Enzo

My Mac died and I'm stuck on a PC with Windows XP. It won't open any of the files in the reference section. Can someone simply post the data in reply that allows me to view it? Also strange - my bike won't start without the PC attached. It was wired in by the previous owner and I have no idea what he did. But I was able to download the two files on my PCIII disc and noticed the bike did act differently. I just need more info to try out and test. I can tweak things on my lap top, but that is like a blind man walking through a maze.

Howdy fellas. My map was erased off of my old Power Commander. I loaded my disk and all that it has is for a stock V11. Problem is, I am running K&Ns, Mistral and a two-into-one pipe. All custom. Plus high compression piston. So, I am wondering if anyone out there can post up their map info from their custom V11 set ups. I know that none of them will fit exactly, but maybe I can find one that is close and that will help me get started. I realize I will have to get a dyno and custom map, but this will at least help me get my bike running well enough to go down the street. I'm looking for the chart/box info with the numbers. I can copy the numbers and make the tweaks from my computer. Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!

The fuel pump acts normally. All the electrical stuff works except spark to the plugs. The relays have been changed out and the fuses look good. I replaced a borrowed timing sensor, but I still haven't tried a new flywheel sensor or an oil temp sensor. I understand that any failure here can stop the whole deal. I'm sure both coils can't go out at the same time so I'm not pursuing that. It acts like it is not registering the crank moving around and triggering the spark. The wires (what I can see) look OK. No obvious problems. And, I've even borrowed a different ECU and tried it. Nothing. Same problem. I am going to try the different sensors. I don't know what else to look for.

Tonight I checked the start button/kill switich and don't see any problem. I then took off the side stand sensor. Still no spark to the plugs. There was no change when I put in a different timing sensor. Now I've taken off the right side coil. Why? I don't know; I'm out of ideas. Maybe I have a bad ECU? Who knows. I don't know what else to check. All the wires I see look OK, but I can't see into all the connections. I don't know enough about electrics to know why both plugs are not getting spark. I'm hoping some Guzzi genius will give me a simple thing to check.........

I think you might be onto something. When I first put my bike back together after 3 years, the kill switch/starter button was sticking. I sprayed it with WD/40. I haven't thought of it since, but maybe I'll take the switch apart tomorrow and look at it.

I've never had this problem before. The bike has been running fine for a while, and then it won't start. Lately, it won't start at all. I checked all the fuses, relays and wires. I checked the gas-related problems. Then I realized that I am not getting any spark at all to the the plugs. I've never dealt with this before. Does this mean a bad coil? And if so, how do I find out or get to it?????? Is this just something that goes bad over time? My plug wires seem to be in good shape and my plugs are brand new. Thanks.

Bush isn't sinister because of the hook em horns, he's a sinister ghoul because he executed retarded people in Texas, he pulled the legs off of frogs as a boy, he was behind Abu Ghraib, he runs secret concentration camps in Eastern Europe, he runs a death camp in Gitmo, he is undermining the Constitution, he started a war on false pretexts an killed hundreds of thousands of people, AND he is probably the mastermind of the 911 attack on the World Trade Center.........just for starters. Yea, he's the Anti-Christ all right and you don't have to stick up for him because he has a fake Texas accent.

Yes, well there is nothing sinister about Slayer's coat, but there IS something VERY sinister about THAT mofo.

Antonio, I didn't think anything of 'll Duce." We didn't talk politics at all and I'm sure that Slayer did not intend to make his bike a tribute to Mussolini. I think he meant it like 'strong, powerful, Italian leader.' That is what he is calling his Ducati. Something like that. Nothing political. He's too fun for that. If there ever was a totally free man in love with every form of freedom - it is Slayer. The 'cross' is a VERY COMMON motorcycle symbal in the United States. I don't really know what it means anymore other than 'I'm a bad ass motorcycle rider and don't bug me.' You see it EVERYWHERE.

Yorch, WoW!! That is fantastic! I like the white/red stripe theme and white mirrors. Very cool. Do you have two different type of air filters on that bike? May I ask why? Also, the short pod air filter - is that a K&N? Do you know the number for this (or does anybody know the correct number for a short 'pod' K&N air filter)?? Also, what is that blue 'flashlight' looking thingy strapped on the left side?? This is what 'personalization' is all about! I bet you get lots of crowds standing around your bike! Congratulations. Enzo ........oh yea, I love that short red hugger you have on your tyre. Very cool.

