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My girlfriend took a few days off just last week. Four nights away, and two trips down to the car to get all the stuff in.

Going by the frame rail in front of the side-cover, I dare say it is a Tonti frame. But that could be any one of a large number of models. Could you see enough of the motor to see if it is a "round" motor or one of the newer ones with corners on the fins?

Except that it isn't really cheap. Admittedly, I haven't researched the topic myself, but from what I have read there are "hidden" costs with nuclear power. Amongst others, what do you do with waste that stays dangerous for hundreds of thousands of years? EDIT: Don't get me wrong. I'm not fundamentally opposed to nuclear power. I just don't reckon we have got enough of a grip on it yet to be using it indiscriminately.

That matches up with what I believe to know... With the erractic behaviour described, I would be inclined to have a good look at the whole wiring loom. There may be a dodgy (intermittent) connection somewhere, or it may be an accumulation of marginal connections. The bike is old, and electrics rarely get better with age.

The one at the top end of the oil filter. I gather it doesn't always come out when one removes the filter.

PPS: Paul McCartney did a fairly good job as a bass player too.

And here is some pre-meditated thread drift on the subject of "and then there was this bloke"... John Paul Jones John Entwistle and some friends of mine from Melbourne before I moved to Germany. The bass player is Leigh Underhill, who now lives in Scotland, as far as I know PS: I nearly forgot John Deacon

You'd be apologising for the fact that his guitar is not really in tune by the end of the song, right? Otherwise, it's rather good.

She's beautiful. I love that fairing.

aaah, wrong. You apparently have just not met any of the individuals yet. I've had all sorts of bass sounds going through various mixing desks. Some of the fantastic, others, well, not so fantastic. One of the best combinations ever was the Ampeg with an 8 x 10 cabinet and a Rickenbacker bass. Crunchy, punchy, defined, fantastic. A dream. Bass players using fuzz boxes do exist. Mostly not so nice, but they like it. And then there was this bloke....

I'm afraid I don't have any direct experience, but from what I have heard, Celestions are generally a good plan.

I reckon more likely these: https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=42&products_id=1790 silver, and allegedly original on (at least) some V11 sport models. and they do indeed have a really interesting collection of decals on offer. https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=42 I see they even have the one about the integral braking system that I have on my Italian import V35 Imola. I'd been wondering if they were available anywhere https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=42&products_id=1846

Yes, I'll pay that point.

I think the idea is to buy the man a plane ticket.

Just out of curiosity, is that the colour of fresh RedlIne ShockProof HeavyWeight, or is there maybe a bit of condensation (emulsion, water...) in there?

If you can get Guzzi Diag connected to the Quota (I believe you can, but am not sure) you can do a rough check on that yourself. Connect it up, take out the injectors, and use the activator function in Guzzi Diag to make them spray. Hold a sheet of cardboard or something in front of them to catch the spray. Not very precise, I know, but it will at least show you if the are still producing an nice fine spray or just big droplets, and if the spray pattern is about the same on both sides. PS, I'm a bit suprised that the ever diligent @docc hasn't already split off the Quota injectors from the children's charity theme, but I assume he is busy with life, the universe, and everything. I know I am at the moment.

I dare say you could put a roof-rack on it.

It would seem that is only one. Page 59 here https://guzzitek.org/parts_list/gb/1100/1100Quota_1998-2002_052014_PL(GB).pdf I believe p6x has an 1100 Quota, but the 1000 Quota apparently also has a single throttle body. Page 7 here https://guzzitek.org/gb/pl_us_uk/1000/1000Quota_071992_PL(GB).pdf

Nothing today. The day before yesterday I took it out for a ride. Charge the battery a bit and so on. I thought it was happy to go out, started first time and ran pretty well. After I got back, I left the cover off to let it all cool down and thought to put it on when I went out shopping later on in the day, but forgot. Yesterday I was all set to ride the Breva 750 to work, and put the forgotten cover on the V11 before I (tried to) set off. What do I see? Apparently the entire oil content of the left fork on the ground. Bugger... So I went to start the Breva to go to work. For whatever reason, I hit the button with the throttle wide open. Probably flooded it, I think. It didn't start, and I kept on trying instead of giving it a few minutes to recover. Result: battery is flat. So tomorrow, I wont be doing anything to the V11 (again), but will be taking out the battery from the Breva to put it in the cellar where the charger is, and hoping that I haven't killed it. The fun never stops...

Something about that song reminds me a bit of "Get it on".

You've got to watch that, mate. I didn't want to leave the first time I went to Germany, so I went back. And I'm still here nearly 30 years later.

If you mean a V11 Le Mans from the same period, you are correct in your assumption. The drive-trains are, as far as I know, identical. If you want to compare part numbers, there are parts lists available here. You need to scroll down a bit to get to the V11 section. The list is in French, but it isn't hard to figure out what is meant. https://guzzitek.org/f/parts_list_f.htm#gb PS: there are workshop manuals elsewhere on the same site, if that is of any interest to you.

@Klaus756 do some research into how the Lomax was built https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomax_(kit_car) It was based on the Citroen 2CV, front wheel drive, and used the 2CV motor, gearbox and front axles. There are a number of them getting around with Guzzi motors in them, so it is apparently possible to fit the Guzzi motor to the Citroen gearbox somehow. That might be a blind alley for your purposes, but it might be new direction of thought. PS: the "reverse trike" was popular for a while in the UK because, I gather, of a loophole in the Road Tax laws.

German, actually. Look here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsches_Institut_für_Normung Pertinant is this There is a DIN standard for everything, it seems. And it seems that the DIN standard has been taken over as a European standard for nearly everything. A4 Paper, for instance, is a DIN standard. The annoying thing is, although it is a "non-profit organisation", if you go looking for a DIN standard in the Interweb, all you ever find is a site where you can buy a copy of the DIN standard for a price that cannot be considered cheap.

I beg to differ: from memory, I don't believe I could have got the ignition switch on my Le Mans off (and we are talking about a Le Mans in this thread) without removing the fairing. Thinking about it very carefully now only confirms the memory. Anyway, @dbarb3 pay attentionto those fuses. They can, perhaps, give up due to old age, but they generally don't blow for no reason. If they blow again soon, you need to go looking for the cause.