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…rereading this, it's a bit sexual, no?

Pretty sure I rip it up and down the rev-range like a jackrabbit on hot lava. Might be pulling "too much" lube down the valve guides and up the cylinder walls . . .

Love the Rosso Corsa, I have one myself

Or as uncle Monty in Withnail and I would put it ....Bruised!

Don't overthink it, just clean it and grease it. You'll be in there again in a few thousand miles anyway. Burn that rubber!

Refill capacity is 27-28 oz. If this box was empty , you should have destroyed everything inside. Make sure you have ridden this at least 5 miles to make everything in the gearbox is mixed together , then remove the drain plug and allow just a little to drain (into a white paper plate) and quickly reinstalling the drain plug. Looking at what you have in the plate will tell you what is going on inside . Shift bendix ? That is new to me. A normal motorcycle trans had a shift drum that moves the gears to produce different gear ratios. MG has a different setup .You would just have to look at it to understand how it works .There are adjustments that can be made but you have to be familiar wit this stuff before you start adjusting things .

A sound of thunder across the Frisian countryside.

Sunday at the Mallory Park bike festival (with classic racing) Poor weather with heavy downpours - look at the sky above the Guzzi tent. Good selection of Guzzi’s, a club member was out on the track with his MK2 Le Mans

If you look at these beautiful V11 Frame Side Plates, and see "porkchops", order baked beans on the side. Then burp (and *such*) They look decidedly more elegant, and Italian, to my eyes . . . . > stilettos <

Howdy folks. I have a 2000 V11 Sport, 45K miles, purchased in September last year. She doesn't want to shift right lately. I need some guidance. On the road, she has fallen out of gear once or twice. I noted the gearbox oil was empty(!) and quick refilled. It has improved, but there's more. She doesn't fall out of gear so much anymore, but she will "mis-shift" as in the pedal goes down, the clutch comes out and it misses. Not in gear. It is more likely to happen between the upper gears. I haven't really tracked where, I'm busy riding at the time. I think it's like between 4-5, but like I said, I haven't pinpointed it. My mechanical skills are "developing" as we say in my world - they are not good yet. But I'm learning patience and buying tools there days. I have a local mechanic ($) who I can text, he suggests a "shift Bendix might be bent or damaged." 1. Is this a reasonable diagnosis? If not, any other ideas? 2. Is this something I can do at home? I have a garage and some time. Bike is not a daily ride to work. Has anyone here dealt with this? (I'm sure there is...) Thanks a million. PS - I'm slow to reply sometimes (life...), still sincere in thanks

Mate, what are you like....

Definitely. One can see him playing what one hears, and there a a couple of slight mistakes. It is real.

Forks are sold.

I am usually not a big fan of "electronic" music, but I have to admit Neon Vines, a.k.a. Jackie Buono from Austin Texas is incredibly talented to get all that equipment under control while singing live, her own compositions. Sadly, she seemed to have vanished... she has not published anything new since 2021; we are many followers wondering if she has not gone away for ever.

The faired one is not my cup of tea. That red one above, I could have gone for it if it had been available. I am glad it was not... 16k? something puzzles me with the FB adds; especially with a six cylinder, you ought to post a short video with the engine singing.

Just as real as Nathan Cavaleri from maybe 25 years ago I guess. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-03/guitarist-nathan-cavaleri-on-life-after-childhood-fame/12438344 Phil

In Amsterdam people are complaining about the 'trolley case terror'.

A kind offer. Shipping costs from USA seem to be in the arm/leg/first born category recently. I'll keep it in mind.

easy

I just see Martys' response too.... Big thanks Marty........ and I'll be back in Auckland later this year if you want anything brought back from the U.S..... just let me know. Cheers

Tom Thanks,... after reading again, I see what you are saying more clearly. Phil Thanks.... I might as well give it a go then. Docc Thanks for the link dinky. I'll order them, swap the flasher over, and with the LEDs installed, see what happens. Hey it's only electrickery right. My only concern is the feedback through the indicator bulb in the dash. Not sure if the flasher alone would solve that but I'll get diodes on hand in case they all flash. Cheers and thanks guys.

Sold

why is it so hard for me to find the dates for XX ? Oh ...I forgot its my birthright

Case in point: Item #947 in the Dr. John Wittner (R.I.P.) estate auction . . . A "design study" for our gorgeous "frame side plates?"

I sure wish I had been around when you were "rippin it". are those BPR6's? I must say those are a couple of the worst looking plugs I have seen in what I thought was a good running engine. Even when I miss my "normal" plug change, they never looked that bad. I also run a heat range colder. After I was stuck in downtown traffic in 95 deg heat, I decided I would gladly take the ticket for riding the shoulder. fast walking pace...just to keep a little air flowing over the heads. I reckon you are the new mileage champ. I haven't been on mine in awhile.

The link to the "orange flasher" in @po18guy's post is NLA. Here is what I see on "Amazon" for that product. A quantity of four. Plenty for those extra V11 in the collection . . . https://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Flasher-Adjustable-Motorcycle-Indicator/dp/B09Y56KMGK/ref=dp_prsubs_sccl_2/136-9886910-0230837?pd_rd_w=WEvHa&content-id=amzn1.sym.3ad0ccdf-fd9f-4ec9-a400-2b1165fdcd58&pf_rd_p=3ad0ccdf-fd9f-4ec9-a400-2b1165fdcd58&pf_rd_r=MM7384BSEDFHZXG5AWDW&pd_rd_wg=NPTyT&pd_rd_r=1afdf7e3-8c13-4f87-a3ca-ce2dcf7f3e19&pd_rd_i=B09Y56KMGK&th=1

I still follow the British (Triumph?) owner's manual advice from the 60s: every 30 minutes of cruising, accelerate a bit and then allow the bike to slow on the overrun in top, or a lower gear. Pulls a bit of lube down the intake guides and up the cylinder walls.

