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General Discussion / Re: Ace

« Last post by Gliderjohn on Today at 01:42:53 PM »

Thanks guys,
GliderJohn

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General Discussion / Re: V700 and V750 cylinder options and recent costs

« Last post by benebob on Today at 01:29:56 PM »

Yeah that’s what I figured plus fb is cheap and easy to do updates vs even a simple website program. Thought it was worth an ask. Nice to know there is an “expert” within a couple hour drive. Will continue on the tear down and see what everything looks like but all signs point towards being a full rebuild that just doesn’t make sense in her condition

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General Discussion / Re: Audace stumbles on WOT

« Last post by Huzo on Today at 01:09:05 PM »

After all the responses, have you figured out why the low fuel level exacerbates the issue ?

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General Discussion / Re: Pre-E5 V7 Rear Spoked Wheel on V9

« Last post by Huzo on Today at 01:00:42 PM »

Can you remove the vent, blank it off and re position one somewhere else ?
It’s only a vent to equalise pressure.

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General Discussion / Re: 1000SP rebuild complete

« Last post by Huzo on Today at 12:56:12 PM »

The colour choice was very brave and I wouldn’t have thought of it, but beautifully executed. Being Italian allows the bike to carry the look, that is a wonderful piece of work you have done.
Enjoy the hell out of it…

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General Discussion / Re: V700 and V750 cylinder options and recent costs

« Last post by Antietam Classic Cycle on Today at 12:54:42 PM »

Yeah no desire to go big bore as If I wanna go fast and unreliable I can alway take the - interceptor out.

Got the head and one barrel off the v700 today and it was pretty much as expected. Definitely ridden while eating chrome before it was parked back in 76. Have bits of shine in the intake tube even.

Now my gut is telling me she is a parts bike but my heart isn’t convinced just yet but realistically I see a 7k build without labor minimum so the gut needs to sweet talk my heart.

I did see you have a sp1000 customer bike on your website Charlie. I am assuming since you left your website development staff go that was from 15 years or so ago right and not a recent add that is available?  Getting my feet wet so to speak reviving that might allow me to play the long game with the v700 and save it from becoming a parts bike.

Yeah, my website hasn't been updated in a long time - the simple, easy to use program that the host provided was eliminated, and I'm too cheap to pay someone to do it for me.  That SP was sold long ago. I post a lot of photos on my Facebook page instead. https://www.facebook.com/AntietamClassicCycle

This is the V700 rebuild I did for a customer:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/98421140@N05/albums/72157686020881904/

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General Discussion / Re: December SE U.S. Traveling Lunch

« Last post by bobrebos1 on Today at 12:46:00 PM »

46 degrees and rainy for Ft Payne Alabama for Saturday’s 6 Dec meet n greet lunch.  I think il be in my truck!  lol

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General Discussion / Pre-E5 V7 Rear Spoked Wheel on V9

« Last post by Dirk_S on Today at 12:44:12 PM »

TL;DR—It ain’t happenin’.

Pics below for illustration purposes.

I REALLY wanted to make this work. How lovely would it be to have a spoked 17” or 18” rear wheel on the V9, or even just normal, non-balloon’y wheels with only a few simple modifications that someone with even a slight interest in mechanical fondling can taken on themselves? After all, the pre-Euro 5 final drive of the V7 and V9 have the same style hub plate with 6 dogs fitting into the hub. Clearly we’re just mere steps from making this work, right?

Two issues stand out— (1) different size axles, and (2) discerning possible clearances/gaps that might occur. The first part could be a simple solution—find the proper bearings and see about using the V9’s internal wheel spacer inside the V7 hub. The second bit would require some Dremel work, but felt otherwise quite promising.

The final drive’s dogs indeed fit into the V7’s spoked hub like the V7’s own. The V9’s final drive, however, has an outer lip that projects across to the hub to close up the gap. This lip actually matches up pretty well to the V7 hub, but would need to be trimmed back with a Dremel without compromising structural rigidity of the pumpkin. I was pretty excited to think this was the answer, until I studied the V9 final drive further.

I realized all the thought and effort—including purchasing a V9 swing arm and final drive for the modification—were for naught because of this $@*%#€&~^ final drive vent poking INTO the hub. The inside of the V7’s hub lip clears the vent cap, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT A V7 CAST WHEEL COULD STILL FIT A V9 FINAL DRIVE WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED MODIFICATIONS, but the V7 spoked hub’s inside spoke bosses (correct me if I’m using incorrect terminology) don’t clear this vent cap. This keeps my V9 Monza wheel mod potential alive should I choose to try a V7 cast wheel, but any hopes of using the V9 swingarm with the beefier double u-joint on my custom V7 enduro is tossed out. C’est la vie.

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General Discussion / Re: Suggestions for disposing of used motorcycle gear

« Last post by nwguy on Today at 11:53:51 AM »

Do you know what sizes he wore?

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General Discussion / Re: Two MG dealers close in Colorado

« Last post by tommy2cyl on Today at 11:44:01 AM »

Most of us were around in 2008-9.  The current and accelerating economic slowdown will really put a hurtin' on all motorcycle dealers or any place that sells adult toys and they are going to have to get pretty creative to keep the doors open. The large dealers owned by corporations and car dealers will continue as long as those entities continue to fund them when sales and service alone can no longer do so.  The problem for us is that a boutique brand like MG that never generated too much sales and service revenue is likely to get cut.  For those younger people with the desire to ride and a job, I see the Chinese and Indian cheap brands really making inroads into our market just as the Japanese did 50 years ago.
I really hope I am wrong about this and am willing to be talked out of this view with well stated arguments supported by facts.

To your point, I am on the other side of the age curve but my last two purchases that are keeping my 2020 V 85 company in the garage are a 2024 Triumph 400 X and a CF Moto 450 Ibex.  They so far are impressive machines. I was motivated for lighter motorcycles, build quality and cost.  I have 6 K miles between them
without a single issue.   I have two solid bikes for $12,000 total and each with a 2 year warranty.  You are not wrong.