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Today, out of the blue, no headlamp( except the little parking bulb) no brake light, tach, or horns working.Relays ok ( swapped around with new units) fuses ok, also checked the gang plugs under the tank ( both sides). Any suggestions? any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Polebridge. As I also get close to the dyno tuning thing (usually in the$ 600/800 range in this neighborhood) trying your map first may convince me also, anyway, no worries and, thanks again!

Seems like a good way to spend $250 to me,Polebridge.. Been playing with one of the PC111 maps ( DGross) with my Coppa with some dismal results, not on a dyno, mind you, but the "seat of the pants " results( getting rid of hiccups on off/on throttle has been difficult.) Which brings up my question: are you using the stock ECU because theTitanio is not working for you?...I swapped back from theTitanio ECU to the stock one and the bike seems to run better at lower than 4 k RPM at throttle openings between 5 to 10% opening when all the pops ( misfires) seem to occur...Any thoughts or shared wisdom? Cheers P.S. Polebridge..If you would be willing to share that map via e mail or what not, I would be willing to kick in some bucks to defray your cost.. (got the same bike and the exact same mods)... Dont have much in the way of reasonable(FBF pricing) dyno time around here so that would help a lot...Thanks

You can add 1 more for me on the request list. thanks, Augie

Not that all the cool banter is not entertaining but on the subject of the worn Ohlins I would like to report from my own experience that Ohlins has had some manufacturing defects ( tolerances on the sliders too wide causing seals to fail prematurely) as it occurred on my Ducati 998. Ducati apparently held Ohlins (USA) responsible so the forks were sent to them to make right.....Any way to look into that down under? Cheers

Sorry to hear about your clutch. MY 2003 Cali EV had one clutch disc shear from metal stress at 18k miles, still not a lot and , still within the warranty period. Even with the efforts of Moto International, Moto Guzzi shined me on and I had to replace my own clutch ( done at home in 5 evenings after work...). The new high quality bonded ( and riveted ) type clutch discs made by Surflex are available from MG cycles and from MotoGuzzi Classics..I may be wrong but 2003 Calis are supposed to have twin disc type clutches...3k USD sure sounds like a bit much ...any way I hope you dont give up ...maybe its worth it to truck it another shop with(hopefully a much) better price... Cheers

Yeah, the riders of older Guzzis got it right. By comparison the V11 gearboxes are quite civilized. Next to even something as late as my Cali EV the V11 is , imho. a dream. Compared to my Duc 998 (even if sounds like comparing apples and oranges( or to put it more accurately comparing a feather to an airplane wing> both do the same job, except one is much heavier than the other)..seriously.. shifting wise I cant honestly say the Duc is a lot better. false neutrals on my V11? not even! ..got to give Guzzi credit for their " quattro alberi" gearbox (yeah, it does make you think of quattro formaggi, but only if you are hungry for pizza.....) which means 4 shafts... anyway, if you borrow your buddy"s 5 speed Guzzi, you'll come back to yor v11 and think a lot more of the way it shifts. by the way , the 1100 Breva low mile rental I rode in Italy did not seem to shift ( for me) as well as the v11 I have ridden...long throw, ala BMW oil heads of the recent years....

Got a Titanio ECU on my Coppa as well and I am having my share of issues.First it developed a off idle to 3k rpm cruising speed miss which was diagnosed by the local dealer as a bad TPS. Got that replaced under warranty by Moto International( thanks Micha) .When I unstalled it according to spec,( 45/475 mvdc) set the throttle bodies, adjusted Both air bypass to 1 turn out, with CO trimmed at 3%, it still had a bit of a hiccup off idle..Reset the TPS at 150 mvdc and it got somewhat better .now I am running the stock ECU while the Titanio is at MI being checked out and re trimmed...the bike runs more or less the same, just does not pull as well from 5k till 7.5krpm rpm like the Titanio does...

