Richard

Of course it counts, but it only counts to those few who actually look at the series. If you ask average Joe Bloggs on Mr Average bike in the street if he knew that a Guzzi won at Daytona he'd say either, "what, they got a Cali to get round that track in one piece?!" or "what's a Guzzi?!" "but how many people are looking to but $20,000 bikes?" With the current exchange rate, that's only £10,000, given that the Rosso Corsa was about £9,500 new... The best analogy I've heard so far is that Ducati are like Ferrari and Guzzi are like Maserati: Ducati are the Hyper-sports machines, and Guzzi are (should be) the 'classic' sports bikes that are good on everyday roads. We're not asking for 180bhp at the rear wheel, we're asking for an old school sports bike that looks the part, like the MGS, makes over 100bhp at the rear wheel and can handle well. Essentially the what the Buell is to Harley... Just my thoughts...

Why not soften up the steering damper first, to see how much difference it makes....?

1981. Green. 29000 miles. Project bike. Mechanically sound, but wiring requires work and I don't have the time to spare! Also comes with a spare exhaust system, crankcase, crankshaft, con-rods and sump. £500 ono. PM me if interested. Richard

I only dropped them a little. They are now sitting at 12mm from the top of the fork, rather than the approx 5mm they were sitting at.

I have fitted a 170/60 rear onto my Rosso Corsa, dropped the yokes a bit and played with the front suspension settings. It now is more flickable than my '96 1100i sport and just as stable. I'm just wishing that the motor would be as rev happy as the 1100!

Excuse my ignorance, but does anyone in the UK know if we have to pay any import duty on parts (like pistons) coming from the US, please? And if so, how do we go about paying it?! Cheers

Have you tried starting it up with the sidestand up?

Mine was none of the above. Solenoid went after about 15000 miles

Dear Santa, I've been really, really good this year.......

Ugly front end, though...

If you've eliminated all battery/connection issues, my money would be on the starter/solenoid. More likely the motor, due to the gradual decrease in performance. If it were the solenoid, they usually just fail....

I didn't say anything about a sports bike, I said a "sporty bike". Aprilia already have the sporty end of the sport tourer market with the tuono and the sports-bike with the RSV. Guzzi have the touring end with the Cali and the Norge and are trying to get into the muscle bike and the off road-style with the Griso and the Stelvio. To me, between the two of them, that's a full house. But then I am a bit of a pessimist!!

As much as I hate to say it, I'm leaning more and more to the idea that Guzzi will not produce another sporty bike. They have already got the sporty arm of the business with Aprilia, so why bother with one with a Guzzi badge on it?

Value Added Tax. It's 17.5% added on to items in the UK.

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...along with a few other manufacturers....

Don't forget to put a tray under the bike when you remove the timing cover itself - there is a reservoir of oil held in the bottom. Made that mistake on the 1100 Other than that, it's a reasonably straightforward job, if a little time consuming.

Is the wideband O2 probe plugged into the MyECU or is it plugged into the optimiser? ie, can you run closed loop without the optimiser? If anyone does manage to get through to Phil Arnold as regards 2-valve maps, could they let us know, please?

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I quite like it. Did I miss Aprilia moving over to a 90 degree V-twin....?!

Is it just me, or does that look a lot like the Harley V-Rod from the front angle, especially with the radiator....?

I heard it from the guys at Moto Corsa here in the UK. They specialise in Guzzi spares and workshop.

I heard a disturbing rumour the other day that Guzzi are not making parts for any pre-Piaggo bikes. Has anyone else heard anything similar? I've also been hearing that the next incarnation of Guzzi will be essentially a re-badged Aprilia....