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I do hope the Powers at Piaggio are as forward-looking as you are! This is just five or six model years away and motorcycle development in Mandello has never moved at a spectacular pace. In fact, they better get right on this. Right after an espresso; some consideration; a grappa; lively conversation; chianti and manicotti; let's sleep on it; repeat.

I do not believe the recall extended past 2001 models. FileShare post

Even with a hose clamp, I would be sure to turn the filter one and one eighth turns past the point of first gasket contact.

Even without a Lambda sensor, the CO can be adjusted by interfacing the ECU.

While I wonder that , too, I think I'll just go straight to the celebratory beer as well! You don't need to ask me twice!

Oh, baby, yeah!

Docc: So, is this the correct cable for a V11Sport (15M?) ECU, without a Lambda? Ok - *disclaimer* - I'm no expert on this! But my understanding is that the cable's chip must be FTDI compatible with the guzzidiag software and the FTDI driver (for either PC or Mac) which interfaces on (by?) FTDI. I believe this is valid whether there is a lambda probe or not. My understanding it is the guzzidiag version that must be specific for your ECU. Of course, that's just what I believe - there are others who apparently understand what this all means . . . The "FIAT/Lancia adapter cable that goes from the factory harness to OBD is, apparently, not chipped and a non-issue; it's the chipped OBD to USB cable that has to be correct for the computer's downloaded driver.

After buying a couple wrong ones, we came up with this proper FTDI chipped cable from ECS Tuning: http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/Ftdi_Cable/ES6928/

I think it would be both excellent and forward thinking to give us a rugged all-road machine based on Ing. Carcano's suggestion for a three cylinder diesel.

I think you're right. I figure the one I had that went to 10,000Ω had "gone bad."

Good to know! (And cool to see that three guys on fairly simple instruments can carry an entire stadium!) A few years back, I found one of my resistors had twice the resistance of the other (5000Ω vs 10,000Ω). Just one more little thing to get your V11 in balance!

If you are the Genie of the Lamp, could you please make my RedFrame Sport a desirable, near-vintage Guzzi model that moves and motivates an entire generation to have Moto Guzzi part of their life? (If you come through on this, I have two other wishes in the wings . . .)

Early clip-ons have a one piece bar-end weight that would have to be removed to insert the typical "expanding dogs" type of mirror anchor. Instead, I had mine machined to fit the CRG clamp ($$). Later V11 clip-ons (from 2002 LeMans) have a multi-piece weight system that I suspect would have to be removed to use the sliding-dog inserted-anchor common to most bar-end mirror systems. I wonder what the V11 handlebar bikes use in the ends of their bars (Ballabio, Café Sport, etc)?

Vanity? (I love the look of my Made in UK red Champion "spark plug boots.") I'm not even sure why there is a resistor in them. Just to keep people's radios from crackling when they're parked next to me?

I believe we're talking about three different cables here.

I got my red Champion resistor caps for Lambretta from Welsh Scooter Parts, Newport UK for 28US dollars and they shipped to me in few days. Of course, the old ebay link has gone dead.

At least on the early RedFrame, the throttle body assembly will not come free without separating the frame and driveline.

Those are all great cuts! "Girl on guitar" makes me think of this performance with Jeff Beck and bassist, Tal Wilkenfeld, (comic introduction by Bill Murray at the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival): I could ride my Sport a million miles with this in my head!

How cool is that!?

There are two idle set screws, one on each side, and two high idle cam fasteners. Be sure they are all released and the butterfly is not sticking in the throttle bore. The factory yellow paint is there to help you find all the points that need to be fettled.

I love this idea! I've been thinking about this since it came up on Scud's thread. (Rush's drummer, Neil Peart, is a motorcyclist of note!) But, yes, how do you embed the play window?

That just chokes me: fifteen bucks for a single plastic lens; likely plus shipping, what five to fifteen more? Ghastly.

This post shows the Buell numbers for the inner (amber) and outer (smoked) lenses. I have also seen these signals on triumph, but do not have their numbers.

Not DKW?

Just for reference: