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Yes..They do that now when registering a vehicle from out of state...once its been registered in Ca they never check again.

Took my son about 10-12 days to finally test negative..even though he felt pretty good after 3-4 days..Hope its the same with you Chuck.

Might be better to find a used trans? and swap it out. By the time you track down a shop that can do the work and has the time, then get it there, pay them for all the parts and labor and then hope they do it right....just sayin.

You take a truck like that and do what you have just done Scud, plus throw in some new transmission and motor mounts and they feel tight and smooth like a new vehicle, very satisfying in my book...especially when its for your kid..:-)

I KNEW that was coming Bill!...

What is it?

Ha,Ha...cans of corn and cans of dog food to supplement..

If you look up the part number for that rubber bellow's, there are sources in the EU who have it available, one well known supplier in the Netherlands has them, and currently advertises it on Flea-bay now. In all honesty, you will run into those types of parts for which you he to spend extra efforts to find on pretty much any Italian motorcycle, especially Moto Guzzi.

"hoarders and sundry nut cases". Guilty

Welcome..This be the place!

Petes spring...

I used to go to this club "(Theresa's) quite a lot in 1970-1971..on the South Side of Chicago when I lived there Saw so much good blues there ..Including Junior and "Phil "..(Buddy).

Imo...Send it to Pete, obviously its the gearbox right? ...and put a new clutch in while you have it out, best time to eliminate that potential problem (I assume you have the aluminum flywheel?). Best of luck!!

My opinion is listen to what the experienced members here in this 20 year old V-11 forum tell you,, not what I see people on "Facebook are telling you..The motor should NOT have to come out imo...contrary to what Facebook people tell you, you don't need to do that to pull the transmission..find a place where you can support the bike from above with a "come along" or similar and a scissors table lift underneath, I have been thru this..Just Listen to what Pete, Scud, docc and other experienced members tell you..they are the experts on this bike ..take your time..and "crab" the frame..You can do this. You will feel very satisfied when done and know your bike so much better.

Search and read up on docc's "Decent Tune-up" and perform that just as described and you will find yourself with a whole new motorcycle..not only at 5,000!..When done correctly its amazing ..imho

Will it start in gear? start in neutral? Start with clutch pulled in ?

What happens when you pull in the clutch? Any thing?

In my opinion THIS is the best bet out there and at not such a terrible price if you really want one. considering is it has all the bits you need to mount it except the 2 hose clamps ..which you can get anywhere..the mounting bracket, rubber bushings and proper inserts, stainless nuts etc..all are not so easy to find.. https://www.ebay.com/itm/354444595918?hash=item52868b52ce:g:6RYAAOSwjNJjld1A&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsHvewL77P4baGc71WNa4DCsyJUeuYaBURmdZpUIlhjPM09NB8esyOF2RieDI7fowUGwapcgyGPWDEBXA1X%2Fj%2BJkUXGtHGmv2fp2Sg1TdgdnDWOWlpyfJLZ3sHb%2FT89s0Gyj68UAZOgxoV%2BEduWp9eS7nOQuF%2BXvoTlwGs5d9SOtsBA8l82eSxXEx%2FSoS0YyROTQc31Q3tlnHm%2BoEJ7OU4L7ALvN4HE%2Fxepj0lgIPTK4U|tkp%3ABk9SR6ai68qlYQ

When I was a teenager on the south side of Chicago in the 60's I used to go to a couple great black owned BBQ shops there .. They had the best Hot deep fried Chicken Gizzards and Chicken livers crispy and spicy hot as hell..you could buy a small bag, enough for lunch for a couple bucks..made to order. I cant eat that stuff now.