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Catylic convertors were made to completely burn any unburned gases. These things require a warm-up time to start working effeciently. This is just about the time you normally get where you are going.
A "closed loop" system which uses an O2 sensor is the most effecient type of fuel injection because it monitors the burned gas process to see if it is lean or rich. Unfortunately the O2 sensor has to be hot before it starts working. This is why some O2 sensors use a 4 wire sensor that has a heater built in to start the sensor working quicker.
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So like I said why were car makers forced to use Cats (with all the pollution produced making them) rather than encouraged to produce cleaner more efficient engines ?
Internal combustion engines are flawed (deeply!) but I feel that blanket laws like "all must have a Catalytic convertor" must have done more harm than good,certainly here in Europe with our smaller engines and lighter cars that could have allowed other solutions to be tried ?
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Did anyone else notice how engine sizes went up when Catalytic convertors became law in the EU ?
for example small Fords here went from 1.3 to 1.4 also the V6's went from 2.3 to 2.4 and 2.8 to 2.9 (to restore lost power ?)
I never understood why Cats were made the legal requirement and not exhaust emissions ?
I seem to remember Toyota wanted emissions testing as they had developed lean burn engines that gave really good mpg and low emissions but these could not work with a Cat so could not be legally sold in the EU or North America ? (does anyone else think major corruption here !!)
Considering that Cat's can take several minutes(I've heard 15-20 quoted) to get to working temp and most EU commutes may only be twice that (mine is 20-30min) making engines larger and use more fuel seems a backwards step unless you make fuel or get tax from fuel that is....
Add the pollution caused by the mining,processing transportation etc of the materials for Cats and it makes even less sense.
I always thought that Cats were added it US cars because of city smogs and the fact that most cars being big V8's made this the only viable quick fix rather than the best solution ?
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It is a general rule of thumb that short intakes are better for top end power at the expense of torque, and longer intakes promote torque at the expense of top end power. This is just a general rule of thumb and not an absolute.
There is also another concept that smooth airflow thru the throttle bodies/carbs is important and will improve power at all rpms. I find that on older bikes you lose less by fitting pods like that (you may even gain power), but the newer the bike the more you lose doing that. Airflow in is as important as airflow out.
I read somewhere that modern bikes (and cars) have airboxes designed to use the energy of the various pressure waves generated in the inlet tract (I assume that's the induction noise that we hear) to help charge the induction stroke by bouncing them off the rear wall of the airbox (a simple forced induction).
I can't see Guzzi using this though!
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So, after 3 yrs of my buddies telling me the tail light that comes equipped with the Ferracci tail light kit it virtually impossible to notice in daylight, and just somewhat visible at night, I've finally been given notice by way of warning from the local constabulary that it must go. Why I didn't get a huge fine that is available for them to use here in Metro Vancouver, must be my good manner and using "Sir" alot.
Anyways, I still would like to retain the stainless bracketry with the kit, which locates the turn indicators quite close for a nice trim look. But the Schumacher LED light must be replaced by a non-led light, or an LED light which shoots it's beams in a wide spectrum for proper visibility.
Any thoughts on options? The light itself is quite small in size, and attempts to locate the original light onto the Ferracci bracket, well, there's just no room.
Steve
is it like this ?
is the surface area too small (legally) or is it just that it does not produce enough light ?
If its the amount of light could you open it and add more LED's at different angles to give a greater angle ?
I fitted a LED bulb to my std rear light and then broke open another bulb and mounted the individual LED's into the reflector to give a better coverage and as an added advantage should the bulb fail I should still have a light on the rear
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What people forget is that bikes are geared and tuned for performance not economy because that's what we want !
If you want an economical bike buy an Enfield Bullet (they can easily do 85mpg) or a modern 125cc as they produce so little power the chains,tyres etc last longer as well .
When people complain to me about the economy of their modern 600cc Japenese sports bike I always remind them that seeing as how it spins twice as fast as a car engine and produces over 100bhp comparing the economy to a 1200-1400cc car is probably fairer than saying "but its half the size of my car so should do more miles etc"?
