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So, we should blow innocent people up and spend hundreds of billions of dollars, rather than spend hundreds of millions on improving relationships and encouraging good behaviour? All to feel good about 911 (while claiming we are not racists) I can't count the number of people who have argued for attacking Iraq saying, "remember 911" as a reason. Ratchethack is right about the ignorance of the people...but he is on the wrong side of the aisle.

I don't understand. Could a moderator please move this to the space cadet forum?

Discussion of EVs should take place in the global warming thread, please.

Today reminds of the day the munchkins danced singing, "Ding Dong the d i c k s are dead" Of course there was still another evil witch to contend with back then, too. Where is Dorothy? And let us not get started with the Blair Witch

I knew I was missing something with my technique for how to get busy with a women Atleast I figured out that bikes cost money

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Here are some photos I took

I don't think anyone said the PCIII is difficult to install, even for idiots. With TuneBoy, I just reload the old map, assuming, I made a backup But there you go, another plus for the PCIII, you can just unplug it. Of course everytime that I have suggested unplugging as a diagnostic, people get all bent out of shape insisting how unlikely it is to fail...perhaps they invested in DynoJet (not to suggest they are unreliable, but they are not invincible) What is bizarre is your opposition to the various competitors to the Power Commander No doubt Power Commanders work great, but so do the alternatives. There is a solution that will work best for each of us. I can't believe we have so much freedom of choice for an ECU that is on so few bikes. Perhaps the Ducati using the 15M made it more viable to develop. Maybe one of these first Sundays, I'll demo the TuneBoy for you....but unlike the PCiii with quick easy buttons, I have never tuned with TuneBoy on the roadside

SHATTER MY ILLUSIONS!!!! There are some of us, who still believe in art for art's sake. Here is one of my heroes, http://www.dawndedeaux.com/ Damn good marketing, now that I think about it

Does this sound like what you are looking for? http://www.guzzitech.com/Brembo-Upgrades-Todd_E.html If so, Todd at Guzzitech may be able to get what you need.

Yay! I fixed my bevel drive box leak and am ready to ride. See you all there! PS The workshop manual is crap and I had to get Don Angel to whack the seal out. Here is what the manual said, I suspect when they said pinion, they meant ring gear. Don's special tool was a rubber mallet. And dang it, gasket "S" does not unscrew!!! #$%$#%^$%!!!!

She is phreakin' amazin'

We need a gold member maskot...something like this only less Canadianocentric. Maybe a Guzzi Eagle, or a United Nations emblem, or a Puffin or a P. Roperus.

Good question. I am not sure of the answer, but I think the short answer is that O2 sensors are not accurate nor fast enough, and setting a target AFR adjusts the map to a limited degree. I believe Cliff's MY15 takes this technology to a higher level, with WBO2 and other variables. The TuneBoy for Guzzi may not be designed to adjust closed loop for O2...Sorry, I don't recall I have no idea how I would input an O2 sensor into the Marelli 15M, but it may be possible Tuneboy adjusts the closed loop features of the ECU for engine temperature, air temperature, and atomospheric pressure. With my WBO2 I should be able to log time, RPM, TPS, and either engine or air temperature.

VERY large areolas. Maybe she is a zombie

http://www.tuneboy.com.au/ or for Europe http://www.tuneboy.co.uk/ The cable and software are included. You will have to write them as they still don't list the Guzzi. The price I paid was lower than MSRP, because there was no diagnostic. I don't know if Wayne will still discount it as he MAY be near completing the diagnostic...or not Earlier I said it was about the same price as a PCIII, but that may have changed as the posted prices on the website went up alot. The Techno Research Direct Link may be a better choice. http://www.technoresearch.com/Products/Dir...Direct-Link.htm

