mikev

haha, yeah me too! it's an auction, I made pre-auction bids. Auction is some time in mid April I think.

My lowball bids of $300 have been surpassed on the 2 MGs I took the bait on.

lol i'm so weak ... it is a greenie after all .. the silver lemans is nice too can't resist placing a lowball bid on greenie. if you really want it i wont push the bid @fotoguzzi

Two of mine also, one in Norway one in Panzertruppe on the Eastern Front. Both were POWs eventually, of US and RUS respectively. The latter had some stories. His wife, my great-aunt, lived thru the firebombing of Berlin, sweetest woman. He taught me how to fix a lawn mower engine when I was 10, had me confirm there was spark by having me hold the spark plug wire while he pulled the cord.

128,457 / 36 = 3568.25 avg. miles per rear tire ... 128,457 / 26 = 4940.65 avg. miles per front tire Is this an accurate average for how long your tires last @docc? more or less ~1 season? Seems like 1/3 or less than how long they said my Road 5s might last.

there is a pretty nice summary of the function of each relay (by docc last Summer I think) in the long relay thread that can be included.

I put Michelin Road 5's on my V11 sport last Fall. Did not have much time to test them before Winter. A definite improvement on the rather bald tires bike had when I bought it, particularly after I rode them the a season. Some here have said the Road 5s are overpriced and Dunlap are just as good for less money. Will see if I get the # of KMs out of them some people are reporting.

It's the block of rubber style. I bought a lag sleeve at hardware store and sanded it down to fit inside the bar. Seems ok ...

Napoleon

While replacing my grips, found that the bar end insert for right side mirror is stripped and no longer tightens. Anyone know how I can fix it or where to find more of them? Don't really want to buy a new mirror just to get this little plastic part.

I saw this live back in the day. maybe the best song composed in the 20th century?

Last Fall I purchased some gel grips from revzilla someone here recommended, which I'm going to put on my v11 when it warms up a little more around here. I am tempted to riding today since its above 45 ... barely. But the roads are wet and salty. What's the deal with lead shot? How much of it is needed and how does one install it within the bar ends?

title had me a little bit worried at what I might not be able to unsee ... bit since it was in tech topics and not in idle banter thought I'd give it a go

pure good looks award goes to bugatti

mine came with one of these ... prior owner seems very proud of it.

I bought a Battery Tender 12 Volt Junior 800 Selectable Lead Acid Lithium Battery Charger for winter storage. Came with a cable which I put onto the battery so it can be plugged in whenever it sits without removing the seat.

I realized the other day, I still have an elk heart in the freezer, which I like to cut into thin strips, soak in whiskey and make jerky.

Adjusted the shifter pedal one more time and took a ride. 45F. Shifted really well, stiffer and crisper.

I shortened the connector rod to bring pedal up. Seems ok. Not sure I have the right angles. Probably need to continue to fine tune this.

Thanks for the description docc. I'm going to work on this again over the long weekend. It was 17 F this morning here so I have not gone out to the garage to fine tune the shifter.

how do I do that? I'll take a pic of mine tomorrow. I believe its slot end points down and is nearly vertical. So would I loosen the hex nut and rotate clockwise to 6:30 or 7? or other direction?

I did increase the length of the shifter arm. I'm going to have to decrease it some to lift the pedal up.