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Stop #8 to #14 of 50: The Frio Canyon run; étapes 10, 13, 14, 21, 23, 40, 50. Summary: 717 miles (1154 km) run. Starting on Friday 15th, 7:30, back on Saturday 16th, 16:00. Highlights: Getting acquainted with what the Moto Guzzi can do Understanding the limits (mainly mine) Riding in different weather conditions The pro's and con's of minimalism packing Meeting people Lowlights: Not enough time to really enjoy the tour stops The Frio Canyon better known as the "Three Twisted Sisters": These so-called sisters are Ranch Road 335, 336, 337. While my objective was to add some stops to the Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas, checking the sisters was also on my list. I only got to ride on one, 337. But the experience was incredible. More on that later. I set out early on Friday. I had planned that trip to begin on Thursday, but we had a full day of storm in H'town, and I did not want to ride under adverse conditions. I made my first stop at Gonzales Texas; Tour Stop #50 I then proceeded to my second stop, Frio Canyon Motorcycle Stop at Leakey, Tx. Approaching Concan Tx, I got surprised by an unexpected torrential rains thunderstorm. I was on 83, in the open, and I could do nothing but keep riding. Fortunately, I was behind a truck, and I only had to follow its lights from a safe distance. The rain was so strong that I had zero visibility, and I got soaked wet in no time. In Concan, I stopped at a gas station to let the rain pass. I was literally dripping water. All my clothing was water logged. The Guzzi did not mind at all the ride in the storm. I finally made it to my destination, the Frio Canyon Motorcycle Stop on Ranch Road 337. Tour Stop #23 During summer days, this spot is extremely popular. However, I found the place completely deserted, if excepted for some locals. The Bent Rim Grill has tables outside and a very peaceful view. The River Hills cabin where just right above the Motorcycle stop. As you saw on the time lapse, there was a lot of wind that Saturday morning, and the temperature had dropped from close to 80F (27+) to 50F (10+). The cold air was unpleasant filtering through the forearm aeration of my Marsee jacket. But riding at sunrise was so beautiful that it did not matter long. The 337 was very narrow, and there aren't any way to stop to take pictures. There were also plenty of bicycle riders, and you need to factor that in. Then I went on to make the required stops on my way back home: Tour Stop #10 YO Ranch Hotel Kerrville Tour Stop #40 Kerrville National Cemetery Tour Stop #13 Javelina Harley Davidson Boerne; Tour Stop #14 Alamo BMW Boerne Tour Stop #21 Gruene Harley Davidson Gruene Conclusion and lesson learned: There was a lot of wind for the ride back home. It became very painful for the neck. Possibly because I lack the muscle mass. I could alleviate the problem by riding leaning on the tank, with the helmet right behind the fairing. My rear end was sore, but the worse problem I had was the thighs for some strange reason. I do not know why. Harley Davidson Javelina and Gruene were full of people gathering for a Saturday. This was quite incredible!!! Food truck, Music... In comparison, the BMW dealer was completely deserted. I am going back to Leakey, this is certain. And this time, I will stay long enough to ride the three twisted sisters multiple times, each direction.

Wow Pete that's quite an generalization, interested in your reasoning A long time back I had a VW Corrado G60, which was a 1.8 2v/v engine supercharged engine, not terribly powerful (circa 160bhp). The engine wasn't designed from scratch but a modified Golf engine. I loved the way that it rode on a wave of torque at mid range RPM, it just felt so pratical, real power when it was needed. I do agree with Phil it's something I'd never consider doing, especially to that engine. However I can't get the standard lump to run properly, so when I see somebody supercharging one I'm fascinated. Pratically, supercharging motorcycles (especially air cooled lumps) has never had much sucess and I'd have thought the weight penalty outweighs the potential benefits As to my reasons for posting it up, I thought it was an interesting concept and would have liked some detail on the mods, the performance, the pressure made by the supercharger etc: How it is to live with, does it run hot for example? It seems an absolutely outrageous thing to even attempt, but rather than pour iced water over it, I thought others would want to know more. I'm fascinated by folks who throw the manual out the window, then do something that no sane man would consider and then get it to work. More power to them and long may they continue John

I think that just proves my point. My mate Dave, (RIP.) had a Harris swingarm on his MkVI LeMans that floated the bevelbox. It was an absolute frontbottom of a thing!

Your new fitting will need std 5/16 or 8mm injector hose. The female hose QD fitting is a std type I believe. Pretty sure I've seen them advertised around. Ciao

A few folks will ride out to Giddings this Sunday to meet there around noon at Outlaws BBQ. Getting to Snow's up in Lexington just up the road would mean standing in line for 3 hours, so we're opting for a different place, but we might ride up to Lexington after lunch before heading home.Will be a mix of Guzzi, BMW, Yamaha and maybe a few others...If anyone wants to join, please come out.

Before the fight starts, can we all just agree that forced induction as an addition demands an order of magnitude more development and tuning to the point that you've equaled the engineering of an OEM?

Forced induction on spark ignited engines is a first class ticket to misery on steroids!

Good deal. We all enjoy your company and would hate for you to encounter additional mechanical and medical issues to your and yours. I hope you get the bike sorted but I'd enjoy seeing you on a Honda just the same. In fact, I wasn't on a Guzzi at the last two rallies. Old bikes always leave me with some feelings of insecurity. Hope to see you next time and will offer a PBR if I don't have a Coors Lt. Good luck.

Rox , I think your off base, did you read back where he said it's a Cliff Jefferies MYecu? So it's not a magneti system.

My bike has a very low set toe piece on the shift lever, that's why the stand is an issue with the lever still fitted. YMMV. Ciao

If you mean the air temp trim then it's influence isn't massive. When the sensors fail the ecu generally has a "default" or std setting so the engine will run pretty decent on a std day. May be harder to start and/or warm up but unless it's particularly hot or cold it should run fine. So a std V11 air temp trim only varies about 3% from 0 deg C to 40 deg C. The engine temp trim about 18% from O deg C to 90 deg C operating temp. Same for the baro sense. The original baro sensor in my bike had failed and I rode around for years no knowing because all my riding is at sea level. On a std V11 map you'd need to ride at an elevation of more than about 2500 feet before the baro trim would affect running to any appreciable degree. Ciao

Velkommen Jens. 3961 zip. Cheers Tom.

But why? I can understand people wanting to give expression to their mechanical/design skills but surely that needs to be tempered by some rationality. So you add weight and complexity to an already overweight combination and introduce extra heat and cooling issues to an engine that already suffers in that regard. The compromises made are pretty outrageous. I haven't even sat down and looked at it in real detail but the air filter mounted where it is and the acute bends in the pressure ducting makes me not bother continuing any further examination. Modifications need to have a little more to offer than the "look at me" factor in my view. Irrational engineering is a pointless exercise. Ciao

Welcome Jens!

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Easy, place a bucket full of solvent large enough to contain the entire barrel, lean the bike over until the barrel is inverted in the bucket, leave overnight, rinse and repeat for the other side. Please send pics.

Yes, she feels at home. 1day today, NOT FOR SALE. NOT much for total original. Duc 900 faring? Original paint tank, sidecover. 17500m. [emoji16] [emoji482] Cheers Tom Sent fra min SM-A525F via Tapatalk

Wot? No, mine looked like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJJSayaN0SU

well... all done, cept Ill add a wee Iti flag to the back edge, what ya think? oh and wound the CO trim up to +10 as it was hickuping at 2000rpm not now...