That said when I had an 1985 GPz550(air cooled ,8 valve, 4 cylinder) it was claimed to produce 65bhp at 10,500 rpm used to get at best 60-65mpg which at the time I thought was excellent,but Kawasaki's ran really lean back then (hence the severe carb icing issues we had in the UK) the models that followed produced less power and did fewer mpg !!
My 2 valve per cylinder 1100cc 5 speed Fiat produces a claimed (Italian!) 54bhp and does at best 50-55mpg(imp) on a steady motorway cruise (55-60mph) and maybe mid 30's urban so I find the Guzzi economy reasonable considering its a pushrod twin producing 50%(maybe) more power at not much more rpm, I'm sure it could be made a little better but that's also true of the car and I suspect is mostly down to emission laws etc!!
I'm sure a Fireblade could be tuned to give great mpg due to its light weight and high spec engine but would anyone buy it ?
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Hi Guys
Change to a set of new plugs . Bike starts but cannot idle. plugs are now wet. Checked the Tps sensor and it shows 39 degrees on my dealer's analyser. Adjust it back to 3.2 degrees as this equates to the millivolt measured at closed throttle with connecting rod and etc etc, .
Now observed that the TPS reading varies between 3.2 and 2.6 degree which is not normal. Is my TPS screwd? Bike cannot idle and plugs are wet wet wet? Any ideas anyone?
If my TPS is damaged where can I buy an alternative as where I am guzzis are fast becoming extinct like dinosaurs from the previous ice age.
Anyway the V11 and sports 1100i runs similar pistons and compression for those members who asked.
Sounds like the Temp sensor, but as others have said it could be anything !
I'd start here as its easy to replace (it may even be the same as a Fiat or Alfa part if you can't find a Guzzi Supplier) or maybe swap for a variable resistor to test ?
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Its easy to forget that while cranking you are going up the 500 RPM column so its worth looking at the ECUcontroller to see where you are on the map and perhaps changing the values to suit ?
I also backed off the Ign Advance off to 7 degrees for the 500 RPM column as mine was kicking back badly while cranking.
I also found that mine starts better without any crank boost (all set to 0) and the fast idle only on 1/3rd to 1/2 way, so it may be that my map is still needs work in this area ?
I thought I'd better confirm that the map was still as I remembered it so I went out to the garage last night and saved it to the laptop, it would appear that I must have restored the crank boost values at some point.
Maybe after reducing the 500rpm column values I restored it to test but due to not getting the chance forgot about it?
If I remember correctly the bike was almost impossible to start from cold or warm/hot and when it did start needed lots of fast idle but ran badly for several seconds (maybe 20 ?)then screamed its nuts off!
Reducing the cold start enrichment didn't help cold starting much so I figured it was due to the crank boost (the engine screaming away after the enrichment had reduced) setting the values to 0 seemed to confirm this with easy starting hot and cold, so it looks like I altered the 500rpm values to get to the root cause and then after some success added some crank boost values again.
Static Config TDC=0x1600, CylOffs=270, PulsesPer=48, MissingPulses=3,CoilCharge0=6000,CoilCharge1=2700 Pressure=249mV,121mB,4199mV,1060mB My16M Config RPM=8223, O2=0.00V,-2.25V,-2.15V,-2.05V,-1.96V,-1.86V,-1.76V,-1.66V, TPS=103 TDCWhileCranking=1 AnalogTracking=1 THR 832 704 640 576 512 448 384 320 256 192 128 96 64 32 0 RPM 500 1150 1322 1520 1750 2011 2314 2662 3059 3521 4045 4655 5353 6157 7082 8116 SpkAdv 14 7.03 15.00 17.81 20.39 22.27 23.44 24.61 26.25 28.13 29.06 29.77 32.81 34.92 35.16 35.16 35.16 SpkAdv 13 7.03 14.06 17.11 19.69 22.03 23.44 24.84 26.72 28.83 30.23 30.70 32.81 34.92 35.16 35.16 35.16 SpkAdv 12 7.03 13.36 16.17 18.75 21.09 22.97 24.61 26.95 29.30 30.70 30.70 33.05 34.92 35.16 35.16 35.16 SpkAdv 11 7.03 13.59 16.41 18.98 21.80 24.14 25.55 27.89 30.00 32.34 33.28 35.39 37.27 37.50 37.50 37.50 SpkAdv 10 7.03 13.59 16.41 19.22 22.03 23.44 25.55 27.89 30.47 33.98 35.86 37.73 39.61 39.84 39.84 39.84 SpkAdv 09 7.03 11.95 14.53 16.88 20.16 22.97 24.61 27.19 30.23 33.75 36.33 39.14 40.31 41.02 41.02 41.02 SpkAdv 08 7.03 10.55 12.66 14.77 17.81 20.63 