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I've done a few of these and my recollection is the dots line up in neutral and not all cam wheels have dots either. There are variations. Early selectors without the banana support and non adjustable overtravel pin and the later adjustable pin and banana support plate and as well as that there was an update kit sold for the earlier gearboxes that included a new cover, adjustable pin and banana plate. Phil

Neutral shown, marks align when in first gear. Docc is right (again). I think it's best to fit the plate with the gearbox in neutral and the plate set as shown.

To my eye, the lines of the bodywork flow better when the eye picks it up at the very front like the air would flow over whilst the sweet thing rips past a lazy stream in an otherwise quiet wooded hollow on the way to the next banked turn . . .

Fitted the original front guard. Better? Phil

All good! Major sharing of knowledge, expertise, tools, parts, and pizza! There may have been libations involved . . . The "breakdown?" They actually had it fixed by the time the MultiMeter Response Squad arrived, but an IC ("Incident Consequence") had them flummoxed. Josh and I simply de-flummoxed the incident and we were all on our way. The SSR TechSession(s) garage? Oh, that is a world of its own . . .

I guess the front guard on the V11 is a "signature" piece as well and it kind of disappears when it's left in the natural carbon black. Now I have to cough up for a painting the front guard. It never ends. Btw I had a strange front brake calliper issue. The callipers were bought second hand a while back and were in nice condition and came without pads. When I fitted and bled them the inner lower piston on the r/h calliper was leaking. Not a huge leak but a drip every day or so. Pressurised was slightly less so mainly a static leak. Anyway I pulled the piston and seals out and in the main seal oring groove was a foreign body maybe 1mm thick. No idea what it was but it was stuck in there very well, like a small blob of glue. Appears to have been there before the anodising and I managed to scrape it out carefully. There's no damage to the groove but you can see a small area where the anodising hasn't taken hence my theory of it being there pre anodising. I thought at first it was corrosion but it's not on the lower part of the groove where water would accumulate and the rest of the calliper bore is perfect. I could put it all back together but the seal outer face has been deformed slightly from sitting on the foreign body. BTW these callipers are hard to find now as they have been out of production for quite a few years and so are genuine rebuild kits. There's a fairly new phenomena out there these days in that businesses are advertising stock on their websites but they don't carry any stock at all. They happily take full payment for stock they dont have and charge your CC then a week later inform you they can't get the stock anymore and refund your money. Then you lose on the transaction fees and they have your money for a week or so. This is very common now so for older bike parts it's advisable to email them first and see if they actually have stock or so they can at least check their supplier because they don't update their websites when parts become unavailable. It's bordering on a scam these days and I've been caught a few times of late. Some of the most professional looking motorcycle parts websites are in fact just resellers with no stock at all. Phil

Nope.

Nice bike.😎

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Thats not really a problem. Phil

Item 13 Mick. I'd buy 2 but unless you're a ham fisted moron then snap rings/Circlips like these can be reused many times. Phil

