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Clean and lube the end of the rod and maybe Armorall the boot. Slip it back in and you are good to go. When adjusting the pedal, make certain that there is just the tiniest bit of slack in the system (pedal-rod-master cylinder cup). If there is no slack, you might be partially activating the rear brake. If you have a stand, you can check the free wheeling of the rear wheel once all is back in place.

For the first time in the history of mankind, the grease nipple on the inner shaft u-joint on a V11 is captured. Lumatic for the lunatic...

Does it leak oil and refuse to run at times?

Working with a freind to close deal on an almost "new" 2002 V11 LeMans. This will join my 2003 V11 (currently in garage with broken pawl return spring) and is my 4th MG. As I understand it was a part of collector's portfolio that was auctioned off, bought by a dealer and resold. Had 3 miles on it when purchased, current owner has about 2500 miles on odo now. It is all stock except for the handle bar risers and rear rack. Excited, waiting for DMV to get title squared away, send check to owner and have shipper to pick up in next few weeks. It is essentially in new condition. (Gonna have to hide this one from the wife out in the back garage as she already put the subtle kibosh on any more motorbikes) Despite being an endless tinker/modifier, I plan to keep this one just as she is, stock.

Gmc28, Back in 2014 over on Wild Guzzi, Bill Havins did an extended write up on relacing the seals and cleaning the injectors and throttle bodies. A search over there will reveal all. Paul B

In my opinion and experience in the field, anytime I do wiring work on my equipment I use marine grade tinned wire one size up. I have 100ft spools of of this exact stuff at my shop. https://www.fisheriessupply.com/marine-electrical-supplies/wiring?N=23064+4294967103+15560&Ne=10183&Nrpp=40&ct=4294967103 @docc have you thought about using a nice dollop of potting epoxy? Something like this? https://www.masterbond.com/tds/ep36ao

You could try reaching out to Mark at Griso.org I believe he's produced a pretty good Calvin map. I take it you've ensured the tune is correct? Balanced the TB's? Set the TPS correctly?

This has come up before, but it's been a while. For my Sport, it last happened in 2009 and I couldn't save the stator just reattaching the wire. This time, I removed the stator and made the repair on the bench after eleven years/ 45,000 miles/ 72.600 km and it appears to check out. That is, the resistance through the windings, AC output, and DC charge values all check out. (MΩ from yellow wire to ground is suspiciously low.) The wiring, mounting points, and strain relief are immensely brittle from the heat making the repair more difficult. I suspect my removing the alternator cover to access the nut to position the motor for valve adjustments every 5,000 miles has contributed to the failure. I simply must be more mindful and less careless about this in the future. Otherwise, when you have your alternator cover off, be certain to inspect these wire connection very carefully every time . . .

wow...TLM from The Netherlands ships quick! My seat is here.

Yep, "they do that." Made worse if we pressurize the system briefly (switching the fuel pump on and off, or brief start-ups). Otherwise, there are procedures to address the throttle shaft and sealing O-rings.

That looks familiar ...I think they did a great job with as I recall this one year color combination. This was within just a few months of buying mine back in San Jose, California circa 2002.... approaching 20 years ago. Wow.

WOW! So jealous, that would be in the house with me and my wife would be in the back garage! Love that color too, congrats!

That is a pretty good price !

It’s been lying in a drawer for some time. As I don’t wear watches anymore, maybe someone here is interested. It’s a Junkers Wellblech automatic watch in good slightly used nick. It has a small MG logo. A limited series was made by a Danish Guzzi enthousiast years ago. This is #25. The glass has no scratches, the housing only very minor. Dark brown leather strap. Asking price: € 200,- + shipping If noone is interested I’ll put it on eBay 😄

Not all the time ....

That looks interesting, so I guess you'll need two. Let us know how well it works out, and perhaps some "how to" photos of the removal of the old plastic elbows and install of the new metal ones.

Good news, apparently these can still be purchased by MG Cycle. Link below. Special order, but I've placed mine. Will keep the thread updated if/when it arrives: https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=316&products_id=5654

Hmm... Moto Guzzi has perfect opportunity to boldly leapfrog - like it once did with the Otto Cilindri - introducing a new reconfigured Vtwin! https://electriccarsforeveryone.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/cits-two-stroke-engine.pdf 2021 will introduce a new dawn - whatever they’ve got cooking I sure hope they Seize the Day! 😏 https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.grandprix247.com/2020/01/15/red-mist-will-we-see-2-stroke-formula-1-engines-in-the-future/amp/ F1 is drawing bold new plans for 2025

Could't disagree more as a general principle. Man didn't succeed in his greatest human endeavour of landing on the moon and returning safely by shunning technology and progress. The modern motorcycle is in every way a far better piece of machinery than it was even 20 years ago. About the only thing you could question is the requirement to be a bit more technically savvy to be able to maintain them. They dont really accommodate back yard mechanics anymore. But then that's balanced out by the fact that they require far less maintenance today. Ciao