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I have only purchased a Cardan bar from them, but had no problems at all. Nice quality, and no problems getting it to the U.S.

You might have been better off with the Scura:) Just kidding, of course. Nice bike.

I've been watching this thing pretty closely. It's interesting that for a sport tour bike they went with chain drive (presumably because the engine is tilted so far forward in the frame), and I'm sure it's going to cost north of $20K US, but I hope like hell it works out well. We could use some successful innovation over here, and I'd like to think the current US marketplace will be fairly accepting of a US-made bike that has absolutely nothing in common with the big H-D. That said, the Moto Czysz C-1 also looked promising, and it seems like that tech may not make it off the ground in the end. I think the Motus makes a good argument though. The engine is pretty basic stuff, and should be pretty bullet-proof (sound familiar?). But what the hell do I know. If it makes it to market, and I can afford to buy one (without losing my wife or my LeMans) I may have to look into it.

Thanks, grossohc. Are you saying that it is possible to remove the valve cover bolts closest to the fuel tank without removing (or moving) the Le Mans fairing panel? The fairing extends back over the top of the cylinder on the Le Mans, and it doesn't look like it would be very easy/possible to get at these bolts without moving that part of the fairing? Thanks, Shaun Hi Shaun I have done the valve adjustment on a le mans, if i remember correctly i just took off a bolt on the fairing so i could access the bolts easier by pushing that part of the fairing slightly out of the way. the allen key i used was fairly long and had that multi angle head on it. It was no harder to take the cover off than on my own bike (no fairing). gary Yep. Remove the one allen bolt directly above the valve cover (the one that attaches to the fairing bracket on the head) and you can just kind of 'flex' the fairing out of the way enough to get at the top bolts. Go easy pulling the valve cover off, and you can usually save the gaskets. Sometimes they stick a little bit...

I like to put a light coat of disc on anything that moves or spins. The factory has been pretty famous for forgetting some areas.

Thanks all, I'll pass the thoughts to the family. Another friend, who had Ed restoring his BMW R69/S there, went by to check on his bike and talk to the son. Turns out he had a sudden heart attack just a day or two after we last spoke. This stuff happens of course, but it's always a shock. Apparently the son and his wife will try to keep the shop going, which is great. They'll probably have to find someone who can do the real mechanical stuff, but I guess he's an electrician by trade and will try to help out where he can until they find someone. If I was only closer to retirement from the Navy I'd be knocking for a job myself. Six years to go, I'm afraid. Anyway, ride on, and thanks for the kind words.

Hey all, Ed Lacruz, owner of Dyna Reno in Reno, Nevada, passed away last week. Not sure how many here knew of him or his shop, but he was a very knowledgeable guy and a friend to boot. I've had him overnight me parts on more than one occasion when I was out travelling with my Tenni, and have gotten hours of free advice and tech support over the phone from him. I've spent countless winter afternoons talking shop and drinking day-old coffee from styrofoam cups with him, and anyone else who happened to be there. He worked on all manner of vintage stuff, and his shop was an entertaining place to be, with parts of every bike imaginable in various stages of repair, in no real order scattered around the shop. I found out when a strange voice answered the phone (his son, I learned) and explained only that it was a surprise to everyone. For me, aside from losing a friend, I guess he was one of last shops in the area that wasn't a huge, sales-driven chain. Just a hole in the wall place run by a guy that loved racing and wrenching on vintage bikes. I guess this is bound to happen, but I highly encourage anyone who loves bikes to find these places while they're still around and spend as much time as possible there, because they won't be around forever. -Brian

Anything's possible! Although they both had so much data complied on the V11 (even though in large part it was total opposites between them) that I can't imagine they (he?) just sold the bike(s). Maybe they moved up the evolution scale and ride big, modern BMW's now?

For some reason, Dlaing disappeared along with Ratchethack. I try hard to put that up as pure coincidence... Do you think? I guess I hadn't thought of that possibility...

Thanks all. I didn't use my resources before posting...appreciate the help!

