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interesting. Crossed my mind to buy it for spares, mainly for the body work, but that’d be overkill. Someone should ride it. it’s in my general area, so if anyone wants it I can pick it up and stow it for you….

Just to be clear, did you find the DS-075R for 120E, or you saying it’s 120E cheaper than original? I’ve been seeing the unit for over 200 E or USD, so just making sure i wasn’t missing a better priced source 😎

I’m a big fan of the odyssey, and use it in multiple bikes. But that crowded fitment eats at me, as it can be so tedious to get it in and out. So one of my v11’s has a li-ion just to achieve comfort with the fitment, knowing I could easily access/remove it on the road if needed. not wanting to start yet another a li-ion +/- debate, just saying that I prefer odyssey batteries and use them, but have li-ions in a couple bikes just to make my life easier. (So far no let-downs from the li-ion, but haven’t seen if they’ll last 10 yrs like my odysseys.)

Sorry, no input at this point Al on the chuck/phil mod with the MotraTech, but will just add that I’m a big fan of the MotraTech. And i’lll be watching to see how yours turns out. If I came across another MotraTech setup I’d buy it to have just in case. My setup is slightly finicky, requiring a little different “action” with my shift foot, but overall resulted in a subtle but great change for me, as a “lanky” rider, and someone who wanted a little less weight/force on my arms for touring (due mostly to a shoulder issue).

Took my girlfriend to hear Peter Tosh (from Bob Marley) when he came to town many moons ago on his tour featuring his version of johnny b goode. She was a fine young catholic girl, easily surprised when all the lights went out, by design, to just highlight the single spark/red glow on the stage, and how the crowd went wild…

For those inclined along these delicious good-‘ol-boy musical lines, Aaron Lewis does some great work that just can’t help but be turned up, whether on the shop stereo, car stereo, or on the rare situations where I’m piping bluetooth into my helmet. Lewis is the original lead from Staind, which was a bit too melodramatic in style for my taste, and he can still get that way in his newer-found country genre, but whatever, he gets it right with “the road”, “sinner” (with willie Nelson), “northern redneck”, and some others. I don’t see a real video for The Road, just this user-made montage of truck pics as background to the song: https://youtu.be/XtIG88d8I90

Ah yes… thank you!

I also had assumed the EV would be different, but the title description lists the various V11’s as a fit, right or wrong. https://www.ebay.com/itm/273583824948?hash=item3fb2dde034:g:e04AAOSwwj5b~n5R&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4CXLDPMx60yx8Ei%2FvbdSmXygX0%2BQEhXYQEUxaKv%2BSuDIxQLZbj8RlLHbcChrKo50caofkjBFk7LHpcNeAx3JzS9vfaFgaFIfoUG3E%2BV7ZuyBVe%2BM8DibqezrQWq1EJw%2Bz2nTxLnJZdrgnlTdnqcgS5Zo%2BCvk%2F2lbLG5ZER4w4WKHZIi4ybr7xheineOur54w%2BgvjAkeV5NnnPQKtgYxfYbHcqSMpRLurcWeADDWjFG1PwkmZkS67Qa4DwV0uGYrdNJPWZMSdxUGKa71%2Bx5UgaF30S8MbnKCSyuolRDbBH3lt|tkp%3ABFBMsszBnY5h Here’s the pic from the listing ($65) Docc, thats the same red-shirt girl i keep requesting to run parts for me, but seems she’s always busy. Looks as though she’s at your house.

Anyone know if a ‘99 v11EV airbox will fit the 99 V11 sport? There’s one on eBay, and my greenie has pods i may want to remove eventually. It’s still a ways from being done, as that project is still languishing in the shop, in line behind other less enjoyable projects, but am casually looking for a few odds and ends.

I’ll throw my name in for one, if/when it’s an option. My main rider v11 shifts great, but thinking the greenie project might benefit. Though that project is languishing, as the missus cracks the whip on the bathroom remodel, and already spending most of my time for the man…

Thanks Tom. Docc, yep, i took things apart mainly to address some cleanup of the aluminum, and found the reset knob missing (so far unobotanium b/c i appear to have the 2.5mm shaft version rather than the readily available 3mm version), upon closer inspection the outer plastic housing is cracked, and then the speedo metal housing itself is slightly dented and with the bulb and bulb-holder completely missing. I’ll likely end up doing the JB Weld fix like you mentioned for the studs, for while I’d like to get that metal speedo case “just right”, I’m starting to see the payoff will be small and invisible compared to the hassle of disassembling a perfectly functioning speedo. But would like the bulb holder to be back in place, as thats obviously an easy thing so long as i can find one, though I’ll probably ride that Greenie at night extremely rarely.

The bulb is, but its the mount, the 3rd item down on the page. I just had a bare wire (taped) under the speedo cowl when I got into it. I think the bulb on that same page, the 1st item, is for the idiot lights, and easily available, as would be the bulb for the speedo. So the question on the speedo bulb is just which LED replacement option have people liked, and then for the mount its that 3rd item down on the UK site web page.

