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Hi RH, I turned the torque wrench clockwise and got a reading of about 50lbs BEFORE I loosened just to see where thet were at.I loosened and tightened in the cross patern(Whew,did sumthin right!) but since they showed 50lbs before and spec calls for about 30lbs ,I figured I should ask. Dosen't seem like a LOT of effort to get 30lbs.Should it?I know this is a personal question but any input would give me some reference.Using a bar type Craftsman TW zeroed out. So do you concur about the discrepencies in Lex's numbers?Just want to confirm this before I move on.

Hi RH et all, Some torque questions,.. in Lex's article he says here "The pivot shaft bolts are tightened to 6-8 NM or roughly 53-71 in/ LB.I'm assuming 53-71LB's is way out of wack.Correct? Also he says this "By the way, all 6mm bolts (including the six allen bolts that hold the rocker cover in place) are tightened to 8-12 NM or roughly 77-105 in/ LB. Being a middle of the road kind of guy I use 10 NM or 90 in/ LB".Isn't 10NM about 8ish LB's? Not 90 LBs? Also my head bolts seemed to be set about 50lb's,was that too tight?Should I go with the 29.5LB range? Thanks, Michael

Hi RH, I'm going to post a question on the original thread as I'm working on it now ,hopefully you can clarify. Thanks, http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11552 Michael

Well I think I answered my own question. I checked the workshop manual(should have done that FIRST!) and the pivot shaft bolts are to be torqued to 6-8NM!! Not 53-71 in/LB as stated in Lex's article.I checked this because I stripped the REPLACEMENT bolts I put in there trying to torgue to 53-71 in/LB s.according to the chart on my torque wrench 6-8 mn would be about 5lbs? Could you guys through in your

Hi Guys, I stipped the threads of the 10mm X head M5 hardend steel bolts when re-inserting the rocker arm assembly.Must have started slightly off-thread and turned them clockwise(this is the correct direction to tighten,isn't it?) to tighten,not hard but because I probably didn't thread it in enough ,finger tight(I know better),I stripped the bolt threads.The shafts threads seemed to have survived.But figure a replacement may be in order just so I dont strip the new bolts.I found a replacement from a pile of V11 bolts I bought from Bigrick,same length/diam but a female hex-head,I think they'll be fine for as temp replacement,but want to replace with the correct part. Another question.In lex's article he states in step #5- part #2,the "The pivot shaft bolts are tightened to 6-8 NM or roughly 53-71 in/ LB".I assume 6-8 is a typo.Should be 60-80 NM? I'll refer future questions to the original post. Greg I was hoping to get used but if no one responds by the time you get them I'll order 2.Can you get me the bolts? Thanks, Michael

I need 2 rocker arm pivot shafts and bolts for 2002 Scura.

First cylinder I go to torque and I stip BOTH rocker arm pivot shaft bolts.Anyone got an extra pair,of bolts and shafts.Shafts look OK but just in case. Michael

Thanks guys.All helpfull advice ,I think I got it now.Thanks for your patience. Going out right now,I'll take pics and notes and hope to write up an article on it. Thanks, Michael

Hi RH, Thanks for all the help.After reading the forum for the last year,I generally take advice from Gary,Greg,yerself Racer X,Carl,dlaing,and several others ,as good reliable sources.You may differ in opinions,you all speak the truth as you know it to be. Good enough for me.OK ,enough of the love fest. Got all parts together,I'm going in tomorrow.hope to check vavles ,torq heads,check TPS. I'm still fuzzzy bout TPS.I have not found a simple, for me,How To guide maybe with pics to help me get a better understanding,Seems like the articles Ive found are for older models or have side notes for V11 and I get all confused What connectors am I probing,how do I adjust my settings if they aren't correct?By the way I do not have a PC 3.Jeff's http://www.guzzitech.com/EVTuneup-Jeff_B.html , seems like the easiest for me to grasp but still get confused Points #9,and #10 Im lost.Why am I looking for 150mv and then 500-525mvs?Carls is good , http://home.pacbell.net/guzzi007/tps/TPS.html ,but seems to have a lot of things that apply to last generation models Sport,etc.Carl do you have an updated V11 procedure? Thanks! Michael

Thanks Greg, Those rotors are sweeet! I'll be looking for a Mistral once the finances come available. PS I like the dichotomy of the slow sign in the pic with the sex machine in the forefront!

What's the deal on the centerstand ,is it Guzzi's or aftermarket?How much?

Greg is playing uslike a Stradivarius Like throwing raw meat to the Lions! Is the centerstand a secrect that cant be devulged to us civilians?

