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Here's to Marabese I think the V11 is his piece de resistance. Apparently, he did too . . . The photos of him with the early production V11 and prototype tail section are precious.

The oil light should come on after shutdown. But an oil drip from the exhaust? Dunno about that.

South'n Spine Raid: Weekend after Labor Day in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, from now on until V11 are so astronomically valuable that no one dares bring them out in public anymore. . . . .or they're declared instruments of destruction (is that a rock song?) and we make them all into Scura and only have Spine Raids under the cover of darkness.

Don't you kids make me me come up there to East Tennessee with my multi-meter!

Not sure where Uncle Not-Fishin' is in Tennessee, but the Fourteenth South'n Spine Raid might bring you closer together! (East Tennessee on the North Carolina line not far from Georgia/ The weekend after Labor Day in Tellico Plains, TN)

Thanks, Neil. Sorry I had to get Big Tony in the mix.. It'll go out tomorrow. For whatever reason, it takes a long time to Oz. Be patient. It's those U.S. Ocean-going Postal Mules.

Who is the manufacturer of the pump assembly itself?

I've been thinking back through this and can't imagine the air screws will make much difference. Seems more likely that if the TPS were off baseline from not being entirely closed when set to (150)-157mV, then the map would not be correctly indexed. Did you reset the TPS baseline again in the second tune-up? Or a sensor that got unplugged might be wreaking some havoc. Does guzzidiag confirm input from all the sensors?

I cleaned up and recombined several of my posts on this thread, so that's all I could pull together for specifications and comparisons. Now, the question remains: Why not cam a V11? My take is that the V11 (1064 Sport) cam is very well optimized for the bike, but surely there are those here who have changed the cam. If so, to what?

Still one of the greatest V11 vids ever, and perfect for this time of year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS9BtIUZ-Ss The kind of motivation it takes to get gearboxes back together!

I suppose I would start with the paint strip and inspect the mounting bosses first. I know of two gearboxes that cracked there (mine included) and the leak does exactly as you see. For reinforcement, I added the center frame support to my V11 that was eliminated after the Sport 1100 (not sure if any of the injected bikes got them ?) It certainly makes sense to support the engine/gearbox in three places instead of just the very front and very back. "Piastra Colleg": http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1797&p=17967

I hate to come in raining on the parade, but the frame mounts have been seen to crack and weep. With the crinkle pint, it would be very hard to see, so some paint removal and careful inspection of the mount bosses would be in order . . .

This came after the last "re-tune?" I would think some parameter got changed for the un-better. What are you using for the throttle body balance?

Looks like "SS" could mean four different cams: the original Guzzi P3 (what Raceco calls the "Italian SS"), the Norris SS aka Megacycle 620-11, and the two Raceco cams (SS2 and SS3). Now the trouble doubles. The Raceco duration is specified at closer valve openings (0.5mm instead of the typical 1.0mm opening) which extends the stated duration. EDIT: Best I can figure, with all the vagueries, is (someone should check my work on this): 1064 Sport cam -> 620-10 -> P3 -> SS2 -> 620-11 -> SS3 With lift of 0.446"(!), the SS3 would surely make a rousing difference over the Sport's 0.298 lift cam. Interesting statement by Ed Milch I saw on guzziriders.org posted there by dan_s: "Ed Milich who races guzzis wrote me that no straight drop in cam is worth the hassle."

The Raceco question may be somewhat moot without Kent doing the regrinds. Does Kent offer the specifications of the Raceco SS2 and SS3? Amadeo Castellani of Raceco, apparently, retired in 2014: http://www.raceco.com/contactx.html

I always gently roll the throttle on slightly for a cold start. Typically starts in four "compression cycles" [crank-crank-crank-crank-vrooom] and settles in on the high idle at 12-1500 or so. I've heard Meinolf's Tune will start without throttle application. What does your tach (and guzzidiag) say your idle speed is at operating temperature?

Using Guzziology's table of Megacycle/ Norris specs, it appears the progression to the hottest is: (620-) 3 -> 9 -> 10 -> 11 -> 8 -> 7 The P3 looks to have significantly longer duration (20º more intake, 18º more exhaust [276ºI/274ºE] and only 0.004" more lift [0.303"] than the 1064 Sport cam. So, we might say the P3 is a bit "hotter" than a 1064 Sport cam. All of the Megacycle cams have higher lift than the 1064 Sport or P3 cams. Duration numbers place the two Guzzi cams before and after the 620-10, realizing the 620-10 has higher lift than the P3 [0.335"). But where the SS2 and SS3 compare depends on the actual specs. EDIT[19 Oct 2016]: I found this technical section on the Raceco website. Looks like it would be good to archive this while the Raceco site is still supported. http://www.raceco.com/technical.html#ss2

That would have been a sight!!

Hmmm - too cool. A perfect compliment to my high-zoot *coffee maker* ? And that funky device at the right of the photo . . . *push-rod motorcycle analog music input support system*?

How cool is that? I was pretty stunned when this young lad decided to get a motorbike, then started riding with the *usual suspects*, then caféd a V7 Stone. (29 yrs old). Where do these kids get these crazy ideas? Haha - your time is comin', czakky!

Oh, man . . . I totally missed this! ("married off" the oldest boy this weekend) . . . You guys are great! I'm entering that ex officio point in life that it will surprise no one that I have an old Guzzi. What may surprise them is that it's a Tried-and-True RedFrame Sport! (Although I can't stop thinking about a black Cali Vintage . . . ) Gonna have to start wearing my matching *race* leathers more just play the part fully up! Cheers, everyone!

"The nasty bubbling engine paint. The engine cases are the worst, but I can see it starting to spread to the transmission. I’ve started stripping the paint, and now I'm thinking about stripping the tranny too – and going with a smooth (not textured) satin black finish." Same finish on the rear drive, no? It will only be a matter of time then . . .

Serious V11 Brain Surgeons! I am trying to catch up!

I griped about buying my V11, new, from a dealer 125 miles away, but he put it in my driveway from an enclosed trailer. The Lovely Wife wrote the check. I still have them both. (Well done, n-f ! )