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Glenn was the hottest session guitarist in LA before he made it "big". Just like Leon was the top session painist. Glenn didnt read music. He played by ear. Play a little bit of the song and he was spot on.

Don't know but sounds like a waste of time to me. Firstly your downgrading the brakes and I'm sure a pair of 2015 USD forks would work better than the 20 year old Ohlins OEM grade forks anyway. Just get the std Griso forks upgraded with aftermarket internals. The rear shock wont transfer and there are better alternatives around now. There has been suspension progress in the last 20 years. Ciao

In other news, Zeppelin again won the lawsuit over "Stairway to Heaven". So I thought I'd post "Taurus" I can highly recommend their album "The Twelve Dreams of Dr Sardonicus"

Don't forget the gearbox bracket.

The TRX850 Trixie was Yamaha's first stab at crossplane cranks in their own brand. IDK, but they may also have developed the idea for some other maker, as well. The 850s tended to use oil - dunno if that was ever fixed. In Yamaha tradition, it was probably fixed the year they cancelled it. The current 07 Yamaha is no relation, as it has 4 valves instead of 5, FI instead of carbs and 6 speeds rather than 5. As usual, no US sales.We got the (IMO) butt-ugly TDM850. OK., some liked her, but not here.

Other than they both charge the battery.. not much.

Pics should appear now in the OP ...

Good point PJPRO. For both of my MG LeMans, it was apparent on purchase that the previous owners ran too low tire pressures. On the front tire it led to (severe) cupping of the tread outside the center running bead of the tire. On test rides, this condition in turn aggravated handlebar/mirror vibration so much you would see double vision in the mirrors, making them almost useless. The 02 only had 2450 miles upon purchase but the front tire was noticeably cupped considering the mileage.

For any 1100 Sport fans, you might want to check this out: https://raleigh.craigslist.org/mcy/d/raleigh-1997-moto-guzzi-1100-sport/7198235956.html I have no affiliation, although he's in my neck of the woods. I don't normally see a lot of MG activity around these parts as I don't think this area every really had a MG dealer. Looks like this fella has a bunch of 1100 Sports. I wonder if someone here knows him?

Small world, very similar one popped-up on E-bay two days ago,listed in Beaverton, with 25k miles. So many bikes,so little time!

I've had a a Lithium Iron battery fitted for 5 seasons and it has not needed any change to the regulator at all. In fact I have a voltmeter fitted. The battery starts at about 13.2V with the 6A pre-starting load. Once it starts the voltage slowly rises as the generator recharges the battery from the starting load and the regulator gets it up to about 13.9-14V max which the makers say is perfect. I got it fitted by Ghezzi Brian in Italy and this was the battery they recommended. I'm sure they have lots of experience with these. BC battery BCTZ14S-FP-S.BC do a range. I got it on e-bay for just over £110. This is the second to largest LiFe battery BC make for bikes and specifically for starting. I think they recommend the largest one for a V11, but with the Ghezzi Brian tail mod I have this is the one that fits so it's all credit to the battery that it has lasted longer than any lead acid I ever had. It is fantastically light. I measured the peak transient cranking current and it peaked at just under 500A! before it subsided as the motor cranked the engine to a fluctuating 150-200A. I do put a LiFe Optimiser battery charger/health monitor on it over the winter although if disconnected these batteries keep their charge better than lead-acid. One other bit of experience is that they don't like low temperatures. Below 10deg.C; the internal resistance goes up and becomes noticeable in reducing the initial starting current. However, if it is a cold morning start, then the current does start to warm it and everything is OK. You can either let the lights load warm it a bit first or just start it - you just get a weak initial start when you first push the button but this load warms the internals. Above 10deg.C you are unaware of anything different and the bigger battery they recommend will almost certainly make this effect significantly smaller.

To answer the original question, no a resistor would not work. The voltage drop across a resistor is the resistance * current. The current will be strong on a weak battery and low on a strong battery so the voltage will vary.

I consider the V11 Lemans as the 900SS' fatter freakier sexy cousin. Both bikes are pretty. You'll spend more time gazing the Duc. You'll ride her but she's higher maintenance than the cousin with junk in her trunk who will let you ride her all day. Sorry if the analogy is a little too pornhub but remember we're talking Italian bikes here. 👊😎

'03 introduced the 43mm fork stanchions. Curiously, my '04 has the forward crossover, but no lambda sensor. The ECU may have been 'tinkered' with, as it has an unreadable sticker over the original M-M sticker. I guess that the connecting rod oil jet, the .5 increase in compression and the forward crossover contributed to increased midrange(?) The reversed positions of horn button and turn signal - who knows? Just guessing here, but they must do a lot more audible than visual signalling in Italy. After all, gotta take at least one hand off the bars to give the international salute to errant drivers.

Connecting rod change to provide an oil spray to the bottom of the piston along with slight change in compression ratio? Or did I dream that . . . Also, just because a V11 has a 15RC does not mean it actually has a Lambda probe? Are there any US V11 with Lambda probes (oxygen sensors)?

Those tire pressures are far too low...your mileage is going to suck and quite honestly, unless you're riding offroad and want some absorption from fire roads, you're going to wear out your tires prematurely. If the bike is vibrating at normal pressures, there's something wrong, lowering the pressure is just masking the issue.