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On 9/9/2021 at 10:38 PM, billgreenman1 said:
I was thinking that perhaps the Guzzi singles were inspired by WW1 aircraft engines (Anzani,etc.),and the trend evolved into more cylinders... Just a thought.
I was going to post the exact same thing.
I got that story from an Italian enthusiast while working for Agip in Nigeria. He told me the V twin Guzzi was inspired by aircraft engines. I wish I had asked him how he knew that.
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HD also said the Pan America is the best selling bike in the USA!!! in front of the best seller itself, the BMW GS; that tells something? or not?
I cannot blame Guzzi for trying to bring some money in; at some point it has to do with survival. Would they be able to drag attention with a modern Le Mans? honestly, I don't know. I like mine, even if it has not gotten all the bells and whistles. I don't need them.
I don't know what will be left of our V11s 20 or 30 years from now. I will most likely not be here to see for myself. What I can predict is that internal combustion engines will most likely be out of commission. Not by choice but by necessity. I would not ride an eBike personally, but I am afraid some will not have that choice.
I am coming from the analogical world too. I used to maintained all my cars. It only took very little effort. Today, you can't fix because fixing is more expensive than purchasing new.
I own old tube amplifiers, they have been serviced several times. Finding tubes/valves though is starting to be more challenging than it used to be. Same thing for pedals; I had one going down on me, and I contacted a specialist in Dallas. Just the bench charge is more than the value of the pedal itself. And he is not even certain he can get the replacement board that is required.
The best example remains Apple. I used to add memory and change hard disks to keep my computers going. No longer possible.
In Europe, they called it engineered obsolescence. Manufacturers design appliances to last for a given amount of time, that you can't fix so you need to purchase a new one to replace the old one.
I believe my V11 will still in perfect working condition while being ridden by someone else, reminiscent of the past.
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Agreed. Back then, a Moto Guzzi was an inspiration. The V11 lignée had that charisma no many bikes could arouse in anybody riding one.
I am not going to be judging the V100 just yet.
I know it is not love at first sight, but I do not trust my judgement to be unbiased. I am too much of an old lace and I am no longer able to see beyond the past. The more I progress, or rather digress, the more I am looking behind instead of ahead.
I do not think this bike was conceived to thrill the people on this forum; rather trying to appeal to those who have heard of Moto Guzzi but never considered one because they looked ancient?
I read in another article that (new) British riders were into Royal Enfield.
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17 minutes ago, Mikko said:
This really should have been a LeMans… not a warmed over 85t imo… Somebody needs to get fired at the Eagle and bring someone in that can harness the legacy and create real Guzzi’s….. I’m super underwhelmed
You mean at Piaggio?
I bet the Moto Guzzi steering is happening at Pantedera, not Mandello del Lario....
I agree with you about the Le Mans; somehow, I am pretty sure they have a Le Mans in the pipe using that engine.
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Here are the article published on Moto.it this morning;
Pictures and a commented video (in Italian).
I will come back later to add some of the details;
Here's the link: https://www.moto.it/news/nuova-moto-guzzi-v100-mandello-le-foto-definitive.html
Here's the Instagram video:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CTozUowpnC4/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading
In Brief what the guy says in German:
Front cowl and side fairing are adjustable
Cylinder heads facing backwards
Liquid cooled
110/120 HP
Distribution by chain
Not sure what he means by "tutto nuovo"... then he goes on with commenting the final transmission "bellissimo" You can see it is a single arm.
Semi Active Suspension from Ohlins (on this version)
Brembo brakes / nice rims
The exhaust is aesthetically in its final livery, but the internal not complete as yet.
The dashboard shown is not frozen either.
The journalist says that he is not sure in which segment should that bike be classified.
Looks a bit like an Adventure with some Super Moto parts?
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Here's the quotation I got...
Is the price competitive? It is about the same price as TLM;
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Just now, VtwinStorm said:
The only thing more messed up would be if the engine was seized.
"Sorry, AS-IS."
Well, the Pensacola bois pulled that one on me too....
See, I trusted them, so I signed all the paperwork BEFORE even riding the bike. I got there, saw the bike, signed, the "as is", and went on to find out the odometer did not work.
According to Florida's law, I had a shot at cancelling the transaction. Despite the "no warranty" since they sold me the bike with a defect which they failed to disclose.
