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I've been lurking on this site for a long time,only a member for the last couple of years since I got my new to me 2003 V11 Lemans VIN ZGUKTCxx73M111236 I always struggled posting images to this site, so I never entered my Lemans in the registry. Today's the day I recently stumbled on Docc's excellent instructions on how to post images in the gallery, I was pleasantly surprised how easy it was. Once again,Tks Docc for taking such good care of us My 2003 V11 Lemans,was originally purchased at Blackfoot Motorsports in Calgary,Alberta, Canada. The bike led a sheltered life only accumulating 6K kms., the owner & the V11 relocated to Kemptville, Ontario, Canada 6-7 yrs ago, where the bike was listed for sale, only an hour from my house. I never actually saw the V11Lemans when it was for sale close by,although I spoke to the owner selling it many times. Long story short, it slipped through my fingers and ended up in a living room as a display piece in Toronto Ontario, 3-4 hrs away. I kept tabs on the bike and contacted the new owner,and through a bizarre set of circumstances,I received a phone call one day out of the blue,the owner of the V11 told me if I could get down there with cash on the weekend while his girlfriend was out of town I could buy the bike;which I did,lol. I own 3 Tonti frame bikes,which I find much easier to work on and more organic and graceful in their design compared to the spine frames;but I've done a ton of niggly little jobs on the bike and I'm growing to love my V11,it is indeed a rocketship compared to my Tontis. What I've come to love and appreciate about the spine frames and my V11,is learning about Dr John and his passion and dedication in it's development. Seeing the design sketches by Marabese, adds to the provenance and my appreciation of this rolling piece of guzzi art history. I've adjusted the MPH risers dozens of times and it's still a frustrating exercise getting just the perfect set up. I often think of Todd Haven (rip) and how choked up Mike Haven was when I dealt with him in obtaining this special piece of kit for my bike. Pete with his Roper plate & the project by members here to get them made. Lucky Phil's tranny improvements & shift linkage extension & Chuck stepping up to get them made and distributed. Everyone that was involved in the shift spring development and manufacture. It's heartwarming to know,that so many passionate people have been involved in the background in making my V11 Lemans, the special motorcycle it is. Gratitude to Jaap's vision & dedication for giving us all this playground, so the magic can happen.

Hey Docc, I know nothing about the VINs and the changes,just thinking out loud,throwing it out there for food for thought. With 3 separate VIN series, could that denote 3 varieties of the evolution in the design and specs through that time frame. Ie something along the lines of, short frame/short tank,,,long frame/short tank,,, long frame/long tank,,,early ECU's P8?,,,15M,,,15RC,,,,? double plate clutch,,,single plate,,,double plate ,,, or the topic of recent discussions the various front ends/triple clamps/fork/front wheel axle assemblies. It would be interesting and helpful,,if somehow you could reference a VIN # and know EXACTLY what the OEM specs of the bike should be,,,,, Not to slam MG,but I'm not sure that type of organization & management skills,were ever part of their wheel house,especially with the many ownership changes

Similar story here. There obviously has been a major security breach. I had cancelled my PP,but due to some algorithm a small subscription fee was automatically withdrawn and paid by them many weeks later. Almost immediately, I received an obviously phony email from PP notifying re a large Bitcoin transaction. Appeared to be a Phishing attempt? Idk Tks for the warning and I agree with you, pay attention folks.

No, as I explained to Purloined in my pm, it was to compensate for foolishness,lol. My Lemans only has 7K kms, so everything is mint on it. When I tuned it, I deviated quite a bit from the original settings but I used the PO's set up with the tank vent T'd off to the 2 vacuum ports on the throttle bodies, it ran like a top, but it developed such a major "tank suck" issue, I could barely get the tank lid open to refuel, and once I did the tank sucked in so much and released violently, I was very lucky I didn't crack the paint,,, then the bike would hardly run. I cured the whole issue by cleaning the tank vent holes & following Docc's recommendation and capped the vacuum ports at the TBs and ran a separate tank vent line under my starter cover,,,, it now runs like a champ,,, no tank suck,,, but with one too many lines under it, the old brittle crappy plastic in the starter cover,, cracked and kept cracking,,, I took it off to preserve it. Long term game plan, would be to reinforce whatever starter cover goes back on there with fibreglass/bondo as a backing and spacers and longer bolts to prevent the issue in the future. It looks like Purloined is coming to my rescue

I'll send you a pm, tks very much

I agree, what a confusing clusterph**k. My 2003 Lemans is definitely a long frame with all the bracing,,,no pad on top of the tank, has the plastic trim on the tank from the bolt hole up to the top,,, inside the tank pump assembly,,, but I definitely have that plastic frame shroud covering wires etc behind the steering head. I read the horror story this summer of the owner trying to get the wrong ft wheel bearing seal? to fit,,,, I break into a cold sweat thinking about doing bearing&seal work. With so many variables, I'd be inclined to measure every seal or bearing before ordering,,, but that's a pita if you're doing repair work in riding season.

