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I'm not so enamored, nor prefer the early ones. But hey, *something* has to be there and get to all the attachment points...form follows function. I haven't looked close enough to ask whether the later style are cast or forged...I'm guessing cast. It appears by the picture that the earlier porkchops had a narrower swingarm through the pivot. I can't recall on the 'Sport whether they're flat, or widened, or in between. Ah, pic says wider;

I still have two you-pull-it junkyards nearby. The best one is "Snake Road Auto Salvage". Snake Road in South Florida wasn't, and isn't, a joke. My first car was a beat-up '66 MGB I bought for $35 in 1978. I shod it with bias-ply junkyard tires, and they really got attention drifting corners on the wire wheels.

My 'Sport is living in Georgia at the moment, so I don't have them side-by-side to compare. I'm going north shortly, perhaps I'll bring it home to answer some questions authoritatively.

It's a Dairyland expression.

I don't know why they'd be different, since the transmission is carried by the removable crosspiece, not the porkchop. The footpegs etc. don't care. Probably different part numbers but as you're well aware that can be nothing more than the shade of paint, or updating a radius on the forging. We'll see when they arrive.

The part number nor year was identified in the eBay listing, only "V11" but I took a chance because they were only about $35 in the door including shipping. They're very nice, clean, nuts are perfect. It's also possible if unlikely that the other pivot is in the transmission box, which I may see before the end of the month.

I ordered a set of 1100 Sport-i sideplates with pivot pins included from TLM. Either way they should work.

mine came with extras... didn't look at them very closely. Post up a pic of the good side and I'll see if I can match it.

TLM has one if you don't think you can get yours right https://en.tlm.nl/moto-guzzi-triumph/us-01410240-used-achterframe-v11-sport-rood

Tidbit for the archives- I bought a pair of V11 swingarm stub bolts on eBay.de, which came today. Unfortunately, they don't fit. They are the correct length in thread and stub, but the thread of my original pivot is ~20mm, and the newly arrived ones are ~22mm. I suppose it's possible that they are from a later model, a CARC or something, but only Pete might know that. I'm thinking they're the same as my '97 Sport 1100 and they got bigger along the way somewhere.

I had a close look at my frame/subframe, 2000 Red frame V11 and can say with certainty that the subframe is centered along the spine frame axis. It's never been unbolted, the bike has never been crashed and the center captive nut on the tail loop is clearly centered along the frame centerline.

Mine still has the little plastic bit under the end of it attached, I'll see tomorrow about removing it and trying to get an accurate measure to some meaningful points, or a clearer eye view at least.

One of the most important lessons I learned while working for H-D was "Don't put your taste in other people's mouths". Truly, compared to a same-year BMW, they're no less appealing. I don't care for the optics on either one; but I say that as I love my '04 GSA, which is as ugly as a boot heel.

for finding TDC on compression, that is the 'within 5 degrees' way I use a wooden dowel. Plenty stiff but soft enough to stop you breaking it off without damaging anything. But that shouldn't be necessary if your timing marks are visible, a bit of carb cleaner and a pencil eraser (do they still make them?) and see that both valves are loose.

Haven't taken the time to do anything yet, have to make the rounds up north starting this week so won't be home for a month.

I have INNOV front and rear camera set on my 'Sport. I did not have time to install cameras on my BMW prior to last summer's trip, but I had a helmet cam facing forward and missed the integrated system every day. I intend to have at the very least a single 360* camera mounted before the next big ride, probably the GTT. I have cameras in all of my cars now, as well. Unfortunate lesson learned; 2 years ago I got hydroplaned into and wrecked my beautiful '94 Chevy pickup. I had F&R cameras in that one as well, but the system wasn't known to me- and was a complete Chinese POS even though wonderful and expensive, because it filed recordings to the card every 30 seconds, and the G-shock system couldn't lock the file until it was written; because I turned the key off before the file was written, the *ONLY FILE* i needed in 2 years of recording was not saved, and I had no evidence. So I went to YouTube, viewed hundreds of crash videos, and bought Rexing brand for all my cars since they seem to have the most videos that actually made it to YT so their system is proven. They also have a tiny supercapacitor to keep the system alive if your battery disconnects or fails. The innov system on the Guzzi, iirc, writes the files to the card as it records. Oh, and yes, the fine Haitian gentlemen who so kindly helped pick up the pieces lied to the Trooper, who wrote the report as if he never even spoke to me, and reported 'accident, no fault' so I couldn't get paid. My passenger was a WA State prosecuting attorney, member in good standing of the Bar, and the BS went deep enough because the Troop didn't want a racial incident that my insurance paid me what they could, chased the other side for recompense of their own accord but in the end the bastards got away with it. I trust NO part of the justice system... Kicking this soapbox away before somebody declares me Elon Musk

Mine's apart but with the trans and swingarm out; it appears that the subframe is symmetrical along the frame spine axis.

