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Lucky Phil

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  1. I agree Pete and your point is a valid one but I'm a bit of an engineering purist plus it goes deeper as well. The modern engine is a wonderful thing as long as it's a "good one" Will give many trouble free miles without any issues. The modern mass produced philosophy falls apart though over the long term and the short term if you have a serious issue. The long term may not bother you and fair enough but here's an example. My Sunday drive car is a Focus RS 2.3 Turbo 4. The engine is as is common practice these days a friction drive camshaft system, no crank or cam keys on anything as god knows that would cost and extra $10 in machining and 3 keys. The Upshot? well now you when you need to do a simple job like change the front timing cover crank seal here's the process. Release the crank pulley bolt, the cam timing is now gone. Remove the cover and replace the seal. remove all the cam drive and oil pump drive to fit new friction drive washers behind the cam drive sprocket. Remove the HP fuel pump off the exhaust cam, remove the vacuum pump off the inlet cam remove the cam cover and then the drive end and journal off the inlet cam so you can install the cam timing tool. Install the crank TDC stop. Re fit and seal the front timing cover set the cam timing and then torque up the TTY pulley bolt without disturbing the cam timing and re assemble half the freeking engine. This is what you get to save a few pennies on some keyway machining. Now the hard part, how many Ford dealership workshop drones do you think are capable of doing this task without screwing up at least 1 of the processes. Ford had a recall on this engine to replace head gaskets and when I saw what was involved I predicted a world wide total catastrophe for owners. I was proved totally correct, it's been a nightmare for just about every one of the 27,000 owners involved. Not me fortunately. This is the modern corporate engineering philosophy in practice. personally if they offered and old style build engine at a premium cost I'd be the first to opt for that if for no other reason than a dealership mechanic would have less chance of screwing up any significant maintenance when it's required. Ciao
  2. The latest iteration of the V85 docc I believe and maybe the one before. Ciao
  3. Too late now for bbolesaz but for anyone else just make your own line when the Guzzi ones fail. Cheaper, and better quality and aesthetics. No it isn't hard to do. Ciao
  4. As usual the devil is in the detail as is the corporate mentality and philosophy. I'll keep my powder dry on this new bike until I see the specific finer details of the engine. The latest small blocks use a single piece rod with a slipper bearing and a pressed up crank with the cam drive sprocket integral to the crank. That tells me it's basically a disposable engine. Any significant issues and it's total replacement of major components which might be ok now but in years to come forget it. Distract everyone with the shiny stuff while you are making the stuff you can't see as cheap and cheerful and easy to make and cost effective for the manufacturer as possible. It's a design and corporate philosophy I don't like. Ciao
  5. Hmm, hunting tooth non integer gearset to the cam? I wonder. Ciao
  6. I guessed https://the-race.com/motogp/what-we-learned-from-ducatis-exposed-motogp-engine/ Ciao
  7. That's pretty much what Ducati use on their current MotoGP bike. An external large dia flywheel with adjustable/tuneable weights. There was a good view of it operating in the last GP when the fairing side panel flew off one of the Ducati's. Whats old is new again. I keep waiting for wire spoke wheels to return to MotoGP, some advantages there. Ciao
  8. Buy yourself a second hand airbox and refit it, they can be had for around $100. The mistral mufflers won't require any ecu re mapping at least not with the std airbox and filter. The best cross over by far is the Stucchi but they can only be had second hand now. Another option is from here. It's the same basic design as the Stucchi. They may just sell you a crossover. Make sure it's compatible with the std headers if you dont go for the whole system. https://shop.daes-mototec.com/de/Motor/Auspuffanlagen-10/DAeS-Auspuffanlage-konisch-D50x1-218-271.html Ciao
  9. https://ducati-gowanloch.com/shop/brakes/brembo-gp-p4-3034-piston-seal-kit/ Ciao
  10. Well Pete, if it doesn't have throttle bodies between the V with the headers on the opposite side and DOHC then they truly are Muppets. I don't think they're Muppets. Ciao
  11. Why not re chrome the original? Or this, been around for a few years now. Plenty of places do it and you can even get home kits. Looks as good as chrome and was developed to mitigate the environmental issues of traditional chrome plating. https://spectrachrome.com/ Ciao
  12. Looks very nice....except. I'm sorely missing the chrome tank panels. I'm if anything on the anti chrome committee but on some rare occasions it's mandatory. This is one of those occasions. Ciao
  13. I use a very light coat of Hylomar ( or rolls Royce compound if you like) on my sump gaskets. Ciao
  14. Its almost certainly the gasket leaking between the hole and the inner engine area. So the oil leaks past the gasket and into the bolt hole. The outer edge of the gasket looks fine because it's actually sealing, it's the inner edge of the gasket that's leaking and it's leak path is through the adjacent bolt hole. Pull the sump and replace the gasket and have a good inspection of the area and apply a little sealant to the spot if necessary. You could make sure the hole face is in good shape where the cap screw head seats and install a 6mm aluminium crush washer as a temporary/ permanent fix. Ciao
  15. Yep manipulation. You see from next year in Europe all new cars to be fitted with mandatory speed limiters and data loggers! Motorcycles, not yet but are in line as well. Combine that with forced phasing out of ICE vehicles and the end is nigh for car and bike enthusiasts. Ciao
  16. Litigation. You live in the land of Litigation. This is why Brembo don't make seal kits for their callipers or master cylinders anymore, fears that they will be installed wrongly by amateurs and they Brembo will be dragged into a court battle. I'd imagine Brembo USA and or their distributors would be of the same mind for some of the older stuff. All your likely to get is NOS. Ciao
  17. You know docc I've been having a conversation on another forum about such matters and the folly of the " as an owner I shouldn't have to get involved in any way shape or form with any of the technical matters concerning my bike" It's the manufacturers responsibility to take care of that and warranty. Well good luck with that I say. You may be very lucky but when it hits the fan at some point you'll pay the price of not at least having some reasonable familiarity with your bike or car in the technical sense. People actually think in the car and motorcycle world that skilled competent dealership mechanics are everywhere and it's just a matter of a quick phone call and a visit and your problems will be rectified. What I like about the people here is everyone takes it as a fact of ownership that you need to be technically aware of your machine. When I was young paying someone to work on your machinery wasn't really an option, who could afford that, so you developed skills and knowledge. Like pre ICE days when you relied on a horse to earn your living or for transport, most people couldn't afford a Vet so they learned how to care and husband the animal. Times it seems have sent people down a blind alley in some respects. Ciao
  18. Can you believe they fitted a downdraft Weber carb to this thing with foot long intake runners! God I thought the airbox removal/carb conversion mob we loonies but this has taken it to a new level. Ducati fitted a downdraft Weber to a few models back in the 80's and they never worked worth a damn on a motorcycle and they just gave up trying. Ciao
  19. Worn throttle body bushes don't help accurate setting of the TPS. See my thread on re bushing the throttle bodies. I also tie wrap throttle blade fully closed ( firmly but not too hard) when I set the TPS Ciao
  20. It will only change again when you tighten the mount screws down fully Ciao
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