When I was inside my tranny doing the spring job, I noticed that on the gears,in approx 1-2 cm from the outside teeth area around the circumference,there appeared to be what I would call a "rounded stress radius relief cut", rather than a square edge that could develop stress cracks over time At the time I wondered what function that groove served;now I know. I'm sure there's a proper fancy machinist term for it that Chuck or others would know, I certainly don't,lol. You may not be able to see it,but if you knew the right gears and could squeeze your finger in there, and knew what you were feeling for, I think you could feel it,if it was there. fwiw

Just for shits and giggles I took a look at Guzziology to see what Dave Richardson had to say about the recall (In my edition chapter 10 pgs 27-28. He mentions that not all early 6 speeds were subject to the recall, many early 6 speeds were unaffected?,,,but that out of 50 V11s under their care, the only 2 failures observed were in 2000-2001 bikes. He has a full chart of part numbers, replacements etc etc. Recalled frame Vins fall within these vin series From ZGUKRxxxxYM112131 ZGUKSxxxx1M111111 ZGUKSxxxx1M211111 To ZGUKRxxxxYM114639 ZGUKSxxxx1M111147 ZGUKSxxxx1M211162 He mentions that the recall involved updates to the 3-5 and 4-6 engagement dog rings,and also the output shaft with a change to match. He thinks the metal was probably of better quality/hardening and possibly thicker. He also states the upgraded parts can be identified by a groove around the dog's circumference fwiw

My 2003 Lemans was somewhat similar to this bike you're looking at; it spent most of it's life as garage candy, or in the case of the PO living room candy,only had 7K kms. I know it seems disconcerting that the seller doesn't know much about the bike, but that arms you with knowledge to go in with eyes wide open. I trusted the PO when he told me he had put new tires on it,they did look brand new, the date codes were 17 yrs old when I got the bike home and went over it carefully,so in that respect you're ahead of the game knowing that going into the deal. I'm not familiar with the tranny recall, what's involved and if the parts are available or unobtanium (Is it an early 6 speed or did earlier V11s have the tonti 5 speed and parts more readily available?). If that recall work wasn't done at the time,does that mean it's a boat anchor, or just time and $ to make it right? I've read enough about older recalls with Moto Guzzi to voice this caution,,, I've read of recall work being done and never recorded properly,,,I've also read of claims being made and recorded as recall work being done by unscrupulous dealers who were paid, but the work was never actually done. I know for the hydraulic valve fiasco, having a knowledgeable tech actually look at the bike, was the only 100% guarantee that the necessary work had been performed. Have you seen the documentation for the bike? You're up in the right area, if there was anything indicating it came from Moto International originally,it's more likely that a good dealer like Dave Richardson might have chased the owner down to get the warranty work done, or have it properly registered. You're very lucky that it's local to you

STARTER COVER V11 SPORT SILVER (#01733333) STARTER COVER V11 SPORT - SILVER. ONE ONLY IN STOCK. NLA. $82.81 While searching for CF starter covers (hens teeth) I found one grey? one in Germany used on ebay a little under $150 US iirc, but I stumbled across this silver one at Harpers apparently in stock. I know Curtis has been trying to get his new web site up and running smoothly, so I wouldn't be too confident on it being on the shelf, but if you're the person looking for a silver starter cover, it might be worth your while to give him a call. fwiw

Taking the tank off to service the air filter is a pita,,, but it's a treat changing the filter compared to the old cylinder paper filter on early big block Tontis (Reason why most have K&Ns) If the bike runs good & strong, I think it would be a very personal choice. If you're not bothered that it's not stock and some purists may look down their noses at you for deviating from the design for poorer filtration; Is that a headache you want to take on, or is there possibly some other job that the bike might benefit more from? I remember how simple it sounded when I removed the air box from my Tonti, I'm glad I did it, but it was the job from hell, with a lot of little pieces that had to seal well to work properly. It may look easy to reinstall the stock air box, but there are probably little fastening bits,brackets,boots etc etc, possibly other things have been moved to or installed in that empty space by previous owners as well. fwiw ymmv

The builder obviously has skills, but similarly no taste. A lot of money & work to end up with that mess I think the tank looks like a thing of beauty, but then doing it up in the red pin stripes & turquoise trim The exhaust is admirable & not bad, but I count about 3 different metal finishes/appearances if his design goal was a rat bike appearance he succeeded. A nice ceramikot or similar finish on the exhaust, get rid of all the tacky colors clashing, the cheesy Moto Guzzi labels on the levers/headlight ring,,, & the power commander, it wouldn't be a bad looking bike. ps His pet ferret might fit on that pillion/seat/peg arrangement, but even a young child has longer legs than that. Oh well,,,, different strokes

That's a beautiful looking ride I've been around lots of Ducatis, but I really don't know all the model differences,attributes etc. It looks like it would handle extremely sweet. I'm shocked that a Supersport S 939 has such a relaxed looking, higher bar ergos, is that stock? Please share some of the fine details about it, ie desmo , belts, valves, weight, power etc,,, especially once you put some miles on it. Congrats, wishing you many safe miles and smiles.

I found the video on youtube that I mentioned above, copied in a link below. I don't bother with releasing the fuel pressure first like he does, I just wrap the whole works in a rag to catch any fuel. Thousands of guzzzi owners are indebted to this video poster for solving one of life's greatest mysteries.

Hey Docc, After studying Stewgnu's schematic, I realize that my relays and the wiring connections appear to all be in order. The guzzidiag connection issue might be one of those unsolved mysteries, lol

Hey @stewgnu Thank you so much for taking the time to do such a great job on this schematic,especially the excellent color detail. I was working on my bike getting ready to dive into a possible, relay/wiring nightmare, and I have a severe aversion to electrickery. I had misidentified all my relay locations and couldn't understand why my wiring colors, didn't match your schematic,figured it was just an Italian glitch. But I looked at your schematic long enough to properly identify the relays and confirm that everything was in order,no need to break out the wrenches and dive in any further. Extreme gratitude, very well done Sir