Flyboy
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Does the Daytona have 18" wheels?
What would one expect to pay for a nice Daytona?
Mike
8 to 10k The Daytona RS is a much more capable motorcycle.
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If you like them, that`s all that matters. Of course with the price you paid for Rizoma stuff, it`s a good thing you do. Remember putting currently styled parts on a somewhat old bike is not always a match that is going to work. Often times just looks awkward. Like putting super nice and expensive 20 inch rims on say a 1960's Chevrolet station wagon.
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I have the same bike and color. I like the grips, not the turn signals, look like they belong on a spaceship.
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I would say you can probably go without a damper. Just remember you will not know you need it until you do! I have had 2 instances ( GSXR and an R1 ) while track riding where they saved my bacon.
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I have the Alloy cans as well. I am in USA so they must be the race version. Not overly loud. I find them just slightly quieter than Termignoni`s on my Ducati 999. They sound great and are built well
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and if you are ever lucky enough to come across an old mercury filled carb balancer snap it up!
If you buy a TwinMax it will make balancing your tb's a lot easier. They're less than $100. Just google twinmax and you should get all the info. -
Greg is right....an easy job can seem difficult by some of the opinionated and not factual rabble here. Anyway, I use it and it also stopped a small rear main seal leak I had going. Good stuff!
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Just a thought but if you`re going down the welding route, could you not just weld the crossover in place to the head pipes? Not familiar with the crossover setup, so excuse me if it`s a incorrect thought.
I seem to recall seeing a front crossover removal job on the V11 forum last year. The end result was very clean. What this chap did was cut/grind the spigots off and had a welder seal up the holes nicely with a perfectly cut piece of stainless and ground smooth. This is exactly what I will be doing in the very near future. Any loss or difference in the torque curve I will learn to ride around and / or deal with and hopefully the Stucchi x-over will help.I shall post pics and results when complete.
raceboy
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It is quite normal for the pads to slightly rub the rotors. Getting four revolutions before stopping is better than most. No worries. Go ride as long as the brake lever feels good when applying the brakes.
Thanks RH and FB. Tightening the axle nut first obviously makes sense as it eliminates any play between fork bottoms, spacer, and wheel. Actually in my case the problem was solved kind of half way through: I tightened the axle nut up to the point where it started spinning, as there isn't anything at the opposite end to counter the nut torque (unless you stick something in one of those two semicircular notches on the edge and align it to stop against the split in the fork bottoms. So the axle got tight enough so nothing was loose on the axle, then torqued the pinch bolts, then finally the nut was torqued easily.But the effing brakes are still rubbing against rotors. Maybe the calipers could use some cleaning.
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Tighten the spindle (Axle) nut first before the pinch bolts. Problem will be solved.
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This company and it`s products are superb. You will not go wrong.
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I am looking for stock or aftermarket exhaust cans for a Sport 1100. Please let me know what you have and are willing to sell for. Thank you!
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You would be a little biased then.....lol
I've got a couple of older Guzzi's - I never really considered them as beautiful, I just thought they looked pretty cool and distinctive mostly due to the engine. And I have to say, I've never been really jazzed about the loop frame bikes - Tonti frame, yes... But, that said - I really do think think the V11's are for the most part gorgeous.Particularly the '02 red/gray LeMans!!! (the color scheme is what prompted me to buy one...)
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Guzzi has so many different styles and types of bikes now and in the past. Eldorado and Lemans 1 come to mind. They seem to be regarded as very well styled bikes liked by all. I just wonder if the newer ones are an acquired taste and do most Guzzi riders consider them beautiful bikes.
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Being new to this board and Guzzi thing. I need to know something before I put my foot in my mouth. But are these LeMans considered a good looking Guzzi?
The nice thing now is that it doesn't draw your attention to it anymore. I shined a halogen light on it for that picture to make some contrast show up - when you're not looking real critically at it, it appears reasonably uniform. Can't really tell from this picture, but it's good enough now where I don't feel the need to fiddle with that any more.
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Thanks for the very detailed and knowledgeable response. I do have to say, the technical knowledge here is astounding versus any other board I`ve used!
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Thanks guys...so it looks like just having it vent to the atmosphere is fine, if not perfect.
I believe the reference port would work opposite the way you describe. If you connected it to the intake manifold down stream of the throttlebody you would indeed get a drop in manifold vacuum sent to the reference port. But I'm pretty sure this would cause a reduction in fuel pressure not an increase. I don't think it would be a large change in pressure but it should decrease fuel pressure with a decrease in pressure at the port. Where it would help is if you had a turbocharged application and the increase in boost would cause an increase in fuel pressure. Yes you can hook it to the intake manifold (or somewhere else like the evap canister) but I can't imagine anywhere to hook it that would make the bike run better then having it vented to atmosphere (not some sort of micro-atmosphere inside of your home made engine temp sensor but the real atmosphere ). -
Gentlemen the `97 Sport 1100i I just bought has the fuel regulator reference port not connected to anything. Some people say it`s fine that way and the bike runs as good as these things run, Any thoughts?
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I need a new rear tire for my `97 Sport 1100i. The stock rear size is 160/70/17. The sidewall of the tire is about 10mm from the driveshaft. There are way more choices in 160/60/17. Will the 60 series be so much wider it will interfere with the driveshaft? Thank you
Rear Tire Choice-1996 Sport
in Older models
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and not much lean in corners to complete the story