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@activpop, was your leak at the washer, #20, in that diagram?
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I've only replaced my vent hose once, but it really wasn't the source of my leak problems. Part of my issues was the #15 gasket for the oil pipe that the hose attaches to. (Notably, oil leak from this gasket appears at the 'weep hole" at the bottom of the clutch housing.)
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One of the difficulties assessing the system is that the vapor recovery (which would include water vapor) is not on the parts diagram for the ventilation system ("oil pump"), but on the "air filter" page (16-20) . . .
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16 minutes ago, activpop said:
@gstallons, take another look. On my two Sports in the shop the rubber breather hose connects from the upper rear of the engine to the underside of the spine frame at the front of the tank location. The metal braided tube at the rear of the sump land on the side of the spine approx mid tank. Pg 75 of the parts catalog shows this. Check it out and let me know what you think.
This is correct, crankcase ventilation/oil vapor travel up from the back of the engine through the nefarious double-bend rubber hose under the frame to the bottom of the frame spine behind the headstock. The frame cavity acts as a separator with the gaseous fraction following the path @gstallons describes (a hose visible from the fitting on top of the frame spine, behind the headstock/ in front of the tank) to the airbox, and the liquid fraction draining down through the frame cavity to the return line and back into the sump.
Ideally, adequate running temperatures will evaporate the water before it drains back into the sump. Less than ideal would be short operating times, very wet environs, and long storage periods.
Also, oil selection plays a part. Pure synthetics (true ester base oils) have close to zero evaporation loss from heat and aid the efficiency of a complex, closed loop, crankcase ventilation system like ours.
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Note to all:
Please recognize a proper response to a "wanted" topic as posted by @Pressureangle.
Anyone receiving a "Personal Message" with an outside email to contact ("my buddy has one those " type-of-thing) should report that message by clicking the ellipsis ( . . . ) at the top right of the message and add any comments to the report.
Thanks for helping keep door closed so the rats don't wander in!
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1 hour ago, activpop said:
Well that was easy, $1.40 washer and no more drips. Simple pleasures!
The "crush" washer(s) at the top where the return line attaches to the frame spine?
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7 minutes ago, audiomick said:
and what did you have to do today?
Let's just say that "wind noise" would have been a welcome improvement.
That said, I would love to get some riding video/audio using your expert tips. Thanks for sharing those with us!
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Good technical advice.
I would trade what I had to do today for wind noise . . .
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5 minutes ago, Tomchri said:
We like overkill
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Cheers Tom.
Where I live, there is no such thing as "overkill" . .
---> It's kil't. Or it ain't.
I've put sixty-six tires on mySport (and had the wheels and suspension parts off numerous other times). It only fell off the jacks once .
Belt + suspenders for ever . . .
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1 hour ago, Molly said:
Thanks guys. I did see that they do a dedicated V11 stand. Pretty sure I can use a couple of 18mm sockets / longer bolts to make the 9T one work. A guy was clearing-out his garage and sold it to me for £20. I figured you can never have enough means of getting a bike off the ground ;-)
Weather's been pretty good this Easter break. Done about a hundred miles on those Road 6s now. Such an improvement. My old tyres weren't a matched set and were more than ten years old. Truthfully, when buying the bike from a dealer over in Wales I forgot to ask for the date codes on the tyres (does anybody do that?). So I've been bimbling around on Bakelite for eighteen months. It seems to track so much better through the corners now. Turns much more easily. I keep a GoPro on the bike. Recorded this on one of my favourite Isle of Man roads yesterday. Bit sheepy but lots of twisty undulation in the second half.
Looks like you have her in a lovely state of tune, there, @Molly!
Not sure how you can stand all that traffic congestion . . .
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I once heard Tommy Emmanuel introduce his "band" on the radio. I was surprised the bassplayer didn't groan or the drummer hit a rim-shot. Years later, I saw the bit live (Tommy is quite a funny chap) . . .
The gig I heard on the radio, he said (something like), "You know how to get the bassplayer off the porch? Pay him for the pizza!" And, "Drummers are people that like to hang out with musicians."
