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Yep, I understand fully. I read into who I was dealing with after the first 30 seconds talking with him, so I gingerly worked with his full of himself personality...talk about going to the beat of a different drummer. I would offer him $2500 for it because of the bad tranny and his attitude if I wasn't so far away. His reaction would be fun to hear.

I've talked to the guy and have the VIN. It falls within the recall numbers, and the service was never performed per Piaggio. He didn't seem to care, but I did.

Start of summer for you...nice! Woke up to 24°F this morning, coldest of the year so far. No fooking rippers for me...

I tracked the order when I knew it should have been here by now. Seems it was delivered to somewhere in Sherwood, Delaware, not Oregon. Was sent back to Germany. Can't figure that one out since the Zip should be the big clue on where to point the nose. I have an email sent to Stein Dinse so I should hear back Monday. Oh well, wasn't going to get to rear tire replacement until after Christmas anyway.

There is a nice one in Oregon. Please buy it so I don't.

4.5" rear wheel...I'll go with the 160.

Well my spark plug trick won't work on the front axle of my V11...too big. I have the 14 mm allen it needs though. Won't have time to put the tires on until after Christmas. Hoping for some sunny days to heat my tires up.

I'm talking about the old style with the pointer on a graduated gauge...remember them?

Agree. I just thought that was a nifty way to MacGyver it if you didn't have the right allen...if it was the right size. I'm set on torque wrenches, the only way to go. I wish I had my old Craftsmen torque wrench from the 70's. Would like to see how accurate it was compared to todays preset and digital ones. Lent it out and never got it back.😞

I have an axle removing tool with various sizes for big allen sizes. Haven't done my front tire yet so i don't have it in my head what size the allen is, but would this work? https://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/removing-female-hex-on-an-axle/

Saw a You Tube video on changing oil filter. Had me scratching my head. They used a Bosch filter with an applied sticker on the can's painted exterior finish. The filter I got from MG cycle looked like it had a plain zinc coated exterior, which seems very suitable for being bathed in oil. Also they lubed both sides of the filter gasket, which goes against what I read here. Dont believe everything on YT.

Whoa Nellie! After reading that 2006 post I think I'm going back to just working on Briggs and Strattons.

Lagrasta, When I change the tire I'll be doing everything I can on the rear before installing wheel again. I'll get grease in there one way or another...I hope!

Red...guess I'll find out why.

And now for something completely different...I did my first V11 oil change...nice ritual doing the filter. Also drained all the fuel and put in a couple gallons non E. Who knew how long those fluids have been sitting in there with the bike last registered in 2015. Google is my friend. With no manuals yet I questioned how to check oil level on this bike with no center stand. Many old posts from this site popped up. Got it dialed in because of all the info here. Can't wait to tackle the driveline zerks. 😳

Is it too late to get in on this?

Back from DMV...guy looked it up on his screen and confirmed it is a 2004. I mentioned the tenth digit on the VIN...he said that isn't always right. Alrighty then...new title will have 2004 also. Can't fight city hall. It is all legal and registered to me now.

Ok, found some 170's...some distributors were out of stock, found one that had them. I will consider the 160...need to do some more research.

Interesting...i did a search on this site for info and nothinig came up, but searched the web and got two old post here. Both stated 170 tire. Why cant I find one available now? Looked at Pirelli first, than Michelin, no go.

My 2001 V11 has a 12 year old 170 60 ZR17 tire on it. In looking to replace it, I find that size is not available. Since I have no user or shop manuals yet, what tire size should I be purchasing?

I'll probably do my version of that. I have a length of 1" braided nylon line that I loop around the fork head tree on my Ducati and attach it to a come along attached to barn truss. When the bike is on the center stand I can pull the front end up for a tire change. No center stand on the V11, but the BT will do the job of that. I have Pit Bull stands, but it's nicer working with nothing in your way.

Also got the order in from Stein Dinse for the Becker Technik stand. This seems like the best way for a rear tire change.

Shop manual and parts catalogs are on their way! Still looking for user manaul and original key blanks.

Srike my last sentance from the record. As I previously noted, the 10th digit is a 1, and we all agree on the year. I might find out Monday at DMV why the title was printed 2004. They know what the 10th digit means... one would think... and they issued the title.

Dont think he is like that, not with the business he is in...but still a lot to untangle.