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1 hour ago, Lucky Phil said:
Yes docc but the total weight is 3 kg heavier than a V11 Sport. Griso's look very long and stretched out to me. I find the look appealing and not depending on variables I not sure about. I wonder how they would look with a tasteful, not too large colour co ordinated belly pan to increase the perception of being deeper in the centre which would lessen the look of length. Like a visual trick.
Petes bike looks really nice in that shot.
Ciao
You’re telling me a Griso is only 3kg heavier than a V11 Sport or just the swingarm is?
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14 minutes ago, Chuck said:
Quite a few. I made head guards for them and sent them all over the world. I've "heard" that Guzzi lost money on each one sold.. but I don't know that for a fact.
It was a tougher than normal period for Guzzi, and they were very kit bikeish. I've said before that the only reason they assembled them was to make sure you got all the parts. Kool, though.. I loved mine for long time. 
So how many did you make?
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On 5/16/2020 at 1:31 PM, Chuck said:
Naturally the epa, et al would have blown a gasket if known. (whistling)
How many V10s actually were sold? 5? 10?
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Pete, this is the V11 Sport crowd, it’s ok if we’re illogically biased.
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21 minutes ago, 4corsa said:
...and date I ask what years they were made?
After they stopped making real bikes.
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On 5/13/2020 at 12:21 PM, docc said:
So, why not at least wait and monitor how long it takes to drop to 100% (12.84 volts @ 77ºF)?
Because that would be prudent and logical?
Plus, it's only 77˚F here only every once in a while. 
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19 hours ago, docc said:
I really think that is normal. Monitor how long it takes them to drop to 12.65v then discharge/charge.
Never allow the charge voltage to exceed 15.0 volts.
The Norton dropped to 12.91v overnight.
I put the Guzzi on the charger and I need to see where it's at after leaving it off again.
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Norton battery after taking it off the charger overnight at 6amp.
Guzzi after being off the charger overnight. 13.37 down to 12.91. Seems like quite the drop to me. I need to chase down where the drain is coming from. Ideas? The only aftermarket apparatus is the heated grips so that would be my first suspect.
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Here's the reading on the Odyssey on the Norton, as I mentioned I don't get it on the charger. So apparently this battery use to be used on one of my dad's BMWs and was switched out when it wouldn't reliably turn the starter. With the Norton that's not important because I stand on one of the starting devices...
I keep the Guzzi on the charger all the time. So I pull the charger off and tested the voltage too.
Normally I leave the charger on the 1amp setting. I'm sure this voltage reading is going to send @docc into a battery fueled rage.
So now I put the Norton battery (12.90v) on the 6amp mode and charge it up and see what happens.
Not sure what I'm going to do with the Guzzi battery as it obviously starts just fine.
Now I am using the cheapest multimeter (free) possible so I don't know the accuracy of the reading.
Let's see what happens...
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13 minutes ago, LowRyter said:
OK, Now I have another question. I took the Sport out yesterday for a robust ride, maybe 80 miles and a couple of hours. When I put the bike on the charger it was actually down a few fractions of a volt and took an hour or so to get back 13.5+ V.
I would expect that alternator should have charged it up, or least kept the charge. Does this mean I have a weak regulator or alternator?
BTW- The bike was shifting really well. It's amazing what a new battery charger can do.
We know the regulators can go bad. What condition is yours?
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Do you know all the specs on them?
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So leave it on the charger all the time or not? On my Greenie it will definitely suck down the battery when off. For the Odyssey in the Norton it doesn't.
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1 hour ago, docc said:
Too odd. I saw it earlier, but not now. I'll see if I can reset it . . .
[edit: okay, there you go. Thanks for heads-up!]
Two things, you have to be in the forum view, not the actual thread to see the Best Answer thing.
Second, I may have clicked on another response and unset the flag you had for best answer.
I'm quite the troublemaker.
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4 hours ago, docc said:
That is a great question. Click on the " √ Answered " bar by the topic title to reveal what is, hopefully, a concise summary post.
I don’t see that on mobile. Let me get to a laptop. Ok, still don't see it.
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Which of the 14 pages has the latest guide on how to bring an Odyssey battery up to snuff?
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21 hours ago, docc said:
That is kind of you, Sir. Still, I just took the time to bring some things together from reliable sources and document outcomes.
That right there alone makes you smarter than most.
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1 hour ago, Randy said:
Is that the one that was in Greenville?
Yes.
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Greenies and Tennis are the two models that make me weak in the knees and tinglely "down there".
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17 hours ago, po18guy said:
What I have learned: It's not the pixels, as they are in the multi-millions - maybe billions for all I know. Anyway, I've read that the increase in quality comes from improvement in the plain old glass or plastic used in the lenses. An example: A friend showed me an iPad pic of an office with several people smiling for the posed picture. A compute monitor was in the background, but kinda fuzzy, I thought.
Until he zoomed in and I realized that the info on the monitor could easily be read. Whoa!
Something that the phones do better than traditional cameras Is all the post-processing they do with the image that you never see.
So it’s not just that they are capturing a ton of pixels but what they can do with them afterwards.
But that discussion probably isn’t appropriate in the thread about not posting words.
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16 hours ago, LowRyter said:
better than my Pixel. As good as my little travel Lumix.
But it's not the camera, it's the photographer. Rocker on WG has the talent too.
I do think a lot about the composition. Something they beat into you in design school.
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3 hours ago, Chuck said:
^^^^^ Now, that would be fun..
A friend of mine would do Dam Tours, you get a plaque and you take pictures at each dam. Here's one version: http://www.damtour.com
Out here in the West you might put on thousands upon thousands of miles.
I highly doubt the dams are nearly as exciting as European landmarks.
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21 minutes ago, Chuck said:
Fone cameras are getting to be *very* good..
Crazy good. Keep in mind I was in near optimal conditions with sunshine, so plenty of light.
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Just now, LowRyter said:
Dave, I am impressed with wb, sharpness and depth of field with the photos of your Greenie. I tried to cheat and find the EXIF data but no luck.
Would you share the info regarding camera, lens and exposure?
You might want to sit down for this.
iPhone 11
Unretouched.
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1 hour ago, Bastiaan Sponton said:
Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met TapatalkWhat does that paper on the seat say?
Roper Plate Poll
in 24/7 V11
Posted
I don’t believe you.
i rode a Griso and then got back into my V11 Sport. The difference was night and day. The V11 Sport felt like a 600cc sport bike.