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  2. Yep. Not sure when it became legal but I've done it for many years! Most drivers are good and there are some very good ones who'll move over to give you more room, but you do get the odd ----head that'll try and block you! The commute would be a nightmare without it especially when it's hot! Cheers
  3. Here's a link to a picture I posted of my gearbox in neutral before fitting the cover : https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/topic/20201-re-engineering-the-shift-spring/?do=findComment&comment=272756
  4. No idea what you are doing here but if you have moved the selector "hoses" with the cover off then it's just a matter of moving them back with your fingers into a position equally between the fully selected positions on both gears. Then you have the selector in neutral and dry fit the cover to confirm the positioning then carefully remove the cover, apply sealant and fit. Phil
  5. I did not know abut Dr. John's mechanical engineering background. From his obituary, linked above: "Studying mechanical engineering at Lehigh University (always with a love of fixing things), he applied his inherent talent and skills to help improve human performance." I am so enjoying the motolitaliane publication, "Dr. John's Moto Guzzi." It is giving me a renewed perspective and respect for his contributions that ultimately became our beloved V11 SpineFrames.
  6. If you're wondering what the heck that pic is above, it is the Lehigh fight song. We happen to have two alum in my little family, one being a full fledged ME, so we have a few T-shirts kicking around. Along with Dr John's family, our community here and Lehigh lost a good one.
  7. Thanks for your digging @docc. I talked to the Wilburs dealer In CA. He gave me that info along with proper unweighted and sag measurements. I will do the figuring to check it out. Learning something everyday!
  8. I admire his command on the instrument, but I never really liked his music. I feel that it is not melodious enough. I have the same feeling about Yngwie Malmsteen pick sweeping. This rapid succession of notes is very difficult to achieve, but not for me. Gary Moore in his blues days would really be my favorite. I also liked Danny Gatton a lot. He was incredibly good at keeping an independent bass line.
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  10. Yes, well done. Also a "party trick" at the end of the day, but difficult. But no one ever said that Steve Vai couldn't play guitar.
  11. I can attest to the perfect seat. I bought a system from this company about 15 years ago: https://www.hearsafe.de/ It included the moulds, a set of drivers for listening to music (intended for in-ear monitoring on stage), and two different sets of filters, all of which can be fitted alternately in the moulds. On set of filters provides very little noise protection ( 7 dB) but "catches" short, sharp noises like when someone starts hammering on a bit of truss just behind you. The other set of filters provids 15 dB of protection, and is "flat" enough that I can mix a band with them in. The drivers for listening to music don't fit under a helmet, but that doesn't bother me too much. Like many others, I don't want to hear music whilst riding, and I don't listen to what the navigation device says, I only look at it. The point is, the moulds are really very comfortable. I can wear mine for six or eight hours constantly, and they never get uncomfortable. The problem is more that one forgets to take them out. A note on the side: mine are probably too old by now. The ear canal changes a bit over the years, and one is recommended to have the moulds re-done after a number of years. Mine still work well, though, so I'm not planning on having them re-done yet. Getting the mould done is no big deal. The man cleaned out my ears with a cotton bud, and squeezed some sort of silicon stuff in there. A bit weird for a couple of minutes, and then it was all over. Difficult, because wind noise is not "a frequency", but very broad band. More lows than highs, but everything. The various filters they offer may have different frequency "responses", but they will most likely be principally more or less damping. but... that's ok. Firstly, protecting your ears is the main thing. Less noise in means less damage. Secondly, if the general noise level is lower, you can hear what is going on better. I didn't read about that, that is my experience. If you have good earplugs in, your hearing system isn't "screwed down" to protect itself (yes, that happens. There are muscles in your ears that tense up in loud conditions to protect the ear drums...), and can sort out what it is hearing better. The frequency curve of the filters is relevant. If too much of the high frequencies is damped out (read: cheap filters), you wont hear things like valve clearance ticking or destructive engine noise, but if the frequency curve is flat, you will be able to hear everthing better than if it were all too loud.
  12. I initially thought each one of them were playing independent hands, but it is not the case. The guy fretting the bass line is also doing the finger picking; same for the guy playing the melody, both hands. That leaves the guy at the headstock who is fretting some of the notes. Check the one below. Scrub to 4'30" and look. Each player frets the other's instrument. That's a bit more complicated coordination wise, even if they strum most of it.
  13. Good luck convincing anyone these days that letting someone else go ahead could be in their best interests. More likely to stir infuriation.
