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rossopuro wheels
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rossopuro wheels are even in Euros expensive , but impossible to resist .
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hi Marc, now what is the weight? When to mount the stuff?
Hello Paul ,
bike is on the bench at this moment , will post the weight later this week , I can not compare with the original V11 ones , but the spoken wheels will be heavier than the PVM magnesium wheels I replace .
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Yeah, I gave myself a Christmas present and ordered a set last week.
other side , also with vat.
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Yeah, I gave myself a Christmas present and ordered a set last week.
I have them on my table , had to pay the vat .
marc
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Got any pics of your Centauro?
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Got any pics of your Centauro?
I do not have a website but there are some pictures on pauls website http://guzzi.daytona-it.com/
under pictures than marc detournay .
the new tubless spoken wheels are not on thes pictures , I will post some new pic in a few weeks , I am mounting a six speed V11 gearbox at the moment .
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By the time you fit the Kliens I think you will find the out of pocket cost is well in excess what an aftermarket ECU or piggback unit will cost you not to metion the alternative electronic ignition and face it you don't want Delorto's. I have Kliens on my carbed 1100 sport yes they work well however round town would never be described as smooth they definatly use more fuel than injected versions of this machine I think the Guzzi's of old are smoother because they didn't have the same emissions to meet but more importantly they had much less aggresive cams and much heavier flywheels and other rotating internals. Kinda like the cali motors you won't get the V11 to run like the older motors the tune of the motor simply won't allow it. Yes it can be done but other than pure asthetics I don't think you will get any benfit from it whatsoever.
I agree that the conversion is not cheap, and of course you can forget meeting todays emissions standards .
But the ride is in my case smoother , I mean more specific the on of reaction if You change the throttle position in a curve (what we are not suppose to do of course) .
The main reason that I did the conversion was asthetics , fits better to the Rossopuro spoken wheels .
The other reasen was that I could not make the Moto special instrument work , the one with the integrated ignition and ecu , so I kept the instrument using only the ignition and put the carburators.
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I put 41mm keihins on my centauro engine , wich is a 1225cc bore , similar to the MGS.
modification of this engine should be similar to a v11.
no major problems , removed the ecu , fuel pump/filter and a lot of kable .
ignition is integrated in a moto special instrument .
half a day on the dyno to adjust the carburators.
horsepower is the same as with the ecu 122hp on the wheel .
the feeling is completely different , more smoother , no on/of feeling , I am very hapy with the modification.
needs alittle bit more fuel .
G
Marc
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just mounted the rossopuro footpegs, they are a bit higher but also a more backwards wich provides a more natural sporty position in combination with lower handelbars , of course you can forget these 500 km daytrips ,at least at my age.
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just mounted the rossopuro footpegs, they are a bit higher but also a more backwards wich provides a more natural position in combination
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Holy cow... that bike parked makes all of ours look slow... even in motion
Awesome job
I am very interested in that tank though. I bet it wouldn't be happy on a LeMans(wouldn't fit with the fairing), but I wonder if the fabricator could take the lines of the stock 2003 tank(has internal fuel pump module) and add some capacity. Through my research I found that if one removes the airbox, you can add almost a gallon of capacity up under the tank, but I don't feel comfortable "welding" on the plastic tank.
Some questions:
How durable(thick) is the aluminum? I've seen some custom aluminum tanks before, and while nice, the aluminum was very very thin and prone to denting. Since I actually use a tankbag, a thin "lightweight" tank would not be desireable.
Do you have a contact for the fabricator of the tank?
What did your tank cost?
Thanks
al
Tank is made by Sauer
He also did the tank for zebulon , perfect Quality , due , you need some patience.
He can make anything, price will vary, depending what You ask him, will not be cheap. I am shure he can make one for a 2003 le mans.
Can't say anything about how durable(thick) the aluminum is, looks much better than the tanks offert by Stein dinse and others, of course these will be cheaper.
Do not know if he speaks Englisch, Website is only in German.
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Headlight is standard centauro, I am looking for a bigger 0ne and of course it shoud be black, also looking for a smal fairing le mans 1 style.
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Project almost finished
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Good thing its not a v11 lol someone else will have a shot at bike of the month next month 
Spoked Wheel Options for Daytona
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width is a standard 5.5 with 180 tire , handling will of course be better with a 160 compared to a 180 (even more with a 130 rear
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maintaining air pressure is not a problem . there is no improved ride quality its only optical , if that justifies the extra $$$$$ is a personal matter .