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I guess they went almost 20 years between LeMans (1992-2002) the last time, so maybe we're not yet due . . . 100th Anniversary LeMans?

EICMA in Milan has long been a place that Moto Guzzi teases us with tempting siren songs of Moto Guzzis to come. I have a picture cut from a magazine of the black, RedFrame V11 sport they showed in 1997. It was 2000 before I could get mine! What siren song will they sing to us this year? There has been no LeMans since 2004 . . .

I recall that the original Sport 1100 cam was developed in cooperation with Crane Cams. Are the Sport 1100, 1100 Sport-i, and V11 cams all the same? (EDIT [19 Oct 2016]: they are all 1064cc Wittner/Crane Sport cams 3705 3305)

Hoarder. Takes one to know one. I'm wearing mine around my neck as a talisman. There is all kinds of spooky-badness to be kept at bay by well-made things done-up in zinc chromate . . .

Hey! I resemble that remark!

The first time encountered this "elongated tank" phenomenon was the night before a Big Ride when I exercised the heady wisdom of removing my tank to service the air and fuel filters. Everyone afflicted with *heady wiz-dumb* does this sort of thing . . . I managed to grasp the Tekno pannier racks and shove the tank forward with my boot and, somehow, get it back on. The ratchet strap method is probably more sound if you can strike the right angle to compress the tank forward without the strap slipping . . .

You may also be able to put a ratchet strap around the tank and "pull it forward" being careful of the paint and such.

http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19338&p=213302

Why the loop?

This reminds me of when my Sport broke the spring inside its master cylinder. Rebuild was straightforward. Does it seem to have excessive lever travel?

Goofman sent this to me today. What a delight! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ-9IBZaydQ

You mean this, Pete?: "Seemed to work very well, yet there is no resounding confirmation that those last two actions do anything." How so? It just seems to turn the dialog box off. There are no values displayed (that I saw) . . . no bells ring, the sun did not break through the clouds, no gratifying hiss of steam . . .

So, what is my Harley TPS doing to my Sport's mapping? It is as if the throttle is opening faster?

Leaking seal could have prompted the clutch change. Mine was changed at about 4,000 miles under warranty. My tach and speedo needles have always looked different after two tachs and three speedos.

Tach also gets power through the first two relays. Are all other systems *go* (headlamps, brakelight, horn, warning lights)?

Meinolf, thanks for that! (I believe the factory CO Fuel Trim settings, often in the negative double digits, are one major source of poor running for the V11). Do you have a link for that tool?

Hopefully, Walterg is home now . . . On the South'n Spine Raid, the 1200 Sport start dripping from the left valve cover. In my (dubious) wisdom, I cinched it down but actually just pushed the gasket inside the valve cover. The only motor I've seen leak oil like that had a hole in the oil pan. We were really impressed just how much oil a big block Guzzi pumps up onto the rockers! Several of us ought to swing by Walterg's and give him a hand!