F344

I am still remapping after a rather extensive exhaust system mod, and Cliff had some updates to the ECU software that improve things. To be honest, most of what he tells me goes over my head. I wait for him to stop talking and then I ask "So, is that good?" or, "Do I want that?" Cliff is VERY patient. Frank

Hi Guys, I just have to post a public THANKS!!!! to Mr. Jefferies. Cliff was in California (on a business trip from his home in Australia) and he made time to come to my house and help me tinker with my ECU that I bought 3 years ago! Now, just in time for the start of the season, my bike is running better than ever, and has all of Cliff’s updates. Really cool, and a really nice surprise. Thank you so much Cliff! Frank

Ahh, htat makes sense. Thanks! Frank

www.jefferies-au.org has been down for a couple of days and I've been trying to email him for a couple of weeks. I’ve been using: cliffj@jefferies-au.org This is odd, because in the past he has always been incredibly prompt in answering emails. Is he ok? Frank

Hi Guys, Last year I ordered a swingarm for my Ducati from JMC at their website swingarm.com. I ordered it on the 25th of September 2005; I was billed $1100 on the 2nd of October and promised an 8 week delivery date. After 12 weeks I sent an inquiry and was told that they had an equipment failure and that my order would be delayed a few weeks. I've been getttng that same story and promise for MONTHS now. 3 weeks ago I called and asked for a firm ship date or a refund. They promised that if I gave them 3 more weeks they would either ship, or issue a refund. Of course, last Monday when I called they weren't ready to ship, had no ship date, and would not issue the refund. By the way, they are still selling swingarms and are now saying they have a 10 to 12 week delivery time. I have been waiting 28 weeks! Does anyone here know these guys? Thanks, Frank

You provide your own sensor and threaded collet, or "bung." He has the calibration numbers for the 02 sensor he has on his bike. I couldn't find that one so I'm in the process of calibrating mine now. It isn't too bad, but it does involve a bit of fiddling. I'm pretty close now. I think I'll have it set tomorrow. BTW: I'll be riding the V11 at the Buttonwillow Raceway this Monday for the Italian Bike Day. Is anybody else going to be there? That would be Buttonwillow, California, USA.

Hi, No, I think it can be pretty much anywhere you want it. But it is only accurate when it is up to operating temperature, so i put it there. Frank

I'm not really sure about the mileage yet. I added the O2 sensor today, but since I started playing with this, both tanks of gas have had a lot of sitting and idling time. My bike always got about 30-31, and that is what I’ve gotten so far, but, as I said, I've been letting it sit at idle a lot while I mess with it. I'll have a better answer in a week or so. Frank

My 2003 just started this problem. Lucky for me, I ordered a set of the steel shims Martin mentioned above. Actually I ordered 2 sets so I have an extra set if anyone wants it. You could also try contacting the guy that had them made and see if he has anymore. I dont' know if he sold them all. Anyway, I put mine on yesterday, and my crossover is tight now. Frank

Hi John, Go to their web site and look. Or call them, I did. Here is their fitment chart from http://www.powercommander.com/buynowbike.shtml Moto Guzzi 2004-2005 Breva 750 722-411 — — — 2000-2001 V11 Sport 706-411 — — — 2000-2001 California Special 707-411 — — — 2000-2003 Jackal / Bassa / Stone 708-411 — — — 2000-2001 Quota 1100 ES 709-411 — — — 2004-2005 Breva 1100 724-411 — — — Frank

I forgot to answer Al's question. I started with Clliff's map, and that was a huge improvement. Then I started riding. I did find a little rough spot at around 5100-5600 so he walked me through making 2 additional maps. One slightly leaner in that range and one slightly richer. Tomorrow I'll plug the bike into the computer an upload one of the new maps and go for a quick ride and see if it is better or worse. BTW: Before I really didn't like the way the engine felt above 5-6000 and so I tended to keep the RPM low. Now it really feels great revving up in the 6000 area. I am finding I am running the same roads 1 or 2 gears lower that before, and the power delivery is SUPER quick. I've never played with an ECU before and I am amazed how it changes the whole feel of the bike. When I bought the Ducati I kinda shifted my preference away from the Guzzi, but now the V11 can really give the Duc a run for her money. Makes me wish I had 2 butts so I could ride them both at once, and not have to choose.

