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No worries... this is a great forum for us to debate the pros and cons of things, then make our own decisions. And sometimes deciding not to do something is the best decision of all (not just re motorcycles, but life in general).

When I first saw Chuck he was just staring over again, traveling the midwest in his car with just a guitar and Amp, My lifelong good friend who is a few years older than me Tom Hankins ,a bass player, (who I still see and talk to often and who has a Blues Band in Los angeles now that I go down to see once and a while )was just starting a band up about that time, they backed up Chuck in our town on the spur of the moment one night when they were 17 years old ..they had never played a Chuck Berry song but jumped at the gig, ..they just faked it..Chuck was good to him and didn't complain. They went on to back him up 2-3 more times years later, My friend Tom later went on to open for The Animals, Cream, The dave Clark 5, The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, The Allman Brothers..and on and on . He liked Chuck a lot...

So far as music trivia. Back when I was in college and thought I could play drums, I met this guy Max Miller. He was a retired jazz musician and he told some wild stories of road trips and the rest. His stories made rock and roll stars almost seem tame. He named dropped a bunch of famous jazz stars from the '30's & '40's. The stories were totally believable but I confess I had never heard of him until I met him and to this day haven't heard his music. So while I was looking up Johnnie Johnson on Wiki, I decided to check on Max. My goodness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Miller_(jazz_musician)

Chuck played with pick up bands. Local guys that knew enough of his stuff and how to follow him. He was cheap and could be mean too. He and Johnnie Johnson preformed and wrote together and they frenemies most of the time with a few lawsuits along the way. He was cruel and punched Keith Richards who was producing his all star movie concert; Keith said it was no big deal since he worked with biggest diva of all time. When Chuck was in prison, he spent time in the library and looked at a US Atlas, he wrote "Promised Land". He was constantly in trouble for taxes and minor sex crimes. He also built an integrated amusement park in Wentzville to give black folks a place of entertainment. People say the Rock and Roll was white guys playing black music but perhaps R&R was invented by Chuck Berry who was parodying white country music.

At the risk of provoking ‚use the effing search function‘ comments, I have the following question (because I did and it produced too many results) back in 2010 or thereabouts I bought a relay set-up to by pass the original wiring, as my Scura wouldn‘t charge properly on shorter runs with the lights on. All of a sudden my headlight doesn‘t work, and in case (I have yet to investigate the cause) I need a new relay system the question is, where to get it? Iirc it was sold by a member in Singapore or thereabouts but is he still in business? Maybe better/different solutions have been developed since? I‘ve not been active here for ages, but I didn‘t sit on my hands, have restored a Le Mans III in the mean time.🙄 best, Tom

I see a male plug not plugged to anything behind the right hand throttle body

We are here for the discussion, so that kind of response is not going to be a thing here. There is a US alternative for this harness, but let's investigate further . . .

Obviously I put brand new plugs

I reckon an aluminum alloy. Damage from the sidestand attachment?

Brilliant, an “English” boozer with a classic red telephone booth, and a silver V11. It doesn’t get any better than that. I always seem to park next to the old red telephone booth in Matlock Bath. The nearest boozer is just over the road…..

If you left the old plugs in, it will take some time for them to clean up.

My wife's V11 is an early red frame V11. I mention that because the forks are different depending on which V11 you have. That said, as I recall (it has been years) I pulled her forks apart using the rattle gun method. Then I used a nail at a set height in a door frame to hold the spring down while I took the cap off, although I have since bought a tool that holds the fork spring compressed. I used no special tools. Just some special thinking ;-)

I saw him the first time in 1964 when I was 12, My mother worked in a Big Hotel in the midwest and told me he was there and playing across the street in a Big Dance Ballroom which my Mothers friend owned. I found out thru my mom what room he was in and I camped outside the door for a couple hours in the afternoon until he came out and then I quietly rushed to ride down the elevator with him..he was nice..and said "Hello youngster"..He had his guitar case in one hand and a little Fender amp he was carrying in the other and was walking across the street to play..I tagged along my Mothers friend Daryl who owned the place, let me go backstage with him..and I just sat there in Awe until he went on..then I watched the whole show from back stage..the old amp he used was constantly shorting out and he would walk over give it a kick from time to time so it would play ..but he still sounded awesome to me...I had never heard music like that or seen a guy like that perform. I saw him once more there in the early 60's... The thing is he was REALLY careful with his money,( cheap) the venue's would have to supply his backup band ..sometimes they were simply Awful local kids and had never even heard his music...He would not play a note unless the promoter paid him in full in cash in advance.

Too bad it never happened - it would be a real source of spares.

Nice work Chuck, I'm familiar with the process. I design, build, race iceboats. I appreciate you taking time out of what you really love doing and making those parts for us. SKIP

I'd be more amazed if there wasn't a "slight rattling noise" I suggest you fit and oil pressure and oil temperature gauge to the bike before you do anything else. Phil

you don't need one, you want one. It makes for better positive shifts. Some order more than one to get the numbers up to make a mfg run possible, and in case another V11 lands in the garage.

"I feel like funkin' it up . . ."

I'm pretty happy with my funked-out V11. It has mostly everything on it you guys have said was a good idea at the time. I suppose I'll need serious counseling later in life . . . Otherwise, I am pleased this thread got to grow legs of its own . . .

Feel like I should pop down to The Pig and Whistle over here in Rosebud for a pint of Theakstons Old Peculiar.... Cheers Guzzler Ps they do a mean Bangers and Mash too....

Here's one for @Guzzimax !

Ok folks I give up anybody want a cheap 2002 V11 ? LOL ( no kidding I am serious ) started the bike up and I noticed it does not smoke as much as it used to. warm her up a bit and went for a ride … improved a bit but spark plugs at still covered of black dust . they are not wet … just like black powder. I am getting sick of this bike I am gonna sell it or just take all that electronic crap out and put some carburetors…