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Look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_iron_phosphate_battery#Safety The batteries that are sold for automotive use, i.e. also the ones as replacement for lead-acid motorcycle batteries, are all LiFePO4 They can be considered safe. The ones that have made it in to the various media reports because of fires in laptops and aeroplanes and so on were, as far as I know, other types of lithium battery. I have heard of a couple of instances of a LiFePO4 battery overheating. One in particular was in an SP 1000 Cafe Racer. I've seen the bike; it is a nice custom, but I reckon the bloke was counting the bucks when he did it. I assume the charging system was original, and not renovated. The battery was, I reckon, too small. I believe it was around 4 Ah. . Probably chosen more for price than anything else. Note that the battery overheated and started letting out the magic gray smoke, but did not catch fire. My theory is, the battery was undersized. It could start the bike, but was fairly discharged as a result. When the bike got running, the battery was pulling heaps of current out of the charging system, and getting warm as a result. Maybe the voltage was a bit high, too. The conclusions I drew from the story were, first, make sure you know what your charging system is delivering, and that it is ok for the lithium battery, and secondly, don't choose a battery that is too small, i.e. not the one that can just manage to turn the starter with no reserves. That way, the battery won't be sucked flat by the start process, and wont be trying to draw as much power to get charged back up. The theory is based in part on what is written here: https://www.silent-hektik.de/SH_LiMa.htm I've got one of those alternators in the V35 Imola (it makes a lovely whirring noise like the blower on the black Ford coupe in the first Mad Max movie...). The battery is still a Gel lead-acid one, but I reckon I'll be putting a lithium battery in there the next time it needs a battery. This is the first bit of the text under the banner "Technische Details" etc. . So, once again, I'm convinced the LiFePO4 batteries are safe to use, but a little more attention to the charging system is neccesary, and one shouldn't pinch the pennies when choosing the battery. Buy one that is big enough to have a bit of reserve.

Any idea what the basis was?

Cool. Good for Guzzi, I reckon.

Bowling practise?

For what it is worth, that is not just lithium batteries. Some types deal with it better than others, but all batteries deliver less power when they are cold.

As I recently had cause to be looking for the back part of the ingnition switch myself recently, I got some tips from a couple of people. As far as I know, the ignition lock from a California EV should fit. @Revilo is the whole lock missing, or just the switch part off the back? What happened to mine was that some one broke the back bit off. If yours was stolen, I could imagine that the same thing happened to yours. My "informant" told me that lots of Aprilia scooters had Zadi locks/switches from the same series. The trick is to find one with four contacts. I still had the guts of the switch, and only needed the "bucket" that is contained in. That seems to be the same for a whole range of switches.

Those things sounded crazy. All of them, regardless of the engine capacity. Fantastic. Over the years I did a lot of work for one particular event technology hire company here in Germany. One of the founders rode motorcycles, and had a Kawasaki 750 triple. He managed to claim it on his tax return for a very long time as a "musical instrument".

You blokes take care you have a great weekend. Looks like it has started off well.

Further info: This one is apparently the same, except that it isn't red: https://www.ebay.de/itm/394222620827?fits=Make%3AFord&_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D246078%26meid%3Da3bda077b0cb4463b5168fdf76300273%26pid%3D101224%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D275676240672%26itm%3D394222620827%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWeb&_trksid=p2047675.c101224.m-1 Since that is an e-bay ad that will probably go defunct one day, the Ford part number is 1072003 And (probably) the same part at Wendel for a "slightly" higher price.... https://wendelmotorraeder.de/anschluss-benzinpumpe-90-weiss_ap8104192-p-3037788.html?ref=expl Edit: Stein-Dinse apparently has a similarly priced option, and a less expensive one (with a very long delivery time...): https://www.stein-dinse.com/de/search.html?grp=&searchStr=AP8104192

As it happens, I bought a ticket today. My knees don't creak. Yet. The problems are in the neck (slipped disc...), but if I pay attention to how I sit, I can keep that under control. I reckon I could ride that thing.

No, it's not. Several people have mentioned that on the german forum I'm active in. I gather the front can regularly take a little time to connect. The rear is apparently better, but can also be sluggish.

Yes, good question for those in the USA. It's a Ford United Kingdom part. Mine came from the UK, too. I think those in North America would have to find a dealer who is willing to play along, or order on the 'net.

Wendel has this: https://wendelmotorraeder.de/batterie-12v-13a_gu01704501-p-1025230.html?ref=expl Stein Dinse has that one as well, and this: https://www.stein-dinse.com/de/batterie-12v-13ah-genesis-reinblei-zinn/item-2-1112694-300202001-.html That is only the result of a search there (I have been looking for my own interest recently...). I haven't tried either of them (yet).

And you're still alive. Well done!! Ok, I'm just jealous....

What I did today: picked up these from the place I ordered them from. I placed the order based on a tip from a V11 specific german language forum. They look like what I've seen in pictures here and there, and fit the coupling from the fuel lines that I bought as a Guzzi part. Observant readers will be able to glean from the photo where I got them, what the part number there is, and how much I paid for them. Given that they are apparently a little harder to find than hen's teeth, I'm happy. By the way, they got my name wrong. Somehow Germans never understand me when I say "Michael". Mostly they hear "Marco". "Marcel" is a new one.... After that, I took her out and washed the oil off the sides of the sump at a car wash. A subsequent ride and dusting with talcum powder was supposed to show me where the oil was getting out. Unfortunately there was no positive result. I am now tending to suspect the source of the leak within the clutch housing. Bugger....

Here is the picture that Revilo put in his post. His link is to a GIMP image. Not everyone has GIMP, so I exported it as a JPEG. @Revilo bear with it. Best of luck with the restoration.

Probably not complete, but the motor, gearbox and shaft would be nifty for driving a water pump.

Welcome to the forum.

You're right!! Far too expensive. Half the bloody motorbike is missing.

Who nicked the fairing? And the clip-ons...

What you wrote about "consistenly repeatable" sounds a lot like you are on the right track. That is one of the fundamentals of isolating problems. Why not? It is so easy to type: left forefinger,right ring finger, left ring finger. Nothing to it.

What he said. I haven't done it, but I have read a real lot of what Bernd (author of the abovementioned programs) has written in the german forum. One thing in addition to "make sure you have saved your original map before you do anything else. Really sure..." : Bernd recommends having the (fully charged) bike battery on a smart charger when you are doing anything with Guzzidiag and particularly with the reader and writer, and use a power supply for the laptop you are using as well. The one thing you really, really do not want to happen is that a battery (bike or computer...) goes flat during the process. The result of that can easily be this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_(electronics)

Ok, I'm convinced.

docc, you have, of course, excluded the possibility that the multimeter has a dickey connection? No offense meant, but someone has to ask the dumb questions...