swooshdave Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Got the bike in the air in preparation to get a new front tire on. Great chance to look under the bike and see what's what. Side stand switch bolt bent. I'm surprised it still worked. Adding that to the list. More serious is the loose seal. I see the forks coming off in the near future. Workshop manual says use special kit to get front spindle out. Great. Take off the plug and see a giant hex. Fortunately over the years I've collected a lot of tools and had the exact right size. Still waiting for the lift to show up today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scud Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 Haha... the manual can be vague... I think it's referring to a little hex thing that comes with the tool kit - then you're supposed to put a box-end wrench or socket on the hex thing. A proper hex wrench, as you have there, is much better - works for the rear axle too. Consider adding an angled valve stem when you change the tire - makes checking pressure and adding air much easier. That little mushroom-capped bolt on the side-stand typically bends if the bike goes down on the left. It should have a lock-nut as well (see parts diagram). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Haha... the manual can be vague... I think it's referring to a little hex thing that comes with the tool kit - then you're supposed to put a box-end wrench or socket on the hex thing. A proper hex wrench, as you have there, is much better - works for the rear axle too. Consider adding an angled valve stem when you change the tire - makes checking pressure and adding air much easier. That little mushroom-capped bolt on the side-stand typically bends if the bike goes down on the left. It should have a lock-nut as well (see parts diagram). I tried to straighten the bolt a little and then it didn't hit the switch with the lock nut on. So I took it off. It's in my growing box o' Greenie parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 The Sidestand Switch feeds current to the Run Switch while the bike is in gear. Without a connection there, you will not be going down the road. Carefully check all the fasteners that anchor the Rube Goldberg sidestand bracketry. One of the V11's Achilles' heels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czakky Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Aye. What he said. Pay special attention to the large shoulder bolt going into the bracket. It actually threads in there a bit. Then tighten up the nut on the backside. A lot of stress on that bolt/bracket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwrider Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 I installed a set of StainTune mufflers on my Ballabio. Thanks to BigBlock -- a great seller who moved on to a pair of Ti on his V11. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leroysch Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Got the bike vertical, read all the threads on oil filling methodology (picked the one in which the filler cap just begins to engage the threads and filled to near the full mark) . . . A formula for overfilling the sump? Stay tuned..... Well Docc, you're right.....the pressure built up so much that it popped my speedo bezel and rubber gasket off the bike....ugh! Seriously, about 250 miles total of high speed running and no parked drips or telltale signs of unwanted seepage. Equally seriously, the speedo bezel..the circular thing with a number of extremely small diameter posts about its perimeter which fit into equally small holes in what I think is the outer face of the speedo did pop off as I was coming up my somewhat washed out gravel driveway. Goes right back on, but pops off easily. The tach bezel doesn't budge. Going to search the archives and see if this needs nothing more than some glue, or whether I'm missing some other mystery piece which keeps this in place..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scud Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 Equally seriously, the speedo bezel..the circular thing with a number of extremely small diameter posts about its perimeter which fit into equally small holes in what I think is the outer face of the speedo did pop off as I was coming up my somewhat washed out gravel driveway. Goes right back on, but pops off easily. The tach bezel doesn't budge. Going to search the archives and see if this needs nothing more than some glue, or whether I'm missing some other mystery piece which keeps this in place..... I just got some paint and was thinking about opening those on purpose to paint the needles orange again. This thread might help you too: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16407&hl=%2Bveglia+%2Brepair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Paint them orange and then a UV resistant clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leroysch Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Equally seriously, the speedo bezel..the circular thing with a number of extremely small diameter posts about its perimeter which fit into equally small holes in what I think is the outer face of the speedo did pop off as I was coming up my somewhat washed out gravel driveway. Goes right back on, but pops off easily. The tach bezel doesn't budge. Going to search the archives and see if this needs nothing more than some glue, or whether I'm missing some other mystery piece which keeps this in place..... I just got some paint and was thinking about opening those on purpose to paint the needles orange again. This thread might help you too: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16407&hl=%2Bveglia+%2Brepair Thanks Scud. Didn't run across that thread when I searched, but it convinced me that it's nothing more than a bonding operation. After I drain out some oil, of course.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Equally seriously, the speedo bezel..the circular thing with a number of extremely small diameter posts about its perimeter which fit into equally small holes in what I think is the outer face of the speedo did pop off as I was coming up my somewhat washed out gravel driveway. Goes right back on, but pops off easily. The tach bezel doesn't budge. Going to search the archives and see if this needs nothing more than some glue, or whether I'm missing some other mystery piece which keeps this in place..... I just got some paint and was thinking about opening those on purpose to paint the needles orange again. This thread might help you too: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16407&hl=%2Bveglia+%2Brepair Thanks Scud. Didn't run across that thread when I searched, but it convinced me that it's nothing more than a bonding operation. After I drain out some oil, of course.... My Sport seems to find ways to drain out its own oil . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 I got the new Michelin Pilot Road 4 on the front. Extremely sticky. Can't wait to try it in the wet. Actually I can wait... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Oh, my! Look at all those tiny-little-rubber-extensions-that-are-called-by-another-name! There is nothing like riding on fresh tires! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Just got through fine tuning my shifter linkage after all the improvements. I actually did all of the hard work last winter while I was waiting for engine parts. Now that the bike is on the road the eccentrics needed to be adjusted so that it would actually shift properly and not hang up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scud Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 Look at all those tiny-little-rubber-extensions-that-are-called-by-another-name! Sprue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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