Lucky Phil

The suspension squatting device they all use on the rear for accelerating out of corners. They also use a suspension compressing device on the front for launching at the start and after that it's passive. I'd allow that for safety reasons. Phil

My advice to Motogp. No aero, no ride height devices, tyre pressures checked "in the legal range" at the start of the race and after that whatever it is it is. That will do for starters to stop it turning into Formular 1 for a while. Phil

Thread drift, an indication of how boring the original topic is getting. Ciao

It was more the packing than the shipping docc. A minor concern was what engine size and configuration the Daytona heads and crank were for. Would have been nice to own some genuine Guzzi royalty history though. You can never be accused of" having no vices" thats for sure. I often look at my tools and reflect on how I've owned and used them since I was 16 and how they have followed me all through my life and career. Same with my grandfathers inherited tools. My kids will probably just take it to the scrap merchant when I'm gone. They have no interest in tools and such Phil

There was some engine stuff I'd have bought but the packing and shipping got in the way unfortunately. Phil

Who was the old Nascar tuner that used to run the legal maximum fuel tank capacity but then ran 2 inch fuel pipe to the engine. There was no actual rule for fuel pipe diameter. Was he a cheater that should have been banned for life or a smart tuner/builder following the letter of the rules not the intent? Not always a simple as it seems.

Slight issue with that when they don't make them OEM anymore. Then you source them from a "parts store" who source them from China and triple the price for the same item you cab buy direct. The V11 Sport is an obsolete motorcycle and all new OEM parts are pretty much gone. Phil

Where the hell have you been over the years, on the moon Phil

I don't know the fine details of what you are alleging so I'm not in a position to comment in detail either but often the devil is actually in the detail. Why would his team mate not have an issue with a rule like that? Well because different riders require different characteristics from an engine. Some like a heavy crank and some a light crank, hence Ducatis MotoGP bike having and external flywheel so rider preference can be accommodated. Ben Spies might like a heavy crank so it's never going to be an issue for him. Without knowing the fine details of why the crank was deemed illegal I can't comment but it's pretty obvious you've lost some perspective in this due to personal feelings about an individual. Gigi Dall'igna is a classic for pushing the rule book to the limit and operating in grey areas but no one is calling him a "cheat" Add to that the parochial state of competition administration in the US at times and well, who knows where the truth lies. Phil

Seen a bit of his work in the past backing Mark Knopfler. Phil

Don't know the image was sent to me from Joe Caruso because we discuss engineering things/designs etc. I have several sets in my workshop with bad drive face wear on the teeth which I don't really trust for the reason shown in the image. Every material has it's place and aluminium for cam gears isn't one of them for mine unless it's some sort of sprint engine and longevity isn't an issue. Phil

Not only the aluminium oil pump gears that fail on the high cam engines. Total rubbish.

No Phil

BTW how many here can say their dentist holds a current national lap record on a motorcycle? I was looking at Phillip Island lap records a week back and noticed my dentist still holds the national BEARS lap record at PI from 1999. A 1:38.1 on a Ducati 996 Superbike. I mentioned it to him while "in the chair" a few days later. Phil

You buy a hard top sports car Tim. Phil

The sensor is used in literally dozens of other engine applications in the automotive world. Like many things they don't last forever. I bought 2 Chinese made ones about 6 years ago and used one in the Daytona engine. I think I paid $15aud for 2 direct from the manufacturer. The postage at the time was more than the cost of the sensors. Still working fine but very little mileage. I had images of them on here somewhere, probably in the daytona rebuild thread. Phil

You can hardly call the rider a cheat for what's installed inside the engine! I'm no big Mladdin fan either and have actually spent time with him at the track in his Kawasaki Australia superbike days. Phil

Makes more sense than a sidecar. Phil

13.2 volts headlight on or headlight off? If it's with headlight off then check the voltage with headlight on. Here's some troubleshooting info from Brad Blacks site. It's for Ducati systems but the Guzzi is basically a Ducati single phase system. https://www.bikeboy.org/chargingsystemdiagnostic.html Phil

There is but don't go anywhere near it with gasket sealer as it will inhibit the pressure sensitive sealant on the gasket doing it's job. https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=170_174&products_id=5044 OR Mick you could by a USED front cover gasket from a local ebay retailer in Germany. Remarkable value, can't go wrong there mate. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/176430408521?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20211130125621%26meid%3D6565c1fed2f64fce8f2954b20c0e8b4f%26pid%3D101465%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D386889832760%26itm%3D176430408521%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D3650466&_trksid=p3650466.c101465.m3507 Phil

There are various thickness shims Mick not gaskets. The oil seal is an oring and is almost useless on it's own and a gasket sealer is required as well on install. The actual sealing design is flawed in my opinion. How to measure? With a depth gauge and a pair of vernier callipers and a bit of math. You can of course just put a blob of plasticene on the end of the pickup with some grease on it and no shims and stick it in and remove then measure the plasticene thickness and calculate the shims you need. Thats works as well. Someone years ago made quite a neat bespoke tool to measure the depth but it's so rarely required I just use the old school methodology. I've pulled apart engines where the sensor was contacting the wheel and it still ran ok. Okish maybe. Phil

My bikes that use the exact same disks, the Ducati 1000SS the Guzzi V11 Sport and the Ducati ST2 have had the following 320mm disks fitted to them over the years. Braking Wave, Galfer wave, Std Brembo original dished with round holes and later style spoke Brembo. All have stopped exactly the same road and track, no difference with the same pads and callipers. Phil

Before you start overthinking it which it sounds like you are make sure the fuel filter isn't blocked/dirty and the TB's are not popped off and the manifold rubbers aren't leaking. Move onto the TPS and tuning after that unless it's needed for some reason you haven't mentioned.

Simon Crafar is far too much of a suck for this job. His post race interviews with riders sound almost like a cringy public marriage proposal at times as he tries to suck up to them. There's not wishing to offend anyone and then theirs what Simon engages in come interview time. The concept of a professional straight forward question is not in his nature. In addition I've never and I mean never heard him criticise a riders action or manoeuvre on the track with regards to an altercation with another rider or an incident. He always plays the suckie sit on the fence guy desperate not to appear critical in case it gets back to the rider/s in question. The head steward needs to be firm but fair and nobodies fool, not interested in being "liked" by riders because unpalatable decisions for some riders need to be made. He's the last guy for the job. Spencer was rubbish at it as well, no consistency at all. MotoGP is turning into F1 anyway so it's going down the road of what happens off the track is going to swamp the on track performances. We now have the totally ludicrous situation where riders need to not only manage tyre wear but also drop positions and ride single file for a few laps to manage their front tyre pressure and the winner and place getters are now decided hours after the event when the powers that be review the tyre pressure data. This sort of thing is what makes F1 so tedious and it's now arrived in MotoGP. Popularity just ruins some things entirely. Phil