ScuRoo

Er... o'kay, go the Bruins! Whatever floats ya boat. This is more my style I gotta say.

Hey, Al's back! Yep, 5 days over 5 years; isn't that something like 5 sidereal years exactly? I forget... Well, you know what they say: time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana! [Actually drosophila prefer thin-skinned fruit, but whatever... ] Or as I say: "Time flies when you're having fun... and even when you're not!" Yep, just goes to show, still relevant I guess for relative newbs like me to Di..d..MGland! I've been reading all these "old" Lid/Pod post's - & gotta say too that that Ratch dude is just classic - he got (gives?) so much pleasure outta pulling the odd goatee here & there, did'nt he? Has he died or just been spam banned? Invite him back I say, sure need some spark to light great fires to stand around & warm our great collective arses! Anyhow, getting back to the inlet side of things I appreciate Phil A's improvement photos being reposted by Tom M, 'cos I'm fairly certain this, in conjuction with keeping a paper filter, is prob the most convincing proposition for me in the near future as I'm about to start on the whole PC-V or PC111 conund.. roadtrip thang! Or any new thoughts now that things have moved on with 5 years more experience/observations?

Sorry to see your wounded goose BFG - dunno 'bout your thoughts but that line looks suspiciously like a crack. If it looks like a crack & is exactly where it took the hit, just how coincidental that it's merely a casting flaw would that be? Nah, it'll be a crack for sure I reckon! Winged but not down, hey?

Thanks for that buddy. It was a question that Todd threw at me as I'm looking into getting the PCV and it really impacts if it has one on the cost of the PCV set-up. Thanks again...

Been asked this question by PC supplier "Does your bike utilize an 02-sensor?" Depending on whether it does or does'nt, determines whether it will be getting a PC5/AutoTune or PC3 fitted. It's a last model hurrah - Scura R. Anybody know if it has an 02-sensor? Apparently, "If not, a PC-V will easily work" Also was told "I can still get you a PCIIIUSB, but I highly recommend the PC-V technology." Just been told so by an expert but not been told why (yet). Any enlightenment as to that last bit of advice? Cheers fella's. ps. Those M5 Metzeler's are brilliant by the way.

Hey? Just what the heck are you wanting? You say, 'when progressing through the gears up to 3,000rpm' - just how low do you expect to go with your revs? You've got the factory race ECU - whaddya expect man?

Yeah, can't comment on the previous site looks, but I sure wish you had a better picture for yourself Jaap. So ugly it's bloody off-putting. Seriously. Now that had to be said, can I put forward a motion to add say, a Quota section too?

Hi fella's dunno if any of you have tried these new "latest & greatest" Metzeler's but as my Scura R(edback) failed its MOT due to having less than 1mm I decided to see if these would live up to their promise. http://www.sportrider.com/sportbike_product_reviews/146_1006_metzeler_sportec_m5_interact_tires/photo_03.html So if you'll be needing some new shoes in the near future & are interested in some feedback as to how these pan out, let me get some miles on 'em & I'll let you know... And although the die has been cast for me - if anybody already have M5's on and want to wade in, by all means stump up your impressions!

Yep, looks to me like the ever available 'woolly temptresses of the north' Ewe guys come up with all the best gags! Britain's highest Inn? Strewth, time you got there you two musta been so hungry you could've eaten the crutch out've a fly-blown sheep! Er, wait a minute, those ewes look much too content... say, what part of the country is that inn?

Hi fella's The charm of Guzzi's 90 degree V-twin engine character, it's stirring sound & relative simplicicty is what makes guzzi GUZZI. But it also has to progress onto further development paths - ala the coming water-cooled boxer BMW is developing, as well as the other engine designs in its stable - so has Guzzi missed building on its V-engine heritage, soul-stirring evocative heritage, but adding a new dimension to the future? And, naturally this would marry up beautifully with its shaftie tradition. Take a gander and tell me what you think.

Well fella's, it's left field but I'm running these bad boy's on my "V11 off-roading replacement" eg. http://wildchild.org.uk/blog/pivot/entry.php?id=41 Bikes are picked up tomorrow & transported to Marbella for £165/bike - cheaper than the cost of fuel to get there! Fly to Malaga for £40 each Friday & take delivery on Sat & then we'll be rockin' to Morocco. A guzzi, a geezer & a yammy - we'll see who survives longest.

If you're thinking that's mine you'd be mistaken. The underbelly Quat-D exhaust helps the looks a bit but unfortunately I thought they sound crappy (imho). Mine's got awesome sounding carbon M4's.

Don't worry, she'll still be wrapped up all cosy waiting for me when I get back from the revolution!

