1100sport

I might be interested in trading your seat! Can you send me a pic? mathieu.prot@gmail.com Best Mathieu

Yes it is definitely this bike! Thanks for the link - it is always pleasant to find some piece of history on a bike. I bought it from Motocorsa in the UK and imported it to France. Cranked tops offer a shorter "throw" at the cost of a heavier throttle. I am sure a lot of Guzzisti have an old pair lying around somewhere, but I am really struggling to get hold of them. If anyone is ready to part with them, just let me know. I'll pay good money. Best, Mathieu

I intend to keep the bike fairly stock and only make a few "corrections" to the bike appearance: the seat needs to go IMO as well as the tail light, the mirrors and side indicators. I am also contemplating painting it black with the typical orange decals. Unfortunately, the "linkage tops" that were originally fitted to the 40mm dell ortos have been replaced by the flat top in black plastic. It was a popular mod in the 80's and 90's. I am now trying to locate a pair of original linkage tops and am struggling to find one: if anyone on the board is ready to part with an old pair, I am definitely buying! Thanks Mathieu

Hello everyone, I am not new to this board - I but had not posted for a long period of time until today. Having recenlty acquired a 1000S, I thought I should present the bike. It is an "SE" model, specific for the UK - the only difference with the regular S being the small fairing ala LM1 and the red colour. All the rest is basically the same. It is a 91 model with the big valve engine, that has been upgraded with Lucas Rita electronic ignition. Here is a pic: The bike and me are located in Paris, France. Best, Mathieu

Parts will be ordered tomorrow. I will let you know how things go. Thanks! Mathieu

Thanks. I did not know that tubing was bigger at the crossover. Too bad, I was hoping for a near bolt on solution and that is far from it...

Hi everyone, I have a little question. I have read somewhere that exhaust tubing on the 1100 sport (and v11) is 45mm. But I dont know if it is inside or outside diameter size - can someone help me? I am asking because I saw some nice megaphones very cheap (see the link below) which are made to fit a 45mm outside diameter tubing... Thanks! http://www.jcwhitney.com/jcwhitney/product...&zmap=17567

Thanks Hubert!

Bump It would be nice to see pics of progress!

We want to see this!! Who advised you on HSR45? I would have thought that 42s were enough on a 2V engine

Whaou that is an impressive job you did on this bike. In its current state of tune, your engine actually performs better that a v11 engine in stock form (typically a v11 will do around 75bhp at the rear). It comes as a no surprise since your engine has the same top end with a larger displacement and higher compression ratio. You could gain a significant amount of hps by fitting a sportier cam (B10 is very mild for your engine) and easily get about 90hps at the rear. With all the work you've done, I would be tempted to repair your current engine rather than swap it with a v11 one. In any case, swapping an engine is a fairly time consuming job as well... As for EFI vs Carb, I am biased toward carbs. I have owned EFI and carbed guzzis and have always prefered carbed, because they are more "mecanical" and "sensual". They suit the Guzzi spirit better in my opinion and, when properly tuned, perform as well as EFI ones. They are simple, reliable and very easy to tune. The usual pb with carb is the throttle pull - but this can be arranged. On my 1100 sport (a carbed one!) I have tinkered with the carbs a lot and eventually chose to keep the dell ortos (although I switched to 41s) with the following mods: - first there are 3 different return springs available - OEM 40 or 41 dell orto come standard with the strongest for safety reason. But when broken in, they can make do with the lightest one. That made a huge difference in feel on my bike. - then the acceleration hose arrives directly at the top hat on the carb (without the OEM steel bend if you see what I mean). - I fitted a dual cable tomaselly throttle With these mods, my throttle is nice and smooth and it is something I don't worry anymore. Another route is to go with flatside carbs - Mikuni 41 TMR or 42 HSR or Keihin 41 FCR. All of them will perform extremely well!

Any news? Curious to know the end of the story and to see the Marvic fitted!

That's a very nice LM4. Can you give us some details on the various mods? I see some astrolite wheels, can we still get them today? What kind of exhaust is that? Tell us more about your Guzzi!! Mathieu

Yes, Alpina offers some spoked wheels alternatives (not a surprise as Alpina supply the Stelvio spoked wheels). But usually spoked wheels are heavier... Though they look nice. I was curious to know how much the current Carc wheels weigh. Stock wheels are very heavy on stock V11 /1100 sport, and you can loose a lot of weight by going aftermarket. Is the same potential benefit available on the Griso? I was interested in finding out if there were some true performance forged wheels available (like say PVM or Marchesini). I have not seen any yet... Mathieu

talking about pimping CARCs, are there any aftermarket lightweight wheels outhere ? How heavy are the factory ones ?