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So, this months prize for remote problem diagnosis goes to @Lucky Phil New plugs arrived and tank charged with fresh fuel, prodded the start buttons and BINGO! She lives and breathes. Obviously I'm a very happy bunny and now looking forward to some dry weather so I can check that the gearbox rebuild has been successful. Thanks Lucky Phil.

I replaced my breather hose over the weekend. Getting the old one out was pretty easy with the tank off. Getting the new one in was a struggle. There is just not much room to get your hands in there and get the right leverage to force the hose onto the openings. But after a few choice words and a little determination I got it on securely. One thing I learned is that the MG Cycle breather hose clamp is too small for the upper attachment to the frame. It worked for the lower side to the engine but I had to use the original clamp for the upper end. https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=71&products_id=1186 https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=71&products_id=2785 Old vs. New

Do we have anything from Derek Trucks?

I also wonder about the motor oil in use affecting the longevity. "Mineral" oils have a significant heat-driven evaporative component while true synthetics (Group IV and Group V base oils) do not. I did change my hose while fighting various oil leaks, I saved my take-off as it was not faulty. That was at about 100,000 miles/ 161,000 km.

I dare say they all give up more or less there. The motor is "rigidly" mounted to the frame, so the motor movement (vibration) relative to the frame is probaly fairly minimal. The hose, however, has two long straight sections with a bend in the middle, and no support along the way. The vibrations caused by the motor have a significant sideways component, so the hose is going to be moving like the belly on a fat cat when it gets a trot up on the way to dinner. The hose no doubt vibrates along its length quite a lot, and that no doubt puts stress on the bends at the ends and the anchor points. Incidently, there are a lot of really good excuses for having a paunch in there...

Exactly where mine went too! Cheers

The red LeMans looks so much better with a red tailpiece, instead of the stock black. And I'm a fan of the high-pipe mounting. Other than that and the brake lever, it appears to be largely stock and unmodified.

That is no way to speak of my Mrs. Typo corrected.

Started into this project today. Looks like the recent blowout only added to years of oily gunk in there. One benefit to having the frame caked in an oily mess is no rust. Tank off, fairing off, air box off, breather hose off. Here's what it looks like: Other end has similar, if slightly smaller cracks. I was expecting bigger. What kind of pressure does this hose carry? One thing of interest (to me), the hose was installed upside down (i.e., as shown in the photo). As a result, the hose was pressed against the farthest aft fin of the voltage regulator. I suspected there might be a hole at that spot, but looks like just a bit of an indentation there. Tomorrow begins deep cleaning.

No worries, mate. I am the poster child for bashing the per-jeepers out of a V11 Sport . . . I've broken shit that hasn't happened to any other V11. Not proud of it, more just doing my due diligence at the requisite Beta testing . . .

Usually the latter Mick. I once bought a Ducati ST2 off a friend as a "favour" to him. He needed the cash. It was out of rego, been dropped on the right side and the Termi can carbon cover was held on with cable ties, the rear disk was undersize and required replacement to get through rego, the LCD fuel gauge was broken and didn't work, the front wheel bearings were shot, the r/h fairing was cracked from the drop and he hadn't washed it in 18 months. He wanted $7200 for it when they were asking $7400 for a low mileage mint one, so probably get it for $7000. I offered him $6000 and I'd take care of the rego inspection and repairs and he didn't have the hassle of advertising it. It ended up costing me an extra $1800 to repair plus rego. So $8400 all up and lots of work to own a well used and unloved ST2 as a favour to a friend when I could have had a mint one for $7000 maybe $7200 tops and zero work. Outcome. I now owned a bike I never particularly wanted to own and he thought I'd taken financial advantage of him and he never spoke to me again. People, go figure. Phil