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Giving the cafe sport a bit of love, been languishing in the garage since before covid 😳. Re insure it this week take it for its MOT, once it’s passed that get road tax and see what the summer holds for us. 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Still watching and waiting for the > connected < success . . . Gettin' kinda low on popcorn . . .

An Australian and an American walk into a French bakery. The Australian says....

When you wrench on your own bike - or any other such endeavor for that matter - trying to get all the information that you can will help you tremendously to achieve proper results, but remember, information is not knowledge, you need to build your own...

It's time to refresh this thread....

Installed an MPH startus interuptus kit on my 2004 v11 cafe sport. Easy install, added some heat shrink here and there. Works nicely.

Fitted a new tyre.

For what you’re describing p6x - the big dually Quota is better suited & tougher than the 19” front Carc rear Stelvio 💯% rawer it’s a longhorn bike that can do more hardcore than the softer adventour Stelvio

"Could you please put it in my pannier."

"I'm here for the pain."

I got an adapter from Lonelec yesterday. Only a couple of days delivery from UK to Germany (not a simple as it used to be since BREXIT). This is it: https://www.lonelec.com/product/guzzidiag-jpdiag-ducatidiag-tuneecu-kit-kl-1talia-3-pin-connection/ I haven't tried it yet, but am absolutely confident that it will work. What I like is the elegance of it. I really dislike having adapters plugged in to adapters. Messy, fiddly, and too many possible sources of poor contacts and what have you. This thing has a connector for the plug on the bike on one end, and at the other end a connector for a standard USB cable. There is a socket on the side of it for 12 DC in, and a pair of alligator clips to connect to the battery with an appropriate plug for the socket on the device are supplied. Alternately, one could use a 12V DC power supply with the appropriate connector. There are four LEDs on the top, labelled respectively "power OBD", "power USB", "RX" (receive) and "TX" (transmit). The text on the website emphasises that "It uses a genuine FTDi chipset", which Bernd stipulates as a requirement for the OBD adapter on the Guzzidiag download site, and in his documentation in the german forum.

@ScuRoo I found one; even with the correct color for my taste! However it is on one of these sites which sellers never update after they have sold their bike. Since it is an old listing, I don't keep my hopes up. But I sent an email; just in case. 4000 USD I can afford.

Nought much wrong with this effort but I’m guessing it’ll be around 2025/26 with maybe 130-140hp after new factory is completed. As you can guess… I’m waiting too

YOUR RIGHT AGAIN Docc.. as usual.. its been a long time since i had my V11..., Buell, Ducati & Norge since then so i forgot a lot of stuff I thought I knew/.. still got that V11 envy tho. can you use Diag to set the fuel trim??

I would buy a V100 Sport or a V100 Lemans tomorrow

That makes 2 for Design Engineering, Inc. They seem to have some good products. Two of them look like they would be appropriate for the replacement of the heat shield under the fuel tank. Reflect-A-Cool: https://www.designengineering.com/reflect-a-cool-24-x-24/ Heat Screen: https://www.designengineering.com/heat-screen-36-x-20/ They both have high-temp self-adhesive backing, come in different sizes, but "Heat Screen" seems a bit thicker and made with higher quality materials. A little pricey of course when compared to anything one might find on Aliexpress and such but this is a task that you would not want to undertake too often and effectiveness and durability should be high priority me-think. And even though, brand name and price alone does not guarantee product quality, the lack of information - and incomprehensibility thereof sometimes - associated with products out of Aliexpress make me a tad leery of buying there. On the other hand, these DEI products have good descriptions and even SDS sheets. I shall take a trip to Autozone and see what I can get my hands on...

From the Wiki article that I linked to: Docc apparently really does know everything.

That seems to be the case. I assume that this is the two-adapter kit you are referring to: https://www.lonelec.com/product/guzzidiag-3pin-interface-cable-kit/ The first sentence in the description there is Whereby the "please see here" is a link to the one I got.

I've never seen one in person either,but after reading about them,I'd love to try one,just to sample the power band. Greg Field's book, Moto Guzzi Big Twins, doesn't have the production totals but he has comments from Dr John Wittner; he was a major part of the original Quota 1000 in 1989ish. Roughly 10 yrs later, late 90's,Dr John was apparently the one that pushed for a variant of our 1064 cc ECU/EFI to create the ultimate guzzi dirt bike Quota 1100ES. The 1064 engine was designed & tuned to be the ultimate in tractable torquey power. 90 percent of peak torque was available from 2800-5800 rpm;the magic apparently came from medium size valves,a single central throttle body EFI with smooth long intake runners & a header crossover. I think the Quotas have a good rep, but iirc some of them have problems with some type of cracking exhaust/header/connector issues. fwiw

The Lonelec adapter works fine. On this computer, an oldish Fujitsu Laptop with Win10, the driver installed automatically. I didn't try the adapter with this computer, but am convinced it would work. I have another laptop, also oldish, a Dell Latitude with Win10 that I will be using in the garage. On that one, I had to install the adapter manually, following the instructions on the Lonelec web site. Otherwise, everything worked exactly as foreseen.

Great, well let everyone know if it works as advertised!

Not to worry, I am also bringing the TPS harness.

Thanks for the tip! I had not considered the QUOTA. To be honest, I have never seen one up close and personal. The Stelvio NTX and its "paniers (I really can't get acquainted with this designation)" offers some benefits as I have been starved to carry some of my photographic equipment on the Le Mans. A quick search on the usual web sites yield zero QUOTA; I am guessing they are going to be rarer than the Daytona 1000... But I like the crude look of the QUOTA!

