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I was afraid of what it might have been about....

Aproved with plates the way this bike is without any S problems is great up here. Yes l do like the Dynotech.de engines. The guy who did the mapping, yes please. Have l been looking for a anything odd in the 3000 area, nothing ,superb. Only about 300miles now, added new relays and better grounding to regulator, rest tlc winther hobby. What a fun push rod engine. IPA time, yes. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-A525F via Tapatalk

It's not only the tread that wears and degrades but the carcase as well. New tyres feel and steer nicely because the carcase isn't fatigued and degraded through millions of flex cycles and is it's true shape and stiffness. Ciao

Uh, so, I mean just turn the lights on for a minute or so before you get on, start up, and take off. Not a couple hours before.

Lots of PC545 and regulator lore logged here. The PC545 does have some rather specific charging requirements, per the manufacturer. Link to a lengthy thread, below. Otherwise, turn the ignition/lights on while you finish putting your helmet and gloves on, before starting. The draw will chemically warm the battery and enhance the start discharge current. I found this totally non-intuitive and hard to accept. Reality can be like that sometimes.

Well, not today, but have made a few mods on the rear - to save my rear. First an LED taillight. Came with a smoke lens, but I wanted something a little brighter. So, I found a $10 eBay Ducati Monster rip-off taillight and used the clear lens. Then fabbed up brackets and added a cheap universal LED brake light atop the license plate. I have this strange aversion to being killed by a somnolent driver. Anything will help, and I have a couple or three LED flasher units (flash 3X then steady) that I can connect to either of the brake lights.

Finally; Johann Zarco in Pole!!!

Nothing that should have implied an engine warning light to come up. Changing seals and shock absorbers back and front. They just changed a seal and took a look at the oil exchanger.

When my LM1000 came to me it had the 16" front wheel and was shod with Metzelers (15 years ago, and the tires weren't new) The front end felt totally untrustworthy. After reading a lot of anecdotes, I swapped on a 18" LM3 wheel, with new Metzelers. The front then was extremely stable, but heavy and slow. I ran through 3 sets of tires subsequently, Metzeler x2 and most liked Michelin Pilots. But where it all went right, was while restoring it I put the 16" front back on, added longer rear shocks, dropped the forks in the trees 1/2" and it turned magical wearing Pirelli Road Demons. The Mille GT is wearing some Shinkos, or other no-name tires; they're old, a bit scary looking but not worn. They are very neutral handlers on that bike, with only the slightest tip-in in turns. I do recall on the LM that when the rear center wore, it tended to drift on fast straight roads (which are all I have at home) I always tend to 'sticky' tires, because I imagine I'll go ride some nice roads far more than I actually have opportunity. I think the Tonti is less affected by the profile than the geometry- 'feeling the difference' is not the same big change as setting the geometry correctly. But you *can* feel the difference, where I really never noticed on the Asian bikes I had. The Sport-i is far more sensitive to tire profile than the Tonti, which is a function of tire width probably. FWIW, the Mille GT will get Michelin Pilots if they're still available when the time comes. *the above statements are not paid endorsements, nor are the opinions expressed valid beyond the skull of the author*

What l meant was, l have installed 3 now, Shindengen 847 regulators, Much Better. Charging now 14.5 to 14.7 idling. Connects directly to the battery, not going thru 30amp fuse. I like it. Cheers Tom.

All good thinking. I struggled with LED being very unidirectional, becoming alarmingly less visible from even slightly reduced visual angles (read: inattentive driver from the rear, off-center to the lane of travel). I updated the link in this thread. This simple LED tail/brake unit has been awesome. It was like ten bucks US . . . I remember learning that LED color must be matched to lens color for maximum effect.

G'day folk's I run the Pirelli Angel GT 11 at 35 f and 37/38 r on mine and happy with them in the twisty bits and the straights. Cheers Guzzler

Well if the Tonti spine frame is sensitive to tire profiles, then which profile would suit it best? is there a thread on this? I mean, other than which tire brand and model do your recommend?

You weren’t struck by lightning? Must be that clean living. And raw oysters. And bourbon.

Had to find a safe place to pull over and bump the idle another hundred rpm after the latest Tune-up . . .

Makes me wondering, was the coater proud and happy to give you the cap Cheers Tom.

In other news, I finally landed on a center tank pad to cover up PO's crookedly applied pad and subsequent discoloration. The new pad hasn't completely resolved the problem, but it's better than how it was. Another benefit is that we know for certain what gender this bike is now.

@PJPR01 Got the 911 back yesterday; six miles out of the shop, engine check light came on.... it's always nice when you just spent two V11 equivalent.....