Tom M

Your fuel pump/injector relay may have failed. Try swapping a few and see if the fuel pump comes back. I believe the rearmost relay is for the fuel pump and injectors, but I'm not positive. If this is your problem, and maybe even if it isn't, it's a good idea to replace all of the factory relays with something more reliable from one of the two vendors below if you haven't done so already. http://www.dpguzzi.com/relay.htm http://www.motratech.com/MGR-C20.html Lots of folks here including me use the ones from dpguzzi without any problems, but the motratech relays are supposed to be even more reliable.

That's a beautiful bike you have there Jens. I didn't do a whole lot to my bike in '08. I added Ballabio handlebars, Buell footpegs, MG luggage rack, headlight relays, and messed around with suspension tuning and PCIII mapping. I've already begun my 09 tinkering by installing Motobits foot controls thanks to my wife/Santa. One more change is in the works then I hope to be done for a while.

Nice bike Richard!

So sorry to hear of your accident Orson, but glad to see that you're on the mend posting again. Here's to a quick and complete recovery Get well soon!

Here's a big electric scooter that can go 62mph/100kph for under $10k USD. I'm not sure how it stacks up economically against something like the Burgman but I think it's good that there are electric alternatives emerging. http://www.vectrix.com/ PS Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Antonio, Where did your V11 go? I remember that you had an accident a while back, but I thought the damage was mostly cosmetic and you were going to get it back on the road soon. Guy, I vote for your option #2. Hang on to the Rosso if you can. There's nothing wrong with a garage full of Guzzis! If you find that you still aren't riding it at all a few years from now then maybe that's the time to sell.

I'd check the entire bike if I crashed twice for no apparent reason! Did the front wheel lock up both times? If so I'd check the front brake system first. After that, forks, steering head, steering damper, frame, all motor mounts, swingarm bearings, wheel bearings, etc. It's certainly not a design issue or we'd probably all be dead by now

The AMA is getting involved, but I doubt they have much sway in Washington. http://www.motorcycledaily.com/09december08_tarrif.htm The euro bike dealers should be screaming bloody murder over this. Why haven't we seen any on-line petitions or form letters to send out to our representatives in congress?

Hi Charlie, You may want to read the model year breakdown and the common mods/problems threads in the faq if you haven't done so yet. A couple fairly common problems that weren't mentioned there are: - Most 02 and some 03 bikes have "fuzzy" engine paint that bubbles and falls off. There's a thread on repainting the engine with Harley engine texture paint while it's in the bike somewhere on this site. Some owners had the cases replaced under warranty. Others took Guzzi accessories like luggage, exhaust, and carbon fiber parts in lieu of getting the warranty replacement cases. - Some 03 and later bikes with the additional exhaust crossover by the alternator cover are prone to header pipe leaks or cracks at that crossover. Check that area closely on any post-02 bikes you may look at. Good luck with your search!

Here's a good explanation of how intake runners are "tuned": http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question517.htm

Here's a good story on some possible problems with switching to electric vehicles. The main point is some materials that are critical to electric cars are currently mined in unstable parts of the world. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p...toryId=97295913 "Lithium-ion batteries require large amounts of cobalt, which comes primarily from the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, Tibet and Siberia. Easing dependence on foreign oil could mean increasing dependence on foreign minerals — from even less reliable trading partners than the Persian Gulf states." They also mention that China supplied 95% of the neodymium used in the world last year. Neodynium magnets are used in the electric motors and regenerative braking systems in hybrid and electric cars.

First the bright yellow Griso, now a bright green one. I guess Pete likes to stand out in a crowd

Congrat's on the new bike Jaap! How long before the Sport becomes Moneypit part II? Have you placed your order for an exhaust and Ohlins rear shock yet? The MG videos of the Sport with the factory race kit were impressive (hint hint)...

Do any of you know anything good or bad about Perf-form oil filters? It uses glass fiber instead of paper filter element, and claims to filter 4-22 micron range. Nominal filtering for a paper Wix is 24 micron. They have a Guzzi fitment... http://www.perf-form.com/fitment-charts.htm#MOTO_GUZZI edit: There's a little info on construction here: http://www.tobycreek.org/oil_filters/perfform2.shtml

I agree with Steve. I don't pretend to know much about the collector market, I've just always liked the semi-nekkid Cooley and Lawson bikes.

If I were you I'd adjust the valves, sync the throttle bodies, then set the TPS and see how she runs before I went to a PCIII. Some bikes respond well to the method that's pinned in the how-to forum, others (like mine) work much better using the "Micha Method", as mentioned here: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?...hl=micha+method FWIW I've seen significant differences in the amount of pinging that I get on my bike when making TPS adjustments as small as 10mV. It's not too hard to do, but if you don't want to tackle it yourself hopefully someone in your area will step up and help or recommend a good shop.

Thanks for the input guys. I think buying boots that you haven't tried on first is dumb, but I didn't let that stop me! Because I'm cheap and too lazy to shop my local dealers I ordered some new but apparently discontinued Sidi Champion Tepors off of ebay. If you see them turn up in the V11LM classifieds you'll know they didn't fit (I ordered them before tmcafe weighed in with his "wouldn't recommend") Here's what I got:

Yuck. I wonder where the battery, fuse block, relays, ECU etc went?

That's a Sidi Champion Air. I don't want a race boot because I think they'd be uncomfortable for walking. My old dirt bike boots certainly were.

I've always worn leather work boots for street riding. My current pair is getting pretty worn so I'm considering replacing them with street/touring style motorcycle boots. I realize that race type boots have substantially more protection than work boots, but don't really know what the advantage of a street boot is over a plain old work boot. I don't do track days or race, and I rarely touch my boots down when riding. Here's the type of boot I'm considering: I'd like to hear what you guys use, and what you think of work boots vs the type above. TIA!

We'll have to assume that the 850 was yet another sales flop then? Jaap, what's this chain driven Guzzi from your pictures?

Excellent Antonio! That Marzocchi girl is very easy on the eyeballs A guzzi guy's opinion of Honda?

Believe it or not, some Americans who read a newspaper once in a while actually do know a little about the rest of the world...and Carla Bruni IS hot! edit: Here's the first lady of France on what unfortunately isn't my couch. (as I desperately try to turn this into a hooters thread before it gets ugly)

Another possibility is loose or cracked intake boots between the throttle bodies and the cylinder. If those check out OK I'd replace the parts mentioned above just because they're so cheap and easy to do. If that still doesn't help It's probably time for a valve adjust/throttle body balance/TPS adjustment.

Since you have the front wheel and fender off I presume the brake calipers have been removed too. After that all you need to do is loosen the pinch bolts for the clipon handlebars and triple clamps and then slide the forks out. If you're going to remove the fork caps you should loosen them after loosening the top clamp pinch bolts but before loosening the lower clamp bolts. Everything is easier with a shop manual You can buy one from a forum sponsor at the top of the page, buy a digital version on ebay, or find a downloadable one on the web. Someone here can likely provide you with a website for the downloadable one.