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I was going to guess Cliff Jeffries Industries or GEI Now everyone is going to rush out and try to fit BMW TPSs on our bike.

I went the $2000 route and I am pretty happy for it, but it was alot of money, and I think I could have gotten half way there with just a spring upgrade, and had $1800 left over for a rear shock and who knows what else. For me the Ohlins are not about handling, so much as about comfort. But even with the Ohlins, I feel that I may need heavier springs... For the Marz, I really like the idea of 10w in the rebound and something like 5W in the compression side.

Tenni Men need oysters and hours of foreplay. Scura Men just need to turn the lights out.

real men only need a gentle breeze and a memory

I use the on sidestand method for frequent quick checks, but if I think it needs topping, I straighten it up to estimated how much I need and top and re-measure upright. ...and real man don't need there wives to keep it upright and get the job done, but I guess it is more fun with two.

Paul posted a rough price of 1300Euros....way back on page 20(Jan.30,2005) of this thread... http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?...pic=4152&st=285 Pricey, but for those who want to save weight and space, while maintaining a tachometer and speedo, it is the Ultimate ECU. Ofcourse, Cliff's is much less money,the Direct Link less than Cliff's ECU, PCIIIs less than Direct Link(when on sale) and TuneBoy without diagnostic is less than PCIIIs on sale. But all have their values.

Once you go Black, there is no turning back

I guess we mac folk are stuck with Google Maps....still pretty cool! Isn't that BFG riding down the A55?

It is a false urban legend that black is less visible. Clearly you can see that the bike sticks out like a fire in the night. There is a saying, "If you want to capture someones attention, whisper."and it could not be more true than with scura black.

Thanks for clearing that up. You made good gains, while saving money from buying slip on mufflers, and you get to keep the stock appearance, and a modest sound increase. More Gain and Less effort than swapping pistons and changing cam timing Excellent :!:

It was supposed to be read as if spoken by Dr. Frankenstein. But as Karen Carpenter, it is more colorful!

Excellent! Good to see someone else going down this road, and if you care to show us the Ti-ECU map, we can see what Guzzi did to make it work with the Ti-mufflers. So far I have only enriched the general area of where the PCIII maps suggest enriching is needed, and retarding the timing where pinging was happening. And the bike is running better than ever....but I have only just begone.

Oh, I missed that fact. So, is the following correct on the dyno graph? the pink line is with high compression pistons and modified exhaust, the blue line is with high compression pistons and un-modifed exhaust, the green line is with OEM pistons and un-modified exhaust. I also just noticed he is bypassing a catylitc convertor, too. I probably would not get the same benefits...

True, and I doubt it will hold true if I vary riding environments. This was optimal Guzzi running conditions, no wind, 75 to 90vegliaMPH with only ten minutes of slowing down for lane splitting. But if the theory holds true, the more challenging conditions of cold engine and short runs should benefit even more. But I have faced similar conditions many times and only gotten 34 to 37MPG. Who knows, the pump could have been reading low. I was pretty consistent with the fill point, though....just to the bottom of the neck. We shall see. EDIT....soooooo, the first tank after 43MPG highway run, was 1.99 gallons for 77.2 miles yielding 38.8MPG, not bad, but the second tank was 3.17 gallons for 116 miles yielding 36.6 MPG. If I had ridden with 91 Octane, I would have predicted getting anywhere from 33 to 37 MPG durring this type of ride. But no pinging all day, probably because it was pretty cool weather, and not much highspeed freeway. I still think I can get over 3 to 5 more MPG Highway, just by switching to 87 octane...with smaller gains in the twisties and in town. But more testing needed....any other guinea pigs out there?

I wanted to join the Scura Club so I got some of that black paint that NASA used inside the walls of the Hubble Telescope and painted my bike. Pretty Cool, huh?!?

Excellent! I was hoping somebody would be able to get power improvements with a modest sound gain. I wish you had taken pictures, but the dyno graph looks excellent!

Nice work, DVH! I guess I was off on my estimate that 60W accessories would need 3000RPMs. Are your Oxford Grips the "Oxford Hot Hands", with 1.3A/18W draw? (seen here? ) I wonder if that rating is 1.3A per grip?

I think I just "screwed" the spring off. The switch took me about five minutes. I never noticed a problem with rear latch. But the switch allowed my fast idle to stay open reliably, but not a 6000rpms! Your fix does appear to yield better results. I'll have to take a look at improving mine.

I was going to ask WHY you did not just swap springs, but I suppose if the cruise control works, it was more than worth the effort. Plus you got a big Bodge Point

some parts can be found on the internet,ie. ebay, at Ducati dealers, at Buell dealers, and at KTM dealers. But those who know, swear by agostini. The internet Guzzi dealers, TLM, MotoInternationl, MPG, MGCycle, and Harpers all have reputations for having more in stock than most local dealers. I am sure if Todd had money to burn, he'd buy a big warehouse and stock more parts than MGNA, but there is not much potential for profit from such an endeavor.

Here is another nice bike. It has a custom frame, possibly chromed chromoly, maybe titanium I should have taken photos of the details....

I think Ghezzi Brian also used OZ wheels with the perimeter disks.

I was not suprised that I got better fuel efficiency, but I was suprised how much better. Jumping from 35 to 43 MPG shocked me! I was hoping to get at best 38MPG. When I switch from 87 to 91 in my car, fuel consumption increased maybe one or two MPG. My bike's fuel consumption has been very consistent (always between 30 and 37MPG and usually 33 to 35MPG) until this tank of 87 Octane(that was probably more like 88octane because of the 91 already in the tank) I might theoretically need 95 octane to prevent the pinging that I have experienced at wide open throttle above 4000rpm and I need maybe 85octane for touring at half throttle. The huge change really seems to indicate that the timing and fuel maps can be greatly improved. But the big question is how to do it safely, but without paying big bucks for dyno time. I also noticed durring the 87 octane run it pinged at about 70degrees, but when it got lightly foggy and 65 degrees the pinging went away. I'll also have to modify the temperature map! I think the bike has the potential to safely get 50MPG!!!(albeit with lean surging )

I really liked this bike! http://www.scripps.edu/~dlaing/v11s/Hansen...ges/Image6.html If only Buell made a road legal bike like THAT!

Today I went through about 4 fills. After the first two I was averaging about 34MPG in a mixture of canyons and high speed freeways, but then, just for kicks, I filled up with 87 Octane (I normally use 91 and Yes it pinged at WOT), but amazingly, I got 43MPG. Now that I have new hope of better MPG, I have got to get busy with that tune boy tuning the timing!