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  1. Thank you. With the challenges I had on a variety of tight clearance issues working on the V11, I tried to do this relocation of the battery tray twice, it sounded easy and simple enough; I gave up in frustration on both unsuccessful attempts. Iirc the main challenge on my bike, was one of the threaded nut tabs was off kilter and welded too close to the frame rail. The 3rd successful attempt, involved bucket loads of patience, a variety of new longer bolts, and I may have had to resort to the use of a file, but I was very glad to finally relocate the tray mounted underneath the tabs; As you're learning, it's a tight fit in there and every mm of extra clearance is a good thing. fwiw
  2. I agree, I've been stung in the past ordering a big bulky "in stock" item and filling the box up with little items I didn't need to help with the high International shipping costs, and ended up without the item I really wanted. When Curtis recently canvassed for information to improve their site & business, I mentioned that carrying the good black wire reinforced valve cover gaskets (Valopini sp?) would be nice. fwiw
  3. Hey FG, tks for posting that. Are you going to do likewise on WG? I'm glad to see Harpers taking the right steps to move their business forward. When I was completely clueless, and a newbie guzzi owner, I luckily placed my first phone call to Harpers. Curtis patiently and kindly took the time to walk me through the basic essentials of what I should be doing, to take the best care of my 30 yr old, new to me guzzi. I'll be forever in Curis's debt. I'll have to search out and get on that email list, I've seen some of the special parts and deals he's come across in the past. tks very much.
  4. Tks very much for posting info and photos on the different designs available, some very nice looking pieces of kit. I went through the HMB information, it appears their sump extensions are available with the filter on the front or rear; they caution that the rear filter style will interfere with most crossovers, I can see that issue being a pain with most exhausts, they also mention requiring a new dipstick, possibly new markings on the oem dipstick would suffice, idk. The long term wear and tear from most small road debris on a front mounted filter wouldn't really concern me. It would be extremely unlikely, but an undetected failure of the ft filter on the road wouldn't be nice; but I think if the event was violent enough to poke a hole into the filter, you'd hopefully know about it.
  5. Hey Weegie, I'm in agreement, my head is still spinning trying figure out the logic in the design. The OP's KS forks, as described in the info provided by Lucky Phil, match what you've just described above. A nice balanced design, imho would be with both bearings located and loaded by the edges or interiors, a combination of those forces from the get go on the drawing board, seems unusual. You have to wonder if at the time, they would alter design to match whatever parts they had on hand in the warehouse or were surplus from suppliers and available cheaply. fwiw idk
  6. I'm not familiar with the Euro versions, curious how they compare pros/cons with the Harpers Outsider style. https://www.harpermoto.com/harpers-outsider-pre-1998-models.html
  7. My head hurts when I start thinking about the axles,spacers,bearing races and all the forces involved, quite the Rubicks cube, the ft is child's play compared to the back It sounds like your new bearing inner races have different ID's, if they do, just for shits and giggles, try reversing the wheel and install it backwards, maybe you've got the right bearings but installed on the wrong sides. fwiw idk Before you start ripping and ordering, it would be nice the hear from someone with a bike that matches your design exactly, or have the bearings specs confirmed by a trusted source ie Harpers, MG Cycle, MPH, or maybe Pete will happen to see this; the info on the bearing specs for your design is probably already here on this site. good luck
  8. I've got a 2003 Lemans, my axle and spacers appear identical to yours, but my LH fork isn't threaded, there's a large nut on the LH side. On my ft wheel assembly, the locating forces and spacers are as described by guzzimoto and weegie, the inner bearing races are an integral part of the whole locating assembly, located by the RH 25 mm wider shoulder of the axle, RH bearing, inner spacer, LH bearing, and the LH 15 mm spacer; but I note in your description, you describe the inner spacer as passing THROUGH the LH bearing not up against the inner races like mine is. I'm just thinking out loud, but is it possible that in the confusing transition of fork/axle designs/wheel assemblies mid year 2003, you may have ended up with the incorrect bearing inner race design/spec? Do you still have the old bearings to compare if they're an exact match to the new ones? I'm sure it's a simple problem once you figure out what it is. good luck
  9. As mentioned already, it's funny the strange places they turn up. Although I was a bike fanatic when I was younger, haunted all the bike shops and lusted after the CX100 in the magazines back in the day, I had never actually seen a Moto Guzzi in person through my lifetime. About 12 years ago at work, I'm in the back parking lot on a smoke break, and one of the guys that worked in the traffic office, rides in on a Rosso Mandello; he'd apparently just picked it up from the Chicago ? area in the US on a bus? and ride deal. I was awestruck, be still my beating heart. When the first guzzi you see and touch is a RM, that sets the stage, and is the fodder for a serious addiction, lol
  10. Yup! There's been a low mileage, "minty" one for sale locally all summer, I keep praying that someone will buy it before I do something stupid, lol.
