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Too funny! Went out to my shop last evening and shortly after, noticed the "missing" clamp lying in a corner below my work bench I use for clean work. Bingo!

Thanks for your reply, fuel flow, tank to pump to filter to throttle bodies. Apparently 2 logical for me to make sense of! Have everything reconnected, ready 2 go except for a short 2prong female electrical connector on the right side above throttle body. Don’t see a male counter part and only thing on tank is is on left side. When ive another moment, I'll see what o.m. and p.m. can teach me.

Say Grant, isn't that the coolest thing about motorcycles, that they all have their own personalities no matter what it might be.

Hey Phil I also have a Ducati Super Sport, so it's tough to decide which one to ride. Both the Super Sport and Le Mans beckon me like alluring sirens.

I believe Marc misunderstood the rules and thought he would have to start from the back of the grid. But he was banking on another mis-understanding of the rules, hoping ten other racers would follow him off the grid. He was confusing the situation with another situation, if more then ten racers pull down pit lane at the end of the warmup lap the rules say the race start will be postponed. That rule was added after most of the grid pulled into pitlane after the warmup lap at, I think, Argentina a couple years ago (but I could be wrong about the specific location). However, that rule was strictly about riders pulling down pitlane at the end of the warmup lap, to prevent a debacle like that from happening again. The rules Marc did not know as well as he thought actually meant he would go out on the warmup lap and start the race from his original grid spot, but then have to do a drive down pitlane to add to his race time the equivalent of lost time as if he had swapped bikes to his other bike to get off the rains and onto slicks. This article covers the various possible scenarios pretty well; https://www.crash.net/motogp/feature/1066604/1/marc-marquezs-cota-motogp-grid-gamble-wrong-reasons-right-decision I don't see what happened as a sign of Pecco getting on equal footing with Marc. What happened was Marc made a few mistakes, the new Marc we have seen went away for that race and the old Marc surfaced. He outsmarted himself trying to outsmart everyone else, and was lucky he didn't face the consequences he was supposed to. And he wanted to crush the field to show his dominance, but he failed. He had the win, the race was his to lose, and he lost it. I hope at the next round Pecco pulls himself up on equal terms with Marc and beats him straight up. Then it will really be on.

It happened because this situation (riders leaving the start grid) is accounted for in the MotoGP regulations. But we can expect the rule to be changed as the three riders who had gambled on slick tires did not get any benefit from being smarter than the rest.

While he most likely expected a different outcome, e.g. starting from pit lane instead of from the grid, because several riders followed his lead to change bikes, he got the best possible deal: a start delay with no penalty and the right for everyone to restart on the grid with their dry bikes. The MotoGP rules are clear; if 11 riders leave the grid, then this is a delayed restart; this rule was implemented to avoid having too many riders starting from pit lane, as it happened once, making it a safety hazard. Obviously, they are going to revisit the rule given that a few riders that had chosen a dry bike had their advantage taken away. However, Marquez was punished since he encroached on that slippery border and terminated his race while in a comfortable lead. This is good for the show. Giving confidence to Bagnaia that Marquez is simply human, and nulled his advantage where he had an edge on everybody else. Hopefully, we are going to see the real confrontation in Qatar, with the advantage evened out.

Back in the day I had a '71 Duke 450 Desmo single (297 lbs. dry weight - glitter silver). My buddy had a '72 Duke Sport. On the 750 the suspension was overly hard for the bumps to the point that a fiberglass fender split in half after hitting a pot hole. The Conti exhausts could have a rake handle shoved down them and hit nothing. The 900ss's(Desmo) that were glitter silver around that era were pieces of art to look at (from a distance). The sound was deep BOOMPH, BOOMPH,BOOMPH. Where I worked in the '80's there was a 900 I listened to most mornings. I have to say it was impressive. The main guy to get Duke parts from was in Grimsby, Ontario but he also had MV Augusta which was his personal favorite. Keith Hart used to talk about doing the ton by the end of the short street he lived on with his MV. I don't ignore Dukes. I don't want to own and support one though. Grant.

Unless you ignore Ducati V twins. Phil

For those who don't happen to speak German.... Those documents were produced by a company that doesn't seem to exist anymore. A quick search turned up a newest reference from 2010 in some forum or other. Nothing newer. What's on the page? Farhzeuggeometrie = Vehicle geometry. Lenkkopfwinkel = steering head angle. Nachlauf = trail. Radstand = wheelbase. So the first section is all about the basic dimensions of the bike. In the next section: Winkelabweichung = Angle deviation. Verdrehung = "twist". "zur" = "to the". "zum" = also "to the". Has to do with conjugation with various different genders for the definite article. "zu" = also "to the". Just take it for granted... Lenkkopf = steering head. Schwingenachse = swingarm pivot. Vorderrad = front wheel, Hinterrad = rear wheel, Lenkachse = the axis of rotation through the steering head. In the last section: Versatz = offset (i.e. error in that case) Räder = wheels Radaufstand Punkt = the point where the wheel touches the ground (I think...). Spur = the line along which the wheels travel. EDIT: "nach" = "to", Links is left, Rechts is right, so "nach Links" is "to the left". The bottom line: both the V11 and the 11 Sport where tested by a company in Bavaria that believed it knew what it was doing, and was recommended in at least one forum. The results show that both bikes were within less than 3mm of being absolutely straight.

