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I hate being a gadfly, or worse yet stupid, but well here I am... My Sporti had a boxful of tar when I got it. During the cleanup I removed the box and cleaned it completely. I was surprised to find enough new oil back in it after the first 300 mile highway trip that I investigated pretty good; I found no trace of oil or dampness at the breather inlet nor evidence of oil on the air filter. In fact the breather inlet has a little track of white dust and rust. I was thinking the oil is actually blowback from the inlet valve guides. Thoughts? Who has checked the amount of oil in the airbox vs. vehicle miles/distance ridden/speed etc? If my theory is correct there should be more oil in bikes with more miles, bikes with big cams, bikes ridden with the throttle open farther more often, bikes ridden at high speeds.

RC cola and Moon Pies.

We'll see how it pans out. I'm a bit of a desert rat- I'd much rather be hot than cold, so my primary weather consideration is the Montana mountains. But yeah, OK in the summer isn't exactly a riding Mecca.

Hm. For $20 I'd like some manufacturer and warranty information. I can't find any pressure/flow chart for any of these pumps. They have a very small volume requirement relative to automotive pumps, yet are not much smaller in size. For 100hp should need only 10gph, and the smallest automotive pump I can find is about 35gph. I may have to do some testing...Anybody have a fuel pressure regulator laying around?

Cheaper. Nice web site chooser too. https://www.highflowfuel.com/ag-1313565.1313653.1315228.1317411.1313567-motorcycle-scooter-1997-moto-guzzi-1100-sport-inj-bj-efi.html

Any 12vdc pump that delivers correct volume and pressure will work. It seems that somewhere I saw that particular Quantum pump listed as a direct replacement. That's the one I was thinking of ordering. I'll have to research specifications and warranty.

Alas. Somewhere in the ~3TB of crap I've collected over ten years and 3 computers is a vid of the first startup, but I never have made a proper one of the Charger. I only have a crap one of the 1100 by the phone, at idle. The car is trapped in the garage by my Son's travel trailer at the moment, but I'll get out the GoPro for the bike and give the car a snort, it should be started and warmed up anyway.

Painful. I don't understand the question? What I mean by ride-along is, if I'm passing through your area and you have some nice riding roads, or just want to put in some miles towards my next destination, that'd be cool.

I'm planning a very long trip this summer, if I prove I can stay on the bike long enough- so far so good. I don't have a schedule yet, but If you're near the route and might like to have lunch or a ride-along, pin yourself in Yellow on the map. I'll be staying West, FL/Dallas/OK/CO/MT/WA then returning down the coast through the SW. http://j.mp/2DMOWhB

My new-to-me '97 1100 Sport i has ~21k miles on it. I've been through all the electrics, replaced the cam sensor, TPS, remade connections and replaced all the relays. New hoses through the entire fuel system. Everything seems fine. Except for that one single time, in the driveway after a cleaning when the pump didn't start, and a light whack with a screwdriver handle set it going. Now I'm nervous, and I'll likely just replace the pump. It's 20 years old, even though low mileage and is out front in the air. What's the group experience with external pump life?

505" RB with Holley dual quad EFI, A/C, cruise control, Hemi 4-speed with Passon aluminum case, Gear Vendors Overdrive, 3.55 gears for touring 4.10 for fighting. Torque converters are for construction equipment.

Irving Vincent.

Sooo... Docc picked this out of my photos. I've owned it since I was 18. Found it in Alabama in front of a trailer park for $300 in 1980. Drove it home to Michigan with no brakes to speak of. Drove it 'ratty muscle car' style for decades, finally gave it the love it deserves in 2011 and did two Hot Rod Power Tours in it.

I'll have to measure the wire, source it, unwind the coil and count turns then re-wind it and solder it in place. Pretty fine work. My broken wire was the one from the inside of the coil, broke right close to the coil wrap where it peeks out the side. Had it been the outside wire I'd have given up one turn and had plenty to work with.

Dan Stern (linked above) supplied the bulb and ceramic lamp plug, which will not melt or distort from the additional heat. FWIW I only use the high beam at night, with no oncoming traffic so use is limited to cooler running. Also, adding relays increases voltage which reduces current on the plug.

I installed a 100/55 H4 in the LM 1000, but upgraded the socket, wiring, added relays for H&L beams, and the lens is actually glass. It's positively magnificent. I'm not so happy with the '97 Sport, the lens is plastic, getting hazy, and I'm not confident a 100w high beam won't injure it. I'll be looking into changing the lamp assembly, possibly to the same one as the '85 LM.

Resto pics; https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipP6lOTNerG1sbqs9QkvBwZIQSc6AvZKZD28FDiehtuVaPt8g8hU3yUGBNH2MFwddQ?key=MTgwQ05SWlZyeW9scDZIdHNHdUw4Z2NIaXptWnZR

Do your homework; http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/Hid/conversions/conversions.html