These are my notes from replacing the pawl spring in my 2004 V11 LeMans Nero Corsa: Removing the plate 1. Unbolt the Ohlins shock reservoir cannister then secure it out of the way. 2. Disconnect negative battery terminal. 3. Take off starter cover, disconnect then remove the starter. Tape over the now-open clutch cover to prevent wayward hardware from dropping in. 4. Disconnect the neutral switch. 5. Discontent the shifter rod then remove the gear change lever from the shifter plate. 6. Put a pan under the transmission. Optionally, drain the transmission fluid. Plan on replacing the fluid with Red Line Heavy Shockproof gear oil. 7. Remove the 11 socket-head screws that hold on cover. It may be necessary to shorten the hex key to get to the screw in the lower left corner. It will be necessary to shorten the hex wrench to get at least the screw in the lower left corner. Tap the edge of the plate with a rubber mallet to loosen it. Disassembly 1. Remove selector retaining plate. Use a 19mm wrench to prevent the lever while removing the slotted screw. Plan on replacing the slotted screw with a hex screw. 2. Remove the plate. 3. Remove the 2 snap-rings on top of the selectors. 4. Plan on replacing all 4 snap-ring retainers as they may become stretched. Note: The selector shafts are 12mm. Correct snap-rings do not seem to be commonly available in the US so it may be necessary to order from a Moto Guzzi parts dealer. 5. Remove the lower 2nd-4th-6th selector. 6. Remove the upper 1st-3rd-5th selector along with the selector shaft. Both may come out by pushing on the outside end of the shaft but it may be necessary to use a screwdriver to lift the indent roller lever away from the selector. 7. Inspect shifter shaft seal and order replacement if necessary. Assembly 1. Set the selector lever spring on the selector shaft by hooking each end of selector spring over the pin on the selector lever. Do not hook the shifter pawl spring onto the pawl yet. Note: The "newest" replacement spring from MG Cycle looked identical to the broken one so I obtained a "scud" super spring, which was obviously more robust. 2. Lubricate the selector lever shaft then partially insert it into the shifter cover. Make sure the pawl spring is in position to hook it onto the pawl. 3. Lubricate the upper upper 1st-3rd-5th selector shaft, slide the selector into position on the shaft with the indexing mark facing toward the lower selector shaft then slip the shifter pawl into place behind the selector gear. 4. Slide the selector lever and the upper selector down simultaneously making sure the selector lever spring does not bind and the tab on the selector stop plate is aligning with the corresponding notch on the bottom of the selector. Use pliers to move the indent roller away from the selector to allow it to slip into place. 5. Hook the pawl spring onto the pawl. 6. Lubricate the lower 2nd-4th-6th selector shaft then slide the selector onto the shaft making sure to align the indexing marks on both selectors. 7. Secure both selectors on their shafts with new snap rings. 8. Install the selector plate using new snap rings. Put a dab of Loctite on the screw. Use a 19mm open end wrench to prevent the lever pin/detent lever shaft from turning while you tighten the screw. This is easier if you replace the slotted screw with a hex head screw. 9. Rotate the selectors until the pawl is at its closet point to the adjustable eccentric then adjust the eccentric to a 0.30-0.40mm gap. 10. Rotate the selectors to the neutral position so the neutral sensor is aligned with the hole on the back of the lower 2nd-4th-6th selector. Installation · It's a good idea to dry-fit it first (without sealant) so you have a feel for it and don't get sealant everywhere · Insert the lower left scew into its hole. · Longer screws in the lower-middle and upper left corner where the locating tubes are. · You want as clear and straight an approach as possible so you don't get sealant everywhere. · Wedge a screwdriver under the fuel line to keep it above the transmission case. · Turn on the bike then confirm that the neutral light is working by shifting to first and second. If the light does not work, it is possible that one of the circlips failed to stay in its groove and allowed the cam wheel to shift inboard where it did not contact the neutral switch.

Rolling out after everyone meticulously selected their preferred routes, destinations, and derived riding partners . . . . . . our small team was fortunate to encounter a "need." I heard Josh say, "Let's try to fix it ." Having benefited from the "ideas" about the area and the lunch spot (and the lake overlook), we navigated back to The Lodge with little precip. Josh noted that our small team represented four decades of Moto Guzzi and suggested a photo op with SIX decades of Moto Guzzi at the SSR: '70s; 80s; 90s; 20s; 'teens; and 2020's . . .

Success!

That was up early. This was up late:

By the dawn's early light ... on Sunday at the Lodge at Tellico. A great Raid .... thanks to docc and all. Bill & Kathi P.S. Yes, more pix later.

Yes, one of the wires has broken just where they disappear into the epoxy. I’ve managed to dremel the epoxy out and solder the wire back together, and then filled it with new epoxy. I’ve yet to test it but at the moment it seems I’ve been lucky as it’s not leaking! I’d still like a new one though because if my repair fails the first I’ll know about it is when I run out of petrol.

Move the thermistor lower in the tank, simples!

