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2003 V11 sport. nylon insert locknut and it APPEARS to have a flat washer behind it. p.s. if it is keeping the sale from going through, that man does not need to buy the bike.

More exciting..... Deliverance meets Mad Max. How do you say "You sure have a purty mouth" with an Aussie accent?

The lifter is made with a concave and the lobe is made with a slight taper to cause the lifter to spin. Roller camshaft/lifter setups are made square (at right angles) to keep the roller and lobe surfaces in equal contact. I thought that metals with the same hardness would wear whereas steel/bronze will not wear?

I'm not up on metallurgy(sp). How close in hardness do two metals need to be so that do not wear? I assume Rw means Rockwell hardness?

When automotive camshafts fail, the lifter wears a LOT along with the lobe of the camshaft. It is a deep concave of the lifter (bottom) foot when it wears out. In the lat 70s and early 80s Chevrolet had a multitude of camshaft failures with no explaination. Replacement parts showed no signs of trouble.

The fact that the lifter did not show a concave wear pattern explains that the camshaft lobe had the poor hardening process or quality of materials. I have no explanation as to why the left side has always failed. Were both sides replaced and did the other side exhibit any signs of wear?

That's better than unobtanium !

I don't know if it was a vendor supplying poor quality paint or a surface preparation problem.There appears to be another surface of paint beneath the leprosy called paint. All the other engine surfaces turned out o.k.

Call me incorrect, the lime green/red frame is the most outrageous and beautiful . The Coppa Italia w/the fairing painted to match ( the one as a candidate for bike of the year) looked VERY good too.

I've got a Carb-Stick from MotionPro. One of these days I'll look to see what mine does.....

You're welcome. It sounds like mumbo jumbo but I wanted to explain how the pressure regulator functions.

I don't have an addictive personality so it was no problem to give these vices up. Wait until you retire to smoke because it was FUN! Music , food and laughter never felt,sounded or tasted so good. A conversion to Christianity caused me to give these activities up for expediency(sp) rather than conviction.

On the Guzzi application,it ( fuel pressure regulator)is influenced by barometric pressure only. On most fuel injection systems the vacuum fitting of the regulator is connected to manifold vacuum so when there is a drop in manifold vacuum as in acceleration or throttle opening, the regulator spring applies more pressure to the diaghram increasing fuel pressure. this increased pressure will increase fuel volume being injected into the intake passage.

Is there anyone close to you than can loan you a GOOD battery. Batteries can pass EVERY test and still be not good.

It's a good thing we don't all live in the same town. We would change the name of the club to V11 I'm going to kick your a** to the motherf*****g moon lemans.com

Just pretend it is an old British bike and park on a hill, or have 5 buddies push you to start, or onto the bike hauler.

Just lock the bathroom door locked while you do this!

I assume this has the same circuitry as a Jackal. If so the bulbs share a common ground, with the voltage regulator blue/white wire turning the bulb on/off. I'm too lazy to get up and look.

Have you got pictures?

Check the charging output with a DVOM for at least 13v at 1500 rpm. If it's ok, ride it. my charging indicator light does everything wrong.

What is a "loading" indicator ?

Suspend the bike so the rear wheel is off the ground. Remove rear seat,fuel tank,air box, side panels,etc. to get to upper mount.Be careful removing the nitrogen cartridge. If you are scared place all fasteners with the component you remove. If you are not sure you can do it, pay someone you have confidence in to do this for you. It is a very uncomfortable feeling when you hear something fall off YOUR bike while riding. There are no extra parts on a bike!

Do you realize how POOR the quality is coming from China?

Welcome to the show I hope someone close to your location can help.

China? WONDERFUL!!!!!!!