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My Kawi ate a camshaft lobe running on ActEvo. So, I switched away from Castrol. Now, for my various bikes, I have a shelf with Repsol, Valvoline, Mobil1 4-stroke and Motorex. All good synth oils - substantially better in most regards than what was recommended when the bikes were built.

Oh, I suppose that anything can and has been accounted for. I guess my point was that the Offy's were huge 4-bangers revving to rather high RPMs and piston speeds in the age when lubricants were so-so, even in racing. I think I'll contact Bardahl and see if I can get the specs on their oils.

The Offys were extremely stout, as four cylinder engines have always been limited as to displacement and RPM due to secondary balance issues. 3.0L was the limit for Porsche and it was redlined the same as a Harley Sportster: 5800.

IIRC, those four huge pipes in the Bardahl Special came from an Offenhauser DOHC 4-valve four. A monoblock engine with no head gasket to blow. Ole Bardahl started his oil business in Seattle, in 1939. It was huge in the 50s-60s. Off and on since then as the market has become glutted with lubricant brands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardahl Now Mandello approved you say? As my 1st generation Italian-American neighbor used to say: "Ain't dat cute!"

OK, now this is getting ridiculous. A gear-driven, DOHC, 4-valve DESMO..... Honda Cub? Asian nations have very strict limitations on motorcycles and scooters. What to do? Hot rod those tiddlers to the max.

Thanks are appropriately given to someone, for something received. Having survived three simultaneous cancers, and a stem cell transplant, I give thanks to the God who inspired that first Thanksgiving, even if I am not of the same Christian denomination as those first celebrants. Gifts are gifts. Thanks are thanks.

The pegs appear to be almost far enough back. For me. Good thing it does not breathe through those gills, else it would be called the V100 Mackerel.

As to full-on race bikes the (in)famous Raceco Guzzi that gave the Britten fits had about all there is left in the old gal. The fact that the bike worked as well as it did is amazing., even though it threatened to throw the rider off each time he cut the throttle.

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Knowing the idiosyncrasy of the marque, I immediately ordered two blank keys and headed to the local locksmith. When I produced the OEM key and the blanks, she immediately said "Oh, we have those blanks." Well, so much for the exclusivity of the keys. Anyway, I had two spares made - primary keys actually, and stashed the originals in my safe. Dipped the new key heads in red PlastiDip, attached an old Nautica floating key fob and there you have it. Come hell, they'll match, and come high water, they'll float.

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I had a similar headlight/fairing stay problem on a Kawasaki that I bought post-crash. I tied a nylon rope to the stay and secured the other end to a maple tree opposite the bend. Then, leaning the bike away from the tree applied pressure to the bracket. It took a bit of tossing the bike sideways against the slightly slack rope to pull the stay back into alignment. An 1100 Sport has more than enough heft to unbend that part. Just make certain it is a good rope and well secured.

Well, with a niche brand like Guzzi, you have to get creative. All of the V11 Sports use the same battery, so just use the '99-'02 if that's all they show. I have noted that a lot of sites ignore the '03-'05/'06 V11s. As to Yuasa, they make the AGM batteries in their Reading, Pennsylvania plant. Not far away, DEKA also makes AGM batteries, but I decided to go with Yuasa, as the last one I had lasted me 9 years. As a trial, I have installed a DEKA AGM battery in a Kawasaki I own. YTX15L-BS for the AGM series for Guzzis. If you go to Yuasa UK, they have a far better application guide, listing each V11 variant separately, even though they all use the same battery. Although, I'm slightly miffed, as they list my bike as the "V11 Ballabgio" https://www.yuasa.co.uk/#lookup-manual-selection

My PC545 would do that. Rode one hour/40 miles at up to 120kph and park for 30 minutes - 2 hours. Come back and RRRRRrrrrrr. Would eventually start but... I dumped the ODD odyssey and installed a ghetto Yuasa AGM. Now it's humming along like a rotary (remember those Mazda commercials?).

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I do note that the coil-on-plug covers are not just a styling element; they are now also part of the aero package. Quite right as to the name. I guess "Stornello", "Lecco" or "Resinelli" just didn't have that certain ring to them.

All bets are off regarding future models. If any road-going Guzzi has sporting potential, this is certainly at the top of the list. The name Le Mans is so historic, has such marketing power, and is so tied in with Guzzi that it could be the brand name almost by itself.

Claimed power and claims in general. There is a formula to estimate power output. I do not have that, but imagine 95-100HP at about 8-8.5K with a redline about 9K or so. Seasoned Americans will remember the hyperbolic J.C. Whitney auto parts/accessories catalogs of the 1960s. They were chock full of gizmos and doodads that were "claimed" to add HP, increase mileage, or usually both. Back in the day, some friends and I used the example of an air-cooled VW bug. By adding on everything that would fit, we managed to pump that theoretical bug up to around 600HP. And, fuel mileage was so exceptional that one would have to stop at service stations regularly to drain excess fuel from the tank. Claims are like smoke rings - intriguing to behold, but gone as soon as they appear.

In this case, I cast a jaundiced eye toward manufacturer or dealer recommendations. They want your money - everyone does, as it is human nature. I trust the techs, mechanics and pilot-mechanics, as they have hands-on knowledge and experience. I have yet to hear of a fastener failure or thread damage caused by anti-seize compound. Compounds with metallic content must not be gotten on the porcelain at the spark plug tip, but that is the only caveat I am aware of.

What is not often used is anti-seize compound. On spark plug threads, certainly. However, it can act as a microscopic barrier, or insulator between dissimilar metals. Some anti-seize formulations are claimed to eliminate electrolysis. On principle, they are not going to cause electrolysis or facilitate the action. But, as in life, one must choose wisely. Dad had an olive drab painted military surplus mica based antiseize compound. He would not leave the runway without it, so to speak.

Briggs and Kohler V-twins in everything. But now this????

Any port in a storm: Synthetic Harley oil. The world will always have that. Air-cooled, flat tappets and rockers. Separate transmission. The same lubrication needs. Harley's maybe even more critical than Guzzi, as they have that hot rear cylinder to keep cool.

Dad flew with Valvoline in a single engine aircraft. That was long ago, but they have recently introduced a synthetic, flat tappet engineered oil in collaboration with Cummins, called Extreme Blue. The V11 is running on it and I note no consumption problems, even though I ride at 4500 RPM or so. Zinc is good - well above the 1000 ppm threshold.

A tidy package of things of beauty arrived today. Will they work? We will soon see. Substantial little things at 20.25 grams, or 311 grains, which is a pretty good bullet. The question remains: is it live, or is it Memorex?

Thank you. Sounds like a plan. Yet another use for the centerstand. I have developed a technique for hoisting the lump up there without sending my back into spasms.