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Yessir. On the cusp of 108,000 miles. I still actually can't figure out where to make that cut (?)

And people stopping to check on me, then some buds ride by and all offer to stay with me! Tow driver was a rider and so caring about the tie-down. Still, those three little straps? I was nervous about her bouncing around on that deck . . .

Thanks, man. Odd, today, I was riding so laid-back (not my usual hair-on-fire, bottle rocket style). And when the knocking started I pulled over at the first chance (not my usual Press-On-Regardless). They do charge extra to drive the roll-back from Nashville out into the boonies on a Sunday morning, then take you most of the way to Alabama . . .

Nice, Niels! And look at that beautiful, old folding carpenter's rule!

A better look at the bits:

Guzzi guys. We know how to have a smokin' time!

Today's ride went differently in my mind . . . https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=20515&p=234480

Heh . . . no use planning TechSessions for Spine Raids. They are sure to present themselves . . . First clue? That would be the little grease speckles on the wheel that I ignored thinking that was still something to do with my eight years of leaking rear drives. Today, out in the hills about forty miles from home came the tell-tale clunka-clunka of a driveshaft failure. Rolled up under a bridge (shade!) and the bike would not roll. How it did not lock-up is a wonder. With AMA Roadside Assistance on a Sunday morning on its way, good buddy, Josh, happens to roll up and hung out with me. Broke out the tools and removed the rear guard and back half of the shaft so we could roll it onto the truck. Looks like footgoose has a take-off shaft I can get before the week's out! Thanks, footgoose!! Feeling really lucky, all around!

Waiting on the tow truck. Gonna need a driveshaft if any body has one . . .

Seems they electrified the modern version of that color. I'd love to see the original green V7 Sport sitting next to the Greenie V11.

Many thanks to Austin Colle: Historic Advertising Design from the 80's, 90's and 00's And also to Carl Allison and Gregory Bender! http://www.thisoldtractor.com/guzzi007/sportissimo.html

As your devoted and true-the-spine Moderator, consider this last request done.

Okay, that last track was just fun, but check out this Norah Jones performance . . . (especially the third cut at about 9:00, "Light as a Feather") . . .

"Polished wrenches for Polished Things!:

As in, " . . . while holding a copper hammer in one hand and a 15mm spanner in the other." . . . . (?)

But, I am such a DieHard Odyssey devotee. And they last close to ten years. (Just fun saying DieHard® and Odyssey® in the same sentence . . . )

Say three Hail Marabeses and call me in the morning.

Gosh, I guess I should clarify that my Sport hasn't had all of those leaks. That was sort of a compendium. Admittedly, my Sport may be over-represented in the leak threads . . .

Looking at their website, some interesting products, but I don't see anything for Moto Guzzi. What model are these? Made in ?? Cost? http://delkevic.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwqarbBRBtEiwArlfEIGPTGkokoFuCzxK0JQLIcdgOqGy-Qf-i20JaVrRv4X4ZiG9eSZol_hoC-NQQAvD_BwE

And, here, I was relieved it was not more complicated than that. However, am I right that any map can be altered (over-written) and, if the "ID" is not changed, seeing the changes can only be found examining individual values in the tables? Do us all a favor, if you write over a V11 map, change the ID.

Here is a sampling: Four year running oil leak thread on the "Bell Housing Leak ": https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18243&page=1 LowRyter's "Gearbox Drip (case crack)" thread: https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19814 Scud's tutorial "Re-seal a 6-Speed Transmission ": https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=20021&hl=%2Bseal+%2Bsix+%2Bspeed Eight year thread on "Rear Drive Seal ": https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15908&page=1 Ten year thread "Oil leak " on leaks up front: timing chest, timing sensor (#112 O-ring), and even the wire lead from the timing sensor: https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10719&page=1 This does not include potential fork and shock leaks or leaking from the steering damper . . . Oh, and that pesky O-ring on the head bolt under the rocker shaft that keeps staining my head fins.

They look good. Never heard of them. Any details on them?

Only now, do I see that stewgnu might have been referring to my Sport as "Miss Takable." You've got me liking that moniker better than "Thunder Thighs . . ." Probably means the same thing . . .

I want to know if lerysch's V11 has yet forgiven him his transgressions . . .