Shameful Vtwin! your individuality has been compromised as you have fallen in line with the PC sheeple. lol Just kidding. Your choice is fine. But sorry, it is the popular choice, and shows now great exhibition of individualistic will power. Todd is The man. But why did he have to go out of his way to help you? Enquiring minds need to know "well-tuned" is subjective. In days of Carbs, expectations were lower, and carbs use venturi to self regulate fuel. The instant self regulation is gone with fuel injection. Heck, you can leave your Fuel Injected Guzzi bone stock, and have it "well-tuned" with a volt meter. But if you want it well-tuned to the specifications of the manual, you need something to control the fueling at idle, and a CO meter. If you want to better optimize the mixture at various points on the map, and have it MORE "well-tuned" you need a mapping tool. For most people that is enough. My bike left the PCIII custom dyno pinging more than a zero map, but otherwise it ran better. If you want it to be MORE MORE "well-tuned" you need a mapping tool that controls parameters other than the simple fueling. At that point I wanted control of timing, temperature, and altitude, so I went with TuneBoy. The dyno and custom map are a silver bullet for optimizing the bike, especially needed after doing other things necessary for chasing land speed records, drag racing, etc. Heck, my bike can already blow away the 600-fours zero to thirty MPH.

Computer----->Cable----->ECU It is that simple. The only negatives for TuneBoy, that I can think of, are: Diagnostic tool is not ready yet. Getting a Key requires patience, and the computer hooked to the bike needs active internet while hooked to the bike.(luckily I had a 50ft ethernet cable, although I could have used dialup, too. And now that I have a laptop, I could use wireless) Once the key is activated, no internet is required. The Network of Dyno tuners that will touch TuneBoy are generally more expensive than the network used by PCIIIs. Some PCIII maps are not easily transferable to the ECU through Tuneboy. The positives are: Someday, a diagnostic may be available. The level of Tuning with TuneBoy is superior to the level of tuning that you can do with a PCIII, and as far as I know, is equal to Direct Link, except for the ability to control the base trim. Timing can be fully mapped. Accelleration fueling can be fully mapped. Individual cylinder fueling can be fully mapped. Fueling can be fully mapped. Air temperature trim can be adjusted. Engine temperature trim can be adjusted. The price is competitive with PCIII and cheaper than Direct Link or MY15M. The Direct Link is superior to the TuneBoy in every way, except for the abillity to import some PCIII maps. But you could look at the PCIII maps and guesstimate The MY15M is superior to all of the options, except for the ability to import some PCIII maps, but it is more expensive.

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FWIW, I tried a rear D208 and found it to be the very good but not as good as Pirelli or Metzeler, in my completely subjective opinion. Mileage was average, 4000miles. Dry grip was excellent...a little better than the Pirelli Strada. Wet grip was good, but not nearly as good as the Pirelli Strada. Perfectly stable at high speed. But the feel of the Metzeler and Pirelli seem better to me. Again, just my biased, unscientific opinion. I just ordered the last 160/60-28 ever made by Pirelli.They corner much better than the 700-28, and last longer, too. Send me $1000, cash...No, forget that. I will auction it off on eBay. I'll let you know when I am ready to sell it.

I think he also missed an 'L' and maybe a couple other letters are wrong

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I have some Frams for sale...cheap For me it is a no brainer. Walmart, five or ten miles away, $4-$5 vs. Guzzi Dealer, thirty miles away, $13.98 for a UNI filter. Or I'll go to NAPA, four miles away and they are not bad, but a higher price than the Walmart. My only experience with UFI filters is their crappy cartridge filters that have been in warehouses for years aging the paper, rusting away with the glued on O-gaskets that fall off. Maybe the screw on are better I like my air sweet, not sweaty

These look good http://www.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?Prod=KN-163 And are disposible, so they should not pass abrasives the way K&N reuseable air filters do. PS This guy opened up some filters, including the K&N http://www.corolland.com/oil-filters.html Mobil 1 is his pick, but it was the only one he did not open

Well, if you spend the extra money on the Mobil1, this website discusses the difference between the "Champ" and the possibly better or maybe worse constructed "Mobil1" http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html or http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters.html The author is not fond of the Champion made filters, but rates Fram even worse. (S)He uses Baldwin filters.