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Cliff Jeffries called me a month or two ago using Skype. If we had both been using Skype (I'm not), I'm sure it would have worked better. As it was, there was a sawtooth 2 second automatic gain control problem that made intellible conversation impossible. Now that Skype has a Macintosh version, I'll have to get up to speed on that. Among all of the other projects. Somewhere down about number 89 in priority...

I'm going to have to take a look Hubert. The ECU still blows the fuse. The particular conditions are: 1. Any time I whack the throttle open above 5000 rpm. 2. Any time the engine cutout rpm is reached. Even if approached very slowly. Must be the damn ECU. And of course, it's impossible not to whack the throttle on these bikes. Too much fun...

Not to spoil your fun JRT, but I seem to have cured the leaks (crosses fingers). The ECU fuse still blows though.

We covered this topic over on Wild Guzzi but here goes again. The brake levers from the carb sort (and probably the early Daytonas) are either compatible or identical. Shift levers are nearly so, but the V11 Sports add an extension on the pivot bolt for the added bracket used on the six speed. Here's a better - and less expensive - replacement brake lever. http://www.mphcycles.com/BilletPedalBrake.html

I think there's a bumper sticker on the other side. "Honk if your hemorrhoids hurt"...

Cliff Fisher just sent me some images of his 96 Sport with an early Daytona fairing and MV Augusta wheels. Man, what a fine looking machine!

Can you say "R45" as a V-Twin?

The Guzzi dealer in Tucson (Renaissance Motorcycles) is also a very good dealer. I hope to make Prescott this year - finally - if I resolve that last two issues with FrankenSport.

Dealer. Probably just used what MG sent in the kit.

Who knows? And I got to take the bike apart a second time too.

I spent over $500 getting my fork tubes redone from abrasion from NOT doing regular oil changes. Don't repeat my mistake - I sure won't.

No gaskets, but the shaft has a 40x56x8/7 seal ring and when the seal that gets installed is a 40x50x8/7 - oil just flows on by.

25 mile ride should have gotten the exhaust system nice and toasty. Only drips on the right side too. I had forgotten how powerful the V11 Sport is after riding just the V65 last year and the California lately. V11 Sports pull like a freight train. Exhilerating.

Doubt it. Wrong circuit. Only happens under harder acceleration. Weird...

Damn. FrackenSport failed its test ride. It''s still blowing the ECU fuse when the throttle is whacked open while riding. It will not blow the fuse if the bike is sitting in neutral and in fact, it can be revved higher sitting in my garage than I normally rev to when accelerating hard. So, at a guess, it's something to do with a wire shifting somewhere under acceleration and causing a problem. Or not. The right side of the rear end is dribbling lube after a 25 mile ride. It didn't used to do that, so I guess that the rear outer bearing has expired as well. Weirdly, after I parked it, water started dripping water from the right side silencer at the forward end by the rivets.

Smart aleck. I've been riding the California to work.

Guru? No. If I ever get to the point where I know how to work on the innards of the engine and transmission, then - maybe. But certainly not now. Patient and determined fits the bill better.

I'm using the $25 specials sold down at my local Ducati/Buell dealer. I think they're made by Kimpo. I also run an extra resistor in series with the right grip to keep the heat more balanced.

Found the weird electrical problem. And one other. The Kisan SM2 has a very small connector used for running light mode. Trying to cram the much larger than stock turn signal flasher module into a suitable spot (none for the early sports with the expanded foam rear fairing) pulled back the insulation and frayed on wire until it just barely touched one of the others at the connector that also had the insulation pulled back. I cut all three wires, slid some very small heat shrink down to the connector body and then shrank that, and covered that with yet another larger piece as a strain relief. Then I soldered the three wires back together. At this point, I made an extension harness of three wires and put a bullet connector on the ground lead of the Kisan unit. The extension harness routes the stock turn signal flasher wiring to the rear of the bike and up through a small hole into the compartment. Likewise with the wires the Kisan uses to hook to the turn signals and brake light. That remotes the Kisan to the rear of the tail and removes the propensity for damage when trying to position it up near the stock location. Then I noticed the front brake light switch wasn't working. The tab had broken off of the microswitch, so I borrowed the switch from my Sport 1100i (still not running) and now - at long last - 15 months after taking it apart after the accident - the V11 Sport is ready for a test run. Silver and black, the Beast is back - "L'argento ed il nero, La bestia è indietro" (Alta Vista). 2001 V11 Sport TT (black tank and seat cowl, everything else silver - USA special - 1 of 15. Frame replaced with 1996 Sport 1100i frame modified for 6 speed transmission. All frame components powder coated silver. Sport 1100i sideplates (pork chops) - silver (I accidently stripped the trheads out of the swing arm pinion holes on the originals right after powder coating them black). WP forks and monoshock from a Sport 1100i. Wheels powder coated white. Crack prone sidecovers left off, just the black airbox now.

Well, Waddya know. If you don't get the gasket in place correctly you spew oil all over the place. So, in order: Leak #1. Torn breather hose. Leak #2. Seal in timing chest cover (used 1996 cover and very used seal). Leak #3. Incorrect seal on front transmission case during warranty transmission repair. I'm getting entirely too much experience pulling and installing transmissions on these bikes. Leak #4. During replacement of timing chest cover with the correct part and a brand new seal, I uh, sorta, "missed" a spot. Oh well. Live and learn. One problem remaining on FrankenSport at this point (that I know of - so far). The rear stop light switch is cross connected with the right turn signals. Weird. Blew up two $100 Kisan SM-2's on this one. This rebuild never ceases to amaze me. Something, is always popping up to show me that I'm not that great of a mechanic and to restore my humility.

That really would make TxRednecks day!!!

It's not a site, it's a file. Download it and open it with Acrobat Reader or Preview (if youo're using MacOSX).

My Dad used to use my screwdrivers as chisels...

I have the aluminum Mistrals. If they fade, I've got problems...

You're going to find the remote reservoir will not fit where the Sachs did - too long. Here's where I located mine: