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I enjoy riding a V11 because honestly, motorcycles are my therapy. Tough day at work? Feeling down? Lonely? Just plain bored? Ride a motorcycle. It kind of happend to coincide with Guzzi's 100th Anniversary that I began thinking about a Guzzi, but I wanted one that was not a cruiser, but more sporty, and with the big block engine. I always admired the V11 Sport/LeMans from afar. I saw a mint champagne LeMans with 6k on the clock on my local CL, and I started thinking...The price was absurdly high, but it started me down a rabbit hole of reading about the V11-series, and finding V11LeMans.com, and my search began in earnest. I would say, from beginning to end, my search and acquisition of my clean black redframe V11 Sport took less than four months. I thought I would have to wait a year. I cannot wait for the return of Spring so I can ride her again. Amazing machine.

I've got "2" with "Beautiful World"

good band.. and followed by one of my favorite tunes by The Byrds

Part 2 is even better - [you need to switch Caption to automatic english translation] and yes i always kiss the holy ground after i jumped ship successfully

I'm not sure that is our mantra here, but I'm not sure that it isn't . . .

I sat on the black frame burgundy that I now own at a motorcycle show in Indianapolis, and was enchanted enough to stay in touch with the small "dealer" in a small town north of mine. I made monetary rationalizations and negotiations and bought it. The feedback from riding was unlike anything else I'd ridden and since it isn't the easiest machine to ride, it keeps one's attention more active in my opinion. Mountain roads in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, etc. sealed the affection. Then the dreaded electrical gremlins came, and it sat languishing for several years in the garage. A crash ( obviously on a different bike) left me grounded and slightly spooked for a couple years. When I got the desire to return to riding back, no mechanic would touch it without a suitcase full of unmarked bills and Methuselah's scheduling. Somewhere I heard the phrase "If it's going to get f***ed up you might as well do it instead of paying for someone else to. " Around that same time I remembered this forum and was encouraged. The first startup after relay exchanges and the "decent tune up " brought tears to my eyes, and I thank you all...

Final ride of 2021. Tried to take a run up Mount Palomar, but wet roads and low visibility turned me away. Happy New Year everyone.

So, a 15M V11 would have to source a 15RC ECU, as well as installing the upgraded Lambda probe (where? In the crossover?), and then build or source the wiring to connect the sensor (Just one probe?) to the wiring harness to the mystery/unused two "bullet connectors" that we 15M-ers try to tuck away/ hide under the seat?

If you like incredible engine sounds, here's one among the best! the Matra 650 12 cylinders. Rumor has it that is particular sound came because the exhaust pipes were cast and not welded which is the standard way today. Thus, the pipes vibrates like a horn instruments and make this incredible sound. Jump to 2'; this car was auctioned by ArtCurial and the presentation is irrelevant.

My issue is: can you trust the workshop to do the work as carefully as you would expect it to be? I am always referencing to the past, mainly because this is where my experience lays for the most part. In the 1970's, when you brought your motorcycle to the shop, you could speak to the guy that would actually work on it. Not to a "Service Manager". There were no "signature required". The guy would treat your bike as he would his. At pickup time you get a run down of what was accomplished, eventual troubles and suggestions. Not a rubber stamped check list. With MPH Guzzi here in Houston, I would say that we are privileged. The shop has a proven history in Guzzi bikes, and the current mechanic that works on your bike is accessible. After I got the Le Mans last year, this was my first stop for a full assessment. The bike was healthy excepted for the odometer disease common to the V11s, so far, so good. My V11 is afflicted with the common hiccups reported in the technical pages here: I have purchased all the necessary equipment to verify the setup. I have a cranking problem, which I have not yet resolved, but I am confident I have identified the problem. My main concern is space. I do not have any space to work on the bike other than doing menial tasks. My plan was to sell my car and purchase a SMART for two; even I ran all my errands with the Le Mans, there are times when I need to be able to have a bit more cargo space. Due to the chip shortage, the used car prices have gone unacceptable; It does not make sense to purchase a car that used to cost 6K for 15k or more today. I will wait, or if push comes to shove, I will go MPH.

Well, I bought a V11 entirely on faith. I didn't want the clunky 5 speed, nor dropping the oil pan to change the oil filter (stupid design, IMO), and more sporty style. I also wanted a big block engine. V11 was really my only choice for a Guzzi. It was a V11 Sport or a LeMans. I ignored the Eldorado, Bellagio, all the V7s, V50, V65, 850/1000 LeMans (too pricey and slow for me). I wasn't interested in anything else for $6k or less. I've only test-ridden a V7 Stone, and came away very unimpressed. Engine was breathless, gearbox clunky, the machine rode like trash and it had less than 100 miles on it. I overlooked this, and wanted to add a big block Guzzi to my collection. I chose a Guzzi because they did things differently. That engine with the two cylinders sticking out, the shaft drive, separate gearbox, tube frame, it all was so cool to me. The 100th Anniversary was coming up so the timing kind of made sense, so I said "Why not?" The V11 I bought and shipped to me didn't disappoint. It is an incredible machine, which oozes a certain quiet confident charisma. I think only air-cooled Ducatis do it better. I have big plans for my V11 Sport in 2022...lots of miles in the NH White Mountains! Lots of twisties, and perhaps a trip to Laconia Bike Week to spend time with toothless, special needs riders.

