MartyNZ

A saying from old timers who worked on Pratt and Whitney radial engines; "if you can read a part number on chips in the filter, its time to pull the engine" Not helpful I know, but a great story. 😀

I think your plan to fill and test is a good one. That is what I would do, except for the analysis. There is always a tiny fuzz of steel on the magnet, so analyzing the oil probably won't be able to distinguish between normal wear and serious damage. Debris on the magnet are your best tell. Signs of damage are: -Noise; whining, howling, grinding. -debris on drain plug chip detector magnet. -Serious wear can show as clunking between drive/overrun (hard to distinguish from gearbox dog clearance). -Gear teeth turning blue (pinion gear always goes first).

Is that a steam hammer behind the bike?

You are not the first person to ask that question. See: https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/topic/22336-what-is-the-extra-sump-plug-for/#comment-256978

@cash1000 and I put a remote breather on our gearboxes for just that reason. See pictures: A spray flap is a good idea too. https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/topic/31139-transmission-problem-shift-bendix-any-ideas/page/2/#findComment-299737

If you search for "conformal coating" you will see many products that offer a protective, breathable coating of thin polymeric film that does exactly what you want. Then you can immerse the bike again and it will still start. 😄

I noticed that Hungarian hotels charge city taxes, tourist taxes, and GST, so the USA taxes are not that unusual. What bothered me in US (other than tipping) was the tax added at the till for small retail purchases. The tax varied by county, so it was hard to have exact change ready to pay. If I handed over a larger note, then by the end of the day I had a pocket full of useless little coins, and $1 notes.

Diodes 4 & 5 block reverse current flowing to the regulator, so unless the charger exceeds 200 volts, I see no reason to disconnect the battery during charging the battery while connected. I do it all the time. There is a situation where jump starting can damage a regulator of an alternator which has variable field current, like most cars. The supply vehicle regulator can see a low voltage since the connection to the flat battery causes the entire system voltage to go low. The suppling regulator raises output of the supply alternator armature current. If the jumper cables are disconnected in ths situation, then for a very short instance, the alternator output voltage spikes as the armature current settles down to a normal value. That momentary spike can damage the solid-state components in the supply vehicle regulator. The damage is at a microscopic level, and takes several weeks before the regulator totally fails. Since the V11 is disconnected at the instant of the spike, and has a permanent magnet armature, the V11 regulator cannot be harmed by jump starting. So charging a connected battery with the appropriate charger cannot harm the regulator. Jump starting can harm the V11 battery (not the regulator) if you directly connect a large 12v battery directly to the bike with heavy current cables. It is possible to exceed 150 amps charging, which can damage the bike battery.

Attached are some extracts from an A320 FCOM. Depending on hardware config and software version, the CRJ is likely to be similar. As the aircraft is on final approach, TCAS RAs are inhibited/downgraded to TAs if windshear alert, stall warning, GPWS alert, are given, or aircraft is below 1000ft. Experts have determined that ignoring windshear alert, stall warning, or GPWS alert are more likely to have a bad outcome, than downgrading a Resolution Advisory to a Traffic Advisory. Also, the flight crew don't need to be annoyed by RA alerts caused by aircraft landing on a parallel runway. TAU = Time to intercept, the ratio between the distance that separates both aircraft, and the sum of their speed. AGL = Above Ground Level. GPWS = Ground Proximity Warning System.

Here's the picture to go with Phil's comment.

You can paint the old cover. On mine I needed to fill and sand the pock marks caused by road grime, then you can do a good paint job with a rattle can. If you can't find or afford the eagle badge on the cover, then no one will notice that it is missing.

Well, yes it is for most countries. Even the British who invented pounds, feet, hogsheads, barleycorns and leagues have largely abandoned the Imperial units and adopted metric. I was in a Boeing class on aircraft structures, and I asked the instructor if Boeing would ever adopt the metric system like Airbus, ATR, Embraer, Comac, Fokker, Antonov did. He said "the US system will gradually be adopted by the rest of the world". He seemed dismayed when I told him that there is only 3 countries that have not adopted metric. Or is it 2 now?

...and make extra certain that the regulator is well grounded.

Molly, have you read this? https://www.onthrottle.co.nz/post/nz-s-mandatory-motorcycle-abs-what-is-exempt-and-what-isn-t There are possible ways to avoid the NZ ABS requirements. 12 months ownership, or no ABS V11s were ever made.

I drilled half of the pucks in my bike back in Mar 2018. Six drilled pucks, with the remaining cavities empty. The difference was barely noticeable, but I liked the idea of lowered shock loads on splines/gears/dogs. I have not felt the need to revert to standard over the last 6 years. https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/topic/30472-rear-wheel-for-tire-change/#findComment-286089