Hey Greg,cool comparison. I was dissapointed in the low end on my Scura when I first got it ,expecting a lot more low-mid for a big V-twin.Sounds like the Mistral's for me.What are they going for now? I also wanted a centerstand.I inquired about yours on another thread,but you must have missed it.That was the first I heard about a centerstand for a V11.Who makes it?How much? Thanks, MZ

Thanks RH, As always great information and thankfully no shortage or shortcuts of text! I think I grasp what you are saying about TDC, and confirming that the 2 TDC finding opinions are contradictory helps a lot.(OK I'm not completly crazy! ) Is there a TPS adjusting procedure that is a little more up to date than Carl's( http://home.pacbell.net/guzzi007/tps/TPS.html )?I t seems like this applies to the older Sport models and is confusing to me.He also syncs the TB after setting TPS but Ian suggests doing after adjusting TB's.What's the consensus on this? Thanks, Michael What Hump?

Dumbie about to take on first home tune-up.Torque heads,adjust valves,balance TB's,check/adjust TPS,change oil/filter/clean mesh filter in that order.TwinMax,gaskets,oil access tool on order. Iv'e got some stupid questions,I'm sure I'll have some more once I get into it,but a couple to get me going. I'll try to take as many pics along the way as well as document what my experience is.I hope to put them all together in one article to help other dumbies like me.We have a lot of great info on all these procedures here but they are kinda spread out over different posts and is a little mind boggling for rookie tuners,especially when you do a search and get a lot of results. Question #1:In Ian Johnston's article about Throttle Body balancing, http://www.obairlann.net/reaper/motorcycle...zi/balance.html He dosen't mention disconnecting the the TB connecting rod.Does anybody not do this,is this necessary,or was this just not mentioned by mistake ?Where do I disconnect it? Question #2 In Lex's article , http://www.geocities.com/motoguzzi1064/Guz...alvesTorque.htm, Doing one cylinder at a time ,I rotate wheel till I see S for the left side in the sight hole,but this is not necessarily TDC?I have to make sure that both valves are closed?Meaning keep spinning wheel till I see the S AND both valves are closed?I then torque heads and adjust valves and move on to the right? Tracy Martin, http://www.guzzitech.com/tdc-tracy.html , has a different approach and says "Watch the rocker arms on the cylinder that you will be adjusting the valves on. You will see them move up/down as you turn the engine over. You are trying to find the point at which BOTH rocker arms move (the intake valve is just starting to open and the exhaust valve is almost closed). This is called "valve overlap" and it is the position in which the piston is at TDC with both valves slightly open for that cylinder." they seem to contradict one another,one says they should be closed,the other says they should be slightly open and almost closed.Please help clarify this for me or add This will get me started,I'm sure i'll have hat in hand later on with more dumb questions, Thanks, Michael

"Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday","Ya got to spend money to make money",bla,bla,bla,.... Racing programs are a great way to test and develop your product.Ducati is proof of this.Their naked,touring,ad-tourer,1098 are all direct decendents of their racing program.And I might add ,very successfull.Ive already seen several 1098's on the road this year.They spend,they win,they sell.Very simple formula. Guzzi take notice,and this applies to Aprillia also,they must shoot for the future,not the past.Winning is everything, from the track to the showroom. Oh, I smoked too many "cigs" today,.......

are they on drugs or something?.... Grappa,vino,sambuca ,...and Italian women!

After screwing around with the TB synch knob like a deaf,DUMB,and blind man on a perfectly running machine (TB boot cracked and I tried to FIX it,ha,ha by twiddling with the TB Sync) Ive got to rebalance TBs for the first time.Do I need any adapters that TM offers for my 02 V11?

I got the Fiamm's.Very impressive ,cars will know your there!Just dont hit it by accident leaving your house early on a Sunday morning,your neighbors wont be happy! Here's a link, http://www.fiammamerica.com/HornsIntro.asp

Whatever the new sport bike is,or will be ,I hope it has a single sided schwing arm like this one.Nice wheels too.Not a classic ,still looks better than the Black Breva,Yukk! I agree it should have the sex appeal of the MG01s,competitive power @100hp+,bags,hed grip options,and let me be sacreligous here,and get into the 20th century and be liquid-cooled ala the MG01s being raced with the LC and oh dispense with the"oh well that's a Guzzi" answer to the range of mechanical problems from annoying to life-threatening.On a 13k plus bike, design flaws are inexcusable and if they do happen they should,admitted,fixed ,molto pronto,with a italian fedora in hand Sex and reliability with help Guzzi rule the world again!,,er ah,...well at least get a little piece of the MC world.

HA,HA,HA,HA!! Thankfully they don't read this.Oh wait a minute,they can read our minds.

Greg are my eyes deceiving me,or is that a CENTERSTAND on the Coppa and where do I get one?

Mac no matter how you pronounced it,we wouldn't be able to understand you! After 4 years with my Glaswegian girlfriend and I dont have a clue half the time in what she's saying!

Umm No.But I'll take your NC off your hands for you!

US Guzzi rep? As in, from NY? Or from PEE-azgh-ee-oh? Didn't mention his origin. He was the ITALIAN PR guy from Mandello . Nice Carl