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I realized via instructing young soldiers, that there is a specific mentality in a lot of people I don't really have a phrase to fit, but the anecdote illuminates- While training overseas, I was issued a laptop to interface the vehicles we were attached to. I discovered very quickly in field training that when I brought the computer, nearly everyone defaulted to the position that whatever problem was had, could not be solved without the computer. So afterwards, I never carried the computer unless it proved to be absolutely necessary- and it nearly never was. I developed the standard to train "99% of all faults can be found with your eyes and fingers". This seems to be where this pilot was, searching for answers in the technology- technology that she was incompetent to operate sufficiently- when the problem was self-evident upon looking out the window. On a side note, I have a reputation amongst my sailing friends as the best navigator they know. That is terrifying, since firstly 90% of navigating is looking at the horizon and the compass only and secondly that I can find a lighthouse on a chart and relate that to the horizon and the compass. So I have to wonder, are people so truly absent the concept that they can look out the window and tell where they are?

This pilot's lack of navigation skills and lack of technical competence with her plane proved fatal. It's unfortunate, because both of those skills are learnable and testable. Like many of you, I now avoid small planes and only fly commercial. Many years ago, I went up with a friend who was learning to fly, so I was in the back seat, listening to the conversation between my friend and the instructor. We were flying from Carlsbad to Lake Havasu. I had been looking out the window, identifying (silently) towns, roads (especially my favorite twisty ones), mountains, lakes, etc. As we crossed the mountains and the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs, etc.) came into view, the instructor asked, "Where do you think we are?" My friend says he doesn't know. Instructor: "Do you see that large body of water over there?" I saw it a long time ago, it's the Salton Sea, which is the largest lake in the entire state of California. My friend says "No, I don't see any water." At that moment I was grateful for the instructor and vowed never to fly with my friend again. Since then, we lost touch, so I hope he either learned some more or stopped flying.

Some pretty fantastic *current* science based information on oil and related matters.

Without situational awareness, you wont be a pilot for long. To this day one of the things I like most about flying is looking out the window at the land I'm flying over. Flying out of your home base to a nearby airport should have been a slam dunk for her. Making all those turns to headings in the opposition direction of your destination is mind boggling to me. They might be alive today if she just went back to basics. I would like to read the NTSB report on this incident.

Hey Lagrasta! well…. I have just got back into my house from a 4 day trip south to north of Portugal. There is a publicised route that runs from Faro in the south to Chaves (pronounced shoves). Don’t tell anyone but the roads here beat the Alps by a mile. The Alps has higher mountains, but a ton more tourists and speed cameras. There is a lot of info on the N2 route on Google and a thread on Advrider. https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/n2-portugal.1580803/ But this is just a very small part of what Portugal can offer. I came back via Serra da Estrella. This was even better. Just stunning. And I have ridden the alps, dolomites picos and Pyrenees etc. But that’s all for a longer tour. If you are hotspotting.. Lisbon and Oporto have plenty rental opportunities and great riding near by. Around Lisbon ride out of Lisbon on the Marginal to Cascais stay on the N247 north up the coast to Guincho then Malveira da Serra. After this you can continue North on 247 and take a quick stop at Cabo da Rocca. (The most western point in EU) If you have time Azenhas do Mar is. Great place for food. Sinatra is a must see place and can be visited on the way back. It is very busy there on a weekend. South of Lisbon, go across the old bridge (Ponte April 25th) and route yourself to the coastal road of Arribida. This is used a lot for new bike launches. N379-1. Halfway along there is a small road that goes down to the beaches portinho da Arrabida. Fantastic place for lunch. Continue to Setúbal and take the ferry to Troia. It’s another world over there but sandy and flat for a while. I like it there because it’s more original and the food is great and cheap. If you want to go further then the Alentejo is wonderful for slow touring. (Can be fast also if you want…) Evora is a very nice place to visit and happens to have the best Guzzi dealer in Portugal. It’s Piaggio and not a big place but the people are great. They organise the yearly Guzzi owners day. Had a fantastic time with them. You can ride there for lunch and be back in lisbon for dinner. All on national roads. There is a dealer in Lisbon if you just want to window shop etc. Service with them was not to my liking and I am not the only one with that view. Porto this is easier.. everywhere is great! 😂 Follow the Douro river out of town in land. Jump on the N222 (voted most picturesque road in Europe). There are loads of vineyards to visit for wine and port. Or just stop where ever something takes your fancy. Braga and Guimares are great cities to visit. hope that gets you started. If there is anything more specific or you want to do or if you need some help finding bike rental then I will be glad to assist. you will have a great time, that is guaranteed.