23.20 26.72 30.47 34.69 38.91 40.78 41.72 42.66 42.66 42.66 SpkAdv 07 7.03 10.31 12.42 14.30 17.58 20.63 22.27 26.25 30.70 36.33 40.78 42.42 43.59 44.06 44.06 44.06 SpkAdv 06 7.03 10.08 11.95 13.83 18.28 22.03 24.14 27.42 31.17 36.33 40.78 42.42 43.59 44.06 44.06 44.06 SpkAdv 05 7.03 10.08 11.72 13.59 18.28 22.97 25.55 29.06 31.41 36.33 40.78 42.42 43.59 44.06 44.06 44.06 SpkAdv 04 7.03 10.08 11.72 13.83 19.45 24.38 27.19 29.53 31.41 36.33 40.78 42.42 43.59 44.06 44.06 44.06 SpkAdv 03 7.03 10.08 11.72 13.83 19.69 24.84 28.36 29.53 31.41 36.33 40.78 42.42 43.59 44.06 44.06 44.06 SpkAdv 02 7.03 10.08 11.72 13.83 19.69 25.31 29.30 29.77 31.41 36.33 40.78 42.42 43.59 44.06 44.06 44.06 SpkAdv 01 7.03 9.38 10.31 11.72 19.45 25.31 29.30 29.77 31.41 36.33 40.78 42.42 43.59 44.06 44.06 44.06 SpkAdv 00 7.03 8.20 8.20 9.38 18.98 25.31 29.30 29.77 31.41 36.33 40.78 42.42 43.59 44.06 44.06 44.06 RPM 500 1150 1322 1520 1750 2011 2314 2662 3059 3521 4045 4655 5353 6157 7082 8116 InjAdv 14 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 13 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 480 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 12 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 11 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 10 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 09 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 08 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 07 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 06 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 05 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 04 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 03 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 02 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 01 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 InjAdv 00 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 RPM 500 1150 1322 1520 1750 2011 2314 2662 3059 3521 4045 4655 5353 6157 7082 8116 InjDur 14 4912 13088 13008 12928 12704 12464 12272 11168 11024 11056 9504 10928 11040 11856 11552 11520 InjDur 13 4912 12832 13040 13216 13056 12896 12624 11440 11216 9648 8896 9936 10016 10368 10000 9872 InjDur 12 4912 12592 12816 12992 12912 12832 12416 11264 11008 9696 9424 9328 9472 9632 8608 9088 InjDur 11 4912 11136 11328 11472 11360 11264 10976 10608 9728 9536 9040 8672 8672 8672 8672 8672 InjDur 10 9632 9632 9792 9920 9776 9664 9472 9536 8432 7360 8400 8400 8400 8400 8400 8192 InjDur 09 9504 9504 9568 9632 9520 9408 9184 9264 8304 6224 7920 7920 7920 5728 8304 8032 InjDur 08 9296 9296 9168 9072 8944 8816 8320 7584 5968 7552 6848 7840 7840 7840 7840 7824 InjDur 07 8736 8736 8736 8736 8736 8672 6416 6640 5184 6912 6608 7568 7568 7568 7568 7568 InjDur 06 8320 8320 8320 8320 8320 7680 5360 5184 4784 4512 5520 6320 6320 6320 6320 6320 InjDur 05 7520 7520 7520 7488 7328 3984 5264 4480 4256 5440 4864 5520 5520 5328 5136 5136 InjDur 04 6528 6528 6576 6560 5456 4288 4304 4144 3952 4720 4416 4432 3856 3664 4304 4096 InjDur 03 5920 5920 5696 5520 5440 3856 4144 3840 4320 4192 4496 3920 3504 3360 3632 3536 InjDur 02 5456 5456 5296 5136 4688 3696 3712 2704 3728 3424 3280 3424 3168 3040 2992 2992 InjDur 01 4640 4640 4368 3536 2896 2896 2384 2688 3232 3200 3328 3120 2960 2928 2672 2560 InjDur 00 3744 3600 3280 3056 2736 2736 2736 2736 2736 2736 2704 2704 2624 2704 2256 2048 RPM 500 1150 1322 1520 1750 2011 2314 2662 3059 3521 4045 4655 5353 6157 7082 8116 CylOfs 14 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 13 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 12 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 11 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 10 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 09 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 08 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 07 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 06 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 05 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 04 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 03 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 02 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 01 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 CylOfs 00 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 RPM 500 1150 1322 1520 1750 2011 2314 2662 3059 3521 4045 4655 5353 6157 7082 8116 Flags 14 (O0) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) (O7) Flags 13 (O0) (O7) (O7) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O6) Flags 12 (O0) (O7) (O7) (O6) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) Flags 11 (O0) (O7) (O7) (O6) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) (O5) Flags 10 (O0) (O7) (O7) (O6) (O5) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O4) Flags 09 (O0) (O7) (O7) (O6) (O5) (O4) (O4) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) (O3) Flags 08 (O0) (O7) (O7) (O6) (O5) (O4) (O4) (O3) (O3) (O2) (O2) (O2) (O2) (O2) (O2) (O2) Flags 07 (O0) (O7) (O7) (O6) (O5) (O4) (O4) (O3) (O3) (O2) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) Flags 06 (O0) (O7) (O7) (O6) (O5) (O4) (O4) (O3) (O3) (O2) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) Flags 05 (O0) (O7) (O7) (O6) (O5) (O4) (O4) (O3) (O3) (O2) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) Flags 04 (O0) (O7) (O7) (O6) (O5) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O3) (O2) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) Flags 03 (O0) (O7) (O7) (O6) (O5) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O3) (O2) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) Flags 02 (O0) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O5) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O3) (O2) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) Flags 01 (O0) (O6) (O6) (O6) (O5) (O4) (O4) (O4) (O3) (O2) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) (O1) Flags 00 (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) (O0) #Temp C -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 25 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 125 TempR 51466 28618 16571 9712 5956 3742 2991 2408 1597 1077 746 524 375 274 203 152 102 Prime 30 25 20 15 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Crank 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
I've found a local Brake Dyno so may be able to get a near perfect map using this route as running closed loop is going to take me years at my current mileage !!
(I checked my MOT certificates and only did 500 miles for 2007/2008 )
I'll post the results if I go this route.
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Indeed. 23mpg(imp) from a 1300? Pull the other one.
Too right, double the capacity and the MPG figures (and power)start to look something like !!
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Folks,
could it be that I have missed some important things of how the MyECU works? Could be, because I'm only 99.5% satisfied with it
Really, I always thought that with starting is dealt somewhere else in the map file, not in the InjDur matrix.
I thought SparkAdvance while starting is this:
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# TDCWhileCranking=1 will fire the spark at TDC
# TDCWhileCranking=0 will fire with advance from the map
MyECU Cfg TDCWhileCranking=1
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If so, you should set the spark advance back to 10 or even 12 or 15 degrees in the 500 column. It helps to stabilise idle. And all that for free! Ain't that a thing, ha?
Hubert
And of course there are separate fields for cranking and start enrichement as well. Leave the first row alone, it has nothing to do with starting. At least I like to think of it this way, and I'm one of the happy owners.
You may be right but these changes made it possible for me to start the bike, before I had to use the old ECU to warm it up then swap to the MyECU but now it starts easily every time even after being stood for several weeks.
We probably need Cliff to clarify these points.
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Its easy to forget that while cranking you are going up the 500 RPM column so its worth looking at the ECUcontroller to see where you are on the map and perhaps changing the values to suit ?
I also backed off the Ign Advance off to 7 degrees for the 500 RPM column as mine was kicking back badly while cranking.
I also found that mine starts better without any crank boost (all set to 0) and the fast idle only on 1/3rd to 1/2 way, so it may be that my map is still needs work in this area ?
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So they should with over twice the capacity. This "only one side of the rotor" blarney doesn't count with me.
yes, I think the fuel consumption gives a better guide to the true capacity !!
