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I said this on another thread, but, still . . . Drop. Dead. Gorgeous.

Drop. Dead. Gorgeous.

Pretty sure this requires no "moderation", just clarification: "Collars and Nipples " can mean more than one thing, but we are talking motorcycle parts, here. No, really!

"Good conversation ." I have grown my concepts from the "thought bubbles." Even discussed this with my wife, an artist of note. I'm betting she comes back to me tomorrow with more "input." Wifeys do that sort of thing, you know . . . I'll have to ask her (former pro ballet dancer, painter, pearl jewelry designer/builder) if she does, actually, consider mySport "a work of art" . . .

All this thought bubbling got my thoughts bubbling, perhaps fueled by a proper dose of Scotch Ale . . . I would regard mySport as "art" when on the plinth with the footlights and gallery lighting, but its status changes as soon as the tools come out or it is rolled off the plinth, er, lift. Then, it instantly exists to hide a hole.

I installed mine in 2017 and they shared the odometer procedure with my. I posted it a few pages back. Pretty sure even the older units' odometer can be set to a specified starting point. [edit: Here is the procedure to set the odometer to your desired value, on Page 11 of this thread/ May 19, 2017:

Della Concordia: Here is a post in Encyclopedia of Compatible Parts, originally sourced by @Pressureangle: And this sharing thread in Classifieds started by @activpop:

Lots of us wash in IPA. Some prefer Scotch Ale. We might be talking about different things . . .

Thanks, everyone, for the input. When I first considered this, I thought, "Man if these are different I will have solved the Farking Front Uni Mystery ! I will be crowned Wizard DeLuxe ! " Alas, no crown . . .

My collar has the holes, just not visible in the view. Over the years, I have tried every conceivable way to get at the front U-joint. I did, finally, succeed using the 180 degree swivel tip that @80CX100 posted and approaching from in front of the swingarm. I find it helpful to loosen the tip slightly so it snaps on (and off) the Zerk more easily. FWIW, I would avoid undoing the driveshaft pinch bolts as they can easily cross-thread going back in. My driveshaft failure experience is something I do not want to repeat . . .

Ha, well, I struck out. It occurred to me that if the later front collars were a few mm shorter, or larger diameter, that would account for the enigmatic difference in access. Perhaps there is no difference at all, but we have just repeated it so much that it seems real . . .

What about the length of the front driveshaft protective collar? My early V11 front driveshaft protective collar is 64.4 - 64.8mm (+/-) . . .

Focused on the front collar I was so excited about the possibility of finally finding the elusive reason why the Short Frame front U-joint is SO IMPOSSIBLE to approach. It occurred to me that, if the later front collars are a larger ID, that would be the difference. If not, The enigma remains . . .

Now I have to measure to the 10th of a mm!

Unfortunately, color changes make the p/n different. Even the early V11 differs between silver (Sport) and black (Rosso Mandello). Oh, no, I am after a resolution of a long, evasive V11 mystery . . .

Thanks, @MartyNZ . . . Just investigating if the internal diameter of the later front driveshaft protection collar changed form the early 65mm . . .

I found this very thought provoking. At first, I disagreed and pondered artists that create for their own edification without regard to anyone's interest in their "art." Yet, I could not think of any artist I know, or have learned of, that wasn't seeking to "push other peoples' buttons " to whatever end; could be enlightenment, could be aggravation. Art is to be evocative/ "pushes buttons." In fact, any artists I know have rather large egos that depend on that evocation.

Does anyone have a loose front driveshaft protection collar from a later V11 LongFrame [eg: 01 35 86 40 ] to measure the inside diameter? My early ShortFrame collar [ GU04358600 ] measures 65 mm . . .

Today is mySport's 23rd anniversary, but too much rain and too many patients to ride. Hopefully Saturday before the heat index goes crazy. I did review my latest maintenance notes. What I am calling my 130,000mile/210.000 km service - The last ten weeks and two thousand miles brought just about every service interval together: tires, all brakes/pads, all hydraulics (including clutch master rebuild), complete "Decent Tune-up" (with a new TPS), tank off with air/fuel filters, oil/filter, and truly-and-actually greased "that farking front U-ee !"

I am certain the #112 O-ring is an approximation for those of us in the SAE world and the actual sensor O-ring is metric and of a particular durometer. I have no way of divining either of those things. It is not beyond Moto Guzzi's manufacturing standards that any particular casting could have enough flaw to fault sealing. Worth a careful inspection of the seating areas of the surface and the bore where the sensor resides . . .

I have tried to think of any artist I have known that did not care about the audience, accolades, or evocation their art might create. It is a compelling concept that "It is art " as soon as the creator means it to be so. Something "created" and meant to evoke (an approval, a response, emotion, criticism, maybe a purchase . . . ). I have seen painters, sculptors, musicians, writers, poets (and yes: industrial arts builders) display their creations and quietly stand back and revel in the unsettled arguments over their effective evocation. Zappa's "music", very intentionally, did this with some of his dystonic, anti-melodic projects. "Art?" He certainly meant it as such. Hunter S. Thompson comes to mind in literature, "Song of the Sausage Creature ." And in painting? Too many culprits to count! Picasso and Dali come readily to mind. From where we stand, using a motorcycle (especially a Moto Guzzi, and most especially a SpineFrame) as a palette for artistic expression is a formula for "unsettled arguments" and evocative emotions . . . "I love it!" "No! It pisses me off" Heh - must be "art ! "

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I can see the point that the technicians having to troubleshoot that wiring harness might not see that as art.

Perhaps I am wrong that the Quota and "EV" V11 could run reliably on US "Regular Gas" (87 octane AKI). I will research my collection of Moto Guzzi Sales Brochures to see where the claimed compression ratio may have changed. Whether that coincided with the oil sprayer change, and how these things were accomplished, could only be divined by our members that have that "inside information" from being certified Moto Guzzi technicians at that time, or others that have had these various V11 (Sport/LeMans) motors apart . . .