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Using advice from others on this forum, I purchased all new relays. Upon installing them, my headlamp brightened up considerably. I can't say if it was the relay, or jostling the contacts.

I used velocity stacks with K&N filters, bought them from SportCycle Pacific. Very nice units, and I'm happy with how she runs with these mounted. I'm now contemplating modifying the side covers and fabricating mounting brackets, so as to remount them. I'm sure it can be done.

On the V11/24/7 list, look up my post "Dreaded vapor lock", and there is a photo of the front mounted pump.

GEI.

My LeMans is red, it runs quite nicely. Mine has the Ti exhaust system with an x-box below, does it still need a crossover? Winter Park is about 250 miles NE of Montrose. Too close to the Denver area for my likes. If you can break loose, be glad to show you some awsome roads out my way.

I'm a newbie to this site, and to being a Guzzi owner. I read on another post the advice, "Get the relays". It was one of two things you do, if nothing else. So, I ordered six relays from DesignTech Engineering, cost a reasonable $17.40. I recieved them in about four days. At first, I thought, "Well, I'll just keep them till I need them". Wrongo! Then, I correctly figured, put in the new ones, keep the old for spares, plus the one extra new one I bought. After putting in the new relays, I immediately had a brighter headlight, and all the indicator lamps on my front panel are now bright enough to see in daylight. I have no idea what else is mo'betta, but I just thought I would reiterate the maxim I now fully believe, Get The Relays!

I will forget it exists! Some things are better left alone.

I recently posted about this same problem. Totally solved it by relocating the pump. I had to delete the air box, go to velocity stacks with K&N filters, and a couple of other mods, but am very happy with the outcome. No amount of heat shield tape will keep you from barbequeing your pump when it is mounted right above the left hand cylinder. What were they thinking! Then the fuel filter is right above that. I am curious about the small vacuum spigot on the pressure limiting device. If vacuum is applied, will it open and let fuel flow? This could solve the air lock after parking a hot bike. Just wondering.

My V11 is a 2002, it has an external fuel pump. If your bike does too, vapor lock may be your problem. Your experience is exactly what I had going on. I relocated my fuel pump, replacing it with a smaller, probably superior, definitely easier to mount elsewhere, pump. The stock pump, on some external pump models, is mounted right above the LH cylinder. You park the bike when hot, and it roasts the pump, boiling it dry. Takes about 30-45 minutes to cool enough to get fuel to flow. I hope this helps.

Since the mod, two tanks of fuel have yielded 47 and 45 mpg. The plugs are running a dark tan in color, which I am pleased with. Then the slow oil leak out the front timing cover became a gusher, so I've pulled off the cover. That's quite a bit of disassembly. I am relieved to have found a gasket with a blown out piece, right beside an engine mount. I was having horrible thoughts of a cracked cover. Looking forward to getting the bike back together in a few days, and get back to riding!

I was a bit disgruntled with the location of the external FI fuel pump on my 2002 LeMans. Deciding to do something about it, I realized I would have to make several changes. The air box had to go, I needed a smaller pump, and a smaller fuel filter. I would also need to go to velocity stacks with K&N filters. I found a pump by MSD, the auto ignition people, for about $110. Model #2225. Stacks and filters from Sport Cycle Pacific. Fuel filter is a Golan Mini in 5/16". I mounted the pump on the LH side, on a bracket made out of 1/8" aluminum, right beneath the front of the seat. I mounted the air temp sensor right in the end of the RH K&N filter. After installation, initial test ride indicated sort of a lean condition, stumbling off idle, slow response in mid range. I will add that this bike, which is new to me, had these symptoms before the change, but they were now more severe. I gave the TPS a spin a couple of degrees CCW, looking at it from the top. It runs fantastic! I like this mod, others may not. Of note, though, is that this fuel pump is a good replacement for the original if needed, at a bargain price.

97 deg F at 9000', and I had a bad case of it. I have two questions, hoping someone has trod here before. Looking at the fuel pump roosting above the LH cylinder, I realize it has to be moved. But where? By removing the air box, there is room to locate it at the rear of the spine. So, first question: Has anyone relocated the pump, and where? Second question: Has anyone run K&N or other pod type air filters, and how has it affected the bike? I have heard that air box volume is critical to the tuning of these newer bikes, and I don't want to spend the money on K&Ns to find my Guzzi doesn't run well with them. If no one has tried this, I'll try it, and post the results. This is on a 2002 LeMans.

Here is a picture of my Guzzi.

I'm the newest Guzzi owner on the site. I just bought it on eBay, flew out to California, and rode it home to Colorado. It has been a good adventure, and it all worked out just fine. And yes, I love this bike, a 2002 V11 LeMans. I'm coming off of a Yamaha FJR1300, a very competent bike, with no character. I have wanted a LeMans since they have been made, lusted after them. My wife, she's a saint, says "You're not getting younger, go get one!" So I find this one on eBay, win it, and I'm on my way. I'm pushing 60, I'm fretting about the ergonomics vs my arthritis, and the 1K mile ride home, but figure, Hey, if your are a puss, admit it here. Well, I'm here to tell you, this was a two thumbs up thing! I rode out of Long Beach to HWY 10, into Arizona. Stayed in Salome the first night. Next day, I headed into the mountains, toward Jerome. What great roads. And what a great motorcycle! At my age, sometimes I wonder what I am doing with my motorcycle time, but getting this Guzzi woke me right up. No mistake here, it's a winner. Puts a smile on my face, makes me feel good. One problem with the bike, not serious, bad fueling (ECU, timing, mapping, whatever). I own Jaguars, and am good at sorting electric gremlins. I tested the TPS, it was good. I tested the kill switch beside the throttle, it was bad. In the communications industry, we would call it a high resistance open. This kill switch should give you 0 ohm or infinite ohm, run or not run. It gave a varying ohm reading on run. I simply soldered the two leads together that went to the switch, tucked them down into the switch body, and what a difference! The bike runs like a whole different animal. Hope this helps someone with a similar problem (stuttering, hard to launch from a start, missing while underway, just doesn't run well). Check that kill switch!