Speedfrog
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It’s been on the chopping block for a while...
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On 11/22/2023 at 1:03 PM, Tomchri said:
Just selling the skin for what I bought it for.
Hahaha, me like that expression . . . borrowing it for my little book of idioms!
Cheers Tom!
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@DucatiGuzziIndian I count 11 there on your list…
Edit: I see you just caught that, never mind.
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Got wheel bearings and headset bearings from this seller on Ebay, good vendor.
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I think @activpop got it exactly right, you can’t expect a garment, no matter how sophisticated, to regulate the moisture content happening inside of it when in an environment close to 100% humidity, but you can minimize the discomfort with proper layering and the use of aptly placed ventilation such as pit zips.
When Goretex first made it to the market, for me, as an avid skier and all around mountain outdoor enthusiast living in the snow 5 months of the year, as for most of my peers in the high mountain living community, it was a game changer. Not just for their newly developed membrane but also for the quality of the fabrics and the high technical level of construction and design associated with it. It really ushered a new era of technical clothing for the extreme sports and the outdoor world in general.
Nowadays many manufacturers produce equally good technical clothing with their own proprietary membrane and fabrics at more affordable prices but Goretex sill remains the number one recognized name for quality outdoor sports technical fabrics.
The juggernaut they have become, commanding beyond reasonable prices, is perhaps a ransom of their success and certainly due to a very driven marketing strategy but credit should be given to them for spurring the technical clothing industry into more research and innovation that benefits us all.
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They have the complete 7 inch headlamps as well but I don’t have any experience with them.
They look like quality items too at a raisonnable price.
Would they fit . . . probably /// Would it be a direct swap . . . probably not, but with a little ingenuity could be made to work I reckon.
I would be tempted to try if I needed a replacement, I like the classic look with the modern LED performance.
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I’m a bit unclear on your inquiry @Yam350 Is it just a replacement bulb you’re looking for?
If so, some folks here have had good results with products from these guys:
This bulb in particular:
https://vintagecarleds.com/shop/bulbs-only/vcm3-bulbs-only/
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On 11/1/2023 at 4:26 PM, docc said:
Curious how this latest, authorized, run might be inscribed . . .
"Rusty Star Picket Project Redux " . . . ?
After instigating the idea...
Now comes the lawyers talk . . .
4 hours ago, docc said:Beyond the material selection, dimensionality, and manufacturing tolerances, any inscription holds a particular interest.
With "engraving" adding an additional step to the process, there is no expectation that this "run" of these plates will be inscribed.
That will be at @DucatiGuzziIndian's discretion . . .
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‘Tis all good DGI, fussy’s good, certainly preferable to sloppy. I prefer to label myself as detail oriented but then again some people tend to use different names or even acronyms to describe what in general I would consider a remarkable quality, while yet some other folks have cooked up a whole scheme to fund their lavish lifestyle by trying to extort that honorable trait out of these often misperceived individuals...
As for the 20th century’s like size limit on attachment, it shows you haven’t been around here very long... It wasn’t that long ago that we were limited to 128kb - the new max of 1.46MB feels luxurious in comparison - we don’t complain anymore...
PS: Dang! That is one shiny bike!!
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6 minutes ago, docc said:
The curious phrase "go and roger "
rises to the surface . . .
Maybe a Haiku dedicated to those “Pommy Scumbags”...
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You might want to consider an open face helmet for more “handsome face recognition”
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Hey Swoosh, I appreciate your insights, keep this up and you’ll have us all fooled into thinking you really are one of the grownups. ;-)
I guess my concerns about fit and quality lays on the side of the manufacturing process, an unknown, untested quantity from where I stand.
I‘ve been a technician and a builder for over 40 years and I am appalled by the increasingly low standards I’ve been witnessing regularly in the trades. To say that there has been a decline in pride of workmanship in the past few decades would be an understatement.
And when I hint at blind faith, it is not so much to question DGI’s integrity, whom I commend for stepping up in offering his service to the community here and making it happen in such a short amount of time, but rather from not knowing anything about his standards, processes and ability to have parts produced to a decent standard.
Having said that, the process of cutting steel plates from a dxf file by a decent shop is not rocket science, so yeah, no reason to worry...
If you’ve read all this doomsday nonsense and it has you shaking your head in disbelief, know that I’m sitting at home with Covid, nursing a regimen of assorted pills and a pot of tea... and if you still think I’m a prickly arsehole... you’re probably right.
The most important question remains though, are the plates gonna be engraved with a message to the Huddersfield thieves??
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3 hours ago, Pressureangle said:
All the specs but the material are in the digital file, and actually hard to make mistakes with. Quality and finish are really the domain of the cutter.
DGI is spec’ing 2mm 304 stainless steel.
What material did you use for your first batches?