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What is broken? If it's the wires at the base of the sensor, then it can be fixed. I pulled Cash1000's sensor apart, and dug out the resin potting compound to expose 2 terminals in the base. I crimped copper sleeves over the terminals & shortened wires (they were too long anyway) then repotted the cavity with epoxy.

Thanks again for your efforts, apparently Ducati, Aprilia, and even Fiat use the same unit so I can widen the search. To be honest I’d be happy with an old school fuel tap with reserve as I don’t like relying on the light.

I also found out from an other forum, the Panasonic ERTLG12N7 is a replacement for the stock Guzzi. It only requires adapting the holder for a perfect fit.

I suppose you have made certain the fuel sensor is the root cause of the problem. I found this on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/153094025684

It seems @ScuRoo has given us our theme music for this year's XIX SSR . . .

I don’t always have time to ride. But when I do, I prefer the South‘N Spine Raid.

I could not be happier with the roads right out out of my driveway, but remember from our years down that way the many stupendous roads at the top of Georgia. Grand. Simply grand. Bill

I can jump that, np . . .

I mean, it's still no Ballabio, @Bill Hagan . . . Yet . . . I'm havin trouble feelin' sorry for ya. (Ya had me goin' with the whole Norge thing . . . )

Docc, This is the only pic I got of Bill’s real Italian police uniform he wore to the sKSR. Bill, congrats on pulling the trigger on the new V85!

Thinking that this will be the official debut of my new Guardia d’Onore V85. Bill

@al_roethlisberger . . . I hear there is still a room left at The Lodge. Trailer your [highly modified] provenant 2002 LeMans. We can make a TechSession of it. "Show&Tell !" Give advice, take notes, trade parts . . .

I feel like the SSR may have mellowed over time, coming into our nineteenth. No law enforcement stories since, well, "pretty early on" , plus no one would have dreamed of messing with Seventh South'n SpineRaiders. These guys could re-gap your plugs in a heartbeat . . .

My brother, who got me into motorcycling, performed this valuable life-learning experience for my eternal benefit . . .

Wasn’t the spark plug experience mandatory growing up all over . Some things just need 1experience to be remembered. Cheers Tom.

Two of mine also, one in Norway one in Panzertruppe on the Eastern Front. Both were POWs eventually, of US and RUS respectively. The latter had some stories. His wife, my great-aunt, lived thru the firebombing of Berlin, sweetest woman. He taught me how to fix a lawn mower engine when I was 10, had me confirm there was spark by having me hold the spark plug wire while he pulled the cord.

Yes, quite the place. BTDT ... but, thankfully, not in June of '44. Our entire 10-day tour of airborne battlefields in France, Holland, Belgium, and Grmanywas inspiring. Touring cemeteries was sobering. The latter visits included German ones; two of my uncles were in the Wehrmacht and my mom a physical therapist at a German military hospital in Rottweil! As a retired career U.S. Army guy that amazes even me. Stories, if you care, in May in Kentucky. Bill

Bill, thank you for your service and the lesson in history. I started up the OL' Google machine and found this.... https://dday-experience.com/en/

I had to look up that “Burning Man” reference. I then saw that "smells" at one had nothing to do with the other. A noncombatant in the sexual and other revolutions of the '60's and '70's, I have never been into druidical gatherings of the Burning Man sort, tho my parents, both closet bohemians and hippies, would have loved to attend the early ones at least. For me, however, the term evoked another “burning man,” and I was puzzled by the connection until I did the wikipedia thing and learned about about the one @docc mentioned. The "Dead Man’s Corner” in my head was this: I visited that spot in May 2018 with five other Old Flatulent paratroopers like me who, at least in our fading memories, “were soldiers once … and young.” We toured several battlefields and cemeteries where, in particular, our “alma mater,” the 82d Airborne Division, the 101st, and other airborne formations had fought in WWII. Many are still there. As I started my Army life as a tanker, and my father was an armored crewman in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy in that unpleasant international event of ’39 - ‘45, I was especially drawn to the affair at Dead Man's Corner. By now, if still reading, here’s that story: Dead Man's Corner God bless all those brave folks. Feeling (somewhat) apologetic for thread drift, Joe & others, I did do some Guzzi-sightseeing, too. Met these folks at a rest area at a rest area: And stopped here to kick tires: Jaap was, regrettably, vacationing in the UK when I was near his home Nijmegen/Arnhem, of “A Bridge Too Far” fame, so we couldn’t link up. Ciao, Bill

