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You have to stay sober when your riding buddies are drinking Red Bull® energy drink Plus we are stocking up on beer for the 2008 National Rally And riding sober is more fun. especially after the CHiP pulls you over...

Great Photos! Love that first aid kit I hope the weather holds for the ride home.

There have been alot of nice additions since I last updated the list on my website (see signature: V11SixSpeed aka http://www.geocities.com/rcdlaing/ ) I guess I need to go back through the ten pages and update the list Here is what I compiled years ago: Mistral aluminum, carbon round, carbon oval, titanium, http://www.agostiniduilio.com/ http://www.mgcycle.com/ staintune ss http://www.cbtimports.com/staintunehome.htm m4 aluminum, carbon http://www.m4exhaust.com/ Also available at http://www.harpermotoguzzi.com and http://www.mphcycles.com fbf titanium or carbon http://www.ferracci.comThey also make a crossover Raceco titanium http://www.raceco.com/exhausts.html Leo's aluminum, titanium or carbon, http://www.leovince-america.com/slip.htm Link is dead and I think the company is, too. Quat-D Muffler available from Ghezzi-Brian. I bought one of these and loved it The midrange improved but I lost a little top end. It made the bike more fun to drive and handle better because of its under transmission position. But I wanted more top end power so I traded for Mistrals. I am not sure it was a good idea to trade, oh well. for more on this muffler: http://www.guzzitech.com/Quat-D_David-L.html UPDATE Quat-D came out with a new model that is more promising. Gianelli ??? maxtreme ??? D&D ??? Bub ??? Galassetti http://www.galassetti.it/ Thank You all for your past and future contributions to the list.

I nominate Dr. Know for Official Hooters Moderator.

You still seem incorrect to me. Even thought the fever is down, I guess I better stay home from work

I am running a fever right now so my interpretation might not be accurate, but I am pretty sure you got that backward. Increasing preload increases travel, atleast in the bottoming out direction. In the topping out direction adding preload will lose travel. 98 or 100mm would be a measurement of bottoming out travel. Total travel remains unchanged, unless the springs bind, which is unlikely.

From all indications the Rosso Mandello got the good batch of single plate clutches.

Don't get me wrong, I have only one Love I am just really pleased to see Harley make a move towards a better handling bike. Apparently other people think they should stay on track with heavy cruisers and uncomfortable tourers. Ever notice the trend on this forum is to make a bike more Harley like? People here generally lower the pegs and move them forward, and raise the bars and bring them back, and then get a cushier seat? But then Harley goes and makes a more Guzzi like bike and folks start hurling insults without reason. Could it be envy? If not, please explain why Harley should not make this bike, or explain what they should do to improve it. I know, give it a 90 degree engine, twist the engine 90degrees in the frame, give it a shaft drive, and put an Eagle on the tank But seriously a 90 degree twin would be a good start. Multivalves, sure. What else? Full Ohlins suspension. Touring bags. Optional sport, sport touring and touring fairings. ABS. How about even higher foot pegs??? Is this going to be a track day bike for Road King and Fat Boy owners???

Yah Dudester, Just put Rob on your ignore list or continue to express your view. You are in the right place, no need to "move on" Please note: I am only a moderator for Classifieds, and the opinion expressed here is my personal one and does not reflect the view of the Forum Administrator (maybe I should add that to my signature)

New Years Day Ride have not been settled yet. Some will likely meet at the Ortega Hwy Lookout Cafe and some may meet at Sonny Angel Motorcycles at 9AM and leave at 10AM. Keep track of emerging details here: http://socal-guzzi.com/PHPBB/viewtopic.php?t=580 January 13th and 14th http://www.tonup-sd.com/ The Sixth Mods vs. Rockers Other details here http://www.tonup-sd.com/ and here http://socal-guzzi.com/PHPBB/viewtopic.php?p=4720 We are also planning a monthly second Saturday of the month ride. Because the Mod/Rocker ride is on Sunday, we have a conflict for the for the first second Saturday ride.

Damn! that sucks. But glad you pulled over. You may have prevented an accident AND the clutch grenading through the case. Smart move pulling over quickly!

Yep, it is your voltage regulator. Don't run it like this. It will toast your ECU, wires, etc. Check your 30Amp fuse for signs of melting. Also, check the connection of the red/green wire coming from the regulator for oxidation, burning, melting, etc. I replaced my regulator with an electrexusa single phase regulator. It seems to work fine. It produces better charging at idle. At high RPMs it produces less voltage. This is better for the health of the electrical system, but old batteries may not recharge as well. Combined with the proper battery charger and a Hawker Odyssey battery, I can recommend the Electrex regulator. The ElectrexUSA regulator may work even better with a Yuasa battery because they spec a lower recharge voltage than the Hawker. Others on the forum have recommended other regulators. Some Harley ones can be made to work and can cost half as much money. Here is my write up on the regulator http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6828

