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Just wanted to share this with you. And say an extremely big thank you to the Canadian 1st Infantry Division that freed our region. I can't imagine what these boys have experienced. We won't forget. Never. https://www.gelderlander.nl/berg-en-dal/no-ceremony-but-thousands-of-tulips-to-remember-the-fallen-canadian-soldiers-in-groesbeek~abec328c/

like doing a valve adjustment.... put a thin feeler gauge between throttle arm and the idle/set screw, and tighten screw until it just barely pinches the feeler, a very thin one (or thicker, but then tighter... you get the idea). but getting it up in there between the throttle and the screw on the right side is a hassle.

You remove the rockers John and run the dial indicator off the exhaust lifter. That way you can easily turn the cam with all the belts fitted and tensioned to align it with the crank position and then fit the vernia adjuster. Nice system. You cant adjust the inlet and exhaust timing independently. Unless someone has messed with your timing or its been assembled incorrectly at the factory or the belts have been installed a tooth out it should be fine. Ciao

Seems to me docc the idle value is just a ball park starting figure after the TPS setting so when you start the bike it's somewhere near the mark. It's not in my view a "tuning setting" just a starting reference point. Ciao

Just saw this bike as I bought a rear rack. Super clean red frame. It's a great deal! If I didn't have a red frame sport and black LeMans I'd be all over it.

The Workshop Manual states 3.6º +/- 0.5º opening which translates to 5.10-5.38 mV. FWIW, I'm still in the camp that says that idle value doesn't matter if you have everything else right. Seems to me there are a lot of variables that could affect your individual V11 and the individual rider's desired idle.

If you want to put this in a better section , please do . AFA , to answer the 2nd ? , I printed and studied about four procedures and used what I thought was best . They all agreed on 0.157V at closed throttle ( idle screw out ) . After everything was done , adjust the throttle plate to 0.450V ( according to three procedures ) for the ECM reference to idle . One procedure said 0.540V . I took that to me maybe a mistaken # . I still have a ream of paper from WG , MGC and others on the directions somewhere around here . This was a very difficult thing to get four recipes on banana pudding and get one that tasted perfect .And I love bananapuddin' . Yes , that is the correct pronunciation . . After dialing in Whitney ( red frame ) to PERFECTION , I went back to the black frame . 8 NGKs , two stranded on the side of the roads , and making sure I had arson insurance , I unhooked the Power Un Commander . The moment I started cranking the bike I knew what was wrong . THE PC was f'd up . I did all this because I denied the PC was at fault .

Wise men always discount their knowledge

And , when you finish all this , adjust the idle stop screw to achieve 0.450 V on the TPS .

It is easier to do than you think . Read , reread and execute . Disconnect the balance rod . Adjust the l.h. idle screw in until you can hold the 0.002" feeler ga. with the screw against the throttle linkage , remove and turn the idle screw 1/6 of a turn in . Now , Put this 0.002" feeler gauge between the r.h.idle stop screw and the throttle plate "plate" and tighten the screw until it holds the feeler gauge . Connect the balance shaft rod and make sure there is still pressure holding the feeler gauge . I use the pin that goes into the throttle body instead of the ball/socket of the balance rod . There is an e-clip holding this pin in position . Be careful removing it . This is easier and more precise . You want to adjust this "knob" so the pin goes into it's position easily . With all this in place , start tightening the white knob , when things are correct , the feeler gauge falls out and you are done . PERFECT , no . Good enough for me , yes . I regret not being smart enough to post pics or videos . Go over the directions until you can do this w/o thinking or second guessing yourself . I use the 0.002" blade because that is as thin as my set goes and I leave it the gauge with the rest of the assy. to give it some weight . This is because it will fall as soon as it gets loose . i

Thanks for sharing Jaap - we observed 2 minutes of silence across Canada yesterday in memory of this anniversary, and all fallen soldiers ...