And do you know what material was used for the original plates made by P. Roper?
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1 hour ago, swooshdave said:
Fit and quality isn't a big concern.
So you’d be ok with mis-aligned holes and a warped plate then?
1 hour ago, swooshdave said:I'm also not that worried about them running off with everyone's $100 bill, even if they are new around here.
You brought that up...
My concerns maybe unfounded but they are my concerns and until I get a product in my hand to evaluate it’s quality, they will remain as such. I have been burned too many times buying parts sight unseen.
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Well, I don’t really need one, I had put my name down back in May mainly to kickstart @Pressureangle campaign for another run and support his efforts to provide this great service for the community.
I’ll do it again this time around if that puts the count over 10 and reduces the final cost for everyone, surely a latecomer will chime in after the production run is over, wanting one...
If not it’ll make a nice trivet - - -
PS: With all due respect, I hope it is not too much of a blind faith to trust DGI, a newcomer to these shores, to produce plates within the original specs that will fit and function as they should - says the worrywort - ...
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2 hours ago, activpop said:
@p6x pick your poison...and your price.
Beautiful bike with the hard luggage set, engine guard, driving lights, etc. - same as the Imlay one really, aside from the color - but I think $9,500 is too high a price for a seven year old bike with 12,000 miles on it, although that’s still low mileage for the the big block Guzzi and once you pay taxes and registration and maybe shipping if you have to, you’re way over 10 grand.
You’d probably still have to do some basic maintenance (refer to Pete’s earlier post) to make it as reliable as an anvil.
And a word of caution with Eurocycle, I never had to deal with them personally but I hear they tend to pile on hefty dealer’s fees on top of the sale price.
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@guzzler From any page, click on your Profile/Name at the upper right corner => click on Account Settings => in the menu on the left click on Signature => enter your quote => click Save...
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Only 4770 miles... another one for your consideration @p6x
https://reno.craigslist.org/mcy/d/imlay-2014-moto-guzzi-stelvio-ntx-abs/7682691438.html
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1 hour ago, p6x said:
It seems like all the media people had access to the pre-production bikes at the same time.
MOTO JOURNAL... They fooled you with their big yellow placard -- *EXCLU MONDIALE * --
Moto Journal was my favorite moto publication growing up, I always loved their non conformist and somewhat rebel spirit within the moto-journalism world even if their sense of humor could be a bit raw and cheeky at times. For years, I would anticipate getting their weekly rag every Thursday which I inevitably read cover to cover before day's end... only to wait another week for the next one - - - - - That was waaay before the internet.
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5 hours ago, p6x said:
Seems like Moto Journal got the drop on everyone else...
Not quite so...
https://www.cycleworld.com/motorcycle-reviews/moto-guzzi-stelvio-first-ride-review/
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All good ideas... and I would add a good front wheel chock to keep the bike upright on it's own. It's easy to roll the bike in and out of and works great in conjunction with the BT stand. It also comes in handy to do oil changes and to save space in the shop. Baxley makes the best ones, albeit a bit pricey but solid and will be an heirloom to your grandkids. Harbor Freight sells a cheap one(Guzzi content) which I have modified and mounted to the lift, works great.
https://baxleycompanies.com/products/sport-chock?variant=39329523663022
A feeling of déjà vu - - - - @activpop I wonder where you got the idea of ordering your BT stand from SD?
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3 hours ago, audiomick said:
I don't know for sure if it was "all 15M ECUs
What I meant to say is any (and all) 15M can be swapped between different bike models with the proper map installed.
The same goes for the 15RC's, but not between 15M and 15RC in the original bike configurations.
3 hours ago, audiomick said:It will be either a 15M or a 15RC. The breakpoint was 2002 or 2003, as far as I have been able to establish.
Not on US models. The 15RC never made to this side of the pond, at least not on the V11 Sport.
I have an 15M ECU in my stash that was originally intended for a V11 Sport but had a paper label for a V11 California on top of the original plastic one... I was able to carefully removed the paper label and preserve the original. It'll get a proper map written for the V11 Sport eventually...
Very much like this one where you can just make out the "V11 Sport" writing of the original label under the paper one.
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1 hour ago, p6x said:
Dang! I really don't understand why would someone remove that sticker, unless it was stolen and someone wanted to hide the serial number?
Or it was replaced with the same type but from a different model and re-mapped for your bike...
I've seen ECU's with factory superimposed sticker on top of the original one, i.e. V11 California on top of V11 Sport, all 15M ECU's.
You can check what ECU type your bike is running in the owner manual, under specifications - most likely Magneti Marelli IAW 15M.
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air filters
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@docc & @Lucky Phil are right.
@mikev #4 in the diagram you posted is the sleeve/seal connecting the air intake tube to the airbox.
The sleeve connecting the air intake to the TB can be found in the TB diagram - #16