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I saw about 20 seconds. Clean your headers with a toothbrush? It's still stainless? Right? Man, I'm 67 years old. My time ain't his time.

Nitrogen has only two places in my world; 70% in the air I breathe, and 100% in tires where hot pressure is critical and blowouts contribute to fire safety. Nitrogen was a real fad for a while, but when you realize that if you let all the air out of your tires, and re-inflate with 100% nitrogen (can you verify that it's 100% nitrogen?) you still have all the regular atmospheric air in the tire left over. So you go from 70% nitrogen to 90% nitrogen. Even the guys who use it for tire pressure control use pressure caps when it's legal.

Interesting. Go to 6:45 for stainless exhausts. Ciao

I installed angled valve stems on the rims, both pointing to the right so they are a bit up when the bike is one the side stand. Buy some now, and hold on to them until next time you change the tires. Here's an amazon link to the ones I used. Note that there is not a lot of extra thread when you install, so I suggest a dab of green loc-tite. Also note, these are 83 degrees, which makes easier tool access than the 90 degree stems. Also, they are 8.3mm diameter, which is an uncommon size. Nitrogen... I agree with pressureangle, don't bother.

My Formotion gauges are 10+ years old on my 03 Rosso...... have held up well even with just stick on tape and velcro mounts on my fairing inner. I have to change clock batteries about every 12 - 18 months and I just recently had to refill my thermometer with silicon oil, which was easy to do, and recalibrate the temperature. Quality stuff! Andy

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/12/arts/music/byron-berline-dead.htmlLocal Blue Grass and three Time National Champion Fiddler Byron Berline passed away. He owned the Double Stop Fiddle Shop in Guthrie OK and hosted a Blue Grass Fest here in the Fall. Double Stop was his technique playing two strings at a time. One of his most famous tunes was playing with the Stone's on "Country Honk" an album version of "Honkytonk Women". He was also a member of the Flying Burrito Bros. I was fortunate to see him perform "Honkytonk Women" at the Guthrie Fest. He said that was the first time he played it in a show. The article mentions that he sang chorus on Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and performed much on the "Billy the Kid" soundtrack

No matter what, those true High Current G8HE Form-C relays will serve well. If there is any "micro-ISO relay" with equal or better capacity: bring it on! It is always good to know which of the relays in our stack are the most stressed, and the least. With this, we know which to switch around (if needed).

You could get in trouble for owning a scale like that !

More like "by the gram." Notice how the vintage triple beam balances come out . . .

That's a good question. The V11 alternator/regulator combo is "set" to 14.2V. An optimally functioning V11 charging system should throw this voltage at least from 2000-2500 rpm, but probably not at idle. Unfortunately, there are far too many V11 being expected to idle too low (IMO), complicated by tachometers that "may" read optimistically. A tach reading 300 rpm off with an owner expecting a 1000 rpm idle (too low!) is actually idling at 700 rpm. Way too low for charging. Probably too low for idle stability and even too low for decent oiling/cooling. I think (just my opinion/observations) that too many V11 owners also let their AGM battery fall below the Odyssey 12.65v charge threshold, then expect our flinky charging system to bring it back up. Probably asking too much. The melty 30 amp "charging"/regulator fuse, regulator diodes, regulator ground path, and stator wires would likely agree . . . If I were to install one of these very clever, well designed LED voltage monitors, I would customize the voltage breaks for the Odyssey PC545 AGM.

I spent 42 years working in aviation inflating tyres on heavy jets as well as things like hydraulic reservoirs with Nitrogen. The benefits are a clean, consistent quality, dry source of inert pressure. That's about it really. Ciao

And that's Precisely how the universe and life operates. Einstein's theory of relativity or as he himself explained it for mere mortals " “Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity.” OR, at 67, 10 minutes cleaning header pipes seems to take a day but at 37 it's done in the blink of an eye. That my friends is relativity. Ciao

p6x, I do not think there is any benefit in nitrogen filled tyres. Never used it myself but if the opportunity arose I would not bother. On the other hand have installed angled valve stems front and rear. 90 at front and 135 at rear and yes both facing away from the side stand. Rob

If it costs nothing, it hurts nothing. It was dealership gravy in the RV industry, and I got rather disenchanted with the unethical propaganda they used to sell it. They charged something like $25/tire 15 years ago. If it's free and convenient, I'd use it myself. There is no downside.

