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Will do. Just went for a test ride. Runs sweet as ever now !!! No more black smoke. Will still replace the plugs though. Thanks for all of the advice here

Cheers gstallons, I thought this may have been the case. Can't believe I missed that, but it was good to test the plug caps, air filter etc anyway. BPR6ES's on the shopping list.

"I may have solved it..." Isn't this and this supposed to be connected.... When the weather stops raining I shall take it for a test ride with the newly reconnected air temp sensor and see if it is running cleaner.... Moderator EDIT: (link added to the Tank Off Maintenance Checklist)

You guys want to see more photos? I also have quite a few of other types of Guzzis that attended if you're keen..... it was pure MG p00rnn...!!!

Thanks Bruce,...tank off this weekend again and I will check it. Marty & Vuzzi - I did an Ohm test on both the plug caps. RHS 4.98, LHS 4.88 so they're not too bad. Both plugs are sooty so def rich !! Going to replace them. My V11 doesn't have a crossover (I assume you're referring to the front header one). So,..next will be Docc's tune up procedure followed by injector cleaner.

Also known as the "Tattley Rappet" Rally This was held in 22nd-24th October , what we call here in New Zealand ..Labour Weekend Great turn out, with 6 V11s present. Approx 40 Moto Guzzis there with the older ones outnumbering the post 1999 ones Was a great weekend !!! Here's a few pictures ........And myself chasing a Cali 1400 through from Martinborough to Masterton.... GoPro 4 attached to the RHS forkleg

Thanks for the tips, guys. Never thought about the plug caps. I think I'll replace the plugs and caps as it has been a while since.

Not really suddenly, but just been getting progressively worse. I'm just a bit worried about bore-wash. I know my TPS can be a real pr1ck to set to 150 !!

Thanks Docc,..shall follow that link.

Got an issue with my 2002 V11 Sport. It's running quite rich to the point of black smoke when revving it up and also under load. I have cans on it but standard collector. Have the snorkels removed but standard airbox. I checked the air filter, all good as was replaced not that long ago. Cleaned the air temp sensor. Cleaned the inside of the airbox and checked for anything in there. Took off the fuel pressure regulator on the RHS of the tank and took out the bowl with the filter to see if anything clogged in there. All good and gave it a good clean. Plugs are good and starts easily, even when warm. Tappets are okay Should I redo the TPS setting? Any advice appreciated

and they have a splayed out RHS muffler to accommodate it...

A V11 on a fine Wellington morning...

I replaced my broken odo gears with a 2002 Duc 900SS Veglia one, The speedos are virtually identical and the Ducati ones are far easier to find.

Has anyone ever made or got a tacho that looks the old V8 Veglia for their V11? I'm contemplating making a replica as a wee project.

Thanks so much for all of the info. Another thing I've just discovered is that the battery I have in the V11 is a MotoBatt MBTX12U. I see that the recommended is a MBTX30U. Would that have made much difference? I haven't used the bike much in the last year or so, it would get up to 6 weeks without being cranked over sometimes. Just wondering if it really is the starter or whether my battery, so going to get the battery tested.

Great thanks for the heads-up, Hubert. I'll give that a go. Chris

Heya, Got an issue with the starting of my '02 V11 Sport. It turns over very slowly initially, then if I give it another go, it might do the same, then eventually it will turn over at normal speed. This is cold or hot. It's like a big radial off a Corsair or B-17 starting. Is this just the solenoid needing cleaning and regreasing? The V11 had been sitting for quite a while with just occasional starts. The gel battery is fully charged and in good condition. Whatcha think?

Well, got the speedo all fixed now. Problem was the nylon gear was falling off the back of the speedo into the bevel box and only just making contact with the bevel drive for the cable. Hence the reading up to 30km/h and no more issue. Took me a bit to figure that out after stripping down both ends of the cable and numerous testing,..plus completely stuffing one gear !! What I can tell you is that a 1997 Ducati 900SS Veglia speedo (white face) has the exact same guts inside it as the the Guzzi one (that is including the odo drive). Bought a Duc one pretty cheap and got the drive put in mine. Works a treat. The Duc ones would be far more plentiful than the Guzzi ones.

Been doing a few things trying to nut out the problem. I put the Ducati speedo in temporarily and took it for a test ride to see what would happen. It was exactly the same. This all led me to believe the problem is either the cable, the bevel drive attached to the speedo or the connection from the gearbox. Now the speedo is all in one piece,..and both connections appear to be okay. I'm positively stumped now. Would it be that the speedo needs more magnetism to be calibrated correctly?

Well update time:- Got the speedo back from the repairers. Had the 1997 900SS Veglia speedo odometer gear put into my Veglia speedo. The odometer seems to work now,...but the speedo seems to only read 1/3 to 1/2 of what it should (ie reads 30km/h instead of riding at approx 60km/h)... This surprises me as I believed that the odometer gear wouldn't affect how the speedo ran. Mind you, I'm unsure how accurate the odometer actually is based on hwo the speedo runs. Any thoughts? Would it actually be possible that the odometer gear out of the Duc speedo would be that much different to the Guzzi one.?

Cheers for that. I'll give it a go. There's some good threads on DIY speedo maintenance on here already so will follow that.