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That sucks, take it easy, you'll be really stiff and sore for a while. Nice that it was the EV with the glued on sump and not your sentimental favorites. Very lucky that if something is going to wrap up in your wheel and put you down, it was while you were heeled over, slowing & scrubbing speed off. and not hard on the boil winding it out. Re the cop, he would've been ignoring you on purpose, I'm certain he didn't want to be the guy giving the ok for a bruised rider/battered bike to leave and waving him into traffic, jmo. Re the ear plug; if the area is close by and you can do it safely, it might be worth your while to go back to the area where you took your helmet off, placed your gear etc, if you have a dog that's at all scent/prey driven, bring it with you on a leash; it may key on your scent and help you find it. At the end of the day it may be a cathartic exercise to look at the scene and process the whole thing with fresh eyes on a new day. Very glad that you're well enough and able to sit down, share & write about it and be pissed about your ear plug, that's a good sign. You can't be replaced, but all that sh*t can be. Take it easy and heal well

Forgot to say, I'm glad it wasn't the Greenie

I didn’t do much to document this “resto” but the synopsis on this old girl are as follows: Late last fall I was alerted to a CL ad about a V7 Sport project 4 hrs away from me. I had no intention of buying such a thing and never really imagined I would. I had four bikes and not much space but called the guy anyway. I got the lowdown on what he had and decided it was worth a look. It had what looked like good bones, tons of spares, numbers matching, en extra 850 hot rod engine (cam, high comp, dual spark) and we settled on a price. It was missing the 4ls front drum and exhaust a few other odds and ends. The PO had a solid lead on a 4ls and re-pop exhausts are available. As I dug into it reality hit. I was prepared to rebuild the engine but it really needed everything, I mean everything. In my parts search I was able to find that this bike had some type of racing provenance m, apparently winning some inaugural class in the 70’s. I can tell you they didn’t win by NOT crashing! Long story short, I’ve been through the old girl completely, all seals, all hardware replaced. I bought it in November, got the frame from PC and then major engine components in January, took my first ride in May! In its current guise I’m running S3/850t foot controls (LH shift, slightly more forward) while I search for correct brackets. Lightened flywheel, somewhat hotter cam, sump spacer w/external oil filter. Otherwise mostly stock including points. The stock starter is ditched in favor of the Bosch gargantuan. Ive got about 1500 miles on it now and still have quite a bit more to go as funds and availability allow. It has a horrible paint job and a pretty scruffy headlight, along with the foot controls at that point I’ll call it good. Riding the short stroke v7 is a lot of fun. Power is similar to 850t/T3 just moved up in the rev range 500rpm. The sports are geared super high! Even lazy shifting has me clicking into 2nd at indicated 50mph (80kmh)! stripping it for PC delivery day current

Hope you recover well man, crashing sucks

Yeah. if the cop would've been at issue, I'd probably been dehydrated and needed an ambulance. He took down my license but never got around to waving traffic. When I got to the shop I drank a gallon of water, went to the rest room, cleaned up, cooled down.

That's all can figure. I'd say it was about 4 ft length of some stiff plastic. I'm thinking it might have been roofing material wrap. Frankly, I gave it no never mind while getting the bike up. Later when I was at the shop we were trying to figure it out. All I could think of was perhaps the centerstand was dragging but it would go right back up. The I made the connection to the wrap stuck in the wheel. I'm pretty sure that was it.

1) Glad you're OK 2) Thanks for the honest and full report 3) Better the EV than the Greenie or the Ducati 34Stuff on the road is a real danger, but packing material impeding the front wheel is a new one. (FWIW - I hit a metal piece at speed a few days ago and it popped up and hit my boot hard. No damage, but that could have been ugly). 5) You were lucky to escape without further injury with the modular helmet open. Not only is your face exposed, but the open helmet can catch on something and hurt your neck. I see people riding like that sometimes and it seems like a really bad idea. Just open the visor.

It's the equivalent of someone hurting themselves and immediately getting up running away at full speed. The 'flight" response. If I can still run/ride away from the location of the trauma then I must be relatively ok and I leave behind the "danger zone" or trauma location. I'm surprised the Cops allowed him to ride away. Phil

+1 on the best wishes! Very promising (and perhaps a bit intrepid) to right the EV, mount up, ride away.

