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My bike had the charcoal canister down under but was removed by the PO. I may have to do something about my crossover however. I've got the Guzzi Racing/Titanio exhaust. Any idea if that crossover and a center stand are compatible?

Yea, I read that two different sizes were made. I think I read it somewhere on the v11 site. Don't remember.

Hi All, I want to put a center stand on my V11 LeMans. Apparently there were two different center stands made for the V11 variants. One for the early bikes with 170 rear tire and one for the later bikes using a 180 tire. I'd like to know the dimensions on at least one and hopefully both. I've found some folks with center stands but they're not sure which ones they have. Thanks!

Then I'm afraid to say the regulator must be toast, the red wire is connected internally to two diodes, there should be no current flowing back in. Look at the simple schematic I posted earlier. I would also inspect the alternator where the wires connect and test for a short, it seems strange to me that the current would flow back through a diode and an SCR. A stupid question - you don't have the battery connected backwards somehow? Roy Thanks for the help, Roy! The battery is connected properly. I will test the alternator. With the bike completely off, the red wire holds the same current as the battery. Is this how it should be?

Update-Fuse only pops when red wire is connected. Okay when yellows and black/white are connected only. I disconnected the ignition switch from the harness and the fuse still pops when red is connected.

Thanks for the help! The PO did a good job of grounding the reg. Two clean grounds to the alt. cover. I'll try your suggestions

Thanks for the help! Yea, the key was off and it blew when I put it in. I'll unplug the ignition and then put another fuse in and see what happens. The starter wasn't too loose. a little bit of play but it was being held in with one of the two bolts. The other one was completely unscrewed.

Update-Got a pack of 30 amp fuses. Put one in and it immediately blew. Bike was not running and the key was in the off position. I'm electrically challenged. I have another regulator, a used one, but don't want to hook that up and blow it. I suppose that everything else in the system could be okay and it's just that the regulator went south. What to do next? Install the working regulator and hope for the best? Thanks!

Hi All, Just after leaving home today the charging light came on. It was intermittent and inconsistent but oddly enough was often going off when the rev's were low and staying on when high. I headed home and put a voltmeter to the battery without the bike running and got 12.85. Started the bike and the reading was jumping around in the low to mid 12 volt area. Even at high rev's, 5K+, it never got higher than the static battery reading of 12.85. Shut the bike down when I started smelling that dreaded electrical hot/burning smell. Checked the ground wires from the regulator and found them all in good shape. The previous owner was great about grounding and sorting this bike out. It looks to have three grounds for the regulator. In looking around and checking I did find that one of the two bolts that hold the starter in place was completely loose/out. The other bolt was holding it on but it was a touch loose also. Don't know if this is related or not. After checking the grounds and tightening the starter bolts I started her up again. The reading was a steady 12.21 no matter the rev's. Got the smell again and shut her off. Maybe 60-90 seconds or so was all I had it running but the regulator had gotten too hot to keep a finger on. Checked the fuses and the #3 30 amp "battery recharging" fuse was blown. What would be the next steps in tracking this problem down? Thanks! A fresh regulator was all that was needed! Sorry for all the drama from the electrically challenged!