. I did remove the padded backrest because the pillion passenger says he doesn't need it and it gives a little more room.
-Heated jacket controller mounted on a plate on the clutch lever. I was just plugging the jacket into the controller on the handlebars but the cord kept getting caught under the winglet when I came to a stop. I drilled a hole right in that matte black plastic "tank" top piece and mounted a coaxial connector. If this doesn't go well at least it will be easy to replace and with any luck not terribly expensive.
-RAM mount for an iPhone 7. I wouldn't buy this RAM mount again. The twist locks are better. I have Rokform on the Norge and like it more. The iPhone 7 is an old surplus phone and is dedicated to the bike for GPS and maybe MIA if I can get it all to work together ever.
-I made a little panel the goes in the front bolts of the handlebar clamp. It has a voltmeter/USB device, the PWM dimmer for my driving lights, a momentary button for my garage door opener, and an on/off button to allow the USB panel to charge with the bike off. This is version 1.0, there will definitely be a V2.0 as I'm not 100% satisfied with this one.
-I added some little o-rings to the front tabs of the plastic head covers. They rattled at various engine RPMs and this provided enough cushion to stop it. Something else still rattles, maybe the windshield mechanism?
-Biondi medium windshield. I wish I'd just gone for the full touring windshield. I moved it up a little higher with a couple of simple brackets but didn't like the angle so I've got a couple of spacers to give it a more upright angle. More to come on this, I'm not done here.
-Factory crash bars. And to these I added some cheap wish.com LED lights. These are more to be seen than to see. I'd like to have them automatically dim as I have on my KLR, but for now I have a manual dimmer knob to turn them down at night.
-MOTO GUZZI eagle and name on the tank. The edge of one of my 3-D eagles was coming up a little and gave me the idea to help it along and add the vintage Guzzi font and eagle logo. The eagles faces forward on both sides, of course. The original eagles are safely stored.
-Factory side luggage and I did the mod suggested here to put a pin through the bottom mount just in case.
-Edited to add a weird and ugly one I forgot about. I has a really hard time with the gas cap and filler neck and California's vapor recovery boots. I just couldn't get the fuel pipe in the fuel hole. With a near empty tank I put a small rag on a gripper stick down into the tanks. With a Shopvac and a knife and a file I made the hole in the filler neck a little bigger. It's not real pretty (if you even knew to look down the hole), but it really worked, made an enormous difference in ease of filling up.
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Yep - well spotted.Is that also a bigger "foot" on the side stand?
Would you mind sharing any part numbers and a video of sound? I've been debating out swapping mine to get rid of the meep-meep horn.Just realized I never posted another mod I did recently.
Like several others, I removed the OEM horn, and replaced it with twin Hellas. The toughest part was making up a splitter harness, getting the lengths and routing to my satisfaction.
I think it looks great!My Mandello "cafe tourer" incarnation is almost complete ...
- Pyramid Plastics Cowl
- colour* matched panniers
The keen eyed among us will also note: MV Motorrad lowered footpegs, Evotech radiator screen, PIAA freeway blaster horns, Pyramid Plastics fender extender, Givi tank ring (for both 6 and 3 litre bags) ... x-ray vision will let you see the Motorbike-passion pannier liner bags and the GT Moto rear wheel nut under the seat. Givi handguards are still with the painter to be colour* matched so they "disappear" - I'll fit them after our summer heat.
Out of shot is the colour* matched topcase (and rack): I will run the Mandello mostly with panniers + cowl; and switch to panniers + rack / topcase (sans cowl) for long tours and pillion runs. It's a 6-bolts changeover and takes all of 15 minutes, with a little blue Loktite. I'll probably also get a larger screen to swap in for long tours - still looking at options.
Moto Guzzi OEM bits: touring screen; fairing usb socket; engine bars; LED lights; heated rider and comfort pillion seats (black - not on in these pics); centre stand; rack and topcase (with Motorbike-passion liner bag).
(*Yes, colour - we like our "U"s in Australia. Cue Kiwi laughter ... )
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Just out of curiosity, how much did it cost to have the painting done?My Mandello "cafe tourer" incarnation is almost complete ...
- Pyramid Plastics Cowl
- colour* matched panniers
The keen eyed among us will also note: MV Motorrad lowered footpegs, Evotech radiator screen, PIAA freeway blaster horns, Pyramid Plastics fender extender, Givi tank ring (for both 6 and 3 litre bags) ... x-ray vision will let you see the Motorbike-passion pannier liner bags and the GT Moto rear wheel nut under the seat. Givi handguards are still with the painter to be colour* matched so they "disappear" - I'll fit them after our summer heat.
Out of shot is the colour* matched topcase (and rack): I will run the Mandello mostly with panniers + cowl; and switch to panniers + rack / topcase (sans cowl) for long tours and pillion runs. It's a 6-bolts changeover and takes all of 15 minutes, with a little blue Loktite. I'll probably also get a larger screen to swap in for long tours - still looking at options.
Moto Guzzi OEM bits: touring screen; fairing usb socket; engine bars; LED lights; heated rider and comfort pillion seats (black - not on in these pics); centre stand; rack and topcase (with Motorbike-passion liner bag).
(*Yes, colour - we like our "U"s in Australia. Cue Kiwi laughter ... )
Unfortunately, prices from different painters can vary quite a bit. I'm curious though myself.Just out of curiosity, how much did it cost to have the painting done?
I'm seriously considering having mine done too.
Understood.Unfortunately, prices from different painters can vary quite a bit. I'm curious though myself.
Not cheap, but imho worth it - I keep my bikes many years so the cost disappears into the general joy of the bike fairly quickly, and any compromise on quality would show up for me. As you can see, the colour match really "makes" the bike - the silver panels just made me wince to look at, while the Verde ones draw smiles (including mine). It visually completes the Mandello package (the red panniers on here look fabulous, too).Just out of curiosity, how much did it cost to have the painting done?
I'm seriously considering having mine done too.