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1 hour ago, audiomick said:
Another Austrlian. Unfortunately, I've never heard him live. Would love to, though. The video is quite old, I think, but he is still around.
Still around. And in Nashville . . .
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I am not, usually, behind this call to action. Yet, be it known that the only benefit I get from our donations is that this forum carries on for the benefit of all . . .
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Interesting, no "Sport Naked" in that sales literature.
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12 minutes ago, gstallons said:
And you Docc , have 5 up on me !
I got so lucky finding this "new" forum in February, 2003, when mySport's warranty was running out, my dealer had left Moto Guzzi, my gearbox "played-up", and the "other" US Guzzi forum pretty much rejected my inquiries.
@rocker59 sent me here, and what a treasure this community has been. No doubt mySport would not be yet carving the roads without this community's support all this time.
For the record, I am just a participant here, with no ownership; simply a volunteer in highest hopes of sustaining this amazing community and V11 SpineFrame resource. I am fond of saying,
"We are (collectively) the world's foremost expert(s) on the V11 SpineFrame Moto Guzzi."
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I would go so far as to say that our Chief Whip, @Admin Jaap, is one of my lifetime heroes. He has stood by us through the thick and thin, and remains at our helm. I am so very proud to call him "friend" even from this distance from middle Tennessee to Varsseveld. Cheers and best regards, my man!
Yet, beyond just the origins, here is to: Our Community.
What an amazing and dedicated collection of individuals willing to contribute, support, and inquire.
"We few,
we happy few,
we band of brothers."
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I would love to know who designed the beautiful, cast Frame Side Plates.
Marabese Design? Rodolfo Frascoli?
Did the Centauro have them first (1996)? If so, I would suggest Rodolfo Frascoli of Marabese Design (at that time) is the designer.
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On 1/15/2021 at 3:57 AM, Admin Jaap said:
I had to look up when I registered the domain name: 2002-04-16 13:55:03 UTC
Happy twenty-third birthday, V11LeMans.com!
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SSR XXI = five months out. More like twenty weeks. But, who's counting . . .
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18 minutes ago, audiomick said:
I like them. They have their own "form follows function" charm.
The original Moto Guzzi (spine) Frame Side Plates were on Dr. John's 1987 (2-valve/square fin) ProTwins racer.
That first SpineFrame was hand built in Pennsylvania and the side plates (which Dr. John was quoted as saying, "They are a great place to stuff a sandwich " [paraphrase] ) are inscribed "HOLLOWAY" on the left and "DR JOHN" on the right. Get the book, you'll love it . . .
reference courtesy of https://www.motoitaliane.it/en/prodotto/dr-johns-moto-guzzi/
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For me, I find the cast Frame Side Plates ("stilettos") of our V11 Spine Frames, and the Centauro/1100 Sport-i, to be objects of absolute beauty.
The original Daytona/ SPOrT 1100 side plates?
"These things are industrial grade. Almost indestructable"
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32 minutes ago, Molly said:
Thanks. I've already been ruminating on this actually. Weather is forecast heavy rain tomorrow too so that seals the deal. Out into the garage I go to take the wheels off.
:-)
Both wheels off at the same time? Best practice is to tie it off ("chain fall ") from the joists, above, in addition to your jacking method. Belt AND suspenders? Definitely. It's worth for that ONE time that one fails without a backup.
Don't ask me how I know . . .
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1 hour ago, p6x said:
I add the latest report (go to the 1st post) I got from Blackstone after sending the latest sample while using Motul V-Twin 20W50 made in USA...
Seems like good indications you could go longer between change intervals.
Is there any reference to the base oil Motul is using for the 20W-50 product?
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shift lever height
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There are a couple options by changing the shift mechanism. You can lengthen the connecting rod or rotate the pawl arm on the gearbox one tooth clockwise (which will likely necessitate changing the rod length to keep the arms parallel). This may require some 'fettling" to make both you and the gearbox happy . . .