As mentioned, it was possible to move the quide and valve in the chamber side. It was too much play between valve and quide + possible to move the quide in the chamber side. That’s why I ordered oversize quides. Clearly a hitting mark on the ex valve. Pushrods were straight. Not much room between the valves, so my first thought was it had to be the reason. K-lines would have been the better option, if the quide was in place. Again me NO machinist. It was a pleasure seeing Widmer motors work shop, organized and CLEAN. They are busy, so will take a little while. Cheers Tom.

What bothered me the most was her looking at instruments and circling around the airport she just left w/o looking out to see anything...... and , no , I have never been in a cockpit .

A very important video to watch . I have been watching this guy a long time . He is pretty sharp .

So I got the Ti fasteners for the rear drive finished. New torque arm bolt made and nut fitted along with new Titanium spacers. The new spacers allowed me to make them the precise width required. Previously I had a .5mm shim in there as well as the std spacers were a fraction thin. Now for some Ti fill and drain plugs. I've learned the secret to drilling Ti is super slow speeds. I turn all the Ti stuff at 460rpm but that's too fast for drilling. Around 290rpm or even slower for larger drilled holes seems to help the drills survive and back it out every 3 or 4 seconds to let it cool for a few seconds and never let off the pressure. it's either cutting pressure or zero pressure. Anything less than a positive cutting force and the material work hardens instantly and cooks the drill. If anyone else has some tips I'd be keen to hear them. Phil

Took me almost 2 years to get my checkride...70 hrs of flight time. Life got in the way even at 30 years old. Passed on first try. I never would have been comfortable moving up to a complex aircraft at 100 hours. I was very comfortable in the 172 but knew I still had a lot to learn and skills to hone. I continued on with flying on my own in addition to going up with an instructor from time to time to work on different things...spins, flying under the hood, unusual attitudes, etc. Watching that video had me wondering how or why she stepped up when she seemed so lost in space, no pun intended. I knew my limitations and also knew how unforgiving general aviation is. She didnt seem to have a clue.

I have the springs and will send you a private message. There is a lot of good info on this forum regarding shift improvement, and this is the time to do it. If you managed to get this far, you are a good enough mechanic to do the rest.

Many exited ways to Rome. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

To Start: I'm not very experienced as a mechanic. Recently I began having shifting problems on my 2001 V11 Rosso Mandello, which I've owned for about 4 years. Suspecting an issue with the pawl spring and having a spare spring that came with the bike, I pulled the cover off the gear box following directions I found on this forum. The existing pawl spring was deformed when compared with the replacement. I replaced the spring and put everything back together, but I have this left over small metal tube that I fell off onto the bottom of the gearbox when I removed the cover. Looking at pictures in the manual as well as a few pictures on this forum, it appears to have fallen out of hole in the pic below. I see evidence of a prior attempt to cement this tube in place. I also note that I cannot simply push this pin back in, I would need to tap it in with a mallet. Is it correct to just tap this tube into place within the hole? How do I prevent it from falling out again once I've put the cover back into place? Is this even the original part? Finally, a few years ago I heard that someone on this forum was making a heavier replacement spring. Is this true? Where would I go to get one? Thanks

Not a big turnout because of early off and on rain, but the Norton guys don't mind the precip. @swooshdavehad his Interstate at the head of the pack and the Norton Club was there in full force. I had my Coppa there. Just one other Guzzi. We all lucked out though, rain stopped by 8AM.

I think the video was made on the prelim report. What's the most scary is that if you look at his other videos there is a lot of fatal crashed by pilots with commercial ratings and LOTS of flying hours in small commuter aircraft. Flying is a very serious business even weekend flying for me. I've never considered riding "fun". I've considered it many things, exciting, challenging, exhilarating but "fun" to me is an activity with no or minimal personal risk. When I hear and new rider rave about how "fun" riding is I cringe a bit inside. Phil

What would these fasteners be equal to as in grade 2 , 5 or 8 ? In fractional standard fasteners.

Loctite red. Epoxy in this instance is for knuckle draggers. Phil

Loose valve guides aren't going to cause bent valves. K-lining them is a way better option than replacement. Phil

That metal tube is a steel roll pin that limits the forward travel of the ratcheting pawl arm. It is important. Later gearboxes have an eccentric pin allowing some adjustment. A tight fit should be enough to hold it in, but since you suspect that it has come out at least twice, you need to try something else. Try degreasing the pin and hole, and tap the pin in with a smear of epoxy resin. Since the gearbox doesn't get hot, any general purpose epoxy will do. Allow 24 hours to cure before adding oil. Have you seen these? : V11 Shift improvement - How to... - Moto Guzzi V11LeMans.com Forum Re-engineering the Shift Spring - How to... - Moto Guzzi V11LeMans.com Forum

Dunno- a very wealthy friend (no waiting) went from first solo to checkflight in a month, flying weekends only. <shrug>

A little Mark Knopfler, a little Jimmy Buffet, a little Bruce Springsteen. Nice.

