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Hi, every time I clean my bike-not that often-the end cans-OE black finish- when dry have white 'streak' marks on them. I've tried de-greaser and parafine but nothing seems to work! any tips?(I know the real answer is mistrals <_ thanks>
Hey up Matey. How is she running? Re the pipes. I used a simple black restorer wiped on, wiped off, worked great. (Simoniz black bumper restorer).
Didn't you bid on the damaged Mistrals of Flee-bay?
Regards, Mick.
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Make sure you don't loose the knob after you have things together again. The trick is to find the right "Locktite", anything too strong and you won't get it out ever again.
Saying this I suggest to leave the tachometer as it is. The water/vapor looks more as it really is. Some even say it's a typical thing.
Hubert
There has always been a little condensation inside the glass, Now it is really heavy droplets and the tach has started misbehaving, jumping from the correct reading to nothing then off the scale before returning to normal. I'm hoping drying it out will help.
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trip reset knob is a left hand thread. Resets the odo one way, unscrews the other. go easy
Will do and thanks. Mick.
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Hi all.
The bike has spent a couple of wet weekends away and there is considerable moisture build up inside the tach' which has started acting up. Logic says an electronic device full of moisture will be pretty unhappy. My plan is to remove the tach' and dry it out thoroughly and see if this returns it to normal. Before I can remove the bottom cover I will have to remove the trip knob from the speedo'. How does it come off? I don't want to force anything and risk breakage. Cheers all. Mick.
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Glad you got to the bottom of it. Right Royal pain in the Arse it might be, But the bike'll get fixed one way or the other, Main thing is you walked away from it. Take care and good luck with the repairs. Mick.
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These fearboxes (!) are dangerous, no doubt about it. And the help from Moto Guzi. Nada! Nix. Nothing.
I still drive Guzzis, and I have for many years. And I like the V11, however you take your life in your hands when driving this particular model from a potential failure you can do NOTHING about. No warning, no remedy, pure luck!
I don't think it is worth it.
As a matter of genuine interest.
How many V11 produced to date with the "Fearbox"?
How many documented cases of sudden lock up as described by OP?
How many of these 'documented' cases were definately atributed to crap design/manufacture?
Given the litigation obssesive society we live in, if the V11 is as genuinely lethal as suggested, how come MG hasn't been sued into extinction? How come the powers that be haven't just banned their import?
If I believed the V11 was as fundementally flawed as is suggested, I'd destroy mine (I'd not want anyone else's death on my conscience) and buy something else. I've a wife and kids to think of. Hell if they're as bad as is suggested here I suggest MG have no right whatso ever to still be producing Motorcycles. Mick.
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Sounds like a great way into spring!
Once you get your sags and springs set up, the side stand (wot's left) won't touch down much.
Seems you've changed up your avatar to show us those dazzling new exhaust cans. "Nice, but the dazzle rather does not compare to your prior photo!":pic:
So very true my friend, She's one pretty lady, and smart with it. I've picked up a cheap "keep it in the jacket pocket" camara, so should be able to start documenting some of the better rides out over here this Summer. Take care Mate and keep the shiney side up. Mick.
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Jesus! Sounds like a pretty close shave you just had. Glad your o.k. Were there any symptoms prior to it all going tits up? Unusual amounts of metal on magnetic plug, notchy changing, funny noises, etc.
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I grew up on that side of Sheffield so know it very well, and the A57 to Ladybower is still part of my usual ride out route.The Snake is now a 50 limit
so only worth riding for the view,rather than for fun of it 
but probably safe to "make progress" in the week rather than at the weekend when the power rangers are out on their R1's etc 
.Have to admit to using the 50mph signs more as a "guide" than a true limit, Saw very few vehicles and no plod at all on Saturday Morning when we crossed (8.30/9ish), Fantastic views though and on the twisty bits I didn't have to go at stupid speeds for it to be good fun, LOL.
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Well we're back, after a cracking weekend away on the bikes. Friday saw us leave Hartlepool in clear dry, if a bit breezy conditions. We were heading for the Peak district having booked into a site pointed out to us on the MGCGB site.
http://www.fieldhead-campsite.co.uk/
We were in no hurry with the priority very definately, enjoying the ride rather than getting there by the shortest route. We left the A19 to enter Thirsk where we had a traditional full breakfast, before introducing ourselves to the new Guzzi Dealer that has opened there. Nice friendly people who appear enthusiastic about the marque.
