TomH

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.