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Very glad you enjoyed Joe's music. As I mentioned I met him at Group IV. One time the owner of the studio and Joe were smoking cigars on a break and I joined the conversation. I told him I played and he nodded at his Gibson ES 175 and said play something. I did and his comment was "...sounds good keep working on it..." I later studied with Jimmy Bruno in Philly and he is a incredible Jazz player. He was very influenced by Joe Pass.

^^^^^^ Ah, yes, the brown and white food group; a favorite. In this instance, Eggs Benedict with hash browns and scrapple. Unsure of actual "white stuff" over the eggs. Not biscuit gravy; possibly SOS, tho classic EB gets hollandaise sauce. I immodestly view myself as a connoisseur of (white)(sausage)(pepper) gravy, and, especially, of "proper" biscuits. I do not care for SOS and find hollandaise sauce a bit "uptown" and "yankee" for my southern peasant tastes. That said, yes, I'd go back anytime near. Bill

Good eye. @Tomchri! YES! @skibum69, groom that seat release cable back behind the relays and secure it with zip-tie! That is a TERRIBLE location for the cable wedged between the ECU relay and the Fuel/Ignition relay!

Classic understatement there...well played!

It is. Hard to see what they are. 5-6 new ones probably a good idea. Clean everything, and make sure the relays sit tight. Some Caig Deoxit in there to. Think I woud relocate seat release wire to. Cheers Tom.

When you go and try to start the bike and turn the switch to the key on position , does the fuel pump come on for about two seconds and turn off? What lights sre on on the instrument cluster? Also are the headlights on ? Then when you crank the bike does the starter sound normal?

I posted this in the V85 thread on ADVR and sent it out as email to some friends and family, but repost it here. After all, at least here in the Northern Hemisphere, hope may spring eternal, but daffodils won’t for quite a few months, riding days are almost gone, and motorcycle enthusiasts in said northern climes can at least read about a ride. A few weeks ago, as the reality of the coming Long.Cold.Dark. set in, I decided to carpe some diems on and ride. But where? Decided on a twofer that combined an overnight ride with homage to my 4th-great-grandfather, James Hagan, Jr. (1754 - 1829). That resulted in this “staff ride” to the Brandywine battlefield in Pennsylvania to see where Corporal James stood with the 4th Maryland Regiment in September 1777 and faced the Redcoats and Hessians! Two Guzzisti friends, Steve (Alexandria, Va.) & AJ (Baltimore, Md.), agreed to come along. Another, Kev (PhillyJoisy), planned to meet us at the destination as he once lived there and be our "local guide.” Another “local,” Joe (who actually lives near Brandywine) joined in for the fun. So, after voting — as we departed on Election Day, courtesy of the bravery of my ancestral Corporal and his fellows — it was launch time. For the map nerds — not a perjorative, as I am one of those 😉 — here’s the route we took … OK, planned, but “where are we?” took over now and then, so it’s only close! Three Old Flatulents, with varying needs for fuel, hydration, energy food (as in Little Debbie cakes, the original American “protein bar”), bladder maintenance, fuel, and similar things led to a slightly longer run than Google Maps’ optimistic <5 hours. FWIW, the return, where we all took generally separate ways home, was even longer as I managed — my LANDNAV instructors at Armor Officer Basic 54 years ago (gasp) would not be surprised 🫡 — to get lost several times while getting lured into charming backroads. Without spousal units who tend to be more picky, we stayed at the Comfort Inn that was near the battlefield. As you might suppose, there were quite a number of bourbon toasts to Corporal Hagan and the Maryland Regiment that evening in the Hagan Hospitality Suite. I really had no idea that I could have as much fun in 32 hours — OK, with the exception of a few college weekends, but let’s not go there! — as I had on this short ride. I knew when we launched that the likelihood of seeing or learning much was slim for many reasons. The visitor center was closed. Much of the battlefield is now covered by subdivisions. Etc. Always interested in the Revolutionary War and a SAR, I had read several accounts of the battle, with the best, by far, being this, https://tinyurl.com/Brandywine-1777. One might reasonably think that I would have prepared better for my first visit there as I had last year at Camden, S.C., where Corporal James later fought in 1780, then transferred to the 2nd Maryland Regiment, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Camden. One would be wrong. I revisited Harris’s fine book, relooked at some youtube vids (see, e.g., this … https://youtu.be/fbu_y7jf8g8) I also checked out the relevant websites, and yet managed to muck it up, at least WRT the battlefield visit proper. In some respects, I followed the lead of George Washington who, by some intel failures, did not make what he could have of the situation. Yet, because of boon companions (and, if it must come out, bourbon, etc.), I — and I trust we, all — had a good time. I suspect that James himself may have smiled at our toasts and other references to him and his fellows even if we were not able to stand where he did back on that fateful “first” 9-1-1 day in ’77. Heck, three McMansions probably sit there now. But we did go, and talked lots about James and the bravery that he and his compatriots showed. Moreover, I’ll go back better prepared in finer weather in the next year or so, tho may first visit South Carolina where James was seriously wounded in September 1781, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Eutaw_Springs. So, here are some pix of that little "staff ride” earlier this week. As usual with my Smugmug slideshows, this opens in “landscape collage.” That means you’ll see all the pix at once. You can hover your cursor over any that might interest you and see the captions. All of that is easier to view in full slideshow mode. Or, you can take the easy way out and not look at all! Here they are: Brandywine Battlefield Boys Best, Bill

Is that biscuits and gravy, or SOS? Either way, I'm in.

I will double check - i couldnt get a reading off the cable the sensor plugs in to. I came to this conclusion as I had hoped that the sensor was the issue, it's not, there is something else going on. Will have to check the ECU.

Can you describe exactly how you came to this conclusion? The connector for the sensor has three pins. As far as I can tell from the schematic, one of them must be a shield connection that goes off to earth at the ECU end. The other two connect to pins on the ECU. If you can't find volts anywhere on the connector that the sensor plugs in to, bearing in mind that it is possibly only 5 Volts or something, not the full 12V, checking all the connectors involved is the first thing. I.e. the one the sensor plugs into directly, the one the ECU plugs in to, and any others in between. If those are all definitely good, maybe the ECU has a problem.

That's the ECU (Engine Control Unit), if that was the question.

So according to docc it's not this one? This looks like a row of relays etc.

Does the fuel pump whir every time the Run/"kill" switch is cycled?

Not enough range still but cheaper, Harley Davidson LiveWire S2.

Not always easy to find a favorite among the array, but alas . . .

In my case I had no choice wearing glasses. Lens Crafters has a warranty allowing for free changes for 90 days or so. But I couldn't drive. I'm about 20/40 and double vision without correction .... Not sure what I was before.

Quite likely a good place to put it, but it should be mentioned that one or two things on your bike aren't quite original.

Have done 2/3 the way through WV which was fabulous. Will definitely have to check out Moto Grappa!

Hey Ali Fra! Thanks for checking in! Once you get re-settled, there is another V11Le Mans waiting for you . . .

to day i checked everything, replaced everything i could, crossed my fingers and tried to start up my bike again. it didnt start. i posted asking for help with the bike stalling and not starting again, i replaced the crank shaft sensor, i have checked the coils, all the connections, charged the battery, checked the kill switch and side stand switches, checked and replaced relays and fuses. and it still does not go. i am not sure where to go from here. Stator? earths? loom? some other thing. I will post up when i find the solution.