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Having owned a Pacific Coast, I would venture that rode and handled well, made decent power, and hid its V-twin like a drug habit. The trunk made it a great grocery-getter. One of the biggest differences with the V11 Sport is getting groceries on it takes me four hours.

I will go do far as to say I am relieved it was not converted to a trike . . .

Do those clamps look similar/same to those on your 1100 Sport? [edit: Actually, with them parked side-by-side, that Meanie-Greenie's clamp looks even more aggressive than the Sport-i !

I've had some results with Teflon tape on the threads, but still experienced that vacuum/ air bubble circumstance even though the system had actually been purged.

Is there a chance these are the very early V11 Sport clamps that were carried over from the 1100 Sport production?

Sunoco 260! Or "Super Shell!" (The Pink Stink ! ) Back then, we called Citgo gas "weasel piss." My Cleveland would detonate on that wizz. Good fuel is still a moving target!

At 3:30: "DID YOU HEAR THAT ?" She said, "There's one thing you gotta learn. Is not to be afraid of it." I said, "No I like it, I like it. It's good." She said, "You like it now, but you'll learn to love it later."

Thanks for the clarification on the "deTomaso years" (1973- 1996). The origins of the SpineFrame, and the Dr. John Wittner connection, are anchored there. As for Ford small blocks, the "Cleveland", as opposed to the "Windsor" had unique heads with the valves aimed toward one another in a "pent roof" combustion chamber allowing for some high compression and "heavy breathing" ports and cam. The Pantera all sported this motor in the mid-engine configuration. The Cleveland makes a unique, and sonorous, exhaust note while producing admirable torque. My first car was a 1970 Cougar Eliminator whose 351C made ("reported") 300 horsepower and 380 ft-pds of torque. A formula for short tire life. And frequent court dates.

Does DeTomaso give this a Moto Guzzi connection? (Without getting into what "351 Cleveland" means . . .

Nice truck!

Haha: "English" lesson: "Curve" on motorcycle = good! Curve "too fast" on motorcycle = bad! "Curb" (edge of the road) on motorcycle = very bad!

The dude is so busted . . .

I'm going with Mopar --> truck . . .

Well done, @Steve Swan! Thanks for the updates! After much consternation, consideration, laser alignment, then measuring the offset on numerous V11 at a South'n SpineRaid, I decided to make my pins the same each side by turning them in to seat and relieving each by a nudge so as to have no lateral load on the bearings. YMMV.

Pretty much everything about that (beautiful) LeMans says "2003", except the fuzzy engine paint. And the VIN tenth character.