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Great stuff, @cowtownchemist! Complete with PBR Amp Fluid . . .

I recall @Bill Hagan coined "Garage Mahal " for his digs in Atlanta. Bill's new digs be "Moto Grappa ." Goofman's cool section is known as "Moto Brimstone " . . . (My digs are known as . . . the garage.)

Agreed, @4corsa! A thoroughly enjoyable read that reaches out to our sense of what motorcycling is. Something (some "thing") that is so hard to express, especially in writing.

I liked the Motus concept very much. They often displayed at the Barber Vintage Festival and enjoyed demonstrating start-ups. Don't we, also? Curious, now, how the V100 Guzzi has this same exhaust configuration and the water cooling . . .

Very, very difficult to photograph the cracked gearbox mount point in situ . Using a bright flashlight/"torch", it can be seen. Much harder with the bike leaned over on the sidestand. Seen from the left of the bike, kneeling with head ducked and cocked, peering in: Mount point of concern/center, below the red frame tab; white throttle rod knob/10:00; shock reservoir/5:00; starter cover/7-8:00 . . .

The Bridgestone Battlax T32 is serving me well, in the GT spec . . . YMMV, literally . . .

Worth repeating: The @Chip Seal-Mobile (with Titanium cans!) . . .

TPS posts moved:

Dang, y'all . . . Got me hopping on thread drift and scatter . . . (Looking to split the TPS content from this air bypass thread to its own topic.)

There you go, that looks like us! Lots of the individual wire seals available, but nothing for the interconnector seal? https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/t/te-connectivity-amp/amp-superseal-ip67-connectors

This: Seen looking forward from the left, airbox removed: Frame plate seen from the right, looking up past the throttle rod: Red Spine Frame shown from the bottom, attachment tab is the smaller, further forward (to the right in the image):

Closer, but not seeing the seals there, either. Surely the seals must be available . . . Yes, @Tomchri, our connectors look like this (seal colors vary):

Nothing compatible there. And they don't look to be "AMP" connectors.

@LowRyter should be along to rightfully recommend adding the frame plate to any RedFrame.

Like the one to the TPS. These are all over the V11.

I wonder if I can find an assortment pack of those "corrugated" seals used on our connectors. Are they "AMP?"

Short frame V11 1999-2001 (Sport and Rosso Mandello). I am not sure a cracked gearbox mounting boss has ever been reported on a braced Long Frame 2002-2005.

Ah-HA! That's why my seals are torn and the connectors are hard to put together!

[moderator edit]: While the valve adjustment and breather hose/oil leak conversations are still intermingled here, I moved the TPS discussion to a more dedicated place:

Enter: @swooshdave's V11 Sport at 13:35 . . .

This got me thinking. The conventional wisdom has been that the TPS cannot be sprayed/treated/cleaned, but that referred to when it is attached, in place. I'm experimenting with my old TPS on the bench and can get Caig DeOxit past the grey rotational part. Not sure if it gets to the "wiper" . . . (Trying to discern if the progression of resistance can be affected.)

It's there to makes us nuts. At least we'll have a reason. Some people are nuts and nobody knows why . . . When this was discussed before, I put a little silicone across there to keep water out. Pretty sure it just makes the TPS harder to adjust and any water that gets in there will just cook out at operating temperature. The TPS is not open under there, so is not exposed and cannot be sprayed with cleaner or DeOxit. I did put some corrosion inhibitor on the upper throttle body shaft and its retainer at the last TPS change.

True to the purpose of a "SpineRaid ", this recent Kentucky gathering gave ample opportunity for direct comparisons. This V11 showed signs of the seat riding on/ compressing the battery (never good!). Check, also, for signs that your battery hold-down strap is being compressed or cut into . . . The "Battery Basket Drop" (moving the front mounting tabs beneath the subframe) alleviates this. The height difference change is substantial. Some V11 require a little rounding/reshaping of the tabs. It also occurs to me that a lowered battery makes the terminals a bit easier to get to.

Pretty cool to ride with Josh on his "cruddy old bus bike ." Makes me proud my Guzzi says "Sport" on it . . .