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@thelonewonderer Can you explain the first sentence a little better ? It will benefit the people that took time to help you .

To XX and many more !

I'm nosey , what brand spark plugs & wires did you use ?

Well Fri. night when I got home from work , I put the chargr on the black frame , got up Saturday morning and pushed it out of the shop , then over to the water hose . Washed off two years of dust and then cranked for about 45 seconds before it started. Cleaned it up pretty good and decided to go down the road . OMG , this bike had head shake immediately off idle . I thought the steering head had rusted in place . After about 30 nins of inspection I realized the front tire belts had broken down . The best test method is to out on a brown Jersey glove and lightly rub the tire surface . This glove amplifies the problems and you can feel any imperfections with the tire problem(s) . New tire on order and will be here Friday ! Just in time gor the weather to dtop into the 30s ! FWIW , it has been two years .

After hearing this way too much when I was a kid , I now limit myself to once every FIVE years . I don't need to tell you how fast 6 minutes is when your are having a catharsis ! I have trouble understanding perfection until I listen / feel music like this . I don't have to tell you this is best heard at full throttle .

BMW has too many nutty professors on their staff , These guys are going berserk w/too much technology on their cars and bikes.

Mmmmm. to the best of my knowledge , the original large roller bearing is the problem and the upgraded bearing has more rollers and is supposed to be "the cure" .

EVERY one of you that is gonna attend , ride my anus unmercifully for 3 mos. before this event and the burkesville rallye to assure my attendance .

Being on that reminds me of the time I tried to stand on a high chair (YES a high chair) to change a ceiling light bulb . It did NOT end well . A buddy of mine had a GS for one summer and your description is a good one ! BTW: if you haven't changed the plastic fuel line quick disconnect , do it NOW before you get a lower leg / boot full of gasoline !

Same here !

You don't know how true this statement is ! This concerns anything with wheels & a powerplant.

Pete , what is RBW ?

R & R the throttle plates is a critical process . You have to scribe their position with a pic or awl to make sure they are back in place PERFECTLY . I see no benefit in removing the throttle plate . P.S. it is a free country , if you are attempting this the first time , I do not recommend it .

I clean throttle plates/bores on vehicles ALL the time . I get satisfactory results using carb cleaner , toothbrushes , small round wire brushes , small wire brushes , etc. When I was a lot younger I thought I had to remove the throttle plates to get the job done. Not anymore.

You leave those throttle plate mounting screws ALONE . 99.999 % of the time they are Loctited or staked in to discourage removal.

I will try the Honda dealer tomorrow

I have no idea what they are up to

Can you post a pic of this stuff ? I want to be sure I am going to get the right stuff .

And , that ain't a good thing ! It seems as though anytime the patriarch gets out of the business and the kids or a new cabal takes over , things go south quickly . They "know" how to fix things and make it more ________ and then closing in less than two years .

I wonder what the interest is ? $28k ?

I am too lazy to look , what wheels are on this bike ?

Buddy , trust me . You will not have an issue that a member has not had at one time or another .

Every mod a person does to their bike , is done because of their personal taste , We all have seen mods that look pathetic amd keep our mouth shut . Whew , the V11 is a bike that requires a lot of thinking before adding to / changing things . Little things make a big difference and members here can see changes.

For the BEST quality "stuff" , go to places that sell aircraft quality parts . They have to be good quality . You don't need your fixed wing or rotor vehicles on the side of the road because you bought something from Temu because it saved you 10% on the relay or is a counterfeit part. BTW , there are counterfeit Motorcraft and AC Delco parts selling on all kinds of websites.