From Thirsk we headed up Sutton bank to take full advantage of the fantastic riding roads out there, heading through Malton and Sledmere before stopping at the Biker's Cafe at Fridaythorpe. (Frequented by the North East MGCGB Branch I believe).
We made very quick progress on almost empty roads before stopping off in York to re-fuel, 110 miles covered and going well. Skirting York on the A64 we headed towards Leeds and then took the A1/A1M to Sheffield, (BORING!!!!!!!!!!). Exiting the M1 we rode past the Hillsborough stadium before taking the scenic Rivellin Valley road that if followed the full distance will take you onto the awsome Snake Pass!
We followed it to the Ladybower Dam, before turning off towards Castleton, still maintaining high average speeds on near empty roads, the final few miles and the twisty back roads that led to the site dictated care as gravel, deep puddles and potholes replaced the excellent roads we'd become used to. The site was great, the wardens expected us and met us with timber to place beneath our sidestands. With tents pitched, Pete and I headed out to sample the fare at the 2 local pubs. The beer and grub were great but several hours of very "Enthusiastic" road riding combined with us not being quite as young as we were saw us asleep in our tents by 9pm .
An early start saw cooler tempratures and mist which quickly cleared as the sun got up. With the bikes packed we headed out to test ourselves against the famed Snake Pass.
The Guzzi revelling in the twists and turns with never a hairy moment. On a couple of bends I thought I'd over cooked it but a brief dab of back brake to straighten things out then power on and watch the tarmac coming up to meet me as we bellowed through the still quiet peaks was indescribable.
Glossop came too quickly but yielded an excellent Cafe serving breakfast so huge even I couldn't finish one,
good company too in the form of a couple of guys out on a Boxer BMW and an Aprilia. We then decided to strike North in the hope of hitting the A65, an old favorite of mine though we had a totally mad ride to get to it on a well surfaced wide twisty that had us Whooping like a pair of 10 year olds when we met up again on the A65.
A quick stop at the Devils Bridge then on to our next site at Pooley Bridge on Ulleswater where we drank and ate our fill before retiring to our tents. This morning with rain threatening we made the long climb up to the Hartside Cafe where 2 bacon baps & 2 Coffees set us back nearly £9.(Ouch!) Then a steady descent to Alston, passing a group of bikes heading the other way with at least 1 Guzzi among them. Then it was accross country to Allendale and Hexham before an amazing thrash down the A68, stopping of at a mates place in Tow Law for Coffee.
From there it was a fast run home though my enthusiastic riding of that last day has resulted in the base of the sidestand being somewhat reduced in area.
The last 4 miles saw some interesting roundabout action with 2 guys on big KTM Super Motard things that were a lot faster than I expected and called for some scarey late braking and pretty hard work on my part to get ahead on the exits from the curves before he out dragged me to about 80, then the higher top end of the Guzzi would reassert itself before hard on the brakes for the next roundabout, he couldn't stay with the V11 through the turns even loaded as I was with camping gear.
(though I've lost a good amount of metal from the sidestand). All in all a pretty great w/ends fun. (Glad the wife never saw our antics over the last 4 or 5 miles though).Only downside is the panniers have messed with the paintwork in a couple of spots . But it'll fix.
Regards, Mick.
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While checking the valves I notice a deposit on the valve cover the was thick and kind of a light brown color. Any idea what this might indicate? I was thinking condensation and the crankcase not breathing correctly,
If deposit is sludgy it sounds like emulsified oil to me, Quite common I believe if bike is used for short runs as oil never really gets hot enough to drive off any moisture. If the bike is only doing very short runs I'd be tempted to take it out for a good long run then have another look. (My
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Been using Abba stands for years- would never use a regular paddock stand again. You can easily whip off the rear shock and there is no risk of the bike falling over.
Abba stand gets my vote too. Dead easy to use and takes only seconds to change the fittings so it lifts the wife's SV650. Brilliant!
