Lucky Phil

Yes running leaded fuel will render the cat useless. Retune? for general day to day running probably not although don't be surprised if it's harder to start and a bit flat spotty warming up in cool weather. Avgas is less volatile than pump gas so in cooler conditions with a cold engine it doesn't carburate as well. I understand your reasons for using it but it's not an ideal solution for a road bike. Ciao

No Guzzi ecu from this era has any form of self learning except for models with an idle stepper motor and that's pretty basic looking for the correct idle speed after the batterys been disconnected or the stepper has been replaced. A GM ac delco PCM from 15 years ago?, another matter entirely. learning capability's with Long and short term trims etc. Ciao

Not sure. My bike with the old engine would hiccup constantly sometimes and I couldn't make it do it at others. That's why it's a mystery I guess. LAMBDA? I wouldn't think so. Ciao

I can never understand why people chose to live in places that get weather like that. Snow, salted roads, freezing pipes and engines etc. No thanks. I'm complaining like a little girl when the overnight gets to 4 or 5 C from time to time in the winter. Ciao

Mine with the Odyssey battery and std mounting. I dont understand docc how you can gain so much height reduction by mounting the tray under the fwd mount. That should only be worth 3mm max. Is yours a steel cased Odyssey? Mine has a new battery rubber tray as well. Note also the different front corner shape between the 2 tail fairings. The later style is more rounded at the front which I hadn't noticed untill seeing both images together. Didn't notice it on my late model spare, not that I've looked at it for a few years.

My greenie is fitted with a later seat. Both fit but the later seat fits better with more under seat clearance than the earlier seat on my bike. The area around the battery is very tight and even a few mm makes a difference. Ciao

Yes and Yes all 2001 had the heavy tail/seat fairing and soft pouch. Ciao

May have been replaced/updated at some time. I was going to do this on my bike if I ever repainted it. I have all the parts and the cowl. The later one is much lighter which is always a good thing. Ciao

Later seat pans fit the earlier bikes. Ciao

It will always have bar vibration, no way to avoid it. You can minimise it to some extent or change the range but it's Can never be eliminated. Ciao

Probably because that's just cross referencing the P/N. Plenty of stuff fits but naturally doesn't cross reference, that's what "tuning" and "mods" are all about. Ciao

I read from a knowledgeable source that these improve the situation. No responsibility accepted as I don't have any first hand experience with them myself. https://www.motorcyclespareparts.eu/en/piaggio-parts/ap8104572 Ciao

Ok so I must have misread your post. With your setup there is no/acceptable/better than stock bar vibration? Ciao

So have you looked at the size, weight, design and dimensions of the std bar weights? Do you think the factory spent some time and effort to tune them to the specific requirements and find the best compromise? Do you think slapping on a set of bar end mirrors and Delrin end caps will achieve the same outcomes with regards to bar vibration? These are the sort of questions you need to ask before embarking on other home brewed solutions to problems that may not exist. Ciao

So your bike doesn't have the std bar weights? Ciao

Looks really nice. I have owned 3 modern Triumphs and the last 2 were of such poor quality/design I swore off them and haven't been back. I'd be interested to know if they have improved in quality in the last 20 years. Racing success doesn't always reflect the quality of a road bike. Ciao

Inline 6's have perfect primary, secondary and rocking couple balance. The smoothest configuration along with the V12. Ciao

Because what is felt is about more than just the quantifiable amount of secondary forces but also the direction of those forces. A Guzzi V twin secondaries act laterally and the Ducati fore and aft. The chassis and suspension does a much better job of absorbing the fore and aft secondary imbalance than it does laterally. I've owned a lot of different Ducati's over the years in many different configurations and none buzzed the bar/s as badly as a V11 sport. On a Ducati handlebar vibration simple isn't an issue. So Guzzi changed their balance factor to 52% at one point I heard from the std 50% to compensate and try and reduce the vibes.. An Aermacchi single requires a very different balance factor than an equivalent upright single due simply to it's lay down cylinder and the resultant direction of the secondaries and the chassis ability to dampen them. Ciao

Ok Cool thanks scud I'm def interested when common sense returns. Ciao

Hey Scud if you have a spare top triple clamp for this model with the clipons mounted above the clamp and you would like to sell it I'm interested in buying one for my bike. Ciao

This is what happens when you do up the cover bolts and the forks aren't engaged in the shift sleeves. Ciao

Well that's because it's got 2 balance shafts. A flat plane in line 4 is not an inherently smooth engine, not by a long shot. I've got a physical problem with my right hand outer palm and little finger from many touring klms on a couple of K100 BMW's back in the day. No Guzzi will ever be as smooth as a Ducati V twin because of the crank orientation. Ciao

For these Racebolts in Australia but for the majority of Ti fasteners it's ebay in Grade5. A few years ago I source all my TI fasteners from Toronto cycles so thats another option. Ciao

The V85 is just an example of the vehicle manufacturing process these days. A pressed up crank with plain bearing big ends, cam drive sprocket machined into the crank main shaft and those are just the things I know about. Cars are the same, friction drive cams etc. The Lego world of automotive engineering. My DD Ford Escape recently at 85,000klm and 5 years of age had an about to fail tail shaft centre bearing. I troubleshot it in plenty of time and due to circumstances just took it to the Ford dealer to fix it. So the failed $60 bearing on the 2 piece tail shaft isn't replaceable, it's either remove it and take it to a tail shaft specialist for a $450 rebuild plus removal and re fitment costs or the Ford replacement of the whole assembly for, wait for it, $1700aud plus labour, so $2000aud total for a $60 bearing that's failed at less then 1/2 life. Welcome to the modern world of the mass produced automotive product. Now I see the latest small blocks have the EFI ecu along with the TPS and various sensors built into the throttle body as one unit. Got a running issue you want to sort out? Good luck with that in the future. A failed sensor in 4 or 5 years time? Yes sir that will be a gazillion dollars for a complete new ecu and throttle body assembly and we can have one for you in 3 weeks. Think it's a rare event? I've replaced a Guzzi ecu due to a failed baro sensor and I'm not alone by any stretch. How did we get here? well part of the reason is that people allow themselves to be blinded by the "bling" and aren't interested in the "engineering". Too busy being mesmerised by the latest "connectivity" or "style" or free servicing or spec sheet shenanigans. In other words it's Style over Substance and the manufacturers oblige willingly because it's more profitable for them to churn out some piece of bling that has a service life before major issues of 5 years than produce a sound piece of engineering that will fill it's intended roll for many years and miles in a trouble free manner and if the odd unfortunate thing happens is capable of being rectified in a cost effective manner with a minimum of technical fuss. It's the world of accountants and profit margins over engineering. It's sad and pathetic but the consumer only has themselves to blame. Ciao