To those wanting quick fitting no muss no fuss rubber footpegs for the V11 Sports the easiest is using those of of a 620 Ducati Monster ....Year: 2003... Recall someone recently looking for some and Mike Stewart ( thanks, Mike) briought up a pic of Ducati pegs someone was selling , possibly on Ebay... got some of those myself today...5 minutes to fit, reused springs, pins and c clips...Cheers

Recently rode a Breva1100 in Italy during the week of the Motogiro, spending lots of seat time in the Tuscan back roads and even a bit on the Autostradas and came away very impressed at how well the Breva came through as a Sport tourer.Neutral, confidence inspiring handling, very linear powerband and overall great finish. It does not replace the V11 Sport bikes for me as it lacks that "rough and ready " grunty feel that I love about my Coppa...still , kudos to MotoGuzzi for a fine machine...

Dont mean to rain on anyone's parade, but dealing with Megacycle on a direct basis is a pain... maybe some Guzzi guys ( MPH, Moto International, Mike Rich, Todd at Guzzitech)have some ready made Megacycle cams on hand that can be used, otherwise, based on my experience they only want to do large orders,are not very cooperative otherwise and if I was doing a V11 motor performance setup, would look elsewere..This is from someone who was taking Ducati rockers, cams etc to be done at Megacycle( who, by the way is located 5 minutes from where I live) since the late 70's...and with excellent service ... the last Guzzi cam quote I got from them was about 900-1000 USD and they were hardly interested on doing the job..why, I was told was because of the cost to set up for Guzzi cams, which they claimed did not have any blanks (pre grinding) in stock...maybe someone comes up with a better solution..I would sure love to hear about it...

[Well, at least you feel positive and inspired by the "new " Guzzis and their potential to be better bikes than in the last few years... I am riding a ( rented ) Breva 1100 in Italy next week, and even as a long time Guzzi fan ,I plan on not getting too attacheched and wanting to get one as my arse is still scalded by the too recent knackered cam and lifter incident on my 800 miles old Coppa...then again as Guzzi fan good news is still encouraging to hear , especially from someone who has been in the trenches with Guzzis for so long...

Summing up my Coppa saga of the worn lifter and cam lobe.... After a bit of a vacation ( for the bike , not me), I got the Coppa back from the dealer( who, by the way is still waiting for a replacement cam.... ) after I got Progressive Automotive to repair, regrind and heat treat the cam and all the tappets( including the new one from MG Cycles). I was told that the bike was stalling , and after the CO was reset , I took it back. As the engine got warm, the engine would still quit as the throttle was closed.... Checked the valve adjustments , and lo and behold, the left side( the side that the cam got chewed on), had little or no tappet clearances..,but the adjusters were backed all the way out !...a few engine turns by hand and I noticed that the the pushrods were almost popping by the side of the adjusters as the valves were closing...after a few more hand turns and resetting clearances a bit at a time i got them back in spec... fired her up and she sounds fine... I am amazed that this engine is that forgiving to ham-fistedness! As they say, the proof of the puddng... we'll see how it will go tomorrow on my commute to work

Thanks, Mr Field! , will definitely have the dealer check that before closing up the crank case box. As far as the cam, while patiently waiting for Piaggio..mmm.. Guzzi, I had Progressive Automotive in University Place ,WA, repair the cam , hardness test it , finish the tops of the remaining ( good) 3 lifters as well as the new lifter that I provided and now , if the OEM stuff does not show up, in a timely fashion, at least,I dont have to wait ad nauseum....and if any of you guys( at least in the States) does any engine work requiring specialty high perf head work and other similar stuff, Steve at Progressive Automotive is definitely someone worth knowing.He is mostly a car/ race engine guy, but does great work( done some trick stuff on my rare Alfa twin Spark top ends) and , after my Coppa Cam, has a ready set-up to deal with the V11 cam lobes...more to follow ...maybe this summer my Coppa will get to see the Buckaroo bar...

Well, with the cam and lifters finally off (at the local dealer), there is a good 100 thou missing from the lifter end and the corrisponding cam lobe is equally chewed up...time to see if Guzzi/Piaggio steps up in a timely fashion or I will have to get the cam welded, reground and hardness tested myself in order to get my (850 miles old ) back on the road...

