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Come on Bendy... with your giant list of bikes that are the best ever and that you've just got to have, when you get a tattoo, you won't look like a billboard – you'll look like a menu :!:

Quite right. Which is why a few people could have won – and there'd be no reason for complaint. It's just the wheel of fortune nature of this year that gives the feeling of slight dissatisfaction. It feels a bit like 'the luck of the draw'. That's not to take away from the winner's achievement. And it's not sour grapes as folks are supposing. But it can be said that some riders are clearly seen to consistently battle through adversity and fight back towards the top. Others are seen to blame their tools and blame circumstances and blame other people when things don't fall right. From that point of view, Big J is right about what is champion material and what is not. Rossi crack-up under pressure? I know who I saw very publically crack-up during the season. And it wasn't Rossi. Anyhows, as has been said, it was actually the wheel of fortune that made this year so entertaining. Great stuff. And as for an 'oldie' coming in on the final race and winning... well,

There was undesirable stuff on the screen of mine at first couple of oil changes. Probably mostly black paint that, as has been noted in various threads, wasn't confined to the outside of engine parts only. This internal paint, whether deliberate or just overspray, can come off in largish bits. Paint on the face of casing joints has also been blamed for causing oil weep and particularly the weep that soon develops into an oil gush from the timing chest. As Crooz has a 2002 bike, I assume that he is also blessed with the thick black engine paint – and will have it on 'the insides'. In that case (no pun intended), also watch out for the timing cover leak, often on top right side. In my case (no second pun intended) though, it was caused by a torn gasket from the factory. A whole chunk of gasket eventually dislodged. Others have found the same thing. Installation at the factory must be a bit careless. On my first inspection I also saw that part of the oil pick-up casting had been cracked off at the factory. While it's unlikely that this careless damage would lead to broken parts ending-up in the sump (as they probably end-up on the factory floor when they are broken off) it is just possible that a aluminium casting could be cracked, stay in place and then come adrift during run-in. So, it's definitely advisable to drop the sump, particularly in early miles, clean it out and inspect the doodahs.

Yes, that's how it has looked and why the result just didn't seem ultimately satisfying – from the tv armchair anyway It all seemed more like a game of chance.

That's ok. I don't need it then. Cheers.

The FAQ forum has most of the relevant threads: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1633

What's IQ? I'm thinking of getting some Redline Heavy – should I get some of this stuff too?

You'll get it (if you pay) on www.motogp.com

certain other curmudgeons = Moto Guzzi

Ratchet, I know you ride real slow but your MG box couldn't have been that caked-up with carbon! There's not that big a difference. I measured the oe box at 6lb and the Stucchi at 5lb. Well, it's not light! The Stucchi is both robust and heavy. The stocker just happens to be (ugly and) heavier. If you mean you haven't seen the Stucchi at all, I did have a picture on the site here somewhere. I'll have a look and re-post it. found here

What manual is that? Is the whole manual available for download? What does Chapter 20 say?

Have you tried the podcasts on motogp site? Nice bits of video from Estoril and previous and sort-of-interesting interviews & commentary from Valencia pre-race for free of course

Number 5: Tell him the Forum is run by a Foreign Johnny

Grief. SHOULDA known! Ain't this a swish? 's'pose you're well stocked up with these dongles?

?? What are you expecting to see ??

Number 4: Hide his coffee

gotta take a peek at this colouring book

Full face in case you still need some inspiration

Don't be taken in he's only a cheap desk fan

Ways to Prevent Nogbad From Posting List Number 1: a firewall. Number 2: a gift-box full of Geek World Monthly back issues. That should do it, keep him engrossed.

It's time to start a new list. Let's see...I know... Ways to Prevent Nogbad From Posting List Number 1: a firewall. Hmm, that's a good one, there may be no need for any further items on the list...

wish I was in bed about 6 hours ago or else had some of that stuff you know the stuff that they were talking about on the news tonight – Americans testing it on their military keeps them awake and sharp for 3 days without sleep Found this, is this it? It's an old article. and another: "Meanwhile animal studies hint at even more impressive effects. Research on rhesus macaques, carried out for the US military by Sam Deadwyler at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, found that sleep-deprived monkeys on CX717 actually performed better on reaction time and accuracy tests than when they were well rested. And non-sleep-deprived monkeys given the drug did better still." "Ampakines work by boosting the activity of glutamate, a key neurotransmitter that makes it easier to learn and encode memory. They change the rules about what it takes to create a memory, and how strong those memories can be, says Gary Lynch of the University of California at Irvine, who invented the drugs. "We all have the same computer," he says, "but we're running with different voltage levels." Ampakines up that "voltage"." Hmmmmmmm... voltage, eh? Time for bed

Amazing, what collects down a hole

so that's a benefit then "Must go out and sniff the garage once more...just for safety's sake you understand" mmmmmmmmm

Were there not complaints about this valve in early threads here? Can't remember what exactly (Al Rottenburger is the expert here and on anything in the general fuel tank area). Is it possible that it might sometimes malfunction / become blocked and cause the tank-suck that seems to plague American bikes? Just asking MG obviously consider it safe to let the rest of us ride without it ...along with exploding factory flywheels that they blessed some of us with and run-dry mains...