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So, if you put the driveshaft on backwards does the bike run in reverse? I'll let myself out the door...

"Sometimes, I get a bigger hammer. Hoo, getta bigger hammer " . . .

99, 01, 03, 04 all with female towards tranny. And greasing my zerks I find not to bad, ok involves the misses handling the gun, or a buddy. Cheers Tom.

Yes. That Alex did pretty well on the Ducati straight out of Honda is a clear indication of the expected Marc potential on that Ducati.

It varies from one manufacturer to another, but generally a 170 will fit on the same wheel a 180 will fit on. The later V11's have a 5.5" wide rear wheel. Here is a screen shot of a chart on the Dunlop website listing recommended wheel widths. You can see that both the 170 and 180 are listed for a 5.5" wide wheel, and the 160 is listed as fitting a 4.5" or 5" wide wheel. The 170 will also fit a 4.5" wide rear wheel, which was the original tire size for V11's that came with the 4.5" rear wheel. But in both cases, using the narrower tire for that wheel width will result in lighter steering. That is not something everyone wants, but many do.

thanks everyone for your help . Very interesting to see that you could put a 170 in place of the 180 recommended .

nice docc. Ima fan. "Ain't no money in poetry That's what sets the poet free" One of Guy's friends, Townes Van Zandt and one of his best songs, with one of the best accompaniments.

Here’s to the end of summer (norf hemi)

I knew shipping would be expensive Phil

About two and a half hours to strip and inspect. Make it three and a half if the bearings need swapping out a setting the outer cones out of the frame is a bit of a frontbottom. On the bearings? The bearings themselves are common as muck and cheap as chips. The problem is they have a strange sealing system around the edge of the inner race and I've not in seventeen years of looking been able to find an aftermarket replacement. If greased properly on assembly, ie packed absolutely full of high quality 'Waterproof' marine grade grease they will last a very long time, especially if they are re-packed every year or two. It's not something that will need to be done often but it does need doing. At the same time the shock linkage bearings on both the wishbone and double conrod need the same treatment. If the bearings or pins are found to be history it's best to rebuild the wishbone but while they are available it is about the same cost to simply buy a new double conrod, (Grease it before installation.) than buying all the individual bearings, seals and pins required to rebuild the buggered one. If the wishbone bearings are rusty or seized check the web of the wishbone carefully for cracking as well. Dont forget to add a coup"e of drops of Loctite 'Super Wick-in' to the threads of the pinion nut while the bevelbox is off.

...and therefore, all the 2003 models had the most common, dual-plate clutches.

Ha ha Wouldn't a get outa jail free card be a godsend..... Stuff of dreams that. Cheers