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There's an awful lot of PC centric computer enthusiasts that would refer to it as a "nausea" computer. Right now, mostly internet, email and Guzzi wiring schematics.

I broke a clutch plate in my California a couple of years back. Took it apart to replace both disks (3 month wait for parts from MGNA too - twits) and had it back together in spare time after work in about a week (the California is a nightmare to take apart compared to a V11 Sport). Took it for a test ride and got mucho oil from the transmission. Clutch push rod seals. I was so disgusted I let the bike sit for another 18 months before putting it back together. Must've done okay (lot's of parts left over - no idea of where they go) as that was the bike I used for the ride with the rest of this sites Northern California contingent recently. No leaks after 1500 miles. I don't know what the seal arrangement on the V11 Sport is like. All I know is installing the hydraulic clutch actuator bits at the back of the tranmission backwards involves nearly the same quantity of explitives to remedy as changing a tire.

"On Any Sunday" by Bruce Brown is probably the most appealing motorcycle movie ever made. No particular plot, but then, that's not what it's about. Stars Mert Lawwill, Steve McQueen, Malcom Smith, J.N. Roberts and a cast of "thousands". Thousands? Yep, Us. Motorcyclists. In almost any flavor.

The good thing about a really big buraucracy, be it a democracy, monarchy or a totalitarian regime, is that sheer iniertia will allow it to function for extended periods of time - even with a drooling, gibbering, maniacal idiot in charge. Unfortunately, it happens far too frequently. Can we get back to bikes now?

If you want to primer ABS plastic prior to using paint, you can use the plastic rain gutter ABS primer. A very pretty near-mahogany color. Totally inappropriate for a sport bike.

I'm trying like crazy to get the V11 Sport together for the San Diego Rally - if it's held. Trouble is, the fairing parts I expected 3 weeks ago didn't get shipped until last Friday from the vendor. They kept meaning to call me, but never got around to that or shipping it until I called them. For $800, I would expect a tad better service. The roads up here ARE nice. I'm going to miss them when I retire and get the hell out of California. The Navy Reserves sent me to Denmark for four weeks in 1986. I grabbed an atlas and started planning where I could go, how far it would be, where my wife could stay, etc. Just a little problem there. The scale. In the westen USA, most towns are about 40 miles apart because that's how far the trains could go before refueling back when the west was being settled. A large part of the U.S. was settled with mechanical transportation and distances between cities can be quite large, Europe however, was settled more on foot or on horseback and a lot further back in history. So, a lot of little towns are really only a days walk apart for someone carrying goods to market or on a horsedrawn cart. In my neck of the woods, the local military airbase was 1.5 miles from it's nearest town, 7 miles from me, and I was 26 miles from the nearest city. Skrydstrup looked the same on the atlas map, little town next to it, nearby town and larger city down the road so to speak. And I took that to mean that the distances were the same as where I lived. It was a bit of a shock when I got there and the town Skrydstrup literlally sits on the fence of the air base, the next nearest town, Vojens, was only 1.5 miles and the "big city", Haderslev, was only something like 11 miles. I'd go back in a heartbeat... I love the Danes, they're just about the nicest group of people I've ever met. Too bad I'm not much for eating fish. I lived on Corn Flakes and potatoes for the four weeks. Danish ice cream cones and hot dogs are top notch though. The version of pizza we had in Tonder was interesting to say the least. Cucumber slices in a small splotch of tomato sauce centered nicely in the center of large pizza shell. Artistic anyway.

Smart Alec... I see the entire picture, but I expected OUR waitress, not the girl in the background cut off at the belt line. The very nice lady serving us was the owner BTW and I think the guy pouring the coffee was her husband. They're HD riders too, so they an affinity for motorcyclists. Not 42", but it is a Dual 2Ghz G5 with a 23" Cinema Display, 2.5Gb's of ram, 100 Gb internal and 250Gb's external storage, an Epsom 1280 printer, Epsom 4870 scanner (on FireWire) and a Motu 828 Mk II for music stuff. When I got the insurance payment for the bike I asked my wife if I could buy another Guzzi. That went nowhere, so I asked if I could upgrade to a new computer. Ta da... Big Mac running Yellow Dog Linux, OSX, classic and fairly soon now, VirtualPC w/windows. Another bike would probably have been cheaper, now I have to upgrade all of my software.

I'm missing something then, I sure don't see our waitress.

