docc

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One nipple (left) is the overflow in the event the tank is overfilled fueling or water gets around the filler neck under the cap. It drains out a direct hose to the left, behind the starter motor and beside the gearbox to drain to the tarmac behind the engine (usually "zip-tied" to the braided oil return line to the back of the sump. On US spec V11, the other nipple (right) has a rubber seal from the cap to the tank (is it there?) and plumbs below the tank through a one-way valve (that can become less than vertical and fail, yielding "tank-suck" vent failure) to a pair of charcoal canisters that were placed in the tool tray under the seat which were then plumbed, separately, to vacuum taps from both intakes (are those plugged, capped, tubed together, or left open?), and two separate "drains" or "vents" to a cadmium plated bracket at the back of the gearbox bottom. Other than the vacuum lines, all of my hoses were US made 1/2" double walled fuel line . Twenty feet of it! (I kid you not. I measured it. ) The whole mess weighs five pounds. (No, seriously, I weighed it. ) I am seriously not putting it back on. Unless maybe Walter Peck shows up from the e-pee-a

No replies to get TN Jake back in the saddle? I hear he still need spark plug wire (probably NGK resistor cap), red valve cover (likely kinda rare), etc . . . Any ideas, guys?

That's good question. Anyone care to make a reply, please?

My MAXI blew after I took apart my positive connections and didn't re-tighten them after a ride or two. Main positive connection was a little loose and must have thrown some big spikes. Lesson learned. I was carrying a spare fuse, but couldn't see the blown fuse upon inspection on the roadside. I suppose I was careless or visually impaired, but decided to put in one of those LED "Smart_fuses" that light up when blown. I tried to figure out how they are wired to do that, but got dizzy and gave up.

No idea what you talking about Docc... The "vinyl" part or the "handsy" part?

Yeah, there are no replies for members in the Classifieds. I posted a link there (http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19458&p=210814) back to this thread as well as one on "Manuals" in 24/7 V11.

mldavis521, While members cannot reply to topics posted in Classifieds, watch the other sub-fora for replies and resources like these: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19459 http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19431

I have wondered why we have so much fluid volume in the reservoir to sit and gather moisture.

I tried a better ATC fuse holder, but it still got too hot. As to fuse condition, I started using a "SmartFuse" that illuminates an LED when the fuse is blown after a blown fuse that I could not easily see by the roadside.

Looks familiar. Seriously, the MAXI-fuse install solved some funky issues with my Sport. Check my work on this link, but this looks like a MAXI-fuse holder from DigiKey: http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/eaton/BK-HHX/283-3821-ND/601819

Tight!

Some aren't so big, really . . .

Anyone with that much vinyl on the wall of his shop would be "handsy."

Gotta love it when BIG TROUBLE turns out to be something simple! A recurring V11 theme!

Really hard to get any kind of shop to do any part of the Tank Off Maintenance Checklist. They pretty much have to just get in and out and do the one thing they're being paid for.

Hard to get away with much of anything with this crowd . . .

I tried to fit some Rox Speed risers to my Sport, but didn't want to change the lines and cabling. They're nice looking pieces (at least on the shelf!), but the cockpit on the early Sport is pretty tight and close. http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/rox-2-pivot-risers-for-1-18-handlebars?utm_source=product&kwd=&gclid=CjwKEAjwguu5BRDq8uSKhaKIzDkSJACQ7WJlFQojc2pGNUBV885WZnZkMN_ywyP_m2Te40bFO-ssDxoC-JLw_wcB

Tank chin pad is standard fare 1999-2002. Take look at the tenth character in the VIN which reveals the actual build year. Also, on the left of the headstock, the actual build month/year are inscribed on the manufacturer's plaque. Regardless, you have a very nice LeMans there!

So, somebody in Oz refurbishes these Veglia?

That sounds loverly! Feeling lucky to have a couple local standbys that are always fresh and show a good balance and complexity: Nashville's Blackstone "English Style" (what ever that means!) Nut Brown Ale, and also from Nashville: Yazoo Gerst Amber Ale (apparently from the recipe of an established German restaurant here, The Gerst Haus (also in Evansville, Indiana). But no local, craft brewed "Italian style" beer! What do they drink in Mandello del Lario?

Presentation is everything . . .

Well, indeed, there it is cast into my 2000 Sport! I would certainly never have seen that. Pretty cool.

Now, that is a serious hammer in the background; not the usual ball-peen stuff typically found lying around a coupl'a Guzzis . . .

I have not heard this before. How would one know a "Gilardoni cylinder" if he saw it?