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I want that Gibson. (and that little orange amp....)

@Lucky Phil I went looking for info on that bloke in the video. Found this about the "Manhatten Institute" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Institute_for_Policy_Research and enough about the speaker to recognise with a reasonable amount of reliability that he is a hard-core conservative capitalist. I'm not saying he's telling fibs, but I'm convinced he's pushing a pretty big barrow.

As far as I am aware, there are only metric grams, defined as one gram being one thousanth of a kilogram. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_base_unit

I'd reckon that would be right. We all know what this time of year can be like. Suits me fine.

I maintain that I would not confuse "being different" with really good design. My usual reaction to "just being different" is, to put it politely, a distinct aversion.

Hopefully donate it to an appropriate museum.

That is a point that is discussed regularly on the german forum, and which came up this evening at dinner with a couple of Guzzi owners here in Leipzig. One of the blokes I was with proposed that there is a "low point" about 25 years after the introduction of a vehicle on the market (assuming it has the potential to remain interesting over the years), after which the price goes up again, at least for a while. The other side of the coin is, the type of person who collects motor vehicles seems to be becoming less common. The younger generation(s) doesn't (don't) seem to have the same interest in cars and bikes, and therefore has less interest in collecting the "dream of their youth" as they get older and more affluent. The older Guzzis seem to be, at least here, stagnating in value. There is a school of thought that says the prices are going to drop in the next years as more and more older owners of several machines sell their collections due to old age, or the bikes are sold by their heirs after they pass on. I think there is a lot of truth in that thought. It will be interesting to see how the percieved value of the various V11 models develops over the next years. I tend to think that there will be a few, maybe very few, enthusiasts who are interested in them. On the other hand, I can see the possibility that the interest will wane as the generation that was young when they came out no longer can or will ride them. Having said that, there was a bloke at the Edersee Rally this year with a greenie. He was only about 30, and seemed to be quite rapt about his V11.

Exactly. I wear a hat whenever I leave the house, but I take care to take it off in the car to ensure that I drive safely... I remember one day when I was on my way from Greensborough in to the city. Late eighties or early nineties. On the way through Ivanhoe I came up behind a Volvo station wagon, a couple of years old, squeaky clean and polished to a tee. The custom number plate said "GRANDPA", and the bloke in it hat his hat on. I pulled over and waited for a couple of minutes until he was well gone.

Yes, I remember that period. In Melbourne in the late eighties, Volvos were considered to be the most dangerous cars on the road. Not for the people in the Volvo, for everyone and everything else on the road. Particualarly motorcycles.

I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that.

For an unfortunately large proportion of drivers people in general, probably nothing. People are often "comfortable" (i.e. lazy and self-centred...).

Another voice from the (no doubt eminently sensible... ) Aussie faction: As Phil said, why do the pipes have to stick out from the heads like an ugly set of crash bars? Fairly obviously too loud, but that is the muffler, not the headers. What happened to the heat shield? Where those headers are placed, the heat shield is definitely a good idea. Fairly obviously too loud, but I may have already mentioned that. Don't like the colour. Edit: oh yeah, nearly forgot: 1 cm more diameter is all well and good, but how does that relate to the diameter of the outlet port in the head? If that is well matched to the stock exhaust, I can't really see any benefit in larger bore headers.

Those old farts in the VIP box looked pretty happy, so that must be a good version.

Once again from the Stein-Dinse catalogue: https://www.stein-dinse.biz/etkataloge/etkataloge.php?l=de&h=MG&m=220&t=5368 #4 on the diagram, GU 95021114. The part offered for sale is apparently after-market, not original Guzzi. https://www.stein-dinse.com/de/zahnscheibe-nml/item-2-1310507-95021114-.html #8 GU 91120620, "spacer washer". This is an apparently original Guzzi replacement for GU 95005320 https://www.stein-dinse.com/de/distanzscheibe/item-2-1302017-91120620-.html No dimensions there either, unfortunately. The outside diameter could be guessed from the photo, I reckon. The thickness, perhaps more critical when they call it a "spacer washer", might be harder. Going by the picture, I'd guess something like 4mm.