Better read the scale on that map Chris, the hurricane disasters are more than a few dozen miles from Carlsbad. If the world were scaled as you say, you could stroll over to my house after work and borrow my V65C for a while to at least try out some kind of Guzzi. Keep a track on the SoCal group as there should/may be a ralley in Ramona the first week of December (normally held the first week of October, but things got kind of bollixed up down there).

Get yourself a good voltmeter that reads AC and DC. Make sure the battery is charged. Before starting the bike, detach the alternator wires, they're two heavy gauge yellow ones. They're probably somewhere up under the front of the tank or in the frame around the coils someplace. Put your meter on the 100 volt AC scale, hook it up to the two wires from the alternator, start the bike and watch the meter as you rev the engine up. At 7000 rpm, there should be about 90 Volts AC on those two wires. If you read a good sized AC voltage as you rev up the engine, you most likely have a dead voltage regulator.

Is there more than one pancake picture?

A 14" pancake is a wonder to behold, and a stomach ache if truth be told...

Antonio, Cliff's not re-mapping the M15, he's gutting it and installing an ECU of his own design.

I sort of touched mine up with a file and then had them powder coated black.

Well, the V11 Sport failed it second test run. First test run resulted in a blown fuse and a one mile push in the dark. This time it was a little better. The bike ran like a top and after 25 miles, it only had about a half a quart of oil all over it. Everywhere. So, that bike has excused itself for tomorrows ride because of bad behavior. I'll see you all on my California.

Mea Culpa. I forgot to call the Mangy Moose before they closed this morning. If they're still there, that is. The phone rings, which is a good sign, but we'll be dropping in unannounced. At that time of morning though, it shouldn't be too bad. If the place is no longer around (I haven't heard otherwise, I'm just in worried mode), we'll meet at that address either in front or the parking lot in back and then cruise towards Oakdale. There's a good spot there right on the main drag going through town and of course there are always the generic fast food places. Or anything else that someone spots and feels an affinity for.

I've heard that MG has a completely different water cooled engine in mind instead of the VA10. Maybe there were some intellectual property ownership issues with the VA10. We'll never know. There is a very good interview with the lead engineer from the VA10 project at: Danilo Mojoli Interview

So I guess that malingratory is NOT bad birds flying north for the winter. English is such a grand languuage to mangle...

malingratory? You're going to make me break out my dictionary aren't you? If I can find it...

7:30 - 8:30 or so, we meet at: Mangy Moose Cafe 506 E Yosemite Ave Manteca, CA 95336-5807 Phone: (209) 239-1958 At a guess, you'll probably come all of the way down the hill on Hwy 4, so when you hit Hwy 99, head south to Manteca. When you see the Yosemite Ave/Hyw 120 exit, take that and go west about 1.6 miles. The Mangy Moose is on the south side of the street, and it's not very big. I better call them tomorrow to warn them we'll be coming. As well as serving the way over sized pancakes, they serve killer omelets and the cook is poetry in motion. He has to be, the kitchen is about 3 x 6 feet. The whole cafe is only about 8 x 40. Three tables in back, stools at the counter. It is literally, the Great American Hole In The Wall Mom and Pop kind of place. Sounds like an urban legend. I hope they haven't changed any since I was there last year.

It should be ready to roll. If not, I have two in reserve and if I'm brave, there's a fourth.

My apologies if the error I made in the schematics for the V11 Sport versions has caused grief. It certainly has for Cliff Jeffries and the gentleman in Germany. Mea culpa. I had the TPS flipped over on the schematic. Not a good thing. The schematics have been updated, but I didn't change the date on them yet. http://home.pacbell.net/guzzi007/schematic...9_V11_sport.gif http://home.pacbell.net/guzzi007/schematic...4_V11_sport.gif

If you rob a bank, become a pimp, win the lottery or whatever it takes to get that Guzzilla, there won't be a headlight on the market that will have a chance of keeping you out of trouble at night on that bike.

Maybe I can twist his arm into leading. Especially since I took the V11 Sport for the first real test ride last night (10 months of rebuilding) and wound up pushing it a mile and a half. Don't ask...

I'm betting you can't. Are you going to spend the night at Murphey's or are you expecting to eat breakfast AFTER the ride? The Many Moose is a morning only cafe. A late lunch or early/normal dinner at Villa Toscana's is the anticipated finish to the ride for those that wish to do so. About the shortest interesting ride I can plan so far is on the order of 220 miles and nearly 6 hours. If you all have some preferences, let me know and I'll dive into my mapping software to try and come up with something acceptable.