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In my never ending quest on ideas for "another" motorbike that could come close to the feel and pleasure of the V11 Le Mans, I think I have discarded Aprilia too quickly. How is the Tuono 1100? How comfortable is it on long rides? as good as the V11? I am mainly interested in the amount of weight on the wrists and how curled your legs have to be.

Dorna has installed a shoulder cam on Aleix Espargaro; the view from there is incredible! Watch the Free Practice 1!

I forgot to mention "Bitcoins" or identical digital money. Good catch!

I have that itinerary planned; I like to capture the Eiffel Tower in the evening, when they have the lights on, or in the morning when the sun comes up! This week-end, they have the Le Mans Grand-Prix....

You are correct.... 87 it is. I read the wrong label. I am positive the V11 runs better on EFree gas. I am running a test at present, exclusively city rides to verify, but I am convinced it makes a big difference. I hardly get a protest from the Le Mans and I run it at low revs. The area where I live is 30 mph limited. Spring Valley Village. I am going to push my refuels from 150 miles to 200 miles. I have noticed and reported there seem to be a lot of people complimentary of the V11s. We saw that at Buc-ee's too. Everywhere I stop I often get compliments (for the bike only, unfortunately....)

I am aware that PayPal would/should reimburse you. I am on "thegearpage.net" forum. There are plenty of horror stories about sellers and vendors being grudged and scammed and PayPal or Reverb.com doing nothing either because they have no human being reviewing, or because they think the scammer is right. Once you start a litigation, you need to provide proofs. Not as easy as it seems. A story comes to mind. One guy was selling a guitar amplifier head. He sent the head, and the purchaser returned the head immediately stating he no longer wanted it. When the seller received the Amplifier Head, the internals had been removed. For Reverb.com, the purchaser had returned the item; when confronted, the scammer said he did not even open the package, but returned it immediately. Apparently the seller could not convince PayPal nor eBay. And this is only one example. I would no rely on PayPal or eBay or any of these systems to reimburse you easily. Same for Etsy who now rules Reverb.com. Domestic wire transfer only. But even if said person who wanted to purchase lived abroad, he would have to wire the funds on my account. What I mean is, I am not preoccupied with sharing my personal details. Hacking your bank account is not easy. Especially today with the second verification. I am sorry you had a bad experience with someone in Texas;

Today Suzuki officially confirmed their intention to leave MotoGP at the end of the season, pending a deal with Dorna. Suzuki stated they want to recenter their financial efforts towards the fast changing automobile ecosystem. Sad news and I don't know what it is going to do for the motivation of the two actual pilots.

I have granted you access. I thought that just sharing the link was sufficient. There maybe some other permissions I need to check.

One way I found to separate the good from the bad on forums, is to check the number of posts the individual has submitted. I would also automatically discard anyone who called me "Buddy"... this is so 60's. In any case, there is so much scam going around that it is a real challenge to understand who you are dealing with. Personally, I would always avoid PayPal and similar to settle transactions. Everything I sold I request a wire bank transfer, account to account. For some reason, people are afraid to divulge their bank account details, so with a scammer, this is the ideal deterrent. On both sides of the transaction, people will have to share Bank name, account number, Bank address, Individual's address. The transaction is recorded on both sides. To open a bank account, you need to be legitimate. If the scammer is operating from a remote country, he cannot open a US account. You cannot have a US bank account with a false address. To me, this is the safest way. Even the so-called "escrow" accounts can be forged. Bank to bank transfer is the safest. Even more now than before, since access is verified with a single use code sent to your phone.

@BillyB Here's the link for the installation of the Ventura luggage rack specific to the V11 Le Mans. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qoE7vF3lLDFIygkOyaetkpXXTYXMYvlJ/view?usp=sharing Nota Bene: If you ever purchase this system, please a post a photo of the installation. I will come back later with a picture of what I currently have.

The pdf file was sent to me via email. To be able to post a link, I need to post it somewhere shareable. Like google my drive. I can do that.

Here's the link with all the rack and luggage sent by the US Ventura distributor. There is a drop down list with all the prices. https://ventura-mca.com/collections/moto-guzzi/products/moto-guzzi-1100-v11-le-mans-02-03 They sent me the user's installation sheet. It is a PDF file. If you are interested I can send it via pm.