Yes. Very much so.

I had to look for that, and then had to chuckle a bit. For those not familiar with US culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg

In a similar vein (although musically very different) NB: Consumer advice: this video may contain traces of *guitar*

Looks to me to be a bit of a "special" item. The picture is from Stein-Dinse, where it is quite expensive. https://www.stein-dinse.com/de/staenderschraube-daytona-2-serie/item-2-1117062-30432801-.html Wendel apparently has one (but only one...) for a lot less money. The question is, what would it cost to have it sent to where you are. https://wendelmotorraeder.de/schraube_gu30432801-p-1009294.html?ref=expl EDIT: PS on the Wendel page, underneath the price, it says "(statt 39,90 € ehemaliger VK)" which means "instead of the original list price of €39.90". So even though the Stein-Dinse price seems high, it is apparently not exorbitant.

I'm not convinced he invented any new techniques. What he is doing with his right hand looks like pretty much what classical guitarists do, just not as relaxed.

Right off topic, but I had to grin at that. The reason is advice that someone gave about these measurement mics: https://www.thomann.de/de/behringer_ecm_8000.htm The advice was "you can use them. The best thing to do is buy ten, test them all to find the best one, and flog the rest off on e-bay". To put the price into perspective: I have one of these, a very solid and affordable mic that has been on the market for a long time, i.e. the developement costs have been recovered several times over https://www.thomann.de/de/beyerdynamic_mm_1_2023.htm and here one from the class of mic I can't afford... https://www.thomann.de/de/earthworks_audio_m50.htm Heading back towards "on topic", Phil hit the nail on the head: there is a reason the Behringer is so cheap. The design is, as with a lot of Behringer products, quite ok. The production tolerances are lousy.

If they did, they most likely didn't weigh the same as the standard pistons, and I reckon a crankshaft balance was indicated.

Only slightly jealous about that workshop.

And yet it apparently is. The search for the MG part number at Stein-Dinse, a reputable supplier, threw up apparantly conflicting results. I see your point entirely, but also the value of pointing out that one may need to look closer when a simple search throws up apparently conflicting results. NB: searching using the Brembo part number threw up several results from other suppliers that seemed to be consistent. Perhaps that is the better method in this instance.

EDIT: docc was quicker (again...) but I'll leave the post as I wrote it. Ok, I went searching again. On the basis of the part number for the "correct" kit, GU28659378, I got a couple of hits. Stein-Dinse: no photo, so I don't trust it https://www.stein-dinse.com/de/bausatz-pumpenueberholung/item-2-1588574-GU28659378-.html with a photo, but it looks wrong. I think their search function had a brain fart https://www.stein-dinse.com/de/bremszylinder-reparatursatz-ps-13-hand/item-1-1046268.html This one looks close to right, but claims to be for a PS 13 rather than PS 12 https://www.stein-dinse.com/de/ducati-kupplungszylinder-reparatursatz-ps-13-750-sport/item-1-1001089.html This one from Wendel looks like it might be right https://wendelmotorraeder.de/bausatz-pumpenueberholung_gu28659378-p-1005001.html seems like it is not all that easy to find the right kit. another edit: PS, I have it in the back of my mind that Stein-Dinse did a complete re-build of their website a couple of months ago. It is pretty good, but I don't quite trust it completely yet. Maybe there are still a few bugs in the catalogue.

Thanks, docc. That's for the clutch master cylinder, isn't it? [docc edit: I posted the wrong part for the clutch master cylinder rebuild kit, so these links are not correct, either. My bad. @Speedfrog posted the correct part below. ] For the europeans, Stein-Dinse and Wendel both seem to have an equivalent: https://www.stein-dinse.com/de/bremszylinder-reparatur-satz-ps-12/item-2-1045955-17659352-.html https://wendelmotorraeder.de/rep-satz-handgeber-12er-rund_gu17659352-w1-p-6111800.html In fact, Wendel has two alternatives, but I'm not convinced that the price difference justifies this one... https://wendelmotorraeder.de/bausatz-hpumpenueberholung_gu17659352-p-1001708.html