I am less categorical in what I do. Yes, the actual benefits appear to be small. But I like to check my air pressure often, and I always fill up at Costco. So, why not check my tire pressure there? I am not even certain on the N2 percent, because I never did a full inflation, just top ups. To me, it is more a practical thing than any kind of heap. Besides, if you are on the road and away from Costco, N2 options are restricted.

If I ever feel like polishing headers, that does look to be easier than anything else I've seen. Ventilation... 9% Hydrochloric Acid in that stuff (he says at the end of the video).

Great Stuff!

Ciao, Based on the look of your V11 Sport, I purchased the signature clock and thermometer from Formotion. I thought about symmetry; besides, Texas is no longer what I thought it was. When I came here, I was expecting "hot and humid" all the time. This year, we have had a different Texas than the one you came to expect. And the Guzzi is definitively temperature sensitive. Yesterday, we had cooler temperatures, and I could run around the 3k mark without having any protest from the fuel injection. So I decided that I definitively needed time and temperature. I chose the black bezels, because my ITI instruments are black faced. And I opted for the bolt on option. One reason is that the temperature gauge can't be had with the adhesive mount, because it is vacuumed silicone oiled filled. Installing them so they don't look like warts will be the challenge. I have a few ideas. This is when I wish I had a lathe and a few other machines option. When I worked I my battle tank factory, I had access to all the machines and tools and supplies one could dream of. Anyway, I am looking forward to having time and temperature on my Le Mans. I forgot to mention, I like that Formotion proposes analog gauges. They fit the V11 Guzzi so much more in my opinion.

I've run Mobil1 0W-40 full synth group4 oil since day 1 on the original engine and it's never put any oil at all in the airbox. Ciao

Thanks for posting Buddy Emmons, docc! He is to the pedal steel guitar what Les Paul and Leo Fender combined are to the six-string guitar. He is not only the gold standard for style and tone, but he designed and created the push-pull steel guitar, hence the Emmons pedal steel guitar. The tone, sustain, and feed-back to the player of these guitars is unmatched. The changer on most all pedal steel guitars is an all-pull design—where the raises and lowers changes are all pulled against a stop by the changer mechanism. On an Emmons Push-Pull the raises and lowers are both pulled and pushed by the changer. In the right hands these guitars can be set-up to do much more than an all-pull, but they are a bit trickier to tune. Tuning an all-pull guitar is like doing the valves on a Guzzi, but tuning a push-pull guitar is like doing the valves on a desmodromic engine. About twice as much stuff going on, but, like a Ducati, they settle in and once you do it a few times it’s no big deal. God bless Buddy Emmons! *after enlarging the clip, I can see that, ironically, Buddy is not playing an Emmons guitar. He is playing an EMCI, an all-pull. His tone and feel are there, but after he sold the Emmons Steel Guitar company he played other people’s guitars. I believe he was involved with the EMCI guitar company (MCI before he came aboard). This was later in his career. The EMCIs are nice, but they ain’t no push-pull.

My GB's closed venting would oil contaminate the air filter ridiculously. It went "atmospheric" long ago . . . > Watch yer eyes! <

I hear ya !

*strictly* for balancing engine components. and small electrical devices. and such.

Relays might be sold by the gram, but not springs! Sold by the each! Just beware if the "first one's free!"

Sorry, that was kinda "ranty," I suppose. The set point from amber to green on the SparkBright is 13.2 volts, so a little above battery voltage (assuming a fully charged AGM is 12.84v), but still a full volt below the V11 regulator set-point (14.2v) or the minimum float charge voltage range (13.5-13.8)v. It will remain amber between 12.45 and 13.2.

I didn't know they sold relays by the pound. I'll take the well marbled ribeye , take the cannoli and leave the relay.

Oh, my! My buddy with the 1200 Sport is gonna love this!!

