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Greasing. Inner race of RH outer bearing removed. The grease will protect the crown wheel nose seal area from further rust.

Do share cars!

You have a MK 111 MG Midget I’ve had a BGTV8 (with the Buick alloy V8) for the past 30 years. These days I struggle to squeeze into a B let alone a Midget. Too many 🥧 pies

I think it's a Duc 750/900 ss fairing, not a magni. But it's mounted well with and std bar height. Looks good. Wonder what he used for a bracket. The black wheels look good with silver. Not sure about the cans, maybe added to modernize it? The guy's narrative is a turnoff for me. Nothing against the bike, I just never liked hyped salesman antics...it always seems to accompany premium pricing. lol... I spent an hour last night scanning listings for Gootsie... what have I become

I got a whiff of unprofessional dealerships where I purchased my Le Mans in Florida. After asking all the questions via email, and getting positive answers, it turned out my bike was not road ready. I found this the hard way, on the day I popped in at the dealership ready to bring it back to H'town. It turned out they had never checked the bike, let alone inspected it. They played the card "we did not know" and you signed a "no warranty" release. Big difference with those dealerships I visited so far here, in Texas. I never gave much thought about those that are saying things are different in Texas, because you cannot really paint anything with a broad brush like this. I must admit though, that I am yet to find unfriendly Motorcycle dealers here. I don't know if it is Texas, but so far, I have been nothing short of being impressed. Iron Supply (pictured above) is a pop and mom shop. They are moving to larger premises in March. They are getting two Triumph Speed Triple RR red towards the end of January this month. I told them I would check the RR out, and they already offered me a test ride. Unsolicited. I told them the Red color had a great power of attraction on me.

Grease nipple NAS501-1 installed. Final hole dia 2.91mm for tight fit on 3.26mm dia nipple. I had to buy a pack of 25 grease nipples, so I have 24 spares to give away.

So is my Mk III MG Midget. 😁

They weigh 750 kg !!!

We often seem to finish a ride at the cafe by that old red phone booth

My silver V11 next to a friends Beemer are examples of the regulation size UK motorcycle plate. Note the old red phone kiosk, they were originally introduced in 1925, they are made from cast iron ! No longer used for pay telephones many were sold off a few years ago

After years of discussion about the supposed change in fork angles via the triple clamps for later V11 Sports (post early 99 models) I took the opportunity to measure the top triple Scudd sent to me and I received today. If the fork angle had been changed by machining the clamps there's no evidence of it that I can see. On the granite surface plate the upper clamp fork bores are perpendicular to the stem bore so there's not angle change there. Another V11 myth debunked? Ciao

I agree with the "short on detail" docc. The RE uses these as well but the ignition coils don't go through a relay so one of the biggest current drawers is isolated from the relays. Ciao

At first review, a slight discrepancy between the rating printed on the case (NO:30A/NC:25A) and the data sheet (NO:30A/NC:20A). Now, twenty amps across the NC contacts is really fine even for an early V11 where the #1/Starter relay is running the current to the #2/Headlight Relay (that is fed from a 15 amp fuse). Just not okay to expect a NC:10amp relay to survive that duty indefinitely. Now, just a discrepancy, not a deal breaker. The contact material is a silver alloy, which puts it ahead of the common GEI (copper alloy). Otherwise, the "data sheet" is a bit short on specification. The coil wattage (which "may be" a measure of coil strength) is not given. Nor is the amperage rating specified between inrush current and continuous current (desirable for our application). This is awfully common to these spec sheets, but it seems the higher the relay quality, the more detailed is the data sheet. I'm on my 7th set of different relays from making preemptive changes, but I am no electrical expert by any means! Over the course, I have endeavored to learn the terminology and functional nature of relays. I wish the data sheets were standardized! I have seen and assisted in many V11 relay failures over these many years (and SpineRaids!). My only relay failures involved my last full set of OMRON G8HE (I ran the lower rated G8HN for nine years with no failures). I traced the G8HE failures to a faulty regulator along with a failing stator (failed yellow wire at the strain point) and theorized I must have been getting some horrendous voltage spikes.

Thats what I'm thinking docc. The 2 upper clams I have, one a late model and the other my supposed "canted" one on my bike look identical dimensionally. Ciao

If it's not a Magni, it's probably an AirTech knock off. They make a lot of reproduction fairings and universal ones. That one looks just like the cover photo. https://www.airtech-streamlining.com/index.html

https://ventura-bike.com/collections/moto-guzzi/products/moto-guzzi-1100-v11-sport-00-02

Ventura..

What an awesome solution, Marty! Welldone! Let's all be acutely aware how critical it is to keep that area well greased lest the nose of the crown wheel become ruined from moisture infiltration and the drive will so longer seal.

The Jag was posted by @al_roethlisberger in our "Cars" thread in "Banter." I moved @Guzzimax's car post there (nice Bimmers, g'max!)

