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Guy Went well in France and very comfortable! Since back the alternator has failed (warranty job) and I 've had the latest maps uploaded - makes the low speed throttle response much smoother and sorts out the hunting/surging at 3000rpm. I've done 2 more UK trips with wife on the back - very successful. See you've bought an ST - how's that performing? Phil

Bruce It's just a small ball joint (try Google) with M5 (I think) threads. You will need to file/grind off the old one revitted to the lever connected to the throttele body very carefully. Phil

There is a 'cut-out' in one side of the bearing spacer which enables you to get a drift to gain purchase on the bearing outer. Can't remember which side the cut out is on (could be turned round) but the drift needs to be 6-8 mm in diameter. Hope this helps/makes sense. Phil

This is the horrible 'plastic' ball joint and the original is riveted to the plate attached to the injector. I assume that to replace it with a threaded item you would need to drill out the old one from ther plate and bolt the replacement to it? Phil

The frame mounting points are quite high up on the timing casing - should be the same on all V11 models. I'm afraid the paint does come off particularly where hit be insects/road debris etc. I've already had my rocker covers resprayed once (doesn't effect performance though ). Phil

I sat on the same bike at the show and still have a 2000 year green V11Sport in the garage. I don't think I'll ever sell it!! Phil

Had a pint at Widdup on Saturday night - very nice!!!! Phil

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If you're travelling solo then the Ventura system seems to work well on the V11 - I,ve been using their system with rack and grab handle for normal riding and it looks quite neat. Phil

My T3 used to be exactly the same - never figured out whether it was ejecting or burning the 'excess' though. Phil

I have used plain red Hamerite for the frame - seems to match quite well. Phil

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Welcome aboard! I'm definitely up for a meeting next year - will try out the tent/bar properly!! Hope everyone I met at this year's meet is well and keeping the shiny side up. Phil

Suggest you try Teo Lamers in Holland (deatails on home page of this site) and Agostini's in Mandello. Good luck Phil

Pete You lighten my day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good luck with the trip to the USA by the way - hope the pervert is not too deeply covered in the brown and smelly Phil

R-B, I think this refers to the 1100 Sporti models with the old 5-speed box which does benefit from Pete's shimming fix . V11 Sports have their own list of 'oddities' (dependant on year/luck - mines a 2000, only replaced a neutral switch so far ignoring the recall ) most of which are covered by this board. Phil

Jason Have a look at the Oz wheels on the Ghezzi & Brian website (I suspect that very deep pockets will be needed). Phil

Jack To remove the piston from either master cylinder you need to use a thin bar as a punch from the banjo connection end. The piston is retained by a compressed ring not a circlip - you need to give the punch a good thump with a hammer to push the ring out. You will need a new piston/seal assembly whcih should be available as a service item. Getting the old piston out is relatively easy - getting the new compression ring to seat squarely is the difficult bit - a special tool would help a lot. Good luck! Glad my last post helped - great to be the dude (sorry dlaing). Phil

Jack I'm currently rebuilding a V50 Monza and one thing I found that would seriously reduce performance was the advance mechanism in the points was seized onto it's shaft - worth checking if you havn't already. Bust of luck Phil

Not only do the Mistrals sound great but theu are also considerably lighter than stock. They also look more appropriate on the bike (I think the stock silencers are heavy looking and ugly). Ride safely Phil UK