Kiwi_Roy

The reason I haven't rewired my bike is I'm only the caretaker, just imagine you bought a used guzzi, the previous owner never documented any of the changes he made and the wiring is a real mess. Well that and the fact sourcing the connectors would be a nightmare. I am guilty of making some changes but I have documented them in the handbook, my Eldorado on the other hand was rescued from the scrap heap, the wiring is a work in progress, every wire is the same colour, black. the headlight is wired across the generator and I made my own switches. If you do decide to go ahead I suggest you retain all the wiring around the ECU as stock, it's very robust and really separate from the rest of the bike. The way the charging circuit relies on the headlight relay sucks big time, that could certainly be improved. LED idiot lights are a no brainer, throw away the crappy sockets and solder them in. Headlight relay/s Side-stand switch, would you keep that? Throw away the Power Commander and use Guzzi Diag or a MyECU Does the Motogadget unit really save on wires, it seems to have one input for every output. Will it handle 40 Amps for the starter soleniod You still need the ECU and all it's wiring http://motogadget.com/media/downloads/plan/fahrzeugschaltplan_en.pdf 359 Euros with M button and wire kit, that's too spendy for me, buy the right crimpers and connectors and wire your own. Let me know if you need a hand.

Shawn aka Twisted Twin posted a link to our ride pictures https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BzTTWtMxGhH7N3RHN3BhMldRVHc&usp=sharing

I'm pleased to say the inaugural Langley BC ride went very well, 20 bikes including 4 Guzzis (2 Eldorados, a T3 and a LeMans II) but I'm afraid we were outshone by a 47 Vincent. We raised just over $2,000 for the cause and had a fun ride Thank-you again for all those who contributed I'll add pictures later.

I can attest he has a beautiful Coppa Italia with all of 4000 miles, or is that K. He's pretty much scraped the floorboards off his new 1400 though. Sent from my shoe phone!

Ok, ok, I'll let the EV go instead, I only have room for 4 Guzzis LOL Sent from my shoe phone! Mine is No xxxxxxxxxxxxxx11375 21/06/2002 according to the sticker in original handbook It must be close on 100,000 km I bought it after the original owner wrote it off and bought it back from insurance company. I went just to have a look at a Guzzi, I had never seen one but it was love at first sight, I call it my Italian girlfriend but a lady friend who rides a Honda Nighthawk calls it my Italian Slut, LOL

Czakky, If the main ground is behind the seat release lock (mine was) move it to one of the adjacent gearbox bolts. I know of several V11s that almost went up in smoke. If the main ground works loose the starter current will find its way back to the battery through the factory regulator ground. The starter will turn over weakly but worst of all the ground wire can get red hot melting through and shorting to ground other wires in the loom. Sent from my shoe phone!

Haha, yes, it's cheaper for sure, I sponsored someone in the US and it cost me $25. However if they find a cure everyone wins. Thank you for supporting the cause. Roy Sent from my shoe phone!

I read a quote the other day "Time is what stops everything happening at once" Sent from my shoe phone!

rossi46, If you have a multimeter with the diode test function (--->|---) would you please test your old regulator Red lead of the meter to each yellow of the regulator black meter lead on the double red. Both yellows should read between 0.4 and 0.6 Volts. Thanks Roy

Yes you can find a rider to sponsor quite easily https://www.gentlemansride.com Then enter the riders name or handle at the top, it works quite well with even a partial name like benson or scud or even matson :-)

Shawn aka Twisted Twin is organizing a ride in the Langley area of BC If you re in the lower mainland why not join in, it's not too late to tap into your friends If you are too busy than consider going on the Langley ride site and sponsoring one of us https://www.gentlemansride.com/rides/canada/langley

I'm doing the Canada Langley ride if anyone would like to sponsor me. Sent from my shoe phone!

I have it mounted on the steering damper bracket, the one on the loop is in a similar spot on the crash bar. Sent from my shoe phone!

Most of the intermittent electrical faults occur before the ECU, it just so happens the petcock is connected just before the ECU relay. A light across the petcock will indicate at a glance if anything is open circuit it will be Off, it will flicker or be dim with a bad connection, and if all is good shine brightly. The LED only draws about 10 mA, just leave it under the tank to be consulted in event of misbehavior. After all the petcock fuse is not being used for anything else, make it earn it's keep. Besides which, your friends will be green with envy

Leave them open or even better wire a small 12 Volt LED to them, this will let you know if the interlock circuit (sidestand kill switch & neutral switch) are ok. Sent from my shoe phone!

Since you will be removing the gear box just make a simple strap from a starter mounting bolt to one of the clutch bolts to hold the shaft while you undo the nut. Replace the timing chain tensioner with a blade type. Sent from my shoe phone!

The 3/4 drive is just a regular socket, it slips right over the shaft, grind a couple of flats on it and turn with a 12" crescent or pipe wrench. I wrapped some masking tape around the shaft where the 3/4 square sits. Sent from my shoe phone!

A 3/4 drive socket too loosen the nut holding the timing chain sprocket 43mm I think, extend it with a 1/2" drive socket or grind flats and turn it with a pipe wrench. Sent from my shoe phone!

The light on my Eldorado came on so I cracked the banjo fitting on one head this created quite a mess when I restarted but I was happy to see it. Since then I added a second banjo with a longer bolt and a 100psi gauge, the light is still on, I'll get around tuit. Sent from my shoe phone!

The fuse in the start circuit is really too small Luigi forgot how much current the start solenoid pulls at inrush, about 50 Amps. Normally the inrush current only lasts about 1/10th of a second while the solenoid pulls in then drops to about 10 Amps, the fuse can handle that. If the starter doesn't pull in cleanly due to a flat battery or perhaps a tiny resistance the solenoid may sit there pulling a heavy current (for example 30 Amps) enough to blow the fuse but not have enough to engage the starter. This is a problem with some of the other Guzzi models where the solenoid is wired through the ignition switch the usual fix is to change the 15 Amp fuse for a 20, the other fix is to provide a direct feed to the relay bypassing the switch, not always simple. The start relay should not be powered through the ignition switch it cannot supply the heavy inrush current reliably, check by pulling the relay and see if there is Voltage on the 30 terminal. Thats the pin furtherest from the 3 small ones with the key Off I posted a sketch explaining the starter circuit a while back, I can't post it from here.

What oil level warning light, my guzzis only have a pressure switch that comes on when it's too late like out of oil. On that note the switches are very unreliable, my V11 Sport and the Eldorado now have pressure gauges.

Guzzigary, I floated the topic on Wild Guzzi. I proposed meeting at Stave Falls BC Hydro Museum I'll send you a PM Roy

Castlegar is a bit far away from Vancouver, we are thinking about a local event, anyone interested?

It's not just loose terminals that cause a problem, lead oxide can creep in and disconnect the wires even with the bolt tight. Scrape the battery terminals until you see bright metal then apply some Vaseline, this protects the metal from Oxygen, no Oxygen = no Lead Oxide Old battery trick.

Probbly the switch, crack open the fitting to one head if it makes a right mess when you start the motor that means the pump is pumping oil around, a good sign. Sent from my shoe phone!