What a great thread. I'll contribute when I get the time. See you in '24. Bill

Hey Speedfrog, Yeah, the foil tape was pricey ($20) but I think everything is expensive no matter how inexpensive it is. Luckily, the cloth/fabric type insulation on my tank is in good condition and just needed fresh foil tape on the seams & gaps. Art

What was his name again? Waddington, wasn't it?

I've got one of those too. Came with the bike when I bought it.

https://www.casperselectronics.com/cart/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=853&search=109172

Docc, I’ll bring my volt ohm meter to sKSR for the garage “tech sessions”.

ooooh, wait . . . The V11 TPS cannot be set with GuzziDiag. That must be done with a quality voltmeter . . . (jus' sayin' . . .)

You should have fun with Guzzidiag.. setting your TPS becomes a snap. It’s not too extensive with the V11 but the things it can read and tell you on the later CARC bikes is pretty awesome.

Nothing done to the V11 today, but hopefully soon the first attempt to get Guzzidiag connected. One of these arrived for me today: https://www.lonelec.com/product/guzzidiag-jpdiag-ducatidiag-tuneecu-kit-kl-1talia-3-pin-connection/ I hope it delivers what it promises. I like the elegance of it: the three pin plug on end, and a connector for a standard USB cable (of which I have an abundance...) on the other. The option of power from the battery, or plugging in a 12-Volt power supply. Very neat, I think. I will, of course, report on how easily (or not...) it made the connection.

As a kid in the 80’s my dad bought this Italian made two stroke 50cc Indian for my 1st bike. At age 19 I bought a 1993 Suzuki GS500E, pic was after basic training in 1995.

Dang @leroysch that is one nice first bike!

First one was this (representative pic, didn't own a Polaroid back then....).

I would have to strongly recommend you source the pawl spring (from @Scud) as well. It is so unlikely the "Detent Roller" spring shown in the Stein-Dinse link is the problem . . .

The V11 series use the 15M or, if one of the later models that runs a lambda sensor, the 15M-RC. The Guzzidiag programme covers all ECU's it is compatible with but the 'Reader' and 'Writer' programmes are ECU specific.

Welcome to the club @nakaimoto

Congrats nakaimoto!

Possibly verify fuses with a volt-ohm meter.

That was my initial thought too.... the market is not pointing towards this though. Besides, I do not think Moto Guzzi will ever be able to recreate the patina or aura of the Le Mans; at least not with the V100 engine. I personally am stuck in the rut, seeing a radiator on a motorcycle shills my prospect to get it. I do not want an iteration of a glory from the past, I want the real thing. I have gotten it anyway. I am reasonably certain that if and when, it will be a Stelvio 1200 NTX; for a little while, I thought the Daytona, but it would be too close to my Le Mans to provide me with a very distinct feel. I mean, past the initial discovery stage. The Stelvio makes perfect sense. It is a different perspective, far from the café racer spirit, indeed with a 19" front wheel, and 600 lbs. An great change from my Le Mans, but keeping enough of the Guzzi atmosphere I like to feel when I ride. Maybe even providing some new sensations which I have not yet discovered with my Le Mans. You are based in UK, it may not make much sense to you. The same way it never did to me when I lived in EUR. But Texas gets to you. I say Texas, I should say the USA. This is kind of the rider's paradise here. As I am typing this, I picture the Chihuahua desert in West Texas. There are plenty of bare terrain roads there, leading you to the stars above. Don't get me wrong, I have ventured on these strips with the Le Mans, but it was a go around, a mitigation, a worse go. Suddenly, an adventure bike takes a new meaning when you are riding alone, without crossing a single soul for miles and miles. It feels like the mythical "I am free", compounded by the no cell coverage. That's right! it is part of the complete loneliness. Nobody can reach you. I want to get even closer to the meaning of Lone Star State.

Another 19” front wheel with a couple of faux bark busters - the usual formulaic Adventure light effort I’d rather be ogling a future LeMans

161km in the hills today. Yes a great new toy, a modern Guzzi . Mapping, very good. Love the 105nm at 3500rpm. Means you can behave in normal traffic, BUT what a curb lover. Ok, new bike and all that excitement , I like her. Seen the rear light lighted, Italian.What a beautiful exhaust, no slip ons comes close, and and. Love to hear others experience with the Mandello. More for real comments later. Good friday gents Cheers Tom.

I know what you mean. Some metals are hard work. I just finished making attachment brackets for the new bike rack I should have fitted 6 months ago. I had a brainwave and pulled some titanium out of a scrap bin, thinking that it would match the titanium cans. What a dumb idea! I couldn't cut it, so made up a .dxf file and went to the closest laser cutter. They said "nope, 4mm thick is the limit for that stuff without argon, and we use nitrogen". Then the water cutter said "8mm? Sure, come back tomorrow with $90". That's when the fun started. I wrecked 4 drill bits and 2 taps, but at least it didn't catch fire. Then I painted the brackets black, so the idea of matching the cans was wasted. Next time I think that Ti6Al4V is a good idea for something, I'll have a beer until I calm down. I believe that the Russians make a lot of titanium stuff, which helps explain why they drink a lot of vodka.

Try this one. Takes family tent, BBQ and three push-bikes.

Oh, yes. Two weeks to meeting up with the guys at the spring Kentucky Spine Raid, and both my (attempted) Tune-up and brake pad change have thrown me curves.

Just for the record, Stein Dinse has them. The Z at the end of the part number indicates that it is from a third-party supplier, but I can't say who that supplier might be. https://www.stein-dinse.biz/product_info.php?products_id=455346 edit: Wendel in Berlin seems to have one (only) left: https://wendelmotorraeder.de/feder_gu04238200-p-1028587.html?ref=expl I've got one of the "improved" ones from @Chuck sitting here waiting to be installed.