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Picked up the Nero Corsa from Germany today [emoji16] IPA time. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-A505FN via Tapatalk

My 1100Sporti had a bad phase sensor when I bought it, which took a minute to sort out. I had precisely the same symptoms, that is it ran great just about far enough to be a real pain walking back then quit. At first it was intermittent loss of power, intake spitting, then quitting and restarting after a short cool-off. It got worse until eventually I was afraid to leave the garage with it. Eventually it became obvious that the problem presented with heat, and some forum investigation led me to pull the sensor and ohm it cold and hot- sure enough, a heat gun made the sensor open right about the temperature I measured at the engine case (don't recall that number at the mo) So you can be certain with the tried-and-true 1960's British Coil Hot Check. Hair dryer, IR temp gun, and ohm meter.

My Forks are going to Holland! Isn't that viert? The big upgrade is now in effect. They use the Forks as a template to build the new ones. The internals will be Mupo CSP30-R‘s This old girl is going to have the best front end currently available to the general public! Massive front end diet planned with these Forks, Magnesium Triple Clamps, Sicom Rotors and OZ Racing Wheel.

I know Tankshop in the UK used to do these tanks years ago for external fuel pump bikes. Worth a shot. They were pricy however hand made. Worth a shot to see if they're still banging out tanks.

What a gorgeous collection of V11 (two is a coincidence . . .) ! And bookend Corsas to match your garage floor!

A simple perfect tool for Phase sensor distance. Cheers Tom Sent fra min SM-A505FN via Tapatalk

The Nero corsa is gorgeous! They are all beautiful but that one is spectacular.

I had my "new" internal pump tank professionally lined before i had it wrapped in carbon fiber. It wasn't the cheapest option: This is what it looks like inside:

^^^^^Like I said, I have a dollar riding on it. I had to let the moths out of my billfold to make sure I had one.. (Guzzi content)

Many of the small towns in our region were built along the railroads. Quite a few have an old caboose on display honoring that heritage. I put together a day ride that took in five cabooses (plus the BBQ Caboose Café ), 215 miles, 8 counties. . . . and 2 happy Guzzisti on their romping Sports . . .

Sure, it's going to need some attention, but what a clean Sport! Observed selling prices on the V11 have been steadily on the rise. That is not out of line as an asking price for what that is, IMO.

And the final B4/After.... The odometer now works, the partial resets to zero.... I have been using an App to monitor my mileage while the Odometer was not working. I will make a separate thread about it, since it is "free" and does not involve monitoring you via the GPS function of your media. So it is not as accurate as a GPS, but it is very lenient on battery consumption. You have the ability to adjust the mileage if you want to; either by entering it manually, or to retroactively pick the route you followed using google maps. I used that app to check for the accuracy of the Odometer, and it came that the mileage as read by the ITI/hUR was 0.1 mile short of the total reported by the app. Of course, it was a short distance, so I have to see what it does on longer trips.

I was thinking between the lining and carbon, that tank shouldn’t move. I also bought a roll of Teknofibra 4mm flexible thermal barrier to line the underside since you can’t get the factory stuff anymore. Besides this is much better and probably overkill but it’s okay. I don’t care. I try to stick with top tier fuels (Shell V Power) and run a mix of that and 110 race fuel.

When I was going through the Centauro, I used the depth measurement end on the calipers. I would no doubt permanently affix the sensor to the flywheel using the JB method.

No, that's after. And this is a completed pic: I have all the parts I need to install it now, so that'll be the next project.

My original tank was 2003, and the worst I have ever seen, the PO was using a leather bagster cover for a tank bag. Not sure that was the cause, leather being somewhat breathable. I guess it's luck of the draw

If I could have just one other Moto Guzzi . . . I've seen very few early V11 tanks bubble their paint, and that is usually low on the "panniers" where the moisture would accumulate the most. The worst have been those V11 with extensive "decals" clearcoated onto the tank paint (Rosso and Nero Corsa). I'm not sure what those decals are (polyehtylene sheet?), but they certainly trap any outgassing that might otherwise work its way out of the tank material and its paint.

There's a good discussion on setting the sensor clearance here: https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?/topic/21021-guzzisti-friendship/#elControls_240669_menu

ooooh, I know how I would badge that tank . . . only in blue . . .

heh. i have gone through the cycles of not super happy about it. but I don't blame the bike- mostly me for not properly maintaining it. So its now in oregon in the back of my brothers old truck- which luckily DID make the trip. reason I was traveling up is my mother and brother finally got vaxed - first time I have seen them in 1.5 years. I just booked a flight back to SF as i have to get back to pick up my daughter by tuesday- I ordered a new sensor from MGcycle and the bike will stay here until I come up later in July. I may work on it a bit today but also may just take the day to enjoy - my childhood friend is coming down to meet up etc. anyway, bike trouble aside its a good trip - and at this point coming out of the pandemic--- any experience that is not me sitting at home in front of a computer is actually a good one... even if its pushing a Guzzi down a freeway. at least I know I am alive!

The thing about machinery is it won't give you grief on purpose, unlike (ahem) some people. Patience and Perseverance *will* get to the bottom of it.

Just something to put into your bag of possibilities. Looking back over this it seems that you get it going... and then it stops. I'm reminded of a very strange and - tough to find - problem I had a while back. Though my problem was blowing fuses, it was directly related to forward motion. Turned out the side stand safety switch wire blew up against the head pipe and melted, causing the fuse to blow. Then It dropped away and was good with a new fuse until I got up to speed and it shorted again. Took me a week to find it. Reading about your damaged sensor wires made me recall my problem and wonder. The same scenario may apply to a fueling problem if you have a filter that's coming apart and under increased flow is sending bits of crap down the line. On a side note if I may, you have a great attitude to this dilemma. It will serve you well getting to the bottom of the problem. I for one, likely wouldn't have reacted in quite the same positive way.

So the fuel pump is running but just for a couple of seconds? Is it still running while cranking over, if not it's probably the Phase sensor. The phase sensor turns on the injection relay through the ECU, the injection relay turns on the pump and the ignition coils, if the Phase sensor dies you lose the injection relay, pump, spark & injectors. You could make sure no-ones added extra spacers to the sensor, sometimes that gets done in an attempt to make it oil tight. The gap should be 0.6 - 1.2mm. Probably your best bet to find another sensor is to borrow one from a local Guzzi owner.

# 1 remove anything that will give you a false clearance reading. # 2 make sure one tooth is in the exact center of the sensor bore . # 3 drop the new sensor into the bore and allow it to rest on top of the gear tooth . # 4 measure the clearance between sensor flange and mounting surface . # 4 add this # to the needed clearance and select the needed shim . Be liberal in adding the numbers . # 5 this should have you ready to go !

It was a Magneti M sensor, fastened with some lousy fancy bling bolts from C, other than that I wouldn't know. Previous owners never touch the bike, just dealers, which could mean a lot cheers tom.

1 shim was in there 0.55mm. Istalled the new sensor with an extra 0.85mm shim. Rolf said why not use a 10mm long bolt with a nut on, turn the nut down, and measure the correct distance for shims. cheers tom.