If you like to see pics of Italian bikes and Washington State, here is a little bed time story I put up last night. http://p075.ezboard.com/fbeautyintechnolog...opicID=82.topic

Paul, I would advise you AGAINST a Guzzi unless you are nearby twisty, hilly roads where they shine. It is also important to have a dealer near by. Guzzis tend to be a little finicky with odd things going wrong until they are all 'sorted.' This could take a couple years of headaches. If the majority of your riding is on flat, open road, stick with a bike made for that with good wind protection and super dependability. That's not a Guzzi.

That is very well put, and I agree. There are times under perfect conditions where I will push out ahead and STAY out there. But most of the time I want to ride WITH others around me. Nothing I like more than following behind someone who has picked up the pace (under good conditions.) If Field thinks that all that time I spent behind him was because he was outrunning me, he severely undercalculates my ability.

haha. I like that one. Ok, I'll do that right away Dr. FRAUD. Who should I see? Dr. GOLDman? Dr. SILVERman? Dr. ROBBINstein? Dr. STOLEowitz? As for 'dancing' - that is a good word for it. This is why I liked to ride with Ray (Gooddog) who used to be on this forum. He had a sweet pace that was not dangerous, but fun. Actual racing is no fun to me. It involves a real danger that I'm not interested in. When I think of the money I have into my teeth, I have no desire to kiss a ditch. In all my life of riding - and I got started at 14 with dirt and hill climbing - I have only crashed ONCE. And that was a patch of ice that appeared on a dry road in the Winter in Ohio. Someone had left a garden hose run down onto the road for some reason. I don't want to start now with crashing. In all my apparent 'crazy' riding, I have never felt pushed over my head or in the danger zone.

Yes, there is good humor to be seen everywhere. But Guzzisti should be forewarned: If you ride with Field and cross him in any way, he WILL abandon you in the middle of nowhere notwithstanding a few hours before you were endeavoring to assist him in his own problems. That is some sort of unforgivable sin in motorcycling lore. Let him account for himself before the bar of the great Hebrew when the eternal shop manual is opened and his misdeeds are shouted from the house tops.

Field is unwittingly demonstrating one of his most glaring shortcomings as a person - a real mean streak. And, he will rat you out to the cops if you cross him or his beliefs. The truth is, I enjoy many different types of riding depending on my mood. I don't think I have ever had in my head "I've got to beat this guy" when we have ridden together. I'm more like Valentino Rossi and like to follow some one closely when I'm in the mood. I find that more fun than being out front. It's easier and I'm lazy. Field rides at about 80 mph through the countryside in and out of deep shadows, wet roads, moss and close shrubs and trees. That is not safe to me. I will hang way back in such territory. I think he got this way delivering messages from one FBI station to another while eye-balling white supremacist groups living in double wide trailers, broiling squirrel and lighting off firecrackers. In fact, he rides 80 mph on the highway, too. I've never known him to ride at any other speed. I've never seen him lay back and take it easy. It's tiring to ride with him and no fun. I've spent a lot of time making fun of my bike with 'Enzo Replica Home Depot Toggles' and other absurdities. I will paint the pipes different colors just to see what will happen. I don't care. It is just an experimental pod to me. If I do actually sell or trade it, you can be sure that the pipes won't be blue. You have never heard anybody here or at Wildguzzi say that it runs like shit. So bare that in mind. I bought the bike used and it looked like a piece of crap. So I started cutting into it. If I had purchased a brand new lovely Lemans, I would NEVER have touched it. My Honda is TOTALLY stock. Yes, I have purchased stuff from Todd at MPH. What he says is true - he is a good business man who offers immediate and friendly service. He does not care what I or anybody else rants about on the internet.

Agent Field, these are not fantasy worlds. There are good sight lines and there are bad ones. We hit plenty of both when we are riding all day at a place like MSH. The way you can tell if we have hit good site lines is when you are looking at the back rear of my Dunlop Qualifier - that is if I'm still in sight. Take the road to Trout Lake, that is a good example of me having time to relieve myself before you pull up.

