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Kara Grainger, y'all . . .

Vespa-doll on the prowl for Guzzi-guys . . .

Not sure that will screw in to the V11 tank: Compare here:

Big welcome and excitement to share the V11 passion @Ali Fra! Here is a link to the Shift Improvement.

Haha, I think I had to tell that story once before . . .

"That's what she said!"

Perhaps they should swap positions. I remember doing that with girls (in the distant past) and it worked out swimmingly . . .

At this point, I've spent as much on tires as I did to buy mySport new . . .

"Not today, honey. I have a hiccup [at about 2800 rpm]."

What with no experience with the CBX, I have refrained from comment. Yet, I had a significant foray into a similar era 1000cc 1975 Honda twenty-five years ago. Even then, support and parts were becoming difficult. I rode the GL1000 four years, about 44,000 miles, in some very demanding sport-touring riding with modern motorcycles in the group. She acquitted herself well, but was heavy and had limited ground clearance for aggressive cornering. I did love that flat-four shriek from 6-8,000 rpm! In the end, I suspect the continual stream of costs was a factor in The Wife's endorsement of the V11 Sport. Pretty sure she might have thought, " At least the Moto Guzzi is a brand new bike. It couldn't possible bleed us like the old Honda. "

Also love me some Nikki Lane!

Love me some Lake Street Dive !

After your alignment, @gstallons, how much difference is there between the two pivot pins? (Using my laser method, I found a difference of 0.002" and put this down to the tolerances of the method.)

Bring them in so they are the same both sides to where they just touch, as Phil suggested? IIRC, it was @gstallons that suggested backing them off a touch. I got the impression of a thousandth of an inch or two. Perhaps he could repost that rationale.

Backed off a full rotation seems like a lot to me, but I'm no expert.

Four months out and still riding your @$$ about getting to SSR XX, @gstallons . . .

Thank you, again, @p6x !

"deep groove ball bearings" . . . is that the "C3" specification?

At one South'n SpineRaid we measured the "standoff" of the threaded part of the pivot pins on six or eight spine frames. I had already taken great pains to set mine to center my tire contact patches to one another using a laser. The conclusion came down to : turn each pivot in equally until they bottom, then back each off very slightly to unload the inner bearing races.

So, yes, Tenni had a black seat (like all other V11), but were delivered with a brown (faux suede) seat. I would consider it a good sign the brown seat has stayed with the bike.

I certainly do: 160/60. Not sure about the 160/70 on the short frame Sports. Pretty sure I've never heard of 130 on the front of a V11. Plus I'm really not convinced a bigger tire will automatically provide more longevity. (Just a reminder that all LongFrame V11, 2002-on, have a 5.5" rear rim that were delivered with a 180 while many find a 170 nicely suited to the larger rim.)

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Lends to a potential progression of the SSR mantra: Get (Uranus) There. Bring Tools.

Edited post to clarify. Thank you, again, @p6x for the "Team Building!"

Thanks, @Pressureangle! Tennessee side of "The Dragon." Should be all refreshed by SSR XX . . .