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Bloody wogs!

Yet, they are actually Russian? Добро пожаловать!

Thanks @LaGrasta I didn’t know that and the blurb that came with the battery recommended using a friendly reg/rect. Also with concerns about fire, I thought it better to be safe than sorry! Especially with the overall cost of the project I didn’t want to run any risks🥸

Thought I'd read up on oil change before I did mine this year. I have all the supplies, including sump gasket. Seems like some folks say its an annual thing regardless of mileage and others change oil every 5,000 miles and the filter every 10,000 Is this correct? I changed the oil and filter at 26.5k miles about a year and a half ago. Now at 28.2k. Has a consensus been reached here over the years on how often to change the oil and filter?

This reminds me the MGS01 came with the 15M and PF09. Next time I connect GD I'll select MGS01 from the drop down box. Phil

That the pump stops doesnt always mean it build pressure, it is controlled by the ecu and goes a specific time when the ignition is switch on

The frame was another saga… initially I used an early v11 frame with German papers that I sent off to have the Raceco chop and built the bike around that, but when it came to registering the machine, it meant it would have to go through Single Vehicle Approval - a torturous exercise in British bureaucracy that could fail at any one of a number of pinch points and would result in a Q plate registration, identifying it as a ‘kit’ vehicle…. So I sourced a Centauro frame with papers, repeated the Raceco chop and rebuilt the bike which then just needed the engine no change to register it! So I have a spare frame that I should advertise on here. A member based in Germany could make use of it perhaps.

That’s what I thought @docc, but the protractor says otherwise!

Hey @docc the wheelbase is 1433mm , rake 22 degrees

My two pennorth on the tps discussion…. About a decade ago I built my first V10 engined V11 and at that time Guzzidiag was relatively new and while aware of it, I’d not used it. I’d seen folks doing the engine swap and keeping the 16M. I’d had some experience of the 16M fitting a Creedon chip to my Centauro, but liked the idea of the 15M and using Guzzidiag to dial in the fuelling etc. I’d also lusted after an MGS01 and noted that it too used the 15M. I chose to use a V11 donor bike for the 6-speed box (MGS01 again) hydraulic clutch, better transmission and - importantly - the shorter wheelbase and steeper fork rake of the earlier models. Still got that bike and love it. It still wasn’t quite there though. A bit too heavy and you can never have too much power 💪. With a spare V10 motor sitting in the workshop, the idea of my (presently troublesome)project bike began to form. So some 7 years later and lighter by way more than I’d budgeted, here we are. IMHO this is a poor man’s MGS01, and considered that way it’s quite a bargain - and with its old school appearance looks the dogs bollocks. It’s a shame that I’ve aged so much and ruined a shoulder in the meantime but blasting around the Dorset countryside on it makes me as happy as any man has the right to be. This wonderful forum has been a source of technical know how, advice and moral support throughout all this! Thanks and Ride on Brothers👍 Now, time to go and get some new plugs and fuel and sort this thing out. Summers coming 🌞

What a great story. They're coming to Nashville. http://leonidandf.com/tour.html

Aahhh, that's why the tyre on that Ducati looks like it does...

Based in Austria, and owned by Red Bull. In case anyone is interested.

After a bit of reading up during the build of my project bike, I chose to got the lithium route mainly for the weight saving - its gotta be the cheapest way to save in excess of 3Kg!. During its as yet short service of around 1200m it has worked brilliantly. After assembling the project build I connected up the lead acid battery from the road bike to check over the electrics - but it struggled to churn the engine over on prodding the start button (1225cc, High compression motor). Swapping to the lithium battery, the engine spun really well and fired up the fresh motor no problem, so LOTS of cranking torque. From then, its been Easy Starts, and no issues at all. I also fitted a lithium friendly reg/rect and bought a lithium trickle charger for battery care over the winter. The battery is an AntiGravity AG1201, and the reg/rect is from Ricks Motorsport; 14-001H. Received wisdom says replace the reg/rect as the stock one for lead acid can fry the battery with voltages over 14.2. The pairing works well and maintains 13.5v while in regular use. The bike itself is not at all stock and has a full Motogadget electrical system, which also works well but is a PITA to install! Overall, I'd recommend the change to Lithium if you are on a weight saving mission, but the stock lead acid has always worked well on my less modified road bike and I wouldn't spend the money just for the sake of it -£582 for battery, reg/rect and charger!!

The manual will be of no use. Open the January 26, 2017 link below and web search for the suggested relays:

Just go by trial and error; substitute the relay with another one which you know works.

Well, reducing photo size is nearly as much fun as rebuilding gearboxes😂 Heres my baby, hope image quality hasn’t suffered too much!

Ah, yes, yes. Let's ask the other inmates on the ward if we are really and actually crazy...

this should be the set, you're looking for: 241-2001 DÄS Lenkerstummel-Kit, D 54,0 mm, Höhe 45 mm, inkl. Adaptersatz für orig. Lenkergewichte, für V11 Le Mans (alle Mod.), V11 Coppa Italia / Scura / Naked`02 € 410.50 Go to: http://www.daes-mototec.de/ >produkte > lenker/lenkerstummel > kits für moto guzzi. The two first pictures is a v11 lemans with the clipons above and below the triple clamp (if that's what it's called).