You can't even talk about Coke or Pepsi w/o it becoming a fistfight . I do know , I don't have the answers.

Yeah, airplanes. I grew up thinking I'd be a fighter pilot, but at age I realized they were all jets and the romance (of youth) of dogfights was pretty much gone. Truly, I never had sufficient working memory to be anything more than a private pilot, and had neither resources nor reason to fly. Helicopters, now, that's a different story. After extensive travel by rotary in military craft, I'll say that if the resources show up I'll do that. Given my history with motorcycles, it's unlikely that aircraft would be more dangerous in my hands lol I have very good spacial awareness and sense of direction. I don't get seasick. I'm not afraid of heights. I consider myself marginal for licensed flight. There is no profit in shaming the dead, but this woman really shanked the ball and wasn't overconfident- she was ignorant of her own shortcomings, which was kinda the point of this video.

Yes but some ways end up looking bodgy and the mufflers cocked at funny angles from the rear and to much outward rotation at the front. I'd be interested to see some images side, front and rear of Titanium high mount mufflers and secondaries mounted to std length passenger pegs. Phil

how it looks (without adapter) overlaid on a stock 2003 hanger for comparison let me know if I have forgotten anything. measurements are not 'machinist' accurate, but it'll get you there

pencil outline of adapter and how it sits when combined left hole to right top hole is 70mm, or same as mount bracket welded to the frame left hole to right bottom hole is 60mm or the same as the high mount bracket right bottom hole to right top hole is 23mm, which gives the desired angle. adapter is 6mm flat steel. the cool cutaway at the bottom is for looks and not needed.

Here are the Ti kit hangers assembled with adapters. the welded on nut is not necessary, just convenient

You guys are phenomenal. I wish you were all here in Seattle, because i'd buy each one of you a beer! Phil: That pretty much what I understood from reading your lengthy posts on the issue. Thanks mate. Kindoy2: yes of course and that is done. Thanks! Pressure: Makes perfect sense especially on 4 strokes. (2 strokes are different kettle of fish of course). Headers, crossovers and these days, the catalytic converter, all have a lot more impact on exhaust gas extraction. On the Indian motorcycle forum I frequent, a lot of guys have removed their catalytic converters and LOST torque due to lack of back pressure. Some of them are not very happy about that! I'll pull the plugs now and photograph them. Then fit the Mistrals and check plug color after a few long rides to make sure its not running to lean, but I don't expect any noticeable difference. Thank you again fine gentlemen!

I have an 02 LeMans that had angle drive, but converted to cable drive only. Straitened out some of the metal tube curve and rerouted the cable. It comes real close to the throttle rod and doesn't touch. Has been real smooth for 8K miles.

I have an outline of the adapter in the shop. Will post it this eve. Flat, 1/4” steel

That looks like the high hangers and hardware, which are optional. You can mount that exhaust with the stock hangers/passenger pegs, which is useful if you want to have an adult passenger or mount saddlebags. If you don't care about either of those things, and you prefer the look of the high-mounted cans, then use those brackets and move your footpegs over to them. At the moment, my Scura has these cans mounted high, and my Nero Corsa has the same cans mounted low, as I only have the hangers, not the V11 adapters. I'd actually like a set of those adapters if anyone has a pair in their secret stash... or at some point I'll have a set fabricated.

Yes. they used the hangers from the 94-99 1100 Sport, with an extra flat bracket used to get the correct angle. I can give more detail when I get back home this evening. I had a set of those and they were the same as came with the Ti kit.

Phil's spot on. Here's the thing about exhausts; unless the system you are replacing is poorly designed and the system you replace it with is very well designed, they have near zero effect on engine tune. 99.9% of exhaust effect on fueling happenss in the headpipes and crossover, if there is one. After that it's sound mitigation. Even then, a quiet muffler has very little effect except at WOT. The main advantage to an exhaust change is weight, particularly if it has a catalytic converter. And of course we all love the boom.

Can't imagine that being a danger with you. Nice music. I've grown to really like accordions. The only thing is, they are a bugger to mic up. The descant side isn't such a problem, but the bass side moves so much that it is really hard to capture. It seems the bloke in the video has a mic mounted on the instrument on the descant side. The bass of the accordion was a little under represented, too. The other thing, an SM 58 for a soprano sax? Ummm, no. But I want that bass. Can't play such a thing, actually, but that one is really cool.