You LP - amongst others have tried everything & are still failing at pinning down the root cause. Yet - because there was simply NO consensus on this English speaking forum (& others) frustrated, I looked further afield to research what the Italians were discussing on their forums years ago about the same problem. Nb., ‘years ago’. They - via Ube’s Fiat research & Guzzi knowledge - found the cause for their bikes behavioural issues. The overwhelming single “fix” of many was the simple O2 sensor change. Go read their experience’s for yourself. It simply allows the ECU to do its job better. All those issues were able to be adjusted & were in a nanosecond, subsequently dialled out by the now better performing ECU. The previous slow oem LSH15 incurred the G.I.G.O. of the fuelling modulation by the ECU. Once that single sensor input into the ECU was speeded up by the vastly improved LSH24 cycle rate speed the ECU is infinitely able to adapt appropriately & adjust the fuelling more accurately - hence the surging, stumble, hiccup on constant throttle was able to be adjusted out of the system. It’s not a problem that just affected V11’s alone - the same ‘surging, stumble, or hiccup on a constant throttle’ - call it what you like - occurred on the European smallblock Breva’s, Nevada’s & V7 Classic’s - as well as affecting various bigblock Bellagio’s, Breva’s, California’s, Griso’s etc. LP you know a hell of a lot more engineering than myself - but on this I’m afraid your eyes are simply blinkered. Why? We all have foibles I suppose. Disbelief at the simplicity? If like me you ever trawl back over old posts - way back before Guzzidiag days - back when there were plenty of discussions about Power Commanders & Cliff’s MyECU & whether these would help get rid of the issues. I read everything because I had the same issues, but now, I’m of the opinion it was all just blinded bulldust - the cure had simply been ‘lost in translation’ & didn’t make it over the pond because the Americans don’t have O2 sensors. The 15RC simply moved the game on. Ube & the Italian Guzzista knew all along. SimoneV11 - he knew! So after all that... who’s going to disable their O2 sensor on their new V100 Mandello? Huh? 🤔

Seems these are the climates that give us some of the greatest bike (and car) restorations on the planet. Probably some of the best oatmeal stout and blackberry wine, as well . . . I don't mean to be speaking for our Norwegian brothers, here . . . @hammershaug should be along to cheer us up, before long, yah?

...a properly informed 15RC dials both the stumble & surging on constant throttle out. That’s the modern ECU’s raison d’ètre - the beauty of closed-loop adaptability. Nothing to do with valve gaps - or Titanium maps - that’s all just looking for a black cat in a dark room that isn’t there! Try it & see...

I suspect that a new V11 did not have a 3k snort. @docc do you remember? I believe that you should complete Docc's tune-up guide first before tweaking the ECU. TPS setting, timing sensor gap, cylinder synchronization, and slightly looser than book valve clearances are important. Decent Tune-up - How to... - Moto Guzzi V11LeMans.com Forum Also look for signs of a worn timing chain tensioner affecting ignition timing. Point a timing light into the porthole in the bellhousing and watch for erratic movement of the timing mark at various revs.

Its presently -3 C and it will probably go down to -15 tonight, it's supposed to top out around 0 all week. February is more of the same with no real relief until the middle of March. What can I say it's home! I don't think anyone really chooses Detroit, I was born here and the people were nice so I stayed. It gives me a chance to search the globe for V11 parts. Thank you guys again for taking time to get me pointed in the right direction. Much appreciated. Happy New Year

I can never understand why people chose to live in places that get weather like that. Snow, salted roads, freezing pipes and engines etc. No thanks. I'm complaining like a little girl when the overnight gets to 4 or 5 C from time to time in the winter. Ciao

I hear ya ! One wiring diagram has the terminal 30 going through F5 . The other two diagrams show terminal 30 being fed through the (switched) sidestand switch . Terminal 30 doesn't have power until the (good) sidestand switch is closed .

What strikes me the most in this documentary, is that a motorcyclist who gets a Guzzi is special for specific reasons. Why did you purchase a Guzzi, but more importantly, why a V11 in the first place. I know that not everyone on this forum owns or rides a V11; still, it is the rallying call of this site. We all our reasons, but some of those describes in the video resonates strongly with me. They may belong in the previous generations behavior. Today's world is so different in so many aspects. I had the opportunity to be a witness of many of the changes. I noticed that I enjoy the raw pleasures that were those available to me several decades ago. My association with joy remained unabashed throughout the years. I wonder what the newer generations will enjoy doing tomorrow? riding a V11 or getting therapy?

Dear me. That Scura/ image/setting is gorgeous. It certainly compares to the very first image posted in this thread by @Orson in 2005 . . . Magnificent V11!!

So, I had a little fun looking into the American phrase, "Balling the Jack." Adopted by early 1900s railroad men to mean going fast or "pouring on the steam." My Sport seems to like this style of "keeping on the boil" or "wickin' it up, mon!" . . . . Turns out "Ballin' the Jack" comes from an early 1900s ragtime music dance tune. Hard to keep still!

What makes people thing these "special kit" ecu's and their "special mapping" are so "special". Ducati Termi kit ecu's were rubbish and just added fuel everywhere and you paid big bucks for the privilege of getting nothing. It was 99% marketing and feel good factor. This one has an extra 200rpm, big deal, it's a rounding error change. All ecu mapping is one big compromise as it's designed to work globally with different fuels and safe on all bike variables. Mapping a std ecu on an individual bike on a dyno is the only way to truly optimise the mapping. You can get decently close swapping custom maps but never optimal for each particular bike on local fuel. I've compared the std 2000 V11 mapping and the "Titanium" mapping and the only difference I can see is the Titanium mapping from 4000rpm and 36.8 degrees of throttle has between 3 and 5 deg more ignition advance, that's it. The rpm limit is the same as the std 2000 V11 Sport map. Massive waste of money from what I can see. Ciao