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But if he doesn't snore, that's ok with her?

sent you a pm. I'm thinking we can work out the lodging.

Your videos rock, man! We should pin a thread that has links to them all. I love the Moto Guzzi Fall Colors video. Great videography, editing, soundtrack - it's got it all!

I've always like d those. Never ridden one. Must be much more comfortable than a LM on the long haul. Don't stop making those fantastic videos from the GUZZI ! ! !

That's it! Perfect. I got a pretty good score overall. But "slainte" I had all wrong. "slan-juh?" And still a bit vague on the meaning . . . EDIT: if I'm to be drawn into Wikipedia, it means the roughly the same as "gesundheit" which I don't think I've ever hollered before taking a hearty swig . . . EDIT again: Until now: gesundheit!

Some sweet lass thought it would be nice to hand off a bit of scotch for me to enjoy. She knew I liked Islay whisky, but couldn't locate a proper Laphroaig. The label of the (somewhat generic) bottle declared Islay is pronounced "eye-la." Really? We Americans would be inclined to say " eye'-lay " Then, it occurs to me that I really have no way to know how to properly say "Lagavulin" let alone "Laphroaig." Apologies, Heli-Jim for the segue - we'll all have a mmmmmmmm-beer and see where this goes, eh? (currently in hand: Killian's Irish Stout, brewed in Colorado, under license from South Africa. )

My wife, my Guzzi, and my sidearm are all Italian. I find them all challenging to both trust and control. But I never give up trying. And, durn, if they don't all seem to be getting some miles on them . . .

Departure Plan from Lower Middle Tennesee eastward: So it is, then. A couple weeks off, and it's time for breakfast, backroads, and the Ninth South'n (Spine) Raid. Someone actually had the gall to point out we're leaving on Friday The Thirteenth. At which I had to google both Gaul and friday-the-thirteenth. With enough mixed signals, dubious history, the end of hurricane season, and the last days until the autumnal equinox: I say we go anyway! Even if you want to bring a TriumBimmerViffer, we'll have a spot of breakfast at MarcyJo's and head east nine-ish. The route is familiar, all backroads through McMinnville to Tn 30 (magnificent!) without stopping in Pikeville (I hate stopping in Pikeville - it's always hot and it makes my rear drive leak. For three years). Lodging in Tellico is sketchy, at best. Yet, the big king beds are about twice the size of the tents I spent twenty-one years Scouting, and more level than than all that ground ever was. Translate that: we'll likely be able to put up "guests" as necessary. Most know that this ride is pretty casual and anytime you want to launch ahead for a proper burn-up, the road is yours! If you want to follow out to where the rain starts and turn back, that's ok , too. You know who you are. I'm not sayin' any names, but his initials are: "GARY!" ; ) For sure, this bumps up against some other Very Serious Riding, but only by default. Best regards to those preparing for larger, and more daring, things. Yet, if you would enjoy a little jaunt east - come along! Looking forward to seeing Bill Hagan again after his unprecedented forced absence last year. repeat . . .

Well, there's the neutral light, too. There was a member here who added an excellent LED voltage meter ranging from red to yellow to green. I thought I saved the link, but can't find it. No luck in the search options . . . Best volt meter ever for a V11! But where is it?

A couple things to check on the downshift: Make sure your shift pedal lever pivot is clean, snug, and greased. Be certain the lever does not strike the sdie plate ("porkchop") on the downstroke. Give the clutch hydraulics a good flush with fresh fluid. Once you get it sorted, it will be lovely. I'm about to get mine sorted here pretty soon.

Fascinating!! How about some pictures of this bike, Francis? This is the first I have heard of replacing the needle bearing at the bevel box. Is it a simple fitted cylinder, or did you groove it for lubrication or anything?

I thought it was basically the same thing - just a different sized glass

HA -"Angry Scotch Ale" - that's redundant somehow. A closer look at the Dangerous Standalone Pub reveals an entire top shelf of single malts. I suppose they'll be safe since they're on the other side and on the bottom of the world. motowfo's top shelf is not so lucky as it is within striking distance and brakes must be bled, scotch must be snarfed.

Soon to be known as the South'n Menagerie Raid.

While the contact patches on the flywheel teeth are evident on luhbo's pictures, they don't show the marked wear evident on Ganzo's flywheel. With my Sport making the most racket idling in neutral with no clutch, it makes me think that is when the teeth are banging together the most. Of course, there is also 86,000 miles of aggressive shifting up and down. I was planning on a tear down at 100,000 to "do" the heads and such, but may come sooner if the clutch starts to affect shifting quality.

Looking again at the wear on the flywheel teeth, it appears most on the "left." Does the motor spin counter clockwise from the perspective of sitting on the bike? With the bike in neutral, clutch released, would not the inertia of the clutch parts (all as one) and some portion of the gearbox combine to oscillate between the teeth of the driven flywheel?

It used to read "Maintenance Checklist / While the Rear Wheel is Off." Somehow, the secondary title disappeared. Per your good suggestion it now reads: Wheels Off Maintenance Checklist

Maintenance Checklist in the Frequently Asked Questions sub-forum.

Be sure to select "Swedish" to get the proper effect. I think it should come with a video, but then we'll have to move the whole thread to the "Silly Banter" subforum with the proper disclaimers. I'm really having a great time learning some proper lilt for terms like: LaFranconi, Marzocchi, Stucchi, Bitubo, Marchesini, Sachs-Boge, Veglia, Centauro, and in the process learned that both FIAMM and Stebel horns are Italian. I found that ZF (Zahnradfabrik/Friedrichshafen) bought Sachs, but a year or so too late to have any influence on my (not-so-good) Sachs-Boge rear shock on the 2000 Sport.

A photo of the answer appears to be in Ganzo's thread: V11 Clutch Splines Worn Appears a flywheel may be in my future . . .

Why does the Swedish woman sound half dressed and out of breath when she pronounces "öhlins?"

I'd love to see the Coppa along. It is a Spine Frame, after all! Yet, andy figured if you rode the Eldo, he'd bring his drop-dead-georgeous red V7 Sport. I do like having the all Spine Frames there so folks can compare, contrast and learn as much as possible while we have them all together. It is really amazing how many variations span those years! And (unless you have one in your garage) just how many Coppa Italia are we likely to ever see? Or a Lemans with over 100,000 miles? That said, I'm good with whatever/whomever shows. It promises to be a bit of a circus act no matter what!

I wonder this as well?

I remember that now. As in, "Duh, it is the thread title."

Oi - how about one more than a couple hundred pixels? Aging eyes and all that . . .