[iMHO, for 110 bucks it would be easy and not to mention very inexpensive to make a bracket held with 2 hose type clamps( mostly invisible when mounted on the bike) for those who feel the rear mounting is important... so the Ferracci X over makes sense..but if one has more dough than time , facilities or skills..then its only money...

With the pan off (in search of metal flakes on the bottom and in the screen), I stuck my hand an tried to get a feel of the cam lobes ( hard even with small hands) I felt what seemed to me grooves deep enough to be perceptible with my index fingernail on one lobe... so its time for my Coppa to take its winter vacation at the Guzzi dealer for warranty work...heck, my Ducati 998 just had about 6 weeks of that due to a bad cylinder base gasket and an oil weep problem on the Ohlins forks....sure seems like in the old days my italian bikes spent less time off the road even though they were already more road worn and I did all my own work...

Just checking to see if any of the v11 folks will be at the Motogiro in Italy this coming May.

[Thanks for all the info, guys. Just drained the oil and dropped the pan.Picked up a few shiny flakes with my trusty magnet... next its time to carefully cut the oil filter with some snips() dont want to generate too much metal dust with a hacksaw) then we'll see if the paper pleats reveal any more surprises... funny how Guzzi somehow possibly felt that Ducati should not be the only Italian manufacturer with wear on cams/ rockers etc so they put some bum ones of their own...

Ditto. I did modify the angle of the brake pedal by shortening the push rod about 1/4 inch and adapted a wider brake pedal stop (a mounting end piece from a pre crashed Napoleon bar end mirror worked great).Now I am also trying to find a way to shorten the shifter pedal 1/2 inch back...Cheers

Well, there is loud (after 29 years with Guzzis I can say I am familiar with the tappets "normal" noise level,and then there is... LOUD!.... the Raceco clearance settings, although a great idea (thanks!) could not make it nearly as loud as as what I was hearing. The second adjustment( I was hoping I had screwed up and set the clearance too loose) revealed 86 thou! at the left exhaust .To reset it back to 10/11 thou. I had to use up almost all the tappet adjustment stud thread available.The right side of the bike is set at 6 and 10 thou( have not had to touch it) and is very quiet compared to the other side..... If I was a gambling man I would place bets on the cam lobe(s).... any feedback from the trenches? Cheers

Just as I was getting to the 600/1000 miles service and about to check valve clearances, I heard a loud tappet noise on the left side cylinder. Removed the valve cover , and sure enough the clearance on the exhaust tappet was about 12 thou.(.30mm).Ajusted it back to .15 and it sounded fine ( the intake was close to spec so I left it alone.) After warming up the engine and riding home ( 20 miles) the tappet noise is back. Have not rechecked it yet, but after all the Guzzi cam stories( MY Cali PI was the recepient of a new MotoGuzzi issued cam kits) makes me wonder a bit.Any feedback out there? Cheers

"I am starting to notice a trend" said general Custer as the 3rd arrow went through his hat...Seriously ,the reach from the left peg to the shifter seems to be an issue on the v11 especially if the pegs are moved rearward as with the Evo kit.. moving the shifter stub somewhat to the rear would take care of the problem... cutting and welding the shifter stub bach by 1/2 inch ( or more) would work , but TIG welders(the workers, not the equipment) somehow( at least in my experience) are allergic to cast alluminium, fearing the casting porosity to be an issue when welding the shifter stub back on... any feedback from guys that have some experience with that or have tried ?

[You might want to start with one of the sponsors of this BB, Rossopuro of Pescara, Italy. They are knowledgeable, friendly and seem to have great feedback from the BB users. And, they make a set of billet foot rests for v11's

The ohlins on my Duc 998 have been nothing short of fantastic on rough surface backroads once they were properly adjusted by Lindemann Egineering( suspension guru to many racers), but the leak problem showed up as early as 1700 miles. The ohlins on my Coppa are even better out of the box without any adjustment( yet to come) but the compliance and ride control makes them worth the extra dough IMHO. As far as riding in NY , hopefully the roads have gotten better over the last 30 years, otherwise... Fuggedaboutit!