mark111

A bit hard to find but I think GuzziTech have them available. Easy enough to make your own though, the pictures below show one which is reasonably easy to replicate and gave me the idea for my own, shown at the bottom.

lemppari, Check this out: it will give a clear explanation how to go about setting your suspension sag, Conventional wisdom depending on the bike and who you are speaking to suggests your sag should be around 25mm to 45mm or if you know your suspension travel around 30% to 40% of the maximum travel available. These are approximate figures and are definitely not specific to your bike. The main thing to remember is to do you final sag setting with both you and your pillion + your luggage on the bike so that the sag represents the true riding conditions. When you go solo you will need a readjust to suit your much lighter weight. Taking the time to do this correctly and then making rebound and compression adjustments to suit if this applies to your suspension will be well worth the effort. Keep in mind that if your suspension has already done high mileage then it may be appropriate to have the forks serviced and the rear shock/s rebuilt or replaced if this is not able to be done on your units. Effective damping is critical to good suspension performance which is more likely to save your life and make your journey safe than spending a fortune on engine performance. Mark

For those that don't know this is the NSW Guzzi Owners club rally on the upcoming weekend 13,14 &15 Sept. The location is Bretti reserve about 30km from Gloucester on Thunderbolts Way heading towards Walcha. Some great roads getting to and from this site. Pizza guy selling lunch and dinner on Saturday and there will be breakfast available on Sunday morning. You will need to bring you own booze but it is a nice location to camp with plenty of open space. There will be a number of good trophies and raffle prizes and there will be some organised activities on Saturday afternoon. Hope there is a good rollup. Mark

I can highly recommend the Z8's, have used both front and back on my Griso and got good wear on all sorts of road surfaces and have found them good in the wet. They replaced the sportier M5's I previously had fitted with no apparent loss of handling and seem to be a robust tyre standing up to the shitty roads in Oz and even worked well on dirt roads. Have been used for one-up sport riding to 2 up with luggage without any complaints and have worked perfectly in all conditions. Mark