I converted my RE650 Interceptor to LED indicators and used the above mentioned orange adjustable flasher unit. All worked out just fine. No painful wiring diodes required. Might do the same to the v11. Phil

Why don't you look at posts july 22. I prefer less wiring if possible. Cheers Tom.

Like Chuck said. Looking at your plugs, mileage, some quide wear for sure. I was lucky, bent valve outside the garage idling. Machinist told me when milling out the quide on my right head, the quide just dropped out after minimum milling. Not trying to scare, just a wear thing. 215600km not bad at all. Don't think the unsceduled pit stop had anything to do with wear. Just some thoughts docc. Cheers Tom.

Like Tom said, Kluber Staburags NBU 30 PTM specified for BMW splines seems to work well.

MP3 grease from BMW is white. Staburags from Kluber is a v good grease for the splines. Clean EVERYTHING, and light coating. Cheers Tom.

Thanks a million for the tips. i swear there was no oil in the window, and that scared me a bit too, I didn’t see any leaks… it was a shocker. I measured and filled the proscribed amount but didn’t have a chance to properly drain it and refill from scratch. I’ll do that when the weekend returns. same for the linkage and other tips. I can handle all that stuff. will post updates. Any time someone’s in Tacoma, I owe you beer.

I would think that if there was *no* oil, maybe 50 miles or so would Donald Duck it. If there was some.. maybe you have dodged a pretty big bullet, but there also might just be some pretty blue gears/shafts. There's really no reason for no oil unless someone forgot to fill it. Most likely is the linkage is not adjusted properly as mentioned above for the shifting problem..

Scary anytime someone says "oil was empty". That is bad. But what does "empty" really mean? was there some oil? or no oil? Where did the oil go? It is a closed system, the gearbox doesn't "use oil". Probably the most common shifting issue with a V11 Sport is the simplest. The shift linkage itself. It can bind in a couple ways, including binding on the frame if the shift linkage is mis-adjusted. I would certainly start with the basics, make sure the oil level is right and the oil is the right oil. Next I would make sure the shift linkage moves freely with no binding. The throw from one gear to the next is not always exactly the same, so make sure the linkage moves freely between all gears. If the lock nuts come loose for the linkage that can cause the linkage to drift out of adjustment over time. Next thing to check might be the internal linkage for the trans. And there is a shift spring that can break, as well as some other aspects of the shifting mechanism just under the back cover. If the issue is there you do not need to fully disassemble the trans. The gearbox is just a gearbox. It is not that complicated. But getting it out can be a pain if that is required.

This just popped up...spendy son of a gun! https://www.facebook.com/share/r4V6ddFNzaJyc7oM/?mibextid=kL3p88

Yep, waiting on lines sucks, but it is a good time to work on your patience and watch people who have none, or elect to go elsewhere, as you suggested. Yet I feel the bigger concern is that population growth is taxing the planet to the point that Earth itself is overcrowded. Resources used up. The waste we produce. The chemicals we use. And don't get me started on plastics. All that is going to be our downfall because none of that is changing. Fighting a crowd to take a picture seems a bit lower on the scale. We ain't seen nothing yet. We are screwing ourselves...but money talks. It always has. Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but that's how I feel.

Giving the Greenie a good clean, checking electrical stuff and polishing the exhaust before the new Mistrals go on.

Following a weekend of riding on wet, sodden roads (another appalling wash out of a UK summer), I cleaned the filth off my burgundy V11 today

https://cleveland.craigslist.org/mcy/d/chagrin-falls-2003-moto-guzzi-v11-lemans/7770624423.html Yeah, it's time for me to let someone else enjoy this awesome machine. Art 8/24/24 Update: Now in the hands of it's next caretaker!

I figured we were doing brands like the Real Men at John Day. I'll be in line right behind @80CX100 . . . Best I could find, but gonna need to step up twice . . .

Second time this happened to mySport in high heat after a short run up the road (thirty minutes), and a very short stop->restart (minutes) attempt, then failure to run. Like a "vapor lock." First time, it cleared out suddenly after maybe twenty->thirty minutes. Like it never happened. This time, (High heat: 95ºF/ higher "heat index"), I got maybe 200 yards and the Sport would not recover. Tried cycling the fuel pump (a dozen+ times). Opened the tank cap several times. Chatted with several concerned locals stopping to check on my plight. After an hour pinned between the edge of the road and the guard rail, I thought it would restart after "cooling off." Fanned the petcock/fuel line/fuel pump over the left cylinder/head. No joy. Started to fret over the Timing Sensor. The ECU. Swapped in a fresh #5 (fuel/ignition) relay . . . Figured I fouled the plugs with so many restart attempts an decided to swap in new plugs (always carry new plugs!) thinking the bad plugs would be wet soaked from so many restart attempts. After an hour cool down and fresh plugs, started up and rode home . . . Yeah, they are "plugs", just not *spark*-plugs! Right as I was celebrating turning 134,000 miles . . .