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Can't speak for the whole country, but "nookie" was a common word where I grew up in rural western Kentucky in the 1960's. Bill

As I am old, simple and half blind, I wanted a simple, easy to read start circuit diagram to load into my phone to refer to if stuck somewhere with no cell service. Might be helpful to others trying to remember how the circuit is laid out w/o a schematic in front of them. assuming it is drawn correctly etc.

I drew it up in Paint based off of Carl Allison schematic. It can be easily changed if anyone spots a mistake etc.

It ends on November 1st each year, and normally starts on March 1st. This tour year, they offered the opportunity to get your numbered tour placard at an event gathering in February. Thus, you have plenty of time to do the 50 stops at your own pace. Some participants do it in one single trip. I wish I could spend more time on my runs, but I usually only do one overnight max. That said, this year, I will tentatively spend two nights because I am going to do the stops in the Texas Panhandle; this is going to be the longest run for this season. Here's the link to the tour's website: https://motorcyclegrandtouroftexas.com/ For 2025, the tour director said he is going to introduce a second set of stops in what used to be the former Texas boundaries. Imagine if someone was to do that using what used to be Louisiana initially.... the stops would run all the way up to Quebec in Canada... Actually, this is an idea. Maybe we should copy the Texas Tour to other States? it seems to be gathering momentum since this year he has introduced a numerus clausus for the participation. I don't think it was reached. This year, there are 1082 participants! at the time I am typing this, there are 30 who did the 50 stops. I have done 47.

I just see any work being done, too much of a distraction! Mario, where’ve you put that torque wrench?

Wife's new-fangled toothbrush was operating intermittently, then not at all. Opened it and saw that water had leeched in past the seal and there was corrosion on the circuit board. Fixed it with a.......toothbrush. After cleaning the board, the spousal smile was restored. Given this, I would suspect the ignition switch internals. And grounds all around, as non-use is not kind to electro-mechanical devices.

Is 'nookie' used in the US and elsewhere? Might just be a UK thing. Sent from my SM-S901B using Tapatalk

I'm thinking there was a direct correlation between advert sexual innuendo and how slow/fast a product was selling. but...

In the same vein . . . somehow "breeding" could be involved!

OK, slightly off topic, but just look at these Norton Commando ads from the early 1970s. Whoever wrote the copy for these ads - Rideability ? Is this referring to the Norton or something else - genius!

She’s welcome to pop into my workshop at any time, for a bit of valve clearance adjustment

Well Stoner had a total of 7 wins and another 10 podiums on the carbon bike and finished 4th in the championship in it's first year including missing 3 rounds due to illness and a DNS at the last round when he crashed on the warmup lap. Looks like a promising start to a brand new concept to me. The advantage of the carbon construction is it's also a lot cheaper to make a carbon frame than an aluminium one and much easier to tailor to specific needs. The aero and the ride height devices need to go entirely and to put more of the emphasis back on the rider and less on the tech and the tyres. If you are going to spend big money on anything in racing make it the electronics that can be easily and quickly translated onto road bike products to not only benefit them but spread the development costs onto things that bring an income. Motogp worry about rising costs which is a bit laughable when you consider what they spend on hospitality and pointless things like custom painted headsets and helmets for crew etc. When "the show" becomes more important than the actual racing then you're on a downward slope. Take it back to basics a bit so the elite wannabees don't turn it into F1. Sometimes simple is better and new entrants can be a lot closer to the front right from the start.

I would. When you're in there, before you have to pull it all apart again in a couple of years. As far as the parts goes, Stein Dinse seems to have them in stock. Bonus, when you click on the part number in the picture, it springs to the part in the list, and the bearing dimensions are listed there. https://www.stein-dinse.biz/etkataloge/etkataloge.php?l=en&h=MG&m=220&t=5380#a174838 Edit, in case the translation is incomplete: "Nadellager" means "roller bearing" or "needle bearing".

Yeah, I've heard the word in Australia, back in the day. Probably in the 60s, and possibly only from people a generation older than me.

