stewgnu
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On 11/30/2021 at 5:40 PM, docc said:
Yeah, I fought with my rear drive for ten years. It was miserable. Pretty sure that’s just one of the threads…..
it’s also known to be one of the heaviest, ultimo densio pieces of engineering known to man
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good time to check needle bearing 31 for grittiness too. And lube the snot out of it.
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16 hours ago, Lucky Phil said:
Compared to the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 it has a 120cc larger engine for the same HP, beyond retro 19" front wheel, 27kg extra weight, no slipper clutch, 5 speed gearbox not 6 speed, Japanese bike spare parts costs and it's $3000 dearer on the road. You'd have to be crazy to buy one of these over the Interceptor.
Ciao
Absolutely phil- whomever is making the decisions at RE is knocking it outta the park
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17 hours ago, MartyNZ said:
I went on a trip swapping between a Triumph Thruxton R and a Kawasaki W650. The R was the most planted bike I've ridden, and the W650 was fun, but needed more zip.
So for a run to the cafe on Saturday morning, I think the W800 would be great.
Yeah man- ‘zooming’ on a w650 is sitting at 90 with your chin ont tank haha
Although, even on the V11 i hate taking it past 90 -100mph.
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22 hours ago, docc said:
Thanks, my man! True to the neo-retro design, when new they were accused of being out of place, under-powered, over-priced, and equipped with obsolete cycle parts.
What a delight she is, though! (Both to ride and behold.)
And what is the currently available equivalent?
Gorgeous docc. Just lovely.
I’ll also sing the praises of the old Kawa W650 all day long, it’s a cracking bike, and apart from the rude welding on the frame, very nicely put th’gither.
Zooming on mine from Santiago De Compostela (beautiful town) across to Bilbao to catch the ferry is an ace memory.
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ah sorry- i’m a bit grumpy just now.
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22 minutes ago, Nihontochicken said:
Of the scooters shown in the video, the Kwacker 650 comes the closest, a bit down on power and somewhat porky, but less weight than most of the others. Is 75hp and 375 pounds too much to ask for? Retro styling aside, I think the KTM Duke 390 comes the closest, anemic but flickable.
hummm i dunno man- the old ‘weight and horsepower’ debate? …who cares really? if a bikes fun to ride it’s fun to ride. if you spend most time touring at high speed get a sport tourer, not a retro. if you spend most time nipping thru the city get a scooter, not a retro.
Get a retro cos you like the style. end of. they’re all likely extremely capable machines so get the one you like the look of.
which is a moto guzzi v11. 😀
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oil comes from a few sources…
had a ‘leak’ recently that turned out to be blowing out of the airbox
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the Enfields certainly are popular, and seem well liked for what they are… but i have a w650 so that’s that itch scratched.
When I look at every year’s line-up of retros, neo-retros, modtros etc, I can’t help but think: “But I’ve got a V11 already”, and then I feel all smug likes.
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35 minutes ago, Twin AH said:
Those are beautiful but no.
I'm looking for the factory pieces that came with all the Sports /Lemans of that era.........2000 to 2004 I believe.
Do you still have the factory ones for that machine?
Thx
Yes but they’re on the bike sorry! All shined up nice. I much prefer the look to the mushrooms
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5 hours ago, Kiwi_Roy said:
That was a lucky find, I remember Docc telling us about that years ago.
The two bullet connectors (60) connected to the clutch switch (17), I think that's a common fault. Also on high milage bikes the wires work harden and snap under the insulation where they constantly bend back and forth around the headstock, you can find the broken ones by pulling hard on them one at a time, if they stretch the copper core is broken.
i’d kind’ve ignored the clutch safety as i’d assumed the po had bypassed it, rookie error i spose
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yes i checked them twice previously as i was going thru it, but didn’t identify the problem, missed it.
i was doing the old yank all the cables routine and that did it
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Hey man I have a set of the Rossopuro ones with the crash mushrooms attached- is that what you’re after?
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Well, like a blind hedgehog shuffling about in a sack, I’ve finally found the light…
Problem traced to one of the two bullet connectors by the headstock.
I got stranded far from home yesterday and after checking over all the usual suspects I poked a finger down the front of the tank to wiggle the cables and boom baby! Repeated and got the same result- had to start the bike a few times during the journey and it worked every time, fired up strong and instantly.
At this stage I haven’t had the tank off for a closer look so I can’t say whether it’s the black or grey, or both, wires that’s causing the problem. But I’m going to cut and replace with spades when I do.
So, long story short: It was a knackered starter and bad bullets.
But I’ve been thru everything and so the starter system should be 👍 from now on 😀
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Ok, i think the issue is somewhere around the wiring past the headstock. i thought i’d cleaned out the connectors but maybe i didn’t. If i did then there’s still a loose connection or maybe a tortured wire there- some of the loom looked very sharply bent about.
There’s nowt else left to fix at this stage 😀
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1 hour ago, Paradiso said:
A 'stand by' if it won't start, gleaned from another thread on here, is a short piece of wire with a blade at each end to connect the two contacts after removing no.1 relay. I keep it under the seat. I've never been stuck, but my 2002/2003 Tenni suffers the same issue. I too have cleaned the ignition switch contacts, but it didn't seem to change the situation. I've looked at the recommendations for rejigging the ignition wiring, but haven't taken that step yet.
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That 87 and 30?
I’m fair baffled with the issue- wondering whether there’s some weak connection or stressed bit of wiring somewhere in the loom that’s been bent about too much.
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What ho, I have some oe clip-ons going spare if anyone’s interested?
I’m keeping the bars so it’s just the clips available.
Great condition.
Dunno what they’re worth- does £180 plus postage seem reasonable?
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i took the start button apart too to see whether there was any obvious problem there.
Seemed fine, so i cleaned it thoroughly and checked the wires too.
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15 minutes ago, Tomchri said:
And the kill switch is nice and clean.
Cheers Tom.
kill switch functions as it should yar
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well i checked the ignition switch and it isn’t the problem as far as i can tell.
still getting intermittent cranking.
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But i’ll try again, heating with a torch, tomo evening
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19 minutes ago, docc said:
There is enough of a hole on the broken Zerk to tap in an “EZ-Out” type bolt extractor and apply heat then a little impact to remove the leftover?
I had a quick bash with an extractor but as there isn’t any depth it just chewed it out
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Nice tip about de-stressing the solder joints Roy- ta. They look good so will try to keep em that way.
Those ignition switch clips are fun if you are evolutionarily retarded with only two hands 😀
I had various bits removed earlier, ig switch, tank, airbox, breather hose, speedo cable, removed the damn hotgrips wiring that’s been bugging me for a time: couldn’t identify exactly where my oil leak was coming from, but i replaced the breather hose anyway… possibly the oil ‘y’ hose from the pots, but could be mistaken. Quite a puddle of nastiness in the airbox mind.
Someone’s done a lot of pissing about with the wiring, and not in a nice way 😠
The middle grease nip snapped off on the drive shaft, which was ace, any tips for removing the leftover thread would be appreciated as it’s almost blind.
This should be in ‘wot i did to my v11 today’
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On 11/12/2021 at 12:18 PM, Chuck said:
Yeah, you have to take it apart, clean out the old grease that is hardening and keeping the contacts from er.. making contact.
Wire brush them, apply fresh Vaseline, and reassemble. 15 minute job.
I’d pay money to see anyone do that in 15 minutes
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Le Mans handlebar end weight: powder coated or standard paint spray?
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100 bucks?? holy moly…. there’s a guy here in sheffield will powdercoat them bar ends for a tenner. He did the brake hanger on my old v11 for that much anyway. Did my monza wheels for 100…