docc Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/19/2020 at 6:37 PM, Lucky Phil said: Yes docc but the total weight is 3 kg heavier than a V11 Sport. 10 hours ago, swooshdave said: https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/moto-guzzi-motorcycles-griso-8v-se-short-shift-review/ Here you know they actually weighed it and didn't rely on Italian marketing. 557/531 lb. (tank full/empty) https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/moto-guzzi-v11-sport-road-test/ Weight 546 lb. (wet) 511 lb. (fuel tank empty) So they are saying 20 lbs difference. So, full of fuel, that's 5 kg. Not far off from the 3kg that was stated. I've long said that at 500 pounds, my Sport is on the side of the road out of gas. . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 1 hour ago, docc said: So, full of fuel, that's 5 kg. Not far off from the 3kg that was stated. I've long said that at 500 pounds, my Sport is on the side of the road out of gas. . . They have the V11 Sport tank listed at 5.8gal, the most I've ever put in was 5. You sure would think I could go farther with a 5.8gal tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuzziMoto Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 we have fit darn near 5.5 gallons in the wife's V11 tank. Where as my Griso tank would typically hold about a gallon less. Italians seem to be funny about fuel tank capacities, they typically only get close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Phil Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 5 hours ago, swooshdave said: They have the V11 Sport tank listed at 5.8gal, the most I've ever put in was 5. You sure would think I could go farther with a 5.8gal tank. Possibly because the V11 traps around 3 litres of fuel that's unusable? If you add that to the 5 gallons you put in where you still hadn't actually run out of fuel then it's probably close to the 5.8 Gallons. Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Phil Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 4 hours ago, GuzziMoto said: we have fit darn near 5.5 gallons in the wife's V11 tank. Where as my Griso tank would typically hold about a gallon less. Italians seem to be funny about fuel tank capacities, they typically only get close. Wonder how much extra you get with tank swelling:) Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 11 minutes ago, Lucky Phil said: Wonder how much extra you get with tank swelling:) Ciao That cracks me up - exactly what I thought! I'm with swoosh' , fill-up from empty = 5.1 US gallons. I seem to recall ~0.8 US gallons trapped on the right side of the tank, so "technically" ~5.8 is "correct." Don't make me post my proof photo on the tank testing . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Talk about thread drift . . . I took LuckyPhil's "like" as a > go for it < for my proof-of-method image testing the early Sport's tank volume . . . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Phil Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 43 minutes ago, docc said: Talk about thread drift . . . I took LuckyPhil's "like" as a > go for it < for my proof-of-method image testing the early Sport's tank volume . . . Looks vaguely smutty docc. Not sure why, maybe it's just my warped mind. Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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