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The sidestand pickup for V11 Sport is 01759130. I can now verify that the pickup-sensor and the wire lenght are identical on all these side stand pickups (mentioned above) Only the cable connector are different. This makes it easier to get a new pickup and only change the connector. When the sidestand is active - the wires are not in contact witheach other. When the sidestand is in a drivable position - the wires have connection with each other. This means that if you have a defect pickup, you can take away the cable and put both wires in contact with each other. Then you can drive as normal.

Tangent thread; circa 2001 I went to Stockholm, Sweden for two weeks. The first Saturday night we were walking towards downtown when I heard a familiar rumble. A few moments later a parade of a dozen or twenty American muscle cars rolled by like it was Woodward Avenue. I laughed out loud. Glorious.

Hi, I still get emails asking for the V11 BIN I made available several years ago. I can't find my post with the download links, which don't work anymore anyway, so here's the current download link. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e7MMuO6vrUZGFfmkCtL3zsW1qeS6uDgY/view?usp=sharing The base setup, and that's quite important to follow to get the best results, is: - TPS set to 157mV with all mechanical connectors removed and throttle completely closed - Both bypass screws completely closed - CO trim set to 0 - Idle sync with both (if so required) throttle stop screws - Running sync as usual And while we at it, here's the link to the Jackal (works with any California with 15M) BIN. Same base setup as V11, but I recommend a larger valve play of 0,3mm for exhaust and intake. The Jackal BIN is quite recent. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wb2LXrRrgDI1WO0krnb_GeiAvewbwA1K/view?usp=sharing Cheers Meinolf

Briggs and Kohler V-twins in everything. But now this????

It's hard to go wrong with one of his bikes..

Number 4 in this picture. I can probably find a better one. https://static.imgzeit.com/reduced/c2ccb5f7dc8aaa83/IMG_20190927_102422467_HDR.jpg

The Kid says his Carb spot is for sale. It's pretty nice.. He's looking for a Guzzi with an external flywheel.

Good question. At this rate I'd take any 1100 Sport (maybe carbs over FI?). I've had some issue here with my Benelli FI system (currently open loop) and the altitude. Hard to find a happy medium with the system as I live at 5K and ride up to 10K or so. Not to say carbs would not have issues either. I have some interest in a V11 (would love to get a Gheezi-Brian kit for one) but would like to try my luck on a Sport first. Paul

I'll ask the talented tech that actually discovered the cob starter.

From Motul Oils: Oil base Groups explained; There are five different groups of base stocks used in engine oils. Groups I and II are mineral oils (i.e. conventional petroleum oil), while Group III, IV and V are synthetics. A Group III synthetic is more refined than mineral oil and typically hydro-cracked (higher pressure and heat) to achieve a purer base oil. Group IV (PAO) is refined mineral oil that undergoes a special process called “synthesizing.” Generally speaking, Group IV performs better than Group III oils in handling heat, oxidation, low temperature start ups, and has a higher film strength and viscosity index (ability to flow). However, with today’s technology, some Group III oils perform as well as a Group IV. Synthetic Group V (Esters) oils are mostly made from vegetables, minerals and animal fatty acids. Esters are much more expensive because the ingredients are collected from nature, then get synthesized (which is a very expensive process). Group V Esters have all the advantages of a Group IV PAO, plus they can handle even higher temperatures. When Esters are burned, they leave far less coking deposits and are attracted to metal parts with an electro-chemical bond five times stronger than mineral oil.

@footgoose Their website, the current one too, is a "dog's dinner". Hopefully, they will give it the uplift it needs so you can actually search it properly. I tried yesterday, and it was really cumbersome. Nowadays, making one's own website is no longer an ordeal with the tools that exist. And if you don't want to bother, it is cheap to have it done by someone else. The biggest issue with a website, is maintenance and sustaining, as he describes it in his narrative. I know that "old school" people often neglect that aspect, but it is really important since most of the business is now happening online.

The A spec is dual compound not offered with the older ST.

What with our respected V11LeMans.com domiciled in The Netherlands, with Belgium in the wings, surely if anyone has any knowledge of the V11 Playboy Exclusive Edition, this particular "model" might be within our grasp? So far, there is not even more than that singular image, let alone any reports of the V11 EE, itself ? ? ?

I was thinking if anyone had that V11EE, it might be parked between a Riviera and an elephant-motor Mopar in some secret Norwegian location . . . That would be IPA-time, indeed!

Amazing what can be found in the most strangest places. A Scura R only about 100m north of me. He woudn't let it go Cheers Tom.