LowRyter Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 silver RedFrames are the sexiest, hottest, most desirable motorcycles on the planet! But silver ones are slower than Greenies.
gstallons Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 Uhhhh. I followed his silver frame all day & I can say it's quicker than mine ( or me ) anyway .
docc Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 Uhhhh. I followed his silver frame all day & I can say it's quicker than mine ( or me ) anyway . Ah - that is very kind I can say that I recall the exhilaration of being passed by LowRyter's greenie on the Cherohala ascent at a South'n Spine Raid . With apologies to Winston Churchill (and I paraphrase deeply), "There is nothing more exhilarating than being passed by three or four V11 on a cool, clear forested road!" :race: :race:
Antiquar Posted January 30, 2016 Author Posted January 30, 2016 Well my R1100R is gone and there's an empty spot by my other bikes that needs to be filled. I'm looking at the bike Sunday. Will be sure to update with my findings.
Antiquar Posted January 31, 2016 Author Posted January 31, 2016 I saw the bike this morning. Cosmetically it is in great shape. It had a bit of trouble starting--the throttle had to be kept open for a few seconds. I know the bike is equipped with a fast idle lever, but the owner doesn't use it and I wanted to start it like he does. There were no oil leaks from what I could tell. The instruments work--though the tach jumped around when starting. Once the bike was running the tach settled and operated correctly. One of the signal lamps didn't work--burned out I suppose. When riding the gears shifted without drama. I was surprised by the brakes, they are pretty good for a 16 year old bike! All in all it seemed like nothing a tune up and a few minutes of electrical work couldn't fix. We made a deal for $4k and I will be returning to get the bike next Saturday morning.
Scud Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 Congratulations. Looking forward to a full report... I just drove through LA and Orange Counties on the way home today - raining hard in spots. Good call not to ride it home today. Regarding the fast idle lever: I find it quite useful, now that I've got a correct rate and length spring in there (at the throttle-body end). I think a lot people find the fast idle lever useless, which it can be with the wrong spring. The front brakes are good! 1
czakky Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 My tach does the same. Which warning light was burned out? Congratulations! 1
footgoose Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 congrats Antiquar! happy to hear it. the way those little dash bulbs are pushed in there, it may just need a clean up/anti corrosive. removing the center light panel can become problematic. the crap plastic light base may disintegrate. you'll know if the cover bolts spin in place. #31 on fiche... @ Harpers http://www.harpermoto.com/parts-by-motorcycle/1990-2000-moto-guzzi-motorcycles/v-11-sport-mandello-1100-1999-2001/dashboard-en-v11-sport-mandello.html they have the bulbs too. 1
docc Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 If the bike has been sitting a good bit, consider a careful battery conditioning, reseat (or replace with OMRON) all the relays and plan on a complete tune-up, in that order. Just a fully charged battery can make an amazing difference! Well done, man! 1
Antiquar Posted February 2, 2016 Author Posted February 2, 2016 Thanks guys, and thanks for the links docc. I've already ordered some replacement relays . When I first got my old R1100 I spent months tracking down electrical gremlins. The culprit at last--a hairline crack in the fuel system fuse that took an extremely close inspection to find (AND the dreaded HES failure). SO much easier to just replace old relays and fuses from the get go.
docc Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 Cool - as you go (you don't have to these all at once), work through the Tank Off Maintenance Checklist and Wheels Off Maintenance Checklist. They are compendia of so many contributions from posters and members here over these many years.
Kiwi_Roy Posted February 2, 2016 Posted February 2, 2016 I highly recommend replacing the idiot lights with LEDs, I will start a different thread on that
Antiquar Posted February 7, 2016 Author Posted February 7, 2016 The bike is mine. After getting it home I replaced the relays and adjusted the throttle grip, as it was rubbing against the bar end, and went for a ride. The bike is a hoot--there's something very visceral and satisfying about riding this bike. There are a few problems, but mostly minor: The tach jumps around when the bike is in motion. This wasn't happening when I checked out the bike last week. I assume moving the bike has caused some ground to come loose. At idle it appears to read correctly at ~1200RPM. There is a transmission weep. The bottom and left side of the transmission are a bit tacky with gear oil. I tightened the drain bolt in hopes that was the cause. The weep seemed slow enough to not be a serious problem, but I will clean the trans and keep an eye on it. I verified through the sight glass that the oil level is not too low. The fast idle lever does not work. After inspecting the mechanism it's clear that it barely touches the butterfly stop when fully extended. It looks like I can just make an adjustment to the cable right at the RH throttle body. Is this the right way to adjust this mechanism? The left side passenger peg is stuck in the retracted position. Will have to investigate the cause Next steps: Order new fluids/oil filter for a fluid change. Order new valve cover gaskets. Dust off my voltmeter/twinmax and do a tune up. Someone has been stomping on the rear brake as the rear pads are almost spent--time to replace them. I was handed a bag of stock airbox parts when I bought the bike, so apparently not all is stock. I need to figure out what changes have been made. The PO did not know. Said bag of parts came with new pegs/shift/brake levers--I'll consider installing those after I ride the bike for a while. 4
czakky Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 Congrats! She looks awesome. Docc will be along shortly telling of the many virtues of silver red frames.... 2
Scud Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 "Visceral and satisfying." Congratulations on a lovely machine. Sounds like the the To-Do list is short and simple. You found the only place the adjust the fast idle. Cable length and spring rate are the only adjustments. The transmission cries when it's happy. It's emotional. Some people call the Veglia gauges Vaugelia.
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