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Scooting this thread over to "Newer Models" for continued discussion. Congrats on the new girl, @Randy ! [Just waiting for @Randy to check back in before I move the thread.]

Looks pure SpineFrame to me . . .

For one, I would go to a 160 on that RedFrame's 4.5 inch rim. Having run so many different brands on my RedFrame, and stupid number of Pirelli while they "evolved", I have adopted the Bridgestone T31 Battlax of late. Sport-touring? Sure. Yet, I am finding them far more forgiving toward their end-of-use. By the time the Pirelli "looked" suspect, they were gone. The T31 have a more forgiving wear period at that end point, in my recent experience. I'm on my 33rd rear tire (25th front).

Not sure where Grim got his, but this is the legit and P.Roper source: Brought to you by @Pressureangle with @pete roper's blessing. Accept no substitutes!

There is the matter of the Sacred (idle stop) Screw serving an indexing function in this system as opposed to the V11's which is used for "idle adjustment." That the ECU can "relearn parameters" is based upon that index screw being set to the correct throttle plate angle. If some hairy-arsed knuckle dragger (it wasn't me this time, @pete roper !) arsed with the stop screw, it must correctly be located again for the map to index properly to the throttle openings. You have guzzidiag, @Randy ?

I always work my "star patterns" from the center out to the corners, in 2-3 steps. Not sure it makes any difference, but I would rather "spread to the corners than "crowd" the center. That said, I am not the Seal Whisperer that Andy York is . . .

Sweet! Comes with a story?

@4corsa, Is your wheel hanging (suspension extended) in those views? It looks like a swingarm stand . . .

Fascinating. One of the remaining, unsolved mysteries of the V11 series is specifically why the early ShortFrame are so notoriously impossible to grease that front U-joint. I cannot see how that set-up would make the correct angle to connect on my RedFrame Sport. Is the shaft shroud, or collar, shorter on the LongFrame V11? The early collar is 64 mm . . .

Is that an angled tip or a "flex" tip or straight?

This. So well said.

I mean, that somehow blends perfectly with a late 50's Edsel wagon as long as they are matched nose-to-tail . . .

I would not have been able to complete the recent rebuild of my 1990 Honda GB500 Tourist Trophy without CMS Cycle Parts, The Netherlands. When people see my funky, (medium old) Moto Guzzi Sport, it is common to hear, "Where is your dealer?" I've become fond of replying, "Some interesting fellow named Veldhorst in The Netherlands" . . .

I guess when I replace my original valve cover gaskets, I should throw in an coupl-o' these. Do they actually get leaky or ever really go missing as @orangem2 is concerned about?

That last image is in this thread where it is noted that the housing tends to walk off the brass insert that anchors it to the gearbox. They can be easily pressed back together in a vice. One more contributor to the speedometer needle's St. Vitus Dance . . .

I still seem to recall that they are metal discs that adhere to the head. I've never seem mine, either. Pretty sure if they were completely missing, the exhaust leak right there at the head would be horrendous. We'll have to stand by for the experienced wrenchers like @Lucky Phil and @pete roper to put this all in (colorful) perspective . . .

Okay, here is an image of the metal disc plug JBWelded in. They are bad about leaving the party without asking. And taking your one-and-only internal drive gear with it . . .

+1 with fotoguzzi. They kinda become part of the head. You probably don't need to disturb them at all. Yet, exhaust leaks (even shockingly tiny ones) can contribute significantly to the V11 cough/stumble/hiccup aggravation. "Grooming" all the exhaust junctions and hangers in steps with a "star" pattern is good medicine.

You and your LeMans are going to love each other even more with some sonorous canisters and diligent tuning. The cabling allows you to connect guzzidiag, but you will also need a quality voltmeter to set the TPS, and a way to balance the throttle bodies. Details here: MySport, with the (likely Mistral made) Moto Guzzi "for off-road use" accessory canisters, has done fabulously on the Decent-tune up and factory map, factory cross-over. The pods will cause you more difficulties, but not impossible. Get some canisters you like the looks of (I've never heard a V11 I didn't love the sound of), and use the Decent Tune-up as a baseline. Here is a pretty thorough cross-over evaluation:

That would be amazing that someone could build durable parts for those angle drives. Here is one of many threads about the angle drives, although I don’t think it includes an image of epoxying the end plug.

This is correct. Whose "01 is a 5 speed" ??

Ha, duh on my part. For sure the nefarious 30 amp Fuse#3 should be inspected for continuity and sign of heat damage. I’ve had them burn off a blade without blowing the fuse.

@Weegie makes a good point about the connections, including the stack of ring terminals on the battery as well as fuse 5 and Relay 2 (faults in those last two would be giving you other outages). 12.4v is maybe 40% on an AGM battery. I would be inclined to "condition" that battery and not expect the V11's weedy charging system to bring it up.

Great news! Those voltages are solid. Regulator time! Take time to run a dedicated ground wire from the regulator case to the timing chest of the motor.