JackBoots

Hey I've met Jim and seen his musuem! I was around the corner at a pub called Swistaks which is a piece of history in itself. (Prohibition bar, 53 Wurlitzer etc etc) Anyway Jim comes in and starts talking to us and he says "do you want to see my museum?" I was a little hesitant but the bartender says to us, oh no you want to see it. So we head up to his farm and he opens up his garage door. There's like 6 bikes there. We spend some time oohing and ahhhing for a while and then we start to say goodbye. At this point he opens the door to the barn!! WTF he totally set us up!! The garage was about 5% of the the actual collection!! and he knew that we thought that was it!! I particularily liked all the framed magazine covers from the 70's with him on the cover. Beautiful area out there. Nice camping over in Charlemont, and great roads all around.

That photo confused me. Why the loop in the hose? and which end of the valve is supposed to be up?

2002 Le Mans Previous Owner had it painted black and it is a BEAUTIFUL paint job. Just picked her up last August as shown! As soon as I saw this bike, I was done, I knew I had to buy her.

Sorry, my mistake on that. Same dealership and basically no miles. I jumped to conclusions. Hope this one is better

True .... but in this case it looks like that Lemon went to Ebay.......hope they gave him a nice deal on something else..

Greg, I found a slightly beat up speedo to play with. We'll see if I can get the beat up one apart and then I'll take a stab at my non-working unit. You seem to be pretty up on this subject. DO you know if you can still get new white faced speedos for the V11?? I would imagine they cost an arm and a leg Thanks

Thank you ALL for the info!!! A member came through with some used ones for me so I should be good to go soon. I did just notice that my left handlebar is a little bent. That will be the next task at hand. Thanks again!!

Interesting Ebay item...... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Moto-Guzzi-...sspagenameZWDVW

I've been searching the forum but I'm finally giving up. I have an 02 Lemans and like a bonehead just dropped her in the dark I thought I put the kickstand down but it must have snapped back on me! Arrrghhh!! I broke the lens of my front turn signal. I keep reading here about Buell signals but I can't seem to be able to find out which model Buell or which part number. Can anyone tell me how to ID the lens that I need from Buell?? I'd like to go to the local HD dealership and pick one up but I don't know which lens to ask for. Also, I broke my clutch lever. What is the quickest path in the US to get a new lever? I'm sure none of the dealers around here stock them. Is this thus Ducati lever same lever? See link below. Would I want small or large pivot? http://www.motostrano.com/ducadclutbra.html Thanks! very much! -Jack

I've had my 2002 Lemans for a month. I picked it up with 10,000 miles and now I have 12,000 miles. I love the way the bike looks more than any other bike and it seriously puts a huge smile on my face every time I ride it. (when it decides to start that is) I did my research and knew 2002 wasn't a good year, but I kind of hoped that by 10,000 miles the bugs had been sorted out by the previous owner. ( consignment sale, I never got to talk to him) Problems in 2000 miles Top over valve problems, yes.. rear shock leaking.. yes... Odometer failure.. yes.. intermittently get nothing when I hit the start button... yes ( and I updated all the relays)... pinging on hard throttle ..yes leak on the right front side of the motor ..... yes ( that one REALLY bums me out) Now I'm just waiting for the tranny spring and speedo cable to break. Don't get me wrong, I do love this bike, but it really is unacceptable in this day and age for Guzzi to ship bikes like this, as a "kit bike to be sorted out" as someone here said. I read these posts and I feel like I'm reading about AMF Harley's. I keep waiting for someone to say "if I had to explain why, you wouldn't understand" I feel really bad for cycdude6, all excited to have a beautiful new bike, and then to run into all those problems. I would be sick at heart. When you put your hard earned money down on a new bike, you have the expectation that it's new, your baby and if you take care of routine maintenance, will serve you well for a long time. I think if he's like me, he works many hours and doesn't want to wrench his own bike. Sure I do it whenever I can to save money, but I don't like doing it. I buy a bike to ride and enjoy and not worry about breaking down in the middle of nowhere. At this point, on a trip, I'd trust my old 1966 BMW more than the Guzzi. How did the Guzzi marquee get its reputation for longevity anyway? I don't think I could sell my Guzzi. I do love it and want to give it a chance. I guess it's like going out with a beautiful model with a drug problem. If she gets through rehab, everything will be OK

This might work http://www.toolsource.com/socket-27mm-p-10...d=trafficleader

I bought my 2002 Lemans a month ago with 10000 miles on her. Saturday it clicked to 12000 and the odometer stopped right there. I have been holding my breath waiting for something in the instruments to fail. I was told minimum $200 for repair. DOes anyone know how much a new one would cost? and how long a wait to get it? I looked at the back of the speedo and although I wasn't looking for them, I didn't see any pegs to push out. It looked like I would have to pry off the ring. HAs anyone every taken a white facec speedo apart? I'd like to try

So your valve was installed by the factory upside down?? Wow, I will find that and check it out. I'll also check on the fuel line. Thanks for the advice. 500 miles over the weekend, and so far loving it!

At this point I have noticed an occasional swooosh when I open up my gas tank. Not all the time but sometimes after sitting for a while in the heat on the side stand. Is this an issue or normal? I have had no running problems and usually when I stop riding, I have no swoosh. Also, with 10k miles on the bike, do you think that the tranny spring that breaks is ok on my bike? I would think it would have broken by now no? Thanks!

Hello!, Newbie here, my name is Jack, from the Boston area, riding bikes of all sorts since 1985. Mostly BMW's. Motorcyles are my main transportation. I ride every day I can. I just put a deposit down on my first Guzzi, a 2002 Lemans. It has Guzzi pipes, Hepco bags, bar risers, loud horns and best of all the previous owner painted it BLACK. When I 1st saw it, for a second it honestly took my breath away. Just gorgeous! I don't think I've ever seen a bike that I like the look of more. I've been reading alot about the tank suck issue. Can anyone direct me to a photo of the tip over valve? I'm not sure what it looks like. If and when this happens to me, I'd like to be ready. Either that or, are there any diagrams on line? Also, could anyone direct me to place where I could buy a good service manual for the bike? Thanks, this forum has already been a wealth of information for me. -Jack