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Now I just have to find a Roper Rusty Star Picket plate.

Just signed up. I'd suggest that next year they add at least as an alternative something farther West. Rosa's Cantina in El Paso, perhaps. I would love to do the ROT tour but probably wouldn't have the time, as it is I'm going to bang out the stops on the way from Michigan to El Paso in one go.

Be careful what you wish for

Does this mean that you guys will let me be a proper member and not just the gear-short mascot?

Ah, good. Let's be clear, he didn't call Dave a thief. It was said that the transmission went to Dave at Barber, and it wasn't seen again, and 'follow up calls' didn't (get resolution) He did *not* say 'Dave stole my transmission', and I was not interested in hearing the sad tale, as I knew what I was buying. That said, I would very much like to have the original box back in the bike. There is one box of parts I missed loading that I'll collect this weekend, I have no idea if any trans parts are there. If Dave has money in to the trans, (assuming he still has it) I have no problem covering that bill; also, I have no interest in involving the original owner as that ship apparently sailed years ago. I'll speak directly to Dave about it, if that works PM me and I'll give my contact information. If Dave wants the original owner's contact information to affix the headstone to their conversations, I'll ask him this weekend if that's ok with him.

I'd like to think there's some simple explanation or rebuttal, there was of course a bit more to the story but I'm not one to air dirty laundry in a public forum- I had no idea Dave was a well-known and apparently respected expert. I don't know this seller personally either, so there's that.

I thought the oil-sump air filter was a feature, not a bug.

https://firepowerparts.com/spark-plug-cap-sb05e-replaces-ngk-8374/ Here's another one that may be a better fit- of course, I have no 8v nor this plug boot to hand, but if it was me I'd waste the money on a set to try. https://firepowerparts.com/spark-plug-cap-xb05f-replaces-ngk-8062/

Prices look ok, but I'm always a bit peeved at businesses that don't have their street address anywhere to be found.

Right, I forgot CARC aren't technically V11s. My kid has already penciled this in for his touring steed lol

I have the offer above from footgoose, and they seem to be pretty much everywhere- I haven't done any homework into what slips right in. There's a Norge trans, 2012 I think, 160 miles away for $145 claiming to be good out of a wreck. Are all the 6-speeds the same fitment? Hmmm...time to pull out Guzziology.

Well, I only tell the story as I heard it. Crated, delivered at Barber, never to be seen or heard of again. I can give you the engine # if you find he has an 'unclaimed' pile somewhere. Or a different story...

'Busier' now. This bike is Docc's bike's illegitimate brother. Silver, bikini fairing, ran when parked... 63k miles. Nothing $4k and 2 years can't straighten out. One owner bike, some guy named Dave Blue disappeared with the transmission at Barber 6 years ago. Luggage rack too, nice add. He asked $500, one guy ghosted him and I offered $750 to hold it because I was in El Paso.

Pending sale, that's good- by the time I'm ready to put it on the lift, I may be able to pick it up in person lol

...aaand, the transmission is gone altogether. Sent for a leak repair, disappeared into thin air. Sad owner. What fits? TLM has a few, shipping would be... ugly... Who's holding?

I just arrived home last night from 3 day drive from El Paso to S. FL. I lost count of the CA licence plates headed East. Motorhomes, vans, cars wrapped up like Bedouin Camels. I doubt they'll be going back.

A 2000 red frame V11 has turned up locally, with 'a bad transmission' , removed and benched. It's a Facebook ad, in Hobe Sound FL. Wondering if it's a member here.

Mine had marginal voltage from the time I bought it, and continually gradually worstened until it became problematic. Short story is the wires from the generator to the regulator had a connection under the tank that had gone sour. Removed the connection (rather than replace the connectors) and voltage went from 13.3-ish to 14.2. Idle charge went from 12.3-ish to 12.8-ish. My idle is probably 100-200rpm lower than recommended, I'm idling 1100 + or - 100.

My observation about such legislation is that the reasons it is enacted so far out in the future are; Leverage *towards* a direction, but a removable/modifiable End State; Refundable over time, due to the passage of time and short memory of people- that is to say that in ten years the then current administration can make any claim about the original intent or timeline that they wish in the service of current goals. In short, it's all Bu**S**t and I have zero confidence that the End State of no new ICE sales will come to pass by 2035. If the Apophis asteroid doesn't send new car sales back to the Stone Age altogether.

The transferrence of technical competence between ICE and electric vehicles isn't absent- it's just unavailable to the majority of 'mechanics'. If your technical ability allows you to fully service a generator/battery/starter, you have nearly everything you need to know to understand the fundamentals of electric vehicles. Of course the computer controls are their own new thing, but if you had the wits to operate an oscilloscope you can operate a diagnostic program. I'm not taking a swipe at B level mechanics, simply showing that there is not a complete disconnect between ICE and Electric technical levels of ability. And as far as EV replacing ICE, that won't happen "...until the Saudis say it will" - (Dan Pena). EV will evolve alongside ICE until it gains equivalent utility and cost of ownership- which means, they have to make batteries far more energy-dense, fast to charge, and inexpensive to replace than they are now. I expect that there won't be a majority EV surge until Back to the Future comes true, and we get microreactors for engines. Or until the Apophis asteroid hits Canada in 2029, forcing everyone south of the Mason-Dixon line and onto renewable/nuclear electricity because the hydrocarbon infrastructure has been destroyed. Gotta get to writing that book, sooner than later.

Here, let me throw some cow dung onto this fire lol Too many quick oil change racks have forgot to put in the drain plug, and discovered the problem upon starting the engine resulting in preventable warranty claims. Maybe that's not provable or even true, but we've all seent it.

I was parts manager for Peterson's H-D in Miami through most of the 90's. Service had a policy of refusing work on any Iron motors- the last of which was built in 1985, so then only 5-6 years old. The rationale, which I can't argue, was that many of those customers with older bikes were simply not willing (or able) to pay the dealership's shop rate, and by then they all knew the 'Warranty Time' for their bikes and often demanded that they be met- which was patently ridiculous even when the bikes were new. I questioned it until the Key West poker run crowd came through- we would change oil and tires on those bikes during that sponsored event, but no mechanical work. There were some pretty ugly conversations over it, even though there were a dozen aftermarket shops locally that would do the work, and do it well, and do it cheaper than we would have- we actually partnered with some of these shops because we were overloaded with work in those days anyway so it was better for everyone. Yet they complained. Probably didn't help that half of us rode Iron motors ourselves...

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https://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=122347.0

Science says red is fastest. Just look at the arrest records.