All the assurance the bike was in complete working order was on email. Hence, one of the reason I always recommend to negotiate in writing, not by phone.
I still spent about $400 to fix the ITI/Hur...
At least I got a video of the engine running, before I closed the deal.
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2 hours ago, VtwinStorm said:
I am learning this now. 1 week, no word on the company or pickup date...not cool guys.
Don't feel bad...
I had the same deal as you did...
And... I purchased the bike in December 2020, went to pick it up in April 2021.... one way plane ticket to Pensacola, Taxi to the dealership...
Odometer not working, back to Pensacola.... Night at Hotel, plane back to Houston.
Will send the bike to you.
Two weeks later, still now word of when....
But I am old and patient... of course the sales guy had assured me the bike was ready for the trip to Houston.... only they never even rode it when they took it on consignment...
Sorry.... we did not know!
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5 minutes ago, docc said:
Well, the "failed car project" is closer to the truth than the blasphemous "Tractor engine" crap.
While true that Fiat passed on adopting the Carcano (and Todero) designed V-twin for their car project, Carcano had actually developed it for his personal, sleeper "Topolino" Fiat. I only recently learned that car has the engine mounted ahead of the front axle like a Morgan trike. A big block Guzzi makes perfect sense there!
I'm guessing the earliest EFI on a Moto Guzzi was the original Daytona 1000?
They only passed on adopting the V-twin because Mandello del Lario was not able to supply the required number of engines. Guzzi did not have the output capacity.
And that's a shame.... had they been able to have Fiat as a customer, who knows what Guzzi would have been able to achieve....
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On 9/8/2021 at 12:50 AM, Kane said:
I had a chance today to ride a 2009 Ducati Hypermotard 1100. The engine was great, very torquey! The bike was pretty fun to ride and handled really well, but the seating position made me feel like I was perched over the front wheel, like I was a masthead on a ship! It wasn’t bad or uncomfortable, but it was just weird compared to what I am used to. Maybe this becomes fine over time, but it’s different. How do people like this? Is it good once you get used to it?
Hypermotard bikes are designed with Super motard racing in mind. You know, part asphalt part dirt. Those races were/are popular in Europe. Not certain very well known or followed here.
It is a bit like Trial bikes, although those a really specialized and not usable in any other circumstances.
My six cents, if you don't feel fine now, chances are they will never do for you on the long run.
The Ducaty Hypermotard is perhaps not as radical as say a GasGas, but the genes are coming from the same place
My question to you would be: why is your interest in this type of bike? what do you want to do with it? because it may be suitable for it. If you are a city dweller, then you will eventually find it useful.
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13 hours ago, 80CX100 said:
It's way above my pay grade and I don't know how they do it, but I have read discussions on WG, that some guys have been able to run guzzidiag on tablets.
fwiw idk?
TuneECU was initially written to work on PC; the developer ported the code to work on Android.
If you can get the source code from the GuzziDiag developer, porting it to work on another operating system is easy, providing you are proficient.
But remember that you still need to interface the software with the hardware; e.g. you need to a "go between", so you need a port of some sorts.
TuneECU runs on Android, and uses the same Lonelec https://www.lonelec.co.uk/Guzzidiag-Melcodiag-3pin-Interface-Cable
than the GuzziDiag.
However, I have not been able to establish contact with the person behind TuneECU, and I am not certain he would be interested to code the various V11 iterations into it.
I think GuzziDiag has the merit of having been around and tested by many on this forum.
I have purchased the interface which is about $50 with shipping to the USA.
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3 hours ago, docc said:
AFAIK, you could use any of those, but the "CAT." Certainly, you could select "Rosso Corsa" and be successful.
guzzidiag cannot detect that the graphics are missing from your tank . . .
Oh? I was thrilled that when I started the application, it called me by my name....
As for detecting, I am unfortunately trained to have software doing the handshaking....
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@Guzzimax always liked the "frog" looks of the speed....
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Nice...
I only rode on TR3's, never on a race track though... my friends raced, and I was the mascot, so I was warming up the bikes...
I never met any lady interested in riding behind or alongside back then, let alone a Guzzi...
