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6 minutes ago, Lucky Phil said:
HMB Guzzi, Stein Dinse.
Ciao
Thanks.
Now this is turning into a sensor thread.
The failed sensor I bought the bike with was swelled badly enough that it was hard to remove. I wonder if that's something that could push the sensor tip nearer the trigger, without actually failing the sensor. -
10 hours ago, Lucky Phil said:
I wouldn't leave it with 0.002" clearance myself. Or is that 0.020".
Ciao
2 things here- First, it's been that way for ~15k miles and there's no evidence of contact.
Second, my measurement is imperfect. I used a feeler gauge, and the tip of the sensor is not perfectly flat so the 'sensor' part is slightly retracted from the edges. Also, I didn't have the gear on so there's some possibility that the trigger was not in perfect alignment as it is tightened.
I *think* I checked it when I replaced the sensor when I first got the bike by the normal 'remove the spacer and test' method, but I don't recall distinctly. I'm quite familiar with trigger and wheel inductive sensors; the spec for all of them is usually .025" plus or minus .005". The signal strength decreases by the square of the distance, so closer is better; the clearance is not for signal but rather for imprecision in tolerance such as out of round or crank flex, or in the case of wheel speed sensors, debris collection. So yes there would be a concern if it was a new install, but proof's in the pudding and I'd worry more about causing some running change than suddenly contacting the trigger.
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On 6/26/2021 at 5:09 PM, docc said:
Heads-up, SpineRaiders: @Blueboarhound stayed at The Lodge at Tellico a few days ago. Walt told him there is another group at The Lodge during SSR XVII and there are three rooms left. Not sure about garage space, but we can generally get two or three Guzzis in one space.
Pretty sure HondaScott is still riding down from upstate NY and would like to split a room. He offered to send the money up front. If anyone has a spot for him, PM me for contact info.
Have you called Walt and asked him to reschedule the other group?
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Rather than start a new thread, I'll just append to this one.
I've installed my Caruso gears, I'll add a sound file if I can figure out how to do that after it's on the ground.
I was surprised at how much sludge was in the bottom of the front chaincase. I'm now installing my own Roper Plate, we'll see what the bottom of the pan looks like.
Also, I discovered that my cam sensor clearance is...frighteningly close. .002" or so, but with zero witness marks on the sensor after 15k miles I'll not touch it.Whoopsy- imagine my surprise when I actually got the centerpunch and drill straight enough to save the original threads.
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7 hours ago, po18guy said:
"And now at-home servicing by Amazon!!!"
Hey, if Amazon makes a deal with them, Piaggio will be required to actually produce the parts they catalog and deliver them before the next generation of bikes is released.
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I've made my reservations.
Now on to my Roper Plate and Caruso timing gears.-
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A comparable H-D (aluminum, post '85) Sportster 883 has no problem making as much power as a Moto Guzzi with nothing more than a change of camshaft and replacing the EPA noise-restricting intake and exhaust with something that works. Our racing 883's limited to valve jobs, air cleaners, jetting and exhaust changes *always* made 61rwhp, and with careful attention to details could make 65rwhp with the razor-sharp narrow stock camshaft.
So the ultimate answer to your question is, H-D traded HP for sound and road feel, and paid a price to the EPA for noisy valve gear as well.-
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My 1100Sporti had a bad phase sensor when I bought it, which took a minute to sort out. I had precisely the same symptoms, that is it ran great just about far enough to be a real pain walking back then quit. At first it was intermittent loss of power, intake spitting, then quitting and restarting after a short cool-off. It got worse until eventually I was afraid to leave the garage with it. Eventually it became obvious that the problem presented with heat, and some forum investigation led me to pull the sensor and ohm it cold and hot- sure enough, a heat gun made the sensor open right about the temperature I measured at the engine case (don't recall that number at the mo) So you can be certain with the tried-and-true 1960's British Coil Hot Check. Hair dryer, IR temp gun, and ohm meter.