  14. @dbarb3, I did want to bring your attention to this very specific, and common, failure of the lower angle drive where the brass mounting insert extracts itself from the body of the angle drive and the speedo needle wags, then quits:
  15. @LowRyter For politicians, it is all about money and what give them a chance to be elected, reelected. I would suppose a lane splitting bill would not be seen well by the majority of the constituents, on four wheels themselves, and because they get immobilized in traffic, they pretend that everyone should be subjected to the same rules. Even if by overtaking between the lanes, a motorcyclist does not directly increase traffic; quite the opposite, in fact. Because it is a better occupation of the asphalt, since they do not encroach in the available space, but uses what is usually free between the lanes of cars. In this way, they create more space by moving off the lines. I initially did not know that lane splitting was not allowed in Texas, and I quickly learned my lesson by overtaking stuck cars on the 610. I had a concert of honks as I was moving up. So even if the bill passed in Texas, there would be a lot of education needed for Texans to accept it.
  16. It's a wide open door, but maybe better not to go there...
  17. I found this considered post by a fellow on AdvRider: "The first numbers appear to be the ID of the spring in millimeters with both ends specified. The second number appears to be the spring rate in Newtons/mm (conversion = 5.71:1 to get to lbs/inch). And, the third appears to be the spring length in millimeters. " I would think that the spring rate would suit your weight. If the sag is acceptable, I would leave it alone.
  18. For what it is worth, it looks bit like it might be possible to buy the hydraulic pre-load adjuster as an accessory part, i.e. buy it and retro fit it, or in your case (maybe) put it back on: https://www.wilbers.de/en/products/shock-absorbers/optionsaccessories/hyd-preload-adjuster/hydraulic-spring-preload-type-625.html However, as has been said, if you're planning on selling, let the new owner worry about it.
  19. Silly bugger acrobatics, but well done. My respect for the one who figured out who plays what on which strings.
  20. Not silly at all. There is not enough of that positive stuff in the world. And yes, the forum is fantastic. I'm glad I found it.
  21. I believe something similar went through in Victoria, Australia (i.e. Melbourne) some years ago. @Lucky Phil or @guzzler, am I right there? When I was still living there, it wasn't legal, but was tolerated to a great extent. I know I did it all the time. In Leipzig it is a little more difficult. The streets are a bit narrower, and sometimes there just isn't room. And there are drivers who, if they see you coming, will edge over to block you off. Never had that in Melbourne. Bloody Germans...
  22. Gaaaa ! Put the cove on. W 4 bolts... rolled it around and went thru all 6 gears...down to first ..back up to N. Took the cover into garage and carefully-neatly applied sealant,,.cover would NOT go back on ! !...tried rolling it...ITS IN GEAR !. How the heck do I get it to shift? My helper bounced it back and forth while I pushed the "movable hoses" back and forth WITH fingers. Got a couple shifts but no neutral. IS this the method? Bounce the back wheel like at a stop light looking for N or first while applying presure to " movable hose" until you get lucky ? And hope it's not a false N. I know those movable hoses gotta be driving FORKS and sliding gears on the shaft but it's all random to me. Is there a starting point? And the "be sure the dogs are equal distance" ? Equal distance from what. The case? Each other? Above and below? Side to side ? Baaa..it ain't nothing but a thing and I should be celebrating the good news from Piaggio..I just WANT TO RIDE !! 55⁰ SATURDAY !
  23. Hopefully they'll pass it in Colo unlike Texas where it failed with no support in the Lege. It just shows how little practical knowledge is out there. I suppose that I can't blame legislators that don't ride but there should be professionals from the Dept of Public Safety that should know better and advise. Hopefully Colorado will do a better job.
  24. Just a quick update folks. The bike is back on the road and have managed to squeeze in 150 odd miles between deluges and can report that the gearbox is smooth as butter (sweeter shift with @Lucky Phil gear lever extension mod at last). No backlash problems, so jobs a good ‘un😊 This bike messes with my head. I only changed the dogs cos I’d got them (but the old ones looked fine) so no real change at all but it is much better than it was….. hmmmmm🤔. Just as changing the plugs which looked fine brought it back to life 🙄 I suspect she just loves the attention😂. Still, I’ll just park that and bank the positives! Ciao
  25. That is good news for people living there. I could see myself moving there some day, but I suspect my lane splitting days are behind me.
  26. Silly I know, but I wanted to say thanks to all of you. It's nice to have similar passionate people to discuss details that only we'd understand. Roll on!
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