po18guy

T5 LEDs are plug-n-play. The caveat is that many of them are really low-end products. But, the OEM bulbs may have welded themselves into the now hard=-as-granite rubber sockets. Heat was the enemy and bikes originally equipped with LEDs will not have this problem in the future.

I guess anything is possible, time, money and energy permitting.

Although under vastly different circumstances, culture and technology, he was the Rossi of his generation. Oh, the stories he can tell! Still sharp as a tack, but what's worse, he still has all of his hair!

Absolutely sterile and devoid of soul. No wait! They can have the stereo make Geo Metro three-cylinder noises!

My impression is that the 1100 Sport is more of a GT bike, whereas the steering was quickened substantially on the '99-'02 V11, then slowed up just a bit. The 3.5/5.5 wheels also affect handling, in a plus or minus trade-off.

Never thought all that much of Staintunes. Now, I can't seem to get them out of my mind when I ride.

I'll be long dead before the Brave New World is fully instituted. In fact, I might be dead before it is partially instituted. History will reveal that the ruling elite dd not care nearly as much about saving the earth as it did about securing absolute power and their own wealth. Broken human nature. Understanding it is the key.

No special bleeder needed - except a bleeder banjo bolt at the master cylinder. This easily cured the air problem my V11 developed. The M/C being the high point in the system, the air naturally rises to it. And, need I say...it is "slightly" more accessible than deep in the bowels of the machine. This Ti unit is from RaceTi in the UK. Not all that expensive and very well made.

Burning coal makes energy for CLEAN Electricity!!!

Physics is observed by science. It is not defined by legislators, ergo physics is not wishful thinking, being bound by reality. Legislators are clearly wishful thinkers, but divorced from reality.

1. So, how are they going to fly to their meetings? 2. Where does the electricity come from? 3. The less law made, the better. 4. No way the Italians will sign on to this.

Since the seat is applying upward pressure at 90º to the latch, I give a good push down on the seat at the strap (or the passenger section if the cover is off) and then turn the key. Once the load is removed, the mechanism can ("should") work as intended. As to springs, I switched the idle spring out, but I think I used one of the stainless springs from my collection. I never throw a spring away. All pump bottles, from medication to hand soap to shampoo, have stainless springs in them.

In my '04 Ballabio, I had some air in the clutch line. Thorough bleeding (including a bleeder banjo bolt at the clutch master cylinder) reduced the false neutrals to near zero. Air tends to return to the master cylinder, as it is the high point in the system. So, where did MG put the bleeder? At the bottom! I do need to adjust the shift lever, which is the rest of the problem.

The later V11s do not have that compact, "integrated" appearance of the early bikes with quarter fairings. However, Aprilia cash appears to have sorted many of the pesky details of the earlier bikes. The steering might be just a bit slower, but stability cannot be faulted. My '04 is but one example, but the electrics are well sorted and the bike has been trouble free - excepting some air in the clutch line. The trans mount is a "good thing" and there is little of the "kit bike" aura surrounding the small bits and electrics. The speedo should be electric instead of the grotesquely "bent" cable drive that is sure to fail - but it must have at least some personality quirks, right? As time went on with the V11, less 'owner involvement' was absolutely required, although some certainly remained. The late bikes are slightly more wife than mistress, shall we say. Although mistresses rarely need a diet.

Time permitting, a spritz with Kroil or other penetrant and patience will help extract broken bolts. As well dad taught me decades ago to use anti-seize compound on fasteners which might suffer from electrolysis or road grime. The plugs on his Continental C85 were so treated. Bolts that protrude out the backside can also have their threads covered with the small vinyl caps that are sold with children's toys etc.

It is written: "They will beat their side stands into swords..."

Was just going to suggest such a device. Used one to start my son's car after the battery suddenly keeled over. About the size of a smart phone, these remarkable little devices might even fit in the monkey paw trap.

Let's parse his verbiage. "Sell some (plural) V11 rack (singular). Sell some rack. And note the space before "V11" A cut and paste with the want ad item filled in. Hmmm. I am on a couple of firearm forums. There have been chronic shortages and scalping on ammunition for the past two years. Literally hundreds of scam websites have popped up and are popping up as we speak. Amazing prices, all in stock, and no limits! They offer a 15% discount for bitcoin. Imagine that! But wait, there's more! Don't have bitcoin? Click their handy "Buy Bitcoin" button and buy the bitcoin to get your 15% discount! Redefining brazen. Due diligence is overdue.

Not as good as Stoddard solvent on grease and harder on paint. A quandary. I spent some time R&Ring the muffler brackets and compounding the paint back to where it was. So, S-100 gets used on metal, basically.

Quick and dirty solution is a Yuasa or Deka AGM - both made in Pennsylvania, a place I've heard of. I had less than stellar luck with an Odyssey and I tend to think that a motorcycle is not its best application. Many others here will argue - but they do that anyway. For $20-$30 more than the generic Chinese batteries, you can employ (mostly) Americans to make your battery.

When I got my bike, the inside surface of the lens had a smoky film on it. That could not stand. So, I took a cotton 'shooter's swab' and made a wire extension for the handle, then soaked the cotton in Windex. Looking from the front, I made sure to clean the entire inner surface of the lens. The result was that it is now clear as it was supposed to be. The film came from??? Maybe the assembly worker was smoking...

Just had my headlight out and for the life of me cannot remember if the reflector is crimped around the lens or not. If it is bonded, the adhesive may be sliced open and the "shield" epoxied back in place. Any number of adhesives would then bond the lens and reflector, with a high-temp silicone perhaps being ideal.

I developed this exact problem on my '04 Ballabio last year. It occurred after a particularly high speed burst on the motorway. In my case, it was indeed air in the system. I bled the slave cylinder but also installed a bleeder banjo bolt on the master cylinder at the high point of the hydraulic system. Made of titanium, it is of excellent quality and not all that costly. A good addition in any event.

The same with YouTube channels. Pure clickbait.