big J

My, you're lookin good, BFG. The cosmetic surgery was obviously a success, then. Must've been the ointment.

Sorry, Windchill, but a Guzzi is no more or less likely to break than anything else- japs, brits,yanks,anything. I know a couple of guys who own bike shops and EVERY manufacturer is guilty of selling bikes which need remedial work. Check out your local BMW dealer and see how much warranty work is being done, and how many owners are arguing about the bill. I agree that it would be great if they didn't have any niggles, but they do, and at least from the point of view of home maintainance, the average guy can have a go at sorting it. Try that with a Ducati, and see how far you get before you have to remortgage the house to buy the tooling required. I'm sorry you've had problems(as I have myself) but I'd rather have the guzz than anything else cos of the way it makes me feel. Christ,it's only money.

Yep, broke my pelvis about 12 years ago, came off the bike at about 40, skited across the road and hit the kerb. Bad enough, but the plug spanner in my pocket did the damage and I had a chunk out my knee. The AA brought me and the bike home and I started into fixing it but moving was getting hard. Felt better after a bath, but I was f@cking sore for a couple of weeks then it got better. Around 4 years later, I'm in for an x-ray after coming off again and the guy asks me when I broke my pelvis(???) D idnt know I had, but I remembered how sore it was. Make sure if they plate it, they do it square, or you'll end up walking sideways like a crab.

Ratchet, peak power at the wheel was 85bhp, torque peaked at 65 ft/lbs at around 4000rpm.(cant find the bloody disc) However, as I said, the purpose was not to chase every last pony, but to set up the fi at all revs and loads and try to smooth out the dip at 3500-4000 rpm. This was mostly successful and I'm more than happy with the results.

And lovely with ice cream

Fair enough. I'd fitted the usual stuff,PC111,Stucci,Mistrals, drilled airbox. Having spent the dough, I wanted to make sure all was working to their optimum, otherwise what was the point? The bike was on the dyno for about 4 hours, during that time we played about with the fuel map to reduce the 3500-4000 rpm dip, adjusted it for roll-on response and set it up for best economy at steady throttle settings. You cannot do this by tweaking in the garden. Cost was 120 euros, around $150(?) Ive probably saved more than that in fuel costs since. Agreed,these things were designed before popular access to dynos, but in that time emissions reglations have forced manufacturers to set bikes up from the factory to pass beurocratic laws, not develop maximum power and torque for the benefit of the rider, hence the popularity of cans,filters,PC111's, etc. I used to help out in Specials, a hi-po sports bike building shop in Glasgow, many guys would bring their bikes in for a tune up, not just sports bikes, and there was never a bike whose responsiveness couldn't be improved with a run on the dyno.

Ultimate performance isn't the issue. You can adjust and set the fi EXACTLY to make the engine perform best. Air and fuel ratio set precisely with the bike under load as it would be on the road. And yes, you do need a dyno to do this,why buy a computer controlled bike, then guess if it's set up right? You may or may not get close thru guesswork- a dyno tells you down to one decimal point where your stoichiometric ratio is at any given rpm. I like tinkering myself, but I know that it will always run better if it's been dyno'd.

Martin, you ARE slightly nuts.

It's only a matter of time. I actually had a similar problem to you, but since my bike is left hand drive, I had the symptoms on the outward journey.

Will the real Pete Roper please stand up

Hello Bob

Jeez, Martin , Engleesh isnae ma furst langwidge eera, big man. In Scots, fittin the hingwae is a skoosh

Yupindeedily

Ah, feckit. Met him at the Ulster a couple of years ago, hell of a nice guy. He was going well this year,too.

Maxton bolts straight on, remote adjuster fits stock bracket.

I'da thought the answer was fairly obvious; if the problem only occurs on the return leg of a journey, dont come back. Make home the halfway point of your quest, and the bike will run fine. Jeez.........

I just read the other thread. Go upstairs and take your pills. Remember, you're a womble.

Go for it BFG, but keep the bicycle handlebars And grow a battle of britain 'tache to match You'll need a harris tweed despatch riders coat and leather britches, tho

I much prefer it stiff at the front than having it hard at the rear. Well, no one else was going to lower the tone of the thread....... Maxton can supply to order, they have race experience with V11's.

Gaun yirsel, wee man! Except it's- Here's tae us! Wha's like us? Damn few, an they're a' deid! Welcome aboard.

Jeezus, what are you doing, moving house?

yawn

So, has the aging tosser had a ride yet? Curious to see if something so ugly IMHO is any good. Baldini rates it. Any info?

I'd like to see a twenties board track racer type thing with a six litre marine diesel two stroke, wheelbarrow handlebars and twenty three inch wheels with brakes like shoe polish tins.