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The Triumph Tiger Indicator assembly is £26.34+Vat A Buell parts supplier in the UK emailed the following... your part number y0039.k is correct for the outer lense only, it retails at £2.88. the part number y0503.02a8 is correct for the whole indicator assembly, this retails at £15.54. the inner amber coloured lense is not available separately. Can someone in the US find the P/N for the amber insert ?

Duty doesn't apply within the EU but if its from outside the EU then if customs pick up on your parcel (some slip through) they work out the duty owing (from the value sticker that the sender has put on it) and stick a label onto it, the courier company then has to collect the amount owing on delivery(plus their handling fee ). I seem to think its VAT and a sliding scale of import duty 5%-30% (or something like that), I think my parts where around 5%-10%.If I remember correctly including Courier Handling fee it added about £50 to a £200 order.But it may all depend on how the contents are described, Greg at Moto Int. labels his "Vintage Motorcycle Parts". If you do a search there is a Customs and Excise site that explains it.

A believe RossoAndy was able to source replacement joints, its mentioned at the end of the Pinion bearing thread (http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9794&st=45) You may be able to PM him for more advice ? Dave

You have to remove the tank and airbox I'm afraid, but its not too difficult. Once you have the tank off the airbox is secured by 3 bolts (I think) 2 are onto the rear of the gearbox and 1 is on the top of the "spine" if you release the hose clips on the pipes that go to the throttle bodies you can push them back into the airbox to allow it to move forwards.

Thanks for that, useful to know. As you said I don't think there is enough room in the 15m case for the switch and LED so some kind of bracket will have to be made, the wiring should be easy enough except that I've no idea how to connect it to the MY15m, maybe I've missed it but it doesn't seem to be mentioned anywhere in Cliffs Manual . I'll deal with that later, making the bracket ,finding a secure location for the LC-1 controller and fitting the exhausts (I've already made new polished alloy hangers for the M4's) will keep me busy for a while

A chap wrote a letter to the MGOC GB magazine with a description of how he made his own crinkle finish paint He rubbed down the areas without paint and used ESP (Easy Surface Preparation) to prepare the area for painting, then he mixed 1 part Hammerite Satin Dark Grey to 2 parts Hammerite Satin Black but this was still too glossy so he added talcum powder (which he says matts any paint) until the match was good. He applied 1 coat to the affected areas and left it to dry, then he used houshold Santex paint (white) for the next coat and finally added fine silver sand to his colour matched paint (mixed well to avoid lumps) for the last coat. He claims the match is very close and much easier than trying to spray with the Harley paint (no major masking up or disassembly),so it could be the best option for you. Hope this is useful Dave

My LC-1 arrived today, I bought it from a UK seller on Ebay (£136 inc postage) because the price on Innovates web site ( http://www.lm-1.com/index1.html ) has gone up £30 in the last few days (£162 with postage !!) knew I should have bought it earlier I'll have a look at installing it on the bike this weekend, if I get chance.

By unbolting the driveshaft from the final drive and then rotating it until the grease point is facing upwards, with the shaft hanging as low as the swingarm will allow its possible to thread a flexable grease gun hose up the tunnel and with patience guide it into place with your fingertips. Getting it off again is worse !! It may be possible with the wheel on but having the wheel off gives more room to move and as the weight needs to be off the rear suspension anyway (to get the swingarm low enough) by the time you've got the rear in the air its only one more bolt to get the wheel out and you can remove the final drive and rear half of the driveshaft by removing the centre grease point (to release the suction) and sliding it off the spline(which saves you the job of unbolting it). Sounds complicated but its quite quick once your used to it.

If you like to tinker the V11 is the bike for you I bought my V11 at roughly this time of year 2yrs ago, stripped and checked everything and then went to France (to the Trofeo Rosso) the only issue was getting the panniers to fit with a pillion (I made my own frame) so you may want to check this. The bike ran superb, was almost as good on fuel as my mates 850 lemans but pinked a little on the French Premium Unleaded (that could have been due to the heat ?) You should find everything you need to make your Guzzi reliable here, there is a list of things to check somewhere but if I remember correctly the main ones are... carry a spare pawl spring (do a search if you don't know about this) keep the oil level at maximum (some say above - do a search for Roper Plate) replace the gearbox and final drive oil with REDLINE Shockproof Heavy (avail. from Demon Tweeks) check the tightness of the oil filter ( possibly secure with a hose clip) check that the rear brake master cylinder is fully returning (don't be tempted to adjust out the clearance in the linkage !) I'm sure others will add to this Enjoy Dave

As its cold and raining at the moment, if you've got the space and time its worth checking/greasing all the electrical connections under the tank ,the generator wiring , side stand and clutch switch can all give issues in our "moist" weather . If your really bored and its still raining after that you can check the valve clearances and TPS. Dave

Well my red/grey Lemans was Registered Feb 2002 but has no front balance pipe but the silly wide rear wheel so I always assumed it was a 2001 spec machine. now I'm confused

I may be wrong, but if its a Lemans then isn't it a long frame that she has ?

I'm sure you'd think of this anyway (but as nobody else has mentioned it) remember to flush out the oil cooler ! It sounds like you've had more than your fair share of bad luck ,so you just know a stray bit of swarf will be waiting to wreck your rebuilt motor. hope it all goes ok Dave

My 2001 Lemans also has the hose connections blanked off, so I assume that's how the UK (EURO ?) bikes are.

Don't know if this has been posted before, not a joke but a funny video. http://www.lifeinitaly.com/flash/

Remote solenoid is not practical as the piggyback solenoid not only switches on the high current from the battery it also mechanically engages the pinion with the ring gear. Remote solenoids were used with the old "bendix" type inertial starter clutches. I missed that one

The 900cc Cinq's has a Panda engine and gearbox so could be the one to look for?

Someone here said that the starter was the same as a Fiat Cinquecento /Seicento, I've been meaning to take the starter off my Cinq to see if its true but there are plenty in breakers if you have chance to check it out.(there are 2 types of engine 900cc and 1100cc so maybe 2 types of starter !) Another alternative could be to use a remote solenoid and bypass the solenoid on the starter ? My Ducati uses one but I'm not sure how much current it can take so maybe one from a car would do .http://www.powersportspro.com/pages/catalogs/viewhotitemdetail/17/291/994/17917/1/0/1/0/0/0/0/0/starter-solenoids.aspx

I would have said battery also, so I think I'd now try to power the starter directly off another battery(if there is room a jump lead may go onto the solenoid, but great care would be needed to avoid arc welding ! and remember to have the bike out of gear ) This would eliminate all the bikes wiring,relays etc, and if it works then you can work back from there ?

No, I think it was aimed at motorbike owners in general, he thinks wearing leather trousers is gay.

He had a V11 but it was sold on Ebay earlier this year, the seller claimed James had been forced to sell it by his record company when his career took off (he used to ride to gigs with his guitar on his back !) I believe James May on Top Gear has a V11 .

Thanks I'll check it out

What Lambda options have been tried ? As I've just got a pair of M4's and a Mistral X-over (thanks Greg )I need to look at going closed loop on the MY15M thats been sat on a shelf in my garage for a year waiting for me to get the time to set it up

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