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I know a number of people who's favorite aspect of their Ducati is all the clattering and mechanical noises they make. All that noise is just telling you that it is working. As long as you don't have a single plate clutch, it isn't a sign of impending doom.

Are you actually measuring CO? Or are you reading the CO Trim value in the ECU? The ECU doesn't measure CO. It has a CO Trim value that adds more or less fuel to parts of the map depending on the value of the CO Trim. What you are saying, -100, sounds like your CO Trim is set to -100. That should mean less fuel is added in the parts of the map that the CO Trim affects. That would mean it is leaner than normal in those parts of the map. It could be what the motor wants, for example if you have individual filters instead of the stock airbox the fuel requirements of the motor would be different than normal, typically less air going in and less fuel being required.

No doubt if they don't leak they aren't an issue. The problem is for some they rattle, for others they leak, and for at least one lucky winner the pipe fell off.

Nice bikes. Funny to see them in a museum, for me that is more like my garage than a museum. I am a big fan of the Daytona, Centauro, and especially the MGS-01. Looks like you had a good time.

You can buy replacement header pipes that don't have the crossover, or you can swap in header pipes from a different year V11 that don't have the crossover pipe. Or you can try to make the crossover not rattle. Seems easier to get rid of it. Here are brand new header pipes that lack the crossover. https://gtmotocycles.com/products/gt-rx-v11s-headers Not cheap, but brand new high quality stuff. You may also be able to find used header pipes from a different year V11. Or, as mentioned, try to tighten them up with shims.

I remember the Motus, and would have bought one had they actually made it to market at a reasonable price. I would also love for Guzzi to make a V4. I am not one of those that thinks Guzzi can only make transverse V twins. I looked at a CTX1300, but also felt it was way to big and heavy. But it wasn't made for me, it was made for people who want a big bike. I would love a V4, or a six, or an eight. Whether Guzzi made it or someone else would make or break the deal. I have come close to buying a Tuono V4. Just can't get past their looks.

If there is no neutral light showing, whether correctly or incorrectly, the clutch would have to be pulled in to get it to try to start as if the system thinks you are in gear (and if there is no neutral light lit it thinks you are in gear) the clutch lever must be pulled in to attempt to start (especially with the side stand down). And if the clutch switch doesn't work, as docc mentioned the connectors can be funny, it may not know you pulled the clutch in and still not try to start. Of course, if you replaced the battery it is certainly possible you missed re-installing one or more wires or got something wrong. Pulling in the clutch and / or putting up the side stand takes being in neutral out of the equation, as long as your clutch switch and side stand switch works. I would try both at the same time, sit on the bike with the side stand up and the clutch pulled in and try to start it.

That is an interesting idea. But, as mentioned, there would be a number of hurdles in designing such a system that does prevent this issue without causing other issues. Keep in mind, when a rider applies the brakes he needs them to apply exactly as he tells them to. But when he lets off the brakes he needs them to release exactly as he tells them to. Response in both directions is critical to good brakes. A system that slows the release of the brakes would be bad. To be honest, as a racer I think it is rare that this is a major issue. Usually if there is a head shake that is enough to move the pads away from the disks it is coming out of a corner and the rider should know to pump the brakes before the next application of the brakes in anger. This was an oddity in that the head shake was nearly entering the corner and the rider did not have enough time to pump the brakes. Well, maybe he had enough time, but he didn't apparently didn't realize he needed to pump the brakes in the small amount of time he had with everything else going on. Funny thing about moments like that. A good racer will truly slow things down in moments like that, Josh seems to have done that. It is funny when you hear Josh breaking that incident down so precisely, but at the moment his brain was running so fast that everything was slowed down. You have so many thoughts in what is really a very short amount of time. It seems impossible to have all that going through your head in a matter of seconds, but it does. The thing that struck me was despite everything that was going wrong for Josh at that moment, he was still thinking about how he was going to make up positions, not how was he going to get through this next corner without crashing. That is not a negative comment about Josh, although I am not sure it is a positive comment either. It is just a comment about Josh and his mindset. It is impressive that in the midst of all that he was still in racer mode, trying to maximize his finish. Good for him. And lucky no one got hurt.

It seemed like he was recognizing that.

Good insights from him. Really sad that he takes so much flak from people who likely don't have the experience, skill, and knowledge he does. I did not know. I mean, I know people are stupid, but I did not realize how stupid. Amazing luck with the way he threaded that gap between the other two.

If you had one battery leak, it could have been an issue with the battery being bad. Having two of the same brand leaking moves the likely fault to something you are doing with your batteries. The odds of one failing, slim but possible. The odds of two having the same failure reduces the odds that it was an issue with the battery and increases the odds that it is something external to the batteries, like the way they are being charged or treated. Also, my money is on the Sparker being the exact same battery as the Odyssey. Only the sticker on the battery is different as I recall. While I get basing your purchasing choices on your experiences, I don't see Yuasa as being any better than Odyssey. If anything, Yuasa is a lower grade battery. Besides, I thought everyone was going to Lithium batteries now. Even I bought a lithium battery when the wife's Monster needed a new battery. Likely the same choice will be made for the other bikes when it is time. Not sure the weight savings matter on a bike as heavy as a Guzzi. But the ability to sit for a long time and not discharge is a good thing. Some brands even have a reserve capacity you can activate so a bike with a "dead battery" can start itself.

