TomH

LOL, So true. More like a breakup though, she's leaving me. More pics below:

For Sale, 2000 LeMans, silver and beautiful. ~43000k mi. Clean bill of health after last service. It's on commission at my local shop, contact me if interested and I'll put you in touch, they can answer everything. $5500. USD I'll post more photos tomorrow, just getting her (sadly) posted. Not going to be happy seeing her go, but health conditions require it. Located in Tacoma, WA

Not yet, will be soon!

Greetings again. My 2000 v11 surprised me a couple days ago with a rear brake… “miss” followed a few minutes later by a functional braking. How? Stepped down on the lever as per usual, lever gave no resistance, bike didn’t slow. No rear brakes. Later on, it worked. i know I have some learning to do, and could be doing something wrong, but this one I sat with when it went bad. I pulled into a gas station, got off and pushed the lever by hand. Nothing at all, I rolled the bike with the pedal on. I started home carefully and after a couple stoplights it worked again. can anyone explain this?

@docc is there any reason he’d use so little oil? There was No evidence of a leak… and I added ~28 oz then just emptied out >32. Just askin’ Also I had some extra oil and ran it through. Results look much more like the oil I put in. Cleaning out the old (which might not be bad stuff) and getting the measurements right. Am I supposed to get this much oil on the exhaust pipes? Lol. I’m hopeful and have it all closed up for now…

Just now: drained the oil and found an absolute chocolate shake. Should I use some kind of flush here? Looks awful. also there was about 32oz of oil in there. So it’s wasn’t dry. also pulled out a nice little pile of filings on the drain plug. Is that bad news? Pics below

Thanks all. Agreed @docc, I'm mighty glad I landed here. Here's the update. With the gearbox oil filled, It sat for about 10 days. Life happened. Today I inspected underneath - no leaks. I propped it up level, and the oil showed up. I started it up and rope it around the block, cycling VERY GENTLY through the gears up and down. Once it slipped coming down from 4 to 3. I could not replicate it. Miracle healing? Was I just shifting wrong somehow? I've been doing this for 5 years now. I've been through 5 bikes, all different. Never had a bike slip out of gear, but could the lack of oil cause that? I'm absolutely not an expert but not a 100% newbie rider. @gstallons, I remember putting in 27 oz of oil, but I might've been wrong about it being empty. Here's what it looks like now, after a 5 minute ride. Awfully frothy, right? Can't be good This is with the bike level. There's a good chance I didn't level the bike when I read the bubble the first time. Rookie mistake. This thing has a stupid deep lean on the kickstand. That's probably why I didn't kill it. Must've had some in it. With it tilted now, it shows a little more than before I added oil. I wonder if it's too high now since there's probably some in. I'll find out soon when it comes out. Planning to drain it this afternoon. I also inspected the linkage off the the shift lever, it's straight. So for now I'm going to drain the gearbox and refill with new clean stuff. I am not taking the covers off of anything yet, I don't want to open up stuff if I don't have to. Very thankful for the input, folks!

Gotcha. i actually added the entire given amount in the specs- (can’t recall atm) and made sure the bike was level after. When I stood it up, the level read at the center of the bubble or slightly higher. It wasn’t over-full by my untrained assumption. presumably the gearbox was dead empty. Yikes. Worried I did some harm there, obviously. will drain and fill properly soon

Thanks a million for the tips. i swear there was no oil in the window, and that scared me a bit too, I didn’t see any leaks… it was a shocker. I measured and filled the proscribed amount but didn’t have a chance to properly drain it and refill from scratch. I’ll do that when the weekend returns. same for the linkage and other tips. I can handle all that stuff. will post updates. Any time someone’s in Tacoma, I owe you beer.

Howdy folks. I have a 2000 V11 Sport, 45K miles, purchased in September last year. She doesn't want to shift right lately. I need some guidance. On the road, she has fallen out of gear once or twice. I noted the gearbox oil was empty(!) and quick refilled. It has improved, but there's more. She doesn't fall out of gear so much anymore, but she will "mis-shift" as in the pedal goes down, the clutch comes out and it misses. Not in gear. It is more likely to happen between the upper gears. I haven't really tracked where, I'm busy riding at the time. I think it's like between 4-5, but like I said, I haven't pinpointed it. My mechanical skills are "developing" as we say in my world - they are not good yet. But I'm learning patience and buying tools there days. I have a local mechanic ($) who I can text, he suggests a "shift Bendix might be bent or damaged." 1. Is this a reasonable diagnosis? If not, any other ideas? 2. Is this something I can do at home? I have a garage and some time. Bike is not a daily ride to work. Has anyone here dealt with this? (I'm sure there is...) Thanks a million. PS - I'm slow to reply sometimes (life...), still sincere in thanks

Greetings, all. New to the forum. Sixth bike in six years of riding. Came to it later in life. Third* Guzzi, long story there... this one is a keeper, and the others should've been too. 2000 V11 Sport Sexy Magni Fairing, some ugly little turn signal lights to replace. Loads of miles before I fell for her. Will require attention, purchased last month and still getting to know her. The style of these bikes just really grabs me, and the ride is pure joy - the shake and the rumble make it feel really alive. I can't help but smile when I ride this bike, so the repairs and hassle are worth it. If you have to go somewhere, do it in style, right? Life is short. Find joy. -Tom *Previously *02 Vll LeMans (Champagne/gold) that died on the drive home from the dealer. He took it back and we undid the deal - good guy. I wasn't ready to wrench a bike then, and had to get home! It was the best 12 miles I've ridden. I fell in love and finally searched out this new one many years later, *08 V7 Cafe Classic Greenie. Pretty little thing, a little too little for me. I wasn't confident on highways. Would be a perfect second bike if I wasn't married.