Well, I think there are two types of 'twisties.' Let's assume the surface is dry and clear, visibility is good and there is no presence of driveways etc. Here is where I can ride very well and go reasonably fast. It is also here that the Honda WILL go faster. I'm somewhat limited by the Guzzi which is a bit squirelly in such places. The Honda gives more confidence. It is FAR more apparent when the road is not smooth. Now, there is another sort of twisty - one in which a good part of the corner is blind; it is crowed by trees and brush; the road surface is funky or in shade and possible moss; there are driveways in the area; there is a good possibility of deer. the road is narrow etc. etc. I don't like riding in such twisties. I certainly don't try to ride fast. I will follow at a safe distance in such places to allow the lead fool to meet the deer or drunk pick-up truck. People who pride themselves on going fast in such places are just fools. Baldini: I spent a 'track day' once with Keith Code. Maybe you have heard of him. We spent the whole day at Mid Ohio with race-prepped 600s. There were about 40 guys in attendance - all of them experienced riders who had money and desire to improve racing skills. When we were let go, I always seemed to be in the middle of the pack. Not the fastest, not the slowest. I didn't have the skills for heavy knee-dragging corners or late breaking from 145 mph down to 35 going into a sharp off-camber right-hander after the straight there. Such superior race-trained riders will always be faster than me. However, I am capable of learning those skills if I had the time and money for many track days (and a bike I didn't mind throwing away). So, yes, there are riders like that out there. I just don't meet many of them in the real world. Some of them REFUSE to ride on the street. They say it is too dangerous!!

I don't understand this at all. The Guzzi will only travel as fast as it's chassis will allow. One of the great things on the RC51 is that it's chassis is much more stable in bumps. Cornering is easier and you carry more speed. Besides, if I am looking down a long wide straight piece of tarmac, the Krypto will eat it up much faster than the Guzz. To think that some fools on Jackals would beat me on the Krypto in a fair collection of twists, climbs and straights is just too funny. One good straight section and they would never see me again. Come on. You sound silly in the noggin.

You sound cranky. I think you need a drink. Someone told me you're on the wagon and this could account for all of the nitpicking. I'm glad you have been updating your FBI profile on me with Vance, but all I could remember from my dyno of two years ago was that he did not have software for my old PC and he couldn't give me a real map. He just eyeballed it some. I remember he adjusted the chart for sea level. I can't remember anything else as far as temperature or anything goes. I thought you ought to make all these dynos conform to some sort of standard. I don't know why not. The racing guy had the name of a private racing team on his coat. I was the one right behind him, and in front of him, so I got a good look. I consider your 'sport touring' pace a little unsafe. You win that category for sure. In fact I have said so many times. I am not willing to take those risks on almost every blind turn. Sure, there are people who are fast who are mental. Our reverend Peas and Corn is an example. Even when he beat me at Green Valley, it was because I was having shifting issues at the time and flat out missed two gears on a corner as he swept by. Up until then both he and Jim (?) followed for a long time. We dragged once, and my V11 pulled away from his Beemer. Another time I rode with him I could only follow from behind as we wove in and out of busy highway traffic at 120 mph in the rain - and drunk. Yea, he wins. Fine. That boy ain't right. I just have a rule I try to follow - don't go faster than you can see. I often break that rule when you are around. I have another rule: don't ride drunk. But here again, I often break this one trying to meet with the local FBI cabal at the Buckaroo. But you should know that when the road is good, the view is wide and clear - yea, I can ride with anyone. Right now the Guzzi is a fierce redline hog. I would like to be down there again. AND, I am faster on the Krypto, anyway. I'm sure the So. Cal. boys would find that I could stay in the group - ifin they aren't mental. If I brought the Krypto and the roads were good -what- they are going to stay behind me on a Lemans? On the Krypto I ride comfortably with the R1 boys.

