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The bike that started my love for Moto Guzzi. On the bike show in Utrecht I spotted Sophia Loren amongst hundreds of occasions.

Just think. If it not for this moment, and this fine fellow, we would not be here together. I am SO thankful!!

Hi all, picture of my Scura S608 - proud owner and still going strong on trackdays 💪

Discussed the specifics of their R/R with them, also when wired directly to the battery. Their R/R only switches the +12v connection on when it see an AC voltage, thereby preventing mA draw with the bike off. I also asked them if they could lengten the + and - wires (originally 57cm) to 120cm with the connectors separate. "Absolutely no problem, just let us known in the comments when you order". So I ordered and received a sent confirmation only about 3 hours later. I received the regulator, with 120cm of wire on it, nicely sleeved all the way. Drilled new holes in the mounting bracket (and gave it a lick of paint) & tested the bike: shockingly stable charge voltages. Problem solved.

Haha! Love is like that, isn't it? The experience of being part of the community that has grown out of these loves reminds of this quote by John Ruskin: "The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it. "

Day one with mySport, August 2000 . . . Top 5 Moto Guzzi picks since 1965? V11 Sport/silver, V11 LeMans Tenni, V11 Sport "carryover"/burgundy, V11 LeMans/black, V11 Coppa Italia I mean, hey @4corsa, you're asking the other inmates on the ward!

Here you go Tim the original and best. One of my 750's and my 1000 ( with the Aprilia RSV in the background) Beautiful bikes both of them.

This makes zero sense at all as probably over 2 billion vehicles worldwide are at some point on battery tenders/chargers with the batteries still connected. When you come across stuff like this you look at the overwhelming evidence in front of you and see if it aligns with the "advice" you've been given. Phil

I've got an 2017 R9T Racer, picked it up about 3 years back for £7k with less than 3k miles, thought it wasn't a bad deal So far I've had no problems and really like it, good linear midrange, but IMHO they aren't as engaging as the Guzzis, a little less soul. The stock suspension is pretty dire, replaced the rear shock with a Wilbers unit and an Ohlins cartridge kit in the forks, transformed the bike The other thing I miss is the exhaust note, I've got a Zard on mine, so it's louder than stock, but the exhaust note is flat and monotone. The riding position on the Racer is pretty extreme, radical clip ons and stretched over the tank. That doesn't appear to be the case though with the R12 I know nothing of the R12S but I do really like the looks, the grumblings on the Beemer forum I'm on is mainly the price. A few have purchased one, but yet to see an owner's report. My Racer, its beem modified a little since the pictures, nothing too radical though

Congrats on the fix. Audiomick and Weegie are the Hercule Poirots of this Agatha C mystery i can't imagine trying to keep these beasts running without this forum.

me too...

Rare (very rare) coincidence of time and weather today for a ride (mid-winter). Every time I ride to "Belfast" I think of @belfastguzzi.

I hate to see members that float away from the dock like so many members have. Can we incorporate a feature that "pings" them if they are not on here for 30 days or so to let them know they are missed ? We have had so many come n go. You miss them only after they are mentioned.

Talking about the connector, I found mine a bit corroded this evening when I inspected the type. I gave it a shot of Caig DeOxit® and slipped "the boot" back on. A couple things came to mind: 1) If the connection fails, it will act like a bad switch and the oil warning light will not illuminate when the bike is not running, ignition on (before start up and a few seconds after shut down). @bullionz failure could be a connection failure. 2) This connection is rather in the weather and the original connection is bare and unprotected. I added this "boot" from the V11 EV ("California?") side of the range.

You know you are writing that on a Moto Guzzi forum, right?

I asked mySport what she thought of this "soul" business. We had quite a session over the matter and agreed to come back to it along the creeks and over the ridges with her song echoing off the bluffs and streams.

Because it works. All the character of the predecessors, but with the benefits of progress. Later models might be technically better, but the V11 is a successful package. If I were to hear criticism of the V11 models, I would be prone to ask the critic if he or she has ever actually ridden one. Hearing one start is already very convincing. Actually riding one should convince any fair dinkum motorcyclist of what it is all about.