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So, this is some curious inter-metric conversion: a guy (uh, dat's me:nerd:) makes a 1.00 mm error; he (dat's me:o) owes Mick a pint. And raz, too.
Really, he (dat's me<_ owes a pint deutsch pintb and pints pints:cheese: anyone else who went out to buy the little nipple taps in first hours before correction got posted.>
So, this is rather convoluted/forum conversion math: 1.00 mm x 1 (24/7) forum = 5 pints.
Since we ('mericans) can only get good ale in 12 ounce bottles, I'm pretty sure I drank all five pints today just lamenting over the Little Nipple Affair.
None-the-less, I am so behind on my bar tab form the South'n Spine Raid that I will buy you a beer at the mere mention of *Little Nipples* any where in the world. From now on.
Oh, for goodness sake, be discreet . . .
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That would be my mistake. PM me, I'll stand up for it.
No worries Docc, Already sorted. If you ever hit the UK, 1st beer is on me. Regards, Mick.
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We like pictures..........
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Hey NakedV - Post a pic at some point so we can see it on your bike!
Bob
Here you go Bob. Mistrals fitted along with a Givi fly screen. This bike just gets better and better.
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Yes, yes. I measured the wrong adapter tap. It is, in fact, 6mm x 1.00.
Good catch and thank you!
Ahhhhh! Crap. Just got back from w/end away. Anyone need a set of 5mm adaptors for a TwinMax????
That'll teach me I should have measured the buggers.
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The threading is 5mm diameter x 1.00 mm pitch.
It would be the same for the thread repair kit. Don't ask . . <_>
Cheers Docc. and, no, I won't ask! but "Ouch" any way.
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The V11 has nipples to slip the hoses over. No adapters required. IIR the twinmax comes with sleeves for smaller nipples but I'm not sure if the MG needs them.
Hi Dan.
Back home now and my 2001 V11 has a large crosshead blanking screw in each manifold, next to the head which I assume is for an adapter! Will pull one in the morning and check.
Regards, Mick.
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I'm at work at the minute and so can't rum out and check on the bike. I'm about to order a TwinMax throttle balance device. Do I need the 5mm or the 6mm adapters for the V11 manifolds?
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I called the stock x-over a "cat" one time early on due to it's location & the knowledge that Guzzi was supposed to have added catalytic converters to their bikes, and Greg Field unequivocally disabused me of that notion, stating the the U.S. market v11s never got the cats: it was strictly a Euro 3? smog requirement, so in the grand tradition of using up old stock, Guzzi continued making the straight up v11 & shipping it here unstrangled.
I was very happy to hear this, and have never had any reason to doubt any of Greg's data on "Guzzi insider tech info," figuring he was a lot closer to the source than any of the rest of us. Since Moto International quite literally "wrote the book" on Guzzis, I suspect that even if the factory claimed that they had installed cats in the U.S. bikes, Dave Richardson, Greg & the rest of the fine folks at MI would know the real truth of it...
But an unbaffled x-over will likely be a trifle louder than the stock one [which is more of a pre-muffler than a crossover if you ask me] and in combination with drilling out underneath the end caps [search elsewhere on the forum for modifying the stock cans for more details] may supply all the music that the OP would ever want [& certainly all his neighbors would ever want!
]I just added a pair of 2nd hand titanium Mistrals with stock crossover, Sounds out of this world without making your ears bleed. Runs smoother too, (Haven't figured that one yet).
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Bloody, Hell! It's starting to make sense. Correct me if I'm wrong but the 150 mV setting, all closed is a static base line. The ECU I take it uses this as a reference point from which it then adds the required increase in fuel corresponding to the increase in voltage-throttle opening from this "base line" setting. One this "base line is correct it's just a case of balancing both sides like with carb's. Simples
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Cheers. One more for you. Do I use the standard TPS readings (as per FAQs on here), even though I've fitted the Mistrals?
How to ride the V11
in 24/7 V11
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Mine will sit happy at 2k rpm and pull smooth right to the rev line. (Unless I run crap supermarket petrol then pinks like b*st*rd). Running stock ECU & airbox with Mistral titanium cans. The more miles I put on her (13.5k now)the better she gets.