You Guys are more than fantastic!!! Its clear that miss Guzzi is showing discontentment after 1 year of negligence in more than one way.... Plan of action: 1. Load test battery / replace; If its good, I'll next test the starter (run a temporary wire from the spade connector on the solenoid and touch it on battery Positive); If the battery its bad: that would probably be mean we have a running engine with a fresh battery; 2. do the ignition cleaning - perhaps that will make the headlight turn off after shutting of ignition and will fix the neutral dash light all together. Hope the storage owner allows me to do some tinkering at his place – but what could be possibly more fulfilling than that!? Wishing you a great day + THANKS! Vins

I have 04 Ballabio as well. You might consider booster cables to a known working car battery to eliminate battery as issue. I think with clutch lever pulled in it should turn over even if not in neutral? Also confirm kick stand cutout is not a problem ( only active if in gear ), and should still turn over with clutch lever pulled, with kickstand down. If does not turn over with above, may want to look into starter relay issues.

No , on second thought this N switch will only fix the N light . To make it quicker , unplug the N switch and touch it to a good earth (ground) and the light should come on . If you are having to travel to the bike , make a list of things to do and an order of what to do. Do make sure the battery is UP to at least 12.65v . IDK what the AGM battery is fully charged.

The voice of experience! I turned the fan on high and dusted the interior of the cabinet through the top grill. Big cloud of dust! Taking the air hose to my tube amp, next . . . Thanks, @audiomick !

Nobody has mentioned checking the "earth" connections yet.

I sometimes find the knowledge here near annoying. That is especially true with automotive electrics, a subject that I know less about than quantum physics. Well played, @gstallions, tho deep in my adolescent heart, I almost hope you are wrong, if only so I'll feel less stupid. To put this in context, I am happy simply to have found TDC on my V85 yesterday and having it start and run without hemorrhaging oil after installing the fidgety oil filter. Naturally, I had help ... who, BTW, told me she would make me into a castrato if I posted this pic. I'll try still to be a tenor when I get to Tellico Plains for the SSR. Apologies to @vinguzzi, the OP, for hijacking his thread, but no time here ... Kathi is looking through the knife drawer! Bill

Same source (Austin Colle):

You download the map with the Guzzidiag "reader" and save the map to your computer. The first time you read the original map takes about 10 minutes and doesn't actually remove the map just reads and then you save the copy to your computer. You then download off the web The Tunerpro software and then take your original ecu map you copied and saved to your computer known as a .bin file and upload it onto Tunerpro. Tunerpro is a programme that makes the .bin file you downloaded with the "reader" programme human readable and also allows you to modify the maps. Once you have taken your original map copy and adjusted it you can save it to your computer using a different name and also make notes on what was changed and then use the Guzzidia "writer" programme to install the modified map. It sounds complex but in practice it's very easy. i'm a computer muppet and even I find it easy after the first time. After that you can change maps in literally under 1 minute with a laptop sitting next to the bike. Here's what a map looks like in Tunerpro. In this case the ignition map and a main fuel map. You can change anything you see here, save it and upload to the bike with the "writer" programme.

Sounds like a warranty issue to me. Want The Kid's phone number? Oh, never mind.. He and Nora are on vacation. Hell, it's just a machine. Fix it or have it fixed. They aren't making any more of them. Hope your sweetie's ok..and all the best to you, too, John.

Somehow stumbled upon this ancient thread today. I'd not seen that 2003 brochure before advertising "ergal" pegs and levers. I had seen Moto Guzzi Accessories and Apparel Brochure B10703, which appears to relate to the 2002 model year (given the red/grey LM on the cover and the copyright). It shows the same (?) footrests and controls. I happen to have them on the Tenni, along with the passenger footrests and all the CF goodies (except the quarter fairing). I don't have them on Bubbles. I can't say that I've perceived any significant difference while riding, but I do like the looks of them. Here they are installed (and in need of cleaning!):

Yep same logic we use investigating an air crash. Just bits of busted aeroplane nothing to see here

Thanks for the clear explanation. I took part in the Round Britain Rally in the UK a few times and then we started to organize a similar style landmark rally with the Dutch Moto Guzzi Club. It sound very much as you describe the Texas Grand Tour. Our objective was a rally that could not be finished and it was all over the European continent from Poland to Spain, the Alps and of course Italy (and the countries in between). 150 Landmarks, and still there is always someone who visited all places. However, in 2005, before Google maps and Google Earth, it was never completely finished by one of the competitors. 2025 is the next Landmark Rally of the MGCN.

