rayb24

Neat article on the V11, however I'm pretty sure an Editor edited a bit to much out of the article to make it fit in a half page. Pity I wanted to know more

I just bought a new voltage regulator for my V11 which has fixed my mysterious sometimes not charging issue. This wouldn't have been fixed without help from browsing this list so the 10 euros I just paypaled is darn cheap insurance to keep my guzzi running Ray

In some jurisdictions you can't get Fire and Theft unless you put an alarm on the bike. I've had that argument many times with ins co. Biggest waste of money too. Lets face it unless its outside your house, anyone who knows a little about bikes can immobilise an alarm. Yes it might go off, but from the sounds of it if you look like you're supposed to be with the bike. People ignore it thinking there goes another guy with a defective alarm. Just my two cents

Well its aftermarket I guess, it certainly doesnt look like ones I have seen that are original. Silver hexagonal shape finned obviously and no markings as far as I could see. I looked at all sides with a flashlight. I redid the connections (cleaned and covered with a little vaseline) then strapped everything back out the way. Rode it all afternoon and everything appears ok. I'm hoping it stays this way until the late fall annd then I will take the tank/seat/ oil cooler off and really go over all the wiring looking for bad connections and cleaning up places where things are somewhat bodged. Ever noticed how a nice sunny day ride takes all the daily stress out of life!!! Ray

Its going to be a rainy day here tommorrow, I'm going to use it to go over the connections again, put a better ground on the Regulator. The Snipped wire was the black wire in the black white pair. It goes from the regulator into a connector with the white wire coming out white to white and the Black just cut at the connector with no wire in sight. I'm half of a mind to replace the regulator during the winter, even if I have no more issues and probably use the other newer regulator from the link you posted KiwiRoy. I have a bunch of fixes to do to my bike over this coming winter so it will be another item to the list. The funny part to this is, I just spent last winter going through wiring adventures on another bike I have. Much older bike, where over 30 years or so of previous owners fixes / bodges had made it into wiring night mare. In the end I replaced the entire loom and cleaned up all the connections to more than just soldered wires. Near had me pulling my hair out. Looks like i probably at least should go over all the wiring on the V11 just to make sure I know where it probably will give me problems. LOL i think I must have done something really bad in a past life..... Ray

From reading a few threads on here it seems that charging issues are a bit common. So I shouldnt have been suprised that my new to me V11 Sport decided to have an issue too. I was going to go for a Sunday ride, I got about 3 miles fom my house when the battery light came on and stayed on. Not the idle type flashing light but a full and very bright continuous time to turn around and go home light. When I got home I did a bunch of research on here and then started following some threads that all seemed to point to the voltage regulator and how to test it. I was getting 12:18 volts at the battery with the bike running at idle and that didnt change at all when I reved it to 2 or 3k. In fact it tended to drop by a tenth and then go back so I was pretty sure it wasnt charging. I mean even a trickle charger pushes it higher. So I took the tank off and started poking around at wires. The bike has had a few owners and well there has been some creative wiring, some good some not so good. I had checked the Alternator Wires and there was lots of voltage at that end. Then following a thread on here I unplugged all the wires from the voltage regulator and checked them. No issues apart from some dirt, bodged shrink wrap over bullet connectors and one wire that was purposely cut??? Since that wasnt new. I ruled that out. I'm not the best with Eletrical things. I reconnected all the wires, and turned the ignition on. Bad idea even though the tank was off and fuel lines were disconnected the ignition turns the fuel pump on. Lol fountain of gas from the pump. Luckiliy I had the fuel lines point out from the bike so a bit messy but none on the bike. Anyway I put the tank back on connected everything. I started the bike, still at around 12:18 to 12.20 volts at the battery. Twisted the Throttle a little still the same, then all of a sudden it started charging the light went out and over 13 volts at the battery. So lol I must have a loose connection somewhere, but lol which of the wires was it. I'm thinking I unplug the same wires and really clean the connections, put vaseline on them too. But any other ideas? Ray

Thanks for the info Docc, Jim. Well I know now that its definately a 2001 with some Carbon Fibre parts. Front Fender and small fairing. I'm thinking its really a V11 Sport but made to look like the Rossa Magnello, based on the side covers and those red parts look too new paintwise. The Clutch is single plate though. Rattles pretty good at idle lol. This bike will need some work, I factored that in when I got it. Plus hey these bikes are engaging that way anyway. First off will be figuring out if there is just a bad connection or whether i need a new voltage regulator. I have the flashing sometimes battery light. I have looked on here and found some good threads on that subject. I rode yesterday in a section of Toronto called Little Italy, got all sorts of comments about family members who used to have Moto Guzzi's lol Ray

First time poster on here, although I have lurked for a month or so, doing research. As of yesterday a new to me Moto Guzzi owner too. I swapped my KTM SuperDuke for a 2001? V11Sport well I think its a V11 Sport... Lol it seems part way between Rosso Magnello and a normal V11 Sport (I'm sure a previous owner added some things). Vin # definately says it's 2001, but some parts would lead me to beleive its 2002 (triangular disk brake holes as an example). Lol is there a way to identify model by Vin? Peculiar swap I know but the KTM although wonderfull to ride was a bit too long in the inseam for me especially now as I live in the city with various nasty pockmarked roads that really require full foot on the ground at all times when you stop. Since I moved to the city it always made me a bit nervous with slippery streetcar rails holes big enough to swallow cars etc. So after 4 years it was time for a change. I havent ridden much on the Guzzi yet, but wow very different feel. I kind of feel like it would ride through a brick wall its that solid (but in a good way). Anyway just introducing myself, lots of really good info on here and a joke thread too. Regards Ray Boorman, Toronto Ontario Canada