Cliff had a map in there for me and it has been running quite well. He has some software to tune it, or you can tune it with notepad. It is a relatively small text file. The trick is you have to know what you are doing to make any improvements. I’ve never used a PowerCommander. They don’t make one for the 2003 V11. But Cliff’s ECU adjustment options are much more comprehensive. Here is the map it came with, but don’t ask me to explain it. I just call Cliff, and he tells me what to do: Static Config TDC=0x1600, CylOffs=270, PulsesPer=48, MissingPulses=3,CoilCharge0=6000,CoilCharge1=2500, PSensor=0 My16M Config RPM=8620, O2=0.00V,0.55V,0.65V,0.70V,0.73V,0.78V,0.83V,0.86V, TPS=90 THR 960 896 832 704 640 576 512 448 384 320 256 192 128 64 0 RPM 500 1000 1322 1520 1750 2011 2314 2662 3059 3521 4045 4655 5353 6157 7082 8143 SpkAdv 14 5.16 11.95 18.05 20.39 21.33 22.03 23.44 25.55 28.13 26.95 28.13 33.28 35.16 35.16 35.16 35.16 SpkAdv 13 5.16 11.95 17.81 20.39 21.56 22.50 23.67 25.78 28.13 27.66 28.59 33.05 35.16 35.16 35.16 35.16 SpkAdv 12 5.16 11.48 17.81 20.39 22.03 23.44 24.38 26.02 28.36 28.83 29.77 32.81 34.92 35.16 35.16 35.16 SpkAdv 11 5.16 10.55 16.88 19.69 21.80 23.44 24.61 26.48 29.06 30.23 30.70 32.81 34.92 35.16 35.16 35.16 SpkAdv 10 5.16 10.08 16.17 18.75 21.09 22.97 24.38 26.72 29.53 30.70 30.70 33.05 34.92 35.16 35.16 35.16 SpkAdv 09 5.16 10.08 16.17 18.98 21.56 24.14 25.31 27.66 29.77 32.58 33.28 35.39 37.27 37.50 37.50 37.50 SpkAdv 08 5.16 10.08 16.17 18.98 22.27 23.20 25.31 27.66 29.77 34.22 35.86 37.73 39.61 39.84 39.84 39.84 SpkAdv 07 5.16 9.14 14.30 16.64 19.92 22.73 24.38 27.19 29.77 33.75 36.33 39.14 40.31 41.02 41.02 41.02 SpkAdv 06 5.16 7.03 12.19 14.53 17.58 20.39 22.97 26.48 29.77 34.69 38.91 40.78 41.72 42.66 42.66 42.66 SpkAdv 05 5.16 5.16 11.25 14.06 17.34 20.39 22.03 26.02 29.77 36.33 40.78 42.42 43.59 44.06 44.06 44.06 SpkAdv 04 5.16 5.16 11.02 13.59 18.05 21.80 23.91 27.42 29.77 36.33 40.78 42.42 43.59 44.06 44.06 44.06 SpkAdv 03 5.16 5.16 10.78 13.36 18.28 22.73 25.31 29.30 29.77 36.33 40.78 42.42 43.59 44.06 44.06 44.06 SpkAdv 02 5.16 5.16 10.78 13.36 19.22 24.38 26.95 29.77 29.77 36.33 40.78 42.42 43.59 44.06 44.06 44.06 SpkAdv 01 5.16 8.20 10.78 13.36 19.69 25.31 29.30 29.77 29.77 36.33 40.78 42.42 43.59 44.06 44.06 44.06 SpkAdv 00 5.16 8.44 8.44 13.36 19.69 25.31 29.30 29.77 29.77 36.33 40.78 42.42 43.59 44.06 44.06 44.06 RPM 500 1000 1322 1520 1750 2011 2314 2662 3059 3521 4045 4655 5353 6157 7082 8143 InjAdv 14 360 375 405 405 420 450 465 495 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 13 360 375 405 405 420 450 465 495 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 12 360 375 405 405 420 450 465 495 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 11 360 375 405 405 420 450 465 495 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 10 360 375 405 405 420 450 465 495 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 09 360 375 405 405 420 450 465 495 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 08 360 375 405 405 420 450 465 495 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 07 360 375 405 405 420 450 465 495 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 06 360 375 405 405 420 450 465 495 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 05 360 375 405 405 420 450 465 495 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 04 360 375 405 405 420 450 465 495 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 03 300 375 405 405 420 450 465 495 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 02 300 375 405 405 420 450 465 495 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 01 300 300 375 405 420 450 465 495 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 00 300 300 345 405 420 450 465 495 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 RPM 500 1000 1322 1520 1750 2011 2314 2662 3059 3521 4045 4655 5353 6157 7082 8143 InjDur 14 4992 12464 12368 12304 12064 11856 11680 11440 11216 11504 11072 10928 11664 13024 12720 12384 InjDur 13 4992 12416 12320 12256 12016 11808 11648 11392 11152 11424 11040 10864 11504 12704 12400 12144 InjDur 12 4992 12336 12224 12144 11904 11696 11552 11296 11008 11232 10944 10720 11136 11952 11648 11616 InjDur 11 4992 12032 11888 11824 11664 11520 11312 11024 10720 10704 10208 9552 9632 9968 9600 9488 InjDur 10 4992 11808 11664 11600 11536 11472 11152 10848 10576 10368 9536 8960 9120 9264 8288 7872 InjDur 09 4992 10416 10304 10256 10160 10064 9824 9568 9312 9280 8688 6624 6992 7264 6896 6528 InjDur 08 4992 9024 8928 8880 8752 8640 8464 8256 8048 7648 6864 6320 5968 5792 5744 5168 InjDur 