Yes, only the the air gap setting has effect on the air gap setting, but lowering the preload decreases the air gap. The less air gap, the greater the air spring effect. If we know that the preload is being taken off we know the air spring rate will increase and compliance will be reduced. If our objective is compliance and we know we are not currently bottoming out, then we can predict that removing preload without lowering the fluid level will reduce compliance. Finding out how close he is to bottoming is pretty trivial and could save alot of time trying to set the fluid level later. I would not lower the oil level without determining how close to bottoming he is. If he is five millimeters from bottoming now and he lowers it fve millimeters, then he won't want to lower the fluid level. But if he tests that he is 15mm from bottoming, then he has some room to lower the fluid level. I test for fork bottoming by aggresively braking over a speed bump, dip in the road, and or a patch of bumpy road. While the expert, Pete Verdone, writes that fluid level is the final step, he also writes: "If the fork is bottoming under hard braking, the oil height will need to be raised. If the fork is not still soaking up bumps in this situation, oil height will need to be lowered." From what I understand, Mick is experiencing the fork not soaking up bumps. Using one's intelligence to predict an outcome can save work in the future. There may be no need for him to go back and reset the fluid level. But I guess if you have the proper syringe, it would be pretty trivial to reset the fluid level.

Reads like a good plan You might want to measure the fluid going out and going in. It could be that it was previously over-filled with oil. Keep in mind that taking 5mm off the spacer will lower the bike nearly 5mm and reduce the volume of air that you are riding on. This could actually make your ride harsher. So, you may also want to lower the fluid level. If you are not bottoming with the standard volume of fluid, you could try going to a slightly lower volume of oil to allow greater compliance. I am not sure how low you can go. You don't want to deprive the dampers and sliders of oil.

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Very nice! You just need some tubleless wire spoked wheels Someday I hope to drop the rear subframe back and down a bit. I already dropped it back about 2mm, but it is not noticeable. I need to take the spring off the shock to bottom it out and then see how far I can tilt the subframe back. And then get the price on fabricating and welding an extension. Reverse cone mufflers could be nice too.

There are some biker bars where you would not like to say that too loudly. Would it be rude if I said Marzocchi forks and Sachs shocks are shite? More like social suicide on this forum

Forum member Ratchethack is very close to your weight and he has put a lot of thought and effort into suspension setup, and he is very happy with the results he has gotten. You could look up his posts on the subject, or he may throw in his He has been dialing in some Wilbers shocks that I am interested to hear about Personally I tend to favor the lighter fork oil or suspension fluid, so I would give the 5W a try. Do select a premium brand as they are not all created equally. Unlike the difference between synthetic and dino oil, it is more difficult to determine the difference in quality from marketing hype. Ohlins makes good oil, but it is expensive.

Atleast, I am not as STUPID as you If you wanna be like Pete, shove a wombat up your ass and let it rot for a hundred years

Interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_of_Jesus Any ancient bible scholars have an accurate translation of the hair and wool stuff? Not that it matters....some of my best friends wear wool But if I had a lawn jockey, I'd paint its face in rainbow colors, but then Mick Jagger might come along and paint it some other color Is anyone offended that all the "smilies" are asian, except for these :!: and half of this one I think this one is made in China and this one is multi-racial

So, should we call you Black Pete, Scura Pete, or I wish I had a Black Griso Pete? Or just Yellow Griso Pete? Or Yellow Rubber Chicken Pete? Or??????

Great deal! Do check out the rear bearings. Some bearing spacers are too short causing damage to the bearings. Also check the rear brake. If the brake master sticks fluid can heat up and not vent back to the resevoir. If the rear brake line falls on the crossover it can heat up pretty quick. The caliber pistons are prone to getting dirty and dragging. If they drag too much they can heat up and or wear out and seize. They do wear quickly even when well maintained. Chances are the guy just dropped his toe on the brake and accidently locked it up. But if not, he is not the first one to lock up the rear. I think it was Brian Robinson who had the rear bearings seize. Best of luck

foam grips are good for vibration. I prefer ProGrip Gel grips because it gives a better grip while still sopping up some vibes. Gel gloves help, but I have not found a good quality pair of gloves with gel palm. Tell us your weight. I believe the stock suspension has too much high speed compression damping. This may be some of the harshness you are feeling. But you may also be feeling some harsh bottoming out. So, you may actually need stiffer springs. Bottoming out can be tested with a thin zip tie. How the bike handles also provides clues. Penske's website has some excellent tips in their pdf manuals. But their webpage is under construction... If comfort is what you are after, you might want light compression damping and just enough spring rate to eliminate bottoming on almost all the roads you ride. Progressive springs may be what will help you the most, but racers often scoff at progressive springs. That will especially help if the suspension packs down and the effective travel lessens durring series of bumps due to rebound being out of balance with spring rate and compression damping.

umh, Jason, there is no such thing as Santa I love trying to spoil Christmas. But I am just kidding. Santa delivers overnight, like FedEx, so you must wait till morning, with the kids. If you open presents before Christmas morning, Santa will bring you nothing... Don't ask how I know

The transmission in the HD probably helps a little. (no 90 degree angle change in direction of force as used in the Guzzi shaft). Also the lighter weight. How is the durability of Buells compared to Guzzis? How is the gearbox in the Buell? Prejudice aside, the only thing I don't like about the Buell is the toy size wheel base and the not so great styling. Oh yah, and the cylinder layout that demands a fan to cool the rear cylinder Oh, and some of the handlebars integrated into the triples. XR1200 is much prettier But I guess I am about the only one that likes it.