Well, since the hammer is big enough, must be an electrical problem . . . I suspect the difference from the V11 is the middle relay (where that turn signal flasher is) is not present on the 1100 Sport-i (Neutral/"sidestand" relay that is triggered by the Neutral Switch on the V11 6speeder). Otherwise, I wonder about the functions on those four, front to back: Start; Lights/etc; ECU; Fuel/Ignition ? And, if so, Have you administered the "Livin' Easy Test?"

I think that there's not that many options on the V11 to mount that particular clock size in a position that looks neat and tidy. The spot I chose was a bit of a last resort. You can of course just use double sided 1mm thick tape but the domed top on the triple clamp even makes that a little difficult without turning it flat. On my Interceptor I just used the tape mount system although the top nut is pretty flat on that. Ciao

Pressureangle,, those are Omron's on Ebay,, Form C with made in USA ? And they weigh ? Mine, sure US made, weigh 20gram. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-A505FN via Tapatalk

So I received my Omron relays today from eBay. All I can say is that the quality of the housing is notable better than some others, and that they literally weigh twice as much as the non-Omron relays I have in the bike. Yikes...they may actually be what we hope them to be.

Kinda spooky stopping in at the Lodge at Tellico to the empty garage. Only The Ghost of SpineRaids Past . . .

So, I go to get an O-ring for the brake pedal stop on the Sport and the conversation turns from "What's this for? Something weird?" to "Are you a player?" to: check out this steel player and how these things are tuned . . .

I guess they don't want your money, must be nice having a business that can afford to turn away work. You were buying the tires from them right? maybe you should talk to the owner and tell him how while waiting for the service on your bike you were going to buy a new helmet, top of the line riding jacket and boots and some accessories but now you'll spend money somewhere else.

LOLOLOLOLOouch.... fell off the chair there. Sorry, this is a load of horseshit. Let's take a look at it: Mass has nothing to do with a tire loosing it's inflation. It's based on the size of the molecules and the permeability through the rubber. In fact, the molecular mass of N2 is less than O2 and CO2, the principle components of 'air'. There's some water in their as well- depends on where you live. But the fact is that the effective mass of the elements changes even more slowly than the molecular mass and you're looking at a 6% _increase_ in mass from N2 to O2. I thought everyone wanted _lighter_ wheels anyway (btw, using only nitrogen would lighten your wheel assembly by about 2-4 grams). Cough-bullshit-cough-cough. The heat capacity of common diatomic gasses are all about the same. Heat capacity is determined by the molecular degrees of freedom (how the individual molecules can stretch, bend, or move). All diatomics can do is stretch N=N ..... N = N then back to N=N. Triatomics have more exotic bending modes. So...the heat capacity of the diatomics is generally less than triatomics, because they have fewer modes to adopt. It's outlined in the equipartition theorem- you can read it here. Oxygen isn't the culprit here...well not entirely. O2 already makes up about 20% of the atmosphere. If oxygen was that reactive to the rims, then why dont the OUTSIDE of rims rust away? Because there's a protective oxidation layer already on any exposed aluminum or magnesium. Essentially, in the first millisecond of exposure to air, any aluminum or magnesium oxidises (same as anodizing). The oxidation layer is impermeable to further oxygen...no more oxidation. It's called passivation and its the reason that the Statue of Liberty hasn't rusted away as well (it's copper of course). The best thing you can do is put DRY air in your tires. Water is far worse, because it carries ions around which conduct electricity. O2 can act as an oxidant, water carries the charge, and voila- you can turn a perfectly good rim into a battery with the rim serving as the sacrificial reductant (it turns to rust ) And air is dangerous? I better go get the duct tape and plastic bags, I guess. There's an expression I've read for this sort of thing: Snake oil is exactly that- Rendered snake.

Heck, when I was in Ark a few weeks ago, I called several shops there for a new rear tire. I even had the special socket to change it. No one would touch it. In fact, the Honda shop said they only work on Hondas. I'm sure some if it has to do with Covid, many shops are busy and over worked that they can send business away now. Not a huge deal really. I was planning to ride home anyway. But it was a concern for a little safety for the ride home or the option to stay another day. That might be food for thought for any Guzzi cross country travelers that might not even get a worn tire replaced on the road. Crazy.