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KB - Wales. In addition to Paul's info, you might find this useful: RS Components part number 349-2121 £4.49 + vat each Omron 5 pin 12volt DC heavy duty sealed automotive relay http://rswww.com/tradecounters I've had these fitted since winter 2000 and have never had any trouble

This topic was posted with tongue firmly in cheek. We'd be lost without forums like this. As a Buell owner of 6 six years, I fully appreciate the usefulness of knowing the potential weak points of a product - even if our own example has proven very reliable. Keep posting guys

I'm going to stop reading this forum I thought my pride and joy, a 1999 V11 first series, 30,000 miles on the clock, had been doing pretty well, with only a few minor problems to date. Now I'm paranoid because of reading about all these problems. In the future, only post good news - thank you.

Solved it! The problem turned out to be the Throttle Position Sensor/Potentiometer located on top of the right hand injector unit. It wouldn't show an error code on the ECU until it had heat soaked for at least 10 minutes after a run. The contacts within the TPS worked normally when cool but opened up enough when warm to disrupt the signal to the ECU. Only 124 English Pounds to fix....

Slight delay, sorry Mike. Cobb & Jagger, Bradford, England. Since I posted here my super reliable V11 has developed a fault!!! I've just been reading rotorhead's post about stalling. Seems I now have a heat(soak) related problem. Bike starts and runs fine from cold. My problem occurs when re-starting from hot - the engine runs very badly or won't fire up at all. Leave it to cool down for approx. 1 hour and everything is fine again. Its not mileage related - just when the engine is hot. Ideas?

Thank you for the feedback. If it ain't broke don't fix it....I think I'll keep it dealer serviced for the time being. At least he knows what he's doing

My 1999 V11 (30,000 miles) has always been dealer serviced without any problems - other than the BIG expense.. I can easily service my other bikes and would like to tackle the Guzzi. Reading most posts on here, it would appear that the fuel injection system is really beyond the scope of the home mechanic. Its not rocket science - or is it?