stewgnu

Well I did the valve clearances last month along with the tps adjustment and cylinder balance. There's new boots on there too. I'm not a mechanic so I'm not saying everything has been ideally synched.... But she went from running crap to quite good. The bike mostly runs very well, just the occasional hiccup around, say, 2,600 revs now so not perfect. Would a less than perfect tps setting result in those pulses back thru the intakes?

mmm, I did think as much.

Right. Mental note to self: If I ever experience bad running problems, check those damn boots first! 4 times now I've had juddery idling combined with flickering lights and random surges. Every time I'm thinking 'Arg! Water in the electrics? Water in the tank?? Blocked filter??? Etc Etc...' Every time it's been the tb blown back off the boot. So. I've got to ask: What the hell do other owners do? Do you guys live with it and just expect to have to occasionally reset the rubbers back in place or do you fix 'em with something? My pal mentioned maybe using a squoit of hairspray to fix them- any thoughts on this? What about a dab of loctite? I don't want to tighten the jube clips up too much as that previously caused a bad split in one. Stew.

Just to wrap this one up neatly: The problem of intermittent functioning of the light was solved in the end by disassembling the whole unit, giving everything a good clean and reassembling. So all's well now and, due to preliminary concerns for relays/fuses/bulbs, I've a stash of spares bubble-wrapped up with the toolkit. Ta for the various leccy tips and pointers. Stew.

Haa! Yes indeed, at the very least- It's only a bike! How complicated can it be? ... I use the parking lights the same way i forget to remove my disc lock before moving off ...

Sorry to hear of your misfortune old horse, yet uplifted to hear of no major personal injuries. Hoping for two things: 1) Your Guzz gets put back together soon. 2)You've come away with some cool scars cos (as I understand it) chicks dig scars! Stew.

Suppin a lovely, cool Leffe whilst trawlin youtoob for vids of v11's.

Cheers Fellas, That's helpful information- I like to think that one day I'll look at a wiring diagram and fully understand it! Stew

Bad contact at the bulb. (A wiggle of which brought it back). I've a tail tidy fitted that doesn't allow the light unit to sit quite right. I think it's probably copping for a whole lot of shake rattle and roll back there as there are a few cracks appeared in the plastic. Picked up a relay anyway so got a spare wrapped up up under the seat now.

Wups... Wiggle first, ask questions later!

Popped a wee bit of moly on mine recently, be interesting to see what folks recommend though. Stew.

HI All, if the tail/stop light aint working (and the bulb is ok) but all fuses and other lights are working fine, is it likely to be that relay R2? Stew.

Cable tied for now- I'll see what gutsibits have.

Thanks, it's just the lower clamp part that has cracked, I wonder if it's available as a part in itself? Going to attempt to glue it first...

Does anyone know where I might get a new cable housing (at the twistgrip)? Mine has just cracked apart on the underside... Ta, Stew

So yesterday I rolled my sleeves up and set to attempting to grease (all, repeat all) the nips and bleed the clutch through... My word, what fun! I laughed and laughed and laughed. (Me laffin-> ) I love this forum though! After a couple of days trawling thru threads by baffled people experiencing unexpected difficulties (attempting what should be straightforward tasks) followed by wise and clear methods suggested by gnarly long-term owners who doubtless have no skin left on their knuckles- just hard ridges of oily bone, one feels up to the task. Big Thanks to All Wise Guzzisti! Stew

Cheers Roy, Got it balanced now (I think!) and she runs ok. Air screws are at 1/2 turn each, I could not find a happy idle with the left idle screw set at 521 so I think it's set around 420 now. Kinda back where I started though as I'm still getting the dreaded 3k spits. I'm thinking of attempting the 'Micha method' described by Mr Bean : Quote: I know it goes against the method pinned on this site for how to set the tuning settings but may I suggest you try something completely different? I learned the following method from Micha at Moto International. Step one - Set your valves to world settings Step two - Set your bleed screws to open 1 full turn Step three - Synch throttle bodies at just off idle (around 1800 rpm) Step four - Set idle to 1100 using left idle screw adjuster only Step five - Set TPS to 3.6 degrees (I forget what that translates to in mv..someone here will know) Step six - Ensure idle trim is set to zero These settings made my bike run like I expect the factory wanted it to run. No more coughing, excessive vibrations at speed, or unstable idle speeds. It honestly was like night and day! .... But, first things first, a double check for leaks around the inlet. Already swapped one boot out as it was badly split- will swap the other one for good luck.

Cheers guys, yes no probs, she popped off easy enough. (Got a real hesitancy to force stuff these days). TPS read at .349v though initially... brought it to 150mv and now she run like shit low down. Next stop manomanaction. Only prob is my garage is below neighbours flats- ten minutes idling+revving might not endear one...

Damn, well that's what I thunk, but time has taught me to be a gentle egg. Nothing like looking at a freshly sheared metal component to induce the sobs eh? Ta for the confirmation CZ, I'll get back on it.

TPS thread says to disconnect at the ball joint. Had a look, had a prod, cannot figure it out. Thought I'd best ask t'experts before grabbin the cold chisel+pein hammer.

There's the mistral crossover and titanuim cans on her at the mo. I've been suspecting air leaks ever since the left throttle body got blown off. I suppose next step is 2 safety pins and a look at the tps reading- which is what t'other chap (lugs) was about to sort. At least it aint stopping me riding it though!

Cheers folks! All back together, no leaks. Still getting slight rough patch around 2500 - 3000 revs though... kinda feels like a pulse backing up thru the system. I'm starting to ride around it but that part of the revs is exactly where I find myself when accelerating out of roundabouts/slow corners. Wonder how that other chap with the surging Ballabio got on.....

Hi All, Am I correct in thinking that the torque figure for the head cover bolts is 8 - 12NM? I'm buttonin her back up tomo after a valve check... Ta in advance, Stew.

Ha! But now summer's over... he didn't mention the tartan umbrella welded to the yolks!

How did it go? Have you done the tps etc tune-up? Did you check yer boots??