  11. You mentioned installing a Beetle map, iirc all of his maps have the lambda turned off, so I don't think that should be an issue. Have you done a basic tuneup ie, valves, tps, balance and trim? I know some of the CARC bikes were known to have problematic oem plug wires/caps, mainly from owners pulling on the caps rather than prying them up gently, you may want to verify if that's a known issue with your Stelvio. That's all I've got, fwiw good luck
  12. Most of the major Trials Bike manufacturers are now putting out a few electric models. I can see the benefits on many fronts for that style bike and other types of short distance or circuit style dirt bikes, gobs of instant torque, no more finicky highly tuned ICE engines that need frequent maintenance, and one of the main benefits, the lack of loud exhaust noise. The tech is still evolving, a lot of the older used electric dirt bikes (couple of years old) I've seen for sale have had their batterie$ replaced, once that weak link is perfected, I think they'll sell a ton of them.
  13. For years I was one of those guys that rarely(aka never, lol) used eye, hand or ear protection, but over 20 yrs ago when I got serious about my music,which includes my guitar, that changed for me. I'm doing what I can to protect and preserve what I've got. For my ears depending on the machinery I'm using, I've got a variety of muffs and on my bikes I always use some type of little silicon ? ear plugs I picked up at a safety supply store, iirc "ear softs" ?
  14. I'm sure that upon close examination there would be many differences including the fine details of cooling, combustion chamber design etc, but the op's topic was about guzzi's design being inspired by automotive practices. It definitely appears that at some point, someone in Italy looked at the American V8 and recognized that copying the basic design from the back 2 cylinders to the rear end made a lot of sense in a motorcycle, and it does. fwiw
  15. It's been discussed many times in the past, so I'm surprised no one has mentioned it here. The guzzi engine is basically the last 2 cylinders of the old Chevy 350 V8, ie. 90 degrees, low compression, 2 small valves, pushrods, rocker arms, going back to a dry clutch, tranny and drive shaft. fwiw
  16. I may have ridden on Avons once 40+ yrs ago, but since starting to ride again after a 30 yr hiatus, I haven't had them. I know the racing guys in VRRA, especially those riding old smaller bikes with taller, narrower tires, are fanatical about their Avons. Apparently some of the higher end racing styles, aren't regularly imported into Canada and the riders have to jump through all sorts of hoops and spend big coin to get them; and they're glad when they can score a set and get the Avons they want on their bikes. fwiw
  17. It's way above my pay grade and I don't know how they do it, but I have read discussions on WG, that some guys have been able to run guzzidiag on tablets. fwiw idk?
  18. If there's a selection of condensers available to you, you may want to go with a name brand or made in a country with a reputation for better quality control, higher price? etc. I've read that some of the new off shore replacements are poor, and a 50/50 coin toss if they'll work. fwiw good luck
  19. What are you running for coils? Iirc the Dyna 5 ohms (black) can stand a little ignition on time without discharging the power, but that it doesn't take long for the 3 ohms coils (green?) to overheat and go udders up. fwiw good luck
  20. Guzzimax, not many other bikes intrigue me, but I like the look of that MT01, I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on it compared to your guzzis. They're as rare as hen's teeth in Canada, they may not have sold a lot of them, but they've definitely got a cult status thing going now. Glad to hear you describe it as heavy to push around compared to the V11, helps quell the jonesing a bit, lol.
  21. Yup the Magni fairing is a beauty; but my understanding is that the lines and fit are so tight that you're restricted to the Magni bars or similar type clip ons and that higher bars or MPH risers won't work if a need for improved ergos bars may be in your future. fwiw ymmv
  22. I didn't realize that Yokohama was putting out car tires. Iirc the Yokohama factory and production was taken over, and continues under the Shinko brand name; they have a reasonable reputation and are very affordable, I've got one set on a bike, no complaints. Right now I'm riding on some type of Michelin Pilots on my CalVin and picked up Conti Road Attack 3's for the V11; I'm not expecting great mileage, but I'm hoping they live up to the hype in regards to ride and stiction. Old respected brands used to be a guarantee of a standard of quality, not anymore. In the new world economy, buyer beware when it comes to tires. Some well known names may have 3 or 4 different countries producing tires under the brand name, they are not all the same quality and standard.
  23. I've never had the header pipes off my V11, but the first time I removed the headers from my first Tonti round fin, I was shocked to see that the exhaust gasket was missing. I even rooted around with a thin screw driver, but there was none there, I checked and double checked a few times. I put in new exhaust gaskets and it seemed fine, but I continually had problems with loosening header nuts and exhaust leaks. About a year later, I read about other owners that had missed the exhaust gaskets, so the very next big service I double checked, and this time I actually dug in with a hooked dental style pick and sure enough, I dug out 2 gaskets on each side. The OEM gasket was really baked in with smooth carbon, it appeared as one with the head, to my old eyes anyways,lol. fwiw good luck with it
  24. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5nEboAQNcQ I've got no desire nor the time, to get into circular arguments or a pissing match; but if you're inclined and you have an hour, this interview with Dr Patrick Moore one of the original founding members of Greenpeace is enlightening. His credibility and scientific background cuts through a ton of eco hysteria crap. I was just forced to spend a little under $10k to remove a perfectly functioning HW tank & high efficiency furnace and a double walled composite furnace oil tank and haul them off to the dump; logically that somehow doesn't seem good for the environment, but it's a losing proposition when the powers that be, climb onto the eco green wagon. fwiw ymmv
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    Dr. John

    I've read about Dr John a few times, but that was the most detailed for me so far. I wish the whole article was there, I'm too cheap to subscribe,lol. 2 numbers jumped out at me, 166 mph and 347 lbs, pretty impressive. Tks very much for posting that link
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