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individual is goooood! death to conformism! and dlaing: its "Perceived Horse Power" PHP...

well, my experience is that it needs firm positive movements of the lever in order to avoid neutrals, and dont encourage fast racing-style shifts at all. BUT: its certainly less clunky and a lot smoother than my old BMW R1150Rs gearbox and if you practice to only feather the clutch (pull it in two-three cms, not fully) the shifts get better and just snips into place.

Hi Cliff. BFG is correct, I just read your comments. Since I have a stock ECU lying on the shelf I'm thinking hard about shipping it down under to have it fixed. Just have to count my money. I run Ti's + Mistral Xover (for mid-range grunt, mid range is where I live), stock everything else. Another thing is that I dont understand squat about mapping, and would like any fixes to be more or less bolt-on or completely self-explanatory FYI: took the bike out again on Saturday, it was blazing hot outside and the bike ran like a scolded cat... So hot is good.

agree Søren. but you rarely manage more than one. they are meal and drink in one. for longer sessions of drinking and hellraising I go for either Heineken or Hoegaarden, both light summer beers which are impossible to enjoy in small quantities. ...heineken in team with a small frozen Porse snaps.... heaven.... but when in Dublin; give Guinness a try. Guinness in Dublin has a completely different taste from Guinness abroad. pure cream! addictive!

Go to guzzitech.dk, the man has put together a dvd which contains most of the technical Guzzi-information known to man. 2,5 gB of information for 25 USD! Read all about it!

These days I have been riding quite a lot, nearly every day in different weather, and I have begun to notice that the bikes performance is different every time I start it up. On saturday: we had great dry weather, nearly 30C, sun and all. I did some cruising round town and the bike got very hot, but still it performed flawlessly. pulled hard, ticked over steadily, no hesitation. vibrated less too. A lot of stop and go, taking in bike shops and cappucinos. Yesterday early morning: slight morning fog, about 15C, chilly. 10 mile run to meeting. It vibrated, accelerated with the vigour of an hibernating sloth, it did not stop or sputter but I feel that I was down at least 20% in torque and hp. Some days the Guzzi just wants to be left alone, doesnt it? Yesterday evening, bike meet: dried up, about 23C. Better than in the morning, smoother running, but still hesitant to accelerate and not very lively, it feels like an engine that rather would be in the garage sleeping. Jerky throttle reactions and all. not much go. I dont see a pattern here, because the feeling of a smooth and strong bike from saturday is what I'm used to. It feels like that generally. I have read what mr MyECU says a about incosistency but I'd like to get some other opinions about this, Anyone felt this, or is it just me and my highly developed TA (Technical Anxiety). Is this just what you need to get used to? I got the Titanium ECU by the way, and the bike is stored in an airconditioned environment. Can it be that the ECU senses the constant air temp and humidity in my garage, and then get all confused when the outside environment is different? Should I let it sit outside for some minutes before I start? The little gnome that runs the ECU, where on the bike is his quarters. I want to flush him out and give him a good spanking!

the guzzi wont ever be a ducati, but I belive you can make it handle predictably and solid with near neutral feel. when its right its like riding a train through a fast sweeper. nothing shakes it out of line. what you describe is what I experienced. my bike was rock hard in all damper settings as well, which made it dangerously nervous. the jacking up of the rear spring helped me a lot, but I probably need to lower the fork in the triple trees as well. I noticed yesterday that when the gas tank is empty, the bike is again becoming the slow steering behemoth. more weight on the front is needed.

same with hooters. we recognize them cause theyre in the right height and its in our genes...

my brain says yes to the concept, but my heart says no. its NOT pretty is it? it looks like they've strapped a motorcycle saddle on top of a Sherman tank. might get used to it though...

no problem. for any practical questions or assistance, just PM me.

nice. what did you have to do to make it fit?

isnt that Sludge Monkey on the left??

Right. A sort of guerilla-holiday, then Remember that Norway is a LONG country. Oslo to Nordkapp is nearly 1800 kms. (nearly the same as Oslo to Rome...) One idea for your trip is to zigzag your way along the coast from Bergen to Trondheim (in the middle of the country). Visit Ålesund, Molde and Kristiansund. Beautiful small cities all. That alone is about 750-1200 kms depending on route, and will give some awesome roads and sights. it'll probably take you three days, with beerpauses. (Do a search for the word "Atlanterhavsveien", and see for yourself) Then in Trondheim see what you're game for, and maybe just cross over to Sweden from Trondheim. The north of Sweden is, as I said, tree upon tree upon... Another thing to remember is that on the west coast the roads are narrow and twisty, average speeds during a day will not be higher than 45-60 kmh. Great fun, though. And some places you will go from sea level to 1000 m above sea level in just 5 kms. From south of Trondheim northbound the roads are much better and straighter, but can be boring. From Trondheim to Lofoten Islands you will look at appx 700-900 kms of fast(ish) transport. Average speeds goes up to 65-70 kmh. Of course Lofoten is worth a visit, Its breathtaking up there. And you CAN drive from Bergen to Trondheim in one go if you push it, I do frequently.. You will still get some fine sceneries. Its just a question of how many miles of transport your arse can handle.

