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Haha - wait . . "docc is a purist ?" I probably have one of the most modified (knackered?) wiring harnesses of any V11 extant. "Don't try this at home, kids!"

Kiwi_Roy has also taught us to inspect the soldered connections inside the Ignition Switch for breakage.

Haha - "MG instructions . . . not great." Something lost in the translation there? Fortunately, we have a dedicated team of *English* speaking New Zealanders to translate the *English* translation from the Italian to Canadian *English* in a way that we Uh-mer'can *English* spakers can get it, too. Wait 'til dangerous chimes in. I absolutely love his personal version of *English* . . . So . . . as Marty says, it's the fully closed baseline that matters. Several respected sources have stated not to worry about where it (the TPS mV or its "degrees opening," or the RPM) ends up at idle. Get the baselines set and set the idle at *happy-happy-happy*. If your V11 gets anywhere near "potato-potato", your idle is probably too low and your beautiful Italian mistress may stab you for no apparent reason.

2002 begins the wiring that lets the Position#1 Relay be Livin' Easy , but taxes the Ignition Switch ? Once you've cleaned and serviced all of the starter and battery connections, the Ignition Switch might benefit from service.

Traxxion Dynamics? http://www.traxxion.com/

Kiwi_Roy's thread in "How To . . . " -> Installing SpeedHut Gauges: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19038&p=197410 My third Veglia locked its odometer today.

I never realized how a Scura stands out from a snow bank! Bellissima!

Ah -gotcha. looking for the simple stuff . . .

The tank traps about 3/4 US gallon on the right side. It will run briefly while it returns fuel to the right side *fuel trap* . . . Try simply more fuel?

Well, all kidding aside, I've ridden with (behind? around?) some really smooth riders and your style is a model of consistency. No doubt, that smoothness is reflected in, not only, the swift flowing pace on the good roads, but also how long your tires and brakes and everything else lasts. I'm pretty hard on all that stuff while I cog up and down, brake, and throttle out of corners. Planning on getting to The 'Fork in the gentlemanly forenoon, try to catch some breakfast across the street with Josh.

That would be a dream adventure, bike, buggy, or Jeep. Baja!!

Chatting with my boys about flying to SD and hiring an offroad tour south into Baja . . . any leads?

TEASE!!

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say, I've (attempted) to follow this guy through our eastern US version of mountain roads. He doesn't use the clutch. Or the brakes. Or the tires. ThePerfesser is one of those guys that flows through the road-world like some ethereal flame. If I am The Hammer, he is The Wind. No wonder my flywheel teeth are knackered and I'm on my 40th tire.

I find it mesmerizing that no one has just pressed some well fitted Delrin (HDPE) bushes into the (very pretty ) factory rod . . . . Well, I know a guy that did, but he ain't sayin' . . . . I still would rather my torque rod bushings had no restriction to rotation.

+1 on the PC545 if you will condition it properly. Otherwise, you can only expect them to last ten or twelve years . . .

Ok, I see now that is the same view. I'm compromised by not having laid eyes on this personally. Don't get me wrong . . . I don't wanna! So, my concern about the increasing noise in my "clutch" is more likely the gearbox input cog?

Uhh.. where you see the wear is on the transmission input splines, and the clutch and intermediate plate splines. You can see light wear on Andy's. About 1/3 of it in the middle. I've seen much worse. His flywheel looks pretty good. The intermediate plate and pressure plate wear there. This interface :

I guess it is "inside" the flywheel I am wondering about. where the clutch discs clatter? (Nice pics, there, Perfesser! )

I'm looking forward to seeing my steering head (and swingarm) bearings about as much as I'm looking forward to seeing my flywheel . . .

"No wear on the flywheel teeth?" None? Like, none at all? Take a pic! I'd like to have that to compare to my "low mileage" V11!

That looks great! I like this hydro-peening thing. Let us know how it holds up to exposure. And just enough hammer in the pictures to pay your Club Dues.

I do now of one V11 that locked up and crashed on a downshift. Only later did we figure out it had fuel starved and stalled.

Oh, and I am fond of this one: "You find what you look for and see what you know."

The habit of holding the clutch lever in at a stop , will wear the release bearing more than not holding it in at a stop . It is a good idea to return to neutral when at a stop . And I am given to understand that holding the clutch lever in also lets the clutch discs rattle back and forth in the flywheel? Mine has gotten really noisy (but more in neutral with the clutch lever out).