pete roper

Sorry, my mistake.

Evans over on the Ghetto is making some CARC protectors.

The V85 motor was launched with a lot of song and dance. It's a dry sump motor, (One presumes to combat the crankcase pressurisation issues as much as anything else.) has roller tappets and (Gasp!) Ti inlet valves. This is supposed to turn it from an obsolete, uninspiring, underpowered drossbucket into some sort of priapistic 85 HP monster! It isn't. It's a low 60's HP, overweight slug with poverty pack suspension and all the character of microwaved scrambled eggs. By all accounts they are selling like hot cakes! Obviously a lot of people desire a sort of unthreatening two wheeled blancmange as long as it has 'The full selection' of electronic gismodry to keep them *Entertained* as they ride. Thats fine. I'm glad people like them, I really am. I'd rather pour burning wasps up my arse than have anything to do with one! If they are going to build a version using the even more miserable V7-850 motor it will just be more disappointing and yawn-worthy than the current V85.

Last series carbureted Nevada. Few, if any motorcycles ever built have been uglier, more uninspiring and overweeningly drac, although the V85 comes close in my book. It really is an awful motorbike.

So another parts bin turd. Recipe for wonder. Take the second most awful bike to carry the Guzzi name in half a century and make it even worse! Outstanding!

Stock Nuovo 8V motor, any of the 1200's, makes 96RWHP in stock trim. The torque figure but was also optimistic. A well tuned and mapped one makes 'About 100' at the rear wheel and the torque is improved out of sight. Those figures were from a variety of bikes. All Dynoed on the same tool in similar conditions at 800 metres altitude. The old maxim that 'The Dyno doesn't lie' is patently false. There are many ways to get a dyno to tell you exactly what you want it to and since most people want "Moar Power!" That's what many dyno operators will tell people they've got. It's most vexing.

Ten years ago I would of been all over it like a rash. Now? Nope! I have Griso. Griso will see me out.

Can anybody really think of anything more embarrassing than wishing to have a 'Card' that has to be shown to indicate you are a member of a business sponsored advertising program called a 'Clan'? It is so monstrously cringeworthy it deserves a triple facepalm in a darkened room! Do these people have no dignity to loose? Just looking at the awful 'Presentations' used in early 'Clan' promotions made me feel soiled and my gorge rise. How dreadful can it possibly get?

Jason, if you need a kit I can probably supply cheaper than most and will be able to make sure you get the correct one. If you're interested PM me and I'll send you my email address. Oh, and I suggest you read this. https://www.grisoghetto.com/t5879-the-definitive-guide-to-rollerisation

Not seemingly with the ones I know of. The Stelvio's suspension is also longer travel and 'Plusher' than that used on the supposedly purely 'Road' models but it was Stelvios that had the breakages. Yes, it is thought that the stress raiser was from one of the hose clip holes. I've never been close enough to one that it's happened to to know, but it makes perfect sense. It's also one of the reasons I think fitting a sidecar to a CARC bike is a really silly idea but people do that as well.

As with so many things it seems to have hit Stelvios, and as I said, I know of four. In fact I sent a bloke in South Africa a swingarm when his bust because he was getting stonewalled by the importer. I know of two in Oz. Both of which were denied warranty because they had been 'Abused', (I have it on good authority that they weren't, in any way shape or form.) and the last one was in Canada and resulted in serious injury and it went to court. I do not know the outcome.

Yup, but I know of four cases of this issue, all from the same model run, in a period of twelve years. From memory it was one run of 2012 Stelvios but don't quote me on that. The factory, naturally, denied it. I keep an eye on this shit because I'm interested. I think the BMW issue was considerably more common. Nobody is perfect but the Bavarians are much worse than Guzzi.

Yeah you got truly stiffed. I got the only available Conti Road Attacks in the country, two sets, for just over a grand a couple of weeks ago. They're on the shelf waiting for me when I need them. I just don't get why some people feel the need to stiff others. It's a very short term strategy.

Admit it! You like it because you got charged $400 for it by a shill!

OK. I stand corrected.

All the 'Broad Sump' components are identical physically between the assorted bikes that use the system. As noted, the difference is simply the colour. Foto is offering a 'Try Before You Buy' deal on a part that hasn't been available for years ex factory. I'd grab it with both hands and be amazed that you have been kissed on the arse by a golden fairy!

The governing factors are going to be issues such as valve float and rod integrity rather than timing when talking about the cam drive.

It makes bleeding the clutch on CARC bikes a dream.

Why would the fuel boil? It’s nowhere near any heat source. A blocked tank vent causing pressurisation problems I can see but not boiling….

Cliff's ECU is actually a top quality and fully tunable unit. It's not some lashed together add on bit of junk and you know how generally scathing I am about most aftermarket stuff.

Did those fork measurements come through Phil?

Forced induction on spark ignited engines is a first class ticket to misery on steroids!

I think that just proves my point. My mate Dave, (RIP.) had a Harris swingarm on his MkVI LeMans that floated the bevelbox. It was an absolute frontbottom of a thing!

Chris, the dash reading is simply ambient temp, it's sensor lives up by the dash and doesn't have any feed into the ecu. The ambient air temp sensor is in the airbox and the engine temperature sensor is in the back of the RH head.

Phil, believe me. Mark knows exactly what he's doing and knows the W5AM inside out.