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Heh, yeah - I was just getting ready to do all that stuff. Decided to run that rear tire a few more hundred miles. One more reason to change tires early and often!

Yeah, Roy: Even with a ground-to-engine, ground engine-to-frame, and ground engine(gearbox)-to-battery . . . extra benefit to add another ground all the way from regulator case-to-battery terminal? Also, what about this business of removing the 30a fuse while charging? That could protect the Ducati-Energia from "trouble?"

It would be easy to declare the regulator/rectifier on the V11 series prone to troubles. No doubt, you should go out to the garage right now and add a substantial ground strap from the regulator case to the timing chest of the engine. While you're at it, add a good ground strap from the same spot to the frame, and make absolutely certain your battery-to-gearbox ground is clean and solid. Be sure your 30 amp regulator fuse has good contact and is not melted or burned. At 92,600 miles (149.000 km), I am on my third Ducati Energia regulator. The original lasted almost 5 years/37,200 miles replaced by a dealer supplied part for 245 USD in 2005. That unit lasted just over 5 years/34,500 miles and was replaced by a unit from EuroMotoElectrics in Colorado, USA, for 140 USD in 2010. It is still in service after over 4 years/30,000 miles. Their written recommendations included adding a ground "direct to battery and/or engine strongly recommended." I did this at that time and have much better charging voltage. Sometime in the next 6-12 months, I'll find out if that alone extends the life of the regulator. But, I also found this warning, which I never noticed before: BEWARE: DO NOT charge or jump start without disconnecting Voltage Regulator/Rectifier from the battery. First, I don't consider having to replace this part a couple times in 14 years as excessive. Second, I hope I don't have to replace it again anytime soon. But mainly, should I take the 30 amp regulator fuse out while doing routine charging? It would be easy and could be something I've always done wrong.

It made a huge difference on my Sport, but I'm not so sure it changed the vibrations. More the idle stability and the pinging/popping.

Possibly the darkness of your Scura has obscured it . . . It should be here:

It is etched on a vertical boss on the left front side of the engine block above the area of the side stand attachment.

Did you ride it after?

Original size "ATC" fuse but in an external holder?

You're not one of those people that cut the tags off their pillows?

I'd say, yes, you can unbolt the header pipes. The head studs could be quite corroded, so stand by with something like PB Blaster and a a torch. Clean the studs up really well and apply some anti-seize paste for next time. Otherwise, I don't think RTV will hold up to exhaust temps. Clamp them up dry and well fitted.

My replacement swingarm came from Germany. No stickers!

What a beast!!

Good going! You don't have to change the map to set the CO, just must have an ECU interface tool of some sort. Your local Guzzi shop could check it in minutes. +1.75 on the air screws seems like a lot. I like a full turn to get stable idle in the heat of the US south. Now that the TPS has its baseline, don't be afraid to simply raise the idle with the set screw to where you want it. Best to balance at some rpm (2500+) and use the air screws to balance at idle. Every tune-up brings the parameters closer and closer/better and better!

The CO trim is set in the ECU with a software interface. Those guzzidiag guys are amazing. I'm thinking it can be done that way. Certainly, using an exhaust gas analyzer will give you the best results, but they're not common in most people's pile of tools. Using the original Moto Guzzi diagnostic tool (Axone) and also the software interface VDSTS, we found my CO trim set to minus 27 (an arbitrary scale, but very lean). Zeroing the CO on the scale really improved my running. (We confirmed the result with an exhaust analyzer as well). Again, it's my understanding you can do this with guzzidiag as well as comparing the rpm seen by the ECU to what you see on your tach. However, the air bleed screws really do not set the CO (AFAIK).

So, extrapolating with some linearity, and rounding off a bit, there would have been some 6,600 RedFrames built 1999-2001 (probably including the 600 Rosso Mandello with black "RedFrames") and under 1,000 imported into the US. Pure speculation, mind you . . .

Do you have a way to check the CO on the ECU's "dashboard?" Make sure it's not ridiculously leaned out. Then you can also be certain your tach and the ECU are seeing the same rpm before setting the idle.

Does it get a lot of miles, or sit a lot? Dropped right in with no changes to the hold down or the cables?

If you guys go to Frenchies, I want in on this! I'll buy the first round!! South'n Beer&Grouper Raid!

Trailer's not big enough for your entire collection of sweet, bright red Italian motorbikes? :race:

That's an excellent explanation. The recall document is US specific. Were early V11 gearboxes also "recalled" in other countries? Interesting, that from October 1999 to April 2001 (probably all of 2000 V11 production and half of the 2001 imports), there were only 680 units imported to the US. I'm thinking there is nothing quite linear about Things Italian, so I'm reluctant to extrapolate . . . but I want to . . .

The 2000 Sport had a (rare) three year warranty. My dealer, 125 miles away, developed the confidence that I could install the parts and return the defective to him : Win-win! I hope he doesn't mind my broadcasting this world-wide, but if you ever meet Ben Curlin give him a big solid handshake as you've just met a very fine gentleman and an excellent person. I'll always admire the way he stood by me as a customer and an enthusiast in spite of the hassles MGNA threw his way. Service way beyond the call of duty!

Guzzi with parts off a milking machine . . . now this is coming together!

Ok - that's good stuff! I'm on my third speedo. The first was replaced under warranty for wagging at highway speeds (just under 27,000 miles) and the second lost it's trip odometer (44,000 miles). Several bevel drives are in the mix there, too! I reckon there's a SpeedHut in my future! (Just turned 20,000 miles on this 3rd Veglia speedo). The original gearbox might have run it's pawl spring forever, but not it's "sliding dogs." The warranty replacement gearbox (after ~30,000 miles/ 3 years) popped its pawl spring after 4 years/27,000 miles. The replacement gearbox was 2002 mfg which (I believe) is over-represented in the spring failures. 38,000 miles on that spring now, but let's pretend, for VooDoo purposes, that we never had this conversation. (I see lots of rounding error in those numbers, but you get the idea!)