Current daily drives for myself and the missus, 330 M Sport Pro & Z4 E89

Drilling from the inside to meet halfway.

Drilling from the outside

Sorry Scud I meant to PM you but had to step away for a from the computer. Truly amazing speed for this to arrive from the US, thanks again, much appreciated. I'll get the package in the post first thing Monday and I have southern hemisphere spring and detent bearing supplies for anyone thats in need. Yes for my bike. I have some late 43mm forks for it with Andreani cartridges and I'll machine up a Titanium axle. Then a set of PVM wheels and a machined rear bevel box like this and the MGS-01. That's the plan. Ciao

I will test this on a safe and legal track day. 😁

I used to get around in one in my late teens, a Mk3A. This one broke on a very leasurely 2nd to 3rd shift with no clunk or bang just zero drive when the clutch was eased out. Changing the axle was a nightmare as the splines had distorted when the axle sheared and I needed to remove the other side and drive out the broken piece with a long steel drift. Clutches were also hard to replace as the gearbox tunnel is enclosed so the engine and gearbox need to come out as a unit. Getting the front tailshaft joint to align with the gearbox output shaft going back in was also not a lot of fun. Ciao

Except for the fragile rear axles. The only car I've known to break a rear axle shifting between gears with the clutch in. Ciao

Built to last Cheers Tom.

Few things look so English as one of those old red phone booths.

Guzzis are quite idiosyncratic. It's just that they idioSYNCH perfectly with a select few humanoids.

Heh, well, I do see that after mySport turned over 200,000 km, three months ago, I've only ridden it four times. No wonder the unsettling dream. A motorcyclist cannot live by battery charging alone . . . . . .

Just saw the thread today! I purchased a used copy from the link you embedded. I did not know you were a writer. I always had that aspiration, to write novels. I never really dared so far. I am more of a fiction type of guy. But I have a few stories which I thought could find an audience. Since I have been trotting around the world, I have a bit of a past that I could draw upon. I used to read a lot of books. I am still hesitant in the purchase of Scrivener, but I do have the Affinity suite: Photo, Designer, Publisher. Just in case I let go of my préjugés. I think the current world environment is perfect for reading something like the Leaders we need.

Need to know basis only...why divulge unnecessary incriminating info! You look happy, that's the most important! Nothing like running above triple digits...smooth as silk!

A "certified brake technician" I've never met one of those. I've met technicians that are certified in breaking things though. Ciao

Local OKC Eurotek dealer (triumph, beemer, duc) often did a Saturday chili, burgers, breakfast, donut thing. Hosted a pizza party for the Ducati club dinner once too. No cook outs since Covid. Hopefully, they'll get it back in gear. There are no Ducatis in stock now and other brands have limited models. I'd think a bar and grill integrated into a motorcycle shop would make a lot of sense. They could still be separate business separated by glass and business hours.

Unfortunately, here in Arizona, the once local dealerships are being taken over by the Ride Now group or local business guy and Go Daddy CEO Go AZ dealerships. Gets suckier every day.

Well, like adult diapers, it Depends. Here is an air-cooled Tatra hemi V8 with front exhaust (OK, it uses a manifold). Known in Europe since the 30s. And the car into which the ultimate DOHC/fuel injected version of it went in: The little-known Tatra MTX. And here is a 2.5 liter version with a rope start(!) I must note that this is an option for us Guzzi owners when the starter acts up.

Allen Millyard is a genius. It seems like there's nothing he can't do. I've watched a slew of his videos and can't get enough. My first question to him would be ... where do you find the energy? His lovely wife's cakes no doubt.

A quick correction. The rear tire is size is 180/55. The wheel size is 5.5 x 17. Mike

Scura wheelbase and rear rim size: I have one original leaflet "V11 Sport Scura" (avatar on the left) in German language. It gives as "total length" 2150 mm. When compared to the data of the official Workshop Manuals, total lenght 2150 mm corresponds to wheelbase 1490 mm (and total length 2130 mm to wheel base 1471 mm). So (having not measured myself) my interpretation is that the wheelbase of Scura is 1490 mm. Other Scura specific data of the leaflet: Compression 9,5:1, Hydraulic driven one-disc dry clutch, Front suspension 43 Öhlins with 120 mm stroke, Rear suspension Öhlins with 70 mm stroke, Rim size (back) 5,50x17", Wheel size (back) 180/55-ZR17. According Guzzi Spare Part Catalog GU01301 for Lemans/Sport Naked 2001-2002 (including Scura and Tenni but not Rosso Mandello) the part numbers for "fork upper plate"/GU01493160 (isn't this the upper tripple clamp) and "stem base"/GU01494060 (steering shaft and lower tripple clamp) are the same for LeMans, LeMans Tenni, Sport Naked and Scura.