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That Norge , with you and your Significant Pillion, are one of the chief reasons I think *riding* is one of the last bastions of genteel dedication. What would we do otherwise? Tilt at the windmills of our lives? My adversaries are less than worthy. Let them squirm in the buttery quagmire they have created for themselves. The briefs and narratives, reviews and submissions . . . I am overly ready for the road, the horizon, and the challenge of The Machine, The Weather, and The Road. OK, well and the the Single Malt, the Grappa, and the relentless discussion of how my oil lines are ill-routed . . .

That's it! I thought it was Verdone and went pecking around on his sight after finding a link from a Tech Topics post, but I didn't find the chart. Sending it on to a fellow with a Centauro. Thanks, Ratch!

I recall a link to site which had measured numerous fork oils with a viscosity measure far more accurate than SAE. Now I can't find it anywhere. What was it all about?

Also, the white knob on the left side of the throttle rod can catch on the shock reservoir.

There's probably nothing wrong with it. Try the tune up that's pinned at the top of this forum. It's magic.

I can write you all notes that you require oxygenation and vibrational therapy with copious application of appropriate libations. The note only works once . After that , your sig-oth'r/employer has caught on that its just some ruse to get you more motor-minutes. We have SNOW tonight . . .but there is promise of spring and , really, the South'n Spine Raid is not that far off!!

How long since the last tune-up? Setting the TPS and balancing the throttle bodies can be magic!

Good stuff, Emry! I'd like to see those two posts pinned in 'How To." What do you think: 9 times out of 10 (or more) the trouble with a V11 is traced to a connector, relay or tune-up procedure?

I've been watching that Cali Vintage. It is, perhaps, one of the ultimate bar-riser kits for the Sport. And the installation is easy: 1) remove license plate from Sport 2) throw money 3) back Vintage up to license plate and tighten. Really, I would rather keep the Sport,(still throw money), and have something the wife might like to have a ride on.

My solution was to give up and put the clip-ons back where they were. I put the Twisted Throttle parts (actually made by ROXspeed) on my dirtbike. I think the ConveriBAR is the best option going even for the price. The suggestion that late model owners could use the early clip-on risers wasn't BS; a lot of folks don't realize the early clip-ons were mounted from below the triple clamp. I don't recall anyone ever mentioning it or trying it. I don't know what the pieces would cost new, but that would probably make the converiBAR look like a bargain. Good luck with the group buy. Those events are a lot of work and I respect those of you who have taken that sort of thing on.

I had to go back to the Bosch relays (from the 'better' GEI) to get my Sport to run. I've now upgraded to 'best' Omron relays from Ryland.

I joked once it had to do with English weather, but several chimed in from all over that the tach fog is pretty common. There have been some attempts at solutions. Have a shot at the search function Are you having to park it out of doors? White face gauges or black?

How about a front view?

For those with forks that extend above the top yoke, why couldn't you use the early ('99-'01) risers which are about 65mm? I'll bet there are some floating around.

Your master cylinders must be different than mine. I can't get the right clip-on to slide in fully without relieving a bit of the metal on the riser. Plus there is a groove in the stock clip-on which will have to be cut into the mounting post on the riser in order for both pinch bolts to go in. On top of that, the diameter is about 0.015" bigger than the stock clip-on. It doesn't sound like much , but I had to drive something in to spread the stock riser to get the stud to go in. Nerts!

Twisted Throttle just shipped their risers to me. I'll post back after I get a chance to check fit and compatibility . . .

I found this link for making a reservation at the hotel : Tellicowest Resort Sorry, she said no discounts unless we have 10 rooms. We might, but we won't know 'til we get there. I recommend hooking up with room mates to defer costs. They do sell beer/wine on premises. There is no restaurant or bar, yet a hot breakfast is served with the price of the room. Closest liquor store is 15 minutes north in Maryville, so come prepared.

I had my stock bar weights machined to take the CRG mount. It was a pricey event ($85US) and the weights are a bear to get out. If you have a later model the weights may be different, I don't know.

Setting sags (often means more rear preload or a stiffer springs), dropping yokes (a few mm), different tires ( I like the Pirellis) are all easy things to tune. Richard, how much did you drop your yokes?

Hmmm, I still think you need to start from square one with the pinned thread and go through the procedure from A to Z. Let's see what happens.

Durn. I didn't get Bingo until Post 12.

Any progress? I'll bet the weather in Toledo is perfect for taking your tank off and running light and horn wiring.

You might find someone on the board who would trade parts with you or have a set of early clip-ons they have taken off.

I suppose you could just unbolt them from the yoke and plug the holes if you don't like seeing them. The greater expense would be replacing the clip-ons unless they are included with the bike. EDIT: I thought about this and wondered-what year is the sport you're going to look at? The early ones had clip-ons and the later were fitted with handlebars like pictured above.