V11 LeMans VS GRISO

[red lion]

Does the Griso have the same intoxicating air box induction sound as the V11 LeMans?

[docc]

 I know a guy imminently qualified to opine on this curious query . . .

[KINDOY2]

I'm the wrong guy..lol..I don't wear my hearing aids when I ride......lucky I can  hear its running ..(I think)

 

[pete roper]

Remove the intake snorkel on a Griso and it makes a perfectly satisfactory intake honk. Mapped correctly you'll also get a tiny bit more bottom end and midrange.

[knumbnutz]

The sounds between the beasts are different but equally as nice. I don't have a snorkel on my griso and it has 2-1 exhaust and my V11 has massive pods and velocity stacks so theyre both going to sound quite different to the norm

[nobleswood]

12 hours ago, red lion said:

Does the Griso have the same intoxicating air box induction sound as the V11 LeMans?

Same? Maybe

Intoxicating ? Oh yes ! 

[GuzziMoto]

The intake noise is pretty much the same between the two. As Pete said, if you remove the airbox snorkel on the Griso that muffles the intake noise it is going to make more intake noise. My Griso has an aftermarket airbox lid that is an open filter, so it has even more intake noise. The wifes V11 also has an aftermarket airbox lid that is open, but many here just cut holes into the stock lid. One glitch with the V11 running an open airbox lid is there is heat reflective material on the underside of the fuel tank. With an open airbox lid that material can fall down onto the air filter and block airflow. If you want to open up the airbox, make sure that heat barrier is properly attached to the underside of the gas tank.

The Griso with its two into one exhaust will sound different then the two into two of the V11. But I actually prefer the Griso's two into one exhaust (especially with an aftermarket set up that is more open). It has a little more of a snarl, sounding meaner than the V11. But both sound great.

[red lion]

Does anyone have a picture of the air box snorkel on the 4V Griso?

[GuzziMoto]

The snorkel is number 8 in the diagram, the airbox lid itself is number 7.

The airbox lid and snorkel are under the front of the seat. You can remove the snorkel from the top of the airbox, it is rubber.

[stewgnu]

my v11 is missing it’s airbox lid- i had to cobble a frame together to hold the filter down but would prefer to get hold of a lid really.  She does roar on open throttle tho

[stewgnu]

the po had cut 99.99 of the old lid away, leaving a sliver of plasique, which lost the strength to bolt down firmly. It has a jury-rigged ally frame i made atm- which is crap

[docc]

4 minutes ago, stewgnu said:

my v11 is missing it’s airbox lid- i had to cobble a frame together to hold the filter down but would prefer to get hold of a lid really.  She does roar on open throttle tho

The V11 airbox is highly sought-after. Chicks dig 'em. No one seems to be admitting what they use them for, though . . .

[stewgnu]

cor blimey mate! i’m at top dead centre!

[pete roper]

I may be wrong but I think the V11 lid and the Cali 1100 lid are the same item. Check numbers but I think they're identical.

[MartyNZ]

On 9/28/2023 at 6:32 AM, stewgnu said:

my v11 is missing it’s airbox lid-... but would prefer to get hold of a lid really.  

I got a spare lid from @Scud some years ago. I had grand plans to modify it for my bike, but decided that I liked the standard airbox so didn't use it.

Also no chick in NZ seemed to dig it, so if I still have it, you can have it for nix +shipping cost. PM me. Shipping from NZ to UK varies from eye-watering to arm/leg/first born, so be warned.