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I've just ordered plates from a new supplier, when I recieve the samples I'll know if they're as good as in the past. I think they will be, based on my last business with them, and may well be less expensive, too. I can order singles, or any quantity- of course they're far less expensive when ordering more. Anyone waiting in the wings, raise your hands.

@docc https://www.motivcycleworks.com/ He's no longer at the address you listed, now on W Wilshire. Link provided. I think he's still has the stock. He tells me he's about to tackle the Greenie for me. Health issues have slowed me down. Hope to be up and running in a month to 6 weeks. Maybe the Greenie will be ready after I'm done? The weather will be 70 Saturday, I'll ride the Duc over there and see what's up while I'm still up and running.

Might there be some fresh, new RedFrame gearbox support plates in the offing?

My initial order is 2, if they're good one goes in mine and you get the other one. By then I should know whether there's more interest offstage.

I'll buy one!

If you had a Centauro with a blown v10 engine 🤔I’m thinking a used V11 engine would be easier to find, less expensive and might be an easy swap out 🤷‍♂️. What does the group think ?

agreed. and that's neat that you got the chance to do that VFR corridor flight a number of times. I always felt guilty scooting along that route while slowed down to whatever the max speed that was allowed, in a lovely old, gas-guzzling, loud, 20 series Lear. Felt like somehow I was going to get in trouble. its a reasonable assumption in my mind that in DC the rotor driver just did an "oops", and then things happened pretty quick and ended badly.

What about @LowRyter's man: Don at : Motiv Cycle Works, 8301 N Classen, Oklahoma City, OK 73114

There will be if I can't find one.

Thank you!

I've got another question: why on earth is there an "established" helicopter route that crosses the aproach path to a an airport? Bugger the maximum ceiling, why are they allowed to fly through there at all?

I was in the Army, in 76, and we had enhanced night vision googles in the battle tank. However, any kind of light would completely ruin the vision. So I agree with you on principle. Now I am pretty certain the technology has evolved, and flares no longer completely blind you.

Credit to Stefan Pierer, unlike most CEO's today he lives and breathes his company. Clearly he messed up, over-extending the companies resources. But unlike many CEO's, where it is just a numbers job, he actually cares about KTM. He has ridden them. I am pretty sure one way or another KTM will be on the grid when the season starts. Edited because I mis-spelled his name. My bad.

I hate to see members that float away from the dock like so many members have. Can we incorporate a feature that "pings" them if they are not on here for 30 days or so to let them know they are missed ? We have had so many come n go. You miss them only after they are mentioned.

I haven't posted music in a year or more. I decided to break my vow because Bob is going on tour and his first show is in my fav venue, the old "Brady" in T-town. The Tulsa Theater is just a couple of blocks from Dylan's and Woody Guthrie's Centers. It's already sold out. I'll look for tickets if my health doesn't stop me. Saw Bob in the '70's and once again 20+ years ago. I hope you saw the movie, it was dang good.

Hi Gents, They're sold now. I didn't think that they'd last long on the market. LP, the noise is just the normal noise from straight cut gears meshing, you can't hear it at all when riding, only on tickover, & even then it's fairly quiet, as you mentioned in an earlier post. The issue is just me being pedantic, some people love the mechanical whine or the clatter of a Ducati dry clutch, 'nothing wrong with that, I'm just not that way inclined. As far as the gears are concerned, the quality of manufacture is outstanding & the precision is first class.

