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  1. Yes, we are talking about the same thing. The first time I noticed it was getting off a plane in Brisbane. We had flown from Melbourne, and in those days one exited the plane direct into open air. It felt like getting hit in the face with a warm, damp cloth.
  2. audiomick

    Help

    Yes, absolutely. I fortunately got one of those with the bike when I bought it. This is the article in question: http://www.casperselectronics.com/cart/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=853
  3. Take one for a test ride, I reckon. From what I've read, the Stelvio is good, maybe in some points better than the Mandello, maybe not. The size of the rider seems to play a part in preference. Take one for a longer test ride. Go there on the Mandello. Then you have the direct comparison, and maybe a better idea what suits you better. Or keep the Mandello and add a Stelvio...
  4. audiomick

    Help

    Hi Tony. I reckon you're measuring something incorrectly. In case you don't have one, I think the wiring diagram on page 364 of this PDF should match your 2000 model. https://guzzitek.org/gb/ma_us_uk/1100/V11_1999-2003_Atelier(Compil-GB-D-NL).pdf Anyway, there are three contacts on the TPS. Two of them are across the complete resistance of the TPS, and you should see very close to 5 V. between them. The third contact is the slider that delivers a "split the difference" voltage depending on where it is along the resistance. When it is at the closed end, you should see said 157 mv between it and one of the other contacts. Between it and the contact at the "full open" end of the resistance, you should see nearly the full 5 V when the slider is in the "fully closed" position (spilt the difference, 5V - 157 mv...). If you are only seeing 2 to 4 mV, and that also with a new TPS, I strongly suspect that you are not getting a good measurement, maybe not making contact with the probes or something. How are you measuring (making the contacts)? Have you got a breakout to do the measurement, or are you sticking pins down the side of the plug, or how?
  5. Some things you can't say often enough.
  6. audiomick

    Speedo

    Yes. My navigation device (Garmin Zumo XT) is sluggish showing changes in speed, but absolutely accurate if you hold a speed for a while. That allows one to "calibrate" the speedo, i.e. know what speed is really being held when the speedo is showing a particular speed. Helps a real lot. And the Garmin tells me where I am going, is waterproof, and solid enough to have survived falling off the roof of the car after my girlfriend forgot it there and drove off with it on the roof. It was in a textile pouch, without padding, and came away without even a scratch.
  7. Not quite. When the air is very humid, your sweat does not evaporate as quickly, and therefore your sweating cannot cool you as effectively as in drier conditions.
  8. Not jealous. No, really, I'm not. I'm sharing about 30 qm. with three other blokes. One of them is always doing something to one or two of his three bikes. The only power in there is photovoltaic, and it is a bit damp. So I'm not jealous at all of your 78 qm. air-conditioned garage. Not a bit. Well, maybe just a tiny bit...
  9. Because brake fluid is hygroscopic, so you have to assume that an opened container of brake fluid has taken up too much water after about six weeks. No, I haven't tested that, but that is what I have been told by several professionals who earn their money by knowing about such things.
  10. audiomick