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I have not had the chance to really ride and test my maps. But the map I originally got from Cliff was unusable. Period.
I used Raz's and Pasotib's maps, thanks for posting it by the way!!! You save me much trial and error. At least got me running. So serious tuning later I have a decent map, with a few oddities still, but time will solve those.
Welcome to the fourm Kadavere!! Your posts are help full and I LOVE the bar graph!!!! Very slick(good) As you have found out this is the place for real assistance. I wish I had more to contribute. Best of luck.
Glad I could help
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And here in the UK we had the Norton's in British Superbikes, they sounded wonderful and seemed to have more go than the 750 fours they competed against.
There are a few RX8's about here now but memorys of the NSU RO80(and the price of fuel) put people off rotary engines for many years !
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p.s. Invercargill ,as in Burt Munro?
Burt spelt it Invercargil to save ink
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Heres one that I found somewhere
Cali 1100 no modifications
Hope its useful
Static Config TDC=0x1c00, CylOffs=270, PulsesPer=32, MissingPulses=0,CoilCharge0=6000,CoilCharge1=2500 My16M Config RPM=8064, O2=124, TPS=100, ColdBoost=1300, WarmBoost=0, InjPos=330 THR 924 924 924 924 768 640 512 448 384 320 256 192 128 64 0 RPM 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3501 4002 4501 5000 6000 7009 8012 8012 8012 8012 SpkAdv 14 5.27 11.95 20.39 22.15 24.26 28.13 27.07 27.77 32.34 35.16 35.16 33.05 30.23 30.23 30.23 30.23 SpkAdv 13 5.27 11.95 20.39 22.15 24.26 28.13 27.07 27.77 32.34 35.16 35.16 33.05 30.23 30.23 30.23 30.23 SpkAdv 12 5.27 11.95 20.39 22.15 24.26 28.13 27.07 27.77 32.34 35.16 35.16 33.05 30.23 30.23 30.23 30.23 SpkAdv 11 5.27 11.95 20.39 22.15 24.26 28.13 27.07 27.77 32.34 35.16 35.16 33.05 30.23 30.23 30.23 30.23 SpkAdv 10 5.27 11.25 20.39 24.26 25.31 28.13 29.88 30.94 31.64 34.45 35.16 34.45 30.23 30.23 30.23 30.23 SpkAdv 09 5.27 10.20 18.63 22.85 25.31 29.53 30.94 30.59 32.34 34.80 35.16 35.16 31.29 31.29 31.29 31.29 SpkAdv 08 5.27 10.20 18.63 25.31 27.07 31.64 34.10 35.86 37.27 39.38 40.08 37.97 37.27 37.27 37.27 37.27 SpkAdv 07 5.27 9.14 16.17 22.50 25.31 30.59 33.75 36.21 38.67 39.73 41.13 40.08 39.38 39.38 39.38 39.38 SpkAdv 06 5.27 7.03 14.06 20.39 24.26 30.59 34.45 38.67 40.78 41.13 42.89 42.19 40.78 40.78 40.78 40.78 SpkAdv 05 5.27 5.27 13.71 20.39 23.20 31.29 36.21 40.78 42.19 43.24 44.30 43.24 42.89 42.89 42.89 42.89 SpkAdv 04 5.27 5.27 13.36 21.80 25.31 31.64 37.62 41.48 43.59 44.30 45.00 44.30 44.30 44.30 44.30 44.30 SpkAdv 03 5.27 5.27 12.66 22.50 26.72 34.10 39.38 43.24 44.65 45.00 45.70 44.65 44.65 44.65 44.65 44.65 SpkAdv 02 5.27 5.27 12.66 24.26 28.13 36.21 40.08 43.59 45.00 46.41 46.41 46.41 45.70 45.70 45.70 45.70 SpkAdv 01 5.27 5.27 12.66 25.31 29.18 36.21 41.48 44.30 46.41 47.11 47.11 46.76 46.41 46.41 46.41 46.41 SpkAdv 00 5.27 6.68 2.81 5.27 15.47 41.13 45.00 48.16 49.57 50.27 50.27 50.27 50.27 50.27 50.27 50.27 RPM 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3501 4002 4501 5000 6000 7009 8012 8012 8012 8012 InjDur 14 5000 12464 12336 11872 11600 11168 11536 11088 11024 10768 13088 12768 12384 12384 12384 12384 InjDur 13 5000 12464 12336 11872 11600 11168 11536 11088 11024 10768 13088 12768 12384 12384 12384 12384 InjDur 12 5000 12464 12336 11872 11600 11168 11536 11088 11024 10768 13088 12768 12384 12384 12384 12384 InjDur 11 5000 12464 12336 11872 11600 11168 11536 11088 11024 10768 13088 12768 12384 12384 12384 12384 InjDur 10 5000 12272 12080 11600 11408 10848 11040 10896 10624 10448 11264 10864 11088 11088 11088 11088 InjDur 09 5000 11808 11616 11488 11008 10608 10416 9632 8640 8288 8800 8336 7872 7872 7872 7872 InjDur 08 5000 9024 8896 8656 8384 8032 8176 10000 7120 6064 5856 5504 5168 5168 5168 5168 InjDur 07 5000 9008 8640 8448 