[Pillion hangers and pegs wanted, any model]

AHH, that is what I paid, plus £20 delivery from France of course!!

[Pillion hangers and pegs wanted, any model]

Got some at half the price from Pete at Reboot Guzzi spares... Once again an excellent choice!

 

 

[Pillion hangers and pegs wanted, any model]

On 2/21/2024 at 2:53 PM, Steve S said:

I found some at gutsibits recently they might have more 

Thanks Steve, you back on a V11 now? 

[Tail Tidy / Fender Eliminator]

Here's my interpretation.

[Pillion hangers and pegs wanted, any model]

Hi, I stupidly sold mine a few years ago thinking I was cool and would never need to have a pillion passenger... Well the time has come and someone wants to have a little jaunt, so I need something for them to put their feet on!!

 

Anyone help me out?

 

Thanks

[Meinolf's V11 BIN]

I run mistral headers/cross over and straight through carbon cans with the Titanium map and it runs beautifully, if anything I bet it is a little rich still. Decent tune up, clean filters/fluids etc, sort our your leccy and it's all good!

[Parts value/percieved value]

29 minutes ago, Pressureangle said:

So I cut some slack to those listing used parts at 'ridiculous' prices, because they're running a business, at least of sorts. But I lament the days of people just trying to help their hobby community by not throwing parts in the bin.

Done crying for now...

I agree with you there, my friend runs a garage/motorcycle breakers  and sells all the parts on Ebay.. He just has to wait a loooong time to sell some parts, he's had my guzzi exhausts on there for 2 years now!

[Parts value/percieved value]

Isn't it strange that the percieved value of V11 parts is so much higher than the actual price people are willing to pay; Nothing ever sells at the prices people set, I have a friend in the the trade who cannot shift Guzzi parts at the prices he sets, some sit on Ebay for years.
I just sold an early tank with all the bits for £70 ($94), yet the frequent asking price for this is often over £200 ($270), even with scratches/bits missing. 
I know demand isn't that high, but I guess a if you play the waiting game...  Me? I was advised by high command that the shed needed to be more empty, ASAP.

[What did you do to your V11 today?]

20 minutes ago, stewgnu said:

Nice.  You taking her out on the staffies rideout tomo grim? 

Ahhh, can't tomorrow, is that a club ride?

[What did you do to your V11 today?]

37 minutes ago, Mikko said:

@Grim

You do the “in tank” fuel pump also? That’s one of big reasons I went with the new style, along with the omission of the “Cheek Pad”

Yes, I got the whole lot, it certainly neatened up under the tank getting rid of the pump and filter!

[What did you do to your V11 today?]

Finally got my late model tank wired and connected properly, doing the fuel lines was the worst bit.

And before...

[Old to new style tank swap]

2 hours ago, Chuck said:

I haven't followed this thread, but if you are talking about the fuel level sender.. it's not just a switch, it is a thermistor. It takes time for it to heat up when not covered by fuel to keep it cool. People used to unhook the old fuel level switches when fuel sloshing in the tank would make the low fuel light flash off and on.

Thanks, so could it be wired backwards?  I cannot for the life of me find a wiring diagram for the in tank fuel level sender.
My 2002 harness has white/yellow and black wires for the old sender.  The new sender has blue and white wires, it had no plug when I bought it.

[Old to new style tank swap]

Since the sender unit acts like a short when the level is low, it doesn't matter which way the blue/white wires connect to the harness?  I went white to white/yellow and black to blue...  But nothing seems to happen.

 

Thanks

[Old to new style tank swap]

Hi, can anyone do me a quick diagram of how the fuel lines sit on an internal pump bike please? I've tried a few ways and the best I can get is this:

 

Looking down on the spine, black squares are TBs, the green is the output from the tank and red is return. Seems the possibility for links is endless!

[Old to new style tank swap]

13 minutes ago, docc said:

Using @stewgnu's 2002 wiring diagram, it looks like @Grim's 2003-carryover has the same wiring colors I noted above for the 1999-2001.  There does not look to be any electric petcock wiring to get mixed up with the fuel level connector:

 

Yup, no electronic petcock here, just the sender connector and the big beefy fuel pump wires. It's tricky to find the opposite end of the in tank Guzzi fuel pump connector, it would be simplest to keep the pump side in tact.