Fahrwerk Tuning must be a clue. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

Exactly why do they put springs on those exhaust headers. I mean, how likely is it that both exhaust nuts or bolts are going to come undone, and the spring is the only thing holding it on. Surely there must be a good explanation, other than aesthetics. Any ideas?

Looks a little similar, but 1100Sport seems original, just the bananas material cutting. I'm very pleased with the way she handles. Coud be a machinist made clamp. Lot's of paper to go thru for evidence. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

Do those clamps look similar/same to those on your 1100 Sport? [edit: Actually, with them parked side-by-side, that Meanie-Greenie's clamp looks even more aggressive than the Sport-i !

I've had some results with Teflon tape on the threads, but still experienced that vacuum/ air bubble circumstance even though the system had actually been purged.

And the old trick, pressure on the lever overnight. Cheers Tom.

Fair enough, good point. Though I’d attribute that to the tiny bit of bubble-action we might see when doing a regular brake bleed. Common over the years for me when I KNOW I’ve bled the new fluid through, there shouldn’t be any more visible air, but still that occasional little bubble is seen, so I end up pumping more, but it never really goes away. The vac bleed was giving the same kind of huge air bubbles/gaps I’d been getting when even hand bleeding, and with two different slaves & bleed valves. Still unsolved mystery in my head, though maybe that is the issue, and just using a tiny bit of vacuum and letting it “pull” really slow would be the test for that, along with grease on the threads.

No marking or numbers underneat. Think you mentioned that's an very early Greenie. If a V11 had those clamps in the showrom, NOT 1 woud have been sold. Never ever ridden a bike with a frontend feeling like that Today a nice day [emoji16], may be IPA. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

What @GuzziMoto said... I've had that issue even bleeding the old-fashioned way by pumping the lever.

Had my first ride of year on 2004 Ballabio after completing my 20 year (approx 25,000 km ) maintenance visit. With all the work done, new tires, all callipers & master cylinders rebuilt, new brake pads, all new engine sensors, complete “Decent Tune Up”, including plugs, air filter, etc., Roper Plate installed, drive shaft removed and greased, etc. it is just like it came out of the showroom in 2004. Good for another 20 yrs/ 25,000 km. Not sure I am! What a pleasure to ride.

Is there a chance these are the very early V11 Sport clamps that were carried over from the 1100 Sport production?

A little testride today, what a difference. Not perfect in a roundabout, but so much better. Raised the forks 1.5mm extra today, that's max because of different dia on the forks. At least found out why she was behaving like she was. Original clamps later. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

The one thing that I don't like about vacuum bleeders is they will also suck air past the threads of the bleed screw. That air really doesn't go into the brake system, so it isn't really that bad. But it does go into the line from the bleed screw to the vacuum bleeder, so it can make it hard to tell if you are getting solid fluid out the bleed screw or if there is actually still air in the system. One way of helping in that respect is to apply grease to the threads of the bleed screw. But really it usually isn't worth worrying about. But that is part of the reason why I prefer a pressure bleeder to a vacuum bleeder.

long pause…. got distracted with other mx projects, then shuffled my way back over to the Gran Canyon. nothing was working, including tying off the lever, but walking away from it for a while allowed the proper “re-focus”, reminding myself “oh ya, the old suction bleeder…”. so I dug that out where its been sitting for years, and rigged it up. Got some fluid to flow, but still with tons of air, and could not get a clean, solid flow still. Stumped, and annoyed, I closed the bleed valve after a sucking through a couple reservoirs full of Dot 4, scratched my head, then just absent mindedly grabbed the lever. It worked. Tried again…. solid resistance, felt perfect. Hmm… there was a ton of air coming out of that slave still when I last closed the valve, but now it seems fine. went back out last night, tried again, felt great, started it up (purrs like a kitten…. or maybe a bit of a young lion, as my sons carbon cans on that 904cc duc motor have no inserts, so she’s a bit noisy, in a not-unenjoyable way, despite me loving quiet bikes), and clutch worked great for a quick test ride. so, good that it works. but still annoyed with what just happened. That much air coming out when bleeding has always meant no way it’s going to work right and needs more bleeding. Need the scooby doo mystery mobile team to solve the mystery.

That's the best plan. My sister figured out the physics of it some years ago: When you look for something, the act of searching builds up an energy state that, if the search goes on for more than a couple of minutes, causes the sought after object to pop across into another dimension. Only when you stop looking does the energy state dissipate, allowing the object to fall back into our dimension and be found.