[Pit stand for v11 sport]

Want a used pit stand for V11 sport

[Introduction Thread]

Well since Jaap is doing such a great job keeping this site going I thought the least I could do is take a little time to do this intro. I think I’ve been on this forum before back about 04 when I had a V11 LeMans. Anyway I’m a few months shy of 70. Still like my sport touring bikes although I do most of my long trips on my Scarabeo 500 scooter. I’ve had quite a few bikes, mostly Italian, More Ducatis than Guzzi’s. I’ve has Sp1000, V50, Breva 1100 and 02 LeMans. Now I have a Rossa Mandello along with my Moto Morini Camel and my Scarabeo500. My Rosso has Guzzi Ti exhaust and ECU, heated grips, Sargent seat and some other mods. I don’t have any immediate changes planned for it other than to do something about that rear hugger. I’m not a putter, I still like to do some canyon carving. I used to do some track days but wrecked one of my Ducatis At Summit Point in 02 and my wife said “no more racing without a rollcage around you”. My wife and I took my Piaggio X9500 across the USA e few years ago out to the Pacific coast hiway, 7006 miles from door to door.

I used to race SCCA for about 20 years but I don’t have much interest in cars anymore. However I do have a new Fiat 500 Abarth arriving in a couple of weeks. That’s because it’s 50th anniversary car for me. 50 years ago I brought my first new car. The first Mini Cooper imported into Germany (Iwas in the Army over there then) So this will be my last new car and I wanted it to be a fun car like the first one.

Physically I’m pretty healthy for an old man although too fat and/or too short 5’8” 200lb. I’m a 2 time Cancer survivor. Took a kidney 12 years ago and a lung 2 years ago but I still ride bicycle every other day at least 10 miles in this hilly area.

Other interests are being a Christ follower, my wife of 23 years and music, anything but rap. Well now you know probably a lot more about me than you ever wanted. Hope to meet some of you guys sometime.

[V11 idle speed adjustment]

Hello,

 

Many here either back off or remove the idle adjustment screw on the right side throttle body and only use the left side idle screw for idle adjustment. This is because there's play in the ball end connection of the rod that links the two throttle bodies. The throttle return spring on the right side TB will remove all of that play as long as the right side idle screw isn't making contact with the throttle cam.

 

Hope this helps...

That sounds like good logic to me. I'll try that along with checking air filter and valve adjustment. Thanks to everybody

[V11 idle speed adjustment]

if only one side idle stop screw is touching, you can turn that screw in a bit to raise the idle..,Do not turn the white knob on the long threaded rod (left side),that controls the butterflies and will get you out of sync.. this knob is used to balance the butterflies above idle, with a vacuum tool..

 

Both side seem to be against the stops equally. So should I turn them both in, say an 1/8th of a turn at a time until I get the desired speed when warm?

[V11 idle speed adjustment]

I just got a 01 Rosso Mandello and the idle speed is a little too low. It runs fine other than that so I don't want to screw something up. If I remember correctly the obvious way can mess up the syncronization. So which is the right way?