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That was kinda my point, the pleasure is not in utility. Sometimes, pleasure is in overcoming shortcomings. I don't know if you're familiar with the American Amish; Christian fundamentalists who to lesser or greater degree, depending on their sect, reject technology. To wit, John Deere manufactured steel tractor tires until about 1985 to accommodate the Amish. Many still use horses, build magnificent barns with A-frames and ropes, run sawmills with overhead belts a century old. The Conundrum comes when asking, 'how can you have a modern tractor but insist it have tires given up as inefficient before 1940? How can you use a hay baler with a gas engine mounted on it, but not one that uses the tractor PTO? None of it made sense until an old Amish man told me, 'it's not about rejecting or accepting technology. It's about never doing it the easiest way; the easy way is a road that leads to fast results and low quality, in product and life'. There's a fundamental truth to that, that in my mind extends to such simple things an making coffee.

Says who? Daily driver, no. But the modern world has options. My autistic tendency is to routine and hyperfocus. When I had a drip coffee maker, I couldn't actually focus on anything else because, well, that job wasn't finished yet. I've never been what others call a multitasker. So, since the coffee machine will be in view 100% of the time but only in use at most once a day, I may go for form over function. A brass press and a ceramic grinder would please me every time I saw them. I'll never be without a Moka pot, and those who know me understand that I'm not an entertainer, so making more than 2 cups at a time isn't mandatory.

Right? Then, there's this gray area of capability; that of the motorcycle, and that of *me*. If the motorcycle is easy to go very fast on, and doesn't have any bad habits before it gets to the end of *my* capability, that can be a recipe for trouble. I'd absolutely love to have a hypermotard bike, but I probably never will because the temptation is very high to do things I probably never should have, and probably haven't been able to for decades. Truly, my next purchase is probably a good used trials bike. Great fun, slowly.

Must also test hot. Mine was good cold, but failed open at about 150º.

The thing that strikes me about this video, and so many others, is that the notion of 100 horsepower being something less than fast, is ridiculous to the point of being absurd. My '87 Suzuki GSXR 750 had probably 90 horsepower, and ridden to it's limit *on track* was terrifying. So the remaining 110 horsepower of todays superbikes is simply wishful thinking and posturing under the pants-covered ego of anyone riding them on public roads. It's not so much about downsizing your bike, it's about downsizing your presentation and focusing on your personal reward from riding. My Aermacchi 350, at ...um... maybe 35 horsepower, is the most fun to ride in my entire garage. No, it won't go cross-country comfortably. No, it won't handle 90mph sweepers like a locomotive. (yet) No, it won't power wheelie, it has no brakes, and no, it isn't reliable enough that I take it any farther than I want to Uber back to my motorcycle trailer. (Yet) But it is the most smiles per mile, because it *never* cuts into my fun by being too heavy, or too thirsty, or too pretty with impossible to find parts to worry about crashing off of it. This is why it's on my keepers list. There's a huge fun reward in driving a motorcycle to it's limits, and when those limits are attainable (and exceedable, be careful) on public roads without breaking many if any laws those rewards come with little or no consequences.

There are clues in the improvement after removing the side stand switch; that it went 1000 miles but returned to failure, and the low measured voltage, says that the sss circuit has some failure back to the source. Something common to the sss and the ECU/fuel pump has a poor connection, most likely. Everything on the bike is either 12v or 5v, if it has any low-voltage engine sensors. The sss is 12v and there is no way it can see less unless you have a circuit failure upstream. Run switch, ignition switch, relay, fuse holder, battery terminal. The easiest way to identify the failure is to measure voltage across each connection until you find the one that has 12v on the battery side and 7.5 (or whatever less, .5v is maximum allowable drop) and the drops can stack across multiple connections. A secondary possibility, and easier to test, is that the sss circuit is shorted to ground, pinched somewhere so contact is light, intermittent or increased by heat and vibration. Again, testing voltage at the sss point and the source point of that wire will guide you.

Well, not actually...*looking*... just sayin'. If'n.

Reminds me that if I come across a nice Bultaco Streaker or Metralla GTS, I'd have it.

Anybody who rode a SX650 for more than a couple seasons is probably the right guy to own a V11. For a lot of reasons...no wait, for *all* the reasons.

I've been looking for a very nice vintage coffee grinder for a *long* time. The only ones that aren't rodent-infested nesting boxes are the huge ones that came from some General Store. I suppose few people outside the New England area had the wherewithal to own a nice one. Bialetti Stainless is the best, though I have one I bought in Uruguay that's ceramic coated inside and out I like best- but my son pilfered it because it's smaller than a 2 cup Bialetti but uses as much coffee. It travels well.

