Lucky Phil

Yes but why bother with that when these are $50 and require zero messing about. Ciao

As an apprentice Chuck, I worked on DC4's and I seem to recall an old tradesman telling me that the process you describe was actually an official Douglas manual procedure for the DC3. Edit.......http://www.douglasdc3.com/prop/prop.htm Ciao

Not sure but what you're referring to is the inlet valve. Hemi heads are pretty poor for combustion efficiency with their orange peel shape with any sort of decent compression pistons and so lots of ignition lead hence why the modern 4 valve narrow angled valve head with tumble scavenging instead of the swirl scavenging totally eclipsed it about 40 years ago. Everything has its day and the Hemi design lasted for nearly 100 years. Ciao

I know you couldn't pick it up and neither could I, not a chance in hell. Even a fit 35 year old would be struggling. It's an initial lift of over 200kgs. Worth thinking about if you're on your own at anytime even in the workshop. I haven't nonchalantly manoeuvred a bike around since my Speed Triple fell over in the garage 25 years ago. I felt it was starting to get away from me and managed to lessen the impact on it as it went down so no damage but getting that back up was almost impossible on my own and I was a fit 38 year old then. Since then I focus a lot wheeling a bike around because if it goes over that's where it's staying until I can get help to get it up again. Ciao

I wonder if as they do a moulding run of covers they just add to the previous date matrix so in effect the latest year and dot is applicable to the part in your hand and all the previous markings are from the previous moulding runs. That would be Italian logic and methodology. Ciao

I wish the factory was still making spare parts for the V11 Sport. Ciao

Yea not sure of the exact methodology they use but I think the likelihood of the them being made in 2021 is about zero. I've had parts shipped to me with the same thing on a sticker. I assume they use a generic sticker and the date applied is the stocking date or some such thing. Ciao

Isn't that why we all ride a Guzzi, because it's somewhat removed from the soulless modern refined motorcycles that other manufacturers sell? As for how an electric bike performs and the instant torque etc, etc, well if I was focused on performance I wouldn't be riding a Guzzi or a Royal Enfield or any of my more pedestrian twins. I'm amazed at all the support for EV's on a Guzzi site really, on a Honda CX500 forum or a Honda Cub site I'd understand but on a Guzzi forum? One of the only things a Guzzi offers is "character" and not much else. Lets face it, performance, err, no, faultless reliability, err, no, ease of ownership, err, no. I don't know about the rest of you but when I stop on a long trip to fuel up the last thing I want to do is hang around for 45 min hooked up to a power supply at some bloody horrible road side diner/McDonalds with a room full of screaming kids or teenagers on their mobiles walking around aimlessly tripping over people and being a royal PITA. I'm fuel up and gone asap. So the future direction seems to be the motorcycle/car degenerating into something akin to a white good. Terrific at what they do but lets face it not exactly interesting. Add to that the fact that the perceived or even real performance of the EV which is about all they have going for them apart from quietness will be neutered by stricter and more draconian authoritarian control and even that benefit is gone. If I want to get from point A to point B (over a relatively short distance) and I want a utilitarian mode of transport I don't want to think or particularly care about, AKA my "daily driver" then sign me up for an EV. If I want something I enjoy owning, riding and connect with then forget it. I dont know enough about the supposed environmental benefits of going EV but I can guarantee it won't be anywhere near the popular doctrine being bandied about in the media. It never is. Ciao

No it has the the date matrix on it as well. See my posted image an explanation. Ciao

Whats the casting date say, I cant read it it too low res? Ciao

Cool. I'll be amazed if it's a 2021 manufacture. Ciao

Sticker shimicker, this is the only way to tell the manufacturer date. Left column top to bottom 98,99,00,01,02. Columns to the right divided into separate divided blocks representing the months of the year. There's 2 dots one will be the month of 1999 and the other I'm not sure about, one may be the cast date and the painted date. Someone here smarter than me may be able to advise. So this one was definitely made in 1999 in either May or November, probably May. Lets see a casting image image of you 2021 labelled seat. Ciao

The aluminium knob is crimped around the top edge which is what provides the open stop. I carefully file off the crimp and then modify the plunger and body with a grub screw to create a new open stop which also makes the seals replaceable. Ciao

It won't last. The issue is the orings swell in fuel because they are plain nitrile. I reworked a few to use Viton seals. It's the only long term solution. Ciao

It's the ecu. There's a hot wire through fuse 1 to the ecu. 9.8/1 comp, not that high really. Ciao

It's laughably easy docc, even I can do it. When you think about the limitations of the std map your respect for them might wain. The std map has to cover all countries and condition, all the various emission regs for those countries, the different varieties of fuel and fuel quality and then in addition to that the FW factor. It's always one massive compromise. In the car world it's way more advanced than what we have on the old V11. My car you buy an access port for $600 and it comes with a 93/98 octane map so you pick up 15HP straight away. Then most tuners offer a deal for a few hundred dollars where they send you a base tune for your car and any mods you may or may not have and maybe 3 revisions. You hook up your access port which some people run on the dash all the time as it gives direct engine info in real time and go out and do 2 or 3 hard 3rd gear pulls on a quiet piece of road and log the parameters. Download the info and email it to your tuner and he'll look at the data and tailor the tune a little to your particular car and email it back to you. Load the new tune and repeat if you want even more refinement. 21st century custom tuning. Ciao

The later 4Valve head system is an improvement on the old style. As Pete has pointed out the lifter is smaller and lighter and has a one piece steel mini pushrod about 35mm long with ball ends that fits inside the lifter and protrudes from the top and engages the rocker arm. ( https://www.stein-dinse.biz/product_info.php?language=en&products_id=12039) The base circle on a Daytona engine is 21.5 mm and on a roller Griso engine is 29.6mm. A roller base circle can and is usually smaller than a flat tappet so I would assume the flat tappet Griso cam would have a base circle at least as large as the roller cam but packaging will come into it. Ciao

Just what I was thinking Pete. Ciao

The question is why the hell would you want to pay for this when you can do it for free via Guzzidiag. Not quite sure what the % and HP numbers they quote for the V11 Lemans is all about. Ciao

It's the breather hose from the frame backbone behind the steering head to the back of the engine crankcase at 1200 oclock. Ciao

OMG wrapped headers, leather saddlebag and bar end mirrors, what a turnoff. Ciao

Have you got one of these? I bought one 2 years ago, very good. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/183730457624?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-139619-5960-0&mkcid=2&itemid=183730457624&targetid=1278276341267&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9071303&poi=&campaignid=10101784991&mkgroupid=131275693908&rlsatarget=pla-1278276341267&abcId=9300367&merchantid=116301090&gclid=Cj0KCQjw18WKBhCUARIsAFiW7JzGlavIc2B-pb2Lz8lIs23seejr9ACYiUarK8n0VDVTzG8QvO4d1JAaArzYEALw_wcB Ciao

Cars are a different topic and have different criteria. I don't understand why people apply car logic to motorcycles. Nothing worse than a "car guy" that takes up riding as his new hobby and then try's to translate "car world" stuff to the motorcycle world. Not saying this is the case here but "car guys" often just don't get it at all. Can take years to educate them and some just never get it. A work colleague years ago was building some sort of track car and mentioned he was fitting a water pressure gauge to it! What the hell for? So he could tell if he got a water leak while on the track! The logic escapes me. If you know how a water temp gauge works you'll know if you have a water leak. Ciao

Ducati make a desert scrambler with a carbon fibre sump guard but no protection whatsoever for the oil cooler.....smart. Ciao