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Yessir. That looks the same, $79.98US + S/H etc. from Quantum. MG Cycle is %54.56 + $11.95 S/H = $66.51US. Sp, probably $25+ cheaper. Thanks for posting this, @Pressureangle!

Fuel Pump specification From the Sport 1100 manual (I think all the systems on this vintage are identical). The pump operates at 100 l/hr at 3 bar, this is what the system runs at and is an industry standard. There are other standard pressures too but Guzzi run at the 3 bar. The pump is overpressure protected at 5 bar, via the discharge feeding back to the inlet. The pump has a non return valve to prevent the system draining down through the pump when it's switched off. Pierburg #7.21565.70.0. This pump is almost completely identical in every way to the specifications of the Weber PI-021 which was originally supplied, some folks state their pump was PI-121, I have no idea of the differences between the 2. The Pierburg has overpressure protection and a check valve to maintain system pressure like the original. Physically the pump is a bit different. It is thinner but comes with a rubber isolating sleeve which will allow fitment to the original bracket. Likewise the inlet has a 12mm barb suitable for installation of the existing inlet hose. The outlet is different. The model quoted here comes with a female threaded M10x1.0 connection. The pump is supplied with 2 adapters which fit into that connection. These are an M12 and an M14 both 1.5 pitch banjo connections. I found a 12mm banjo to 8mm barb off E-Bay that should allow me to install the original hose, with a little bit of rerouting. I chose to go this way as I broke off the original plastic outlet which had welded itself to the hose, there is a cheaper direct Pierburg replacement. That model is the 7.21287.53.0. This has a plastic high pressure end but instead of the threaded outlet, it comes with an 8mm barb so should slot straight in That's very old info from Guzzitech, it's my research so I'm not ripping off the info I was forced to go down that route before the cheaper pump quoted became available. The Pierburg is significantly more expensive, I thought I'd post it up anyway............never have too little info. Pretty sure the V11 with external pump will be identical as would the HiCams as well as the Sports.

Perhaps, I'm still running the original in my HiCam and would still be using the original in the Sporti if the Fekin spigot hadn't broken off, the pump was fine Spare might be a good idea I suppose

I found this one, been happy with it for 16k miles and 4 years. Might even be the same one MG Cycle sells. https://www.highflowfuel.com/quantum-moto-guzzi-1100-sport-inj-bj-efi-fuel-pump-1996-1999-replaces-gu29107261-gu03107270/

Haha... boil that fluid... who needs a rear brake? Seriously, though, good point.

First image in this thread: @Orson's Tenni in Tuscany, 2005: @cash1000's Rosso Mandello in New Zealand, 2022: Just magnificent!

Pulling mySport up onto the lift last week after a short ride, I heard the fuel pump give a "screeeech", then the motor stumbled clutching up onto the lift. Stalled, restarted, pumped up, screeeched again. Ran rough, but coaxed it into the SportChock. I want to just ignore this, but also have struggled with getting her to maintain idle where I prefer (1100-1250). She has struggled to keep 1000, even after addressing tuning parameters. So, I referenced @Scud's Encyclopedia of Compatible Parts and found this MGCycle replacement fuel pump. Anyone have direct experience with this fuel pump on a SpineFrame? TIA, docc (prepping for the Eighteenth South'n SpineRaid) . . .

There is no reason why not have one. That is the point. However, only a few chosen ones understood the call to get one. We still don't know how many V11 (all models) were ever manufactured, so we don't know how many understood the importance of getting one. I know, it is a futile argument. But Guzzi were never a popular choice; rather some kind of connoisseur decision. Even in Italy, there still are apart in their own niche. Myself I wanted a Le Mans since the 850 came out. I was based in Italy from 1981 until 1991. I bought a Harley instead.

Tom, The "unmarked" relays came with the motorbike. I took some pictures of them when the "stock relays are failure prone" topic came about; Here they are for your viewing pleasure: I have purchased the Omron from Ebay too. I carry one with me as a spare, just in case.

