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Mate, the rain stopped but temp stayed round 15 ish.... Perfect for a ride! But I got conned into taking the minister to the bi-annual Poowong market today, so the bike remains in the carport with her blanket.... bugger! At least the Burek ( Fried Turkish bread with mince and onion filling ) was great and a local band kept us entertained so it wasn't all bad.... Cheers

Seven months to South'n Spine raid XXI . . . no pressure. Hey, but pressure is what "pressure angles" do best!

Seems there was a bit of a re-party after all.

Ah, the Chinese syndrome... Well, I am partial with my wrath; everything got manufactured in China because companies wanted to make as much profit as possible by making it where man hours are cheaper. I have an annecdote. When I was based in Italy, I did a job close to a very well known Ceramic Italian brand. The Hotel where I was staying was full with asian people. I checked, and was told these people where being trained on the craft of making Ceramic, and later, they would start supplying the brand for the most common stuff, such as the ceramic tiles you have in your bathroom. They not only transferred the technology, but the machines too. All that spawned Chinese companies to start competing. During Covid, masks became a commodity; so much that countries realized that all those masks were only manufactured in China. Going back to motorcycles; most of the motorcycles are no longer made where the brand was born, to the exception of a few. All the Triumph sold in the USA are coming from Asia. The mighty BMW has some models made abroad. If I am not wrong, I think Moto Guzzi does the final assembly in Mandello del Lario, but I think the V100 engines maybe manufactured outside. KTM, we will know on February 25th, will transfer the majority of its manufacturing outside of Austria. So Rieju says they own Gas Gas now. Gas Gas used to be in KTM portofolio. What I disliked of the Chinese way to do business, is the obligation to share the technology. Initially, nobody really cared. My company used to manufacture our own proprietary tools in France. They quickly closed down the manufacturing center and exported everything to China. What they did not see coming, is Chinese companies competing for work using similar technology with different names. If they had kept the manufacturing in France, nothing of that would have happened. What I found hilarious, is the occidental world has lost the ability to innovate... did you know, that if you wanted to manufacture your EV batteries, all the machines and technology comes from China? this is now the opposite of what it used to be. Plus, they were smart in securing the rare earth required to make the batteries. I took China as an example, but India is also a target to get things at a cheaper cost. Motorcycles included.

I would find a way to fit the Staintunes. A wonderful, sonorous tune they sing.

And another thing: it is currently, admittedly in the middle of the night, about -5°C here, and the weather forecast is promising 0°C maximum daytime and down to -9°C minimum during the night for the next 4 or 5 days. So stop your whingeing, and get on your bike.

Besides the great relay tips above, I should clarify for you audiomick….low beam was not working as delivered. Recommended that I swap Pin 86 relay wires. With ignition off, high beam was permanently on. With ignition on, only the flasher (pass to flash) extinguished high beam. When green wire swapped from positive to negative, all lights started working as they should with ignition on. I realise there may be other faults - and will get to these - but at least I have a shot at registering the bike for the road now thanks to you guys… Sorry for any confusion caused….remembering all stages/steps not easy - my notes were pages worth! ha! Regards, tennitragic

Indeed it is. And this is so true: I think I got it, though, with the "flat in flatulence". "BMW: the "fff" in Furz seit 102 Jahren." Deepl.com gives this back: "BMW: the ‘fff’ in fart for 102 years." Works for me.

My V11 Sport crossover was replaced under warranty for a baffle that came loose inside. Not sure what could be accomplished with a couple well placed sheet metal screws . . . The stock cans from the 1100 Sport should be "really close", but the headers and crossover less likely because of the different gearboxes.

It's the leaves. To most of the world it looks like the end of riding season, but here in S. FL. it's just the Live Oaks pushing off the old leaves with new, and the massive amount of pollen that comes with it. That's only 2 days worth.

Bit like mine ... Sulking under cover in the carport! I wasn't gunna ride in 40 degree heat last week so she'll have to wait till next one for a gallop. And you wouldn't read about it, it's 13 and raining today! You can't say we lack variety in weather down here eh, so fingers crossed I get a ride in next week. Cheers Cheers

Since it's the middle of winter for many here, and I have an entire motorcycle to assemble from baskets, I thought I'd feed the bears. It came with afak all the parts except exhaust cans...now we get to the quibbles. The stock crossover has had whatever is inside it trying to get outside it. I might just cut it open to see what's in there, and have it welded back shut, but I know me and that won't last forever even if successful. I have a complete Staintune system in the box on the shelf... but this bike isn't yet pretty enough to deserve that. Quibbles; will 1100 Sport stock cans fit the V11 stock crossover? Will a Staintune V11 system fit a 1100 Sport-i? Mistral crossovers are different for these two bikes, and I'm wondering about the space under the transmission, whether either can be used for the unintended fitup, or both, or neither. Of course I'll be able to answer all these questions when I get the bike on the lift and the transmission back in hand, but I'm tired of cleaning the garage and doing a little evening Navel-gazing.

lt is not "repartee", but "répartie". It sounds a lot better;

After a night's sleep and a look at the wiring diagramm, that actually makes sense. With the high / low beam switch on low, the coil in the high beam relay was getting 12 V through the incorrectly connected green wire, and finding it's earth through the high beam indicator lamp, thereby closing the relay and allowing high beam to light up. Pressing the "flash to pass" closed the connection to put 12V on the other end of the coil in the relay. 12 V at both ends = no potential difference across the coil, so the relay opened, extinguishing the light.

