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BrianG

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  1. I have acquired a Magni fairing kit but there is no instruction regarding the headlight. What headlight is this kit designed to accommodate?
  2. BrianG

    Confession

    Ya, guess why that first pic is actually in my garage! Up here they wanted $2500.00 for the 12,000 mile service. So, it took me a month, and I had to buy $500.00 worth of tools and electronic stuff........... so, what, I got new toys!! I'm looking for a S4RS project for this winter. I figure it wouldn't take a Terblanche to do better than the new StreetFighter!!
  3. BrianG

    Confession

    I cut my teeth on a Norton...... the Duc's maintenance is a piece o' cake!! Thanks!
  4. BrianG

    Confession

    Well, I sold my 2000 V-11 Sport last fall thinking it was time for something else. Gotta shake my head since I had done all that work with the Traxxion forks and Penske shock and all the piddly other stuff.... Maybe it was just time for a new project. Oh well, last thanksgiving I decided to take a little jaunt in the ol' pick-'em up truck and drove down to Tacoma and picked up this little gem! Nothing too fancy in that it's only the "S" model, but it had Anyway, it's a lot of fun to ride, and quite a different canyon weapon than the V-11 was. Funny thing though.... even these guys are bitching about the wheels being too heavy!! Ride safe!
  5. This would work great for the outer race in the steering head. For the inner race (on the stem), you'll want to shrink the stem diameter (freeze) and increase the race diameter (heat) I'm thinking that this tool is for removing the outer race, from inside the steering head. He's talking about the inner race, on the stem. I use a Dremmel tool with a cutting wheel to cut through about 80% of the inner race at 2 opposing places, then smack it with a cold steel chisel. It'l split off clean. Be careful to not touch the stem or lower triple with the cutting wheel or chisel.
  6. I currently have a 2000 V-11S and a 2005 999S. They are certainly different tools. Both have their own character and marque mystique. Both are uncommon and oft recognized as exotic. The MG is happy at 120mph all day long, and so will you be, at the end of the day. The Duc flicks through the turns more readily, but you'll be ready for the hot-tub after 3-4 hours on the hi-way. After 30-some years of motorcycling I have come to understand that tools and motorcycles are best when designed with specific tasks in mind. Compromise generally gives you the least of the characteristics from either extreme. And better than that..... After 30-some years of motorcycling I have come to understand that a man can own more than one motorcycle at a time!!!
  7. This helps a bit..... picked it up on Friday. Though I think the fellow was full of bluster....... he hasn't returned with the $$$. Can a fellow own more than one motorcycle at a time???
  8. Damn..... I think I sold the V-11S. Some guy walked up and said `I have enough cash to buy that bike.` I said, `Bet you don`t.` But he did....... Now I`m ambivalent, and he`s coming to pick it up tomorrow......... Guess it`s a good thing I get the 999s on Saturday......
  9. +1 That is the way to fix 2 problems at the same time at zero cost!!
  10. I've toured a 1972 Norton, 1986 MG Lemans, 1990 VFR, 1998 CRR900RR, 2000 VTR 1000 Superhawk, 2000 V-11 Sport, 2005 'busa, and now setting up a 2005 Duc 999. Camping/touring on a motorcycle is great 1-up in groups large enough to distribute the camping gear. Been there, done that, got the tee-shirt and moved on. For me, motorcycle touring is a matter of enjoying the scenery or the asphalt if it's twisty, and travelling 100-500 miles between clean sheets, hot tubs and decent restaurants. Loading up a 400 lb bike with 500 lb of gear seems to me, contradictory to the basic concept of the enjoyment of 2 wheels. If I wish to spend some weeks in the bush, I'll hitch up the 5th-wheel RV to the pick-em-up, load the box with beer and steak and go hide out under a tree with a fishing pole. To each his own.........
  11. Try reversing the compression/rebound settings. I bet you'll prefer the ride with more compliant bounce response and the damping shifted to the rebound (jounce) side of the cycle. Change the rear too if you have it set compression dominant.
  12. I also experienced that irritating stumble in the 3-4000 rpm range. It turned out that my valve lash was tight. I set them at the .006-.008 specs and the stumble disappeared. As for the pinging, have you been using premium fuel? It's worth a try.
  13. I didn't get a call, but I'm still in if they build the adapters for the V-11.
  14. Prefer metric but will take any.....
  15. I don't quite understand that bit about under-filling by using the overflow hole.... At that level the ring gear appears to be immersed. If that's true, it will fling oil over everything that needs oil in the housing. If that action displaces enough oil to uncover the ring gear, it will be because the oil is everywhere else in there. Please advise................
  16. email sent to durraniracing.com I'll take the jump if they can provide the wheels......
  17. Lipstick on a pig!!! baaahaaaahaaahaaaa!
  18. Nice work on the heat-bend process!! I wonder if one could do the same with the stock unit??
  19. Ryland, reversing the shift pattern is easy.... http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?...l=reverse+shift I cut my teeth on a Norton as well, and have converted every street motorcycle I've had since, to the GP pattern. Note that in this pic I have adjusted the shift lever to the lowest point possible, short of fouling on the porkchop. Even with stock foot-peg location I find this almost insufficient.
  20. It seems so, although the effort seems lighter.
  21. The pivot point of the lever is definitely further from the handlebar, but since both OEM and this Brembo radial m/c levers are adjustable for reach, you can set them where you like. This pivot point location might be the issue, but something certainly feels different.
  22. I put a Brembo 18 X20 radial MC on mine. Definitely a lighter pull. Not certain if it's the "radial" part or if it's a new mechanical advantage via a new hydraulic ratio...
  23. I ruined a TPS with the pressure washer once. Apparently a high pressure water stream can infiltrate the TPS and cause trouble. It's worth a check.
  24. I love the way my Penske works on my 2000 V-11S. Together with the Traxxion Dynamics reworked forks and springs it is a totally different bike.
  25. +1.... a dying battery can create very weird responses from the charging system. Be certain to check for clean/tight ground points on the wiring harness.
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