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Hard limiters typically cut ignition, soft typically cut fuel [to one or more cylinders] or retard the timing. Hard to cut fuel on a carbed Sport, a programmable ignition would give the user the option to adjust the timing on an rpm basis. Don't know if the carb Sport EI black box is in any way programmable...

I've got a $5 [on sale, w/ a coupon] tire compressor that will do 80+ psi that plugs into the cigarette lighter in a car. Yeah, it'll take all day to get there, but if you needed to, it is possible. A compact "pancake" compressor can be had here for Shop-air is right up there with sliced bread for "best things ever invented." If you don't have one, get a little compressor right away, you'll be glad you did.

If a bike is road legal in Ohio and you sell it to someone in California they will probably have to have emissions testing on it depending on the age. Generally if a motorcycle is legal in one state, it will be legal in any other state as long as it passes whatever emissions testing (if any) is present in the state it will be registered in. In the case of bringing motorcycles over from Europe, if I ever did it, they would only be for parts so I wouldn't have to deal with getting them road legal. As a resident of the PRK ["Peoples Republik of Kommiefornia,"] I can tell you that there's no emissions on bikes prior to the 2006 model year, and there's no followup [as there are with cars every other year] and if it has more than 7501 miles on it when you bring into CA then it is a used vehicle and they can't enforce any of CA's inane laws ex post facto [nor collect CA sales & 1st registration taxes on it, more importantly.] Bringing motor vehicles of *any* sort Stateside & trying to register them here is a PITA, unless they're more than 25 years old: if the latter, you've got a bye from Federal EPA & NHTSA regs as a "classic or collector vehicle." [i only know this because I was recently looking into the absurd prices for my 1st car, a VW Kombi, and discovered that about the only option to find one at a decent price would be to import it from Brazil where they were still made after VW closed up shop in Wolfsburg, et al. Decided that if I want a proper air-cooled motor in my van I was better off buying American and am now looking for a Corvair Greenbrier [which the VW T25 "Vanagon" copied the looks of 15 years later! Those Chevy stylists were really ahead of themselves... ]]

Yeah, it's the "avec hordes" that the whole idea of this thing is trying to avoid, and its greatest appeal: having a Burger'ing that one can drive horde-less, as it were, and then join the hordes for the IoM (or NW200) would work quite nicely, I think. Whether in N.Ire or the land of Cymru doesn't matter much to this ugly 'Murrican, they & some Manx kittens are all just a hop, skip & ferry-ride away from landing @ Gat-throw...

White Power changed its name to WP when it was (briefly) owned by Yamaha (iirc) and the whole racist-undertones thing became an issue. It's now owned by KTM, who might have the rebuild part$ available, but I'd just try for standard replacements first & only try the KTM approach if I didn't have any luck w/ plan A. Lest we forget, at the time [early 90s] WP was considered equal to if not superior to Ohlins; definitely worth rebuilding for a street bike, I think, if not up to actual race duties in modern times.

Hey, would one of you UK residents sign this thing for me? It doesn't allow comments, nor non-resident signatures, but having done a semester abroad in Oxford a bazillion years ago, it would be a big bonus if they approved this thing before I go back to visit. Nurburgring would be a cool visit, but I don't sprecken the Deutsch, or even verstehe ein bischen. The pommies will tell you I don't speak English either, being a 'Murrican, but at least I can usually catch the drift of the conversation & read the road signs [well, maybe not in Wales, but who can? Mind your p's & q's... ] Anyway, if they can get this thing off the ground (or rather, ON the ground! ), it has the added benefit that being a one-way loop, it eliminates the biggest hazard to fast drivers visiting the country, the fact that they all drive on the wrong side of the road over there in the UK! Anyway, I think it's a brilliant idea for promoting tourism, & if they put it in Wales it will be closer to the Isle of Man as well, for that 1-2 punch for tourism of someone going there to sample the track & then head across for the IoM TT!

Do you have cookies turned off? Maybe Jeff's site is expecting to set a place-marking cookie & is getting denied, leading to your site entry denial issues?

If I could get my hands on a QV motor for my Sport 1100i, I'd be one happy camper! Yes, if you can figure out a way to mount it so that the top-center alternator [reversion to the original loop-frame Guzzi engine form] won't interfere with the central spine on your Sporti. That's why all the new bikes whether 2v or 4v are Quotards w/ the dual spine frame: no front mounted alternator means they must use the Quota-derived Dr. John dual-spine [not "perimeter"] frame. You'll notice I said "...put the QV motor in Daytona RS livery" not "...put the QV motor in a Daytona" A little matter of easier said than done... The benefit is that by pulling the alternator off the front of the motor & putting back up top (where God & Carcano intended ) the motor can be moved closer to the front wheel, affecting the forward weight bias in a positive way [keeping the same wheelbase] or shortening the wheelbase [keeping the same length swingarm.] Downside of the QV motors is they reverted to a more traditional 3 shaft gearbox design, undoing the length savings of the V11 6spd [4 shaft] box. I don't know if the V11 6spd would even mate up w/ the new QV motors, so much about them has changed. What did the press release say, only 2 parts went unchanged in the QV redesign? Now, get an Eldo & drop a QV motor into it, woo hoo! That'll wake up the old girl!

Is high summer in Oz so dreadful you'd trade it for winter in England? What's gone wrong between your ears, Pete?

