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I'd prefer less pointy bits or is that just silly?

Cheers Dan Yes, the ignition light resistor (in the LR wiring diagram) would be there to keep a feed if bulb blows – so what I don't understand then is why does removing the bulb give the result I'm seeing. Oh – I think that I see what you're saying now. You mean the voltage isn't rising, with the bulb out, because the alternator hasn't started to operate. So could that mean that the resistor wiring is broken? I'll have to investigate that. Running off the battery could be right, as the meter stayed fairly constant around 13.6V or so, from memory. The Lucas model number is 24181A A115 - 45 It also says 423612V (

I took out the alternator this afternoon and put in a new regulator. Unfortunately the problem remains. It's still putting out 15+ volts, measured at the battery. I didn't check diodes or anything else when the alternator was out. One more thing before I order a whole new alternator. When the warning light bulb is removed, the output voltage stays low even when engine is revved. Does that signify anything or is it just what you would expect? Dan, there isn't a "warning lamp control unit". That would have been older battery-excited models. This is Lucas A115 - 45. As far as I can see, there will be a resistor connected across the bulb.

That should do the trick. If anyone advices you to go for a direct mains connection – just say no.

From the MG website. There are lots of pics / angles on there. Edit: Whoops, Paul already answered. Congrats Guy. I can see the saliva dribbles from here. Yum. But – only 4 valves? I'm getting 8!

Various videos on You Tube Fancy pants video Growly grunty video Getting excited Guy? Any sniff yet?

Yeh – good one

No major surgery required. The most difficult thing is getting to through to that nut (or bolt head – I can't remember which end is where). When you're doing this, lube everything but also loctite the nuts as the little gear change nut invariably works loose and falls off and you could be left with a bit of a problem out on the road. Checking and setting the adjustable rod can help things a lot too.

Presumably you are set to local time so you will see your posting time as 02.12 minus the difference. OK Your turn again. ~ Where's D.L.? I thought that he'd be here by now? Maybe he's gone to make a... purchase??? ~ Ahh, the power of auto-suggestion

Well now, Ratchet, YOU are the very one who created that little picture (at 02.12pm)! I only observe what I observe. Maybe you shouldn't be poking about in threads like that!

As seen on V11LeMans.com:

The good thing – and the bad thing – is that as the years pass by, Spring and every other other date, comes around quicker and quicker and quicker! I can't believe how time is flashing by ever faster. I guess that was part of why I decided at this stage to just go ahead, get some finance, and get a new bike that I wanted, rather than put it off for a few more years when I could maybe afford it better. No, it's not a late mid-life crisis! It's just the way it is.

Why low miles? Ha, same here. I live 3.5 miles from work and work 13 hours a day and get about half my holidays. And because I'm often carrying a load of stuff – I use the Land Rover. And the bike's broken half the year anyway. Even though I don't get the time to be out doing big miles, I'd rather have the big enjoyment of the small miles – than do no bike miles at all. So I'm getting a new bike (which I hope won't be broken as much) and – some – year I'll get across to Europe on it. Meanwhile, up and down the local hills and coast and the odd weekend away will be my interest and hobby and if it's not a leaker and a breaker it'll also be a commuter.

Mmmm the pics are so nice, Robin, that I'll at least put one of them directly here:

You've put a new battery in the pacemaker?

Yes, I was going to say all those things. Not one of the better designs. The rear half doesn't belong. Too minimalist, too high.

I was interested that someone, somewhere, recently commented something about artists and musicians liking Guzzis. I don't know what figures there are to back that up, but it makes sense to me. The marque and the actual machine have deep and enduring aesthetic qualities. The look, the sound, the mechanical form – as well as the sense of history along with not being tied to a particular (short-span of marketing-dictated) time. What made a Guzzi v-twin good (and loved and enjoyed) 15 or 20 or 25 years ago is still what makes it good (and loved and enjoyed) today. Fashion and modernisation and improvement all have a necessary role – but they're added onto the fundamental essence that is at the heart and that IS the heart of the beast.

I'll just say what I said in the other thread a short while ago – and others before that. The proof of the pudding for me is in the eating, not the analysing. The Quat-D from day one has been hugely enjoyable. It really, really increased my riding pleasure. I had already forked out a lot of money for Guzzi's Ti kit and I thought that I would swap back and forth with the two sets, but actually I never wanted to put back the Ti cans. They have a bigger, deeper sound of course, which is great, but the Quat is something different: it's equally as 'good' sounding in a different way, and in another way it's a bit more special. (As an aside (a downside), I commented a long time ago that the different frequencies from the Quat had an interesting effect when transmitted via my helmet. Unfortunately an irritating effect is created by the helmet / exhaust combination at some speeds, that is isn't there with full cans.) There may be a performance deficit if dragging down a two-mile straight or peering at charts but not on good-riding roads with other V.11s, especially when the is shining. No worryingly huge hole in powerband, no great value in deep critical analysis – in my opinion / experience. And it's relatively cheap: my £200 Stucchi is now redundant, as well as the £800 Ti kit!

Voltage measured at the battery is rising from around 14.2V at idle to the high 15s - 16V on the road. A sustained 16V is too high?

Great. I'm going to have to set-up a dedicated web page. Can you add full orchestration from suitably tuned Guzzis? We might have to bring Jihem in on the job. I hope he's cheap.

Thanks to all for helpful advice on non-Guzzi matter. I'll start at the last post and work back – put a meter on it and see what's coming out of the alternator. There was some welding done on the chassis a week or two ago, but I disconnected the battery and unplugged the alternator – so that shouldn't have affected anything...?

Ok, I shouldn't have encouraged you about the Basset thing.

Dan, I was going to look for a short when I can get a chance, so thanks for that. It's 1987, but only 70,000 miles.

Twenty-one years done: another twenty-one to go!

Hairy Pony! Good to see you around. I've been wondering about your absence (or maybe I just missed your posts as I've been a bit off and on?).