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For a 2002 V11 LeMans. chrisgalardi@yahoo.com Thank you!

Have you had the battery load tested? Same symptoms as the new AGM battery I had in my Jackal. Take the battery to an auto parts or battery store and have it load tested. My brand new AGM battery failed the load test. New battery sent, problem resolved.

Forums are back up, but all data was lost and you need to re-register.... http://www.wildguzzi.com/discussion/

Per Luap from Thursday, 12/30: "Here's whats going on. The discussion board was hacked yesterday and in the process, my whole site was contaminated with a bug. My account is currently suspended until I hear back from my hosts. It should be this afternoon or this evening when I get it all restored. I'll have to upgrade the discussion board to a new version that is not vulnerable to these attacks though." QUOTE today(Sunday 1/2) on Luap's website... "The discussion board was hacked, and all the data was unrecoverable. I am currently in the process of rebuilding the discussion board. Unfortunately, you will have to re-register, as well as reconfigure your personal profiles. Please check back later as I continue to work on this issue....Luap McKeever"

I experienced the same odor on the '03 Stone Metal I had...never did figure out what it was. I wonder if it might be the engine block paint burning off?

Yes, what Steve said...works for me and starts first or second attempt nearly every time.

Hey, maybe this bodes well for me!! NEar 9,000 miles and noi breakage yet! I hope I am one of the lucky ones

So far so good for me on my 2002 LeMans(bought new in 8/2003). Nearing 8000 miles. I do n otice that upshifts into 3rd are often a bit notchy(since new) but sometimes they are smooth as silk. Around the 1000 mile mark the shift lever did not want to release from first gear after a pretty abrupt stop. I had to partially release and then squeeze the clucth lever and the shift lever popped out. Never a problem since then. I hope I got a good one A lot of these failures seem to happen early on in the bike's life and then repeat...any folks with gearbox spring problems which did not occur until later in the bikes life? All this gearbox failuirew chatter just leads me to believe that since the Lemans is my only bike I REALLY need to get a second bike as a backup

Thanks a lot Bill. Seems like this tailbag is quite a nice solution and at a great price!!

Bill, Do you use some sort of protective film or the like on the tail section where the bungee run down to the triangular pieces or is rubbing on the tail section not an issue? chris

Hi Bill, How exactly does this bag mount on the bike? What attachment points do you use? Thanks, Chris

This one mounts right on the passenger part of the seat. Kinda pricey but I have heard nothing but good things about the quality of the product: http://www.luggagelocker.com/product28.html

check www.luggagelocker.com

Took a trip to St. Joe, MO yesterday to visit a new Guzzi dealer there (Jackson motorcycles). Nice tail wind on the way down of probably 15-30 mph. I got ~43 mpg on the way down there, almost all highway/interstate miles. On the way back, riding into that same wind, I got ~33 mpg, again highway and interstate mostly. Amazing what a little wind can do p.s. Jackson motorcycles was great!!! Nice little shop, 10 new Guzzis on the floor with a good selection of the Guzzi line. Lots of accessories, helmets, apparel, etc. well worth a trip if you are in the St. Joe area.

Hi Mike, Yes, I had the Laminar Lip for my '02 Lemans. It did indeed work to redirect the airstream. I was happy with it, except I wanted a cleaner look on the bike. Therefore, I purchased the extended windshield from Germany (search these forums for some discussion on this). If you are interested in the Lip, I now have it for sale It's in great condition. I am sure we could agree upon a fair price

Best tank so far on my '02 Lemans was about 43 mpg, worst tank probably 32 mpg(it does not like cold weather mpg-wise). Generally though, I average right around 38-39 mpg. Completely stock bike performance-wise, by the way.

Thanks for the link Bart1. Looks exactly like the Tankslapper stuff...nice to have another vendor option!

I echo Al's sentiments on the Tankslapper solution. Wonderful stuff, easy to install, durable, transparent and works like a charm.

I bought my rear Diablo sat www.ronayers.com for $120.84 shipping included. Got it quite quickly, within a week i think. Mailed the coupon form and purchase receipt to Pirelli and just received the front Diablo today...i think 2-3 weeks to get it from Pirelli. total cost for the set was $140.84 ($20 shipping fee from Pirelli). I am quite pleased with the whole deal!!

I am planning on the Guzzi National in the Black Hills of South Dakota, various Guzzi rallies and other motorcycle rallies/gatherings in the Nebraska/Kansas/Iowa/Missouri area and hopefully a trip to ride the Great Divide in Colorado in August. Looking forward to my first full season wih the Lemans!!

That's a good thought Al.....I will give it a try. Thanks!! chris in omaha

That's true Murray...I see your point. Mostly I use it for giving my right hand/wrist an occasional break on longer rides. I have a Throttle Rocker installed as well and I use my thumb on the Throttle Rocker to hold the throttle in place while I use the rest of my fingers to turn the ThrottleMeister and lock the throttle. Works really well.

Hi mik, Al is right on about the Throttlemeisters. After reading some of Al's posts here about them I ordered a set for my 2002 LeMans, the same heavy units as Al's except mine are polished. The installation was very easy....getting the old weights off was the toughest part but per suggestions here I wrapped the weights with several layers of duct tape, locked a set of pliers on them and then used an allen wrench to get them off. After that it was a very easy install...just a little tweaking to make sure I got the right amount of friction against the throttle to hold it. They are a wonderful device and the heavy ones sure do reduce the vibes even further in the bars. chris in omaha

I'll second the S100 cleaner recommendation and if you really want to bring the look of those engine cases back to new, try the S100 Engine Brightener spray...specifcially made for the black painted cases to bring them back to a deep black color.