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Dave's "espresso & grappa" is the best-looking of any Norge ever ... and I tend to think that the onluy "proper" color for an Italian motorcycle is red. Bill

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Docc's experience shows that the standard V11 oil pump is durable and well suited to the V11 engine. If someone is keen to replace it with a different design, then fine, but for normal use, it may not offer any benefits. A higher capacity pump will absorb proportionally more engine power, and surplus pressure will be dumped by the relief valve. The standard pump still has enough capacity to allow use of the oil cooler (if the oil temp gets above 70degC, which is not happening this winter around here). Guzziology says GU 30146400 pump (fitted to the V11) has been around since 1991. It has 16mm width gears instead of earlier 14mm gear pumps, but the oil pressure relief stayed the same. This pump not the same as the 21mm Daytona/Centauro pump, which is not only bigger, but spins faster. Dave Richardson says "these pumps fail at about 35000km because of the lack of a bearing on the driving shaft. A favorite solution was to copy the MGS01". 16mm V11 OEM pump https://www.af1racing.com/store/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=46944&sku=GU30146400&description=Oil+Pump+-+GU30146400 15mm gear aftermarket V11 pump. https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1985

From the peanut gallery, I have to say how much I admire, and so appreciate, this fabulously detailed thread and all of the discussion. At this point in my V11's service life, it is good to know that the original oil pump is decently reliable. It is awesome to see (and hear!) a gear driven cam, but also consider the tensioner upgrades for my chain. After all, I might have to tear into this old donk sometime in the next 111,000 miles . . .

Yesterday...searching for a better air...

Yeah, I did it. I put baby in a corner.....of her new garage!

I'll second the EV11 recommendation as that's what I have in the garage (Greenie + EV). For those days when you want to just chill and cover miles without pain, it's hard to beat. And you still have that wonderful motor down there (not to mention the same brakes and a decent chassis) when you want to have fun. VT4L

That's a beauty, Dave.. I had an 07 2V that was a *great* mile muncher. Certainly not as good in the twisties as the Mighty Scura, but in central Indiana it seldom needed to be. The only real downside for me was a top heavy feel moving it around in the garage and at slow speeds two up. I rode a friend's 1200 Sport thinking it would be different, but they felt the same. Great bike, though..