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Flattery and emulation? Where else is a modern motorcycle design from one inspired man, drawn in one night, "unasked for", that is such an inimitable delight? https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/topic/19665-luciano-marabese-v11-sport-designer/

Thanks everyone for your suggestions! I was able to find the tank cap screws and some smaller ones at a local hardware store. For the the other dimensions, I placed an online order. I must say, the updated look is a great improvement in my view.

Both V11's and CARC bikes are murder on their clutch fluid. I have no idea why for sure but looking at the broken spring in your pic I'd think water intrusion has to be part of it. Bottom line is that it is vital that the fluid be changed on a yearly/10,000km basis if problems wish to be avoided. On the CARC series bikes this is a breeze because the slave cylinder has a remote breather on the end of a hose under the seat. With the V11's of course you have the stupid nipple on the slave cylinder itself! The obvious answer to this is to make up a hose for the bleed side with a nipple on the end and run it up under the seat like the later bikes thus rendering the pain in the arse bleed a non issue!

How many of us, do a thorough check of their vehicles before using them? In my company, we had to actually verify the car before each drive, no matter how short. Of course we had to record it in a log book, later record it electronically. Invariably, it can lead to rubber stamping. But when you are about to drive into the desert to reach an drilling rig, when there were no GPS systems, no Satellite phones, you never wanted to gamble on your life. I still check the basics before I go anywhere, starting with tire pressure. We do not have pressure indicators on our old motorcycles, old cars. This should be the very minimum I think. Agreed, since TPMS is standard now, it also helps drivers to not forget. I still take the dipstick out of my cars to check oil level, from habit I guess. But all the modern technology aims at making you less aware of the few compulsory checks you can't ignore, Including checking your mirrors before you change lane or you turn. In today's world, I do not even fully comprehend what "learning to drive" means any longer. I guess it is just a matter of being able to put the vehicle in motion?

I think someone stole the design....jus' sayin' This was on display at Fay Myers in Denver. Out friends' daughter works there, she told me it wasn't for sale. Frankly, Ill give the styling a meh.

Plates are done but I’m overseas on business and should be back in a week or so. Will send photos when I return and can ship them.

The probable reason for this is because now the clutch is correctly bled and this is what a normal V11 clutch feels like. Air in the system with make the action spongy and increase the clutch engagement/disengagement zone. Phil

I am never on higher alert than when going 60/70 mph on the freeway commuter lane with a line of cars in the adjacent lane at a near standstill...

Also, I began polishing the exhaust system today – it's turning out really well! I realized there's a missing cover here. Is it mainly for looks?

I found out the hard way that USPS is not irreproachable, unfortunately. I already have had several occurrences of surface mail lost, including a passport. Usually domestic postal services work well, worldwide.

yah..meh...

The two actual things that affected my clutch over all this time (so far) . . . And, twice, the spring internal to the clutch master cylinder has busted itself in quadrants . . .

None of this concern is really an issue. If you disassemble the original electric tap you will find a 12mm outlet hose size fed by 6mm internal passages in the tap itself. The 12mm outlet dia of the tap is only there to match the inlet dia for the external pump they chose so the hose is the same size both ends and doesn't need to be a "special" with different end dia's. The original external pump is way oversize for the application anyway as later in tank pumps demonstrate. As we all know the theory demands in any pump application the inlet be of greater flow than the outlet but nobody told Guzzi this so the original electric tap set up is for all practical purposes a 6mm inlet with a 12mm delivery. It works just fine that way. Once again the practice and the theory don't align and in those circumstances I'm happy to go with the proven practice. Using a std size tap outlet would be fine with regards to fuel feed but you then need a hose reducer between the pump inlet and tap outlet which is an easy thing to machine up BUT the length of the hose between the tap outlet and the pump inlet is so short you can't afford to have any section at all of that hose with a length of even a little rigidity due to an inline reducer/step up fitting. Having an additional length of smaller diameter hose looped to accommodate a step up isn't practical in that area either. Not enough real estate. Phil

Just a 6 month update note; My petcock is perfectly operational, but still harder to turn than I would like. If I had my 30 year old thumbs back it wouldn't be an issue. But it doesn't leak, and I can close it.

Autopilot.... That phrase about giving fools enough rope and they'll hang themselves springs to mind.

I sent a story to Josh and Docc about a motorcyclists speeding and lane swapping and running into the back of a Tesla on a highway in Florida. The Model Y ramped up the speed at the last moments as the guy ran into the back glass of the car. The driver came to a controlled stop and the motorcycle (probably uninsured) rider jumped out hurt but alive and got onto the back of his buddies bike and initially ran from the seen. All of the same safety systems this thread has demonized in this case saved the guys life, most importantly the car seeing the motorcycle rider approaching at a much faster pace, so the Tesla accelerated to lessen the impact, before slowing back down, probably saving his life. The motorcycle was at fault so the safety technology of the Tesla in this case is seen as welcomed. "Lets not get wrapped around the axle" or stuck thinking that Tesla's are unsafe on a constant diatribe, because they aren't unsafe, period.

There are a thousand petcocks that screw onto the tank just fine, but none have the 12mm outlet for the large hose to the fuel pump, and very few have a certainty of delivering enough fuel. Not only must it feed the engine as with carbs, but it must keep the pump well fed including what bypasses the regulator back into the tank. Pingel is the only maker I'm familiar with to rest assured the flow is adequate.