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I go over everything when I purchase a new bike. I don't trust any previous owner particularly when it comes to driveline and brakes. Its a semi strip down and clean/replace/repair before I head out on any serious ride. I am lucky I enjoy fixing things and working on bikes. Only being able to afford old bikes is part of the problem

Love the punch she has to offer [emoji16]. Dynotech.de ++. But hate the frontend. To much - rake. Ok, she was built for very aggressive riding. Rosso Corsa is like riding a Citroën. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

When I got the bike the grommet was missing and the reset shaft was bent. Trip odometer not working. Bit of dirt inside. With 37,000 miles on the meter, everything inside looks like new. No plastic gear wear. After reassembly it all works when driven at 20mph with my drill. Looking forward to testing at 100mph when my regulator shows up.

Phil is correct, and I also noticed this. So I took a seal driver and drove the seal 3mm deeper into the gearbox case, causing the dust lip to now also remain on the sealbore on the shaft. I did order a replacement seal, but will keep this on stock for now as it was more of a wheep than a leak. Thanks for all the comments!

Saw these bad boys for sale in Germany, verry pleases since my right mirror has some deep scratches.

The prior owner bought it in 2002. It had 2000 miles on it. He had until Jan 2021. He [PO] lived in my neighborhood. I knew him from 2000 or so. He moved up to Albany OR. Asked if I would like to ride it the 40 miles to his new home. Yeah, twist my arm! Year later he advertised it for sale. I called him up and said I would be happy to buy it. I just gave him his asking price. He took very good care of it. I have all the paperwork from original owner [it was shipped out from Michigan], maintenance records and receipts for accessories. Also received two totes of original parts, extras, Guzziology and factory manual. Ten years ago, I fell off my GS. Part of my recovery was 10000 minimum steps per diem. Walked by PO's house. He asked if I had ridden anything lately. He rolled a cherry 1990 first year HD Fatboy. He insisted I take all the time I wanted on it. That ride cheered me up incredibly. Went out and picked up a Suzuki DR650 to get back in the game.

@Chip Seal's silver Sport:

@mikev I got back from a 620 miles trip last Friday, the 26th of May. Up to now, I averaged about 44 mpg while cross country. In the city, around 40 mpg. For this trip though, I averaged 46 mpg. I am still to refuel since I came back. Once I do, I will post the details under Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas 2023. I have so far scrupulously refueled at the 150 miles mark. However for this trip, I decided to push my refuels further. I have ran longer intervals, getting closer to 200 miles. Now this may not be a reference you can trust; when I am on highways, I tuck myself behind the screen of the Le Mans. But when I don't, in the city, I get better mpg than 35. Close to 40 mpg. If this can be a clue, I run the V11 at optimum torque. I am very conservative.

Have you ever heard a V11 rider complain about running issues from 5000 rpm and up ?!? WHEEEEE-eeee-EEEEEEEE~E~E~E ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Motus used to keep up a presence at the Barber Vintage Festival. Along with Highly Specialized Personnel . . . 2011

Ha ha After a crap day at work what a tonic..... Hilarious! Cheers mate.

Good looking bike 💰💰💸

With that, and a way to set your TPS mV, you will be golden. (After plugs and a valve adjustment.) Then, meticulously synchronize the throttle bodies . . .

The shaft is now 3/8 shorter, but I've got a piece of hose to stick on the end. Added a bit of brass where a grommet probably once lived. As a bonus the white needle on a white background has been fixed???

That's my favorite! Not sure if it's a silver bike with a black tank or a black bike with silver fenders. If there was only 15 of these things made, they are rarer than a Tenni! I'll start the bidding at $11,500

Hey guys I own a 2018 MST. Feels like a guzzi on roads. Very fast bike... handles and brakes are amazing as well. Right now a sunny day only bike... 2300 miles and no issues.

Just came back from looking at a V11 for sale. Ad said "excellent condition". I want a red one, and thought this might be it. How often does an excellent bike pop up near your home? You can't always tell from pictures, so I hopped on the Stelvio and off I went. Maybe I'm too picky or my expectations are too high. Owner said price was firm. I couldn't do it. Just too many things not right. I was hoping to find one that I could just hop on and go. The last two bikes I bought needed some serious sorting out. I didn't want to go that route again. I know, I know...expect owner involvement. But not on a bike listed as excellent! The search continues.

Ok, so I have seen this bike in person, its really good looking ride. Its in Chattanooga TN at Crockett Powersports, who used to be a Motus dealer. https://www.crockettpowersports.com/inventory/2018-motus-mst-chattanooga-tn-37406-2170485i Thumb.jfif Thumb.jfif

It's not forgotten by me if I have to fix it...

Bugger! I am in the same camp. It is very rare that a bike is advertised as average condition and you go and inspect to find it is in excellent condition! I am picky but if I take it on, some of the condition issues are soon forgotten once in my ownership.

My 2000 V11 Sport is a Silver one. Prior owner added a small silver fairing. He also added a carbon fibre front fender, a silver front was included in the sale. I call it the "Stealth Color". Brighter ones gather unwanted attention. LOL

Indeed.

I hear circus music . . .

I just flew over a couple of german articles on the subject. As background, Germany has, for very understandable reasons, very strict laws about "Volksverhetzung", i.e. "incitement of the people", and wearing or displaying any kind of symbol from the Nazi Party is completely forbidden. In the german articles it was mentioned that Waters is active in a political group that criticises the politics of the State of Israel. I have the feeling that he (Waters) might be justified in maintaining that the accusations are a deliberate attempt to discredit him and thereby discredit his political activities. Political interest groups trying to exploit the particularly strict laws in Germany to misinterpret and discredite what is actually satire. Incidentally, I don't expect the charges to stick. The authorities here must investigate such accusations, and that means an official investigation must be started. They are, however, not stupid, and Water's Lawyers are no doubt very good. We'll see...