Some progress going thru the Coppa Italia, svingarm back on, carbon fender, alu plate in front of rear wheel, led rear light, startus interruptus, better ground, all connectors cleaned and treated, Caig D. Front part to do. Tires from 2014, wondering about Dunlop Sportsmart TT. Yes IPA time. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

Here is a dedicated topic pinned in "How To . . ." with links to wiring diagrams contributed by, or hosted by, various members including @Kiwi_Roy, @callison (Carl Allison), @stewgnu, and thanks to @Weegie for hosting the Kiwi_Roy content!

Somehow this reminded me of pulling the 'Sport into a parking lot full of new sportbikes.

BMW, putting the flat in flatulent for 102 years yes, I own a 1250RS

I really liked the look of the R9T Racer and sounds like yours is just so mate....Nice But yeah, no BMW has the soul / character of a Guzzi! Cheers

Beating a speed triple😀

Hmmm, so I didn't consider changing the rotor. I did clean it a bit, before reassembling the new stator, looked good. I did fully change the battery (lithium), and it's been sitting on the bench for three days, let me go measure now… 13.43.

"Off our rockers? Actin' crazy?"

Not video, but here is the approach to the front U-joint Zerk from the front using an adjustable angle tip turned 90º (or less): Your only other alternative:

The next question is: can they corner, even WITH a rider?

The regulator is factory original. "Ducati Energia " is a different company than Ducati Mechanica that makes the motorcycles. The loose ring terminal is the factory ground for the regulator and goes under the missing mounting fastener for the regulator. Certainly run another, more robust, ground from the regulator case to the timing chest of the engine. The markings on the alternator show the direction to turn the crank to position at TDC for valve adjustment and the size of the socket to use on the crank nut (24 mm). Thanks for the running thread, @Steve Swan! Looking forward to watching and sharing in the progress!

Many of you reading this know or know of Chet … an avid West Virginia Guzzista and “Chethro” on ADVRider. Regrettably, Chet was in a very serious motorcycle accident involving a deer strike in early November. See more here: https://advrider.com/f/threads/chethros-wv-nearby-travels.1468688/page-134#post-51683267 Chet was hospitalized for weeks, in rehab for a lengthy period, and is finally at home with a long recovery period ahead. Chet's good friend, Eric, was following Chet when the day turned Chet’s world upside-down, and has posted updates of Chet’s condition. Eric’s wife is a skilled quilter, and had the idea to make Chet a quilt as a small blanket or throw that he might enjoy during his continued rehab. The quilt squares are made from the front and/or back of a T-shirt. The quilt requires minimum of 12 tees, with 16 preferred, of Moto Guzzi content; subject matter front and rear would count as two. The size and condition is not overly important since she will be cutting them down to 12x12 squares. That said, as we all probably know from our own collections, “some tees are better than others,” i.e., so more to choose from is a good thing. With Guzzisti, I am compelled to add “washed and clean” tees. 😄 I suspect we all have tees that could be of service in this great cause. Given the sad realities of privacy and security in 2025, PM, email me <wrhagan AT earthlink DOT net>, or text me at FourZeroFour.8Zero8.84EightSix as to where to mail your tees. Thanks. Bill

Diodes 4 & 5 block reverse current flowing to the regulator, so unless the charger exceeds 200 volts, I see no reason to disconnect the battery during charging the battery while connected. I do it all the time. There is a situation where jump starting can damage a regulator of an alternator which has variable field current, like most cars. The supply vehicle regulator can see a low voltage since the connection to the flat battery causes the entire system voltage to go low. The suppling regulator raises output of the supply alternator armature current. If the jumper cables are disconnected in ths situation, then for a very short instance, the alternator output voltage spikes as the armature current settles down to a normal value. That momentary spike can damage the solid-state components in the supply vehicle regulator. The damage is at a microscopic level, and takes several weeks before the regulator totally fails. Since the V11 is disconnected at the instant of the spike, and has a permanent magnet armature, the V11 regulator cannot be harmed by jump starting. So charging a connected battery with the appropriate charger cannot harm the regulator. Jump starting can harm the V11 battery (not the regulator) if you directly connect a large 12v battery directly to the bike with heavy current cables. It is possible to exceed 150 amps charging, which can damage the bike battery.

For the record, what Jaap's LeMans became: https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/gallery/album/87-gampb-sport-monza/

Weegie , Thank you for putting this stuff together . IDK about Kiwi_Roy's status. I reached out to him last year and heard nothing from him . I hope/trust he is still above ground . He had been on Wild Guzzi around that time.