Well fella's, at long last here is an update on our previous topic "Offroading on a V11". It's been a long hard grind. To be truthful, it has been too much hard work for me, much too much money & beyond my skill-set - certainly. And much endurance of the cocked eyebrow of my wife's knowing & condenscending look... That was the hardest part of all to take... "To hell with her", I murmured under my breath, a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. So, it was certainly enlightening to take on board all the advice, groans of sacriledge - after all, the V11 in question is a Scura R! - exhortations of "do it, do it", and some real, genuine wisdom and advice in helping me get there in the end. So thanks. But in the end, the decisions on what to include & which to reject solely came down to me & my hard-working hands, it was difficult, even lonely... So Morocco, "Offroading on a V11", here I come to kick some butt!! Dah-daaah, the result of all my hard work - I hope you approve. http://www.1000ps.at/member/gebrauchte_detail.asp?member_id=451798&id=548976 Should I add anything? Cheers! ScuRoo

So what do you want to see in the future then? Terblanche's blueprint for the future or something different? I for one thought he was spot on. As far as more power - is this what MG should have its future dictated by? If so, Motus should have had GUZZI on 'em and hooked up to shaftie. MG, build me a Terblanche & sign me up!

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Why over-react re the scrambler? Is'nt it obvious to just whack some high pipes on the V7 and offer it as another alternative? I don't have a problem with that. Sure, it's not for me - but the missus might have one. It's a sales-pump stop-gap guy's, that's all. No big deal. I'm rather waiting for one of those big-bore Terblanche models to be developed and make an appearance... sure am saving a deposit just in case on looks alone.

Over the last few months I've been doing lot's of ferreting and gleaning all sort's of trailer opinions and set-up's. My goal is to keep a narrow profile to the bike and for the trailer to be single wheeled to follow the bikes wheel tracks and lean. Really, the biggest singular problem with trailers is how it can transfer it's load weight to the bike at its point of attachment - especially if it gets a weave like a caravan. If the weave gets enough energy it potentially can whip back and forth like a dogs tail. Obviously the situation of the tail (trailer) wagging the dog (bike) is to be minimised if at all possible. Enough of all that though. I've been mulling over and have decided the ideal swivel point for me would be almost directly above the centre of the rear wheel hub and as close to the tyre as possible - IF it was strong enough and possible to attach. This chap has done this for a different reason - but please take a look at the pic link and imagine that it attached to both sides of the wheel and the swivel point for the trailer is where the top of his plate is. I invite you to let me know if you think I can acheive a strong enough modification point from the wheel. I'm thinking - Yes, it is strong enough... "but a wise man seeks counsel". http://forum.animaguzzista.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=15712&start=140 My intention is not to invite voices against the wisdom of trailers per se as I'm relaxed enough on that issue, but rather the technical side of it. But then again, as usual, it's all open slather... Cheers fella's

Damn, that sand is white... deep too. http://motociclisti-imprevisti.splinder.com/post/17458350/laquila-delle-nevi Another multi-skilled V11.

...at the time galaxiid gave me a nice little chuckle when he made the astute observation in the post pasted below, what would I do if my mates were going to Sturgis? "Posted 27 December 2010 - 08:55 AM I agree, could be worse things to do a V11, what if your mates are all going to Sturgis rather than Morocco? What then? Keep us posted on the scrambler conversion project. May I suggest Alpina spoked wheels for a start. " ...So, as I had cast myself rather in the light of the biblical Ruth "Where thou goest..." and as I had always intended to give a response Galaxiid - this is what would do me for the ride to Sturgis... (turn those speakers up!)

Don't stop there Tom M - keep 'em coming. Sure these could inspire a whole new appreciation of all things Guzzi...

Whoa, hang on there GuzziMoto - you seem to be gittin' a little pissed off about having the normal garden variety. And there ain't much wrong with that! I was about to buy one myself - until I came across the Scura R. My heart instantly fell for its looks but my head calculated how much adding Ohlin's might cost somewhere down the road - and also, that it was the last of the V11's made which (it was rumoured) had many of the previous hiccups wrinkled out - and also, Luigi or Franco etc., was taking a little more care in assembling it under Aprilia's improved working practices... And also, I'm a 'lil tart who just loves shiny black paint with a red-back spider stripe and a red seat and gold shocks and only a handful were made and, and... any other excuse will do.

Eighteen. Really! In that case, I better pamper mine then. As it already winters inside, maybe I'll tuck it up and give it a little kiss good-night. Question to fellow Scura R'ers - should owners keep 'em stock or get stuck into any personal modifications? Are there cries of "Do it", or "Sacriledge"? Only 18 out of how many V11's? Now that must be what a "niche within a niche" is then. Count me in.

Also, why not something along this ducati racer lines...?

I liked the sound of stiffening the frame if it's sooo... weak. So I went hunting and finally turned these up. Are these what you're referring to hubert and jrt? http://www.motolavoro.jp/parts/motoguzzi/v11-frame-pipe.html