8096 8880 8000 7312 7328 5616 5568 5200 5024 5024 5024 5024 InjDur 06 5000 9088 8208 8016 7280 7728 7360 6016 6016 5600 5632 4608 4912 4912 4912 4912 InjDur 05 5000 8256 7632 7072 6976 6816 6352 5312 5936 4768 5600 4528 3856 3856 3856 3856 InjDur 04 5000 6496 6368 6672 5872 5792 5568 4912 5024 4544 4576 3968 3632 3632 3632 3632 InjDur 03 5000 5536 5424 5344 4944 4976 5280 4176 4192 4288 3616 3376 3328 3328 3328 3328 InjDur 02 5000 4880 4608 4320 4784 4368 4384 3296 3200 3728 3680 3488 3280 3280 3280 3280 InjDur 01 4500 4080 3872 3392 3232 2400 2432 2496 2400 2160 1984 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 InjDur 00 4000 3392 3200 2944 2880 2160 2160 2192 1856 1792 1728 1728 1728 1728 1728 1728 RPM 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3501 4002 4501 5000 6000 7009 8012 8012 8012 8012 Flags 14 () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () Flags 13 () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () Flags 12 () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () Flags 11 () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () Flags 10 () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () Flags 09 () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () Flags 08 () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () Flags 07 () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () Flags 06 () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () Flags 05 () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () Flags 04 () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () Flags 03 () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () Flags 02 () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () Flags 01 () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () Flags 00 (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O)
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I would check the temperature sensor in the head: If the reading is too low, the ECU will enrichen the mixture.
You will find a lot of info regarding the subject when searching.
It may be as simple as removing the sensor (found on the inner rear of the R/H head) putting copper grease down the hole and puting the sensor back in, if you do a search as suggested you'll understand why.
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I remember passing through a tiny village in Northern England that couldn't have had more than 200 souls. In the village square was a marker commemorating the names of twenty or so local lads who gave their lives in the Great War.
I was moved by the fact that for a village so small, twenty men must have comprised the majority of an entire generation.
Quite sobering.
I once visited an National Trust House where the sons room was laid out with his suitcase from the trenches (if I remember correctly he didn't return) and in the suitcase was the rouge makeup that officers where expected to wear when leading there men out of the trenches, the idea was that they could at least look like they weren't afraid !
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First my V11 aka Vespa....
And now my Italian Mistress:
Sorry for the bad pics. Got it home late and it's still dirty... Just like a Mistress... LOL
2006 Ducati 1000LE Paul Smart Replica.... (for those that don't know what it is)
Richard Z.
I met a chap a couple of years ago who'd made his into a biposta, he'd made his own pillion peg brackets and painted them to match (if I remember correctly he said a VW colour is very close) but the best bit was he'd had a seat made with the pillion section in a shiny silver metallic material that matched the bodywork it even had Ducati written on it- we had to prod it before we believed it wasn't plastic!. If I remember correctly he was from Huddersfield so maybe someone else here has seen it ?(but to be honest even if you did, the conversion is that good unless you saw a standard one beside it you'd just think it was a normal Paul Smart we certainly did !!
