Enzo Replica V11 'Raptor'®: Futuristic Prehistorica® (pics&

[enzo temko]

Finally some pics.

 

Here is some graphic Guzzi porn shot from the side. Here you can see the new ceramic Raptor pipes, the battery relocation under the bike, the cavern where it used to be under the seat, the new rear tire hugger - and what you don't see is the extension to the vertical frame pipe by an inch and a half.

 

New tail paint and change of color to the custom Rich seat. You also get the first glimpse of massive muffler.

 

Shot along top. The green stickers are there to hide the two holes in the tail piece that will (maybe) one day be the new turn signals. Maybe I'll do that in the Winter.

 

Shot of dash featuring 'intuitive' instrumentation®, an exotic Timex time piece, outdoor temp gauge and Enzo Replica Silver Dollar® token to purify incoming air stream. I found out that the gas cap had not been replaced properly as I was getting a splash of gasoline on my crotch under heavy acceleration. I didn't think gas burned because I've had it on my hands. Let me assure you, your scrotum is more tender than your hands. Do not get gasoline on your scrotum when you are 20 minutes from a water source. Just sayin'....

 

Also, the correct settings on those two fork controls that set the shocks are as follows: COMPLETELY SET ON ZERO.

 

A close up of token. It also serves to alert the rider when the bike needs polished.

 

Visually Problematic® Raptor muffler. Let's just get right to it. I can't help flirting with some form of controversy. So here it is. I will suffer the occasional snicker over this choice because the performance from the Raptor Pipe System® is other-worldly. And I should know. This muffler folds the pipe back and forth which effectively gives me 8 additional inches of pipe. It's what the Guzzi wanted all along. Believe me.

 

Battery relocated from under the seat to get more weight down low:

 

Custom 2-into-1 header/pipes of my design, and ceramic coated:

 

I inserted a 1.5 inch steel tube into this vertical frame piece to raise up the rear end. The new handling is much improved. Cornering is very crisp and the bike seems lighter over bumps:

 

Rear tire hugger and relocation of license plate under tail piece. It is easily seen from car level. Tank grip pads. These pads are great going downhill:

 

Side view. After another spin this afternoon where I was afraid to open the throttle past 3/4, I have to say again that this is the Fastest Guzzi On The West Coast®. I will allow any expert rider to see for himself. Talk is cheap. I'll let the Raptor do the talkin'.

 

Side view showing custom leather seat and matching leather tank piece:

 

Back view showing large streamlined muffler. Nothing in the air. Nada.:

 

Left side of bike showing Rhino fender and custom pipes flowing under the bike. A word about those pipes - SOUND. Cruising in third gear at moderate RPM is very reminiscent of a jet hover craft rolling over Puget Sound on the way to Alaska. I mean it is ridiculous:

 

Peace out.

[felix42o]

Welcome back, Enzo.

[ScuRoo]

I'm liking it! Great utilization of base bike Enzo with enough tweaks here & there to transform it - muffler reminds me of speedway bikes, but imho, make it even more of a visual feature & have it sprayed that sexy gloss red too! Ka-POW!!!

 

So, what's been done to make it the 'fastest goose on the West Coast'?

[Baldini]

See you're still ploughing you're own furrow, Enzo - & Good Luck to you!

 

Fastest Guzzi out there? Cure didn't stick then ?

 

KB

[enzo temko]

Thanks fellas. I think it might be the Fastest Guzzi on the West Coast® because it has this incredible exhaust system that completely changes the power delivery on a V11. It also has high compression pistons and Roper's oil trap in the sump. There is something about keeping the oil from sloshing around that seems to help the bike under heavy conditions.

 

I think tonight I am going to mount the turn signals on that tail piece. Stay tuned, my friends. Don't touch that dial.

[Steve G.]

That muffler looks alarmingly like the one on my Ford pickup.

I admire the fact that you have donated your bike to hybrid technology and recreational pharmacy therapy.

 

Steve

[belfastguzzi]

Admirable vision and determination, Artist Formerly Known As ....

 

Just what the forum needs in this long period of staleness when the V.11 fixes have been hammered to death.

 

Don't you think that a serious improvement would be to have the silencer/muffler on both sides?

Also it should be fin shaped with a pointy front end and a flare added towards the back end.

 

Added benefit: with such a mod, it would then be difficult to argue against it being the fastest thang in all areas west.

[PeteTW]

I am totally 'kin speachless, Enzo. Big respect from the rainy island! I am not worthy.

 

Pete

[RHIP]

Enzo;

 

You lavished a lot of care on this bike, and I'm not going to rip into it....but:

 

-I'm no engineer, but I'm not sure raising the rear subframe has much to do with handling, unless getting you butt in the air makes a difference. I think this needs to be done on the rear suspension, with a preload adjustment.

 

-I'm going to pass on the aesthetics of that exhaust can, because that would be like kicking a kid in a wheelchair. But the Rhino front fender? It reminds me of an adolescent with the bill of his baseball cap flipped up. What's the point? To keep the front end planted at 150+ MPH? To catch rainwater for a sip on a warm day?

 

To each his own. Enjoy your ride, my friend.

[enzo temko]

Yes, the muffler might very well be on your truck. As I said, it is my Visually Challenging Muffler System®. I know that there would be much nicer solutions, but this thing really works. I'm having the biggest thrills yet on a Guzzi. And the sound! Yea.

 

So tonight I finally put the blinkers on the tail piece. Couldn't take the green decals covering the holes. I also recut the piece under the seat. I think it cleaned up nicely. Here we go:

 

 

 

[enzo temko]

Oh, I forgot to reply to the frame mod comments. Well, I'm no engineer, but I would think that any change to the frame geometry would result in something besides simply sitting a little higher. It obviously changes weight distribution. I can feel a little more weight on the hands. It would also have to affect how the rear spring is working. How forces are being transferred around. It looks nicer, that's for sure. Meaner. And, really, I have to say that it seems to turn in better.

[Baldini]

Enzo, they scoffed at all the great innovators. A man of vision will always have to put up with the wailing of inferior imaginations. Stride forward with purpose on your journey. Don't let reason or petty logic deflect you: they are the shackles of mundanity. "To infinity... & beyond!"

 

Peace & love to you and yours.

 

KB

[enzo temko]

Hahahaha!!!!

 

Enzo, they scoffed at all the great innovators. A man of vision will always have to put up with the wailing of inferior imaginations. Stride forward with purpose on your journey. Don't let reason or petty logic deflect you: they are the shackles of mundanity. "To infinity... & beyond!"

 

Peace & love to you and yours.

 

KB

 

Baldini, my man, I'll have to put your quote in my signature line.

[Baldini]

Enzo, I'm sure others might have different views on where you should stick it, but I think you need to stick that tail pipe up under the raised seat - even longer pipe run - even less drag - even faster than the fastest! KB

[felix42o]

Enzo, I'm sure others might have different views on where you should stick it, but I think you need to stick that tail pipe up under the raised seat - even longer pipe run - even less drag - even faster than the fastest! KB

 

A'la the Ducati 999? I like it.