Yeah, no joke there. My BMW experiment has proven that to be very true. . There are two categories of BMW riders.... Those I like & those I don't. That's what they say about each other, too. The airhead camp seems to be less obnoxious. It's a cool bike, and the attention to detail is really impressive for the age, but man is it boring to ride. I don't think I'd think twice about selling it and finding an 850T or something. I dunno- I rather enjoyed my R90S. The ride is a bit sewing-machine like, but it is a dependable, predictable bike. I put lots of 1000+ mile rides on mine with zero problems. That counts for something, I guess. I liked the attention to detail in the maintenance as well. It was a breeze to work on. Better than an 850T? Nah, about the same. I never hung out with Bimmer riders, though, so I will refrain from any remarks toward them. Oh i agree with you. It's absoulutley...fine. I just don't get much out of it. And it's taken some work to get it right, as the '74 had some strange thoughts on brake design and shock tech. Mine isn't an 'S', though, either. Anyway, didn't mean to hijack the thread!!

Well, after dealing with no tach (but a nice cup holder) for a while, I finally tracked down a working, used gauge at a reasonable price. Trouble is, I have somehow managed to mis-place the hardware for the attachement to the cluster. Here's the thing: The studs on the tach don't reach through the holes. So there must have been a few more pieces to lengthen the assembly. Anyone have any ideas? I never throw out ANYTHING mechanically related, so I have to hope I just forgot where these pieces are stashed, but for the life of me I can't find them in the pile.

I don't think power is as much of an issue. Dealer support and a no-excuses, high quality build standard would go miles further. If they got something together that looked good, performed well, and was built with solid switch gear, drivetrain and and hardware that didn't corrode or quit working before the warranty expired they'd at least have some kind of leg to stand on. You can't have mediocre performance, odd looks AND reliability issues and hope for success.

A couple of the dealers over here have said the same kind of thing...new things to come, apparently. We'll see. The Griso and Stelvio seem to be fine bikes. Good reviews, and all, but still I have yet to see one out and about. At least I've got my V11, which seems to get better every year on all fronts.

Yeah, no joke there. My BMW experiment has proven that to be very true. . There are two categories of BMW riders.... Those I like & those I don't. That's what they say about each other, too. The airhead camp seems to be less obnoxious. It's a cool bike, and the attention to detail is really impressive for the age, but man is it boring to ride. I don't think I'd think twice about selling it and finding an 850T or something.

Yeah, no joke there. My BMW experiment has proven that to be very true.

Seems like that'd be hard on the exhaust valves. Fueling would be a b*&ch as well I'd bet.

Getting closer on the Motus...

Rossopuro sells them...don't remember the price. Think it was like $100 US delivered, but not for sure. I would have built something up, but at the time I wasn't near any tools or a garage. Anyway, the Rossopuro piece has solid spherical bearings as well, and it's fine without the bushings. That particular problem is solved permanently I suspect.

Wow. That's guy's mother is going to be furious.

Has this exploding flywheel happened to anything other than the Scura? I don't recall any of the RM's or tenni's having this...are we sure all single plates have the aluminum flywheels?

After I saw it, I posted it on a local site here, saying I thought it an evocative picture. Someone replied, 'who won?' I said that you did because you were bringing your newly purchased machinery home (I think) but I also added– I wasn't sure if I had the geography right, or what stage of the day or the journey/adventure it was – but that doesn't matter. Well put. It's so nice to get to an area where the traffic, people, and buildings are all but gone. You sort of come around mentally at some point, realize the odometer has clicked off half a tanks worth of miles (or km's) and think "wow, I can breath again". Makes a good outlook for one's emotional weather report.

Sorry to hear that, glad you're okay! I had to look up Sulmona on the map- that's a very nice part of Italy you live in! I have friends not too far from you in Ancona.

Eureka is a cool old town, one of many out there in Nevada. The Guzzi is really a good mount for those long, straight roads and sweeping curves. What's cool about Nevada is, you hit all these mountain ranges and when you get to the top, all you see is this panoramic view of the next valley down. And all the gas stations usually have a bar nearby to knock the trail dust off... My last big trip in August started through northern Nevada as one of six states that trip (Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon and California also covered). The only downside was the Lemans was stuck at home with a stuck rear caliper, so I had to take the DR650. Nowhere near enough horspower for the roads we're talking about.