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Thanks Cliff. 🍻 Nice guide elucidating each step by step up of ignition concepts & grading of inherent limitations. 🤓 Making sense of various ignition options is daunting when the blurb may be minimal or worse overblown. P.s. Just to seek clarity - is the Rec-Ignition module on or off the options table?

Touché! 🤣 I wasn’t actually meaning it had anything to do with the fuelling per se Chuck - I was rather noting they had been converted to carbs - hence the understanding ie., no longer requiring an ECU. Yep, Cliff is ridgy didge. Care to cast an opinion for further information that for those Guzzi models that are pre-ECU (or converted) is this a worthwhile item?

Ah, I see - the 2019 Indian, 2006 Harley & 2015 R9T have been converted to carbs & done away with their ECU’s. Okay thanks Cliff for your assistance.

Hope I’m not waking the dead here - but I do mosey around searching topics sometimes. It’s a pita just having lots of disparate threads on same/ similar subject so I’d thought it best just to ask my question here after reading this thread. Am wondering if anyone has any knowledgeable opinion on this product - & whether it has any benefits as an upgrade to our V11’s? http://www.altmann.haan.de/P1/

Sorry Kane - those two are really just V11 Lash-ups! At the other end of the spectrum - the V11 Titanium is probably at the apex of V11 Custom. Some other’s take the middle road..

Life is no dress rehearsal. We only get one shot at it - may as well enjoy the ride. Looking forward to your Greenie unveiling...

V11’s create a hell’uva lot of interest wherever they land - people & other bikers just love to find an excuse to sidle up & have a perve, a chat, even give a generous helping hand! Now if it was a generic like a Honda or sumsuch - meh! I wouldn’t be so sure. Better clean it though - she’s looking a bit skanky 😂

Appropriately tilted - they’d go well as proper V11 man-sized winglets. Or if brake-linked & motorised they’d make swell air flaps! Fly-swats? That’s it. As per the T&C’s I couldn’t think of anything more positive to contribute. Locked.

A very sobering update. With the elapsed timeframe and lingering symptoms clearly Paul has had a very close call... It’s bizarre how some people barely register they have any symptoms - and for others they have a tremendous battle to stay alive. This weird arbitrariness of reactions is what’s so unnerving with this virus. ScoMo’s push for an independent inquiry will unveil true colours if there’s any obfuscation!

No need to go the hassle /expense of dual plugs on the V11 Tomchri. (As an aside - physical improvement of the combustion chamber. Mike Rich’s MRM HiComp matching beveled pistons have a flatter/wider dome - lessening impedance to flame front & matched slanted squish turbulence). Returning to the main point of ignition - & more fundamentally open to the possibilities of building a better mousetrap... as you know dual plugs improve ignition by having two sources. There’s less acceptance however that a single ignition source cannot also offer vast improvements. I’ve not stopped at the Multi-Sparks (brilliant as they’ve been) - I’ve recently been further experimenting with pre-chamber TJI combustion. Do a little research on Turbulent Jet Ignition - as first introduced by Mercedes in F1 a few years ago. Mercedes was recognised as having dominated with more power & increased economy. Initially thought to be cheating - then subsequently adopted by the other teams like Ferrari & Renault you’ll find there are other easier options to increase the combustion chamber flame speed on V11’s. As a side-note, unfortunately my earlier suggestion of the Brisk LR12ZS Multi-Sparks may have aggravated some old raw nerves as gstallons indicated. However, to be even handed I’ve used the stock NGK - they work. But I’ve also tried Brisk Multisparks - and my V11 absolutely performs better. If anyone has used both - then fair enough, go ahead and agree or disagree as befits the results. I’d previously read plenty on Beemer forums with sea-dogs opining Brisk’s are snake-oil until I just paid my monies to find out the merits of the vigorous back & forth discussions. Glad I did. Not all combustion sparks are equal! ⚡️⚡️

Nicely executed blacked out jobby maxv11 For what it is - you got that seat to integrate a lot better than what could occur with all sorts of wrong - nice headlight treatment too Bet those stubby M4’s would sound frickin awesome! Love to hear a sound bite... Radial 705’s or Avon’$ would’ve been my tyre of choice... maybe next time when these knobs square off But then again that’s just being incredibly pernickety!

Hi Bridge Oh, what an introduction! I applaud your introspection - heartfelt, insightful and with a lovely hint of hard-earned wisdom and world weary resignation looking back on love once lost. That futile sweet and sour journey of having moved on, moving forward embracing the future - and yet the yearning to feel the embrace that first inflamed your senses lingered. I hear you man. It’s indeed a rare event that the planets align perfectly and paths intersect for a second chance... She’s a beauty. Don’t blow it this time! 🍻

Hammershaug Second Lucky Phil on ditching the fine wire (iridium) plugs. But don’t stick with std plugs either (as an aside Mike Rich recommends dropping two grades cooler). Do your bike a favour and upgrade with two LR12ZS multi spark plugs by Brisk. I’ve been using these for years - don’t listen to any diehard NGK naysayers who haven’t used them. If you haven’t heard of Brisk? Try - thank me later! 👍😎

🙏’s for Paul This bloody 🦠 is 🦇crazy deadly serious - stay safe!

Well, well, well - here’s a turn up for the record books! http://www.parisdakar.it/en/dakar-1986-test-graziano-rossi-sulla-moto-guzzi-750/ The Genesis of the GOAT drifting a race prepped Guzzi!! “Excited” and “lot’s of potential” superlatives abound - was this the seed of an idea sown by a 4-valve Dakar prepared racer which germinated years later... giving birth to the chiselled Zaeta? Does this Dakar Guzzi spirit hover over hallowed Tavullia ranch dirt? 😇 The Butterfly Effect really is real. Have you ever experienced it?

