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On 11/29/2022 at 3:16 PM, docc said:
Lambda probe in the exhaust, @VeeEleven?
Nope
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Scura -02, ZGUKS
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S093 is for sale in Germany with Polish registration.
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On 7/17/2022 at 8:41 AM, ScuRoo said:
Thanks A Y
’runs good stationary’ is a start - but looking forward to that ride report! Three months later hopefully you’ve managed to get in enough saddle time to add in some further impressions on the impact your gears make.Thanks VeeEleven - your note ‘She just runs better’ concurs with Pressureangle’s impressions.
But - do you recall if your valves were incorrectly gapped in any way before your gear installation??
Pressureangle relayed previously his were tight & required adjustment - so this also needs to be accounted for ie., hard starting etc., as opposed to all subsequent benefits being simply apportioned to the gears.
Pressureangle’s experience with his drivetrain lash amelioration is highly intriguing - and maybe warrants further observations or analysis by other gear recipients enquiring minds!
I’m hoping everyone who bought JC’s gears installs & are able to follow up with their impressions - adds a collective depth of experience to this thread before it merely runs cold without definitive dispassionate conclusions.
(Any comparative commentary ie., Valtech, additionally provides clarity to this threads historical value in the future).
Sorry for late reply. Been busy riding.
My valves were set per Meinolfs latest spec and she just had a decent tune-up, so the only change at the time were the timing gears. -
On 7/12/2022 at 11:17 PM, ScuRoo said:
Thanks Pressureangle for your kickoff impressions on how adding the gears impacted your V11 - hoping everyone who got this latest batch of JC’s gears chime in some feedback thereby adding up to a worthy collection.
But are there crickets?
I’ve kinda been surprised at the lack of reports post sale - & was wondering whether that silent void was a telling indication.
Maybe it’s a hint that the initial enthusiasm for the purchasing of gears had not sufficiently met owners expectations - or it might’ve meant everyone was out busy riding & enjoying their improved V11 with bigger grins!
Who’s happy - why? Who’s not - why?
Good, bad, meh indifferent - all impressions will help add to the knowledge bank.
I have the same impressions as pressureangle after 2000-odd km. She just runs better. To be fair, my chaindrive probably sucked and was in need of replacement, but, hey, the gears were still being made so for me the choice was easy.
The wicked noise the gears generate is an added bonus.
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On 4/12/2022 at 3:18 PM, GuzziMoto said:
Here's a stupid question. Why does the timing rotor have two locator holes in it? It only needs one hole for the dowl, the other hole would allow the timing rotor to be one rotation of the crank out. I assume that would be bad.
It's Italian, that's why.
I ran into that mystery myself when I thoughtlessly took it out without noting how it was installed.
The workshop manual doesn't coherently describe how it's fitted, but reading a bit back and forth gives that the groove (where the missing teeth are) in the timing rotor should be positioned about 180 degrees away from the pickup when left cylinder is at TDC with both valves closed.-
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On 4/15/2022 at 4:55 PM, VeeEleven said:
Gears and flange are in place. A high-end rattler gun finally got the best of the crank shaft nut.
Damn, that was a nice fit.
I can only dimly picture all the work that must have gone into the design and manufacture of these beauties.
Hoping to have it road tested this weekend.
No sludge found at the bottom of the case
First 30 odd km driven. No problems so far. The sound alone is probably adding 12HP and 20NM
Like others have, I noted a rise in idle of about 200rpm.
Still early days, but so far I've had none of the ~3000rpm hick-ups at low load.
My chain tensioner showed visible grooves after 65000Km so there might have been an issue with (whatstheword?) chain lash? affecting timing.-
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On 4/10/2022 at 1:46 PM, VeeEleven said:
I guess that's what one of the PO did on mine. I could probably lift the bike using my long socket wrench on the crank nut.
It feels like it welded in place.
I'm going to try a rattle gun before I resort to splitting it.
Unless of course it's a left-hand thread? Which is isn't, right?
(Tried that way too, to no avail...)
Gears and flange are in place. A high-end rattler gun finally got the best of the crank shaft nut.
Damn, that was a nice fit.
I can only dimly picture all the work that must have gone into the design and manufacture of these beauties.
Hoping to have it road tested this weekend.
No sludge found at the bottom of the case
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15 hours ago, GuzziMoto said:
Well, I tightened down the crank nut, cam nut, and oil pump nut. I used orange loctite on the crank nut and cam nut, and tightened them down to torque, or slightly over. I am a little heavy sometimes on torque.
I used red loctite on the oil pump nut, and tightened it down to 16 ft/lbs (22 nm). That seems barely tight after the other two.
Sometimes I get overly paranoid about things coming loose inside an engine, way back when I was young I wrecked a motor by not properly tightening the bolts that hold the cam to the cam sprocket. On the test ride I wondered what that ticking was. It stopped ticking before I made it back.
