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Buon Giorno, Guzzisti! When Kathi starts a conversation with “Bill, I’ve been thinking,” I get nervous. The reverse is likely true, too. So, I’ve been thinking. For lots of reasons, only a few lucky among us will be going to Mandello for the big party in September, or, FTM, the one in Genoa next week that marks the actual 100th anniversary of Moto Guzzi. Sadly, I won’t be among those. And, quite frankly, I am not ready to take the body-art plunge that The Great Nick of N.J. did … My present plan to celebrate includes flying our large Italian flag on the big pole; putting my Moto Guzzi flag at the gate; adding some green, white, and red bunting to our fence; and placing my Guzzis at our driveway entrance. We live too close to West Virginia to leave them out there unsecured for long , but, if I can get them all out there, I’ll take some pix to capture the moment. But, as I said, "I’ve been thinking.” What if, aside from our individual nods to the 100th, we all did something at (more or less) the same time, even if only a token? "I’ve been thinking” that we could all lift a glass of something — it’ll be grappa, of course, for me! — at, 9 p.m. (ET) on the 15th with a toast to the three whose vision made it happen: Carlo Guzzi, Giorgio Parodi, and Giovanni Ravelli? That’ll be after the Retreat gun sounds even in Seattle, so even sticklers for not rushing cocktails are safe. Figuring out time zones here v., e.g., Oz is too tricky for me, but precision and exactitude aren’t the point. After all, we ride Guzzis. So, here’s a suggestion for the libretto to accompany the liquid of your choice: Stavo pensando. Propongo così un brindisi a Moto Guzzi e ai suoi fondatori, Carlo Guzzi, Giorgio Parodi e Giovanni Ravelli. Che i prossimi 100 anni portino tanto piacere ai motociclisti quanto i primi 100 anni! [Which, I think(!), means "I've been thinking. I thus propose a toast to Moto Guzzi and its founders, Carlo Guzzi, Giorgio Parodi, and Giovanni Ravelli. May the next 100 years bring as much pleasure to riders as the first 100 years!”] Let me and others know if, when, and how you celebrate Moto Guzzi’s 100th. And, yes, of course, we’ll reprise this or even better it come September! 1921 - 2021! Bill Proud Member of Moto Guzzi's Envy-of-the-Industry Post-Sale R&D Program!

Got booked in yesterday. Good friend Yamaha Bill will be attending again.

My 2001 Le Mans

Just made our reservations. Same cabin as before. Nice talking to Walt just now, too. And, ah, yes, the memories. Here are few quick grabs from the past: 1921 - 2021! Bill & Kathi

I think you are confusing remapping with re-setting the self learning parameters, (Fuel trims.) on a machine with closed loop capability. If the system incorporates a narrow band lambda sensor then, at certain throttle openings and engine speeds, the ecu will crudely change the fuel delivery to try and achieve whatever its target AFR is. If you re-set the self learning parameters, (Clear the trims.) it takes the fuel settings back to a factory baseline and from here, (Unless you turn off the lambda input.) it will start to re-trim the fuel again until it achieves that target AFR in the closed loop area. This is one of those things that causes people to think, wrongly, that "Modern engines are mapped up lean to meet emissions regulations." And generally results in many 'Tuners' turning off the lambda input and flinging more fuel at the map. In fact the opposite is generally true. Most of the base maps are almost universally rich and depend on the lambda input pulling fuel out of the map in the closed loop area, (Hence the term 'Trimming' one assumes?). If the lambda input is turned off the base map tends to be overly rich all the way through and it is this that foxes many into believing that the bike is now running optimally and it's just the evil government trying to destroy people's fun. In fact the bike will still be running sub optimally but the last thing you will generally want to do is add MORE fuel. Using wide band sensors and decent logging equipment it is possible to record exactly what is happening to the AFR at all engine speeds and loadings and build a map to suit. Also, unlike a PC, using a programme like Tunerpro allows you access to a lot more than simple fuel and spark, there are numerous correction tables that allow changes to be made to optimise performance in areas like engine temperature, air pressure, air temperature etc. My knowledge and understanding is very basic. I'm lucky enough to know people a lot more talented than I who I can glean assistance from when I need to. The most important thing is not to fall into the trap of believing the old wives tales about mixtures being lean and just flinging more fuel at the map. Do that and you simply end up with a soot-spewing overfuelling munter that will wear itself out in double-quick time.

Whilst of limited interest to most here I thought I'd gauge whether anybody would be interested in a documentary of a single spark 1400 Nuovo Hi-Cam build? I've just acquired a 'Repairable write off' Griso that I'm going to use as a test platform for final development, (I've already built two 1400 single sparkers.). I'm not willing to have my old warhorse off the road while playing silly-buggers with the motor so the idea is I do the build, iron out any problems, then fling the final product in the 'Green Horror'. This will be my swansong. I hope to be retired within a year.

Yes. Look at the bottom of this page from one of my projects for a small taste of what you can do. Guzzidiag and tunerpro are your tools for full access. You will need to commit to learning something new if you haven't done efi tuning before but you can use the programs to tune just like you did with carbs except better. Here's a good starting point for your learning experience. Also check the How to section here for Guzzidiag lessons. https://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=96957.0 Anyone wanting to step back in time and start afresh with a Power commander is foolish when Guzzidiag and Tunerpro is available, Free and superior by a factor of about 10. Ciao

Yes. He is. With a widget and some software you can write new maps to the ecu.

The ECU's are now an open book. You can upload and download your, or other people's maps and write them accurately rather than relying on a primitive add-on that will only allow you to adjust a couple of parameters, (Fuel and ignition.) PC's are unnecessary and outdated tech. Reach out and learn about alternatives. They're better. The world has moved on.

Not really? In what way complex? The primary timing system is basically the same as the early loop frame engines, a train of three gears. Secondary system by chains up the rear of the cylinders, a lot neater and simpler than the 'Old' Hi Cam system with the huge, cooling air flow blocking, belt housing with a complex vernier system for the cams, up the front of the cylinders. Third gear, below the crank, drives the oil pumps. One for lubrication, one for cooling. The cooling circuit doesn't have a thermostat for the oil cooler though meaning that these engines run stupidly cool most of the time.

Nope. Never.

The engine will look no different. I can try and post a pic of Mark’s 1400 if you like. Mine will look very similar.