07 4992 9008 8736 8624 8528 8432 8208 8016 7856 7376 6256 5584 5584 5504 5440 5024 InjDur 06 4992 9088 8448 8192 8096 7984 7392 7072 6672 6320 5728 5088 5056 4928 4624 4880 InjDur 05 4992 8256 7792 7600 7312 7040 5952 6160 6016 5648 5184 4624 4528 4640 4192 3856 InjDur 04 4992 6496 6400 6352 6320 6080 5536 5312 5328 4992 4704 4272 4064 4208 4080 3632 InjDur 03 4992 5536 5392 5328 5312 5280 4464 4656 4704 4448 4240 3920 3776 3472 3360 3328 InjDur 02 4992 4992 4768 4752 4592 4320 4032 4096 4048 3872 3568 3264 3088 2944 3456 3280 InjDur 01 4992 4880 4528 4144 4000 3792 3456 3424 3152 2864 2640 2304 2080 1968 1920 1920 InjDur 00 4000 3600 3568 3264 2848 2704 2784 2592 2544 2448 2256 2256 2208 2256 1904 1728 RPM 500 1000 1322 1520 1750 2011 2314 2662 3059 3521 4045 4655 5353 6157 7082 8143 CylOfs 14 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 13 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 12 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 11 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 10 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 09 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 08 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 07 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 06 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 05 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 04 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 03 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 02 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 01 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 00 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 RPM 500 1000 1322 1520 1750 2011 2314 2662 3059 3521 4045 4655 5353 6157 7082 8143 Flags 14 (O0) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) Flags 13 (O0) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) Flags 12 (O0) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) Flags 11 (O0) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) Flags 10 (O0) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) Flags 09 (O0) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) Flags 08 (O0) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) Flags 07 (O0) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) Flags 06 (O0) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) Flags 05 (O0) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) Flags 04 (O0) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) Flags 03 (O0) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O3) (O3) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) Flags 02 (O0) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) Flags 01 (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) Flags 00 (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) #Temp C -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 25 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 Prime 30 30 30 25 20 15 10 9 8 7 6 4 Crank 80 70 50 45 40 30 25 20 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Hi Rob, I think it came to about $700 USD. For the ECU and the Optimiser unit. Cliff has the prices on his web site. I think he got it to me about 7 to 10 days after I sent him my dead ECU. It was REALLY quick. Thanks for asking about the hit and run I had. After about 4 months of waiting for a replacement kickstand bracket, I had a buddy of mine cut up my bent one and weld it together into a usable shape. Can you believe it, when I got home from his house there was a message on my machine from the dealer that my bracket had arrived that very day! In the meantime while I was without a bike I decided to buy a 1995 Ducati 900 SS SP. So lately I've been getting that up to speed. Anyway, after sitting for a long time and it was getting old anyway, the battery in my V11 gave up. The positive lead was so tight that I couldn't lift the battery to get at the ground to disconnect it first. So I decided to disconnect the positive first to gain a little more working room. Well, we all know this is a bad idea, and sure enough, the wrench slipped and bridged the ECU case with the positive terminal. Well, that was it for my ECU. Alls well that ends well though, because my bike runs about a million times better now with Cliff’s ECU, and I haven't even got the O2 sensor mounted in the system yet. I've never gotten more than 31 miles a gallon so I was running pretty rich. Even after I gutted the exhaust, I was still always running very rich. With stumbles off of idle and so forth. But now it is solid as a rock! I am really glad I did it. Frank

