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Thanks. Good to learn about a reliable "local supplier", even it they are more than 500 km away from me.

Perhaps they are, I don't know. I think the fact that Matthies has a regulator produced is more relevant. There are any number of suppliers that sell stuff from Matthies. EDIT: or direct from Motomike, assuming they deliver outside of Germany. https://motomike.eu/en/search/7002035/in/all/article/903853 Observant readers will notice that that is the same picture that docc posted further up, this time direct from the Matthies site. I've already established in the past, looking for other things, that there are a number of suppliers who offer stuff that they source from Matthies using the same part numbers that Matthies uses.

In Australia, at least, the problem is that the Aboriginies, before the Europeans came, used to burn off regularly to create grazing ground for the kangaroos. That doesn't happen any more, and the current experts are still learning how to deal with the bush and how much, and how often, it has to burn to stay healthy. The bush in Australia needs to have low-grade fires regularly to stay healthy. Too much "protection" leads to a build-up of highly flammable detritus, so that when it inevitably burns, the fire is too hot for the trees and kills everything instead of renewing it. From the document that you linked: I suspect a similar situation: forest that was left to its own devices and burned "cold" regularly is now, in the vicinity of new housing developements, not able to burn off, and is not being cleared. This leads to a build-up of dead material on the ground, so when it inevitably does burn the fire is much hotter than it would have been under "natural circumstances", and is much harder to keep under control. Once again the "Australian experience", which is currently not always practised in Australia as I understand it, shows that the way to go is make sure there are no easily flammable sources in and around the buildings, and set "cold burns", i.e. deliberate forest fires under conditions that are not conducive to wildfires (winter, just after rainfall, whatever), to keep the amount of detritus on the ground under control.

Yes. At least I hope so.

That's this lot: https://motomike.eu/en/?ftype= I don't know for sure, but I have the definite impression that they are the, or one of the, largest wholesale parts suppliers here. The workshop that I go to when I need something looks there first. The linked site is the shop where Joe Bloggs can buy stuff. This is the wholesale home-page, I think. https://www.matthies.de/en/aktuelle-nachrichten.html Whatever, something they have produced (they don't make it themselves, for sure...) is probably not too bad. EDIT: company history from their home page. It is a family owned company. The current company manager is apparently the grandson of the founder. https://www.matthies.de/en/unternehmensgeschichte.html

Enjoy. Hovering around zero here, with a light scattering of snow on the ground and more on the way.

Fuel filter. I have not taken the trouble to look for recommendations here for the in-tank fuel filter, but this just came up from a very reliable source in the German forum, so I thought I'd pass it on. Note: I HAVEN'T TRIED THIS OUT!. I'm just passing on something that I read. The man in question wrote that he has used this filter many times on various Guzzi models with an in-tank filter, and on being asked by me claimed that it was also good for the V11 models. The stated model name is Mann MWK44 I wont post any links, because I got lots of hits from a simple search. Price seems currently to be around €15,-. For comparison, someone else posted this link to a filter from Wendel in Berlin (a very reliable and reputable supplier) https://wendelmotorraeder.de/benzinfilter-stelvio-ab-11_641277-p-6100765.html?ref=expl €76,- and a couple of cents.

I didn't read all of that document. Just scanned it, but it is all so familiar...

Oh, that's interesting. I wasn't aware of that. Explains quite a lot. Incidentally, that is not just "experience in early life". It doesn't go away. The affected individual merely developes coping strategies. Or not. What do I know about it? A woman I work with and my older brother are both on the autism scale.

The Australian experience (bushfires are a fact of life, always have been and always will be) shows that it is not just the building methods. Things like not having big trees right up against the house, keeping the rain gutters free of debris, a whole list of things, are also crucial.

No doubt. But I'm right with you on the rest of the post too.

Quite possibly, although one must take into account that the manufacturer will always claim that his invention is better than what one can do oneself. Whatever, I don't expect to have 24 Grand in any currency to give away on a whim, so I'll probably have to continue to rely on my right foot.

Thanks. I'll keep my eyes open for that.

I can see that working. I believe I tend to do that with my right foot.

I never thought of it like that, but yes, you are dead right.

Ah, now that you mention it, I think I had read references to that on the German forum. Thanks for your insights, particularly those regarding the riders. I had had my suspicions.

Yes, I read that topic. It was a couple of years ago, so I don't remember the details really. I think it was ABS from a Norge or Breva 1100 on a Griso. If I think of it and find time, I try and find it. Just had a quick look, and it looks like it will be a bit of a search.

Well I'd be interested, if you can find the inspiration. Even though I'll probably never have one, I find the Convert somehow fascinating.

Well, perhaps I didn't express myself well. Karsten was setting TPS with a multimeter, and synchronising/balancing with one of those "pressure difference" devices, and Beard was looking at the things that Guzzi Diag displays.

Yes, impact tool. I have a couple of modern screwdrivers, both flat blade and phillips, in which the blade goes all the way throught the handle so you can hit the back end of the screwdriver with a bloody great hammer to loosen reluctant screws.

It did. I didn't get all the housework done that I was planning, but did get out for an hour each on the V35 Imola (running again after lurking in the garage for more than 18 months with oil leaks and things...) and the Breva 750 (needs to be ridden regularly to keep the battery up). I didn't get very far, really only doodling around the outskirts and just outside of town, but it really did me good. I reckon I'll be able to ride the Breva the couple of km's to work tomorrow, but then it looks like it is all going to go bad towards the end of the week. More snow, and stuff like that. The worst of it is, it looks like it might snow and then stay cold and dry for a week or ten days. That means, in the worst case, salt on the roads and no rain to wash it off again for a long time.

It is correct that a multi-meter should be used to measure the voltage across the fully closed TPS, and that is what was happening in the photo further up. Beard was using Guzzi Diag to monitor other trivialities like CO trim, real r.p.m. (as opposed to what the tacho was claiming) engine temperature and so on. It is not correct that Guzzi Diag is "not accurate enough" to measure the fully closed TPS value. Guzzi Diag "only" shows the values being used by the ECU for engine management, and does that absolutely accurately and reliably. The point is, the ECU is not set up and programmed to process a value for "fully closed TPS". The resolution is not particularly high for the TPS values, I think only 8-bit, and the first step that registers as "not closed anymore" is several degrees open. Therefore, Guzzi Diag cannot receive an accurate value from the ECU for the fully closed TPS position because the ECU is not discriminating between 0° and some several degrees open, and what Guzzi DIag doesn't receive, it can't display.

I like that formulation. It indicates that "proper" tools last a long time, and have a kind of life of their own. Whatever, I know that good tools "talk" to me the same way good musical instruments do, even if I can't play them.

Would you, as a recognised Guru and experienced Convert owner (ex), care to list "their quirks"? I've read some stuff, but haven't retained it, as a Convert is not on my shopping list. The only thing I can remember is that one cannot shift from "high range" to "low range" without stopping. Not a real problem, most "proper" 4WD cars are the same, if I recall correctly. But one must know such things.

There are a couple of members on the German forum who have Converts. Apparently they are pretty robust, once you know the couple of quirks. Nice film, but the man should really learn how to produce audio properly.