The problem with a lot of gear sets that have been, and in some cases still are, offered for the venerable 2V motor is that they are utter shite. Shite material, shite production, shite tooth form or a combination of any or all of the above. Twenty years ago I ended up being abused and sometimes physically threatened by people who swore by the wretched things . I was told all sorts of guff, the funniest being that I had ‘Installed them wrong’! It’s three wheels on sticks! How hard can it be??? There were various commonly available types. Full alloy sets, sometimes made of Ergal, which is a particularly tough form of aluminium alloy, but often just seemingly any old cheesy junk. Then there were alloy/steel composite sets with a steel crank gear and aluminium oil pump and cam gears and finally a set with a nylon crank gear and aluminium pump and cam gears. Now ‘Back in the day’ I too was a dyed in the wool ‘Gears are best’ person and indeed, if made correctly from the correct materials, they really are. I spent several years exploring the different options but unlike many of the ‘True Believers’ I didn’t just fling them in and forget about them. I’d put them in and then regularly reopen and examine them for wear and damage. What I found was very disturbing. They ALL started failing almost immediately! Even when I tried modifying the timing chest so that the pump gear ran in an oil bath to assist in lubrication of the teeth they all failed. I actually have a ‘Rogues Gallery’ of a few failed sets of different types in my Flickr gallery, these include some pics taken by Joe Caruso of similarly buggered sets he’s removed. These include some of the Ergal sets made by Agostinis that some of the more wild-eyed swear by! I have terrible trouble getting pics to post on V11 LeMans.com but I can probably send a link to the gallery if anyone is interested? The end result is I refused to install them. They were and are, engine wreckers. No ifs or buts! This doesn’t mean I don’t think gears are ‘The Best’ solution. Simply that these comparatively cheap commercial sets aren’t it! FWIW back in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s you used to be able to buy helically cut steel gears with quite a fine tooth pitch. I shelled out for a set of these way back when and they were brilliant. I clocked up an astonishing distance with them in my ‘Primary’ bike and used them in my short stroke hot-rod. While the helical cut meant they would sap a bit of power it also gave you the advantage you could shim the cam gear to finesse the cam timing to a ridiculous degree and with the cams I was playing with every bit helped! I ended up giving them to a bloke called Steve Harney, (I think?) who was racing at the same time as Rob Johnson and I were in the early 2000’s. I’ve no idea where they are now! These weren’t common, have long been unavailable but if you want gears Joe’s are certainly the only ones I’d be bothered with. For most everyday riders though keeping the chain and running a Valtech blade type tensioner is perfectly adequate. A new chain and tensioner will probably be required every 140-150,000 Km in normal use. If you throw a new set at your engine at 100,000 your sprockets will probably last until the sun shrinks to become a white dwarf so longevity isn’t really an issue! The cost is also paltry compared to Joe’s gears. So really, it’s down to choice really, and the depth of your pockets and how obsessive you are. As for the noise? I love the noise!

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"Attachments" require the downsizing, but Gallery/Album images do not. Just drag them in, I believe . . .

I did; this morning. This is a high quality jacket. The Moto Guzzi logos are directly embroided into the fabric. Not patches sawn in. The leather is full grain, thick and also high quality. The jacket fits me perfectly, and there is very little frays at the neck and sleeve ends proving it was never really worn. The inside is fleeced with well cut pockets. This is really top notch, and I am so happy that I am now wearing it without letting off. The red is really bright, so people will be able to recognize me from miles away. Unfortunatly, it is warm, and this is not going to be something useable much in Texas, outside of February/March. I am probably going to bed with it.

You know there is a tradition in Italy for the New-Year celebration; men ans women have to wear red underwear! There is another tradition too, but this one I can't report here...

It's funny I suppose, I have this position where I refuse to wear any "branded" clothing unless I get it for free. I'm not paying my hard earner for the privilege of giving free advertising to a corporate entity. I'm not talking about the consequential logos on a polo shirt or the tag on a pair of Levi jeans but the sort of Jacket the OP has shown and similar. Nope, you want me to be a walking Billboard then you foot the bill and I'll wear it, if I like it that is. It kind of started years ago when I was at a bike show and Australian Motorcycle news had a stand and on the stand was a pile of stickers and I thought I'll grab one of those for decorating my toolbox. The Journo at the stand then said that's $2 mate as I walked away. I turned around and put it back then let him know how I felt about me paying my money to advertise his rag at no cost to them. Baseball caps are another surprise these days. Weren't baseball caps giveaways at the start? They were here for sure. Then some corporate advertising clown found out that punters will hand over now, what $50 or more for the privilege of providing free advertising for a multinational or a sporting club owned by a gazillionair! To cap it off we now have the Guzzi lawyers trolling the world threatening Guzzi Forums with legal action for using "their" corporate property. So you pay to advertise their product for free and in return they crap on your good intentions from a great heigh. Not restricted to Guzzi I know. So it's the middle digit to them from me, lol.

I do. Not frivolously, but per defintion: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/fun Riding is dangerous (which sometimes adds to the kick), requires a lot of concentration, and is definitely not to be taken lightly. But I find it pleasant and enjoyable, and it makes me feel happy, particularly when I get it right and everything flows.