The TPS is not set with GuzziDiag, only with a quality voltmeter with the right throttle plate fully and completely closed. The ECU does not output a value at this level, so GuzziDiag cannot see it. This indexes the actual/physical throttle position to the ECU fuel/ignition mapping. The 157mV value is critical. "More is not better !" Once the first five steps of the Decent Tune-up have been performed (plugs/valve adj; TPS baseline; CO Fuel Trim; Air Bypass Screws; Throttle Body synch), set the idle rpm (TPS degrees open/TPS voltage) wherever you, your V11, and your traffic/temperature conditions like best. That "535mV" target is just not significant. FWIW, my last (faulty) TPS struggled to allow mySport to idle above 1000 rpm. New TPS, careful baseline setting, and idling happily at 1400 rpm. Sure, a lot of people think that is too high. But not if you ask mySport.

You shouldn't have to do that. Guzzidiag runs on Linux and Mac computers as well.

G'day Yes you just unplug the PC111 and replug connecter back into ecu... I did this years ago when having running issues and we flicked between Pc in /out to try and diagnose. I also recommend getting rid of the PC111 and having ecu remapped/flashed. As for mileage I'm now getting 250 kays to a tank before the light flickers on, but this is droning down the freeway. Cheers Guzzler

For what it's worth, when I have to glue something important that's rubber- particularly to metal- I use 3M weatherstrip & emblem adhesive. I can't say I've had failures with Shoe Goo or Gorilla Glue, but I feel better using a product with these specific materials in mind.

Thanks for the help Speedfrog. I spent way too much time looking thru 450 search results before asking. I just needed to know that the bezel is removable AND replaceable.

Gene without a doubt, you were the official KSR Pit Stop Crew Chief.

Worth repeating: The @Chip Seal-Mobile (with Titanium cans!) . . .

Good find on the video, that's my friend Ben's new V100 here in Houston out with a couple of other riders in our group on BMW's, anniversary edition R90T and the new GS1250 water cooled. The new V100 is a lovely bike indeed. I'm hoping he'll let me ride it on our next outing! A pic of the old vs. the new!

Otherwise, other than the TPS, I have no explanation for what the Sport is doing now. I'll know tomorrow if this new TPS addresses the issue. At that point, I will have feedback on the ca-cycleworks TPS and will likely split these TPS posts to a dedicated TPS thread. At which point I don't want to type "TPS" again for a long time . . .

Flat blade screwdriver, about a #2. Visible in the upper right of this image "Air Bypass Screw" (green arrow):

While this is a good start I can see why it would be intimidating for a beginner or someone who just wasn't familiar with a V11. So I'm going to try to break it down even more. The first attempt will be without the Breakout Harness. Apparently it can be done, just not as elegant. I'll update the first post as I learn more. And there will be pictures, a LOT of pictures. You cannot have too many pictures. I not only welcome feedback it's going to be required. Please respond and respond frequently. Questions will be in italics. I'l add pictures as I go along. So let's start with what Docc has provided and expand some more. 1) Using a Casper's TPS Breakout Harness (or equivalent) This was $30 with shipping and got to Oregon from Colorado in two days. Breakout installed. You need to strip the purple (pos) and purple/black (neg) wires so you can measure them. Leave the yellow alone. 2) Disconnect the right throttle linkage Prior to disconnecting the throttle linkage I took a measurement of the TPS. Not sure it shows anything useful. I had to use a screwdriver to pry the throttle linkage off. But it just pops off. 3) Release the upward facing slotted screw for the high idle cam 4) Back out the difficult to reach 2.5mm idle stop set screw To get mine back out completely took a long time. 5) Clean the throttle butterfly (if necessary) I was happily surprised that once you loosen the hose clamp the intake hose slides back. Very nice! As a side note I measured the TPS voltage before and after cleaning, this should give you an idea that you should at least consider cleaning it. Before cleaning After cleaning 6) Loosen the TPS fasteners only enough to tap it or budge it slightly, it is very sensitive. 7) Changing the TPS fasteners to standard hex drives simplifies the process (4mm/0.7 thread pitch x 17mm long). I had some screws that were the perfect size, except they are countersunk heads. Because someone jammed an Allen wrench into the Torx screws I had to use these until I can get the right head on the screws. But the countersunk ones hold just fine. 8) With a good voltmeter, adjust the TPS to 150-157 mV. Realize the TPS value changes when it is tightened down, so just repeat until you're in range. 9) Reconnect the throttle linkage I needed to use pliers. I also put a smudge of silicone grease on the ball before re-assembly. 10) Set the high idle cam so it just nudges the throttle when engaged. 11) Leave the right side idle stop backed out. Buttoned up! Like I said info will be added to this until anyone can walk through the steps. Especially me!

Don't touch that.... That is the atompheric pressure sensor... The fuel trim is adjusted using one of the OE computers. Measure at the back of the connector on the TPS sensor, be careful when probing, between the top and the bottom wire. On my 02 scura the colors are purple on the top and black w/purple on the bottom. To adjust lightly loosen the two torx T20 screws that attach the the TPS to the TB and rotate the TPS until you get the desired voltage. Be sure and have the key turned on. This should be done last in the TB balance/idle procedure. (I'll comment later on this. I know it conflicts with Jeff In Ohio's procedure[which is very good by the way]so don't holer at me jest yet.) Any one post a quick pic??

Another photo recently published by a UK V100 owner of paint flaking off the crankcase and discovered after only one week of ownership... There has been many reports online of this happening, mostly on euro bikes. Early production teething pain? What is Piaggio to do about it?