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The + and - terminals to the pump are easy (in very small letters) to access . Find the + terminal and have your favorite friend turn the key on while you are testing the + terminal w/a good test light. This should come on for two seconds and go off. The pump should energize and run. If the pump does NOT run , it is a 99% chance it is the pump. My wiring diagrams are out in the shop so I can't say for sure which relay powers the pump.

Make sure this key will work on the helmet lock and seat unlock before you get real !

Pete , you know 200 miles w/little or no oil and the discussion should be "My rear wheel locked up" Back in the 70s a buddy of mine swapped out the rear axle fluid and did not pay attention to what he was doing. This Ambassador had the rear axle with a larger capacity housing and he added the amount required in a conventional rear housing. He didn't make it from Barlow to Cape Girardeau before it stopped . 35ish miles. 56ish km. 200 miles , we all need to find out what fluid was installed. The bolt falling out : The shop's fault. Riding after the fact : the rider's fault. I had an experience similar to this w/a farmer. I installed a reman trans. in his truck and a few mos. later it blew the front pump seal (700R4) out and he drove it until it stopped. Refilled the trans a couple of times until it stopped. He expected me to eat it. SORRY .

Make absolutely sure the pump is not metal to metal ( pump to frame) causing the noise.

Did you explain to MPH the reason for the "need" for the drain plug ?

I think it is unanimous ,the owner had a brain tumor , drug issues or schizophrenic .

OMG , I looked at that bike to see what all was desecrated and did not notice the frame painted black . At least this is the MOST desecrated V11 of all time !

Is that fairing part as good as it looks ?

I had to find out where this is located . Near London . This guy's brother bought it new around 2000 and desecrated it w/in 6 mos. of ownership. This is an extreme example of "customization" or "personalization". IDK what this guy did w/the electricals that were under the seat area. You should only consider getting this home ( at night ) and hiding it and immediately stripping it down to where no one will know what it looks like . IDK what it is worth but I would give no more than $1,000 USD delivered . Maybe a Guzzi dismantler in that area will show some mercy and put it out of it's misery .

Straighten out the sequences . MPH did the work AND they did the gear oil change in the rear drive ? You discovered oil everywhere when ? You rode the bike 200 miles after finding the drain plug was missing ? comment : for now , if you went 220 mi. w/no oil and you were using Red Line Shockproof gear oil and made it home , I am going to change my oil ASAP

Buddy , you need to go over this bike w/a fine tooth comb and tighten EVERYTHING and top off all fluids.

is this gear oil from the rear , gear oil from the transmission or engine oi from the engine ?

Is that a good thing or a bad thing ?

Nawww . That is ugly PERIOD

try to find an OEM pump at the best ptice . Anything else will not fit the rubber mount / insulator / isolator properly. You might be able to find one someone is sellin here , eBay or somewhere.

Well , you need to include ALL symptoms too. What was this mention about dash lights ?

This comes under the tax portion of the conversation : used to people would get their furniture across the river in Cairo , have it delivered to Ky and pay for the furniture here and no sales tax was collected because the transaction took place out of state. Now IIRC eBay and similar entities could only collect sales tax if it was delivered in State from seller to buyer. IDK if this rule still holds true or not.

A member did the refill (in the wrong place) last year w/bad results. The additional start relay will fix an intermittent condition. Yours is doing it when the bars are turned fully in one direction only. This is highly unlikely to fix this. Find out for sure. Turn the bars fully in the direction of the no-start and hold the starter button down . Then rotate the bars in the opposite direction until the starter starts working. There may be bullet connectors that are not making good connection . find & repair . You can use crimp connections to fix this because you need to have a perfect connection instead of a quick connect coupling. The extra relay is a good idea but get your bike to where it starts every time FIRST !

That was a funny response ! No kiddin' , a member did a trans oil change and installed the oil in the flywheel housing ! Back when the Saab 900S with a m.t. was around , oil change places would drain the gearbox and add 5qts of oil and the car would get about 5-10 miles down the road and then TROUBLE !

Whatever you think doesn't matter . The Tariffmeister is in charge of that whim !

BTW , do not put the gear oil in where the rubber plug id=s in the side of the transmission. You will fill up yhe clutch housing and cause problems !

You can test that thought w/the bike sitting still. Pump the rear brake w/your foot three Xs and see if it gets better every stroke. If it does , let it sit for 60 seconds . If it is the same , you MIGHT have a warped rotor . Get the rear wheel off the ground and rotate the wheel . If the rotor is warped you will see the lateral movement and see the warp in the rotor. Also , try moving the wheel to see if there is lateral movement there . There should be NONE .

Ditto to everything docc mentioned . Be sure to use Dot 4 fluid and while you're at it , bleed all fluids and Dot 4 everything.

As long as the lever has the ball on the end , you will be in good shape . You need to explain "stiffen up" the brake pedal ? Is it spongey or what ?

Thank you