^^ this Full synthetic oils are less prone to this as well. I remember back in the 1970s, Pennzoil brand was particularly bad for this; Pennsylvania crude oil is high in paraffin, and the wax emulsified with the water easier than non-paraffin crude extracts. The advent of synthetic oils put most of it to rest. So if you're using dinosaur dookie, try synthetic at the next change.

I still have a Buell race project sitting in the corner, though the class intended is 30 years gone. An 888cc single-cylinder layout. Still may make Bonneville some day. I roadraced a Buell for a season, good fun but nobody really knew how to sort them out in the '90s. An early S3 tourer is on my short list of acquisitions if I win the Irish Sweepstakes.

(Indian announces the end of FTR production) "The decision comes just as the bike that inspired it, Indian’s FTR750, is no longer eligible to compete in American Flat Track racing, ending a dominant run of eight consecutive Grand National and Manufacturer championships." Harley-Davidson has controlled the rules in Flat Track since before the original Indian company ended. Rather than develop a competitive engine, they adjust the competition to suit themselves. But when you are so far behind, eventually the money and the brains find a way- even the traditionally-less effective parallel twins have been in front of Harley's 1972 design.

Why would anyone want a 150HP 500 pound high-seat dirt-road bike? Well, BMW has pulled it off for decades, so it must be an easy market right? Oh and let's make it reminiscent of a Camel. Gotta keep those independent USA styling cues, right? The PROTOTYPE Livewire, basically a battery powered Sportster, had a ~90 mile range, expressly because the gas powered one did. There's not a single element of those prototypes H-D didn't shitcan out of stupidity. Nobody can argue that the big touring bikes are comfortable and capable. One can argue that they built the best of them 2 engine generations ago. More electronics is not the answer, it is much of the problem.

...and don't get me started on how they turned the stunningly beautiful VR1000 race bike into the V-Rod. Another thumb in the eye of wannabe H-D riders. Oh and their new 'ADV' bike. A visual POS.

That sounds harsh on the re-read, but I don't find anything to change lol

Before I say 'one of the best Fortnine breakdowns ever' and 'He's on point everywhere' I have to point out that probably due to youth and a dab of apathy, he's missed a couple relevant points that add to, but don't dispute, his analysis. H-D sold over 100,000 motorcycles in 1936, before WWII. They never achieved that number again until 1988. They bought half of Aermacchi in 1960, because they wanted a World Championship in a Euro theater, and brought the Sprint to the US- where it was a monumental failure. Before that, they had the Whizzer and the Topper; neither brought a significant number of new riders to the brand *in and of themselves*. So there was a basis for ignoring entry-level bikes. The real problem was the ability of the Company to manipulate politics; famously and obviously in flat-track racing, where only Honda was able to overcome H-D rulemaking via sanctioning body with fabulous engineering specifically targeted to the project. Pity Honda turned that into the PC800 instead of a decades-early Ducati Monster. So the Company became stereotypically ossified in executive mentality, a la IBM. Then Ford and GM, then all the auto companies, stood up internal Corporate financing, which put product and customer both to second consideration. Coupled with the death of Corporate legacy interest, and the coming of CEOs and executives who gave no shit for the legacy it's easy to see how they got here. And there's no indication it's changing. All the electric bicycles and hand-waving are nothing but a drowning man's flailing and grasping at straws. So Phil's correct, Fortnine spelled it out, and the only people who adhere to history and legacy are riding trikes or wheelchairs, or mouth-breathing gym-rat trust fund babies of the former.

Tell me you've never watched 'Two Lane Blacktop'. Seriously Next you'll say you don't have 'Dirty Mary Crazy Larry' or 'Vanishing Point' on DVD