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Yesterday I finished putting the bike back together again and now the rattle is gone! After having made two test rides I was not able to reproduce the rattle. Pushing the bike makes no sound at all. I'm still puzzled as to what it may have been but I had a close look at many parts and everything looked and felt good. Let's see if it stays this way. At the moment I'm just very happy I can ride again! When assembling the bike and because the motor was still in the frame I had to mount the clutch in a vertical position. To keep the springs in place while screwing on the clutch disk I wedged some electric wire between the spring coils then pushed the disk against the flywheel while holding the wire taut and then pulled out the wire through the center hole. I was amazed about how well this worked This is the PVC centering tool that I made. Worked perfect the first time! The PVC end-cap that I bought in the DIY shop had the perfect measurements. I glued some extra pieces on it to align the two clutch discs. May thanks for all your great comments and suggestions. I'm all happy now! By the way: The clutch plates thickness was at 57% so I reused them. The oil was coming from two bolts so I tightened them a bit.

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So, somehow I have (until now) totally missed who Hot Tuna actually is. That clip led me to the full Fillmore concert, 1988. I kept feeling sorry for the rhythm guy sitting in with these two greats. Until I figured out who he was!

Yeah, to complicate matters further, your 2003 Naked is built entirely like a 2002. Much of the 1999-2001 Workshop Manual applies, but not all. So, you'll still need both manuals. And an Owners Manual . Best news: there is a place called V11LeMans.com that will receive you with open arms !

thisoldtractor is where i downloaded these, appreciative of it. I'll go back and give it another look, thank you. Having recently completely rebuilt a 1982 Honda GL500 from their Factory Service Manual, I may have high expectations, lol.

Took the 'Sport out the past 2 days, about 120 miles each day. Hot and sunny, in the 90s. First day was all 35-55mph, leisurely tooling without a lot of stops or traffic. I was very surprised to find on the fill-up the next morning it returned something over 50mpg- I did note that the fuel warning lamp came on at 102 miles. It has always come on at about half, ridiculously soon, so I noticed the distance. The second day, same weather but mostly 50-65mph, light traffic and a little town. My fuel lamp didn't come on until 120 miles of 127. Next fill I'll report the exact mileage. The notes here are that in ~15k miles the best mileage I've ever seen before is about 45, and that was also in very hot weather with steady open 55-70mph roads. I haven't done anything at all to the fuel system, nor changed the spark or fuel maps from previous rides. Unfortunately I did make more than one change since at once so I can't be specific as to cause. I installed the Caruso cam gears, and I will attribute the majority of the increase in mpg to them as the bike runs so much better at all speeds that it proves better efficiency. It has brand new Dunlop SS Road IVs at sidewall pressure. I changed the trans and bevel lubricant to Chevron Delo ESI 85-140. The last bit is worth watching, as the transmission seems quieter than with the RedLine shockproof although I changed the location of my camera microphone which makes objective measurement impossible. We'll do a temperature check at the Spine Raid to see if there is a meaningful reduction from other oils.

I went to buy the GB (found on Craigslist) and he mentioned he had another bike he also wanted to sell. I heard it's a Moto Guzzi and my eyes lit up! Once I saw it, it was sold!

If i'm not mistaking we've never had a music thread on this forum! It would be nice to know the V11 rider's music taste. I'll start off. As yo may have noticed my avatar is the Star Man from the early Rush albums. I discovered Rush in the mid eighties and they never disappointed me. One of my favorits:

"Is there a concise correct factory service manual" No. It's an Italian motorcycle. Phil

V11LeMans.com and yourself have truly proven your worth. Thank you so much.

yup, that's what I was missing. Thank you again, sir.

Sounds like you have the second V11 Workshop Manual. IIRC, the first edition is more complete. Probably still in three languages and not the kind of detail you would expect to find in a Japanese shop manual or a Bentley Manual for a passenger car. Pretty sure there are links at Gregory Bender's thisoldtractor . . .

Heh, a GB (my first bike) led me (eventually) to mySport. Not sure what to think of the likes of folks that would have both of these unlikely companions . . .

Sometimes out riding I’ll be exploring new roads & it just ends up in a absolute confused mess - those occasions I just turn round & go back. Even if it feels like I wasted my time I suppose I found out something - not all progress ends up going in the right direction! Sure I’m not the only one

these bikes have sat for over a decade, they need cleaned thoroughly. I've already removed and flush the tanks, and have been slowly replacing fuel lines, filters, etc. Once I remove the injectors, I'll hook them up to my newly purchased injector pulse machine from Aliexpress and should be good to go. The CW600 is not stock, no airbox or original carb. It's running a complete White Bros/Sudco kit that includes a Mikuni Flatside.

More fun fuel usage math: My office commute is 18 miles (round trip). The Toyota 4Runner (LandBruiser) gets about 1/2 the fuel "economy" as mySport (17.6 vs 36.5 USmpg), yet the round trip commute to&from the office is more like 43 miles on mySport (more than double the straight-shot distance, but takes in some lovely hollows, creek roads, and ridge climbs). On top of that the fuel cost for the Sport's *premium* versus the 4R "regular" is about a US dollar more per gallon. So, today, taking the (fun) long way to the office on the (fun) Sport cost me an extra $1.96 over scowling my way down the highway in the LandBruiser . I showed up, and came home, a happier man. Where else can you get that for two bucks?

Lol 😂 bringing tears to millions of eyes