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A black wet plug usually has 2 main root causes- either there is a mechanical problem bringing oil into the combustion chamber or more likely, a weak ignition system. The first thing I'd check is the spark plug cap. The cap should be about 5k ohms, I've had old ones fail and new ones junk. If the resistor opens you may have intermittent and/or weak spark, or even spark tracking down the plastic outside the plug core.

My observations are that the engine is very sensitive to fuel quality. I've seen a 10% difference in fuel economy between tanks across the country- octane is ping resistance, but it doesn't correlate directly with energy content. I've never heard my own engine ping, but I have a MyECU with the ignition base map having been worked out long before I tuned the fuel. A couple points- Octane obviously is the primary indicator of ping resistance; do you always use premium, or are you running 87 ever? At what RPM are you having the ping? Oil of any sort always reduces octane. Have you any indication of oil consumption? Though I don't experience it, I would expect a hot engine, such as having waited a long light on a hot day, to ping at lower (<4k) rpm with heavy throttle. As a matter of course, when I know I'll be riding less than aggressively I'll run a tank through with Marvel Mystery Oil to wash off any meaningful carbon deposits. I will also periodically run a bottle of Chevron Techron, between the two additives it keeps the combustion chambers and fuel injectors as clean as possible. I discovered upon having my injectors cleaned that the flow was down considerably from stock, and very different from side to side as well which made tuning impossible.

Well, we had the War of the Roses and Ivan the Great. 1490 was boring.

Well, we all know short frames are better frames. I mean, who wants to ride something that handles like a boxcar?

My Grandfather had a stuffed Jackalope head over the fireplace mantle.

First time I saw a Hare, though American at the Grand Canyon, from the car a hundred feet in front I thought it was a small deer.

Harper's MG has had billet levers for some time, I have a set on my 'Sport and they're very high quality. Brake and Shift. https://harpermoto.com/products/harpers-6061-billet-aluminum-v11-lemans-rear-brake-lever-0110830?_pos=14&_sid=71e69676c&_ss=r

Ah well, these are red so actually V11 plates- I'm out on the road for a month but may bring the 'Sport back home to compare. It lives in Georgia now, where I'm at in the moment to hand.

Those will be some good reads! Ned Kelly is famous even here...Hero to some, a long time ago.

The plates are used , the top hole in the right side is going to take some judicious prying and whacking to get back square and round. But that was clear in the photos. TLM had them listed separately, complete with pegs, pins, nuts, etc. All in the door for ~$135.

My sideplates came today from TLM Netherlands. They took the nuts off the pivot bolts. I am angry, and my email said so. I am still angry. I didn't need the side plates or the footpegs, or even 2 pins. I needed a pin and a nut. Angry

Geez I just posted it too...didn't show up in my 'unread topics'. Great video.

Who asked recently 'Who is Keven Cameron?' @Lucky Phil or @pete roper ? One of the Southerners I think. This is probably the best way to know, and an hour is hardly enough to begin to know the depth of his knowledge.

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While Fortnine did a great job of explaining the fundamentals, the specifics and nuances are very complex. Headpipe diameter and length are the primary indicator of RPM range, but inlet and outlet cone length, end diameters, length between- all affect peak power, power spread, whether there's a smooth transition into and out of the powerband or a razor-thin line between 'on the pipe' and 'off'. When I raced flat track, every 2-stroke racer who had the skill to tell the difference and the means to acquire them had 3-4 different pipes to choose from depending on track length and condition. It's almost like it's rocket science or something.

Dunno if that's an Aus thing, rarely see anyone do that here- other than the poseurs cruising their pinky rings.

Well then, since it's free at least for basic I may have to give it a shot. Probably not reasonable to ask for something specifically tailored to my whims.

EEEeeeeyeah... No That's exactly the sort of thing I *don't* want. Though obviously it's the bee's knees for 'professionals' it's WAY to competent and thus overcomplicated for me. Not to mention that my 'friendly use' computer is a 15 year old Alienware R2 running Win7. Dammit I'm a mechanic, Jim, not a Doctor. I'm imagining something that looks like an upper and lower screen; the upper with a video and slider, the lower with audio and a slider. Drag and drop one onto the other. Of course there needs to be easy-to-use sectioning tools for both, to create multiple clips and then reassemble them into a single combined product. It's probably out there, but I'm not motivated to download and test and reject a bunch of software suites to find one that is easy to use and adequately competent.

those are correct, but I have plates and pins in the mail that should be the correct ones. We'll see.

Could have stuck to history without the political commentary, but fundamentally good. Oh, and "The engines are identical" is at best misleading, and at worst, well, misrepresentation. Anybody who's ridden one knows it's not 170 horsepower, doesn't come on like a light switch- in fact, the powerband is much less abrupt than a Kawasaki Triple. Even if every part number in the engine is the same, the pipes and the porting make all the meaningful difference. On most 2-strokes, an hour by a professional and a tailored pipe can add 10-50% to any 2-stroke, depending on era and state of tune.

Since we touched on sound/video considerations I thought I'd start a conversation specifically about that. I had a GoPro a few years ago, video quality was good. Sound was shyte. Video editing software was not intuitive, data storage requirement was enormous- in the end, just gave the camera away. Got Innovv F&R cams on the 'Sport; video quality nearly as good, audio also shyte (neither had external mic port) direct-to-card recording at least made getting it into the PC easier. Editing software was generic, don't recall what it was. Still, not easy to use, add/subtract sound etc. So what's the easy answer? I see the cameras most common to vloggers, they still use GoPro but may have multiple brands (360 etc.) What are they using to put it all together? Ushuaia has been calling

The answer is obvious once you see it- those people can't afford $1k-$15k to have their air conditioning repaired. If I was to open a business here in South Florida, it would likely be A/C service.

Found these, not stock, certainly not cheap, but nice looking. https://www.ghezzi-brian.com/en/tuning-moto/tuning-moto-guzzi/v11-1100-sport-daytona-centauro/belly-pan/

20mm. My sideplates including footpegs and pivot pins are scheduled for delivery tomorrow, I guess I'll delay leaving town for another day to keep curiosity from eating me while away.

No, they're for later models.