I was perusing some archives of the South'nSpineRaid and ran across this post [edited] from SSR XII/ 2016 and thought it lends some perspective: Posted March 15, 2016 As spring is performing its springing here, and the Sport rolled over 98,000 miles today, I'm motivated to revisit the raison d'etre of Spine Raids, and Spine Raiders. The inaugural South'n Spine Raid was all about getting a few V11 together in order to get some 'semblance of understanding of their traits, transitions , and taming. This was 2004, about a year after Jaap launched this forum. It was massively revealing to put the four V11 side by side and pore over them. Along with my 2000 Sport was the 2002 LeMans of TheProfessorHisOwnSelf @andy york (now with something like 120,000+ miles), @Bill Hagan on a 2003 Ballabio whose absence in his life haunts him to this day, and a beautiful black 2004 LeMans. Since no photographic evidence exists of that event, we need say no more . . . With no SSR in 2005, we've gathered every year since in the TN/NC/GA mountains. The collective experience is beyond words. So many great folks, so many interesting bikes (not all V11 or even Guzzi), so many Tech Sessions (some rather impromptu!) After moving the meeting place around for several years, we've settled on TheLodgeatTellico for so many reasons, not the least of which are [the] garage and [the]breakfast! I am reminded to repeat the disclaimer: This is not an event, rally, or official gathering of any kind. It has nothing to do with V11LeMans.com, its owner, administrators, moderators, members, posters, spouses, offspring, or pets. There is no fee, no insurance, no sponsors, no map, no plan, no organization, no support. No , no T-shirt, sticker, patch, pin, or swag. There is no release to sign because there so no one to release any more than the last time you took your bike somewhere or showed up to talk with some fun folk. It's like Burning Man. Without the smells. So, let's say some V11 are likely to be in Tellico Plains, Tennessee. Some at [the] LodgeatTellico, but often folks stay all around. This year, a little nuance: the theme of the Slimey Crud Run, up in Wisconsin, seems à propos, especially for Saturday: "Show up. Plan your own route." ____________________________________________________________________________________ [edit: The "Slimey Crud Run" motto was the inspiration for the SSR motto, with our own V11 twist]: Get There. Bring tools.

Yeah. So. "Diesel" for short . . .

Docc, Nicole just agreed to ride down with me to the spine raid in Sept, the only catch is we will be two up on the Chieftain this year. Can't wait for all the garage session Non-Moto Guzzi pranks in the garage

1989 Saab 900Turbo SPG ..In the mountain twisties it was one of the Fastest and best handling and most fun to drive production cars I ever owned..a real ticket getter...

Yeah, I keep trying to call out a couple inaugural V11Lemans.com members (from 2002) out of North Carolina. I'm not naming any names but their initials are: @al_roethlisberger and @Orson

BTDT numerous times, at several points, including from the Old North State. Oh, oh. I wondered how you think I might have gotten to Tellico from here at the top of Virginia without crossing said divide. Then I saw the "V11" bit. My runs on the Ballabio were always north from Atlanta. Picky, picky. Bill

Just for reference, here is the layout of rooms at the Lodge at Tellico as they are a bit, er, "non-intuitive" . . . Facing south, from the entrance, the buildings are numbered back-to-front and right-to left. The rooms in each building are numbered counterclockwise from the northeast corner, or right/front as you walk up. (Garage is beneath Building 4) . . .

Rm 303 according to Bryan Hallmark, I am trying to get Nicole to ride down this year with me. Pretty sure I snore louder