About this time you should be seriously considering just replacing the marginal bargain-bin 'Zocchis with a complete GSXR front end or what have you, as others on here have demonstrated is possible, in order to end up with better suspension at about the same price needed to repair the 'Zocchis...

Purpose of insulating wrap on the headers is to keep the exhaust gases hot & moving [hotter = less dense = higher velocity] so the exhaust system works more effectively. Completely pointless with the overly restrictive stock mufflers [which are quite alarmingly bad from the performance standpoint, but quite efficient at strangling, er, "quieting" the beast... ] Wrapping the headers can be done in situ, but the modern approach is to remove the exhaust & have headers ceramic coated, as it is a more permanent solution & lengthens the lifespan of the equipment vs. the more common experience of header wrapping leading to early failure from entrapped moisture accelerating corrosion f/x...

It's not just you. The Daytona RS is the ne plus ultra of motorcycle good looks: it outshines even the later MGS01. Guzzi's 90s & on bikes were Marabese designs. Yes, even the Centauro. The Griso is a pre-Piaggio design. The Breva & on are in-house post-Piaggio-takeover designs, and yes, they're very staid & unimaginative as a whole. Functional. Sexy? Not so much. The smartest thing Piaggio could do right now, is put the new QV motor into Daytona RS livery and sell the snot out of it: it still wouldn't compare with the beauty of the Daytona's original HiCam squarehead of a motor in that sinuous bodywork, but it would be better than anything they've currently got short of the Griso.

Good work. If I had a short-frame V11 I'd want to redo the pad too, only I would make it flush mount w/ the tank metal, & mold in some hard points to bolt on camera/GPS/tank bag/whathaveyou. But that's just me...

Have them use walnut shells or baking soda. Getting microscopic pieces of glass grit inside your engine = not a good thing.

Interesting pricing model. "I'd rather crush them if I can't overcharge for'em." Heh.

Maybe the same fitment as a Breva/Sport/Griso? Guzzi has an admirable habit of not fixing what isn't broken...

Be nice if one of the Norwegian brethren could chime in here but I don't really think economics could justify some of the massive infrastructure spending in the last 20 years. Some of the tunnels are astonishing. Socialist govt, iirc, so they've got to show something for the high tax rate or get thrown out of office. I think it's spending the loot from the North Sea oil that the govt. is selling elsewhere instead of using it to keep gas prices low at home? Too bad the U.S. govt doesn't spend the fuel taxes on infrastructure THE WAY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO...

There, fixed it for ya!

Easier on the boxer WBM motor since the intake is more evenly distributed and there's more space for the plumbing. I still stand by my assertion that superchargers [being linear] are better for bikes, but there are some mini turbos out there rated for ~250-750cc motors, so two of those would work nicely on the Guzzi ~530cc/cylinder...

Short, snide answer? Use the Search function! Longer, less obnoxious answer: Needle nose Vise-grips w/ the tips adjusted to where they won't pinch the fuel elbow; stick the tips btw the elbow & the grey collar; support the elbow while pushing the fuel line toward the elbow; lever the collar away from the elbow w/ the tip of the Vise-grips*. Some folks say they can do it with just finger pressure, but for me, the line is very fond of the elbow & doesn't want to become unattached... Oh yeah, I hope you covered the area w/ rags, because the fuel in the line tends to dribble everywhere... * - I like using needle-nose Vise-grips instead of just regular needle-nose pliers because there's no temptation to bear down on the elbow by gripping the handle of the pliers tightly while levering, since the Vise-grips can be adjusted for minimum closure before attempting this trick.

This is a no brainer: Moto Guzzi Daytona RS, no question. There are few bikes that even come close: my V11 LeMans being a distant 3rd, after the Sport 1100 [which of course, was the front runner until Guzzi put that big beautiful beast of a 4v motor in it to make the Daytona RS...] If you disagree, don't bother telling me about it, I'll just ignore your posts as it will be clear you have no taste, so why bother listening to your prattling? [sticks fingers in ears, starts yelling "La la la la la..."]

There must be too much heavy traffic to make a ferry practical for that spot, so the investment in the bridge was worthwhile. Either that or traffic is so infrequent as to make a ferry non-self-supporting.

Well, I PM'd Chuck over a week ago asking for his shipping details and haven't had any response, so I'm throwing this open again. Somebody want this for the cost of shipping? Reply to the thread & PM me your address info so I can figure out the shipping charges for it...

Short frame bikes ['99-'01] had the padded top & external fuel pump. Long frame bikes ['02+] had the smooth top & internal fuel pump. AFAIK, the tanks are all same length/fitment, just the frame in front of the tank mount was extended slightly [approx. 1"?], but you might want to consult a copy of Guzziology or contact MI for confirmation. If you've already got an external pump tank, it would be a minor chore to convert to the internal pump, but it eliminates the hot-start vapor lock problem. If you already have an internal pump tank, you won't want to convert to an external fuel pump, because you'll be creating problems for yourself. Don't be so sure about the info....... My bike has the external pump w/pad on top of tank and it is listed as a 2003 Sport model. Figures you'd be a weirdo... Good data point, G: thanks for the clarification! Leave it to Guzzi to make odd parts/styling/model transitions... they're worse than Ford that way!

As someone else pointed out, get a full complement of replacements from Dan: no point to getting a 4 pin when the relay block will accept the 5-pin units Dan sells and they're better than the cr@p Siemens units that come with the bike.