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Well after a week of wild wind (up to 100kph blasts) and rain it looked like a window of opportunity opened for a ride into the office yesterday. So, much to my wife's concern come hell or high water I'm riding in... Of course, the brief lull in the weather was but a ruse to fool me into thinking it'd be a lovely early spring morning ride. Up at 4.30am togged up and riding out the driveway at 5.00am. Holy shit it's windy but also a balmy 17 degrees. Now normal folk would realise that with this much wind and such a balmy temp that trouble is brewing and indeed it was! But with only a few rides in the last 3 months I was oblivious to reason! It was bloody windy as hell on the higher ground and the drizzle was starting (so much for the rain radars dry corridor) and after gas at the servo I was on my way again.Oh well wind and a bit of drizzle a small price to pay. Then once I'd dropped down off the higher ground Hell decided to unleash the high water and it began urinating with enough force to have some considering a second Ark! Jesus (no he was no help) this was getting crazy, dark, blowing a gale, very very wet and 4 lanes of heavy traffic! But actually I was grinning like a loon and loving it! The bike despite all that was going on was stable and planted and the Angel GT 11 tyres were fantastic and handled it all brilliantly. So, by the time I got to the office at 6am I was soaked ( upper body as did put wet leggings on... just in case ha ha ) and within minutes the place looked like a laundromat. Once I had the computer up and running, I saw news that we'd had a peak wind gust of 154 kph down on the coast! Jesus ( maybe he did look out for me after all ) what a morning. Anyways it all abated about 10 am was even sunny by the time I fired the bike up at 2.30pm for the ride home. Glad to report that although a bit windy but nothing like this morning I ENJOYED a little Italian tune up/ cobweb removing jaunt on the funway home... Of course, a Shiraz by the fire was in order and somewhat well-deserved I thought....

Omron with a problem again,, oh well. Lost rev counter, instrument lights and probably head light, didn't see that first time. Problem comes and goes. Ok, had a big print made of Luigi electrical for the Sport. Problem solved, headlight relay. Had a 4 hour ride today to a Guzzi meeting in very nice riding weather, bit chilly in the morning 9c, but later 20c. NO RAIN. She love the curbs, hate traffic. Can't blaim her. Was it 67 Guzzi's up there, sorry no V11. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

Gotta love the sight of two greenies together! It's a very very rare sight down here. Cheers

Agreed that it sounds like a typical v11 with that mid range. I have 2 v11’s with crossovers, and I’d say adding that it was an improvement for both, though not dramatic. Both are tuned the same, both have crossovers, but one is like a big 2-stroke in that it explodes above 5000rpm, while other has a smoother, more consistent pull through the rpm range, though still with the noticeable (grin inducing) change at 5000rpm. mapping would would probably be the hot ticket for mid range, however you chose to go about it.

I had it dynoed after I had my LeMans done in 2016 or 2017, but don't know where it is. It was on a PDF. If I can find it, I'll post it. With a Mistral crossover, silencers and an open airbox with a K&N, It was between 8-11hp at the wheel over stock. Teetered in the mid 80's rwhp I But I guess that about as much as you can get without cracking open the engine. But it feels more due to the throttle responsiveness.

Interesting to revisit this after so many years. I’ve learnt so much about the 8V since those long gone days and the fact is that opportunities for extracting more power out of it are few and far between. A stock 8V makes, on the Dyno I used for years, which was run by a bloke who liked it calibrated pessimistically in the interest of being honest, made 96RWHP. Screwing around with air filters etc. achieved nothing apart from rapid throttlebody wear and the stock airbox and filter work fine although removing the snorkel from Grisos and Stelvios will give a small lift in bottom end torque. With decent mapping and the right pipe, with a dB killer installed you will be able to keep the delightful flat torque curve and lift the RWHP to about 100 +/- three or so depending on state of engine, atmospheric conditions or whatever. You can increase the maximum hp if you use the right pipe and remove the dB killer and map for it. Not by a lot and the most you are likely to be able to get is 108-110 but in doing so you will sacrifice bottom end and midrange. Those limitations are imposed by the head design and there really isn’t a lot that can be done about that. Yes, there are people claiming much higher numbers than those. The laws of physics though don’t change. The fact is any 8V Guzzi is a big, heavy and ultimately not very powerful, (By contemporary standards.) motorbike. As I’ve said before. Love them for what they are. Not what they’re not. If you want *More*? Buy a Tuono!

Before you call in the dogs , you should use a analog ohm meter and check EVERY wire for continuity and every connection. When you rule out everything you can rule out everything. also , a new part is not always a good part. Also , make sure EVERY ring terminal is accounted for on the positive and negative side of the battery.

The Sport still has the Duc regulator, so that was actually in the brain thing, figuring out why. Have an extra 847, winther soon. Cheers Tom. Sent fra min SM-S906B via Tapatalk

My pleasure

@igor I recently replaced mine on my 2004 V11. The one sold by "Simon auto shop" looks identical to the Valeo original I purchased here in the USA for a lot more than 50 EUR... Now, telling if an equipment will fit just looking at a photo is impossible. You should be able to return it if it does not fit; but their webpage says it should fit. Check the end of the thread:

Sounds a bit like mine...( 01 Sport ). Open air box lid, K& N filter Stucchi crossover and open Mistral carbon cans plus remap. I have a dyno printout with 80 rwhp and 60 ft/pounds before adding the crossover and removing the airbox lid and the new map! I'd guess mid 80's and maybe 63 ish ft/pd's.I don't know why I never got a copy of the dyno run after these mods. Cheers Ps yeah much more responsive......

Thank you

Abbreviation for binary

Yes , what does BIN mean ?

My rear tire is still in my living space. Two nails on the 1500 mile Dunlop. One, ok with plug. Guzzi content The second, 1.5 inches from the first. No bueno. Still may make it.

Lord willing and the Creek don't rise. You will be missed.

Very retro and quaint. Those are the sort of pegs I used to make 30 years ago and felt they were very cool. Then CNC machining arrived and it all changed. No longer could we spend a several hours at the lathe, mill, bandsaw and linisher and come up with "cool" and special, the world moved on. Here's a set of pegs from my 1198 that are about 14 years old. This is how fast it all changed in around 8 years. These cost far less than the bespoke ones we made manually back in the late 90's and early 2000's as well. I wish someone would make this level of beauty these days for the V11. It takes CNC. I could spend the rest of my life at the mill and never be able to achieve this.

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!):

A "good deal" is when both parties are happy. With that being said , I have two (deceased) friends that bought what they thought were great priced collector cars . They paid a premium for some junk and I mean junk. They got hammered so bad I kept my mouth shut . If you're happy , I'm happy is the way I handled that situation . When you go to buy , take someone w/you that is level headed and knows what it is worth . If you are selling and someone is trying to low ball you , thank them for their time and cut them short and go back in the house and wait on the next buyer.

I don't think it's the fueling you're feeling at 5k, it's probably the cam. Once mine gets to 5k it's time to hold on!

I tested, and tested, and tested; no difference. I uncut the zip-tied harness and inspected, all is well. I guess I'll swap the stator or I'll have to drop it off to get repaired. I'm at a lost.