[V11 LE MANS 2002 STARTING PROBLEM]

Ok chaps, thanks for all your hints & tips, checked everything suggested, still didnt make sense, when it first broke down, i checked fuses & swopped a relay, well i have swopped another relay now, & worked straight away ! so guess i shall try and buy a new set of relays, any suggestions ? & thanks again for all your quick responses, cheers Simon

[V11 LE MANS 2002 STARTING PROBLEM]

Hi fellow guzzi riders !

I have been riding my v11 without any problems for the summer so far, covering just over 4,000 miles, then one day last week, after just leaving work it just cut out for no apparent reason,then it restarted ok, 2 days later, im riding along with my wife, after 20 or so miles it coughed a few times, then cut out & coasted to a stop, it started straight away & continued ok for another 20 miles home.

Then this sunday just, i was on my way to an italian bike day in the new forest (uk) it coughed a few times, cruised to a holt & wouldnt restart, i noticed that when i turned on the ignition, that the fuel pump didnt make its usual whiring noise (priming), so i swopped the relays around & checked the fuses with no joy, i had to be recovered home.I then started looking on this forum for answers which opened up a minefield of things i thought might be connected.

The forum also made me aware of a tip over valve , because i have also been suffering the tank sucking in problem, i put this down to it being a plastic tank, i then looked at my bike & found i dont have a tipover valve fitted, it also has a manual fuel cock.

Any way back to the problem in hand.

I then stripped off the tank, removed the fuel pump & tested on a battery, it works fine, so now im in your hands, could it be the phase sensor ? i believe ive checked the side stand switch & found to be ok, could it be the ecu ? could it be the ignition switch ?

Any sensible suggestions will be gratefully received, cheers Simon

 

 

[V11 SPORT IN GREEN WANTED IN THE UK]

Hi sold my silver v11 two years back, so now require another, & love the green so much !

Can anyone put me out of my misery ?

 

Ahhhhh !

Now sorted, bought myself a nice red v11 le mans, well chuffed !

[NOISEY SYNCRO IN SIXTH GEAR !]

Ive had my v11 sport for a few months now, only used on nice dry days, so not used much yet !

I love the bike for what it is, but ive noticed that the sixth gear tends to emit a syncro whine, is this normal, the bikes only covered 15000 miles & its the first guzzi ive had the pleasure of, so not sure what to expect, i could live with it but i feel it probabley shouldnt be there considering the engineering on the rest of this machine !

 

 

These are straight cut pinions, so what you hear might be normal. Mine is singing in every gear, I mean 4th up, and I really like it I can say. Have you ever heard a straight cut Fuller lorry gearbox under heavy load ?

 

hubert

 

And, btw., some cool avatar you have

Thanks for your replies guys ! i shall just ride & enjoy !

[NOISEY SYNCRO IN SIXTH GEAR !]

These are straight cut pinions, so what you hear might be normal. Mine is singing in every gear, I mean 4th up, and I really like it I can say. Have you ever heard a straight cut Fuller lorry gearbox under heavy load ?

 

hubert

 

And, btw., some cool avatar you have

Thank you Hubert, the avatar is of my home town of Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire / uk its been in the news for a few years now due to the repatriation of out fallen troops from the middle east.

[NOISEY SYNCRO IN SIXTH GEAR !]

Ive had my v11 sport for a few months now, only used on nice dry days, so not used much yet !

I love the bike for what it is, but ive noticed that the sixth gear tends to emit a syncro whine, is this normal, the bikes only covered 15000 miles & its the first guzzi ive had the pleasure of, so not sure what to expect, i could live with it but i feel it probabley shouldnt be there considering the engineering on the rest of this machine !