v50man Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 Gents - As just posted in the "EXACT Exhaust options" thread, I received my Quat-D yesterday. While it came with some certificates, it came with no instructions. No big deal, because it's pretty self-explanatory. One header was marked "XS" while the other was marked "XD" -- I assume this has to do with left/right mounting. Any thoughts? Thanks
v50man Posted March 31, 2005 Author Posted March 31, 2005 Guzzirider said: I think S stands for left, D for right. 47401[/snapback] Grazie.
Guest Nogbad Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 Left = Sinistra Right = Destra Courtesy of a real Italian in my office!
v50man Posted March 31, 2005 Author Posted March 31, 2005 Stupid follow-up: We mean left and right as we SIT ON THE BIKE, right? In other words, my left arm would be on the side of the left cylinder while astride the bike. NOT the left as if i were looking at the bike from in front of it. Right?
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 Nogbad said: Left = SinistraRight = Destra Courtesy of a real Italian in my office! 47403[/snapback] The left hand is the devils hand hence the name sinistra or sinister!
k7qz Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 helicopterjim said: The left hand is the devils hand hence the name sinitra or sinister! 47406[/snapback] Further language trivia: Left in Latin = Sinister Right in Latin = Dexter, from which we get the word dextrous (easy to remember for all you right-handed people!) -Mike
Alex-Corsa Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 v50man said: Stupid follow-up: We mean left and right as we SIT ON THE BIKE, right? In other words, my left arm would be on the side of the left cylinder while astride the bike. Correct .Always
Baldini Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 v50man said: ..We mean left and right as we SIT ON THE BIKE, right?.... Guzzi flywheel timing marks are D for right, S for left cylinders as you sit on the bike. KB
jrt Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 you'll notice the headers are different lenghts- hence the markings. It'll be pretty obvious even if they weren't marked. J
v50man Posted March 31, 2005 Author Posted March 31, 2005 jrt said: you'll notice the headers are different lenghts- hence the markings. It'll be pretty obvious even if they weren't marked.J 47439[/snapback] JRT -- At the risk of (again) sounding ignorant, why would the headers be different lengths? Perhaps you're referring to the stock headers? I'm at work -- system is at the house -- I'll check. However, it didn't appear that they were different. Most interesting...
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 You may notice that one cylinder sits slightly forward of the other.
luhbo Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 helicopterjim said: You may notice that one cylinder sits slightly forward of the other. 47447[/snapback] Yes, this time looking from above... Hubert
Paul Minnaert Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 Quote You may notice that one cylinder sits slightly forward of the other. And then you think those stupid italians: why did they do that? That's because they used one tap on the crank where both conrods are mounted next to each other. I looked to find a picture that shows it, but could't find it fast.
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