There are way too many topics and issues here to force into my tiny brain. I have no idea what you are talking about. The last dyno was two years ago and I got 84 hp on a very hot day. I think he adjusted for sea level - which in Seattle amounts to about 35 feet. This time I got 89 and was trying to break 90. The guy said to me, "I can make it read whatever you want." I told him I just wanted it to be accurate. What use is it to me to make up a reading if I am trying to compare to last time? He doesn't like our low powered twins when he is used to testing Hyabusas and race car engines. He scoffs at all of this. Why would I pay $300 bucks to come here to lie to you? I just want my bike to run correctly. As for racing out in hillbilly country past blind corners and driveways and moose and moss - you are the master of that madness. I have already called you the 'Ghost Rider of Whiskey Ridge.' That sort of racing is just going to kill you one day. But when the road opens up to some semblance of visual safety, I'm hard to beat. You think my Cobra was fairly strong at MSH? It was NOTHING compared to now. It was WAY out of tune with a bad pipe. You should see the top end now. As for the guy with the 'racing leathers.' He did have a leather jacket that had a private racing logo stitched into it. He was a very smooth rider so I know he raced. I could tell. I suspect he wasn't trying that hard due to the short pants, but I think he was amused and a bit impressed that our ratty twins could hang with him at a spirited pace. That's all I've said about it.

A fool is someone on a Guzzi who does not think that I could pass them at will.

Yes, I pulled the wires out of the plastic relay socket so I could see what was going on. Then I re-attached the wired directly to the relay itself. Watch out for corrosion in here!!

We all know who have turned a wrench on a Guzzi bolt and screw that they are cheap butter-like crap. Horrible. Here's another thing I have discovered - the electrics are just as bad. I have had a mysterious electric gremlin since the Deep Forrest Abandonment Fiasco. I tried my damnedest to understand, but I don't even know how to use a volt meter. The best I could figure was that the voltage regulator was bad so I replaced it. It is a fine mod to do on the V11, by the way. It solves a couple other possible problems. HOWEVER, yesterday I found out the hard way that it was something else. It died.......AGAIN. Who was saying the Guzz will get you home? Only if you have AAA. I parked it and walked about three miles home. I'm surprised I got any sleep because it was the same old problem, and I had no confidence to solve it. Today I got up early and took my truck over to the bike. Luckily no one had stolen it. I looked at the fuses - no bad ones. I removed the seat and pulled wires to look. The bike started. NOW, when I put the seat back on it died. Took the seat off. It started. Put the seat on. It died. Obviously I had a bad wire which the seat pressed down on and detached. According to Greg Field (know it all blowhard), it was all my doing with the various cut and taped wires. Some of this was the guy before me, however. MOST OF IT. But I started the bike and rode it home sans seat. When I got home I traced down the offending wire. Guess what? It was NOT something I had done. NO. It was a corroded cheap ass connection inside one of my relays. Original equipment. When any pressure was applied to the wire, it broke connection. I pulled all the wires out of the relay in question and attached new connectors and crimped them. I attached them onto the bad relay and AH HA, everything is right with the world. The problem to be aware of: CHEAP CHEAP Guzzi electrics that easily corrode and break off. BEWARE. Look under your relays and spray them with oxidation juice from Radio Shack. Then plug up the under sides with liquid tape or something. Cheap Crap!! You must garage a Guzzi or you will pay. I put a tarp on my bike last Winter and this is what I got.

Harleys don't make much power at all. Very low. Lot's of torque, but no power which is more a function of RPM. I hear them claiming to make power, and I suppose if you dropped 20 grand in better components you could drag them, but stock they are pathetic. Pipes are very mysterious. So many complex forces at work - different types of wave fronts and things and patterns of resonance and cancelation. I don't pretend to understand it. But what I did was go to the dyno with a couple different versions of my pipe and paid to see the difference. It seemed that the longer the pipe, the more torque it made - AND, and this surprised me greatly, it didn't suffer at top end. For a while I was going with a very low restriction concept, but I could see that the Guzz DOES like some back pressure resistance (more than I thought). I have made an addition modification since the dyno, and judging seat-of-the-pants, it is better than ever with a Honda-like rush to redline where it just gets stronger and stronger. On top of that, it is QUIET now. A great relief. I suppose 90 RWHP on a shafty would equal about 110 at the crank. Maybe more.