I suspect the wider tire was a misguided search for more stability (not misguided because stability is bad, but misguided because a wider rear tire is not a great way to add stability). Assuming both bikes have the same 5.5" wide rear wheel, either size will fit on that wheel. Earlier bikes have a 4.5" wide rear wheel and both sizes mentioned are too wide to fit on a 4.5" wide rear wheel. All else being equal, a 5.5" wide rear wheel and a 170 tire is going to have a wider footprint as the 180 tire tends to be pinch more from trying to fit a wider tire on the same size wheel. Gut says a 180 will give you a wider footprint, but that isn't typically how it pans out. A narrower tire on the same size wheel usually results in a flatter tire profile and that means the actual part of the tire in contact with the pavement is larger. Many threads on here about it, here is a recent one

Thanks for the info. I have been hearing that sort of thing about the track ever since it was built. Glad you had fun.

They also had more motor than the Yamahas while handling nearly as well. They weren't as fast as the Ducati's, but what is? Even the Honda doesn't seem to have the speed down the straights of the Ducati's. Rins was riding his Honda like it was a Suzuki at COTA.

I was more impressed with Rins than Mir, even though Mir won the title. Mir was not as fast as Rins, but he was consistent. He only won one race on the way to the title, and that was at the end. He nearly won the title without winning a single race. I hope Mir is able to adapt to the Honda, but I am concerned it is going to end his career as it has for others. But it was nice to see Rins riding like he rode the Suzuki. I hope he is able to do that again. And I hope Rins can stop crashing. I don't think he will ever win a title if he can't stop crashing.

I don't know. But a number of people who live in the area have said that subsidence is a common issue with the ground there. The ground is not stable where they built the track. Whatever it is, the track has had issues with bumps developing, far more so than a track should have. Whatever the reason, it should not be like that and it is bad for racing.

It seems they did not perform sufficient base prep before paving the first time. Not sure it is possible to sufficiently prep the base to prevent this, but if not they probably should not have built a racetrack there. Usually it is a matter of doing the required base prep before putting the actual pavement on top. By repaving, they only correct the issue for a little while. By repaving sections of the track you end up with those transitions. And they are an issue all to themselves. Sad that a track would so quickly descend to this state. It did not take long to go so far downhill. But good for Rins. I bet Marc Marquez was frustrated, that could have been his win. Even with a double long lap penalty.

I know Marquez is sponsored by Red Bull, so he could slide in to that team. Not sure about it actually happening, though. It seems the Honda is not as bad as everyone said it was, Marc scoring a pole and a third place in the first race weekend, and now Rins winning at COTA. The Honda still has issues, but clearly it is closer to good then bad. At this level it can come down to just finding the right setup. Rins clearly had that. It was great to see Rins do well and not crash. As to Pecco, he does that. I didn't understand why the announcers were so surprised. It was heartbreaking, but not unexpected. He had just crashed out of second at the previous round. The reason Pecco has the biggest comeback to the title under his belt is because he crashed so much last year, mostly at the beginning of the year. He crashed out of 4 races in the first half of the year as I recall. Then only 1 DNF in the second half of the year. Where as FQ finished every race in the first half of the year and then DNF'd in three races over the second half of the year, arguably due to the pressure he was under. I hear there was an issue with the Moto2 bikes, a number of them just turned off when an electrical part failed. They did not know why the part failed so much at that round, possibly due to the bumpy circuit, or maybe from the heat. Whatever it was, the failures were high and the way the bike just shut off was dangerous. Imagine a Moto2 bike just shutting off in the middle of a pack of bikes going down the straight at high speed. That could be really bad.

Sure, a win would be what he wants. But given his ability, a 3rd might be the best he will ever do.

I thought Alex Marquez already had his moment to shine last weekend.... That 3rd place was like a win for him.

And 3rd place in the sprint race from Portugal. Pole and 3rd in the sprint. Not the dominant bike rider combo it once was, but not uncompetitive.

I would love to see Marc leave Honda for KTM. That would be great as a KTM fan. Not a fan of Marc, but his talent is undeniable. Not sure how well he would do on the KTM, it seems to be fairly different from the others, they have a different way of doing things. But I would think good odds he could adapt. Less likely is Marc actually leaving Honda for KTM. That seems far fetched. I have heard the rumors, just like I have heard the rumors Rossi's team will switch from Ducati to Yamaha. Both sets of rumors would seem unlikely. To be fair, the Honda doesn't seem that far off this year. Marc was on Pole, no? It was just Marc pulling one of his classic brain farts that destroyed his weekend, he was looking good right up until then. Very curious to see how the Kalex chassis works for Honda.

Why he didn't serve the original penalty isn't their problem. Simply that he never served the penalty is all they need to justify another penalty.

No, he can't be judged twice for the same incident. But he can be judged for not serving the original penalty. Like if you get a speeding ticket and you don't pay the fine, you can have your license suspended. You aren't being judged twice for the same offense, you are being judged first for the original offense and second for not doing whatever you were required to do after the original offense. And typically, the punishment for not honoring the original judgement is usually a stronger penalty, not simply re-issuing the original penalty. If Marc doesn't want to defer the original penalty to the COTA round then he should get a stronger penalty for not serving the original penalty when he was required to do so.

He may win his appeal. The stewards do seem incompetent. But if I were them and Marc wins his appeal I would simply issue a new penalty to Marc for not serving the original penalty. And I would make the penalty for not serving the original penalty more severe than the original penalty. It stands to reason that a penalty for not serving a penalty would be more than the original penalty. But as the stewards seem to be incompetent I don't think they are smart enough to do that. It sucks that he will have taken out another racer, and ruined the race of a second racer, and not serve a penalty. While the stewards do seem incompetent, the penalty was justified and should be served. The incompetence of the stewards is no excuse. Marc had no one to blame but himself.