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    What did you do to your V11 today?

    in 24/7 V11

    Posted · Edited by audiomick

    Nothing today.

    The day before yesterday I took it out for a ride. Charge the battery a bit and so on. I thought it was happy to go out, started first time and ran pretty well.

    After I got back, I left the cover off to let it all cool down and thought to put it on when I went out shopping later on in the day, but forgot.

    Yesterday I was all set to ride the Breva 750 to work, and put the forgotten cover on the V11 before I  (tried to) set off. What do I see? Apparently the entire oil content of the left fork on the ground. Bugger...

    So I went to start the Breva to go to work. For whatever reason, I hit the button with the throttle wide open. Probably flooded it, I think. It didn't start, and I kept on trying instead of giving it a few minutes to recover. Result: battery is flat. :doh:

    So tomorrow, I wont be doing anything to the V11 (again), but will be taking out the battery from the Breva to put it in the cellar where the charger is, and hoping that I haven't killed it. The fun never stops... B)

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    Preload

    in Technical Topics

    Posted

    14 hours ago, Lucky Phil said:

    Only issue is I really don't want to leave. 

    You've got to watch that, mate. I didn't want to leave the first time I went to Germany, so I went back. And I'm still here nearly 30 years later. :huh2:

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    Some questions

    in Technical Topics

    Posted · Edited by audiomick

    15 hours ago, Klaus756 said:

    .... after some looking it appears that the V11 sport and LeMans from about 1998-2002 are close in usage. Am I correct or completely wrong?

    If you mean a V11 Le Mans from the same period, you are correct in your assumption. The drive-trains are, as far as I know, identical.

    If you want to compare part numbers, there are parts lists available here. You need to scroll down a bit to get to the V11 section. The list is in French, but it isn't hard to figure out what is meant.

    https://guzzitek.org/f/parts_list_f.htm#gb

    PS: there are workshop manuals elsewhere on  the same site, if that is of any interest to you.:)

    Some questions

    in Technical Topics

    Posted

    @Klaus756 do some research into how the Lomax was built

     

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomax_(kit_car)

    It was based on the Citroen 2CV, front wheel drive, and used the 2CV motor, gearbox and front axles. There are a number of them getting around with Guzzi motors in them, so it is apparently possible to fit the Guzzi motor to the Citroen gearbox somehow.

     

    That might be a blind alley for your purposes, but it might be  new direction of thought. :huh2:

    PS: the "reverse trike" was popular for a while in the UK because, I gather, of a loophole in the Road Tax laws.

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    Seepage between cylinder head and head; both sides. It was the oil lines behind the heads lubricating the rocker arms. (photos added)

    in Technical Topics

    Posted · Edited by audiomick

    9 hours ago, gstallons said:

     DIN is a  European hose connection .  IDK enough about DIN fittings to explain them.

    German, actually. Look here:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsches_Institut_für_Normung

    Pertinant is this

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    There are around thirty thousand DIN Standards

    There is a DIN standard for everything, it seems. And it seems that the DIN standard has been taken over as a European standard for nearly everything. A4 Paper, for instance, is a DIN standard.

    The annoying thing is, although it is a "non-profit organisation", if you go looking for a DIN standard in the Interweb, all you ever find is a site where you can buy a copy of the DIN standard for a price that cannot be considered cheap. :huh:

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    Turn Signals quit

    in Technical Topics

    Posted · Edited by audiomick

    On 9/18/2024 at 11:59 PM, docc said:

    Ignition switch is accessible without pulling tank or fairing. 

    I beg to differ: from memory, I don't believe I could have got the ignition switch on my Le Mans off (and we are talking about a Le Mans in this thread) without removing the fairing. Thinking about it very carefully now only confirms the memory. :huh2:

    Anyway, @dbarb3 pay attentionto those fuses. They can, perhaps, give up due to old age, but they generally don't blow for no reason. If they blow again soon, you need to go looking for the cause. :)

    15M ECU Map/Bin Upload Procedure

    in Technical Topics

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    I haven't done it yet (no not that, playing with the map...:whistle:) but I've read a lot about it, and spoken to Beard, author of Guzzidiag, about it.

    You need Tunerpro only if you want to alter your map. Reading it out is done with  IAW reader, and flashing a new map is done with IAW writer.

    What you didn't mention: make really sure your battery is good, particularly when writing. Better still, connect a charger. Also make sure your laptop will last the distance. Better still, use the power supply. If something (bike or computer) runs out of power whilst writing, you risk turning your ECU into an attractive paper weight. B)

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    Turn Signals quit

    in Technical Topics

    Posted

    Failing that, here is a compilation workshop manual. There are circuit diagrammes on page 364, 459 and 590. The trick is to figure out which one applies to your bike. B)

    https://guzzitek.org/gb/ma_us_uk/1100/V11_1999-2003_Atelier(Compil-GB-D-NL).pdf

    One clue might be the 8th. fuse. The document indicates that this fuse was used on earlier models, but not on the later ones. My 2002 Le Mans didn't use it (a previous owner used the slot for a power outlet in the dash), but I have the fuel pump in the tank. :huh2:

    What did you do to your V11 today?

    in 24/7 V11

    Posted

    5 hours ago, CSP Rider said:

    ...TPS was reading somewhere close to 300mv

    You did screw out all the screws and everything to make sure the butterfly was really completey closed?

    Just asking, because that sounds about like what I saw before someone reminded me to completely screw out the fiddly and hard to reach throttle stop screw. B)

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    Turn Signals quit

    in Technical Topics

    Posted · Edited by audiomick

    That would seem to be the circuit diagram for the models including and after 2003.

    Page 154 here:

    https://guzzitek.org/parts_list/gb/1100/V11LM_Nak_RC_Cat_2003_122002_PL.pdf

    The diagramme indicates a square blinker can.

    Mine is round, a "classic" blinker can, and seems to be more like the picture here on page 59

    https://guzzitek.org/parts_list/gb/1100/V11LM_2002_062011_PL(GB).pdf

    or here on page 141

    https://guzzitek.org/parts_list/gb/1100/V11LM_2002_072002_PL.pdf

    either way, as is indicated in both diagrammes, it must be somewhere near the relays. The cable harness doesn't allow it to be anywhere else, as far as I can tell. :huh2:

     

     

    Turn Signals quit

    in Technical Topics

    Posted

    Ok, these images will be appreciated. Down 5 flights of stairs, unpack the bike in the cold and drizzle, take the photos with the aid of a torch, back up the stairs. I'm expecting an elefant stamp here....

     

    My 2002 V11 Le Mans. Here is a "close up". The blinker can is in the scruffy looking rubber boot behind the relays, tucked in under the bodywork. I don't know for sure that this is the original position, as it is just cable-tied onto the frame rail there. On the other hand, the cable harness would not allow it to have been very far from that position. It is just long enough to get there. :huh2:

    large.blinker_can_close.jpg

     

    And here is another picture from a bit further back to put it into perspective

    large.blinker_can_perspective.jpg

    Hope that helps. :)

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