stewgnu

Are there plans in place for a uk consignment?

Took her in for the MOT today- she’s been laid up after sliding down the road in October: ‘It’s a write off i’m afraid sir’ ‘Not while i have my strength it isn’t!” Quickest mot ever. ‘No problems there- all perfect- it’s a nice machine’. So i’ve spent most of the day riding about in the p*ss*ng rain, chuckling at the fruity rort from the lovely carbon mistral cans. Write off indeed... how dare you...

"sugru?" Sorry! Just my little joke, sugru is a mouldable, setting putty stuff. Thought it’d be amusing to imagine someone performing port-alteration-work with it. I was wrong. Apologies.

To update: Finally fitted speedbleeders (on the clutch and rear brake) today. These are just great. Can’t recommend them enough. No more rear brake groaning, pretty certain the lines are purged of air, nice and firm. Got to be right up there amongst my favourite mods so far! As mentioned above: Postage to uk was really quick. Oh and you need to file down the pointy end or it’ll bottom out before threading in.

Me! Me! I’m just off out to buy some sugru!

I kind of agree the video’s misleading somewhat. We don’t know if the rider was momentarily distracted or whatever? Anything can happen when you’re riding and there’s can be precious time to correct. I know from personal experience that when things go ‘a bit wrong’ they can do so far quicker than a person can reasonably react (as well as react in the right way). But oh my word that vid gives me the willies..

Cracked intake rubbers?

Heh, yep, i don’t like (and she don’t like) leaving her stationary for longer than a 3 week or so. Just putting her back together after an accident- next week is phoenix time! And mot time.. and tax time... sweet + sour eh?

Incidentally, it’s the shite fuel sitting in all the gubbins that worries me most about extended lay-ups- gum ere, gum theyre, fuel tank getting even bigger than it already is.....-

So what’re we talking with operating temperature- for the guzz specifically? 5 mins idle ish?

Hellyers Road 10 year old single malt from Tasmania - most southerly state of Australia Sent from my SM-T815Y using Tapatalk Never seen a Hellyers in the flesh- but i bet their pinot noir finish is tasty!

Ardmore plays a significant part in the Teachers blend i believe.

Agreed. I do think that while the v11 is on the heavy side, it handles really nicely. I have no complaints! I’ve swapped bikes whilst touring with my mate + his triumph speed four a couple of times, which was lauded as being a superb handling machine- the guzz is absolutely fine, even in that company, imho. Reckon if i was serious about losing weight i’d save up (a lot!) and swap the wheels for marvics or dymags.

I’ve had some lovely a’bunadh’s, quite enjoy them ‘as is’ but nowt wrong with a wee drop of water if Sir prefers. My post-new-years drams include Bowmore no.1, Glenfarclas 15yo, a Midleton Very Rare i got as a burpday present, and a Pig’s Nose blend i got free with some plastering supplies. They’re all highly quaffable, mustn’t grumble!

Mmm, plus v11 rebuilds sometimes claim alarming weight-loss figures (“Yea, we drained the lead out of the sub frame- saved about 47 kilos”). Looks like they retained the oe bremblub wheels and bevel.... How much can the sub frame possible weigh anyway? And seeing as i’m feeling critical: it needs a mudguard.

A really real v11 rebuild! And such a pretty one! http://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/2017/03/motoguzzi-v11-caferacer.html

Flat battery my arse! Charged up on the optimate double quick... back to the bike, ignition, relay click, pump primes, neutral light on.... nowt! Hmmmmmm, what the hell? Fuses check, relays swapped, same result.. Damnit i’m baffled... head scratcher indeed! Then i members... i pulled the feed to the starter last week for easier replacement of the gearshifter... haa! And doh! And vrooomm! Every day’s a soap opera....

Happened to me a while back, i took the switch out and doused it in wd40 while working the plunger on the bench a few (loads of) times. Might be worth a try before shelling out for a new unit?

Steve you’re a gent! I sourced one off’v ebay though- which arrived today!

Today was meant to be sump-flange-removal-day. As i looked around the garage i realised how dusty and untidy it was. Can’t perform internal surgury in these conditions, so a mega spring clean was initiated. (Only) 4 hours later and i’m ready to fire her up and warm the oil for draining- clik! Ah, flat battery. Figures. Tomorrow is sump-flange-removal- day!

Or alternatively, can i buy your old one?

Ah! Cheers Steve, thought i’d ask first as i was reluctant to force it. Are they available to get separately do you know- mine is damaged.

Circlip under the rubber?

Hi All, can someone tell me how to remove the angled nipple from the top of the master cylinder? I thought maybe it’d pull out? Cheers Stew