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Thanks everyone
My favorite bike (i have owned 4) has been a Ducati 900 ssie. I dont like Japanese bikes (souless) I loved my last Guzzi. I sold an S4rs Monster couple of years ago, loved the power and handling, and although i went to europe, it was cramped and no fairing (why i wont buy a 1200 sport). I currently have a triumph T955i (595 shape), its great with slightly raised bars (comfort) and handles and goes as fast as i will ever need, but i park it in the shed and have no love for it. I know i will love the Guzzi, just really wanted to know if they handle and last.
reply to savagehenry, with respect to the Tenni have there been other special V11 le mans???
They are all special
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You are right! It now has entered my Top 10 with 5 stars!!!
The Morbidelli 850 V8 could be in the list twice as that was the first styling attempt !
this was the second
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The Ducati Paso was the hot ticket back in the late 80's. Tamburini's design was used by most all other bikes as a base for the next 5 yrs.
I know this is a personal taste opinion thread, but evidence and fact would not include this bike on an ugly list normally.
Steve
I've had mine for 15 yrs,I've called it many things in that time but never ugly!
not sure if it counts as it died at birth but number 1 on my list would be the Morbidelli 850 V8 (lovely engine though)
I'll have to think about the rest.
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Any real world bike [ie, not a show bike that only gets "ridden" on vacuumed carpets and waxed linoleum!] gets this dark grey road muck all over it's rims in short order.
So my suggestion for the "best" color for rims is a matte or semi-gloss dark grey [about the same as the "anthracite" grey that the Centauro motors were coated with, or a little lighter!] Spend less time cleaning & more riding, since nobody will notice that your wheels are dirty, unlike the cast alloy wheels on my SV, [first year], which are not only too light a color but have all sorts of nice little surface roughness to hold the dirt! I swear that bike is faster when I take it out after a good cleaning if only because I've removed a couple pounds of rotational mass from each wheel by scrubbing all the dirt out of the rim!
Black wheels don't solve the problem either [altho' Suzi went that route later w/ the SVs], since black shows dust almost as much as white!Go dark grey w/ the powdercoat. You'll thank me later, even tho' it make look mundane, it'll always look "right" so that people won't even notice the wheels & just say "What a great looking bike!"
+1 for the Grey/Graphite
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I got My15m up and running. Everything works fine, optimizer etc. I tried to use a usb 2 serial adaptor to connect to my laptop but no communication was ever established. Yes I have the driver installed and under the assumption that the usb 2 serial cable works, it is brand new. I can communicate with the ECU using an older computer with a serial connection, so the serial interface is good. Anyone here sucessfully use a usb 2 serial and am I missing something simple.
Make sure the ECUcontrol is set to the correct Com port number as it defaults to Com 1 and your USB 2 Serial may not be 1(mine is 4)!!
My laptop is in the garage so the Device Manager pic is from my PC so no USB serial !!!
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Oh, and another thing: have you checked that you don't have a ground offset? When I first read the digital channel into my laptop, I realized my analog was offset about 20 mV. To compensate for that I altered the outputs accoringly so the ECU reads the same as the computer does.
A larger ground offset than that could theoretically make your mixture much leaner than intented, and at these pretty lean levels that can be a bit of a risk.
Raz
I'm sure the ground for LC-1 is the same as for the ECU (I remember making sure I did this during the install) but I will double check this
,also can you please clarify what you mean by reading the Digital Channel on the Laptop and comparing it to the Analog.
My understanding of this would be that you are comparing the LC-1's software reading with the ECU's reading in the ECUcontroller application, is that right ?
Dave
What to do about the vehicle manufacturing industry
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I understand why cats were put on US cars, a quick fix was needed to the city smogs(and getting rid of the V8 was not an option) , but when cats arrived here (early 90's ?) I remember Toyota and others protesting as they claimed to have got fantastic results from lean burn engines but as these could not work with a cat they were made illegal to sell so never saw production.
It may be that lean burn would not have solved all the problems but with all the downsides to cats surely other options could have been tried ?
Making all new cars pass an emissions test could have encouraged inventive solutions to the problem rather than the makers being forced to fit a device that may have made many of these impossible ?
like everyone else I accept that cats are here but I can't help but wonder what if....and why !
I guess we'll never know