swooshdave

Yes, needle, exposed to the gear oil, so always lubed, same as #26 Like "roller" bearings? Not like the nefarious little *needles* in the flinky outer cage on the right by the swingarm? 12 and 30 are both listed as needle bearings. Judging from the pictures they are big needles.

.011? Good God, the humanity! You're losing power with those poor rockers flapping around. Not to mention making everyone deaf.

Well, in 20 years when I have to get into the rear drive I hope I remember all of this.

Perhaps Shiloh can loose assemble the parts with the axle and take some pics? So few of us have been inside one of these things. I suspect that once assembled there's not as much sideways torque on the crown as one would assume and everything just spins.

How is the shaft drive too much hassle? You seem to have an exception and once you have that resolved you shouldn't have any problems for a long time. Much longer than a chain and sprocket could ever last. And no adjustments. Once in a while grease the U-joints. That's it.

They are addictive, aren't they? Excellent choice on colors.

http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=92889.msg1466287#msg1466287 someone over at wildguzzi commented on missing bearings, so I do believe it happens, Hard to think why it would until it happens to you. I only discovered it because it is an old bike in need of a fix. Shiloh, are you the one who originally posted on the Kawasaki forum? With all the cross-posting I'm trying to figure out how many missing bearings there really are.

I'd be tempted to replace all of the bearings there, especially the needle bearing. How does that needle bearing feel?

Pickup lines that never work... Try "in", Dave. " . . . right in" . . . That’s why I said it wouldn’t work! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Most of the Guzzi “pros” are flabbergasted that the rear end works without that bearing. There must be something about the V11 rear end that’s making it possible to run without that bearing. Obviously the rear wheel isn’t falling off. Do we have a clear indication of what year bikes are missing the bearing from the three reported cases? Seems to be early ones. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The good news is that perusing eBay shows plenty of 12mm fuel hose available mostly because it's used on your finer German automobiles. For example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-325-1600-750iL-840Ci-850CSi-850i-M3-M5-Fuel-Hose-6-X-12-mm-High-Pressure/190865331010?epid=671265736&hash=item2c7075d342:g:LaEAAOSwwpdW3lVD&vxp=mtr Those cars are fuel injected so it will be high pressure hose. Still looking for braided hose that's not 1/2in. May be tougher.

Pickup lines that never work...

Can you imagine if Guzzi did that to the heads? Run the exhaust down and then they could share the intakes much easier.

So who else wants to tear apart their bevel box now? Is this something you'd see if you fished a camera down the filler hole?

Sure think you'd lose a little power with the 2 into 1.

Y'all needed an excuse to go to Barber, right?

I picked one of these up at Barber this year. You can order one just like it for $4.95, which is $.05 less than what I paid! Of course you need to add shipping... https://www.modernsuede.com/collections/key-chains/products/motoguzzi-motorcycle-key

I bet if the owner doesn’t know then the chaps at MI might. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’d be asking why the black motor. Do the numbers on the engine match the frame? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sadly it’s got some scratches from the past so it not pristine. I’m not a big fan of more than one key. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

One of my favorite scores was this embroidered key fob at the swap meet. $5 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

How much is it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I omitted a whole bunch of stuff and now have a very rigid mount. I found a nut the same size as the hole in the chrome cap. I threaded that on followed by a couple washers then the nut supplied with the kit. Tightened everything up and done. That simple. I just spin the whole thing on. Solid, no cutting and simple. If it loosens you just take some pliers and take the chrome nut off. It shouldn’t be that tight anyways. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

He calls it the "new V11 Sport". The forensic scientist in me says this dates it to somewhere around the turn of the century.