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I'm quite happy to announce that Greg Bender will be hosting the content of guzzitech.dk on his website http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender/ Please update your links and if you dont already know Gregs site - have a close look at the content. Greg is doing a great job for the Moto Guzzi community, so buy him a beer if you meet him Actually, it's great to know that the content of my site will still be available to all of you On guzzitech.dk, the only remains are pictures on my bikes and the projects related to them. So, I guess this is it - it's been fun, see you around, take care our there......

Thanks and thoughts to all of you - I really apreciate all your greetings. One line did strike me though: "Once a Guzzitisti....always a Guzzitisti!" Thats probably true, at least for me As long as I live I will probably: - Turn my head every time I see a Moto Guzzi - Study the new models every year - Read Guzzi related news - Have a look at the Moto Guzzi forums from time to time - Know somebody that owns a Moto Guzzi - Remember how proud I was about my Moto Guzzi, and how much fun I had. And some day, if Moto Guzzi or I should decide to turn into a different course, we might even team up again ???

I rarely have to make excuses for my actions, and I'm not doing it here either. My original post had two goals: - to explain why I have decided to leave the motorcycle brand that was my favorite for 10 years. (I have been riding for +25 years and had + 20 bikes) - to say goodbye to the Moto Guzzi forum community, and wish everybody the best of luck for the future. If you chose to believe that I'm hiding my real reasons to leave Moto Guzzi, and my post is a lame excuse, it's fine with me. All the best

A year ago, I never thought that I would one day leave Moto Guzzi, but now, I'm no longer a Guzzi owner, and I don't know if I will ever return. I'd had my 1100 Sporti for 5 years, and the desire to own a newer bike have grown over the last year. But with Piaggio's idea that Moto Guzzi should only build touring and custom bikes and no sports bikes, there was simply not a Moto Guzzi in the current model line-up exciting enough to be a proper exchange for my Sporti. I was fully satisfied with the power of my bike, but a little more comfort and a little less weight in a more modern bike was what I wanted. The decision was hard, but I sold my Sporti and bought a different brand of bike, and as I'll probably change my focus now, it's time to say goodbye to all the Guzzisti's on the forums that I have been chatting and mailing with over the years. I have really enjoyed the discussions and the helpfullness of the Moto Guzzi society, and I wish you all the best of luck for the future. During the last 10 years, I have done a lot of Moto Guzzi related things: - Owned two fabulous Guzzi's, both heavily customised. - Build and maintained the website www.guzzitech.dk/english - Managed the Moto Guzzi wrist watch project, a special production run of 100 fine timepieces. - Visited the factory several times, attended the GMG rally in Mandello. - Rode the Sporti on my personal iron butt quest (15 European countries in 6 days) Details on the bike here: http://www.guzzitech.dk/10/Le_Mans/LeMans_e.htm Details here: http://www.guzzitech.dk/10/1100%20Sport/1100Sport_e.htm My website will no longer be updated, and I have yet to decide who is going to take over the website. It's important to me that all the information on the site is still freely available in the future. It's an important part of the Moto Guzzi mentality to share all available information and experience. All suggestions regarding the future of guzzitech.dk is welcome. I don't regret my choice, but still I'm a little sad to say goodbye to all the fine Guzzisti's I've met over the last 10 years – all the best for the future to all of you. PS: My new bike is a red BMW F800S

Plenty brochures here: http://guzzitech.dk/english Click "Brochures" in the left hand colloumn....

I got to admit that you may be right and the covers can well be from Stein Dinse - what year is your Stein Dinse catalouge ? The only carbon covers I have seen from Stein Dinse was pictured on the front page of the 2005 catalouge (They were not even mentioned inside the catalouge). These covers was original shape, but without the logo. I bought the covers from a Le Mans 3 where everything was home made in carbon, so the seller and I assumed that the valve covers was one-off too. It's not important - I've never seen another pair like this for sale in the 10 years I've beenn riding Guzzi's, so they are still pretty rare. And nice to the eye

As far as I know, the Stein Dinse Covers was without the Moto Guzzi Logo, but I'll check the catalouges tonight too

Bought them second hand in Germany. Note that this is a unique set - the only pair ever made. I know of a small production of carbon fibre valve heads made some years ago, but they were from a different mould without the Moto Guzzi logo cast in. In my pair, someone took the time and effort to make a negative form from an original set of valve heads, and mould/bake the carbon fibre into it. Must have been time consuming / expensive......

