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3 hours ago, p6x said:
I found this video extremely difficult to watch, for multiple reasons, but I am not going to elaborate.
What do you think happened? is the alloy at fault? an issue with the casting process? it could only be a defect, not the result of mechanical fatigue at 500 miles....
Consumer culture. READ the warranty. Ride it the year, THEN mod it. Piaggio would be nuts to warranty bikes that such wankers have twaddled with. It's part of growing up, junior....
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2 hours ago, gstallons said:
Well , it is an official 2003 and it has an internal fuel pump.
Wouldn't an '03 have the 43mm hollow axle forks and better discs?
audiomick, Were it mine, it would be worth a couple of letters or some internet sleuthing to contact the owners, for some PEACE of mind.
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Lacking a crash, the later forks/brakes are actually a decent upgrade. Any way to trace ownership back and speak with the prior owners? That name or names might be in any paperwork which came with the bike.
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8 hours ago, Pressureangle said:
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.
It was the legendary shooter Elmer Keith who wrote a book but the title, "Hell, I was THERE!" applies equally to Kevin Cameron.
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Chambers? Cycle World did a podcast a few months ago, picking the jam-packed brain of Kevin Cameron.
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3 hours ago, docc said:
Interesting, no "Sport Naked" in that sales literature.
The Sport Naked turned out to be a few late Friday examples where they forgot the fairing on the way out.
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A carpenter's "draw knife" is just what you need. It would slice those nubby bits off right quick.
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Even though those are copies of Metzeler, are they known as sticky enough? Is the tire literally covered with these "teats" as some Yanks call them?
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9 hours ago, Molly said:
Confess, no. It had an oil and filter change when I bought it just 2000 KM ago. I was changing the oil because it's been about eighteen months since then. I don't tend to do short journeys but living in the Isle of Man perhaps my journeys are in fact short.
Looks just like the valve covers of an air-cooled VW used for short drives. Allow time to make the full Isle circuit and you should be fine.
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9 hours ago, Pressureangle said:
(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.Strange. Several versions are on their 2025 website.
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The FTR is "close" but the proportions seem just a bit off to me. But, like Harley, they have 100 variations of three basic bikes.
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8 hours ago, audiomick said:
Earlier on this evening I had a look at the Hardly Rideable website, I think for the first time ever. Would I own one? Definately not. Never interested me, most likely never will. It amazes me that they, with such a limited customer base, have managed to survive for so long.
Demographics. Their customer base is graying out. They'll soon need an Electra Glide hearse.
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Will the last Indian standing please make motorcycles?
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DeTomaso was an Angentine. The Guzzi link is becoming rather tenuous. OK, all 351s are two-valve, pushrod 90 Vs - so there is that.
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On 3/30/2025 at 7:56 AM, activpop said:
I've got those Ti cans on my Coppa. They are called racing mufflers and seem to be the quietest pipes of all my bikes. Why is that? On my Ducatis I had Contis and they were truly a racing muffler with straight thru flow and limited baffles. What's the story with these? I always wondered what a Guzzi would sound like with Contis on it.
All I have is Staintunes, and they are rather sonorous, mellifluous even, becoming slightly Aussie belligerent at WFO. So there ya' go.
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I think the naked and clipon models used a lower cast alloy headlight mount, as there is a difference in vertical height above the lower triple, for example. The Ballabio, Cafe Sport, Coppa Italia and a few others(?) used a headlight mount that was forward and up, to match the 'dirt bike' handlebars they came with.
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But then they made a V11 Sport naked with no fairing, IIRC.
"Heya Luigi, thosa fairings come in? OK, werea puttin them onna da bikes today!"
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Which model is that? The clipons go well with the small fairing.
FYI: "subbed" in my case means subservient.
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Towing is a few dollars monthly on most auto policies.
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Have been checking into LiFePO4 batteries. Was concerned about the Lithium ion "Tesla"effect in which everything within a 50 meter radius is suddenly incinerated. However, I found a Colorado company called Earth-X that assembles their batteries in the US. They have achieved FAA certification for use in aircraft, so that must amount to something. 2 year full replacement warranty. Even though $$$, I decided to bite the battery and order one.
Very small, and light, as expected. 13.65v as delivered. Took some cranking to blow the cobwebs out, but once it fired off, all was good. Definitely starts faster than the Yuasa AGM that was dying. And apparently, as the battery type has more cranking amps as it warms up(?)
All new stuff to me, but anything that starts the V11 and lightens it up is OK with me.
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"Everybody wants to laugh...
Nobody wants to cry....
Everybody wants to hear the truth...
But they always tell a lie..."
- Mark "Porkchop Holder, Death and the blues
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If you have a service manual, it lists generic torque specs based on the diameter of the fastener.
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17 hours ago, audiomick said:
I'm heading way off topic hear, but would like to make a point:
Stuff sold as "speaker wire" is one of the ways the hi-fi branch makes a heap of profit.
Yes, those speaker wires will pass a lot of current, but that has mostly to do with them being 6 gauge wire, i.e. really, really fat. The more copper in the wire, the more current it can pass without getting hot.
I bought it back in the 80s, when it was only "expensive." I chose it as it was very flexible, able to be curled up for underseat storage. Made in USA, so you know it's vintage.
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To have a soul is to be imperfect. Imperfection, either in revulsion towards it or in attraction to it, inspires passion. Perfect bikes never change - but we do - and thus they may not always inspire. Give me something with flaws to accomodate; with flaws to work around and that will keep me engaged.
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shift lever height
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I want my pegs further back, but no relief there.