Quantum has been working fine for me, and so called life time warranty . Cheers Tom.

Looks very good, but the other relays, no marking, no Omrons ? Side note, wondering how I coud tempt you to join the hunt for rubber boot for the rear master cylinder . Cheers Tom.

Variable brake lever freeplay is also a symptom of bad wheel bearings. The wheel moving around pushes the pads back into the callipers during cornering. Ciao

...Not afraid of splicing anything. The insulation had melted into the wire strands where the burned pin connectors were originally. I had to remove a lot of the stator wiring then to salvage the stator. This time it was the plug & wiring at the voltage regultor to stator connection. Why MG had pin connectors plus spade connectors in the stator wiring to the voltage regulator is anyone's guess but with the new replacement stator & reg. there will be one connection versus two or more in the stator circuit.. And I will be able to continue using the OE spade connector from the reg. to the batt. which has nothing wrong with it. Yeah, I could have saved myself $300 by seeing how much more I could trim out, hardwire & replace this area but then it would be an issue in the future for me or the next caretaker to check stator voltage, etc. I guess in this circumstance I didn't feel trying to salvage these 20 year old items would be an improvement. Art

Extra bonus- i thought the pulsing on the brakes was warped discs. Nope, was bollixed wheels bearings

Update: Now i’ve put fresh wheel bearings in, the suspension feels very good. There’s no preload or compression adjustment on these maxtons and, weirdly, the extremes of the rebound clicks give either a ‘concrete’ or ‘zebedee’ setting that leaves me confused as to who would need them, and for what purpose… but in the middle there’s a few clicks of nice, compliant suspension.

christ… i just got a flashback of me pushing her up a scaffold board into the back of my van…

haha! i nearly dropped a lung pushing mine about 50 yards up a slight incline. good job they rarely break down 😀

mine's original. maybe a preemptive strike is in order

Found it! thanks. I will check it out as soon as possible. Once you get a little taste of how practical fast trains are, you don't want to go back to the tin experience. Traffic between Houston, Austin and Dallas advocate having such a service. When I was working in Europe, we would always privilege fast trains instead of flying. No extra security, no lines for check in, no extortion fees or haggling for luggage, no luggage carousel, all the space you need for your legs... Besides, train stations always terminate inside the cities; you don't need to get miles out to go to the airport. So why still no train between Dallas and Houston? I read that rural land owners don't want to be incommoded by a line running through their property. Same happened in Europe. But once the first line was running, then it became a clear winner.

Here's a stupid question. Why does the timing rotor have two locator holes in it? It only needs one hole for the dowl, the other hole would allow the timing rotor to be one rotation of the crank out. I assume that would be bad.

I have the EME upgrade on the '85 LM1000 with big Odyssey battery. a few thousand miles later it's still in heaven. If I had your connector issue, I'd eliminate the connector altogether and properly splice the wires together. It's wiser to plan for the ride than plan for maintenance. Cutting and resplicing shouldn't be frightening. So I'll toss this in the ring, my '97 Sport charges 12.8 at idle and 13.8 max. Always been this way, doesn't have battery issues...regulator has been reinforced with grounds and hots. I shouldn't care after all this time, but is this the norm?

Yes sir.

I'm interested in this also as I plan to replace my fuel pump and filter the next time my tank is off....