    Speedo

    I searched "St. Vitus Dance" and found a couple of posts from docc. https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/topic/23020-speedoodo-replacement/#comment-263381 https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/topic/22169-v-11-sport-veglia-speedo-needle-bounce/#comment-255352 Perhaps not exactly what you meant, but they seem to lead to information on the typical causes of the wobble in the speedo.
  11. Yeah, that is pretty much exactly what I saw the mechanic using in the workshop. Thanks for the link. At that price, I might even buy one myself. PS: a different mechanic recommended "saturated silicon" tubing for brake bleeding. I got some, and I reckon he was dead right. The stuff is very flexible. When using the "pump-open-close" method, i.e. no valve in the line, the tip is to use a couple of yards of it, enough to go from the brakes up to the top of the frame/handlebars, and back down to a catch can on the floor, and hang it up in the middle on the handlebars or rear blinker of something as appropriate. Why so long? Firstly, the length allows the hose to twist enough to easily accomodate the turning of the nipple as it is cracked and closed. Secondly, the long way up allows you to very easily see if there are bubbles in the fluid or not. After swearing and sweating for years, that tip turned the job into something do-able. I still don't like doing it, but with those hoses it is almost bearable. The "saturated silicon" hoses I bought are now about 15 years old. I think I rinsed them out every time I used them, but am not sure. Anyway, they've had brake fluid through them a number of times, and are still transparent (slightly milky, as they were when they were new...) and soft and flexible.
  12. This would seem to be the leading brand of the bleeder replacement type here: https://www.stahlbus.de/index.php?language=en I've read about blokes putting them in time and time again, and they all seemed to be well pleased with them. Personally, I would prefer the solution that I saw in the workshop that I go to when I need help. The mechanic there uses an in-line valve downstream of the bleeder, i.e. hose on the bleeder like conventional "pump-open-close" bleeding, but there is a valve in the hose, so you just have to open the bleeder and keep pumping until the air is out. As has been mentioned, all you have to do is make sure to keep enough fluid in the reservoir to stop it sucking air in. The other thing that I picked up from watching him was to remove most of the fluid from the reservoir with a syringe before you start. That means you don't have to pump as much old fluid through the system before the new stuff comes through. Having said all that, I prefer to have mine done in the workshop. I hate doing it, and one always has some brake fluid left over that you can't store for more than about 6 weeks and that has to be disposed of properly. I'm happy to pay someone to do it for me.
  13. That concept has been around for a while, and keeps turning up. It is from Oberdan Bezzi, and there is no guarantee that Moto Guzzi are paying any attention to him. https://oberdanbezzi.artstation.com/projects/3qwb4D?album_id=1117762
  14. I'm almost completely certain that, on my black frame 2002 Le Mans, it is.
  15. What? The Kawasaki 2-stroke triples were fantastic. Ok, shit frame, but the motor was a monster, even the small capacity ones. The CBX 1000 was fantastic. Ok, typically Honda "glattgebügelt" (ironed smooth), but still nice. I haven't experienced a Benelli Sei, but I would love to. Z 1, don't start. Legend. The only one I wouldn't be interested in was the modern BMW at the end of the lineup.
  16. Indeed. So where's the problem? I don't see one. That uniclutch sounds good. And.. I wasn't aware that the GTHO had a twin-plate clucht. Very interesting.
  17. That wasn't the "leave town" story, was it? Sorry, open door.....
  18. I have the impression that Phil might have to go to some trouble to visit them. They don't seem to be present in Australia.
  19. I think Mr. Anderson is quoting someone who heard a large Ducati with an open clutch cover. The 1198 Monster that my neighbour bought had one of those "sports" open covers on the clutch. The first thing he did to it was put the original, closed, cover back on. I absolutely don't understand why anyone would want the open cover. It was loud enough to cause hearing damage.
  20. Indeed. Hope you find a taker, Pete.
  21. I'm seriously expecting that something will turn up, but that it wont be a serious modern sports bike. That's Aprilia's department. I reckon sooner or later we will see something in the "retro sport" direction. Like that "Paul Smart" Ducati a while back, or the Triumph Thruxton.
  22. That's what I mean. The Honda at the start belongs to the bloke who made the video, apparently, and the segue is that the bloke who owns the interesting bikes restored the Honda for him. It's just that the bikes presented in the video are nearly* all iconic and interesting ( * there was a BMW at the end... ), and the Honda at the start is just grey porridge. Quite a nice motor, actually, but an uninspiring package.
  23. No, his name was Rob. He didn't race, he was just a nutter. One time I was riding an XT 500 that belonged to my housmate. I was doing about 110, flat out on that and shaking my teeth out. Rob passed me on his Yamaha 350 dirt bike, a TT I think, at about 130 km/h. On the left, in the dirt. He was, and hopefully still is, a very good rider, but sometimes maybe a little reckless.
  24. With a tap, I would have thought.... Seriously though, do let us know how it goes. I've been following this thread with some interest.
  25. audiomick

    ECU talk

    Haven't read all of everthing in the thread, but: Firstly, Beard is working on the V85 TT to get Guzzidiag going. I'm quite sure he will figure it out in time. Secondly, from what I have read elsewhere, Roland Däs has developed a number of new maps for the V85 TT E5. I'm sure they are not all useless. https://www.daes-mototec.de/index.php/home.html
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