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Was there a large washer outboard of the bearing? There should have been. If there wasn't that would of been a contributory factor as well.

Well I placed my order for SpeedHut replacement gauges. Just under $500 out the door. I went with the design below. The background is gray instead of white. I really wanted them to glow red at night and they did not offer a white face/red glow option. So I went with gray. I think they look pretty good! I'm sure I'll be stopping back by this thread after they are delivered when I go to attempt the installation.

It's the crossover model with the long frame, short tank and a plastic cover on the frame at the steering head to help disguise the gap between the front of the tank and the steering head caused by the tank frame comb. Phil

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Definitive short tank/long tank post from @Lucky Phil:

Added the MPH riser kit to my 2000 V11 Sport two years ago. They work well. They are pretty solid due to the "agricultural" look. Most difficult part was bleeding clutch slave cylinder. Somewhere on this forum I read about leaving the reservoir about half full for proper expansion. Worked great. Also installed speed bleeders, very handy.

This thread led me to have a quick search for aftermarket gear indicator. There are a number available, and they apparently all work exactly that way, i.e. the "collect" the engine speed and road speed signals from the bikes electronics and calculate the currently selected gear from that. So the only issue would be to translate the (aftermarket) digital speedo to a signal that the gear indicator will accept. I think. I'm not about to try that though. I'm one of those that is only interested in "am I in first" and "am I already in top gear".

I welded a short length of bar onto the bearing which allowed me to drift it out from the other side. Not very elegant but did the job!

interesting. Crossed my mind to buy it for spares, mainly for the body work, but that’d be overkill. Someone should ride it. it’s in my general area, so if anyone wants it I can pick it up and stow it for you….

https://portland.craigslist.org/clc/mcd/d/2002-moto-guzzi-v11-le-mans-runs-good/7637845791.html

Along with a throttle body synch (and, perhaps, the full Decent Tune-up), inspect the rubber throttle body connections to the intakes for leaks or looseness/ "popped off" as well as inspecting the various sensor electrical connectors that one has not come unplugged. While you're inspecting, look at the various exhaust junctions for anything loose or leaking . . .

I think so, yes. One thing to know is that the factory clip-ons mounted above the T-clamp are very shallow with only one pinch bolt and most aftermarket clips are taller. The point I was trying to make is that depending on your forks setup, you might have to raise the fork legs to accommodate for the difference. On the earlier models with the top of the fork tubes flush with the top of the upper T-clamp, if the intent is to raise the bars, they would need to be mounted above the T-clamp and you would definitely have to raise the fork legs a significant amount which would change the bike’s geometry and disrupt its balance. None of that jazz with the MPH risers, they can be bolted directly to the factory clips, whether mounted above or below the T-clamp, no need to mess with the forks. They even allow for a bit of fore and aft adjustment and come with longer hydraulic lines. In most cases, when the bars are raised, longer clutch and brake lines are most certainly needed.

maybe something here for you https://roxspeedfx.com/collections/block-risers