Chuck

The oil and coal conglomerates have been doing a very effective disinformation campaign since the 70s. That is all I'm going to say.

Well, my worst ever experience was a Ducati that I was afraid to ride farther than I was willing to walk.

Yeah, I hit a milestone today.. put $21 in fuel in the AeroLario. (!) I remember when it seems not too long ago, I was griping about putting $2 in my Duck at Bike week.. Still 190 miles, 3.5 gallons is a fair amount of riding. I've spent more for less fun. Oh, I feel like Kreskin, too.. ordering a Tesla last summer.

I'd say the powder I have is more satin than flat. That said, "This ain't the Burger King. You don't get it your way, you get it my way or you don't get the SOB." (old tool room saying.) If you don't like it, the powder coat will make a fine primer coat for whatever version of black you want.

Ok.. flat black powder coat it is. I'll get the material ordered. Here's the deal. Send me a PM here, or email 59periodChuckatgmailperiodcom with your mailing address and how many you want. When they are done, I'll send them out. Cost is still US $50 each plus actual shipping, no fondling charge. I'll let you know how much shipping was after they are posted. Be patient.. I'm in the final push on the little airplane I'm building, and will have to make time to do this run.

^^^^^Paging Mr. Scudder.. Mr. Scudder to the courtesy phone please.

Back in the day, a SoCal Beemer mechanic I knew decided to put on some aftermarket lights. I'm not sure if he ever got it going again..

No. If you want can bus you have to get a Break My Wallet.

That's three..

Front tire change is easy. Just back it into the chock, tie it down, and lift under the motor..

Nope. I'd do another run if you get 9 more people that want one, though..

From my Scura log..courtesy of Kiwi Roy.. neutral light won't go out -look for- sticky neutral switch Won't run in gear -look for- stuck or dirty sidestand switch Won't run in neutral -look for- stuck neutral switch OR neutral (middle)relay neutral light yes but won't run in neutral -look at- middle relay Starter won't turn -look at- clutch switch or starter relay and.. As Docc says I would suspect the ignition switch, when's the last time you cleaned the contacts? If you wire a small lamp to the petcock fuse F8 you may see it go dim or flicker confirming that there is a bad contact somewhere between the ignition switch, kill switch or side stand relay.

Yeah, you've gotta love this forum. It is *the* knowledge base for the V11S. Thanks, Jaap, and Docc..

Glad to see you are still on a V11S.. and it is working for you.

I, and the Mighty Scura were on "The Snake" in the Santa Monica mountains, when I saw a bike behind me in my mirrors. I'm not a "A" rider, but can keep up with the "B" riders easily.. so it was an unusual occurrence. Naturally, I waved him by, and he disappeared in three corners. I thought, "What the hell was that??" He stopped at the Rock Store, and we had the place to ourselves midweek. Sat on the steps and shot the shit for a while. He was a magazine tester on a new Tuono, and said it was insane. I believed him.. I've never seen a bike accelerate out of a corner like that..

Yep. If you are putting weight on the bars, it affects the bike's handling, not to mention hand, wrist, shoulder, and neck pain. Don't ask me how I know..

I had this problem when I was still a yout in my late 50s. I thought I was in pretty good shape, but a personal trainer told me my core strength sucked, and he would get me back on sport bikes in a couple of months. After nearly killing me, he did.

Tell everybody hi for Dorcia and me, Paul..

Welcome, Miro.. really, I wouldn't be concerned. If you want to touch it up, cleaning it with some lacquer thinner, and about any paint for metal applied with an artist's brush will do the job.

^^^^ I'm what some might call a treehugger..but.. sometimes a guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do.

The guy that sold me the first bottle of S100 told me, "No need to leave it on." What he should have said is, "Don't leave it on.. spritz it on and rinse immediately, or it can do bad things." I still use it for a quicky clean up occasionally.

Paging Mr. Scudder.. Mr. Scudder to the red courtesy phone, please.. there are lots.

Well, Bill.. it's much better to figure it out in the shed than sitting at a gas pump at night in the rain with a no start condition.. It's pretty simple.

Are they still using the same connectors that better not be reversed?

Vote number 3 for water in the tank. Let me tell you a story.. A guy called me one time saying the 65 hp engine in his Luscombe would be purring along, then suddenly miss, then continue running fine. He was getting afraid to fly it, and asked if I had any ideas. I said, "Sure. You didn't drain your float bowl during the last Annual inspection, did you?" Silence. "Er.. no." As mentioned above, water goes to the lowest point in the fuel system. Once it is in a float bowl, it stays there. Airplanes have sump drains and a gascolator that should catch the water..if.. the driver faithfully drains them before the first flight of the day. It's certainly not unusual for a motorcycle to have water sitting in the bottom of the tank.