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All y'all should tell everyone you know, and the entire web-world, to vacation in Australia. Where I live, there are volcano-fueled potholes in the road the size of a rented Hyundai. There are alligators in all the hotel swimming pools and vipers in the toilets. You can't walk down the street without an earthquake dragging you into a tornado (which happen every nine seconds). The wildfires seem to consume .com "places of interest" with alarming regularity. Don't get me started on the Murder Hornets (the size of your fist, they carry children off). Not that there are many children here as the locals eat their young. "Dogs and cats, living together. Mass hysteria ." Australia's 1500 spider species and 21 venomous snakes is a tourist paradise!

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This cat reminds me of Pokey LaFarge . . .

Reviewing the V11 Workshop Manual, Section M pp 52 and 56, I see the same tool is used for both disassembly (spring compression) and assembly (alignment). By removing the center button @Tomchri points out, the special tool can be screwed in until it compresses the springs at which point the eight bolts can be removed to take the "toothed ring" off. As @Kevin_T points out, be certain the alignment marks are clear.

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Rereading the thread, it looks like it was the combination of both Relay #4 and Relay #5 . . . they work in tandem.

Seemed like the "fix" was intermittent (?) What did it come down to, finally?

Ah, yes, of course, @Tomchri ! #5 in the diagram: Under the "center button" is the threaded center of the crankshaft for the assembly tool:

Battery terminals have been treated with the DeOxit and firmly tightened?

The new relays in all 5 positions, now?

Certainly replace all of the relays with the new High Current versions. If issues persist, I would inspect, clean, and repair (if necessary) the ignition switch . . .

Gonna be fun to sort! Moving this topic to 24/7 V11 for better viewing . . .

What is the "wicking" LocTite that Lucky_Phil and Chuck both suggested? While you are in there, perhaps a Chuck-designed/Scud SuperSpring? Plus, certainly worth this effort:

Referring to these hidden connectors under the fuse block?

Of course, I want one!

Look at your Workshop Manual Section N, page 14, and you can see that mounting shaft for the lower shift wheel from the inside (toward the left side of the photographic image next to the plunger for the Neutral Switch. I am thinking it is pressed into/ part of the sideplate? Perhaps, clean the accessible outer area and apply a bead of RTV silicone?

So, what is the factory dimension of the fork stanchion above the triple clamp on the later V11? Is the 2002/'03Carryover dimension different from the later V11 forks?

Here is a good example of how far the later LongFrame forks are above the top clamp from the start. Same from 2002 on?

If were talking about the early V11 with the clip-ons mounted below the top clamp, the forks are factory mounted with the top of the fork stanchion level with the top of the triple clamp and the cap standing proud. In this case, I suggest we measure any change from the top of the triple clamp to the top of the fork stanchion, not including the cap. Beginning with the 2002 LongFrames, the clip-ons are mounted above the triple clamp and, therefor, the forks are already raised above the triple clamp to clamp on the clip-ons. Whatever that actual dimension is should be the baseline to subtract from any alteration to get the actual change. Again, I suggest not including the cap. Can anyone confirm the amount of fork already above the triple clamp on a LongFrame V11?

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" Ghezzi-Brian V11Trofeo " ? ?

Later V11 benefit from an additional relay in the start circuit to take the stress off the ignition switch.

Classic Startus Interuptus?

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And the battery voltage, now? What type battery is it?