guzzler

That's held in Melbourne here in in Oz... Never been in all these years so must make an effort one of these days! Cheers

Why a Guzzi ? Why a V11? Because life is meant to be ENJOYED not ENDURED... Cheers

I can see elements of the duc in it but more so of the Norton. Not sure what to make of it though....

Yep. Not sure when it became legal but I've done it for many years! Most drivers are good and there are some very good ones who'll move over to give you more room, but you do get the odd ----head that'll try and block you! The commute would be a nightmare without it especially when it's hot! Cheers

Ha ha We call them neck socks down here. Cheers

Doh...just realised you checked the light! Sorry back to the normal programme. Cheers

The brake light can be finicky without it being relay related too! I had a loose connection in the light assembly early on which made the light intermittent... Just saying. Cheers

Ha ha, wonder what a greenie with 102.000 kays on her might be worth these days....? Probably bugger all, but priceless to me all the same! Cheers

Mate # 1 ( Start ) is closest to the tank # 5 ( Fuel ) furthest from it. Cheers Ps these two NEED to be 5 pin relays but most of us put 5 pin ones in all spots!

I agree probably relays... Mine has had this before I checked /cleaned them esp #1 and # 5 and blew out any dust etc from the relay base which sorted it. By the way toggling the kill switch can help but really a stop gap measure. Cheers

Yeah, I reckon you're right mate. I also think it's a combination of things that finally sorts it out! Cheers Ps getting rid of the crap standard tensioner was definitely a factor and the correct gap on the phase (?) sensor plus ......ha ha

Exactly where mine went too! Cheers

Thanks fellas. Yeah, I thought the 160/60 looked ok on the rim too! Ha ha I'm not about to go dragging my arse down the road to find out how far to lean to get rid of the strips and will just keep on doing and enjoying what I'm doing! Cheers Ps as for scrubbing the edges in case you go in a little hot sometime.... Not sure but after x amount of heat cycles I doubt the edges would be any concern if not scrubbed.... ???

G'day folks. I was flicking through Total Control by Lee Parks recently and came across a section on Traction. There was mention of a bloke on an SV650 who was achieving pretty good lean angles on his standard tyre which on the SV was a 160/60 jobbie on a 4.5 inch rim like our red frames .It then went on to mention that a 160/60 wasn't really designed for a 4.5 inch rim but for a 5 inch rim.In fact by fitting this tyre to a 4.5 inch rim it's pinching it to the point that you can't use the very edges of the tyre unless you crash! I've been running the 160/60 profile on mine for years now and have often wondered why I can't seem to get to the very edges of the tyre! I don't really think about it when I'm riding ( nor care a great deal ) but I also reckon I achieve decent lean angles and have about 15mm of unused tyre at the very edges so in order to sate my curiosity... How's your chicken strips? Cheers Guzzler Ps I'm pretty happy with the 160/60 profile and have no complaints really...just curious.

Wonder when they'll carry a wee SUV on the trailer....or at least a couple of electric mobility scooters so they can run into town!