What happened Phil.
Went down slow speed but hard, shoulder took most of the impact, x ray shows no broken bones, canāt believe the damage to the Bike.. be a while before Iām firing on both cylinders , if I canāt fix it, (already been looking for parts) I will have to get another oneā¦ 
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Ouch! At least no fractures but one thing I know for sure.. older I get I donāt bounce the way I used to! Get well man! Rash and bruises will go away. Sadly that donāt work the same with the bike. 
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Fitted a front fender extender to better manage the road grime Took a while to arrive from Pyramid but fits perfectly 
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Currently incapacitated with sciatica after lifting excessively large amplifiers in and out of the car. In between watching daytime tv, I found before and after photos of my V50ii. Not really a restoration, more a good clean, light renovation and recommissioning. I think its come up pretty nice and its bloody lovely to ride. I know this isnāt one of the more desirable classics so id imagine an old V7 or Le Mans must be a very nice ride.
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Some bikes just get better looking with age and the v50 is one of them 
Itās got quite an aggressive front rake on the head/forks that most bikes of that era never hadā¦.or perhaps the others were not brave enough 
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Stunning day out yesterday and couple of hundred miles. Sunshine and snowcaps co-existing. Ran into a fellow club member on his Mandello parked right behind me and later a 20 minute banter with one of our motorcycle officers enjoying his dayās work. He didnāt think much of his BMW I discovered! 
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changed the right hand heated grip/throttle on v85, didnāt do a tps reset because I donāt have the tool, however replacment grip works fine both as a heater and a throttle. the heater element in the original right hand grip stopped working quite some time ago, the TPS broke on wednesday.
I cleared the fault code using obd reader and the torque app. on my phone the day it happened, but it then changed from two red faults to 1 yellow āimpending fault" when I turned ignition on without starting it. that fault is gone now too without any further obd needed.
however, when I went for a test ride, now the left hand grip has stopped heating! this would have been easy to replace while I had the tank off to replace the right hand grip. I didnāt bother because it was working last week, it seems to have given up in sympathy for the other one
Thatās a real pain in the you know where! Are these OEM grips or aftermarket? Just curious. Whether controlled via the bikeās internal controller or wired straight to the battery.
OEMs, so into the plugs on loom
Kinda just makes tracking down faults a tad more tricky?
it could just be an unlucky coincidence, I can get the the plugs easy enough by taking a side panel off and have a jiggle there in case itās just a dirty connection.
the left grip last time I used it didnāt seem to put out much heat, butā¦ I had thick gloves on, with liners, and it was snowing. today the new grip felt toasty, but it was a sunny day and I had thin gloves on so Iām really not sure if the left was on the way out and has now finally failed or if Iām just comparing apples with oranges
Difficult time.
Iām wanting my Guzzi on the road but slightly apprehensive about riding after the crash in November.
Iāve ridden fairly constantly since 1979, all sorts of things, various countries and continents. Never been as awkward before.
Iāve taken a few bikes for MOT and thatās OK, although Iām being very risk averse, just nervous about riding my own bike any distance.
So, Iāll install the starter motor, try it out and hopefully regain my confidence.
What a bugger.
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Feel for you man but it will pass. Just keep riding by yourself or a trusted buddy who will let you go at your own pace.
Iāve been there years ago following a get off that ultimately led to me needing a craniotomy for a blood clot. I know it took me quite a time to loosen up and relax again with myself. It will pass though as long as you are willing to take your time and let it pass.
You have not lost or forgotten your skills and we take that risk every time we ride just like before your incident? Only two choices.. quit for good or get back on slowly getting the demons out?
Mine was about 15yrs ago now and I remember the tightness and edginess but after a few months I was back with the programme. If you want it you can do it. Just believe and Summerās coming! 
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Been 3 days since I had a clatter.. shoulder is damaged, aching all over,bruises coming out all up the r/h side of the body, (the more I look at the bike the more that I think that its had it).. canāt wait to get back out there..
Be positive 
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If we ride long enough and put the miles in there is a much bigger chance of coming off.
Mine was on a negative camber bend on the way to Oban. My R1 just washed out and I went straight over a small dry stone wall. Right shoulder took the impact. I was sore for months with torn muscle/ligaments.
My confidence got crushed and I kept beating myself up for not reading the road.
As harsh as this may sound I convinced myself that this was just my turn which like you, I walked away from and that the chances of another big off were now significantly reducedā¦..man maths can be helpful in these situations
During my wait for another bike I started reading the Police motorcycle instructors manual which really helped me get going again.
The way I did this was to ride on my own doing the following.
- I only rode on dry roads I knew and at quiet times of the day
- I only rode on toads that I previously really enjoyed riding on
- I found excuses to stop more regularly to have coffee etc or just chill.
- My initial rides were never ever any longer than 2 hours
- Every time I went out I would try to implement something new from the Police training handbook to improve my skills such as practicing more emergency stops, better corner entries and exits and reading the road better.
If you accept that you wonāt be the same rider you once were you can use this experience as an opportunity to improve your skills( all of us always can) and over the coming months you absolutely can get enough confidence back to start really enjoying yourself again.
Yes you will cover the brake more at intersections and yes you will over compensate at times but the key i found was to also lean on previous skills, knowledge and experience while introducing new rider skills as many do after an off.
You need purpose to get back in the saddle and my purpose was simply to try to be a better rider going forward which I think I became after my big off which was 23 years ago.
Never ever beat yourself up over this and just take YOUR own time - you aināt the first and wonāt be the last. Use the energy from this experience to keep lighting your passion and you can come out the other end in a good place 
Best wishes.
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Wise words, I particularly like number 2 in the police instructions
Went for a nice dry ride, from Plymouth to Ascot via Woodhenge and back to Plymouth via Thruxton. Long dayās ride, discovered my daily ride limit as I wouldnāt have wanted to ride any further!
Steve, if you need a little inspiration, I just fell across a review vid for the V100 I had not seen before and apologies to those familiar with it. This one I liked because it was almost purely visual and aural. Just a real world POV that I felt captures the essence of what the bike does and sounds like without a bunch of gabbling of most reviews.
Anyone in doubt about āgetting back in the grooveā a perfect re-invigorator to inspire you to persevere and push past the doubts?
Whateverā¦ I just enjoyed it!
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I awoke the slumbering beast that is the Le Mans Mark 2 today. Took a while to start (it hasnāt been run for about three months) but once it fired up it was fine. Only did a very short run - about five miles - but I will head further afield if the good weather holds.
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