Yes respect, I'm just reading Churchills biography as we speak. Ciao

Geez, I forgot it was on the TO checklist...don't get old, it sucks. Thank you! Art

After you have cleaned trottlebody's and AFC screws, I woud take OF the trottle linkage, and check TPS,,, like 3 times more, 157mv,, It's V imortant... so I've learned. Then I use a feeler gauge 0.05mm behind each trottle stop screws, and then each screws around a quartof a turn.. Adjust the trottle linkage with the white knob so it fits perfect on the trottle body. She can easily have misfires on one side if this is not correct. My Greenie did. This doesn't cost anything,, ah well a few beer's. IPA is of big help. Plugwires 5000ohm. Basicly every elec connnection needs TLC. It does feel V good when she is behaving again, Yu'l find it, cheers tom.

I've got the intake rubber off (fun), and it doesn't seem to have any rips that go all the way through, they're pretty thick really. The inside of the tb is very dirty behind the butterfly, very grimy, I'll give it a scrub. I'll stick the new one on when it comes and see, but I don't hold out much hope for it fixing it. If I'm still stuck after that, can you measure the primary resistance at the ignition lead? Or is it tank off and test the coil off the bike? Thanks

Do it now while they can't come over . . .

So after being on WildGoose forever I thought I'd come on here, I post as Old Jock on WG, but went for a change of moniker Don't own a V11 so what the hell am I doing here? Well I've got a bike with a HiCam engine in it that's giving me endless trouble and may be getting another, glutton for punishement I was attracted by the legend that is Lucky Phil, I see some other of the "usual suspects" too and some of the technical topics on here are first class As I couldn't find an introduction section I just thought I'd post up here and introduce myself. John

There was a video around of my bike on You Tube ( not by me) ..but it in NO way does them justice to the way they actually sound in person..it was just start up and idle...and imho thy dont really sound good until you rev the bike a little then the come to life and sound wonderful...like many exhausts though it is very hard to capture the true sound on a smart phone. . cheers!

Thankyou so much to everybody, to docc for providing the link, to Phil (whose already educating me big time on the HiCam engines) and to everybody else kind enough to pop in and welcome me Looking forward to getting to know you all So the Red Headed Step Child that is proving to be a bit of a challenge, when she's fully clothed which she hasn't been for some time The other bike shown there is a Sfida 1100 just a Sporti given the Magni treatment. Probably not his most attractive design, but eye catching nonetheless......possibly a love hate design. I've had people tell me it's an abomination and others that it's good looking (in a strange way), reminds me of some girls I went out with. I've added a few farkles to the 1100, which probably hasn't done much to improve it John

In remodeling my garage I wanted to hang some "garage art." One of the pieces I wanted was a 24 x 36 poster of the original design for the V11 LeMans submitted to Moto Guzzi from Marabese Designs. It is discussed on page 2 of this topic. Here is how I created one for under $50. Brian Boles is hosting the 250 mb file. 250 mb is 24 x 36 at 300 dpi. 300 dpi is magazine quality. Click on this link and download the file to a zip drive. http://www.brianboles.org/img/Stuff/V11_Proposal.tiff I took the zip drive to Staples who printed a 24 x 36 poster for $29.95 To frame it I went to WalMart and bought the $10 frame kit. It contains everything you need. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-24x36-Thin-Poster-and-Picture-Frame-Black/883237 The whole project took an afternoon. My wife thinks it looks good enough to bring in the house. (see below.) Mike

If you are on the road and you have an oil light come on you can crack the fitting to one of the cylinder heads. Start the bike and oil pisses out you know you have good pressure. I have 4 Guzzis, I don't think I have a reliable switch on any of them, the last replacement I bought didn't last a month. They try to jamb a switch into too small a package, the active element doesn't move far enough to operate a decent switch. Get a gauge 0 - 100 psi and never wonder again. I have mine mounted on the steering damper bracket so it doesn't need flexible tubing.