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This is what the media have said. Including official Michelin statements which have not been contradicted by Dorna either. Why wouldn't Michelin introduce the tire that solves the current pressure limitations? there is no rationale for not doing it. In any case, there is more suspense in trying to guess who will be the next pope than predicting who will win the world championship.... lol...

I have a little bit of experience with foundry, as it was part of my training at school. We did some casts, but with sand molds, not the modern techniques they now have. I believe those light alloy parts are pressure cast. Even if the entire process is run by computers, a bad batch can always happen.

Yes, I swapped to a CB, per Docc. As for less vs more resistance. Less is now what the OEM line has due to the added resistance the new line. Make sense? the OEM red/green wire also powers …fuel relay?

Thanks again chaps. Got the sump off. Oil filter removed (must've been fitted by an ape). Coincidentally, my service kit from Gutsibits arrived this morning. My son is karting this weekend so I'll park it there for now so we can get his stuff ready. Again, thanks for your help. Appreciated.

Time-Sert is the best thread repair brand on the planet. If you are afraid to try it , take it to a good shop or machine shop and get it fixed.

I am going to say your connection at the fuse holder has been the problem all along. The burnt leg of the fuse was an indicator of a poor connection . I wish you had mentioned this , it would have saved a lot of thinking. Did you install a CB into the existing wiring harness ? Is it made like Docc's CB ? Any time you have this burn from a poor connection the wire(s) have the same burn and the connection suffers and the resistance increases (not good) greatly. I can't wrap my head around this bike and factory regulator running this gauge of wire for the charging . If you were aware of electrical systems it would be like hooking up a gen-set to your house with a cheap 2 wire 110v extension cord. Your friend can add resistance if he wants to but you don't need to. Less resistance is what you're after.

I have not seen the newer fork models so I will leave that alone. Mine has the krinkle paint too .

It has an R on both forks. As I understand it, the version with compression in one leg and damping in the other was the 40 mm fork. Mine is the 43mm version, and rebound in both legs is correct for that. I don't see that as a problem, either. Lots of bikes only have rebound damping. If there is anything that remotely resembles a problem, it is only making sure that both legs are adjusted the same. I've thought about it, and come to the conclusion that if one were to want to alter the compression damping, using a different fork oil would be the way. Get the compression damping where you want it with that, and adjust the adjustable rebound damping to match. Haven't tried it, but it should work, I reckon. And I'm not at all concerned about the bike. The package seems to be, as mentioned in the quote further up, "the best of both worlds", apart from the shitty engine paint. I'm just curious.

Do both of your forks have R on them ? IT should have C on the l.h. fork and R on the other. My red frame and black frame have a (maybe) 20mm nut on the fork caps. my 2003 has an external fuel pump. DO NOT be too concerned about your bike. The only problem I see is maybe having two R forks on your bike ?

As far as I know, it only affects the specific models mentioned here: Your greenie should have the double-plate clutch, which doesn't cause any problems at all.

I posted I thread in a german forum posing the same question as here, and got these two replies today: Both posters are very well informed, so I'm assuming the comments are accurate. I've no idea if those "transition" Le Mans models made it out of Europe or not, but it seems that the combination is not unknown here, perhaps even normal for a 2002 model.

Yep, you're right, of course.

No, it doesn’t. Chances are some previous gnumb-gnuts removed it and then glued it back on with some form of gorilla snot. Make sure ALL the peripheral bolts are out and then use something to apply gradually increasing force on something, even if it is a screwdriver through the already buggered hole. Don’t try and shock it and don’t try to chisel it. If it’s really obstinate? Get the blowtorch out and heat around the flange of the sump, try and do it evenly, eventually it’ll part company but I don’t envy you the task of cleaning the mess of gorilla snot and gasket off the mating surfaces. When done though reinstall the new gasket either dry or a very thin smear of grease and you won’t have the issue again. For the stripped thread? I’d recommend a time-sert.

This answers the question I came to ask. 'Can I remove the sump with the filter still in situ?' My drain plug has been leaking and I suspected the threads has stripped. Sure enough, upon removing the drain plug some threads came with it. So, onto the bench it'll need to be whilst I figure it out. Only thing is, with all 14 bolts out the sump still won't budge. Hence me wondering if the filter needed to come out first.

Umm, don't you mean rebound Mick? Phil

Mine is a 2001 V11 Sport (a 'Greenie'). Does this problem affect my bike too? I'm approaching about 30,000 km. I also have no idea if the selector spring thing has been done. Am I riding a grenade ;-)

Consumer culture. READ the warranty. Ride it the year, THEN mod it. Piaggio would be nuts to warranty bikes that such wankers have twaddled with. It's part of growing up, junior....

I watched about 2min of him and that was enough and I dragged it to the images of the damage. You're probably right in that it was a faulty casting but with an owner like that anything's possible. Phil

This goose is a prime example of why I’m so very glad I’m not in the trade any more. Yes, the tune and the change in exhaust didn’t cause a casting to fail. How could they? But, at the same time he proves himself to know absolutely nothing about engines, tuning, or modern engine management systems and then is upset when the manufacturer of the machine denies warranty! Did he not consider such a possibility before embarking on any changes? Does he believe that he should be able to do anything, unsuitable or otherwise, to his machine and if it all falls in a screaming heap somebody else should pick up the pieces? What a bloody Galah! And the pouty, spoilt little boy reaction after it’s fixed! “I don’t like it any more. I’m going to get another toy, I don’t even want to ride it again! Wah! Wah!” F*ck these people! They are one of the main reasons we can’t have nice things! Look, if I’d sold it and it snapped a casting like that it would obviously be a casting fault. I can’t see how it could be anything else. I would have explained it was just bad luck, (It’s not like they can x-ray every casting for faults!) and slapped a warranty claim in for the rocker carrier, gaskets and anything else needed, perhaps a pushrod? There would have been no need for Piaggio to know about any changes because they would be irrelevant to a failure like this. If I was a dealer and had another model on the floor I probably would have cannibalised the entire rocker assembly off it and got old mate back on the road in an afternoon. Swapping the rocker gear off a smallblock is scarcely brain surgery, you could do it in 3/4’s of an hour max. You don’t even have to take the bloody petrol tank off FFS! Perhaps the reason it all became such a drama was because he’s a pathetic, snivelling, self important ignoramus and cut up rough at the shop? I dunno? It all seemed like a full-on whine-a-thon to me….. But what would I know……..

Not enough fine detail to determine. You need parts in your hand and some background on the bike and maintenance history to really know.

In May there's Queensland's Ruptured Budgie a few hours inland from Brisbane. September is the NSW Ragged Fringe about 4 hours north of Sydney October is Victoria's Spaghetti 3 hours towards Sydney from Melbourne. Budgie is the biggest, about 400 attending, 250 for the ragged, 200 for the spag. About a quarter at each are Guzzis, but a V11 is a rare sight. Tontis, carcs and v7s dominate.

I found this video extremely difficult to watch, for multiple reasons, but I am not going to elaborate. What do you think happened? is the alloy at fault? an issue with the casting process? it could only be a defect, not the result of mechanical fatigue at 500 miles....

Wouldn't an '03 have the 43mm hollow axle forks and better discs? audiomick, Were it mine, it would be worth a couple of letters or some internet sleuthing to contact the owners, for some PEACE of mind.

How many racks do you want ? Cheers Tom.

Kiwi Roy rules. The electrical system is on holiday, never mind the 30amp. And the update is not really visible. Cheers Tom. Cheers Tom.