2004 V11 Ballabio with 15K miles, various carbon bits, Roper plate, almost new Metzlers Sporteck RR, PowerCommander III with custom map, Magazzi mirrors valves adjusted this spring, extra corbin seat and oem exhaust, box wit various OEM parts (mirrors, alternator cover...). No issues, great running bike.

There's a lot of info here: https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?/topic/20201-re-engineering-the-shift-spring/page/52/#elControls_272756_menu If the selector spring is broken, the only way to change gears I know of is to pull off the cover. Then you can slide the 4 selector forks around to get neutral. Then you turn the cam wheels to match. BTW a seeger ring is also known as circlip.

How many Goofmen does it take to right a V11?

Pretty sure the V7 has more yellow and not as metallic (almost pearlescent). The V11 greenie is unique to any other color.

@Docc, I’ll throw up a synopsis for those interested. Good to see your still carrying the v11 torch. I’ll have to do some catching up on your V11 as well. @Phil, I’d be more confident with a sample, however I was aware of that post/recipe. Thanks @Chuck, I think it’s going to be close enough. This is far from concours and the odds of me being able to borrow another v7 sport for a paint sample are quite slim…. Totally open to ideas though. This is all pretty new to me!

Hiya, czakky! Looking forward to a dedicated thread on this V7 Sport in "Older Models." What an awesome bike the original V7 Sport is!

Bummer but glad your mostly ok. Sounds like that foreign object wrapped around the front wheel was the culprit. Phil

The injectors your looking for have an industry part # IW 031, These are used on Maserati's, Lamborghini's, Ducati's and Moto Guzzi. Probably Lancia, Fiat and a few others. They are made by Weber Marelli and are available through most automotive supply houses. Avoid the Chineseum Paul B

This is directed to everyone . If a shop working on your aircraft (rotor or fixed wing) bought parts from these Chinese no name and installed them , would you be good w/that ? I have had to start buying things from vendors who sell to aircraft suppliers to have good quality stuff .

Jumpy tachometer could be internal to the instrument, yet also Relay#2 NO contact or (perhaps more likely in your case) Relay#1 NC contact. P.S. - If it's a relay contact bouncing, the headlights would also flicker.

I'm familiar with that bike.

https://www.motociclismo.it/moto-guzzi-v100-california-concept-80538

I just posted it to WG, so it's the same screed. Well I binned my Moto Guzzi EV and scraped myself up pretty good. I was taking a left hand cloverleaf downhill to merge on to the expressway, lightly trail braking and the bike low-sided and scraped the pavement. I highsided and rolled over and kissed the pavement twice since my modular helmet was open. The bike was still running on the curb. All kinds of traffic was barreling down that blind cloverleaf behind me. A couple of good Samaritans helped me get the bike up and asked if I wanted an ambulance. I want to get the bike moved, my shop is couple miles away. Anyway, we got it up and it started. The windshield, running boards, crash bar and grab handled were buggered on the left side and handlebar bent. There was a big bunch of wadded plastic like packing material in the front fender it was wrapped around the caliper. I didn't consider it at the time but I'm pretty sure that was the culprit. I had my gear on but my old mesh jacket ripped and I've got road rash my forearm and elbow, my nose and chin are scraped as well a small spot on my right knee. Those riding jeans I wrote about aren't ripped. My Shoei is a little knacked on the chinbar since it was open. In the mess of getting it all together I lost one of my custom earplugs, this irks me the most. I call the wife and tell her to meet me at the shop. The cops come by and asks if I want an ambulance. I've got my gear on by then and just want to ride it to the shop. The clutch won't work, it's lost the pivot pin. We find a sheet metal screw on the pavement, good enough. I try to adjust the mirrors and fail. So I ask the cop to block traffic so I can ride it. For some reason he's screws around and I just take off down the expressway at the first break. I get off at the first exit and doubleback 3 miles to the shop. I finally get the mirrors adjusted half way there. I'm grateful to be moving to get some air riding back with the helmet still open. When I get there one of the techs wife is an EMT and they patch up my elbow. I wait and call my wife again, she misunderstood and is panicked and not left yet. I try to cool off, wash up and drink lots of water. Bev picks me up. I get home have a beer and take a Tylenol and a stashed muscles relaxer. Take a shower and have scotch and write this story. I'm going to have to get earplugs. I've got other helmets and jackets. My lower back is a little sore.