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    Grrrreenie - the long and whining roar

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    Back on track

    I'm back on track and everything seems okay!

    I noticed a huge improvement in gear shift action, thanks to Lucky Phil/Chuck-made shift lever extender. More importantly, I have charging again. The Shindengen 847 was a good investment for sure.

    A day to remember.

    I wouldn't be here without all the advisory from @Tomchri @Rolf Halvorsen @docc and all you other guys on the forum. A big thanks to y'all!

    The coughing at 3000rpm has gotten worse, but I'm confident that a full tune-up will make a difference. Never ever done that. 

     

     

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    What did you do to your V11 today?

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    3 minutes ago, guzzler said:

    G'day mate

    I 've had a Shendengan Reg/rec on my bike for about 10 or more years!

    Yep they are good!

    Anyways I don't have the battery light on mine as I remember Brad ( mechanic ) mentioning that this couldn't be connected!! Something about 3 wires and only 2 connections?Or something along those lines. 

    I look at it as a small price to pay for not having to worry about reg/rec's again.

    Cheers Guzzler

    Good evening mate! Regarding the «3 wires something», the V11 has a single-phase stator while the Shindengen regulator is made for 3-phase. Jack from Roadstercycle confirmed it works with both systems.
    Just to cut and crimp one of them - and use any 2 of the 3, he told.

    The original Ducati R/R has a connection for reference voltage, which connects to the charging light. No such on the Shindengen. That's why the lamp died for good I guess:) No lamp - no problem... haha!

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    What did you do to your V11 today?

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    Shindengen 847 - connected

    Bolted on the Shindengen 847 MOSFET regulator today. Charging 14.5V. Yes, I can finally go for a ride:)

    No more charging light. No charging light ever(?) because the blue and red/black wire to the charge lamp(reference voltage) has no connection with the new regulator. Is there a way to get it back, or do I have to look for another type of voltage monitoring?

     

    EDIT: I like simplicity. This is simplicity: SparkBright Eclipse

    No-brainer?

     

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    Grrrreenie - the long and whining roar

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    I have been studying Carl Allisons electrical scheme of 1999 V11 and «Guzzi wiring - Simple» from  [mention=7430]Kiwi_Roy[/mention] 
    My suspicion is a bad ground connection on the 12-way Amp connector under the instrument panel - or wiring to the signal lamps. Signal lamps for oil pressure, low fuel and generator have common ground connection. 
    The former owner told me about the replaced ignition switch, because of «some issues...» The fuel sensor and the electric petcock wiring was cut when I bought the bike.
    Coincident, or could it be a connection here?
    Should the fuel sensor measure 1kohm when wet? 
     
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    Grrrreenie - the long and whining roar

    in 24/7 V11

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    Thanks, @docc 

    The 300 km trip back home from Stryn is by far the longest, but not the only time I've ridden «Queenie Greeeeenie». I had some nice trips - alone and with friends - but not very far from home.

    My last trip was on 21st September 2019. A beautiful day! The sun was shining and almost no traffic:

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    I posted this when I got home:

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    Experienced my first main fuse meltdown today, but didn’t know about it before now.
    Must admit I ignored the red charging light during my fast ride today because I was so eager to blow some steam off on a curvy road just north of my home. Indian summer, low traffic, mountain area, clear blue sky, man and machine become one. Nothing could stop me. Not even a red light.
    Well, at last, it did.
    It caused the low fuel indicator to fail, so I ran out of fuel in some rural areas…
    Later on, the turn signal stopped working, and when the starter motor failed after filling fuel, I knew the battery was almost empty.

     

     

     

    (Later I discovered the fuel sensor cables were cut…)

    Fast forward. Had my first ride today! A short ride, because the charging lamp is still on. I measure 12,6VDC on the battery terminals with ignition off and 12,4V with the ignition on. With engine running it rises quickly to 14,2V when opening the throttle a bit.

    Could it still be the voltage rectifier, the battery, or both?

    Is this the one I need?:
    [Direct Regulator Rectifier V11 Naked Moto Guzzi](https://www.regulatorrectifier.com/catalog/2006-moto-guzzi-v11-naked-regulator-rectifier-direct) 

    I also noticed the oil lamp doesn't light up when ignition is on. I guess it should do that. Coincident?
     

     

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    Grrrreenie - the long and whining roar

    in 24/7 V11

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    News from North

    It's May in two days. The snow is falling down outside my window, so I escaped the temple, went into my living room and ended up in front of my stereo. I'm spinning a Near Mint 1st pressing of Bobby Darin's Commitment and dreaming of warmer days on the Greenie. 

    I've fed miss Greenie 3,5l of Motul 15W50 today. Gave her a set of new NGK silicone spark plug cables and continued cleaning the headers. 


    Forgive med «fathers» for I have sinned. I've replaced the Air-box with a set of K&N RU-1780. I have read all pros and cons in the forum, and I may regret it. No problem. 

    The Airbox is stored with all parts intact. Even the original ambient air temperature sensor. A new NTC thermistor (3kOhm at 25°C) will be mounted at the front - away from the cylinders. 

    Then I have to check the TPS value and fuel trim/CO with GuzziDiag. Never did that before. Thank God for Decent tune-up!

     

     

     

    Closing in

     

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    What did you do to your V11 today?

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    1 hour ago, Mikko said:

    No, this is a different engine. This was developed with Dr. John for racing. Using the in block cam as a lay shaft to drive a set of belts to operate the four valve heads. IIRC, displacement was kept at 992cc to meet at the time race regulations. 
     

    The 1062 2V makes about the same horsepower. These Centauro’s were essentially Daytona’s with pull back bars and the striking bodywork. Guzzi was ahead of the power cruiser segment...

    Because of that, you can pick one of these up for roughly half of what Daytona’s are going for. 

    Didn’t sell very well as the Bike is very controversial in design. Although I would argue that it’s aged quite well vs other bikes of the period.

    Guzzi dropped the 4V and the 1100 Sport used the 2v. Not until some years later did they bring this old 4v back for a brief period and now they use a new 4v engine that’s not a evolution of this, but a completely different engine.

    Thanks a lot for the information, Mikko. I don't know s*it:)

    I don't care for the Centauro design. Half man - half horse indeed... but you gave me an idea regarding the engine.

     

    What did you do to your V11 today?

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    4 hours ago, Gmc28 said:

    and most of us are jealous of more than just the bike... Phil's reaping the benefits of residing in a great part of the southern Hemisphere in February:

    Melbourne, sunny and 91 tomorrow, and saturday around 70 and sunny.  My house for thursday shows high of 34 in snow, low of 23. Then cold rain next week. 

    Don’t complain. The last four weeks have been really cold up here. The temperature has been constant between -14 and -25 Celsius. The floor heating in the Guzzi temple is switched off.

    Spinning vinyl and wait for warmer days.

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