Definitely not LeMans, the 5 speed trans has the shifter 90* to that one. The brake side is interesting, made for a shaft so I'd say it's for something with mechanical rear brake- could be literally any japanese or british bike up to the 80's, maybe somebody can ID the peg mounting to get a fit. ....Aaaaaand they'd look really nice on my Aermacchi.

I'd go in with a lowball offer, maybe $3k Canadian. What can they say but no? After 2 years, and it's a towing company so they got it for nothing beyond the paperwork to recover the title- they're not invested. Cash is King. At $3k, I'd jump on it quick. At $4k, it's probably a pretty good price, if it doesn't need every single rubber bit replaced and every electrical connection made secure. Which it does, certainly. Pretty.

It is amusing to see this devolve into discussion about accuracy beyond what the rod bearings require.

It's all so simple. The organizers have finally caved completely to the fact that crashes bring interest and interest brings revenue.

Outstanding. I've been planning a remodel, and the new kitchen will have space dedicated to an espresso machine. If I could find the one in 'Saving Private Ryan' I'd probably do that, but not really convenient with one eye open first thing in the morning. I don't like the idea of another handful of electronics for something a Moka pot suffices, but I like this machine. They should have hired an Italian for the video, though, this guy is like Billy Mays but neither entertaining nor exciting. Nor shapely, I might add. Give a video when you get it set up.

Another epic failure of my humor.

Why are the intakes set with commas and the exhausts with periods?

I don't have access to my laptop with the documents for this bike, maybe someone can point to them or post them. Let's set the scene You changed spark plugs, and didn't start the motor afterwards? Why did you change the plugs? Did you test the spark plugs for continuity? I've seen enough bad from the box that I test every plug now. I've had bad brand name plug caps new too, though not likely they both failed at the same time in situ. Find the fuse and relay that power the ECU, check that you have power to the computer. IIRC the pump runs without being told to by the ECU. Did you disturb the gas tank at all? IIRC the coil power leads have connectors along the frame under the tank that are a little too easy to disconnect. Could be the cam sensor, but complete failure from good seems unlikely. Was it running poorly? Pull the cam sensor- if it's tight in the block, swollen, it's probably toast. When I first got mine, the CS ran for 20 minutes then sputtered home- every time it started after cooling, maybe a half-dozen times but quit sooner and sooner until eventually it would not start. The CS showed continuity and resistance cold, but a hot air gun and multimeter proved that as soon as it got over about 150ºF it open circuited.

I'm still laughing at this. My first 2 years roadracing, '87-88, there was a guy who owned a Suzuki shop in ... Missouri? He was older, and fast enough to be a real problem getting around but he literally rode *exactly* like the mast on a sailboat. Sometimes had to remind myself not to sit behind him just to watch and be amazed. (Behind, you caught that?)

I put a very expensive seat (don't recall the maker at the moment, and paid $50 because I guy found it lurking in the garage a decade after the bike was gone) on my '04 BMW GS Adventure. It's better than stock, for sure, but I did 10k on that and the stocker on my '97 1100 Sport-i and I'd take the Sport seat every single day over the 'nice' beemer seat. The bucket is better for the first 3 hours, but then becomes constraining and I can't shift weight away from the contact points. As stated, on the centerstand it turns into a swimming pool. (not that you can get a GSA on the centerstand) Everybody gets their opinion on that, and miles matter. Leather is best, but *must* have Mink or Saddle oil. Bicycle shorts are an absolute must. I wear Underarmor in my riding suits, because they already have padding but I wore bicycle gear under jeans for years. Don't forget your Thorlo synthetic or Hollow Alpaca boot socks and Gold Bond foot powder.

They know the target Countries for the bike.

I have a (apparently, by age and application) a FBF crossover. It cracked in the center and was nicely repaired. I drilled it for an O2 bung in the center, thinking to get both cylinders, only do discover that it is no crossover at all merely two mashed flat pipes welded together. What a POS.

Ruht-Roh, Rhaggy...

Golly. The easy answer is GO-NOGO. Insert the one you want for spec, then try to insert the next size up. If your spec goes and the next doesn't, you're there within a half a thousandth. Besides, there's more difference in 'factory' and 'RaceCo' spec than you can error at any given point. Don't overthink it. My engine is much happier with the hammering elves in the valve covers than the quieter factory spec, too.

Tangential question; Are there any post-Sport 1100 V11's with WP forks, or were they all other brands?