Pressureangle
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Yeah so left the bike out in the rain yesterday, and made it about 3 miles today before the sputs started. Order new cap, clean fuel system.
"A bought lesson's better'n a giv'd one any day"- Uncle Ford-
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I stopped at a scenic overlook on the Cherohola Parkway (I think the 2019 spine raid?) and there was a guy with a Motus. I talked with him for a few minutes- he said basically the bike was everything you would expect and 99% of what you'd hope for. He disappeared pretty quickly too, I had no idea it wasn't a production bike at the time.
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Awesome. Wish I'd been able to make it; Try again next year.
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33 minutes ago, swooshdave said:
@Pressureangle What's the tipping point for another run?
There was never a question about when, only about how many. It'll take a minute to run through the quoting process, as materials, supply chain, and labor rates have all increased substantially since the first batch. I'm already on it.
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The closest DG ride to me is 3 hours. Pity.
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2 hours ago, al_roethlisberger said:
As an aside: If we have a "how to" replace the universal joints thread posted somewhere in the forum it may be helpful to put the link to that discussion in this thread for posterity and reference since this will come up in searches as a top match for the topic
My 'Sport driveshaft is different from the V11 shaft, and getting the old joint out was something I need Pete Roper's sailor's vocabulary to describe. I had to push the caps out of one yoke as far as possible, reach in with a brand-new diameter cutoff wheel, cut a leg off and then wedge the first cap out by prying in the cut. I won't do that again short of an imminent failure, and bought a good used shaft to put in place when that happens.
Docc, how did your change go?-
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14 minutes ago, Tomchri said:
Had to ask, they are very solid for sure. Perfect fit.
Coud they be made thinner?
Cheers Tom.
That was discussed- Pete said there were some cracking failures in early prototype plates; I don't recall the specifics about materials and thicknesses but these are made so there is no question about durability. I did install longer bolts with mine.
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3 hours ago, activpop said:
Technomec supplies parts for farming implements. My contact there says this is their busiest time of year as winter has ended and farming is in full swing. I'm told they only sell 10 of these units a year on average. No clue to what they are used for. Maybe farmers with V11's?
Well, I got nothin'. There's another joint very very close to these dimensions- maybe 2 millimeters bigger- that is possibly the most common joint on the planet for farm implements. Why Mother Goose chose to use something 2mm less than common beats me.
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9 hours ago, activpop said:
I have received another order...I cleaned them out. They will order more but they wont get them for three months. I have a pair or two up for grabs if anybody is in need. PM's please.
It never occurred to me before to ask, why do they stock these in Canada *at all*?
I was not able to discover any other vehicle but some obscure Russian 4x4 ATV that uses this size. Curious.-
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33 minutes ago, swooshdave said:
My friend will take one.
@Pressureangle Maybe not 50 this time but I bet 10-15 would go pretty fast. Of course I may have said that about the 50...
More than one person told me I was insane to make 50 and that they'd never sell.
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Are the flywheel bolts symmetrical on the crank? Many manufacturers offset one hole so you can't change the orientation even if you want to.
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25 minutes ago, guzzler said:
G'day mate
It's about time I got one of these too!
I'll take one.
Cheers Guzzler
Ps when ready how do I pay for it now that Paypal is no go?
Could I just email my credit card details to you?
You're a day late; I'm out. I'll have more made as soon as I figure out the costs and quantities.
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Sorry to report that my last plate has been sold. I had 50 plates made, and it took 4 years to use them all; I can have them made at any time, but every plate sold is one less needed and these bikes are getting older and fewer every day so I have to consider how many to have made again. Certainly the price of manufacture and material will have gone up, and there is a minimum quantity for economy which I also have to discover.
So at this point I will ask that anyone interested PM me and leave a reply here to start a list so I have some idea how to move forward with the next batch.-
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28 minutes ago, docc said:
@Pressureangle question . . .
The fairing, yeah... too easy. 2 screws in the front sides, 2 in the tank ends, and the mirrors. The tricky part is getting it past the forks; turn the forks fully to one side or the other, and stretch anxiously. It's a bit easier if you have the tank off but not much. Putting it back on has the additional PITA of coupling the intake hoses. Overall it's very simple if a little aggro.
FWIW next time my front's off I'll take the advice of others to replace the axle pin nut with a common hex nut.-
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7 hours ago, ColdandWet said:
Ridiculously old, but I am looking for a new fuel cap. Would it be safe to say that the one of these caps fit properly on a 2004 V11 CafeMoto Guzzi?
My fuel cap no longer locks properly and I have fiddle around with it long enough and I am tired of water getting inside. thanks!!
My fuel cap is a leaky rat also, I wonder if it's the same as later V11s.
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On 4/26/2023 at 5:59 PM, al_roethlisberger said:
I wonder if there would be any advantage to putting the plate on an EV?
I mean I won't be doing any wheelies, but I can see people climbing steep mountain roads under acceleration, sooo
I asked Pete Roper about plates for the old square sumps, he said it's of no value except perhaps in the most extreme racing scenarios.
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I bought a Pit Bull stand locally on FB marketplace. It works great. I have no front stand.
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2 hours ago, KINDOY2 said:
ok..didnt listen to it..
Subliminal co-inkidink
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11 hours ago, KINDOY2 said:
?
"Anti-Fascist Blues" opens with the riff from Rivers's "Memphis".
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6 hours ago, KINDOY2 said:
Caught that lead-in on ScooRoo's Blues, eh?
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2003 was the middle of 5 years of not owning a motorcycle. The only time since before I had a driver's license.
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1 hour ago, GuzziMoto said:
That is enough to both put the stand down and flip it up? The Daytona stand has basically nothing as I recall, but I am not looking at it now.
It is with a 33" inseam and good ankle flexion. Just. One day I'm going to make a proper stand that fastens elsewhere.
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55 minutes ago, GuzziMoto said:
My Daytona also has the auto-retract side stand. It is seriously annoying. But if I eliminate it I need to add a bracket to the side stand so I can manually retract it. The auto-retract side stand lacks a bracket like the V11 Sport side stand has. I have thought about bending up a bracket like the V11 Sport bracket and welding it onto the stock Daytona stand. What did you do?
The Sport has a small peg sticking up from the foot, about 2" long. It's a stretch to get at.
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11 hours ago, p6x said:
Zero is the number of times I attempted to start my bike while in gear; including kick starter.
Zero is the number of times I forgot to fold the the side stand.
I know, suffice one time to mule over the: "how could I forget it".
I wish I had a nickel for every time I forgot a sidestand. I was conflicted about removing the auto-retract feature from my 'Sport, but it's been on the ground 4 times due to the auto-retract, and zero times from hitting the stand while moving. So off it went. Starting in gear, not so common but pretty familiar also. :/
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Coil mounts
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For what it's worth, when I have to glue something important that's rubber- particularly to metal- I use 3M weatherstrip & emblem adhesive. I can't say I've had failures with Shoe Goo or Gorilla Glue, but I feel better using a product with these specific materials in mind.