I contacted Ventura's distributor in the USA. Asking for price and availability. I am not desperate since I already have a luggage rack on my V11. However the bag on it was not designed to fit on this type of rack, and is a bit small to carry my photo gear. I don't want to wear a back pack. Not really searching but if I see something that can do better than my actual, I would consider it.

Looks a lot more versatile than the one on my V11, and because the tail bag is not secured properly, it tarnished the thin (extra thin, so thin) painting on my seat cowl! grrrr.... thank god we are getting those Kevlar cowls... At the same time, they don't have a picture of the contraption installed on the real thing: https://ventura-bike.com/collections/moto-guzzi/products/moto-guzzi-1100-v11-le-mans-02-03 You would not happen to have one installed on your own?

You did not include the usual Murphy law: if anything can go wrong, it will! I am going to get the gasket first.

I don't know if you are aware, there is a lot of bad press about AMSOI. But at least, they answered my query for the additives. I did not ask which base group they used in their oil. But they claim it is fully synthetic like everybody else. But I have also read a lot of opinions on fully to semi synthetic oils. It is also a subject under debate. At the end of the day, all of us are using oils based on our personal feel and opinion. I like Motul, because Motul was the oil I was using in the 1970's, and they were one of the few brands that proposed oil specific for motorcycles. At present, my V11 works with LIQUI MOLY of which I don't know much if expected they are Moto2 official oil supplier. -

My next question would be how long does it take to just remove the timing case to change the gasket. Today it was 99 degF (38 degC) and with the humidity, it is suffocating to do any kind of physical labor. I think I am going to wait for cooler days, and keep going with that seepage, unless it worsen.

Got a reply from AMSOIL:

Here it is! I used baby powder, the one you put on the parts that go inside the diaper, to prevent a rash. So the leak comes from that gasket between the engine and the timing chest/case that seemed suspicious yesterday. Can this timing chest/case can be removed without taking the engine down completely? @Lucky Philwhere should I order the "coated metal gasket"?

I was still adding photos when I saw your answer coming. What do you think of picture #5?

Photo #1 This oil droplet does not mean the leak comes from the filter access trap. This is the lowest point on the bike, so whatever oil seeps, it collects there. Correct? Photo#2 The right side of the engine is oil wet, with no obvious source. It is like a coat. I presume it is a small seepage. Photo#3 Whatever happens, it coats all the fins on the right hand side and underneath the engine. Photo#4 I cleaned the engine as best as I could, with water and an industrial de-greaser. After a return trip to Beaumont, here's the verdict. The bottom of the sump seems to be dry, but close to that hole, this is wet. Photo 5 This is where I think the seepage is occurring. It is difficult to tell. But it would explain why the right hand side only. Photo#6 The left hose connection is dry. Sorry the photo is a bit unfocused, I was using a slow speed. Photo#7 The right hose connection is dry. Photo #8 You can see the beginning of a droplet forming underneath the oil filter access. The fins right after are also dirty. Need to clean them better next time.

Went to refuel at Buc-ee's' Katy this afternoon; Ethanol free. 43.1 MPG was averaged from Buc-ee's Baytown on I-10, no Ethanol free fuel available. Topped up 1.955 Gal. Today, with almost only highway rides, I achieved 43.1 which tallies well with my previous only highway ride. 180 miles, and 4.176 Gal; meaning I could have easily made the 200 miles with fuel to spare. Speeds in the 4000 to 5000 rpm. No coughing at all.

Here's another variation about ZDDP/ZDTP. This is from a well known oil manufacturer based in UK: Duckams. I feel this one is a better article, https://www.duckhams.com/zddp-what-does-it-all-mean/ TOP 3 MYTHS Do we know how much ZDDP is the perfect recipe for our V11? We have spoken a lot about Zinc and Phosphorus, but there is a third one which is also important: Molybdenum

http://oilproz.weebly.com/news/the-debate-over-reduced-zddp-and-wear-protection

Unless one of us worked for a lubricant manufacturer, we all are in the same camp of those who never really cared much. As long as it is SAE, it should work. It is a pity that SAE does not define ZDDP and ZDTP and Phosphorus requirements.