I have spun the motor over by hand a few times and nothing seemed to hit anything else. So that is good.
I guess that's what one of the PO did on mine. I could probably lift the bike using my long socket wrench on the crank nut.
It feels like it welded in place.
I'm going to try a rattle gun before I resort to splitting it.
Unless of course it's a left-hand thread? Which is isn't, right? (Tried that way too, to no avail...)
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9 hours ago, docc said:
My
Joe Caruso timing gears and relieved cam bushing came today, one week shipped from the heart of England. I have never received anything packed this well, or dealt with anyone finer than Joe. 
The pieces look awesome!
Yeah, what he said.
Hope to have them installed this weekend.-
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No such thing as "to much carbon"
Was lucky enough to find a used pair as Mistral doesn't make this version anymore.
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Long overdue list update.
09 Germany
29 Germany
32 Germany
39 Germany
46 Italy
57 Italy ( in the factory car park)
60 Italy
67 Germany
69 France
77 France
84 Italy
90 Germany92 Germany
98 Italy
99 Germany
101 Sweden
103 Germany
107 Italy
111 Germany
127 Germany
128 Germany
134 Germany
135 Germany
141 Germany
146 Germany
150 Ireland
151 Germany163 Germany
165 Netherlands
167 Germany
172 Finland
173 France
180 Germany
184 Germany
185 Germany
191 Germany
200 France
206 Slovenia
213 Slovenia
221 Spain
222 Scotland
224 England
225 Scotland
226 Germany
227 England
232 USA
250 Australia
251 Australia
254 Australia
255 Australia
261 Australia
262 Australia
267 Australia
269 USA
270 USA
272 USA
275 Australia
279 USA
280 USA
281 USA
282 Germany (Uncertain)
283 USA
287 USA
288 USA
299 Germany
300 Netherlands
301 France
306 Netherlands
310 Isle of Man
311 England
313 England
314 England
318 England
344 New Zealand
350 Australia
352 Australia
353 USA
354 USA
358 USA
363 USA
365 USA
370 USA
372 USA
373 USA
375 USA
379 USA
381 USA
383 USA
385 USA
386 USA
387 USA
389 USA
392 USA
394 USA
395 USA
396 USA
397 Italy
398 Germany
401 Australia
402 Italy
413 Germany
415 Germany
431 Italy
457 Italy
464 France
484 Wales
489 England
490 Wales
494 England
496 England
497 Northern Ireland
498 Scotland
500 England
502 Wales
505 Singapore
539 USA
544 USA
545 New Zealand
546 USA
555 Italy
556 Poland
562 Germany
563 Canada
565 Germany
568 Italy
577 Belgium
578 Germany
580 Denmark
593 Germany
595 Italy
597 USA
598 USA
599 USA
600 USA
602 USA
603 USA
608 Netherlands
617 USA
636 Germany
642 Germany
652 Germany
655 Czechia
666 Italy
670 New Zealand
672 Finland
688 Italy
699 New ZealandTotal: 144
Germany: 36
Italy: 15
France: 6
Sweden: 1
Ireland: 2
Finland: 2
Netherlands: 4
Slovenia: 2
Spain: 1
USA: 40
Australia: 11
New Zealand: 4
Singapore: 1
Poland: 1
Canada: 1
Denmark: 1
Czechia: 1
UK 18:
(Scotland: 3
England: 10
Isle of Man: 1
Wales: 3
Northern Ireland: 1)
Belgium: 1-
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S652 is also in Germany. (Same site has a Scura R listed..
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S141 is for sale in Munich, Germany
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S185 seen in a sales ad.
Lives in Germany
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S562 is in a sales ad.
Lives in Germany
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S413 for sale in Germany.
Appearantly a museumbike with only 6km on the odo.
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/moto-guzzi-neu-v11-scura/1635860193-305-1798
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39 minutes ago, Chuck said:
If you don't need it now.. I'll take you off the list, Jan. It wouldn't make a very good garage ornament.
I beg humbly to differ. They look really nice, and would be a visual enhancement to any garage.
I'm cool with being off the list.
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10 hours ago, Chuck said:
Awesome.
Does that mean you don't need another?
Hi,
I don't need it, but I will honor the order with you. If someone else needs it I'll be happy to let it go that way.
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The time for wonder is clearly not past....
Not quite four months, but it's finally here.
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On 9/6/2020 at 1:12 AM, Chuck said:
Gotcha. You are number 5.
Lo and behold.
The first one looks like it arrived at Swedish customs a week ago. I'm not going to hold my breath, though. Swedish mail isn't what it used to be.
I'm still on for the second one, a deal is a deal.
But if the first one shows up, I'm open to let someone else have it, if the need arises. -
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Put me up for one too.
Need a backup in case the first one proves to be lost over the Atlantic.
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S652 in a sale ad in Germany.
KR versus KS - please confirm
in Technical Topics
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Sorry for long delay in replying. It's a 15M