Chuck

Yeah, it certainly *acts* like a bent disc, but that should have shown up before the cleaning job. For sure, I'd put an indicator on the disc and rotate it. Any more than .002" runout is a problem.

and I was just wondering why the foot is angled upwards and does not sit flat on a flat surface? for uneven surfaces? is this science or just fup duck? It's fairly typical. My guess is that on soft surfaces more of the foot comes into play as it sinks in.

Have you determined whether it is ignition or fuel starvation? An inductive timing light will tell you if it is ignition. If so, I'd suspect the phase sensor or gap.

Naa, an olde world craftsman would take a couple of days, make some tools, and form it to fit. This is just quick and dirty.. It'll probably work, though.

I'm guessing that it was this way when Pete got it. I never let it idle, just start it up and motor (gently) off. However it is happening, I'll bet this will stop it. Some 1/16" Stainless flat stock, a little band saw work, brake, and hammer (V11 content) and dolly. 2018-06-16_02-15-37 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr I'll bead blast the stand and this piece, mix up a batch of Metal Set epoxy, and squoze it all together. Tomorrow, after the epoxy cures, I'll take a die grinder to it and make it look a little less crude.

Ok, I'll have a go at making a stainless slipper..

^^^^Doing this inspection after I got it home to Indiana is when I found the sidestand foot almost worn through. I've been aware of the fragility of the whole assembly since the Centauro days. I didn't expect to find the foot almost worn off, though. Docc, I'm thinking this is a long term thing instead of a one time occurrence. It would have to slide a long way to "machine" that much material off the foot. Of course, that is just a guess. I am sure that it would have gotten the operator's undivided attention, though..

Not unheard of..

That must be some special stuff..

Holy Crap?? You are kidding, right?

You are talking about the brass temp sensor holder? That was the final piece of the puzzle to make my Centauro run perfectly..

And just how would I attach it?

Yeah, it kind of sounds like a supercharger drive.. Not to worry, it'll quiet down a bit as it breaks in. "Izzat got a blower on it??"

Alrighty.. thanks, Docc.

I guess what I need to know is whether this is "normal" wear or not. If it's not, I'll just weld it up. That would be much easier.

It wasn't when I got it from Pete, but I made it functional.. being an airplane guy, I don't like to disable things that might kill me.

No, definitely not from cornering. It hasn't hit the pavement since I've had it. I just *assumed* "They all do that, sir.."

Thanks Docc, you might have given me a partial solution to my V11's "cough" at low revs. My previous fix didn't work. I've done the basic tune. My latest theory is vapor-lock in the lines at low flow. I purchased some DEI Fire Wrap for the fuel line from Summit racing to add another layer of insulation - just in case. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/DEI-010477/ I couldn't figure out which line was the supply and which was the return so I wrapped both. One thing I noticed was the crossover was very tight underneath the airbox. I wonder if the line became pinched there after I removed & cleaned the 1/2 cup of oil out of the airbox. So this weekend I've got new chores for the V11. Pull the tank and airbox check & reroute the fuel line, if there's room put some fire wrap between tranny and fuel line at the crossover. I know other's don't have this "cough" because the bike is actually unrideable when hot and 100+ temps with nasty traffic is common in California. I apologize to all for thread-jacking. Mark Mark, if it is your in tank lines vapor locking, that's the first time I've heard of that one. Vapor lock of the exposed line from the fuel shut off to the pump on the earlier sports is why they went to the in tank pump, etc. I have a hard time imagining a high pressure line vapor locking..

Yes, I've searched to no avail. Has anyone successfully repaired one like this? Aluminum is maybe not the best material for a wear item.. 2018-06-15_01-03-19 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr As you can see, this sucker is almost gone. I'm thinking of making a stainless shoe that wraps around the end with a flange all around, filling the whole area with epoxy, and smooshing it together. I'm open to other ideas..

Right.. this is for the old and older carb bikes.

My poor V700 certainly went that way. Just a heads up for anyone that might have the original (or repop) fuel line crossover. Don't use that. The swaged connection can just pull apart. Edit: For instance.. 001 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr Want to see what it can cause? No, you don't.

It's the wrong color for bourbon..

Pictures or it didn't happen..

John, the ignition switch is about as complicated as a hammer. (V11 content) Unhook the negative lead from the battery, and take the switch apart. Two screws from memory..