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That last photo reminds me of a surgical team or a group of rocket scientists intent on their task. "They say" it ain't rocket surgery, but I'm sayin' it is! Well done, one and all!

Epitome of a Spine Raid:

If that doesn't get "the line between the lines lined back up with the lines", nothing will! And, rest assured, friends don;t let friends ride with under-inflated tires!

Customs holds anything red . . . . I just looked upon the museum replica of the Carcano Moto Guzzi V8 today. That fairing color reminds me so much of the Chook-bilt zinc chromate, I don't think I can bear to paint it.

I do want to go on record that, at one point, someone asked for a hammer . . . Jus' sayin' . . . .

Nothing, but nothing, was going to be left unseen!

All eyes on deck!

I believe the earliest were all 2 valve per cylinder. Certainly the '08 that Goofman just scored. Bellissima!

1) I'm not sure we have a particularly *concise* suspension sag setting thread. There are some threads, but sit back for some extensive forum post surfing. > At some point, I saved this link, but haven't read it in a while: http://web.archive.org/web/20091022090139/http://geocities.com/motoguzzi1064/GuzziFiles/SuspensionSetUp.htm 2) Search tutorial in "Motha of All V11 Forums": http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15944&p=195117 3) I routinely use my browser to "Bookmark" important reference threads. 4) Alstublieft!

Also, there is a thread on the 2008 Sport in the "Newer Models" sub-forum. Have a look: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19071&p=204833 This thread will get moved there eventually, but let's get some posting first! [Personally, I think there ought to be a dedicated 1200 Sport Sub-Forum since *somebody* we know and love ( Chief Whip Jaap) has one!]

I don't know much about this frame series (what do we call them?), but you probably aren't going to get away with this on a Norge :

OMRON, apparently, discontinued this G8HN relay (Those are the ones I'm using). You can easily run a bead of epoxy around the underside of your relay where the case joins the base and seal it yourself. What we cannot do is alter the intrinsic materials and contact sizes: GEI | Omron Moving contact material: Silver alloy | Silver alloy NC contact material: Copper | Silver alloy NO contact material: Copper | Silver alloy Moving contact diameter: 0.085/0.083 | 0.099/0.098 inches Terminal material: Plated Brass | Plated Copper EDIT: Higher Capacity OMRON are available: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19755&p=216605 Heat comparison forthcoming . . . (waiting for "riding weather." )

Next up: Spine Raids where anyone can gather their V11 and compare notes, share secrets, and generally hob-nob/ cohort/ and otherwise hang out: Surfin' Spine Raid / Southern California ? (Up-East) Spine Raid / Pennsylvania ? Wervelkolom Raid Nederland ? think tinker ride share

Didn't the Norge have that trouble, too? And aren't they (mechanically and electronically) the same motorcycle?

The Chinese GEI relays should probably not have the 30 amp rating that they somehow have: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12326&p=133211 Not that they're "bad" just that they're not the "best." Even the best get hot, though. They're hard at work!

One of the simplest, most important things you should be certain of is your CO Fuel Trim. If it is in the negative double digits, nothing else you do will clear up the running issues. That, and being absolutely sure that the right throttle plate is completely closed when baselining the TPS. These are detailed in the Decent Tune Up thread, but bear emphasis. Let us know what you find!

boy, was that a mistake. Heh - welcome back, buddy!

Diagnostic Cables: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19612

I've pinned a thread just to reference and source the three correct diagnostic cables: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19612&p=213372 And a brief procedure for a "Decent Tune Up" to get your V11 to a baseline before reprogramming: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19610

Note that the OBD2 to USB MUST be properly chipped FTDI 232RL. Thanks to everyone for posting reliable links in this thread to obtain correct cables in your part of the world. This thread is for the cables only. Use of the cables is posted elsewhere, including: Basic guzzidiag tutorial for V11 Decent Tune Up