 

[Old to new style tank swap]

1 hour ago, docc said:

Yes, that is coincidence.  The fuel level connector on your early wiring harness should have black and white wires (Perhaps white with a faint yellow stripe) and "should" fit onto your new pump assembly's fuel level sensor connector with the white/blue wires. Otherwise, yes, make up matching 2 pin auto plugs. [edit: earliest wring harnesses also have a similar connector for the early electric petcock with yellow-blue and black wires. DO NOT connect your fuel level sensor to this connector!]

Your existing fuel pump wires (red-black and black) have ring terminals and will have to be re-routed to connect with the new pump wiring (red and black wires).  You will have to make up a matching connector set unless you happen to have a harness side connector to fit the new fuel pump connector.

[NOTE: wire colors are from the 1999-2001 Sport diagram. The 2002/2003 "carryover" harness may have slight variations. If anyone has a 2002 wiring diagram, that will apply to @Grim's 2003-carryover harness.]

As always, I appreciate that I can get sensible answers to my (not always sensible) questions in this forum!!

[Old to new style tank swap]

I have the tank all sorted, hoses done and test fit successful....but, I am trying to find on the wiring diagram which wires are the fuel level sender and which are the pump.
I have a 2 pin connector on the tank that seems to match the connector on the bike that was for the fuel level sender, however the other wires coming off the tank are blue and white, and weedy looking, probably not high enough amp for the pump.

So common sense says the thin blue and white wires are the sender, the red and black are the pump, and it is coincidence that the pump plug on the tank matches the sender plug on the bike!!!??!

Should I just find some 2 pin auto plugs and start again, not re-using anything?
 

[What did you do to your V11 today?]

1 minute ago, Lucky Phil said:

I've got a brand new never had fuel in it identical one if anyone needs it. Not that cheap though.

Ciao

In must say, the paint seems much better quality on this compared to my short tank, definitely laid on thicker.

New ones go for about £600 usually, and that's without the pump.

[What did you do to your V11 today?]

Polished and polished (and polished) my new internal pump tank.... This is actually the original colour my bike had before all the paint fell off!

What a steal for £180 with the pump!! 

 

Most of the little mark polished out with consecutive paint restorer/polish application. I am rather sweaty now though 🤣

[Old to new style tank swap]

Since I've now bought the "new" tank... Are the qr hose connectors a universal part?  Is the hose diameter the same as the old style tank?

I think probably not, as I seem to remember having to buy some abnormally large diameter hose to go from the petcock to the filter, but after that it was smaller to the pump.

 

Thank you kindly!

[Old to new style tank swap]

28 minutes ago, docc said:

Hmm, interesting. The nefarious "Quick Release" parts are on the fuel lines, themselves. Why not push your fuel lines on and clamp them down with high pressure clamps? You're making up all new lines anyway, yes?

Yes, I have fuel line and FI clamps... I didn't know if the red and white things would accept that kind of treatment!!

I assume the quick release bit doesn't exert much pressure and I didn't want to crack some plastic that is:

a) Italian in nature

b) old.

[Old to new style tank swap]

Forgot to ask, is this the "quick" release fuel line? Or do I just push hoses onto the red and white things?

 

[Old to new style tank swap]

Ahh, thanks Docc,. I see now from the photo that there is another lead with no plug, this must be the pump wiring.

[Old to new style tank swap]

Hi, anybody done this?  Is the connector for the level sensor on the old tank the same as for "everything" on the new tank or do i need to buy a specific connector?
I see the return is now next to the fuel tap on the same side, so the right hand injector return is supposed to go through the hole where the filter used to be? 

I did search, badly, couldnt find the right words to get the results I wanted -- story of my life!

[What did you do to your V11 today?]

On 9/27/2021 at 8:36 PM, VtwinStorm said:

So pretty. I prefer seeing the spark plug wires, but those look so good.

I think the real star of the show is those headers. Yowza!

Nice machine, Grim!

Thanks, I think the headers are just standard Guzzi items?!

One thing I have noticed is there is a new kind of harmonic resonance using these valve covers, in the higher rev range there's a new kind of nice engine thrum noise (hard to explain).

Maybe just more volume to resonate?