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Right? Seriously looking to our Southern Hemisphere brothers to get us through the Season of Mice and Ice. Time to revive this thread: This one from @mcgregor168 , May 2021: (NO STOPPING! --->)

if it had eagle valve stem caps

I also agree that this is the reason for the spark scatter at idle. The frontmost cam on the shaft is the last one to be active and therefore can rotate "back" when the follower is over the nose of the lobe. In fact it does not rotate back but shaft rotation ist slower before and faster after passing the top of the lobe. On old engines driven for a long time with chain slack, you can see a flat on the front cam... This is not just a theory, it can be proven - install a valtec type chain tensioner and check spark scatter with a timing light - you will see it disappeared compared with the slacky stock tensioner.

When the Black Pumas album came out, I had it on endless repeat for a while. My youngest daughter got me an early Christmas Present: tickets to see them last night at the new YouTube Theatre in Los Angeles (and under the express condition that we go on a motorcycle. Went two-up on the Stelvio. 100 miles up with a lot of lane-splitting. Took Pacific Coast Highway on the way home, all the way from Long Beach to Dana Point, All the beach towns were lit up for Christmas. 44 Degrees through Camp Pendleton. What a fabulous show. Seems it was also the first live-stream concert from the theater. Here it is:

Docc, they all look good. Early Christmas here, Stucchi crossover shoved up in my mouse free garage the other day, not completely mouse free,,, Picture will follow. Cheers Tom.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/125050594503?hash=item1d1d98a4c7:g:AwoAAOSwV~hhuOSu I'm not associated with the seller, but for those who are looking for one Stateside...this looks clean and not too expensive for the sex appeal and rarity.

Ciao

Yes my experience too docc. Ciao

I have ordered the white plastic lamp holder for the cluster from https://www.cmsnl.com/, it was also NLA at most stores. Not cheap, but I was very happy they had it available. Maybe they have this as well. It is listed on their site as PGGU02781101.

Quality valve stem caps are important! Make sure they have a seated O-ring and in no way depress the valve stem air release. Mine came from a Boeing 737 (aircraft content) . . .

I got a nice set with eagles. 19 years ago. I have a feeling they are stickers of some kind, atop a normal cap. I'll have a closer look.

Not a silly question at all. I'd be interested in a few sets, myself.

Well, I didn't do much today other than sigh that it's going to be snowing tomorrow...and daydreaming about riding my V11 Sport in the Spring...I envy my friends in Australia and the Mediterranean...Le Sigh.

Analog testing!

Scud was one of the pioneers on this forum with Speedhut gauges. Nice gauge faces, buddy! I was trying to figure out why the tach says "Girl x 1000" (but figured, what-the-hey, some guys try to collect those things. A thousand seems like a lot, but what do I know . . . ) See Scud's contributions on Kiwi_Roy's thread, Installing Speedhut Gauges. (I love mine!)

Good thing my new Speedo will go up to 160 MPH. This is my final art from Speedhut. BTW they are having a sale this month - so it's a good time to get an order in if you're looking for a rainy day project.

Hi All, My '03 V11 Lemans, when cold, requires a twist of the throttle to start. The bike has always required a slight throttle manipulation for the engine to start & run when cold according to the previous owner. I figure the bike is fuel injected (15M PF3C)and shouldn't need anything other than run the "choke/enrichener/throttle plates" to high cam and hit the start button. When I do the high cam and hit the starter button, the engine cranks and wants to start...sometimes it will start momentarily then stall, other times it will crank and not start. However, it will always start & run with a little twist of the throttle. In early 2020, I had some time on my hands and did the "decent tune-up". IMO, since the tune-up, the difference in overall performance was a huge improvement. However, the twist of the throttle thing when cold still exists and was wondering if this is "normal". The owners manual says nothing about throttle manipulation during the starting mode. I have looked/checked for vaccuum leaks but have found none other than the TB vac ports which I capped off. The tb shafts have very slight wear/side play but they dont appear to be leaking...the bike only has about 10k miles on it. The TPS seemed to have a smooth transition though the mv range when I set it...no hiccups. The mechanical high cam linkage & tb linkage are in good working condtion..no slop. The crank position sensor was out for a new oring, found no metal debris on the sensor. Plug wires & caps were replaced because one cap had tip over damage & high resistance. Air filter was replaced. Engine & air temp sensors seem to be working and display ambient temps until engine heat causes a rise. Thanks for reading. Art

The Centauro, Mighty Scura, Rosie the Rosso, and a friend's Daytona all start the same way for me. Just crank it, crack the throttle to *just* the right place and it starts right up. They'll crank forever if you don't do that, for whatever reason..

New to me low mileage motorcycle. Got it all serviced up new rubber and about my 4th ride today would not shift out of second. Eventually shifter returned to position and I I was able to get it in. Happened several times on way home but each time after a minute or so shifter would return so I could shift. I am guessing it is the return spring issue discussed here. Can someone be so kind as to give me the short version of parts needed and who as them if possible. Bought this for MG for character but not quite so much so soon.