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I spent my high school years doing high Sierra backpacking in California with friends, going off trail and traversing passes and glaciers — when there were still glaciers up there 😢 — all around Mt. Banner, Mt. Lyell, Mt.Ritter, et al. This was done with USGS topo maps and a compass. It is really great to have an analog in a topographical drawing to look at the land to see things with added dimension. As a youth I spent many happy hours leafing through the map drawers at the USGS office in Menlo Park, CA. Probably about my favorite place to be, second to the library. I like paper road maps. I have AAA maps, Benchmark maps, and some of the Butler motorcycle maps. I also like reading about routes and looking at them on maps. Then I can use my phone’s map app to make a crude distance and arrow chart to put in the tank bag window. Call me an ignorant Luddite or a romantic curmudgeon, but I like not-too-much information, particularly when going off on a road trip. The great thing about a paper map is that the next leg of the journey may only be three inches…..of what? Let’s find out. The older that I have gotten the more I have grown to dislike and resent digital technology and devices. I have a real love/hate relationship with my phone because I have adapted it into so much of my life and so much depends on this tool to interact with and accomplish things, yet it and its ilk draw me away from the real things in the world that I could, and did, engage with. I am to blame for letting myself succumb to the digital malaise that I see and feel in my life. I know better. But I have gone back to writing on typewriters outside of work. It slows you down and is a nice visceral and physical experience in making a text. I am old enough to remember the good old days before computers, when there were plenty of pay phones and public drinking fountains around and everyone did fine. I have always had an analog aesthetic for things, whether audio, visual, or mechanical. And while I am glad to have a bike like my V11 with FI and a good ECU, I am turned off to TBW, different ride modes, etc., on bikes. I understand having ABS and traction control as a safety feature, but I have never had those things on a bike and have never felt the need for them. I am currently looking for a touring bike, and I am leaning toward a Stelvio NTX (it does have ABS and traction control! 😬) rather than a V85TT, partly because it is not TBW and is more old tech. When I throw a leg over a bike and ride away, one of the things I am riding away from is all of the crap of the modern world. All I want to look at is the road. All I want to hear is the bike and the road, although I ride with earplugs to dampen the wind noise. A mileage and arrow chart in the tank bag window and a trip meter or odometer have been enough to get me down the road, as well as keep me from running out of gas. If I need more info I’ll pull off the road, have a smoke and look at a map. I am sure I am ignorant, and probably part or full-blood idiot, but that’s how I like to go. Use maps! They give you something to mull over and mark up while you’re taking a break and having having a cup of coffee, and they will become old and creased.

Sorry, you are the second to inquire after this batch sold out. This is sounding like a broken record, but if I get 10 that want one.. I'll take material to the water jet shop.

If the regulator/rectifier died I wouldn’t expect the battery to be at 12v. Maybe some bad relays?

Whoa up there pilgrim! 😏 ‘Frenzy’ behooves a balanced review…

Make sure the shifter / pivot bolt have not rusted together . TRUST ME on that one .

I’m still in. I’ve still got an outstanding open question on what weave/finish will match the factory CF bodywork on the Cafè Sport though. I’d hope to get that answered before I had to make a decision. thanks so much for keeping it going!

i would never of thought to look at the clutch switch - i will take a look today. thank you. i'll get some new relays too

Yeah. I'll fix that this week when I have a look at the clutch.

Yah: tach down --> lights down --> bikes dies is classic Relay #2. 12.6v is about 80% for an AGM battery after it wasn't charging from the Relay#2 failure. Best High current relay commonly available looks to be the CIT: https://www.onlinecomponents.com/en/cit-relay-and-switch/a11csq12vdc15r-51176058.html# The first "No Start" condition is likely separate. This often occurs if the "bullet connectors" for the clutch safety switch are compromised:

I just send a PM. But I agree with gstallons that it sounds like a linkage problem.

Good on ya............ looks like that one has a few aftermarket items. Ciao

I almost hate to resurrect this thread after it's been laid to rest but. If you're interested in temperature what about using the head temp sensor and a digital gauge. Guzzi-dia. gets its information from it along with the computer it would seem to be a less expensive route. Never heard of anyone doing it sounds like a less complicated way to go about it. When I got my Lemans I wanted to use it to commute. From time to time with traffic congestion I'm not sure at what point I should pull over and let the bike cool. As the bike gets really, really hot it has its own sounds and smells but, good science is good data. I don't want to take the temper out of my piston rings.

…late to this Carbon Fiber frenzy thread, lol. I'm interested depending on final details. thx

I managed to remove all four injector screws, and only buggered the head of one. Fortunately it was after I had already backed it out a few turns so I managed to cut the head off, remove the injector, then remove it the remainder of the way with pliers. Yesterday, I bought new 5mmx40mm screws. I bought both counter-sunk heads, but also a set of the knurled style allen bolts. I think I may go with those as they seat nicely, and still expose enough head to use pliers should they get stuck again. Hopefully I'll be riding this bike enough, there will be no need to ever remove them again!

"Is there a concise correct factory service manual" No. It's an Italian motorcycle. Phil

So, somehow I have (until now) totally missed who Hot Tuna actually is. That clip led me to the full Fillmore concert, 1988. I kept feeling sorry for the rhythm guy sitting in with these two greats. Until I figured out who he was!

V11LeMans.com and yourself have truly proven your worth. Thank you so much.

Well... I installed the shift extender and took my 02 Lemans for a ride yesterday. WOW... what a difference, definitely the biggest single improvement. Before I would have to consciously shift every gear so as not to miss a shift. Now it shifts quickly, cleanly, and precisely into every gear, and that is both up/down. Feels like a completely new and different trans.. Thank you Chuck for all the work, Phil for the " INGENUITY " SKIP

This one has been with me for a few months now. Figured I should update the registry and add some eye-candy.