About a year ago, I remember thinking that it would be rather quiet in the garage in 2008, because I had no ideas or plans for further modifications of the Sporti. I just summed up the actual modifications from 2008, and it seemed like it wasn’t a bad year after all :-) - TomTom Rider 2 GPS - My16M Mk3 ECU - Carbon fibre valve covers - Choke lever relocation - LED rear light - HID Bi-Xenon head light - Inside coating of gas tank Pictures and text here: http://guzzitech.dk/10/1100%20Sport/1100Sport_e.htm You need to scroll to the bottom to see 2008 mods. As usual, I have no new projects for 2009 – but something will probably pop up..... Anybody else with recent interesting Moto Guzzi modifications?

Bike is the same - the Sporti is a keeper for sure I'm not actually upgrading, but I decided to build a Mk III from scratch. Main reason is that I want to have a spare MyECU around if the box on the bike should ever fail. I still have the original WM ECU lying somewhere in my workshop, but I have no desire to put it back on the bike again - ever. The My16M is that good. Another thing is that I really like the improved mechanical stability of the Mk III layout (I've always been a bit worried about the 35 wires in the box. I never had any problems with them, so it's probably just a mind thing.....) My Mk1 is upgraded to the newest firmware version, so maps are directly interchangeable. I find it quite amazing that all sensors including tps are showing exactly the same values on both ECU's which means that I can move a map from one unit to another without any corrections at all.

Take a look at the pictures and describtion from my assembly of the My16M. Assembly of the My16M - link to Guzzitech.dk Please note that the pictures are from the assembly of the Mk1 edition where you have to connect the WM connector to the PC board with 35 single wires. Not an easy task - especially when you want the entire setup to look nice. I just finished building the current Mk III where the WM connector goes directly into the PC board. The Mk III is much easier to build and will probably have better long term stability due to improved mechanical stability (Not that I had any issues with the Mk1) Bottom line is that I have been running the My16M for +10.000 kms including a 4000 km trip to Mandello last year. 100 % stable and reliable. Even a 1000 km weekend trip in pouring rain could not disturb it. I really love the My16M concept and I have even better control of mixture and ignition than I had with my old Le Mans (40mm Dell Orto's and Moto Witt ignition) And the closed loop operation is simply awesome - we went over the Stelvio pass on the Italy trip, and even at 2800 meters above sea level the bike was as crisp and clean running as ever. Thats not possible with a carb /open loop injection bike. Go for it.

No idea - its two ordinary steel/rubber seals (per carb) that is located on the shaft for the butterfly valve on the Yam 650 vacuum carb. They look qiute like the seals on either end of the crank (but a lot smaller of course) and there should be no other seals like that in the carburettor.

Yes - You'll need 4 seals of the same type. As far as I remember, you buy them seperately, and they are quite cheap as they fit a lot of Jap carbs. No - there's no way to remove the complete throttle body assembly in one piece as long as the engine is in the frame. The connecting bars have to be removed first.

Sorry for crashing the party so late - just returned from the yearly family holliday.... The shaft in the throttle body runs in two "bronce" like bushings and they dont seem to wear, but there can be a considerable play even on brand new bikes. Outside the bushings, there are rubber seals on the shaft, and they tend to harden over the years. The hardend seals is what causes the leak/drip. Officially, there are no spare parts for the throttle body assembly, but I found out that the seals from a Yamaha XS650 carburettor is excactly the right size. (For 1100 sporti and V11) Take great care (and photo's) when you take the throttle body's apart. There's a lot of springs and washers that must go back in the right order and orientation. - And use some loctite for the screws that are located in the air flow. You dont want the engine to guzzle one of these. Good luck.

I wrote an article for my website on this subject a few years ago when leaded fuel was phased out of Europe, but I never did a follow-up. A German engineer with a lot of practical knowledge from the automotive industry, offered to share his knowledge. Read Peter Birtel's fine article here: http://www.guzzitech.dk/05/05-09/05-09_e.htm Rather suprising conclusion, but also very well documented.