Yes, I believe I believe it is. I changed mine last year, so there is a vague memory. And this: https://www.stein-dinse.biz/etkataloge/etkataloge.php?l=de&h=MG&m=220&t=5384#a174923 Part #3 in the diagramme. When I click on the link, it is highlighted in yellow in the list. M8 x 30

I am not sure about converting a V11 Sport to run on E85, but unlike some others here I get the reasons you would want to. Even in a normally aspirated engine it can make more power and fewer emissions. But one major fear would be the plastic fuel tank of the V11 Sport seems to have issues with ethanol in the gasoline causing it to swell. Not sure it is possible, but the ideal way to go seems like it would be a dual fuel setup with a fuel sensor. That way you could run it on E85 or regular gasoline. I am not sure I would want to be pigeon-holed to only be able to run E85. It is just not available everywhere around here. There is an interesting test done where some people ran a Chevy LS V8 on different fuels. On each fuel they messed with ignition timing and fueling to find best power. First they ran 87 octane E10 gasoline. The engine made about 500 hp, and wanted 29 degrees of timing advance. They then ran the same engine on 91 E10, 110 race gas, and 116 race gas. On all the different fuels the engine made almost exactly the same power, around 500 hp, with the same curve. It also wanted the same 29 degrees of timing, regardless of the octane of the fuel. Then they ran the engine on E85. The engine made noticeably more power through the entire curve, but funnily enough the motor wanted the same 29 degrees of timing. I really enjoyed the test, it disproved a few common engine myths. Sure, a boosted engine can benefit more from E85 then a normally aspirated engine. But most engines can make more power on E85 then they can make on gasoline. Fuel mileage will be worse, noticeably worse, but power will be better. And emissions should be less. The subject has been brought up a few times in the past. Not sure if any of it ever went anywhere.

Unlike the RU-1780 recommended by others, the K&N RU-1400 filters fit my 2004 V11 LeMans perfectly. $60 USD each 49mm flange inside diamter 20 degree flange angle 51mm flange length 102mm long overall 87x85mm filter

To be fair, Stoner said he liked the CF chassis, but was not able to go fast on it. He believed it had promise, but it was not ready for primetime yet, and even with Stoner on it the CF chassis was not a winner. I am pretty sure the move to an aluminum chassis was made for the same reason you seem to suggest KTM should switch to Ohlins suspension. It was the quickest and easiest way to get on par with the others. From there, once you are on par you can then start developing new designs and see if they are actually faster. But rolling out a new design before it is actually faster is a mistake. Ducati rolled out the CF chassis before it was faster. And then they had nothing to reference it to internally, so they were lost. As to the steel trellis frame and each one feeling different, that is true. But that may be why KTM don't really run a trellis frame anymore. First they went from a steel trellis frame to what could best be described as a steel beam frame. That would have reduced, if not eliminated, the frame to frame differences you tend to get with a trellis frame. Then they rolled out the carbon fiber frame, we don't know exactly how it is made because KTM are careful to limit pictures and they aren't revealing things like that (understandably). But it is clearly not made up from pre made carbon fiber tubes. It looks very similar to the previous steel beam frame, but has some visible differences. But exactly how it is made no one outside KTM seem to know. It does seem to allow them to change the weave and layup of the carbon to alter the flex of the frame, as you mention. Their issue seems to be that once they hit on a combination of weave and layup that worked with the spec tires Michelin changed the spec tires, the goalposts have moved.

According to this diagram , the start circuit consists of ign. switch , sidestand sw., start sw., clutch sw., starter relay then to the starter . Do try the jumper wire to the starter solenoid to make sure the starter is good before you start diagnosing the no-start. After you get the ign. sw. problem lined out and you are happy with it , go through this circuit and look for v at each part making sure you have + going in and going out.

