Setting up a V11 Sport.

[Baldini]

I also had a feeling that I'd be loads quicker through turns with my beloved LM I, before I looked at the speedo on my Rosso Mandello while cornering. The feel when cornering a V11 is more vague, unprecise which I attribute to wider tyres.

 

When I rode the V 11 for the first times it steered wide especially when cornering at low speeds but once I got more km's with the bike, I've adjusted my cornering accordingly and don't shoot wide anymore.

 

BTW I just changed a soft compound front tyre to replace the Pirelli Dragon and it resulted in a much more precise handling in cornering. No doubt it will wear quicker, but the better handling more than compensates it!

 

 

Well said!

 

No matter how much you twiddle with settings you won't change the basic nature of V11 without fundamental re-engineering. You can only improve at the edges - like every Guzzi I've ridden, you have to adapt to it, it won't adapt to you.

 

KB

[Guest ratchethack]

Wot Keith said^, with bells on.

[NakedV]

I also had a feeling that I'd be loads quicker through turns with my beloved LM I, before I looked at the speedo on my Rosso Mandello while cornering. The feel when cornering a V11 is more vague, unprecise which I attribute to wider tyres.

 

When I rode the V 11 for the first times it steered wide especially when cornering at low speeds but once I got more km's with the bike, I've adjusted my cornering accordingly and don't shoot wide anymore.

 

BTW I just changed a soft compound front tyre to replace the Pirelli Dragon and it resulted in a much more precise handling in cornering. No doubt it will wear quicker, but the better handling more than compensates it!

Well I've clocked about 700 miles and no more problems, I think it was a mixture of a little too much weight when 2 up for the settings as bought and me not really knowing the bike. Well happy, Cheers all for the advice, Mick.