rocker59 Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I enjoyed about 250 miles of high-speed 80mph-90mph touring on US-412 between Tulsa and Fayetteville this weekend. What a fine SPORT-touring bike the V11 LeMans makes with the Hepco + Becker luggage. I really don't understand why Guzzi didn't sell a million of these things !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianG Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 That's SWEET!! I gotta find me a Lemans fairing!! I have the 3-pce Givi bags mounted but I need that fairing! I have a Magni unit but that actually makes the riding position lower than stock, and that's not what this old back wants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete roper Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I really don't understand why Guzzi didn't sell a million of these things !!! Because they don't make 100 BHP Mike, and as every pin-head, pencilneck and chinless wonder KNOWS you can't ride a bike that makes less than 100 RWBHP more than twenty miles because they just don't have the power. Also, being a Guzzi it has all sorts of weird and unusual foibles. Did you know that because of the 'Funny angle' of the cylinders you have to set them up so that one throttle butterfly opens before the other one? Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex-Corsa Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Because they don't make 100 BHP Mike, and as every pin-head, pencilneck and chinless wonder KNOWS you can't ride a bike that makes less than 100 RWBHP more than twenty miles because they just don't have the power. Pete You can say that again Pete , you can say that again. The point is as said before , we live in a world of hype, where less is not enough and yet again more isn't enough too. Fortunatelly for us , the ones who know what and why we want, we do have a choice of true enjoyment , with a Guzzi, Fly Eagle Fly !!! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiloSjon Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I really don't understand why Guzzi didn't sell a million of these things !!! (honest mode on) If they did, I probably wouldn't be riding one... (/honest mode off) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouiji Veck Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I gotta agree with rocker. All the people I ride with are hard riding, corner grinding Beemerites. They love their bags like HDers love their chrome. The safety factor is also a big issue. I've seen those hard bags save a lot of expensive plastic and a leg or two. Nope...those bean counters in the front office screwed the pouch for Guzzi on that one too. I don't know if the Nero is the "best" sport tourer but for me it's the most handsome and it's the sportiest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeokie Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I enjoyed about 250 miles of high-speed 80mph-90mph touring on US-412 between Tulsa and Fayetteville this weekend. What a fine SPORT-touring bike the V11 LeMans makes with the Hepco + Becker luggage. I really don't understand why Guzzi didn't sell a million of these things !!! Did you ride with a pallion aboard. Just wondering about "comfort" for the little lady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Did you know that because of the 'Funny angle' of the cylinders you have to set them up so that one throttle butterfly opens before the other one? Pete Isn't that because one cylinder fires before the other one does? Thanks to the less than 100 RWHP I can ride agressively and not get 50 speeding tickets for driving excessively!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocker59 Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 Did you ride with a pallion aboard. Just wondering about "comfort" for the little lady. Not this trip, but I hauled my last girlfriend around on it quite a bit and she loved it. She is 5'-7", or so, and has long legs. The longest trips with her were 150-mile afternoon rides. She appreciated having the topcase as a backrest and didn't complain about legroom, although she said the seat was pretty firm. If I get another girlfriend that enjoys riding pillion on this bike, I'll probably get Rick Mayer to build a 2-up seat for me. One other thing for two-up riding on this bike. The stock rear spring is too soft. There are some threads here about changing that out. I'm probably going to do that at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeve Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 If I get another girlfriend that enjoys riding pillion on this bike, I'll probably get Rick Mayer to build a 2-up seat for me. Yowza! What a tasty morsel! Best of luck finding a replacement for her; she's gonna be a tough act to follow, I'm sure! Ride on, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big J Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Isn't that because one cylinder fires before the other one does? Thanks to the less than 100 RWHP I can ride agressively and not get 50 speeding tickets for driving excessively!! It depends,Jim. Are you in the Northern or Southern hemisphere?It's to do with the way the fuel swirls.It goes the other way in the southern hemisphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Ahhhhh, ... yes! You are right (or left). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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