Moto Guzzi Sport 1100

    Things to make her look better

    • Cosmetics
      • Paint
      • Exhaust system
      • Miscellaneous stuff

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      Paint

      Like - Huh? Well, for me the single most distracting detail of the bike's factory finish is the black paint on the wheels. It makes the bike look like it's disappearing from the fairing down. I had the wheels finished in a gold paint matching the decals and I think it has benefitted tremendously. Judge for yourself from the photo below.

      Exhaust

      After having been fed up with fixing and re-fixing the stupid X-crossover, I decided to get a new exhaust. The German company Däs manufactures an excellent lineup of Guzzi tuning parts, and among them is the exhaust system you see in the pictures. It consists of a couple of header pipes, a collector under the oilpan, and a pair of pipes connecting to either the original or aftermarket silencers. The system is available in two widths, to fit the standard rear end or the narrower kit offered by Däs.

      The whole thing is rather costly (around $1000 minus the silencers), but it's of exquisite quality and workmanship. I can only recommend it. The only downside is a somewhat reduced ground clearance (still enough except you absolutely want to go trail riding) and a somewhat difficult access to the oil pan. I'm currently trying to find a solution for an outside-mount oil filter, which should moot that point.

      If you want to contact Däs, they're at:

      Däs Mototec
Gschwender Str. 34
D-73577 Birkenlohe
Germany
Phone: +49-7176-3729
Fax: +49-7176-1388
      		Broadside view of the bike with the Däs exhaust system.

      Miscellaneous Stuff

      Also visible in the photo above is an aluminium generator cover replacing the stock plastic one, and the rear wheel guard which I had painted in the factory red paint. Cover, paint, and the fender are all available from Moto Spezial, a German company specializing in Guzzi aftermarket parts.

      N.B.: The fairing also was professionally repaired and painted with this paint after I had a small run-in with a car. It's as unnoticeable in real life as it seems from the picture. The beauty of using the original factory paint...

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