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I hunted down this @Lucky Phil post regarding the Guzzi metal gasket stating it comes with a "pressure sensitive sealant." From this, I would conclude that no additional sealant is necessary or desirable . . .

So, as pretty as the Moto Guzzi bolts are, cadmium plated, these nuts&washers (two days from McMaster-Carr) have a stunning black finish. That they look like powder coat is confirmed seeing they are Black Luster®, a Columbia Coatings powder coat product.

Yep, I figure using my existing "spacer" and adding the expensive washer and nut to the Moto Guzzi cadmium bolt will set me back a whopping $10US including the shipping costs.

Thanks for the heads-up. Fixed.

On to the nut search. McMaster-Carr does not show a Grade 10.9 Nylon insert, cadmium plated, but shows these: "Black corrosion-resistant-coated steel nuts are more corrosion resistant in wet environments than zinc-plated steel nuts. They're also known as black luster nuts." https://www.mcmaster.com/products/nuts/metric-high-strength-steel-nylon-insert-locknuts-class-10/ Badass washers, to match: https://www.mcmaster.com/93413A170/

New bolt(s) arrived from Harpermoto today (4 weeks). Screw, 10mmx59mm 01357731 They are 10.9 hardness and all very nicely cadmium plated. I continue to suspect this is largely about corrosion protection at that vulnerable location. Very much like the potential shock eye breakage reported at the nearby shock pivot bolt that suffers from similar neglect and corrosion. @Curtis Harper has a few of these on hand. And I'll be sporting a few in the Tekno pannier as SpineRaid party favors . . .

That officially makes it a "cruiser" bike?

That 1/2" fuel line ought to slip right on and a good hose clamp take up that extra 0.028" . . . Back on the road and time for a "Decent Tune-up!"

For textile restoration, like the V11 Tekno bags, I have found nothing better than professional grade SEM Color Coat flexible color coating. I use their aerosol Landau Black for the Tekno. I learned about this, and the 210 plastics restorer, from a member here that has used these products professionally. Before the 210 I have used Pledge, Plexus, and the Honda polish (also sold as "Original" cleaner/polish). The 210 has more of a restoration capability. They also formulate "210 Plus" for non-abrasive scratch removal. https://www.semproducts.com/products/refinish/flexible-coatings

I bet the Shin Etsu will be perfect for that!

Shin Etsu grease (has a Honda part #) for rubber. "Plastic" can mean a lot of different things, but generally I use "210" spray cleaner/polish for "shiny" plastics.

The only difference with the V11 tach is the the matte black bezel. I know a guy with the black one on his LeMans and likes the non-glare better.

Twelfth South'n SpineRaid, Tellico Plains, Tennessee

Funny you should say that. (Telling, really.) Other than land speed and engine rpm, I would want to see just a couple other parameters I find pertinent while riding. The location and course to the nearest shopping or drive-thru fastfood? Er, NO! The ambient temperature and the motorcycle's electrical voltage, yes. The "time" in an analog display, please.

My TIMEX on the Sport is from their INDIGLO® series and has the backlight function when the stem is pressed . Thirty bucks and enough variety to find a face and bezel to match most instruments. Don't laugh at the thirty bucks. That is more than four times what I paid for the last couple "clocks" on mySport. I actually looked at cheap watch racks for a long time before stumbling across somethng to match my GB instruments (grey face, Arabic numerals, chrome bezel) . . .

I saw another tach on their website that was 350 Euro and declared out of stock. (I thought that one may have been new, but didn't look that closely.) This one shows in stock, used. Worth emailing them to confirm. I have had good experience buying from TLM from here in The States, yet found that their ebay listings can be out of date and no longer available.

This is a good question. The Speedhut I installed has a setting to interpret the incoming signal. Not sure what you mean by "1:1" . . . [edit: After seeing that @PJPR01 just posted that he found a rare V11 part at TLM/Nijmegen, I found this: https://tlm.nl/moto-guzzi-triumph/us-02767200-used-toerenteller-cal-ev02-v11-10-quota Says "used", but that needle looks mighty orange (as it should coming from The Netherlands! ) . . .

I suppose that my battle with the early Sport instruments led me to translate "Veglia" = "fragile" . . . As long as your #1/#2 relays check out, let's count on a replacement Veglia tach for your beautiful Sport. (I tried the usual ten page ebay search and didn't find one . . .)

"TIMEX" does not equal A.Lange&Söhne in any measure, yet our V11 seem worthy of (mostly) analog solutions . . .

And for certain, both Relay#1 and Relay#2 have been changed out to rule out that one (or both) of them could be the tachometer problem? edit: I found this thread, but am concerned that there was no full resolution to the relay question. Still running those nefarious Siemens @samdroid?

Wasn't there a Brit car parts/accessories catalog equivalent to JC Whitney in The States? Anyone remember "MG Mitten?" I recall there were cartoon caricatures of various cars with oversize wheels and tires branded "BigWeenies" . . . (Or did my mind fabricate this . . . )

@igor, apologies for the thread drifts. So very happy to hear you have your gearbox shifting well! Keep us posted on your riding and enjoyment of your V11 !