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Good and good looking ! please look at my previous inlay under this title. I got an answer from Ghezzi Brian, telling me to contact the maker, Quat-D. So I did, and the guy told me to send him my adress so he could send me a replace - without seeing the old one !! That´s what I call taking care of costumers. I take my hat off for both Ghezzi-Brian and Quat-D!

Good or just good looking? here comes in inlay to the never ending exhaust story: I have now run my V11-Quat-D combo for ca 10 000 km, with varying satisfaction. The first 5 000 were great, sleek and slick looking giving the bike a light feeling, giving space for tight trannies etc. (however, I still claim that it sounds like an old Fiat with a rusty muffler). After 5 000 km a rattling sound appeared. After 6 000 km the blind rivets holding the lid on the upper side had streched for about 1 mm, making the lid rattle up and down 1 mm - resulting in a second rattling sound. After a road-side-fix some 2 000 km from home with steel wire, new rivets were put in position. With the lid off I tried to spot the sorce of the first rattle. No luck. With the lid back on the second rattle is gone but the first remains in an extremely irritating manner at some RPMs. I bought the box directly from Ghezzi Brian and have asked them what they will do about the situation - I will let you know. poh

Hi Brian (and Dlaing, the firm defender of Quat-D) Nice. I have just done one my self after remapping my PC-III usb: 82 HP (air pressure adjusted, 84 un-adjusted) at 8,5 kRPM; SEA Torque (N-m) 77,4 at 3,6 kRPM. V11 S 2001, stock air-box, Quat-D (latest version, street legal)/Cycle Center, Uppsala Sweden. The old girl pulls like an ox! Take care, poh

Thank you guys. I´ll look for the gasket and replace it. And for you DeBenGuzzi, there are no clamps on a Quat-D E-box, the kit is from the stubs and down held together with spirals - racing style! Tomsp, I think the farts are coming from the end of the system - it´s kind of tricky to tell since the end is situated down below (my own end). I also sent the quiz to the maker who replied with that some sealant in the joints could make the trick. I would guess that he did´nt believe that I would try without a new gasket. I´ll use my glasses the next time. Thank´s again.

Dear colleagues, I have purchased a new Quat-D Ex-box for my V11 S (2001). The beautiful system makes a perfect fit on the bike. However, I experience some "exhaust banging" when I let the throttle off, and guess that it is due to air leaks close to the cylinder head? The bangs are not very sharp or loud (they do sound like giant farts!), nor do they appear very frequently, but are still a bit annoying/embarrassing. One could possibly argue that the system always sounds like a farting giant or a 1972 Fiat with a corroded muffler, but that is not the issue here. When I dismounted the Guzzi stock system I could not find gaskets between the cylinder heads and the head pipes. My question is: should the Ex-box head pipes/stubs (or other pipes for that matter) be mounted with gaskets or some kind of sealant, and if not, is the banging an inherent consequence of the design of the system? No cracks – I have checked. Please, spill over some of your unlimited experience.

hi, also new member with -01 V11 sport. The front breake light switch is a standard micro gap switch. Mine went dead after 500 km (!) from new. I took it off and got a 1-3 (varying) ohm reading across the connectors when closed (when the buttom is out). The switch is a standard item from any electronic part shop for about 10 US and should give zero ohm when closed. Dont drop the tiny ball. good luck! poh