docc

Oh, my . . . that's how I got here! The '75 GL1000 just wouldn't hang in the corners without throwing showers of sparks. You're in the right place to get the V11 sorted. Consider coming to the South'n Spine Raid in September - great opportunity to park it up next to others and learn a great deal about it.

Right, that funky spool! http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19252&hl=%2Bfactory+%2Bstand

http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18151&hl=

You wouldn't want to see any more than 14.5 volts if you are running and AGM battery or you will cook it. Cia. Agreed, that is generally true, but is temperature dependent. An AGM chart I use for reference shows the following charge voltages (float voltages differ): 32ºF 50ºF 68ºF 77ºF 86ºF 104ºF (0ºC) (10ºC) (20ºC) (25ºC) (30ºC) (40ºC) 15.30v 15.06v 14.82v 14.70v 14.58v 14.34v I've read elsewhere in the Odyssey literature that the charge range is 14.2 - 14.7 v and not to exceed 15 volts.

If the bag is going to mounted all of the time, why not just pop the chin pad off and store it up?

Ooooh - California "Black Plate"

You know, though, it occurs to me that if that circuit has really never been used, that just using it for some time may restore the ground path.

Seems those individual bulbs ground through their flinky housings and often loosen up. I seem to recall a method of epoxying them so they will maintain a constant ground (been quite a while since I've done that). Not sure how hard that is to get to on a LeMans (on the Sport, it was not bad at all).

http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18187&p=195947

Or this: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12326&p=148983 Almost no contact from the factory fuse connectors:

For reference, this fastener?

At the very minimum: *happier* . . . But, isn't that what it's all about?

Nothing wrong with having your way with your new lady! Keep us posted on how it goes (maybe one of those newly-popular "Single Bike Project Threads?" Otherwise, first things are first: add the canisters of your choice if they've not been changed yet, work through a couple complete tune-ups, get guzzidiag and zero your CO Fuel Trim(m). Set up your suspension, and go through the process of bringing the maintenance and charging system up to standard: Tank Off Maintenance Checklist Wheels off Maintenance Checklist Hey, and "docc modded his airbox with a beer bottle" doesn't sound so terribly becoming. It was actually several beer bottles, and the task was performed with great craft and art.

Does that make it "stiffer?" Possibly even heavier?

do.it.do.it.do.it.do.it!

I share the affinity for beers that look like 20-50 motor oil that needs changing!

"My Mandello Mountain Bike" Brilliant! So, so nice in so many ways!

So, what kind of amperage do you see from the charging circuit on the V11?

Kiwi_Roy is the resident expert on these things, but he is off in, well, Kiwi_Land . . . 14 gauge will be fine. Because it is going engine to frame, I used flat braided ground strap material under heat shrink tubing.

That looks great! How did you remove the tar-pit and prep the surface?

Keep sorting - every improvement adds up! And, as you say,"Still no regrets. This is a fun bike." Your charging numbers are way too low - so, regulator, regulator case ground, primary gearbox ground, stator wires, 30 amp regulator fuse . . . It will be absolutely worth the effort! Lovely bikes!

Right: "drying out" the tank and strictly avoiding ethanol fuels will restore the tank shape (and likely draw the paint bubble back in close), but will not re-adhere the paint, so that spot will always be fragile.

Reportedly, that's from the Nylon tank changing shape from dubious contents in the fuels, ie: ethanol and the badness it invites.

I've heard of "balls of steel." See here: Real Men have balls of string!"

While appearances have certainly driven the wider-than-necessary tires on the V11 series, I also wonder that the 5.5" rim was part of Moto Guzzi attempting to address early complaints about the V11 stability along with lengthening and bracing the frame, revising the clip-ons, and changing the tire selection. No doubt, the "long-frame" wide wheel V11 are more *planted* . . .