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You talking about the little puck that sits in the housing between the lever and the switch?

I do not see a crankshaft under your tree! Happy New Year, Konstantine!

Being a cheap old git , I would be inclined to clean it all up and make a close inspection. It bears very little load and the arc of movement is maybe 20˚ or so. If it has suffered a bit, that section can be rotated to the forward position to give some more service as the wear typically occurs at the rear. As Trevini says, a good dose of waterproof grease is necessary. Probably at every tire change. See also the Wheels Off Maintenance Checklist in FAQ Enjoy! (BTW, looking back at your picture, it makes me think this would be a good time to inspect, clean and grease the shock eyes and the swingarm bearings.)

And they can make a pretty nice café, too!

Without disassembly, you might try removing the caliper from the mount and alternate clamping force from a bar clamp and forcing the piston back out with hydraulic pressure while applying blasts of brake cleaner. At first it may only move slightly, but repetition should pay off. Be sure to press the piston in squarely. Carefully block the other pistons from movement with clamps, be careful not to twist and pull at the line connection, and don't breath the brake cleaner fumes. Remove some fluid from the reservoir before pressing the pistons back in so the fluid will not overflow.

From the images, it looks like the triangular body panel (that houses the turn signal on euro versions) would need to come off. As Pete says, the sensor is then in back of the frame rail and behind the header. That makes it sound awful, but you ought to be able to see it clearly even looking up under the body panel. Sorry I don't have a Stelvio sitting here to get real look. I'll ask motowfo . . . He says, "It appears to be a straight shot with a long allen, Top left as Pete said and it doesn't appear that anything needs to be removed to get to it. "

Glad to have books to read and good folks to chat with about bikes. No riding for me this month. Met a couple mates for breakfast and one rode his VFR with heated kit. Brave soul! I was turning up the heat in my ///M roadster.

I waited a long time to buy Colombo's book - big bucks, I thought. It is beautiful. Falloon's book is very nice and Field's book is outstanding for its content. I'm really looking forward to this new book! Should have it next week in time for bad weather and more beer . . .

Not only is the Falloon writing excellent (1999 forward by Umberto Todero!), but Mario Colombo's work is superb. First published in 1977 with a beautiful and amazing preface by Giovanni Klaus Koenig, my 4th English edition is 2007 - wonderful! I am not familiar with the Leek/Zeyen work of 2013, so my library has fallen behind! No Guzzi library is complete without Greg Field's Moto Guzzi Big Twins, 1998, MBI Publishing, with foreword by Dr. John Wittner and interviews with Carcano, Todero, and Wittner. (While many books of Moto Guzzi have good collections of photographs and, perhaps, some unique historical accounts, or preferably: authentic interviews with key Moto Guzzi personnel, it would be telling if any new literature references the misconception that the Carcano V7 motorcycle engine came from the Mulo. This would cast deep aspersions on the author's scholarship. - - - makes me curious what say Leek & Zeyen . . . ) [ordered the Leek & Zeyen book - looking forward to a new Guzzi read! Thanks for the heads-up.]

What do those look like?

What is the fairing on that greenie, it looks good! And look how tight the headers fit! Sweet! The valve covers really fill the space. Excellent!

Putting the beer before the beach?

Hey , Pete, trying to make sense of that date . . . January six? 2014?

Now you're mixing beer with food! This could be going too far . . .

I can see the classified ad: Low mile V11, needs wiring harness, small undertank fire; bike located some distance from here, but was pretty well hidden when I walked home . . .

That is an awful, ugly mess. Mine was in the tool tray behind the battery. I pulled out twenty feet (I kid you not) of 1/2 inch fuel line. The mess weighed five pounds. Won't the ugly part unbolt and leave the U-shaped hanger?

Earlier evap cans were mounted elsewhere. They are not the main purpose of the bracket. It is the primary exhaust hanger. I tried to photograph mine and couldn't come up with a good image. I would be finding a TIG guy to button it back on. I suppose all the aftermarket cross-overs (Stucchi, Mistral, etc) delete the carrier as well [?] , so maybe it's no big deal.

vrybl, I suspect the crank sensor is just like the one on the V11 and certainly can leak. There is an O-ring that is easy to replace, yet mine continued to leak though the wire which I sealed with JBWeld as shown in this thread. There are a couple other leak sources in that area that are more difficult to remedy, so it would be good to be certain the leak is simply from the sensor (easy fix).

It's ok, I already have a point. If I wear a hat, nobody notices it.

Hey, V! Just noticed your post. I've moved it to the Newer Models sub-forum to get a better viewing and response.

Ah, sorry I didn't see the unique voltage. I was too busy revising my post, looking up bulb ratings, checking my math and squinting at the wiring diagram. K_Roy is gonna get us straightened out on this and is definitely the best qualified to address the 250vDC question. My understanding is that as DC voltage goes up, wire size can be reduced. Not sure of that means the contact surfaces have been reduced similarly in your switch, but it would explain how it could be much smaller.

Hey, Gio, You might want to also follow the options on this thread: magic smoke & tachs

Woops! It would be a concern that without the middle exhaust hanger, added stress and leverage on the header mounts could increase the chance of cracking there. Bailing wire?

MGS-01 headlamp?