Enzo Replica Donkey Kong©

[enzo temko]

Here is a little more on the Enzo Replica Donkey Kong© air intakes for the V11. Note photo:

 

 

I'm surprised we haven't given much attention to air intake. The stock air box is just too small. And then, everyone else simply throws on a handy foam filter. Why? Because 'everyone else does'©. It is mass-delusion. It is not 'thinking out of the envelope©.' The filter here has been replaced by a much larger K&N. I'll have to get a newer photo up of that to show you. But, of course, your eyes are drawn to (and mesmerized by) the long velocity stack! Note its strong masculine presence. That is another benefit for some of you fellas. The position of the filter is very positive for much higher air pressure and cooler temperature. The moving air wraps around the bike and leg of the rider and directly onto the air filter. Much better than its usual location directly behind the massive cylinder just a couple inches away. The air here is pressurized and cool.

 

There really haven't been that many nice mods for the V11 besides the Ghezzi and Brian boys. I have Roper's Bed Pan© in the oil sump, but it doesn't really do anything if you are not pulling wheelies. I can't say I recommend it, but it didn't cost anything and it is not hurting anything. A great mod for this bike are the Wiseco high compression pistons, which are also in this Raptor©. I wonder why a smart person hasn't tried to make something for this machine. People sometimes mock my design ideas with the exhaust pipe and headers I designed - or the Donkey Kong© - or the bold modification to the frame. But the proof is in the pudding. This IS the 'fastest Guzzi on the West Coast.' And, without doubt it is also 'The best handling Guzzi on the West Coast©.'

 

I've included some math here to get into a bit more detail for the engineer-type nerd (if you have to ask what these variables represent, you should pass on this part):

 

[stefano]

jesus......

[ScuRoo]

Hey enzo

 

here you go - sans donkey kong...

[pete roper]

Needless to say this is a typical reaction to once again getting thrown off another board for being a self obsessed, narcicistic tool with delusions of grandeur.

 

I wouldn't worry about it. Some folks think there might be some sort of psychological or psychiatric problem that needs to be addressed. I think not. There is just a not a very nice person who likes inflicting himself on others and having few, if any friends in the real world has to do it via the innerneck. Probably a personality not far removed from the Norwegian Nutter but hopefully a little more 'Contained'.

 

Pete

[Baldini]

....This IS the 'fastest Guzzi on the West Coast.' And, without doubt it is also 'The best handling Guzzi on the West Coast©.'...

 

Looking at the tyre edges in photos of your bike it's difficult to imagine what method you've used to arrive at these conclusions. Perhaps you could elaborate on your test procedures?

 

Peace, KB

[fotoguzzi]

Is that muffler from a Hummer?

[ScuRoo]

As I said, he's notoriously full of shit, so who knows? He says he still has it, but it's in storage somewhere so I can't grab back the carbon-fiber fairing he stole from me. He grew disillusioned with his V11 when he finally realized that it wasn't a fluke that my Eldo with cast-iron touring tires could leave his "fastest Guzzi on the West Coast" with race rubber for dead on any twisty road. Then, he bought an RC-51 and did a few track days on it. then, he sold that and now "street races" a Morphous scooter. He doesn't show his face much in places I go.

 

 

He is special isn't he. I remember a few yrs ago I spotted him [or should I say I spotted his bike, perfect for those color blind] at the Vashon TT, resplendently parked at a corner so everyone could see him. He was sitting there revving his bike up, without his helmet on, just revving it up and looking at everyone, a real attention whore we all thought. Didn't know he would be stupid enough to steal from the only Guzzi shop worth visiting in the PNW. That's ok, my opinion of him can't get any lower.

Steve

 

Been scooting around reading up all I can on Mike Rich piston swaps when I stumbled over these comments...

 

Just wanna clarify, is this Enzo the same bloke aka. Captain Nemo?

[felix42o]

Glad you're happy with the bike. I'll assume you're being a bit facetious with all the performance claims, and would maybe recommend others try and do the same if only to keep the blood pressures under control

[Baldini]

...is this Enzo the same bloke aka. Captain Nemo? [/font][/size][/b]

Yes.

...thrown off another board for being a self obsessed, narcicistic tool with delusions of grandeur...

"he's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy" - & he must've been very, very naughty to get chucked off the Illuminati board....

This from Chaz to Enzo on that board "My windows got broken, which let me live. Yours are like Hendrix's room full of mirrors. All you can see is you."

 

Perhaps this goes some way to explain the reception here for the returning Enzo, ScuRoo?

 

KB

[ScuRoo]

I like him!

 

But, I must confess, I like that Ratchethack bloke too - before my time, I know he's gone but I find all the old posts great fun reading! He'd have my vote to welcome back.

 

Then again, my 'ol Ma admonished to alway's say to nasty kids, "Sticks & stones may break my bones - but names will never hurt me!"

 

And seeing this is a bloody free-speech forum, just how violent can it get?

 

F@ck it! I thought guzzi blokes had pride in being are bit odd, rude, cantankerous etc! But thin-skinned as well?

 

Better hope Baldrick never turns up here!!!

 

So here's to all the mad, bad guzzi nutters riding, pontificating & annoying the hell outta each other!

[Guzzirider]

Think Baldrick does turn up on here now and then!

 

Yep- the filters thing is total bollocks but hey, its not boring reading Enzo's stuff, look at it as being a bit of science fiction.

