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    Strange goings on

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    well it may or may not be pertinent to your troubles, but i had dreadful fuel consumption once that i eventually realised was due to a nasty crack in the exhaust near the lambda sensor (crossover area).  So maybe check that whilst you’re scanning about?

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    Rear shock: which way round?

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    9 minutes ago, GuzziMoto said:

    Sure, but a 1200cc Buell will easily loft the front wheel with all that torque. You just have to ride it accordingly. The V11 is likely just as fast, but the low end power of the Harley engine in the Buell will pull out stumps.

    The V11 engine is something of a mid-range beast. It doesn't need to rev as high as some twins to make power, but it also doesn't have the low end power that a big twin can have. Perhaps it is the best compromise. But that Buell with the torque it had and the handling just this side of a TZ250, it was great. Sadly, it had issues keeping internal fluids internal.

    dig it.
    mine’s leaking though… ☹️

    Re-assembling the Tranny Pre Selector Assembly

    in Technical Topics

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    On 9/13/2023 at 2:32 AM, Lucky Phil said:

    Pretty much. I did a how to post years ago. It's all pretty straight forward. High points

    Don't attempt to adjust the main eccentric adjuster on the bike. It's a bench adjustment only despite what people do.

    The shift returns spring on the stop plate assy can be installed upside down. When installed wrongly the spring arm rubs on the cover

    The pawl arm over travel stop if adjustable should be .60mm clearance at the minimum point in the travel

    Fit a scudd needle roller to the detent drum

    Fit a Chuck spring

    Check the pawl arm is straight and fine finish the contact faces.

     

    Phil 

    cheers for your write-up on the gearbox phil- got me thru it.

    It was only after i re-re-read it that i realised i should’ve draw-filed the bearing surfaces- i polished them but probably put a slight radius on them.
    Working bloody lovely though now 🙂. Makes me appreciate the v11 setup as when it’s good it’s very good.  I got a vfr400 this year and the action thru the box is no comparison. Which i wouldn’t have expected as when i saw inside the v11 guts it looked so… agricultural?

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    Rear shock: which way round?

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    On 9/19/2023 at 8:53 PM, GuzziMoto said:

    Almost. I had a Buell X1, one of the best bikes I ever owned when it was running right. That thing was wicked. I loved it.

    had a blast on a pals uly once, i kept hitting the end of the revs cos i was used to the v11.  I love that the guzzis have that extra 2 thousand revs- really feel good in comparison

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