mjdoliveira

Have a bit of a baffling thing (for me, at least) going on. I have 2000 V11 Sport with a PCIII. I'll be riding along and suddenly it appears that just for a second the bike will cut out, then will be fine, will cut out for another second, be fine, etc. The interesting thing is that on the first leg of a trip (e.g. riding to work) I will have no problem, but on the return trip, like clockwise the problem turns up. One morning I took it for a bit of a spirited run along a favorite canyon road (Ortege Highway), had no problems with the ride up the highway, but once again had a problem with the return back. The bike has never left me stranded, but the problem does appear to be slowly getting worse. It's guaranteed to happen on the "return" trip, but sometimes it will happpen every 5 seconds, then sometimes every 30 seconds, under load and under cruising conditions. I thought that maybe it was a fuel injector problem (and may still be), but a couple of tankfulls of gas with some cleaner added did nothing to solve the problem. Any thoughts for a less-than-mechanically gifted rider?

First thing that tells you its not the good ole US of A is the fact that there are too many motorcycles on the road.

I currently have Mistrals on my 2001 V11 with no other performance mods and it feels like the midrange power may have dropped a little bit, but top end may have improved. The biggest difference is the sound, which is great, but I'm thinking of getting a PCIII to get that mid range back. I would guess it's running just a bit lean around 4K rpm. This is where the often noted dip in the power curve occurs, but I didn't notice it at all until I put on the Mistrals. I also never hit the rev limiter before the Mistrals. I guess I'm spending more time in the higher RPMs either because I'm avoiding that power dip or because it just sounds so damn good. I've got the Mistrals on a 2000 V11 Sport and also the Stutchi crossover. Most people seem to agree that the crossover solves the midrange problem. I used to spend most of the time up around 5k rpm and above because of the same problems. Now with the crossover and the appropriate PCIII map the bike pulls strongly without and detonation from below 4k rpm even with the throttle whacked wide open. In fact, pinking is now for the most part just an ugly memory at all rev ranges.

It seems he has the aluminum ones The aluminum cans that MG used to sell as "performance pipes" a couple years back before they came out with the new Ti/ECU kit, were simply rebadged(unmarked other than the off-road admonishion) aluminum Mistrals, except they had a nice big ugly "for off road use only" metal badge riveted on the side This apparently is what he is trying to get the rivets out of, and what I remember Rich Maund making nice rolled aluminum "Guzzi" plates to replace on his 01 Sport. al Thanks Al, Yes they are the aluminum cans. I contacted Rich about the badges -- unfortunately the guy he did them for went out of business. I think at the end of the day I will probably drill out the existing rivets and replace them with new ones (sans badge). They should fairly closely match the aluminum color. Still can't figure out what the marketing genius was thinking who approved sticking those things on. Hardly a hard-core set of racing pipes!

Doc, Love those plates -- think I will give Rich an e-mail. If those are custom made he might be able to do me a couple of Mistral ones. Barring that, seems like the best solution is to stick rivets in.

They are the aluminum ones.

The one thing I don't like about the Mistrals I recently installed on my bike are the "Off Road Use Only" metal tags riveted to the side of the cans. I'd love to get rid of the tags but don't want to be left with the rivet holes that would remain. Any suggestions? Thanks

Well, I finally installed a Stucchi crossover and Mistral mufflers on my 2000 V11 Sport. Also loaded the appropriate map on my Power Commander. Lots of benefits IMHO. First is the look. I always thought the stock cans looked huge and ungainly (BIG difference in weight compared to the Mistrals). The Mistrals look much more slender and (dare I say) elegant. Next is the sound. FINALLY I get to enjoy the exhaust note of my bike over intake sound, and sound from the Mistrals puts a big smile on my face. Most importantly for me is the fact that on spirited rides through tight twists and turns I get another 1000 rpm to use -- in my case a 33% increase in usable "performace" range. Prior to the swith I'd have to have the motor spinning at about 5,000 rpm to keep it pulling hard on acceleration out of a corner -- now it seems that I am making enough usable torque from 4,000 rpm up. Worth the money? You bet!

Scratch that. Just found it sitting on my PC.

I'm about to install a Stucci crossover and Mistral cans on my 200 V11 Sport. I checked out the Power Commander web site but found no maps for this combo. Any ideas? Thanks for your help

And finally a close-up. The the clutch level appears to be appears to be at an extreme angle, it is. Trying to take as much baclward bend out of my wrist as possible since this part of my anatomy is what caused me to consider the risers in the first place. Bad wrist or healthy wrist, I am a fan of these!

A front view for thise concerned about cable routing...

The complete picture...

As promised, here are some pics of the risers installed on my bike. I think I can only add one pic per message, so I will add the others as responses to this. The request was made to show enough angles so that people can see how the cables were routed. I'm sure some will have their own opinions on this. As said before, I love my bar position now. The bars are wider and swept back somewhat, but still providing for a forward-bend position. Not particularly cheap, but in my opinion well worth the price. Thanks to Jaap for re-sizing the originals.

Wow! I never realized that my post would "inspire" such a response. First off, my apologies to Mike Haven at MPH. My discription of the process as a pain in the butt to do was coming from a person with little mechanical inclination. The kit comes with clear instructions. I'll post pictures some time this weekend unless someone at MPH prefers that I do not.

Just installed a set of MPH Cycles handlebar risers on my 2000 V11 Sport. Although I liked the position of the original clip-ons I was having too many wrist problems as a result of spending a fair amount of time in stop and start traffic, and because for some reason the height and angle of the bars did not work well with my left wrist joint (or vice versa). I chickened out and had the guys at Moto Guzzi Classics install it (since it required replacing the brake and clutch lines and I am one of those few MG riders that is a mechanical moron). By all accounts it was a royal pain in the butt to do. Results are unbelievable. My riding position is forward enough that there is no problem riding at 90 mph with no fairing. The bars are wider so hauling the bike over is a lot easier, and with standard mirrors I can now see what is behind me instead of a great picture of my elbows. Beautifully made units, by the way.