 

I've run with standard filter in airbox, lidless airbox with K and N element with tubes cut open, and no airbox with big K & N pods and the main difference is the noise- doesn't make a massive difference either way, apart from that lovely intake roar which I love and some others hate.

 

My arse dyno told me that probably the K & N element in a lidless box gave best mid range, and pods gave best top end but I guess it doesn't really matter that much with the differences being minimal.

 

Some will say that K and Ns are the work of the devil and will make your engine wear out quickly but I've been using them since 1988 with no issues.

 

I like pods because they get rid of the huge plastic airbox and give easier access to the rear shock.

 

Best and cheapest way to make these bikes go quicker? Go on a diet!

[enzo temko]

Roper is comparing me to the Norway mass murderer. That tops his usual bile-intoxicated pee brain full of vulgar oaths and threats. But I can't blame him, he truly is sick. That is no joke. I mean, it is no joke. I don't expect him to die anytime soon no matter how much sympathy he tries to collect from the Ill Gloomy, but his brain chemistry is not in a state of balance.

 

But it is the mass angry hysteria and hatred over at Gloomy that I don't really understand. Maybe its alcoholism. Really. They can't seem to get a handle on my schtick. It's like teasing little kids or monkeys at the zoo. It is really easy to tease a monkey. I know alcohol makes many people sort of ugly. I become that way, too. So, I've stopped drinking. I feel much better.

 

Do I have any friends? Why yes, I do. Do I get out of my house? All the time; I'm very active and also go to NYC and Hawaii every year. I have many hobbies. Am I hated over at Moto International? Not at all. I was just over there last week talking with Jason and Mesha. Jason took my Guzz for a ride. I had a pleasant conversation with Dave Richardson who likes my Raptor. I have an appointment there Saturday. Have I ever been in jail or arrested for anything at all? No. Never. Am I anti-Semitic? Two of my best friends I see regularly are Jews, another friend is Cuban - he is there now buying me cigars. Is there a reason that some of the people at Gloomy hate me? Yes, I think they don't know schtick when they see it, and they are heavy drinkers who tend to see the dark side of everything. Have you ever known a real alcoholic who beats his kids or dogs? Similar. They don't all hate me. Those who know me the best don't hate me. Those who understand me such as 'Sasquatch' does not hate me. He sees that I am bitterly attacked over there for simply showing up and saying 'hi.' My most bitter 'enemy' here is supposed to be 'Mario.' We've gone back to being friendly and social. He's the alpha male over there. The others are basically too weak to change or try new behaviors. Unable to do it as Bonzo the Chimp is unable to stop throwing crap at people. Mario is of superior intelligence, so he 'gets it.'

 

Do I sometimes say things to get a response? Yes. This is my weakness. It is like teasing a cat with a string or a chicken by drawing a line in the dirt. They make it all too easy. I know how to make them bark. It is just astonishing that they continue to do it.

 

I think most who seem to hate me are unpopular sorts of guys who try to impress the alpha male over there. I've known guys like this all my life. Always jealous of the 'cool dudes' and 'jocks.' Always trying to gain favor. Always in a crowd. Never really thinking for oneself. Always trying to impress other guys by showing how tough they are - from a safe distance. I've seen them since first grade. They are never really popular with the chicks and hate guys who are. They have the 'ugly man' and small man (Napoleon complex).

 

This is the basis of their 'virtual hate' - quick to start howling en-masse when the happy fireman rides by ringing his bell with one hand and petting his Dalmatian. All I ever do is post pics and reports on the Guzzi and scooter. I have a lot of fun with it. I make fun of the world at large which I find to be totally insane. Do you think American politics/disinformation or what is on the news is sane? There are those who seem to enjoy it and even get a little chuckle. That's all it ever is for me - a little bit of fun. Everything else is totally imagined by people who really don't have a clue about who I am. It is like a child looking at a clown and becoming frightened and running back between his mother's legs. That's all it ever is.

[pete roper]

Roper is comparing me to the Norway mass murderer.

 

Thing is Wentz I said that precicely because it is the sort of deeply offensive, hyperbolic bullshit that you specialize in. Of course when YOU say something like that there is always some sort of feeble excuse as to why its perfectly OK. Your comparison to the kitten and string is an obvious example of this mindset.

 

At the end of the day you are a poisonous onanist who revels in upsetting ad destroying anything you come close to. I'm just calling you on your BS. Suck it up.

 

Pete

[enzo temko]

You are still comparing me with a mass murderer who has killed 76 innocent children. That is pretty vile and sick. Your hatred knows no bounds. And to think I even gave you a present the first time I saw you out of good will. You are a far-left partisan lunatic who sees red everywhere he goes. I have made my simple statement. You can continue to get the last word - and then the last word - and the last word after that. Why don't you put your energetic mania to work in actually creating something useful for the Guzzi besides that bed pan? Show us something other than vulgarity and school yard prattle. Can you say anything without making fun of homosexuals or thinking everyone but your fellow travelers are Nazis or making reference to midget porn or subjecting the English language to your swearing, meanness and low-brow slang and colloquialism?

 

You keep saying you are going to ignore me. Why don't you do us all a favor and keep your word?

[Admin Jaap]

Somehow I knew this was going to happen when Enzo reappeared...

All I can say is take it easy all, and if you don't get his schtick don't reply. I's as easy as that.