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I don't know. I am more afraid of my table saw then that. But then, I am a better racer than a carpenter.

Damn right.......now, get off my lawn.

Calls for a window in the timing case.

Tunerpro is used to edit .bin files or "the maps" if you like not to download and upload the .bin file. That is done by the Guzzidiag reader and writer programs. So Guzzidiag allows you to view your bikes injection system in real time while it's running and see all the Parameters etc like throttle position and various environmental sensor outputs. It also allows you to adjust the CO setting and on some bikes reset the TPS reference point and turn the LAMBDA on or off. The reader and writer programs allow you to download the .bin file (or maps) from your ecu and save them on your computer and then the Tunerpro programme allows you view the .bin file in human understandable form and to edit the .bin files to create whatever changes to the file/maps you want and save them to your computer and then use the Guzzidiag writer programme to upload the modified map into your bikes ecu. The .bin file is a computer geek file in Hex and computer language, Tunerpro turns that into something that is layman understandable and simple to edit. What map do you load? Any map someone emails you or you find on this forum via a .bin file. Simply download the file onto your computer open the reader select the map and with your laptop connected to the bikes ecu simply write the new map. Or take your original map open it in tunerpro and make changes or edit the maps yourself. Save the map on your computer and then load it into your bikes ecu with the writer programme. It's identical to tuning a carburettor just via a laptop. So you think your bike is running badly at a certain point, look at the fuel map at that point ( so throttle angle and rpm) and lets say richen it up 3% in that area. Save the new map file and name it on your laptop and use the writer to load it to the ecu. Take the bike for a ride and see if it's an improvement. Yes then add another 2% and try again. No lean it off again. OR if it runs worse on the initial change then go back 6% from your new map ( 3% leaner than stock map) and see how that goes. Pretty simple and you can't hurt anything with small changes like 3-5%. Then the same for ignition if you like and start enrichment the list goes on. If you have a few maps to look at you can look at them on tunerpro and see where the differences are between the maps and if your bike is not running as well as it should and you have another map thats different in that area then edit the map thats in your bike and use those values from the other map and see what the result is. This is how bikes were tuned when they had carbs. making changes via jets, throttle slides etc then riding them and seeing what the result is. For most people this will be good enough. A bike that starts well, warms up well, idles well, responds to the throttle well, doesn't use too much fuel and is nice to ride. If you want something closer to perfection then you can hire some dyno time and an operator or get into the world of data logging engine lambda. Ciao

No knock sensor on any V11 I am aware of. So that functionality, retarding timing when running lower octane fuels, isn't possible. For cars or bikes that support that functionality, they have no idea what the octane of the fuel you just filled it up with. As I understand, it simply starts out with the timing where it was (100%) and pulls timing when it senses knock. It is purely reactionary. After pulling timing it will eventually try to put it back, pulling it again if knock is detected. It wants timing to be at 100%, the most advance it is programmed to use. But it will pull timing when knock is detected. Then it will try to put the timing back. The piggy-back ECUs used to be state of the art. That was a long time ago. Nowadays it is better to just use the right ECU with the right program. That said, we still have a Power Commander on the wife's V11. It has been there for near two decades. But even I am finally planning on removing it and simply loading the right map into the ECU and setting it up correctly. It ran well enough with the Power Commander, but as mentioned it is another failure point and it can always be better.

hmm, this one work?

Glad to know he's fit to ride. Still not my favorite but I can appreciate him overcoming a struggle.

@PJPR01 Marc Marquez will be at COTA this week-end. If he is your favorite "horse", then you will have the opportunity to see him race! Personally, I think it makes sense for him to return here. This is clearly the best place for him to come back. Now the question that everyone has: can he dominate the way he has on this track? we will need to verify that.

This story will be told in pictures and they will probably be few and far between.

I haven't rotated it over yet....these engines turn easy with no plugs in. TDC ....S in the flywheel hole...dots line up ....dinner .. then I will go rotate it a couple times. this is some really nice kit. I had no appreciable wear on the cam thrust bearing....the old one measured 7mm thick and the new one was 7mm thick. lock washer behind oil pump nut was broken in two.?

This seems mo better

The crank has moved. Look at the keway on my install compared to yours. Make sure you rotate the engine by hand with the plugs out to check for interference before you button it up. Ciao

Is the motor TDC on the right cylinder, or just stopped randomly?

A true sports car and a true money pit. I know; when you love, you do not count.... The car is with Einar and just to fix that small oil ooze, it is going to be as much as purchasing my Guzzi Le Mans last year.... I need to change the four shock absorbers too. The four of them are leaking oil through the piston. The rebound dampening is affected. If feels like when you go to the dentist for a simple cleaning lol.... they always found a bunch of other problems...

@FreyZI would you care to make a list of the takers using google sheet on google drive? share it, so we can follow-up easily, and other interested party can also put their names in the list directly. All you have to do is to take a screen shot of the list and post it as an image here, so we know where we stand? I think you have one more taker for the red, yes?