Might there be a UK member who’d be willing to ship something like this to me? Not for free of course…. (Scroll down to the 3rd item on the web page, the HAG14769 “bulb holder”) https://www.gutsibits.co.uk/pr/TheShop/index.php?f=e&Shnew=1&Model=1&ModelName=1100+Sport+V11&Cat=INA&CatName=Instruments+and+Clocks Nearly a giveaway, but they won’t ship to US. Other option is to find a cross reference, but no luck yet, and of course its not too difficult to make something else work but would rather have the actual part if it can be had for so little $$.

What did you end up using in your speedo for a bulb?

Touché. For the OP’s original question, I’d think this sort of thing is more at play than tire pressures and such. All those factors ultimately play into fuel economy, but when it’s off by that much it’s usually a bigger “smoking gun”. Though finding that smoking gun may not be easy. And fwiw on this thread, these days I’m getting about 36-37mpg on Red (v11 lemans), mostly 10-20 mile legs of mixed riding. Around 40mpg when she road trips and stretches her legs to cruise at highway speeds. Ethanol doesn’t noticeably effect my fuel econ, though I avoid it for other reasons.

That may indeed be what will happen. If the gauge wasn’t working properly, getting it off to Joel would be the ticket i think, and then may as well do the proper straightening. But if the MGcycle part addresses the reset issue (which from what I see now is common), then no other reason at this point to tear into it, so the JBweld may be the most reasonable answer. the outer plastic cover that goes over both gauges also is cracked around the area where the odo reset goes through, so will be looking at some crafty epoxy work there, while also looking for another new-to-me housing if one can be had.

Makes sense. Getting access to the empty cup should yield a fairly straightforward task of flattening the back side.

Here’s the MGcycle cup

I’m going to start reading up more on the Veglia’s. At this early point I’m looking at this “gauge cup” for the 80mm Veglia from MGcycle, wondering if its actually a replacement for the stock Veglia housing, or if rather the whole existing gauge sits inside this cup? https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2741 My housing is functional, but the back side (facing forward on back, back of the instrument) somehow came all bent out of shape, with the mounting studs barely hanging on, and the illumination bulb missing. The holes on the back of the MGcycle gauge cup look to mostly match what i see on the back of my Veglia speedo, though missing the two holes for the screws where the speedo cable goes (easily remedied if this is in fact a housing and not just a mounting cup). Fact that its in 2 pieces seems like its perhaps not a replacement housing, but not sure.

Wow, good catch!. Never thought to look right under my nose for that. and of course I just ordered some misc items from mgcycle, so I’ll get to pay the shipping charge yet again….

Joel Levine says he can just ship me an odometer reset knob, but wants to know if its a 2.5mm or 3mm thread. I may have to ring him and ask what he means, given how the email was written (he refers to the “length of the knob”), but does that ring a bell for anyone? I believe he’s referring to the depth of the thread, and if so thinking that’ll be fun trying to measure that, tucked back in the housing like it is. Or the actual knob itself… 2.5 vs 3mm for that would matter? I’ve never seen what was there as it was missing from day 1 for me, but I’ll go out and look at the (barely) newer V11 to compare. And my bent mounting stud on back of the speedo will require removing the bezel to get at the back of the case. Anyone know if thats a tricky process? I’ve not had any of these Veglia speedo’s apart.

That’s probably the best next step. Not bad enough yet to make me want to put her “out of service” in the middle of our short-ish riding season here, but that will be on the hot list for when the rains come.

No joy on the VHT. But in a barely relevant data gathering endeavor I tried 4 different paints that were labeled as “aluminum” in color/finish (well, 3 actually, plus the polished+clear option), and there wasn’t a significant amount of difference in the 3. The Seymour did turn out looking pretty darn good. I may get back to O’Reilly’s and seeing if that order for the VHT is still in the works, but for now am happy with the cosmetic outcome with the Seymour paint. This project is moving very slowly, which is largely by design, in part to help me keep some sanity, as i set lower personnel expectations for the project, as inevitably work and other more pressing home projects get in the way. Uh-oh, i hope I’m not growing up….. the missus has realized that there is always more work to be done on the bikes, so the excuse of “i need to work on the bikes” has played itself out i think. anyway, next is the Veglia speedo, shipping off to the fellow back east. Then finish the “decent tune”. And then i have a set of Rizoma LED turn signals coming, and will decide whether to use those on Greenie, or Red, or both if I like the outcome. Then the small amount of red paint work that needs addressing at that left side frame/motor-mount area, where moisture caused some nasty rust. Then sort out the air temp sensor, which currently goes into that water bottle the PO had under the tank (probably route that line like others have suggested). Etc…. It’ll certainly spill well into the winter.

Going to send in the Veglia to the fellow back east (US) to see if he can address the odometer trip meter reset push pin, which is missing. taking it apart looks like its been messed with, as the back light bulb is missing, and the electrical lead to it is taped to another lead (I’m thinking to address the issue with the flashers and such?), and the one mounting stud is bent and loose.

Lousy, low rez pic, but the Seymour paint yielded a good look, for now. Will see how it holds up compared to the powder coat I did on Red.