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Thx all- did a half assed job of capping/unplugging the lines. Will need to get her home to dig in and do it right, to assure I have properly cleared or capped lines, but think we’re good for now. But no issues running today, other than crappy idling, after 8.5 hrs in the saddle, including some very spirited riding, several hours of freeway droning, and then capped with some lovely stop and go traffic in Salt Lake City when my ass had already had about all it could take. She purrs like a proper italian now at mid range rpm, where she’s living most of the time on this ride. man, the million dollar highway (hwy 550) with only a handful of midweek, off season cars was moto-heaven. When I die, bury me right there. And the run from Ouray over to Moab.... almost as good, and basically no cars for 2 hrs, so that’s pretty much a full house right there. Thank u motorcycle gods for your plentiful bounty...

Most of you probably follow the Redux thread, but I wanted to move the pertinent info to the top where it's not buried 7 pages deep. Pete Roper licensed sloppage trays for V11 broad-sump motors, US-made in 304 Stainless Steel .080" thick. Edit; Plates have been taken over by member ducatiguzziindian- see later pages for info. 16 Nov. '23

^^^ Yep, it'll probably run poorly. The Kid's (now LowRyter's) greenie was hard to ride when he first got it. The usual things made it into a strong runner.

It also looks like it has the original electric petcock. More indication the bike has not been messed with . But needs to be!

1) The "mix" of relays. It's not a bad thing that #5 looks larger, but I would replace them all with High Current OMRON (See "Best Relay" in How to . . .) 2) Not the OEM battery (Hawker Odyssey). Not sure what it is, but it should be given proper attention. The Odyssey PC545 have been known to give stellar performance.. 3) The "OBD" connector lying on top of the ECU should be tucked in back behind it so the seat does not make pressure down onto the ECU. no wiring should be against the ECU case except its main connector and its case ground. 4) The accessory wiring wrapped over the sub-frame tube should be groomed under it so that the seat will not crush it and possibly make a short.

2004 V11 Lemans 76K miles. Was headed to the Kentucky Guzzi rally last Thursday In Frankfort and voltmeter I added a couple years ago indicated the charging system was fading away. Was hoping to get to a town before it died altogether as I was out in the middle of nowhere. Voltmeter flashes when it drops to 11.8 volts and I was surprised how soon the bike quit after that. Luckily the cell phone got a signal and was able to contact guys at rally so they came the 80 miles to get me with a trailer. After removing fairing and troubleshooting in the campground, the connector that the 2 yellow wires are in had overheated and fused together. Took 2 pair of pliers to persuade it to separate. Cleaned best we could and removed burned plastic, tightened the terminals, and applied caig deoxit electrical magic. Made it the 300 miles home Sunday charging better than it has since I added the voltmeter. Need to cut out the connector and replace with individual disconnects for permanent fix. Any recommendations as to what type of disconnect terminals I should use?

welcome Kelly, until you get a "new" forum spring, be sure to carry an extra old one. it work's as a talisman to keep the other from breaking! There's also a thread somewhere for roadside repair of a broken spring. just in case

buy them all. you will wish you had someday. they all are reasonably priced imo.

That’s awesome. There’s an ‘02 Scura V11 for sale here, as well as the ‘01 Greenie V11 and my friend’s hand-me-down ‘01 black V11. The Scura that’s here is #600 of 600 made, some limited edition thing. Is it true that the Scura’s gas tank is plastic? Do you like that? Did you change out the single plate clutch on your Scura, or are you cool with that? Do you take it to the track?

Just wondering, you've seen a beautiful greenie with low miles reasonable price and didn't take it immediately home?

Ok, that's it for the Guzzis Pre-unit Triumph engine only. Don't care if it's a wide or slimline Featherbed frame. I should stop there before I get carried away.

Just came across this 10/1/19 ad in LA Craigslist while looking for something else. No relation to or knowledge of the seller. or https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/mcy/d/west-covina-low-miles-moto-guzzi-v11/6987459267.html

I tried to replicate some colorful, expressive Roperism there, but it never comes out with the same brio and depth that would post from The-Man-His-Own-Self.

I'm a little late into the game with this V11Lemans, so I missed out on the recent Skud/Chuck tranny spring fix, but I'm not missing out on this,lol. Tks to all involved who enabled Pete's fine work to continue on; what a lovely looking piece of kit. I haven't watched Dave's video yet (tks for posting) I realize the gaskets that I need as well, I thought I remembered reading something somewhere about "o rings" possibly being needed? Pressureangle, I'll send you a pm with details for shipping to Canada. It;s my first pm on this system, hope it goes through ok. Tks Kelly

My bike had bullet connectors on those two yellow wires, and after they melted and fused, I cut them off, slid on some heat shrink sleeve, fitted crimp connectors, applied DC4 dielectric grease (any grease is better than nothing) , and shrunk the heat shrink sleeve so the grease squeezed out each end. The joints have been trouble free ever since. The wiring is in a hostile environment with tire spray, and heat/cool cycles. You will need to cut the crimps if you want to remove the engine or alternator stator in the future, but the yellow wires were much too long so that would be no problem. The reason the connectors melted was because of resistance in the connector caused by corrosion in the joint. Water, salt, oxygen, make the connection corrode, so the resistance goes up. Joules law says heat in a connection equals current squared times resistance. Say 10 amps through 2 ohms gives 200 watts of heat. 10x10x2=200W. That's more than enough to melt the connectors. We often see the same in the 30 amp fuse melting. Clean and sealed connectors can last, if water and oxygen are excluded.

Welcome, Kane, from another new guy. Although only recently becoming a Guzzi owner myself, I long ago formed the opinion that Guzzis are not so much a motorcycle as they are a project which involves a motorcycle. Maybe better stated is that they are an adventure involving a motorcycle. Not in the "Then Came Bronson" genré, but then again... Being long of tooth and having cheated death various times in recent memory, I came to the conclusion that if I was to own one, I'd better buy one, and relatively soon. Was looking at an '02 LeMans because, I posted at that time, "no one was selling a Ballabio." Never went to see it, as it was about three hours away. Well, my hesitation was well-timed, as an '04 Ballabio came up on CL. Also three hours away, but I went to see it. I was seduced by the Italian siren wearing red, as I bought it without even riding it. The sheer redness of it all, as well as the music emanating from the Staintunes weakened my resolve. I pulled the trigger. And, as docc said, I am now in the process of making it just so. Am also refreshing my memory of Italian curse words that I earned from my neighbors as a child. As you noted, forum members here most likely know more about Guzzis than Guzzi does. Bottom line: It's not so much ownership as it is a relationship.