Some of you may recall I had my cans cut down and mounted under my bike. (See attached photo) Ever since I did this I’ve been meaning to get one of Cliff Jefferies’ MyECUs. A few weeks ago I fried my stock ECU doing something stupid… never mind it is a long and embarrassing story. But this gave me a perfect excuse to send for Cliff’s programmable one. He quickly whipped one up for me and an Optimiser too, and I just had my first ride. My Bike is a 2003 and it has always had a loping uneven idle that left you feeling like you weren't really sure the engine would be there when you gave it throttle. Now It feels like a Swiss watch. Very immediate and responsive. Not just at idle but throughout the throttle range the response is several orders of magnitude crisper, and snappy. It feels as though I have an entirely new bike! We are so lucky to have guys like Cliff. Thanks Cliff! Frank http://www.jefferies-au.org/MyECU/index.htm

Hi, I just installed one of these in my new bike (a 95 Ducati 900SS) and I like it so much I've ordered one for my V-11. http://www.scorpioalarms.com/technology.aspx#Waterproof This thing pages you if someone messes with your bike. I called the manufacturer to ask a question and the guy mentioned that they will sell them directly and will work a deal for more than one. So if you guys got together you could probably do pretty well. The best price I found was at: http://www.indysuperbike.com/customer/prod...at=27519&page=1 BTW: With the model I am describing you don't have to add the back-up power option, it is already inside the unit. Anyway, after my Guzzi was tipped over last April I thought I'd never park it and leave it anywhere again, but with this thing if someone decides to sit on it, or even stands next to it, I get paged. Neat! Regards, Frank

Hi Guys, Thanks for the comments. JAAP: You're right about the angle. Although the important relationship will be between the ground contact point and the pivot. The final angle will be adjusted by a stop on the axel. Paul and Tikkmen: How thick is the metal the Guzzi stand is made from? Also, is it tubing or plate? Thanks, Frank

While I wait for my parts for my side stand, I thought I'd try and rig up a center stand. So far I am thinking the tubing will be 1 inch Stainless, with .116" thick wall. The plate will be .250 thick. Also, not mocked up yet is the foot peg for leverage. I'm going to wait on the feet until I get an idea of how easy it is to lift. Any ideas guys? thanks, Frank

Thanks Guys, No the person didn't stop, no one saw it and no cameras... Oh well. The broken threads only go about half the depth, so I think I'll still be able to get a bite on them. Thanks for the offer Carl. I think I'll be able to get my hands on the stand part pretty quick. I'm mainly worried about the wait for the bracket. I'm going to stop by the Guzzi dealer Friday and see what we can come up with. Frank

Hi Guys, Bad news, while I was at the bank today someone hit my bike and tipped it over. The damage isn't too bad, I'm gonna need a new tail piece and some kick stand parts. Munroe Motors in San Francisco might have the actual stand bar, but I am going to have to wait for a stand bracket. Do you guys think that I can hammer my bent stand bracket into shape enough to use it till my new one comes? (It might be months.) I thought I saw something a while ago about a Centaruo stand fitting a V11. Does anybody remember if that is true? Never a dull moment. Frank Also, a bit of trivia. The stand arm and bracket are going to run around $300 US. That and $700 for a tail piece, I'm thinking about just buying another V11 for parts

I got these last year from Moto Italiano, can't remember the price though. Frank

FYI K and N Part number RC 120 Frank

I think the best is to contact Enzo regarding price. But I'll tell you this, I paid him 1000. I think he could do it for less now that he's done it once but on the other hand we are old friends and I told him that I wouldn't hold him responsible if it turned into a can of worms. (I had spare cans from eBay that we cut up, so I could go back to stock if the whole thing didn't work. So in summary, he might not want to do it at all for a stranger, but you are looking at 800+ at a minimum... I think. Dropping him a line is probably better than asking me though. "dlaing" stopped by today and took a look and listen, I bet he'll post his impressions tomorrow. BTW Al, I'm just up here in Burlingame if you want to come by. But I am leaving for a 2 week trip on Monday, so Sunday would have to be the day. Frank

This is what I had in mind before enzo suggested cutting the cans down. Obviously his idea was much better. Frank

Hi Al, It will be a year or so before we can draw any conclusions about vibration and weld integrity, but I'll keep you guys posted. This bike is a 2003 with the forward x-over, but I did lose the rear cross over. Eventually, I'm going to ride the bike down to Moto Italianio's new store and let them ride it, they can best judge the performance, but from just 20 or so miles I can say the ridability seem fine. I regarding the pricing, there was a lot of cutting and fitting to make it snug up as high as he could get it, so I doubt it will be cheaper than all the other exhaust options. After waiting 8 months for MG Ti cans, I gave up and went with this. Actually I was going to have him make up something like that box that you can get from Italy. But he suggested this. All the welding is done in steel and then the aluminum sleeves and slotted, cut down and remounted. I’ll attach a couple more photos. Frank

A friend of mine sent me these photos of a Guzzi engine in AMA Motorcycle Museum in Ohio. Frank