I would not be surprised if Marc Marquez is strong in COTA, at least on race day if not in practice. FP1 will be used to make an assessment and check how everything works under real stress. Even if he has been out less time than before, we all know that to remain at the top of your game, you need to practice as much as possible doing the real thing. Missing Indonesia and Argentina will have had an effect on him. I don't think he is resuming just to say "I am back". Knowing MM93, he is coming back to win; especially here. I have seen a lot of VR46 haberdashery at Thermas de los Hondos. The venue is extremely popular with not only Argentina, but all the surrounding countries, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile. I don't know if you remember that Rossi wore the Maradona/Messi #10 Jersey on the podium. There, it makes you a lot of friends! nevertheless, the Rossi mania is going to fade away as it is right it does. The show will go on. Look at the current stats: three grand prix, three different winners and podium occupants.... isn't that great? We are voting to elect the president this week-end, I usually help the consulate. I will watch FP1 and FP2 live though. On a sad note, I got the diagnostic for my problem from Einar's this morning. It's coming from behind the bell housing; things have gotten so expensive!!! they need to drop the engine. It is going to cost more than my Guzzi...

Thanks for the update p6x! Looking forward to a good day at the races, will watch the qualifiers via the Moto GP subscription and see if the King can be competitive. I agree with the above that if he can't have a good showing at COTA, he should take time off to recover completely or he risks jeopardizing the remainder of his career. Now I also wonder how many Rossi fans will not show up now that he's retired, and if overall attendance will be down year over year. It was good to see him race last year and send him off in style...the crowd was very appreciative. Griso is ready to go, Scura is on the operating table with lots of bits and bobs off at the moment...struggling a bit to get the left pork chop off to get to the shifter extender which I have been meaning to replace for several years now since buying that here on the forum! Peeking into the throttle bodies, they'll need a cleaning too with a fine toothbrush to get rid of some of the gunk accumulation there, new rubber intake boots all around, valve adjustment and new gaskets coming up, and then a proper tune again once all the new items are in place. Everything else looks good so far with the tank off, airbox pretty clean, just a bit of oil in the bottom to remove, air filter still in good shape.

last time i fell off i was wearing a pair of Bull-It covec sr6 jeans, which held up perfectly. They’re not expensive either. I wasn’t going very fast though, maybe hit the road at about 35-40mph, but couldn’t fault them- normal denim would’ve left me with holes in my knees and hip i reckon. Sadly the bike was fooked 🙁

I am late to the thread: I always wear motorcycle proof (read fall forgiving) pants. I have purchased Alpinestar jeans including knee and hip protection. I considered cargo pants sand colored because the jeans are stuffy in the Texas heat. The Alpinestar jeans are slightly elastic, making them easier to close when you indulge too much in brisket like I do. I used to wear non motorcycle jeans back when my hands did not shake. I did take a fall and I slid on a rugged surface that turned my backside into raw ground beef. After that I always wore pants that would resist abrasion.

Carl Perkins ! One of The Greatest of All Time

That's because were all old and are always right.................

With the level the Honda is at this year (it is one of the better bikes, finally) it seems that if he can't go well at COTA he can't go well anywhere. He should do well. But Pol has been as fast or faster on this new Honda. Marc may find his biggest competition is from his teammate.

Man............. that's some beautiful jewelry.

From the Fileshare subforum:

So I took the rear brake off, found that it heated up enough to melt the rubber. So I got it cleaned up enough for a rebuild kit. It also left residue on the rear disc and wheel.

Sounds like a Power Commander

looks amazing… and more dangerous than my table saw 😐

You can count the tracks in the USA on one hand where you can get that bike past 3rd gear.

Well well well Houston I have a conundrum. Crank and cam gears aligned upon disassembly. This is where I'm at cam sprocket is on the dowel pin...crank sprocket is on the woodruff keyway. what to do....

@Lucky Phil the reason why I seem to insist in calling the "bin" file a map, is because a "bin" file is an extension as in .bin defining a file format. Not its contents. Map is what is used in many other languages too. It is a firmware in the IT world, used by the ECU. Just to clarify my attachment (pun) to call it an ECU map? so I don't try to upload any unrelated ".bin" file; Epson Fuji Reala 100.bin Epson Agfa HDC Plus 100.bin Epson Kodak Tri-X 400 6x6.bin Epson Kodak Portra 400.bin Epson Mitsubishi MX-III 200.bin Epson Ferrania FG 400.bin Epson Konica Centuria 400.bin Epson Kodak Supra 100.bin Epson Kodak Royal Gold 400.bin Epson Konica VX 100.bin Epson Fuji Pro 160.bin Epson Kodak Portra 160 NC 6x6.bin Epson Fuji Superia 100 6x6.bin Epson Kodak Plus-X 125.bin Epson Ilford Delta 400 6x6.bin Epson Kodak T-Max 400.bin Epson Fotolabo Club 100.bin Epson Boots 100.bin Epson Fuji Nexia A200 APS.bin Epson Ferrania HP 200 APS.bin Epson Agfa Optima Prestige 100.bin Epson Agfa Optima II Prestige 100.bin

I started to watch. Interesting the episode 2 with the brothers in GP...