All those phasers set for stun!

HadaDaytona contacted me about this scammer. I told him to put up a warning on the forum for everyone to read. If the scammer turns out to be a forum member I will name & shame him and take all appropriate measures. Fwiw: I can’t read personal messages either. Maybe if I go directly into the database, but then I still have to decode them. Let HadaDaytona reply to this thread or send me a PM. Then we can do something about it

Mate, lets just say I don't think much of their business ethics... Even less of their political motivations! Cheers

If anyone is contacted on the forum's Personal Message system with an email contact, please go to that message a click "Report" so the Admin can deal with the user. The tip-off is always "I have a friend" or "I have an uncle", rather than "here is my email address." All members, please note this post pinned in the "Wanted" classifieds:

Not until they sort out the saggy tits.

Owned a 2014 Norge and had it for around three years before I moved on to a Stelvio. If your leggy you might find the cockpit a little snug but these machines are much better in the twisties than what many riding acquaintance's had thought. Very good all day high speed touring tool IMHO. I did a beetle flash and left everything else factory stock. Ciao

There's nothing to a rotor. It's just a round blob with magnets. Unless it's thrown a magnet or a magnet has migrated out and is touching the stator then there's nothing to go wrong. Why are people talking about belts and brushes? It's a V11 Sport isn't it? Phil

I had high volt readings on mine 14.8 - 15.1 @ 3000 RPM took each fuse and relay out gave a shot of Deox to them. 14 volts now

I'm not quite sure I understand, you state poor charge then say a 30A breaker is tripping often? I'm unaware of this mod but guessing it's replacing fuse 3 on the output from the charge circuit to the battery. If it's tripping at 30A then sounds to me like the Alternator is doing its job, but system voltage isn't rising above 13.0 V. Could be a short, but I'd have thought you'd find that quickly either through blown fuses or smoke. Obvious start fully charge the battery with an exeternal charger then let it rest for a few hours and check the float voltage. Battery acts like an accumulator (or resevoir), if its voltage is low it can drag down system voltage and although a long shot it wouldn't be the first new battery that's been found defective Next thing after that would be to check battery voltage not being dragged down by parasitic load or small leakage. So the battery is low when you set out and will take time to rise in voltage. I'd also shoot a mail to Electrosport and ask them what the RR output voltage is set to as well, 13.0 volts sounds a tad low to me too, I'd think 13.5-14.0 volts is where it should be. It isn't catastrophic IMHO but is a bit low. EDIT Just to add I'm ASS-uming the rectifier ground/earth/chassis is good and of course battery ground, poor grounding usually results in higher system volts AFAIK, but it may be worth checking. Brighter minds will chip in soon (I hope)

I found the lady worth taking a picture in front of my V11... now I just need to make time so she can be blessed with a Guzzi picture... do you see how she waves at me?

I understand. I forgot to ask you if you were a native English or German native speaker. I am a French native speaker. Born and raised in Paris. When I started to work internationally, my French was the typical Parisian accented one. When I listen to me speaking anything, I hear my French accent. Each time I return to France, I have some people asking me how come I know French so well. I surprise them when I tell I am French, born and raised. Somehow, over the years of expatriation, the lack of speaking French, I am guessing my accent is no longer current; this is most likely why French people that don't know better think I am Canadian. They have clearly never heard a French speaking Canadian. Another dead give away is my first name. From the 50's. Also, I am using expressions which are no longer used today. When you don't live in the country, you don't stay current. Typical. The first names are usually a good indication of the age of a person.

If your waiting for the bridge on that song I sure hoped you brown bagged your lunch cause you might get hungry. Reminded me of how long you have wait for the bridge on Midnight Rider.

Yes that's correct, 3 measured 93.5 ohm and the 2 defectives measured 0.1 and 0.01 ohm. No wonder they blow fuses.

Spoke with Dave Blue today. Just to put it to rest, he's a great guy and under no suspicion of inadequacy, all a misunderstanding on the part of the previous owner- who is also a decent guy and under no aspersions. He still has the transmission, in the same condition it came to him in. I found the rear cover in question in a box of parts that came with the bike, so they'll eventually be reunited. Dave wasn't even certain why it was sent to him as the recall had been done previously. I suppose I'll need a shift return spring- was that @Chuck who has them? Gotta learn a whole new box now lol

..as you can see, it's a real chick magnet.