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    Recommendation to plug O2 hole on Stucchi?

    in Technical Topics

    Posted

    I went to the local Autozone looking for an O2 sensor plug -- I was met with blank stares... I grabbed a few random plugs in sizes that I thought might fit... they didn't... so on the next trip I brought the X-over with me... found a plug that fit. No washer... walked over the Home Despot next door and got a washer that fit.

     

    :bier:

    Throttlemiester, etc.

    in 24/7 V11

    Posted

    I'm getting ready for a few long trips this fall and even longer ones next year.

     

    I'd like to hear (okay - "READ") your opinions -- good, bad and otherwise -- on what the most comfortable, user-friendly and effective "cruise control" type devices are that y'all have been using on the Guzzi.

     

    My reason is: long distance highway miles tend to get a few fingers on my throttle hand numb after a while (yes, I already have bar-end weights), and I'd like to be able to take my hand off the controls for short periods of time so I can flex the fingers for a bit to bring them back to life.

     

    :)

     

    TIA

    Ferracci mufflers

    in Technical Topics

    Posted

    MG Ti's: the nice thing about these are that they are quite social at tickover, giving a pleasantly deep burble (noone takes much notice) but at takeoff around 3000rpms they sound like a Lancaster bomber going down on your a..

     

     

    Agreed re the MG Ti race kit - I would even say that the pipes don't sound aggressive until 4,500 rpm or so.

    And now with the Mistral X-over, the sound is even sweeter... under hard acceleration from 4,500 to 7,500 on the freeway, and I would think that most car drivers within 100 meters (front and rear) will hear you over their cellphones. :bike:

    Back down at idle, it purrs like a kitten.

    Hepko Becker Saddlebag Question

    in 24/7 V11

    Posted

    I'm planning to install the H+B Juniors (with top case) on the Coppa this week.

     

    I know for the mounting brackets to work I have to cut a notch out under the tail section somewhere -- does anyone have photos of "where" that is, or photos (and a write-up) of their install process so I don't have to try to re-invent the wheel?

     

    Thanks.

     

    Sean

    Crossover Mounting Bolt

    in How to...

    Posted

    I am a cheap skate (no doubt) but I don't mind spending on good tools. My problem is that I know next to nothing about bikes and mechanics. However, I'm trying to learn.

     

    I got the screw off by just removing the charcoal canister and its bracket. I'm not sure I understand you comment about the stand.

    Marcorod-

    if the x-over is back from the painter, you have probably learned that you needed to put that bracket back on in order to properly secure the x-over... if it isn't back yet... I hope you KEPT the bracket and the bushings!

     

    PS: This is a perfect time to buy and install the V11 centerstand.

     

    I bought one from Greg Field at MI and installed it at the same time I installed the Mistral x-over.

     

    Oh yeah -- Greg also said I could just let the hoses (from the charcoal cannister) hang - no big deal.

     

    :bier:

    Loose Front Crossover Pipe

    in Technical Topics

    Posted

    Thanks everyone. It looks like you have saved me the trouble of re-installing the stock X-Pipe.

    Anyone ever install a complete after market exhaust system on one of these (or know a source for one)?

     

    I understand that the older model V11s did not have the front pipe. Maybe instead of welding the things shut I sould just install a set of the older pipes?

    Mine is "almost complete."

    I've gone from OEM exhaust to MG Titanium pipes; OEM x-over to Mistral; thinking seriously of buying Racer X's header down pipes to replace the OEM with that has the worthless front X-over... saving my nickels for the downpipes and the PCIII... then off to the Dyno!

    Loose Front Crossover Pipe

    in Technical Topics

    Posted

    Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem. I just noticed that the front crossover pipe is completely loose on my V11. It is not falling out or anything like that it's just that it has pulled out a little on both sides and is very loose.

     

    I think this may have been caused by the FBF X-pipe I installed. When I installed it last year I noticed that it didn't fit perfectly on the exhasut pipes and I think it is applying a bit of 'outward' pressure on them. This in turn has caused the front crossover pipe to work its was loose. Maybe?

     

    Anyway, I am considering putting the stock X-pipe back on. Has anyone expereinced this? For those out there that have installed the Stucchi or Mistral x-pipe (and have a front crossover pipe), have you had any issues with this?

     

    Thanks

     

    As a matter of fact - yes!

    I just installed a Mistral X-over last weekend... somebody on wildguzzi posted pics of his new HD that came from the factory (and after dealer "set-up") without exhaust flange bolts on it!

     

    It reminded me to double check everything on my exhaust system, so this morning before work I checked, and damned if that front crossover between the head pipes doesn't swing back and forth as you describe.

     

    Not sure it is a problem - but I would love to hear if it is, or is not, from somebody who is "in the know" about these things.

     

    :huh2:

    "04 Cafe Sport

    in Technical Topics

    Posted

    I also have the Coppa Italia version of the 2004 Cafe Sport.

     

    Love it. Wouldn't trade it for anything.

     

    About 6k miles on the clock. In the last 2,000 miles I put on the Ti pipes/chip, Mistral cross-over and a centerstand (the last two were added over this past weekend). The baby growls like you wouldn't believe!

     

    I needed the Pete Roper Sloppage sheet due to the oil starvation issue -- easy peezie, and highly recommended.

     

    No relays/electrical gremlins yet, and I have been through some serious rain storms.

     

    Buy. Ride, smile - repeat!

     

    :bike:

    :race:

    :helmet:

    NOVA Monthly Guzzi Dinner

    in Meetings, Clubs & Events

    Posted

    Monthly Northern VA Guzzi Dinner

     

    When:

    2nd Thurs of each month at 7:30 PM (This Thursday - August 9th)

     

    Where:

    Tony's NY Pizza, Manassas, VA

     

    Why:

    Guzzi Riders & friends gather for dinner & Motorcycle talk.

     

    Contact person is Andrew Culpepper (540)775-3984 "biga@crosslink.net"

     

    Directions:

    Tony's is at 9108 Mathis Ave (about 1/4 mile off of Liberia), Manassas. The restaurant is in a strip mall directly across the street from the Honda motorcycle shop on Mathis Ave.

     

    Hope to see y'all there.

    Sean

     

    :bike:

    :mg:

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