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As usual I jump to expensive conclusions with out doing the diagnostic work. 1. Speedometer started going all over place and quit, I figured cable without checking. Purchased new cable and installed. Wrong. 2. Figured without really testing that it was speedometer. Found a new speedometer on ebay and installed. Wrong. 3. So I finally did the work and found that when I turn the cable at angle drive by hand it turns at speedo. At this point do I reinstall angle drive and how do I see if cable is turning at speedometer with angle drive attached? Do I leave it unattached from speedo and ease motorcycle forward in gear and watch cable at speedo? If cable doesnt turn when angle drive is installed, whats next.

Well seems nothing is simple with me or MG I have new cable in and needle is all over the place. Guess I will visit the article referenced above.

Well that makes sense thank you

Did a search and got a thousand posts Trying to troubleshoot speedometer, MPH nor either odometer is working, tach works fine.. I unscrwed cable from ispeedometer end and cranked engine, it soes not turn, does that indicate cable issue. Just getting started on it and trying to save some steps if psssible.

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I now have 02 Lemans and had a 1200 Sport for 6 years and 40K miles. If this makes any sense I feel more "connected" to the V11.

Probably wont work here but maybe try gravity bleed, top up master cylinder crack open the bleed screwand see if it will drain on its own

Short version is that stewgnu is the winner, long version is weeks of aggravation After numerous take off and reinstalls of the selector box and sending it back and forth to Hamlin, a gentlemen named Dave Blue who worked for Guzzi for years came by and completely disassembled/reassembled the selector box and adjusted eccentric starting from scratch. He cant understand how it worked fine for 6K miles when it was way out. Dave was passing thru and had to leave so I reassembled and it shifted much better but was not returning to center every time and we knew center spring was good. This is where it gets Guzzi weird, I took off shifter box one last time to see if I could see anything obviously wrong, nothing. I reassembled it with the intent of burning it if I couldn't get it corrected. Went on a ride and shifted perfectly and has for 600 miles now. Good grief.

Well I am resigned to send it to a shop, about the only 2 I know of are Hamlin and Cadre and they are both 500M away. Any suggestions? Not sure if I can or will haul it in back of pickup or pay shipper.

Well, I have removed starter put up rear wheel and done about everything possible and it just will not click from 6th to a lower gear, I thought it was going down to 5th but actually is between gears. Shift lever is clear and working. I am resigned to it being internal at this point, only shop I can find in NC is booked until December.

Beyond my limited skills it seems, any suggestions for a shop in central NC?

Yes the clutch seems to be working fine, gonna take another look at shift lever

I will take a look but it was shifting OK for 6,000 miles

Bike stranded me and would only downshift from 6th to 5th and no more. Assumed it was spring. Pulled selector box and springs are intact. Since I was slammed with work I sent selector box off to have it checked and super spring installed. Before I went any further I checked the shifting mechanism and cleaned and lubed and its working fine and hitting nothing. Reassembled everything today and shifts just fine 1st thru 6th but will only downshift from 6 to 5th. Shifting forks looked fine to an untrained eye. Any thoughts before I set it on fire, good grief I'm really starting to hate this thing.

All you need to do is make sure that your selector box is in neutral when you reinstall and shifting forks in trans are lined up

This the same part Chuck was making improved version, mine has broken GU0125830

About to pull cover bike is stuck in 6th do I turn the seeger gears I guess they are called to get to neutral or how does that work. I understand remove clips and pull gears but I dont quite understand how to get to neutral... Thought I would ask before I wade in.

only things come to mind is dirty air filter but im sure you checked that maybe run a couple of tanks of fuel with high dose of Techron and wring its neck to clear things out

Remove TFI is my recomendation

Problem solved, I had reconnected bullets earlier, bad mistake. I cut wires and put in a different connector and all seems good. Grateful for this board, I love this motorcycle but without you guys helping I think I would have pushed it off a bridge by now.

How is the clutch switch wired I know there is a small switch at clutch lever, exactly where does it connect. I have moved relays around and I'm pretty much down to this.

Went to shop been sitting 2 hours Fires up regardless of clutch or kickstand I didnt try it in gear with clutch in

neutral light on bike in neutral clutch in and out no difference wondering about why worked fine when cold but problems when hot

I'm about ready to burn this LeMans Finally got it sorted I thought. Stopped for fuel yesterday filled up. Put up kickstand to start and no turn over. Put down kickstand fired right up. Go out today put up kickstand fires right up. After the ride I switched off and tried to restart put kickstand up, tried to start and no action. Pressed clutch in no action. Put kickstand down no start. Pressed clutch in no start. Good grief.

yep Back to Black lasts about 2 days