Won't fit I don't believe. Not only is the transmission different and will get in the way but the engine is also offset in the V11 Sport compared to the 1100 Sport. Phil

The big advantage is for the consumers, or, let's say this is what Ducati says. The dreadful Desmo valves adjustment that can only be done by a Ducati dealer was expensive. But Ducati is also able to sell the same bikes at a premium, while cutting costs. Manufacturing a Desmo engine is more expensive. Besides, if you take away the nobility of the desmo engines, there is no longer an advantage. The improvement in technology and metallurgy have obsoleted the Desmo. None of the Ducati MotoGP use it. It is kind of the end of an era for us.

Well, if you do insist on living in Gippsland.

I feel I should pull those two posts up again. If what @Weegie meant with "high beam bulb" was the high beam indicator in the dashboard, the answer is of course "Yes, it could". As I read that post, I still had the original problem as being with the low beam in my mind, as described in the opening post. After Tennigtragic swapped the green wires on the relays and the problem moved to the high beam, the high beam indicato light became part of the circuit and provided, of course, a path to earth.

I've often thought that if I were able to have a second bike it'd be a big ( ish ) single. A 500 Bullet but they discontinued them so maybe a Himalayan 450 or even the newer 650 twin in teal which bears a passing resemblance to a bullet. Or a Triumph 400 single or a Vitpilen 401 ...I kinda like these especially in white! Any of these would be great for a wee blat round the back-roads here which are remarkably like UK country lanes / roads. All conjecture I'm afraid as the minister wouldn't have a bar of it..... Cheers

Translating idioms from one language to the next is one of the most challenging task a human tranlator could face. The litteral meaning has nothing to do with the intended one. For example, in French we used to say "les carottes sont cuites" to say "it's over and done with". The litteral translation means "the carrots are cooked". There are some expressions which are used by English speaking people, sometimes as is, or other times, modified; Dèja-vu: mispronounced because the "U" in "vu" is said like "ou" in "you". A tout à l'heure: toodeloo (for see you later, in the real meaning that "I will see you again in a while", not like a separation greeting. Double sens: this one for some reason is translated into "double entendre". I find it odd. The meaning is the same, but double sens is on point to mean something can be interpretated differently. "Flair"; which I have recently seen spelled "flare". Typically, a virtue that some people have to "detect" whatever is not obvious to everybody. This is derived from a dog's ability to identify from scent. "Il a du flair". There are so many expressions we sometimes use without knowing their roots.

Lots of different flavours available, not only manufacturer but type. I have a similar mod on one of mine, now redundant as a H4 LED bulb is installed. I just used some spare Panasonic mini relays I had to hand (similar in size and form factor as the OEM relays on the bike). As long as they are 12V and 20A or greater current capacity with a normally open contact they'll be more than up to the job. Diodes on the relay coils shouldn't be necessary for the application. What I would do is what @audiomick already suggested and purchase not only relays but also bases. Makes the job neater, the terminals more secure and if anything went wrong a damm site easier to change out.

I think my definitive guide to rollerisation is posted here. It covers which models the factory say were flats but experience says some later than listed 2012 engines were still flat tappet. I’ve never heard of a 2013 plated bike with flats. In my experience unless a flat tappet motor is really ‘Ridden to Death’ rollerisation fixes the problem safely and effectively. For the layman I would say yes, seek out a post-‘12 model but as someone who has more experience than most of this issue I would say there is nothing to fear from a flattie engined bike as long as it was addressed when first the problem was detected via either noise or inspection. If it’s just some poorly maintained and neglected dunger that has been owned by Cletus the pig-f*cker and maintained by his seven toed cousin from the next holler over I’d say run a mile but there are numerous ‘Tell Tales’ that are easily checked on inspection that will enable you to easily identify if it’s likely to be a ‘Good-‘un’ or a ‘Bad-‘un’. Probably time I did a proper write up on that. Personally my opinion is that if you’ve ridden a properly tuned and mapped 8V you’d never look at a 2V the same way again.. And don’t get all ‘In my face’ over the odd numbering nomenclature. It’s just the way it is. Get over it. Even I’ve managed to…..

"looks like the beginning of a beautiful relationship"

I just put that through deepL.com, just for fun to see what comes out. This was translated as this and putting that back through to English, it gave me this Funnier in German, but still good in English, I reckon.

Somehow, she looks sulky and bored to tears.

I really liked the look of the R9T Racer and sounds like yours is just so mate....Nice But yeah, no BMW has the soul / character of a Guzzi! Cheers

Will do; planned another track day again in April Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk

Well done, that man. Carry on!

Beating a speed triple😀

Worth 12 minutes of your time. Phil

"Off our rockers? Actin' crazy?"

I have fond childhood memories of my parents partying (late at night) listening to Fleetwood Mac. Lindsey Buckingham-