(Insights on V65 TT Dakar history from the man himself...) Claudio Torri, the man with the eagle in his soul: "The V85 TT? Bella, it was time!" The coloring of the Moto Guzzi V85 TT is a tribute to the V65 brought to the Dakar in 1985 by an architect from Bergamo protagonist of an all-Italian adventure https://www.inmoto.it/news/news/2020/03/31-2884303/claudio_torri_l_uomo_con_l_aquila_nell_anima_la_v85_tt_bella_era_ora_/2/ Can you tell us what pushed you to race the 1985 Paris-Dakar with the V65 TT? "After participating in two Atlas Rally in Morocco, two Pharaohs Rally in Egypt and a Paris-Dakar always riding a KTM, and being left alone (my friend" Ciro "De Petri had switched to Honda), I decided to change, trying to customize a bike myself. Based on the experience I had accumulated, I wanted to race with an Italian bike and this could only be a Moto Guzzi. For my way of driving, I understood that the best choice was to switch to a twin cylinder: with a single cylinder I was forced to always keep the gas open so as not to lose speed, while with the twin cylinder, thanks above all to better torque, I could slow down and then resume speed more easily. The choice of the model was required : I took what the market offered, also considering the very short time available to prepare it and introduce myself at the start. Ah, I would like to highlight the fact that in my experiences I had inc terrible identi, while, when I was riding the Guzzi, only normal falls ". What were the strengths of this bike? "The lightness. It was the least heavy of the twin cylinders. And, to save even more weight, we mounted the NATO gearbox that allowed us to start the pedal, avoiding the starter. The V65 always started at the first pedaling and it was a lust for someone like me, which came from the experience of the Mono Rotax 560. Furthermore, the Guzzi consumed little and this allowed us to take on less petrol and travel lighter or not have to stop to refuel during the special tests. V arrangement of the engine allowed for good cooling and a fairly low center of gravity. On a mechanical level, it had good accessibility and easy maintenance. " A bike that has felt "his" from the first meters ... "I got on the bike for the first time on the occasion of the prologue of Cergy-Pontoise, near Paris, because before I hadn't had time to try it and I was surprised by its behavior, despite being almost standard. On hard-bottomed tracks it was also fast if he had any cycling limit, while the limited horses made themselves felt on the sandy ones. Until the day of rest in Agadez we encountered only minor setbacks, no engine or gearbox problems. Without the inconvenience to the battery, I think the bike would have arrived safely in Dakar. " And what were the defects? "There were only two major limitations: the chassis that should have been of the off-road type due to the great stresses to which it was subjected and the rear cardan transmission that limited the rear suspension travel. Then we all know that the drivers are never satisfied, especially in a tough race like the Dakar: I would also have liked more power, more torque and a gearbox with a different spacing with the first, second and third gear long and the fourth and fifth closer together ... ". What is the most curious thing that happened to you when you competed in the Dakar with this bike? "Without a doubt the interest that the motorcycle aroused during the technical checks in Paris: after the official means, my Guzzi certainly did not go unnoticed and was the most photographed one. I confess that I also pulled it a bit, because they came to see it and the Japanese also study it ... ". And what is the most beautiful memory? "The most beautiful memory was the privilege I had to run these races with the Moto Guzzi and with the Mandello del Lario eagle on the helmet. And then an anecdote, which gave me the opportunity to publicly put a Italian sports director of a Japanese company. During the race, this person often said that I was Italy's shame and that the eagle had become a chicken. When I heard it, I replied: 'Eagles can fly as low as the chickens but the chickens will never fly high like eagles, deserving the compliments and pats on the shoulders of the people present ". Why did you choose yellow and what effect did the colors of your bike have on the new V85 TT? "The bike had been painted in the colors of the Acerbis Plastics to thank Franco Acerbis. Thanks to our friendship, he made for me the only 50-liter tank in sheet metal ever produced in his life. Moreover, we did not have the time to make a model and mold and then transform it into plastic. With my partner and colleague, architect Giacomo Ghilardini, we had tried to personalize the bike to the best that we had available. I was pleased with Moto Guzzi, but I think it must go to memory of Giacomo, who recently passed away. He later contributed to the creation of the Guzzi "Tropicana" for the 1988 edition of the African race ". What do you think of this new model produced by Guzzi? "I reply using the many comments that I heard on my short trip to Italy: 'It was time!'. I am happy that Moto Guzzi has created, without distorting its history, a model in step with the times. To be beautiful is beautiful but I have not yet had the pleasure of trying it, I have read only the technical data sheet and some very positive reviews. I therefore hope that the Piaggio Group will continue in this perspective and bring the Moto Guzzi up high, where eagles dare ".

Hope thief is caught & bike found undamaged Todd ...but dude! What an absolutely pearler of a shot - full of moody lighting & intrigue! What’s the go there with that setting?

ColdandWet Check out the M4’s here FalcoLion is Vlad

No that’s not correct. Their model # MG9114 was V11 specific - bolted right up perfect! What is more likely now is if they have discontinued - but it’s worth asking.

Great price... Email Vlad Pakht - ask him for M4 Exhaust’s Guzzi model # MG9114 vladpmisc@optoline.net Why? LOUD!! More noise with a Xover Compression also adds...

The absolute best part of this sobering news is that Paul is getting better! What a relief! Best wishes for Paul’s 100% complete recovery with no lingering lung damage or diminishment to Paul’s future quality of life. 👍🤒🍻 This is an incredibly bizarre phenomena with such unusual symptoms. The inclination of this Dr is that is more akin to high altitude lack of oxygen than viral pneumonia. Take care.

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