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Truly a legendary song. Not a bad guitarist, either. Not to mention the drummer and the bass player.

I would assume it can. There are a number of ways an engine number can get "lost". For instance, my first bike had sometime in it's life before me been stolen and recovered. The thief had (very sloppily) filed off the engine number. I don't know what he thought he would achieve, as the file marks were obviously visible, and the frame number was still intact. Anyway, when the bike found it's way back to the rightful owner, the police (or maybe the rego office) supplied a new number that was then stamped in. That was in Australia, but I can't imagine that a similar procedure would not apply in the USA.

*jealous glare*

Just for interest's sake: In Victoria, Australia, both engine number and frame number are in the papers, and the police go looking for them both if they do a vehicle check. In Germany, the frame number (VIN) is in the papers, but the engine number is not. Given the reputation for being finicky about details that Germans have (which often bears up in reality...) I don't understand that at all.

From what I've read, a (tiny) bit too long is not a problem, but too short always is.

This seems to be the manufacturer: https://www.carcoon.com/product-range/vehicle/indoor/indoor-bikebubble/

Do you know how it is being shipped? Just so's you know, DHL is likely to be affected by strikes at the moment.

No. To cross-check, I just loaded this manual down to my laptop: https://guzzitek.org/gb/ma_us_uk/1100/V11_1999-2003_Atelier(Compil-GB-D-NL).pdf No costs, no membership, just "save to ..." using the function for that in the browser. There is a place for donations on the site, but using the site is free. I should donate actually. The amount of times I've used that site myself or linked to it, I "morally" owe the guy about 10.,000 bucks.

Will do. Thanks for the tip.

Also here: https://guzzitek.org/ It takes a good look to see how the site works, but the collection of workshop manuals and parts catalogues there is very, very impressive.

Hi docc. I did some looking at parts lists, and found (perhaps) what you are asking for. The source for the parts lists is here: https://guzzitek.org/gb/accueil_gb.htm There is a quite amazing collection of workshop manuals and parts catalogues there. Looking at this one: https://guzzitek.org/parts_list/gb/1100/V11Sport-RossoMandello_1999-2001_062011_PL(GB).pdf There is a reference on page 67 of the document to the "Mandello red clutch" that is, going by the drawings, a single plate clutch. In this one: https://guzzitek.org/parts_list/gb/1100/V11LM_Naked_2001-2002_052013_PL(GB).pdf the drawing on page 79 shows the twin plate clutch with an additional reference to a single plate clutch labelled "V11 Scura / V11 LM Tenni" The Coppa Italia was, as far as I can tell, a tarted up Cafe Sport. This parts list for the 2003 - 2005 Cafe Sport / Ballabio https://guzzitek.org/parts_list/gb/1100/V11Cafe_Ballabio_2003-2005_062013_PL(GB).pdf has a picture on the first page of, as far as I have been able to tell, a Coppa Italia. Page 70 shows a twin plate clutch. As far as I can tell, there is no reference to a single plate clutch in there. Hope that helps. I would encourage others to not take the information as undisputed fact, but rather to use it as a starting point for further research to either confirm or refute its veracity.

except that the air filters look like they were cut out of a coke can.

As I understand it, at the front. I.e. where the torque arm bolts to the frame. From what I hear (read...), the worn bush makes itself apparent through a hard click-clack noise when the load on the torque arm changes (on-throttle to off-throttle and vice versa). I haven't personally had anything to do with this issue, so this is all hearsay, but from very reliable sources, and always the same information from various sources.

Indeed.

I always did prefer a slightly more stretched riding position. UJM (universal japanes motorcyle) position was never my favourite. And then there is the expression that one hears here and there in Germany: "Wer schön sein will, muss leiden" Translation: "If you want to look good, you have to suffer".

Ahhh, much better. Thanks.

I'm afraid the screenshot is not much use, Joe.

She doesn't look at all comfortable on there.

Very pretty.

Pete, you didn't mention part #7 here. https://www.stein-dinse.biz/eliste/eliste_bild.php?sid=1919g575295g5686ebcg&lg=de As far as I know, that could be an issue on earlier CARC swingarms, in which it was a plain bush or something. As I expect you know, later on the "silent block" was used instead, because the bush or whatever it was before that was prone to wearing out and getting sloppy. A very experienced mechanic, I believe he spent some years working in a Guzzi workshop, has told me that this "silent block" mod can be done on any CARC, and is to be recommended. Can you comment on that, and maybe name the model year before which the silent block was not standard? Edit: someone in the german forum that I am active in turned up this source for the silent block: http://www.dealricambi.net/risultati.asp?c=144&s=883045 No idea what the quality is like, but at a fifth of the SD price, one could give it a go. I dare say it is a standard part that could be sourced in other countries too, but I have no idea what the dimensions are.

I'm not sure you'd have to do that with a V11 Le Mans. Mine has two holes in the top yoke that appear to be intended for the handlebar mounts that aren't there on that model.

Ok, no stress. Get healthy first, that's the most important.

@Chuck Hi Chuck. Did you recieve a PM from me? In my out box it says "not read".

Do you mean this: https://www.ebay.de/itm/144834133492?hash=item21b8c97df4:g:fmcAAOSwBP1jhnuc&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoL0XWQwcV%2FNUMFviTyrXoYhGd9w4mZwQj%2FFpdP1qfiSB8YxSSlBjwyUbgK0Isn8OO5GROYSsCLbIjOdA9HEm3zGI%2Bsn64Jbaf7Gh%2B%2BLHvC%2FyqyS4%2BSfXLl%2F8%2FJ7acJ%2Bjl9%2FfN0Z7TgrpkkwqVaMcEBuViTRnPdCD%2FpJBHr1EBUZN%2B3Eq67XEyHfl4OA%2B4HdtWx6iEP2OR3VLcf7BVubsvNE%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR4K0l4K2YQ Good, that they are still available, but that looks like "new old stock", i.e. they will run out one day.

Not necessarily. My Le Mans has got adjustable rebound damping in both forks, and no adjustment for compression damping. I gather the earlier models had "R" and "C", but my model only ever had 2 x "R".