Fantastic ideas P6X, however once I retire and put a limousine service to the airport, it will be with the Range Rover, probably not a Gold Wing. Houston City traffic is a little too crazy for me to want to do it on a moto day in and day out! I hadn't planned on going to any Moto GP races in Europe this year but I would love to get to Le Mans one day to see the track and a race in person, and perhaps also a run around the Nurburgring in the Ring Taxi (pity that the wonderful Sabinet Schmitz is no longer with us), and a visit to the new Porsche Museum. Right now I'm contemplating heading to Vienna in July to see The Stones and Robert Cray and visit a good friend there as well as spend some time down in Klagenfurt. If time permits, a trip to Mandello would be ideal in September for the 100+1 party...not sure I can do both yet. Too many plans, not enough time yet while still working. Ironically I would have seen The Stones at COTA late last year, but with Ticketmaster screwing up my refund from the original dates and voiding my tickets, I couldn't get it sorted and never got to see them. I heard that traffic for the show was a nightmare, but the show was good nonetheless. By the way...on my route back yesterday from COTA, between Fayetteville and Bellville on FM159, there were lots of fields of Blue bonnets and Indian paint brush...worthy of a drive in case you're still on the lookout for some pictures this year. Speaking of TGV, I wonder if we'll ever see the high speed train between Houston and Dallas actually get built.

Good find. After you successfully fit it, would you be so kind as to document that in the aforementioned encyclopedia thread - along with the technical details as you noted above?

NK03XMU Currently living in a carcoon in my garage. But it’s going back on the road in the next few weeks. I’ve hardly used it during the 2 years that I’ve had it, but currently I’ve got 5 other Guzzi’s and I only put them on the road in the spring & summer. I just tax 2 at a time, SORN the rest and alternate them. It is a fabulous bike. I’ll probably be taking a V11 to the Guzzi stand at the Festival of 1000 Bikes in July. It’ll either be the Rosso Corsa or the silver V11 Sport. Rosso (and Nero) Corsa’s are really rare in the UK, but there is currently one on eBay asking price somewhat optimistically £8250! Ill find a way of PMing my email and no to you. I hope you have fully recovered from your back surgery and are enjoying biking again

Probably not ideal for the rear brake master either..imo

I must've had it 2014 after the dealer in Newcastle MOT'd it for me. I'm Warrington, yes. I searched high and low for one for years but then had some back surgery, putting biking to one side, when fit again I was determined to own one. If you can pm your number or email if thats allowed, I can fill in a few blanks. Lovely bike, enjoyed it but little time unfortunately. I'd love to see her again some time, I never saw another on the road.

Those passenger pegs are ankle-burners or boot melters. I kind of like how the cans look up high like that, but the connection from the cross-over doesn't feel right in my opinion. And if you're gonna go to that effort, seems like you should ditch the rear hugger and show off the swingarm... and take care of that rusty axle end. All that said... I bet she looks good walking away with those pipes tucked up high and tight.

I had a girlfriend a long time ago, she had given a name to her prohibited fruit. "Juliet". There is nothing more odd than having someone telling you: "Juliet is not available today", or "Juliet is out of commission", or "Juliet is not in the mood". But I got your point with the Scandinavian naming. We had to study the "Song of Roland" at school. Durandal/Durendal was his Sword. (Link provided). I am trying to think if I want to call my Le Mans something, but I don't feel it.

The options being made available to us on this piece are pleasantly surprising. Looks like I am "firm" on satin 2x2 for the booty lid. As for those fitted oval canister badges, they have a story rooted similarly to this effort. In the early days ( ), we had a member that was a seat builder, one Rich Maund. My Moto Guzzi round cf canisters (likely built by Mistral) were delivered (after some typical delay of months) with a special plaque riveted to their sides that was not pictured in the (photocopied pages) "catalog" of accessories when my Sport was new. I was determined to buy everything available from the beginning, both to support my dealer and accept that these pieces would be in limited supply. I must say, I was rather crestfallen to discover these badges riveted to my lovely, new (and expensive) cf canisters . . . So I drilled out the rivets, popped new ones into the holes, and blackened them. And tried not to see them. Sometime later, I saw Rich had these etched, shaped medallions fitted to his Sport. He had an extra set and I ponied up for them. I had to move them to replacement cans (thank you @joe camarda!) after my 2003 crash. They are typically hidden under my ugly (but useful) Tekno panniers. But, ain't they sweet?

I just use a typical racer paddock stand, one that picks up the back of the bike by the swing arm. Once it is on that, I can lift the front of the bike up with a small jack under the front of the sump.