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On 9/7/2021 at 8:40 AM, LowRyter said:
So many movies with chases through Paris
True, but exceptional in the 70's, and inclusive of a motorbike, almost unheard off....
I know of one which involved GP racers piloting the bikes in the movie... let me see if I can find a YouTube clip.... again, bikes of the 70's....
I found it;
L'agression by Gérard Pirès 1974...
Here's some scenes of the movie; all the bikes are driven by former French GP racers; I also include an interview (unfortunately in French) of Gerard Pirès.
As a disclaimer, Gerard has a flapper installed in his throat, following a cancer. This is the same device used by Val Kilmer. To be able to speak the device needs to be closed. The voice is also altered. You can hear the flapper closing automatically each time he speaks.
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18 minutes ago, docc said:
@p6x, I believe you can select any year Le Mans or any 2004 V11 available (Ballabio, Café Sport, Coppa Italia. etc.).
The drop down list is as below; basically two choices 15RC or 15M.
V11 Ballabio CAT: IAW 15RC PF3C
V11 Café: IAW 15RC PF3C
V11 CAT: IAW 15RC PF3C
V11 Le Mans 02: IAW 15M PF3C
V11 Le Mans Tenni: IAW 15M PF3C
V11 Sport: IAW 15M PF3C
V11 Sport Naked: IAW 15M PF3C
V11 Rosso Corsa: IAW 15M PF3C
V11 Rosso Mandello: IAW 15M PF3C
V11 Sport Scura: IAW 15M PF3C
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My professional life has been a long succession of o'ring.... different sizes, shapes, material too. High pressure, high temperature, 10 years shelf life, don't expose to UV rays and so on.
o'ring in viton, kalrez, with or without backup rings...
Proper installation of o'ring is an art too. You should never roll them on.
Here's an excerpt from an operating manual I wrote; this one is specific about o'ring....
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It worked as you described it, if excepted that on my first attempt to run the application, MacOS refused and displayed a message the application could not be verified for malware because downloaded from outside of the store. The only two options shown to me were: move to trash or close...
I closed, and attempted to reopen and then it worked.
I am taking this as an attempt from Apple to prevent me from infecting my computer, sort of a warning.
The program settings only offer V11 Le Mans 2002; I suppose it works for the Le Mans 2004? IAW 15M PF3C?
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Each time I start the (cold) Le Mans 2004, I use the "choke" control described in the user's manual 2002 issue.
I set it to the full starting position, crank the tractor to get it started without touching the throttle. I let it run with the choke until the engine starts to accelerate and I slowly back up the choke to keep the same rpm.
Successive starts, I crack open the throttle just a little bit before I crank the engine.
So far, the John Deere never failed to start at first solicitation.
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Thank you very much Toby....
To "ping" me, you have to use the @sign, and then @TobyBott my name when it appears. Then I get notified that someone has answered the topic.
This is very good news, because my attempts to make contact with the TuneECU people yielded nothing.
Nobody answered the question on the Forum supposedly managed by the software developer; and on their FB page, I received a lot of compliments about the Le Mans, but not a single confirmation that TuneECU could be used with it.
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Sorry, I am not very good at finding the new topics in the forum. I should probably subscribe, that seems to be the only way to know when someone has answered, other than perusing all the topics one by one.
The dipstick was missing the o'ring...
Now, I don't remember having seen an o'ring there ever.
How could it suddenly appear? the top part of the dipstick lid is tapered. I did not see an o'ring groove?
But it is clearly visible on the drawing above..... therefore, I am going to assume it came off out of my knowledge, stayed on the bike? and eventually fell down for me to notice.
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What really makes the video, is the Champs Elysées, Madeleine, Place de la Concorde filming with a Z1.
I don't think I have seen many movies of that era 1975, with a specific motorbike having such an important role. Even if it somewhat reinforced the "bad boy" idea, since it is used by a serial killer.
Funnily, Kawasaki will release an upgraded version of the 900 RS, the 900 RS SE in that color. Not sure if it will make it to the USA. Main differences are the Ohlïns suspension and the Brembo brakes.
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Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon were two (French) actors well known in Europe; peak of their careers 70's and 80's.
I saw the Fear upon the city at the movie theater, and instantly fell in love with the Z1; and I was not the only one.
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I have heard it explained many times that Guzzi V Twins are somewhat inspired by automotive practice...
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