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Head temp is a direct function of exhaust gas temperature. So the nearest you can get to measuring that, is measuring the header pipe right at the head.
I'd suggest that balancing the throttle bodies will bring it closer, and now I've got the madness to use EGT to bring my throttles into perfect balance after the static method.-
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On 2/25/2021 at 5:19 PM, footgoose said:
Thanks for the candor (and tact). I'm with you completely on all this but wouldn't have a source for HCQ or Ivermectin. If I contract I'll just ask the Doc for it. What "style/form" of melatonin are you using. I took it long ago for a sleep aid but found that it woke me up about 4 hrs in. I guess I could take it in the morning. Allergies foul my lungs so I look forward to trying this. I take 2000iu D daily since forever, bumped to 3000 the last couple months with the related research. Emergen-C almost daily. Zinc when I feel something coming on.
I bought a tube of horse ivermectin (good for 1200lb) on Amazon for $6.00. Apple flavored. The arithmetic isn't hard, but Ivermectin has no side effects or overdose concerns, so you don't have to get to the third decimal on dosage. Since it's off-label usage, there is no quantification for what is effective to my knowledge. I started taking 5mg melatonin by gummies, but have pills also; it doesn't seem to matter what form, although the gummies seem to work faster for sleep if you let them melt in your mouth. I worked my way up to 20mg for about 3 months, but I did discover that I woke more during the night so I backed up to 10mg, where I'm happy now and probably saturated.
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I don't usually touch this subject in the wild, but I'll stick this out there. I did a lot of homework, read a lot of medical and white papers and here's what I've discovered. Disclaimer; the Medical Industrial Complex does not endorse this statement.
Melatonin. early research into why age was such a significant contributor to mortality found that Melatonin uses the same ACE-2 receptors that COVID attaches to. Kids have a ton of natural melatonin, after 40 we make far less, and less as we age. Melatonin blocks COVID from attaching. I take 20mg before bed every night; discussing with a friend who has an unspecified congenital lung condition, she and her pulmonologist discovered that 20mg/day of melatonin is actually a known therapy for her condition. I'll save space and tell you that I and a few friends also discovered a marked improvement in lung capacity and ease of breathing after a month. You will feel like a 15 year old kid who sleeps all day for a while. YMMV.
Vitamin D. Get it from the sun if you can. Sweat in the sun and don't wash it off for 3-4 hours. UV rays convert cholesterol in your sweat into Vit-D and you reabsorb that as a lotion; this mechanism is important to know, as the reaction takes place mostly on the surface, not in the skin so if you wash it off you get far less effect.
Zinc. Zinc kills apparently nearly all viruses. But to do that it must be inside your cell walls, so you need to have a steady appropriate diet. Hydroxychloroquine has been in the news since day 1, but nobody wanted to say why; HCQ is an anti-parasitic, but in an unrelated mechanism chemically transports zinc to inside the cells. Even better, Ivermectin does the same, costs less, can be found everywhere (without prescription if you use veterinary Ivermectin and can do the math on dosage). I have apple-flavored horse Ivermectin, $6. I'll take it only if I get infected, though it has been around for 70 years and has zero side effects.
I use Airborne or Emergen-C daily. Airborne works so provably well that the US Military has a NSN part number for it.
I'll not be vaccinated under any circumstance, but that's a different and less friendly thread.-
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...Took the 11 month old Odyssey PC545 back to the store under warranty.
This is the first Odyssey I've ever had fail. It simply shorted about 15 minutes from home.
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10 minutes ago, Emeraldv11 said:
Thanks Eric and greetings from Cork,world capital of the sideway rains.
Once upon a lifetime, I was working at a Texaco gas station in Belleville, Michigan, USA about 1985. A car full of people stopped for directions to the church up the street, for an extended family wedding. They were from Cork. They were flat hammered. Nobody cared and they apparently successfully navigated their way around. I've long since lost the contact information, but I did get a standing invitation to stay in Cork. It's on my long list of places to see.