It is a slick idea putting this on your phone ! Did you make this or get it off a website ? BTW , hearing a relay click doesn't mean THE starter relay being activated , there are 5 relays total in that panel so anything is possible.

There’s a Morgan plus 8 in the background. I’ll take the Moggie or the Daytona. Ms Saucy looks even higher maintenance

First make sure the bike is in in N before you get started. If you would , try touching a hot wire to the start sol. on the starter to see if it works. If it does , go back to relay #1 and swap with another relay . Even though you experienced a relay click doesn't mean the relay works.

Surprisingly little infield chatter here for this close to the event. Supposing the routes and activities -- -- are so well-known to the regulars that not much is needed. I'll start. AJ and I launch on our Guardias on Thursday, RON in Princeton, W.V., then close on the objective Friday afternoon. Kathi -- who will get back the day before from Seattle following 10 days with our PNW grands -- will cage it with various essentials, e.g., Kentucky bourbon. After all, no gentleman drinks Tennessee corn swill. Oh, and Bob Wegman rides one of his Guzzi harem here to the Moto Grappa from Rochester on Wednesday to join the Guardia gang to Princeton before pulling pitch and returning home. Actually, as I am TDC-challenged, I HOPE to be on the Guardia, which is still on the lift awaiting my completing its 12K service. Kathi is getting annoyed at turning the rear wheel while I give her helpful instructions, all conveyed in a loving way, of course, e.g., "Not that far, [expletives deleted]" ... "Slow down, can't you feel the resistance [expletives deleted]!" ... "Lordy, watch my hand & arm signals [expletives deleted]!" We are going back down today to try it again. Yes, the right jury would acquit her. Seriously, she is an indulgent and almost-suspiciously saintly wife. See all soon. Bill

Yes all correct. The perennial issue these days is adapting your chassis to the latest tyres. Back in the pre spec tyre days the tyre manufacturers would build you a tyre to suit your chassis which was faster cheaper and easier for the bike manufacturers. They would even make them overnight and ship them to the race for certain riders at close by tracks. The other KTM issue is WP suspension. Not saying it's better or worse than Ohlins but when every other single bike is running Ohlins until you are as well you never know just how much advantage or disadvantage the WP suspension is giving you. In times when you are literally chasing 10th's of a second you can't afford any disadvantage if there is one. The CF chassis in the current KTM is a red herring/blind alley anyway. Tubular trellis is not a design that lends itself to CF material. Think of bicycles 30 years ago that started using tubular CF construction, basically a round carbon tube traditional construction bike and look at the shape they use now in CF. It took them many years to understand that the carbon material required a totally different profile and shape to offer any advantage. It's like building a tube trellis frame in aluminium. It can be done but it's the wrong design/cross sectional shape for the material characteristics. Ducati made a big mistake back when Rossi was riding for them ditching the CF chassis to try and appease Rossi's lack of ability to adapt to the CF chassis. They had a great medium to long term engineering plan to move chassis design forward but caved under the Rossi can't adapt and "must win now" pressure and leverage he had with Ducati via the sponsors. He realised what a brilliant rider Stoner was after riding that Ducati. Stoner liked the CF chassis. He said the issue with the trellis chassis was no two ever felt the same due to the many and varied pieces that go into it and the many welded joints. The CF chassies were all the same feel no matter what apparently. Until that is you decided to lay the carbon slightly differently to change the flex characteristic. That was the forward plan, a fast, cheap, efficient and easy way to tailor a chassis characteristics to changing tyre and rider requirements. Scuppered by an ego at the end of the day.

Ah! The title page to @callison/ Carl Allison's valuable content on thisoldtractor.

From what I know of her she is very bike savvy and self sufficient not her first Motorcycle ,Moto Guzzi, nor her first Griso and they all look nicely appointed...so most likely this one is no different.

Ok, so only a little bit salty. But nevertheless, I hope she washed the bike down thourougly afterwards.

Probably the Baltic..She is from Poland

I hope that is a lake, and not the ocean... EDIT: she seems to have a trend with motorcycles...

And back at it again!!

Katarzyna when Not doing a wheelie

definitely a girl. Francoise Hardy