Hi Orson. As a resident of Oslo and a frequent traveller between Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim, theres lots of tips I can give. Do you have the route from Bergen up north figured out? Hotels are not really a problem. You might want to pick a route and book ahead (especially where the route doesnt take you through the bigger cities). In Bergen theres a very good tourist infomation that can help you. Myself I never book, and always seems to be able to find a room. The distances in the west of Norway arent that long and theres always another village up ahead. In the cities theres no problem finding accomodation. Cities in Norway are small and well laid out, no problem to navigate through those. One thing you should know about Sweden on the way back is that north of sweden (and north of norway) is all about looooong straights, clouds of moskitoes and thick, neverending forest. Best scenic route is probably to first drive along the coast and then cut over to the big lakes in central Sweden, but Gthyni might be able to give you better advice on that. Let me know if you have more questions.

what are you making worse? is it choppy and nervous with a lot of understeer? slow steering? The most usual problem seems to be too hard damping and a sloppy rear spring. if you're a big guy you probably need to tighten the rear spring adjustment a whole lot, that will heighten the rear and give more weight on front wheel and improve the steering a lot. thereafter: loosen damping all around, it doesnt need to be rock hard, but compliant thats first aid which made a lot of difference for me at least. then theres loads of more scientific and advanced things to do. do a search in here for damper settings. some guy from australia had a great post about it. not to mention setting the sag correctly... which in my case was about 20-40mms rear and a bit less up front and changing fork springs.... which I also did, and reccommend. and dropping the fork in the triple trees a couple of mm...

Another thing that counts in favour of the 90degree adaptor is that it is the perfect tool for destroying the air valve on top of your mountainbike fork legs. Just did that....

thats nice; a certificate to show that you have a bike with a fancy paint sceme. come to think of it, so have I... original greenies still rule! WoofWoof!

I like, I like!! Even though I'm more of a PVM 10spoke kind of guy.

I recommend you get the MotoGuzzi Titan silencer kit, which comes with a revised ECU/chip. This kit sorts out most glitches in a single stroke. I've got one, and this kit together with a properly adjusted injection system, just transforms the bike. Nice level of noise too. And theres lots of other solutions to be found on these pages as well.

good, thats just what the hype says here up north too. Pilot Powers it will be, next time.

I must point to what I find is one major flaw concerning the Corsa: I dont own one....

I might have exaggerated slightly. but not about the vibrations, actually astonishing difference wheelies,-me? really..... hah!

Collected my greenie from 10k km service on friday. regular changes of fluid, valve adjustment (yes, I got it done, I just havent got the time to tinker through a complete big service) etc AND: installment of Wilbers springs and stiffer fluid in the forks AND: adjustment/synching of the injection. couple of miles up the road I clearly noticed the springs, the forks are alive and much stiffer and communicate whats going on at the front wheel much better. no bottoming out when braking. I need a longer trip (ice cold rain all weekend) to see what they can do in fast sweepers, but i expect the steering to be faster and more agile. actually I noticed already in slow city traffic that the steering damper has to be tightened a bit now, the forks react stronger on tarmac imperfections and has a tendency to kick back. at the same time I was a bit disappointed about the engine; I expected more grunt and guts after fine tuning. then after the same couple of miles I realized why it felt gutless: it doesnt vibrate. AT ALL. I did not know that the V11 engine could be this smooth. and its damn fast with relentless thrust from 2500 rpms upwards. we're talking wheelies in third when giving stick (small wheelies mind you, I'm a big chicken...like Serge). and it has become smooth and near silent too (except the smooth thunder from the Ti pipes and Mistral x-over, of course). the mistrals add a definitive improvement in midrange, by the way. Brilliant work from the mechanic, I can almost forgive him that he forgot to change oil in the gearbox and final drive and also forgot to lube the shaft drive.... it couldnt be ALL perfect.

funny you brought up Global Warming again, because the other day........blablablabla

nice tip. but what can Loctite do for me when the mirrors are as in my situation: A: two lefthand mirrors (Luigi ran out of righties that monday) B: fugly (he also ran out of matte black paint...)