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Old Harley-Davidsons, particularly the sand-cast engines nearly always had some porosity. As you've done here, Glyptol was the most common answer, after a solvent bath and oven baking. V8 Automotive guys use it too. Interestingly, Jack Roush Engineering used (uses?) copper plating on the entire block, because it can in no way peel off and compromise integrity.
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15 hours ago, 80CX100 said:
As an owner I'm a bit biased, but Suzuki DR650s have a great reputation for that type of touring as well as the Himalayan.
I know Royal Enfield support is a little skimpy in North America not sure what it would be like in Peru compared to Suzuki, fwiw.
Either way. sounds like a great area for an adventure tour.
"...support is a little skimpy..." LOL I ride a Moto Guzzi... Ah hain't skeert none.
Florida has 3 MG dealers and 5 RE dealers.-
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19 minutes ago, Chuck said:
I assume you've seen Itchy Boots? A Himalayan has been most excellent in her travels.
Excellent. I'd heard of her but didn't think she had so much on her website. Lots of downtime viewing. Thanks.
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Soooo....
Life takes odd turns, doesn't it? I've not left the plan to attend the IoM races in the relatively near future, but I have done some investigations on something with less politics and logistics.
So, as I have a friend in Peru, I think I'll go there. Entry for people and things is *relatively* easy it appears, although at this moment they're still applying COVID lockdowns at least in Lima. I'll plan for some time after that eases- no sooner than next week lol.
I'm sure some of you have been there. Has anyone ridden there? If you could have any bike there, what would it be? It's hard to get a grasp on the roads other than that they appear to be suitable to a horde of Chinese <250cc 'sportbikes'. I didn't see much dirt, but of course that isn't very touristy when selling your country. I was thinking a RE Himalayan, but then the distances between things I'd like to see are 2-3 days each way, so maybe 24hp isn't going to cut it. What's the speed limit? Is something dirt-road compatible mandatory? My knees are not up to 4 hours of hiking. What's the best season? I tend to like it warmer than most, although anything above 60ºF is cherry as long as it's dry.
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Edit; disregard. I left half of them in Ohio. I still have plenty.
21 January 2020. I have 2 plates left.
I'll be ordering another 50 shortly- if it takes 2 more years to sell them, that's ok.
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8 hours ago, Lucky Phil said:
Nope, not even close to fitting. Gearbox mounts are different as is the engine offset in the frame.
Ciao
Here's the next question begged; Will 1100 Sport bodywork fit a V11 frame?
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Has everyone who ordered a Roper plate received it in good condition? Just making sure nothing fell through the cracks.
I have 4 remaining.
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22 hours ago, docc said:
Looks like the perfect place for a SpineRaid! I'm thinking @v11_meticcio should round up about a dozen of our brothers and post pics of Ago hanging around all those gorgeous V11 . . .
While musing about the Isle of Man, It occurred to me that the logistics would be easier and the event more interesting if I shipped the bike into Italy and rode it to IoM...
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On 9/28/2019 at 9:52 AM, Pressureangle said:
Most of you probably follow the Redux thread, but I wanted to move the pertinent info to the top where it's not buried 7 pages deep.
Pete Roper licensed sloppage trays for V11 broad-sump motors, US-made in 304 Stainless Steel .080" thick.
$70US, plus USPS medium priority mail box in the US, total $84.35.
International orders, $70US plus actual shipping.
Please do send me a PM through the site, and I'll send an invoice. This avoids confusion and creates a solid timeline so nobody falls through the cracks.
PayPal to pressureangle@gmail.com
or check/money order to;
Horst Manufacturing
9501 E. Center St.
Windham, OH 44288
Bump!
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1997 1100 sport
in Older models
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I have a '97, just went to look at my sticker but realized it got went away when the swingarm got painted. I'd have peeled it and sent it to you. Perhaps there's another owner who will never need it who'd like a cleaner look on their arm.