hey Guzzisti

[Mongoose]

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I thin k the shafty duck&dive is a myth perpertrated by chain owners,

Road a 1100 sport's over a very tight piece of road here as fast as my skill's would let me. Bike was nasty when on then off the power quickly through corner's kept standing up then flexing when back under load . I'm sure once you have riden them for awhile you wold get use to it . But not for me .
SENSEI

A cruel, cruel man would suggest you pick your lines/cornering better
But yes, maybe for A) Us slower sort of riders its not so noticeable and B) For those that are used to it, tis nuffink to worry about

[dangerous]

Road a 1100 sport's over a very tight piece of road here as fast as my skill's would let me. Bike was nasty when on then off the power quickly through corner's kept standing up then flexing when back under load . I'm sure once you have riden them for awhile you wold get use to it . But not for me .
SENSEI

Dont forget that its not all the sharft.... but the huge fly wheel spinning (even tho the 1100 sport has a lightened fly) and also the piston momentem from having a transverse V2...... try giving the Guz (or even a CX) a quick flick on the throtle while on the side stand, that aint nothing to do with the sharft, its not even turning

[Mongoose]

Dont forget that its not all the sharft.... but the huge fly wheel spinning (even tho the 1100 sport has a lightened fly) and also the piston momentem from having a transverse V2...... try giving the Guz (or even a CX) a quick flick on the throtle while on the side stand, that aint nothing to do with the sharft, its not even turning

No doubt PaulwhoknowsGuzziNZ will beable to fill us in on the heaviness of the flywheels, I think Mac trucks have lighter ones

[Paul in NZ]

I dunno about Mack trucks but you really would not want a Guzzi flywheel dropped on your toes!

As for the shaft drive thing, yes they 'can' do odd things if you load / unload them but you really need to be quite brutal. People that grew up with older (and less forgiving) bikes have no problems as they are naturally smoother riders.

Guzzis (in general) reward good riding and severly punish mistakes. They certainly need a little confidence and a strong hand. Arse them about and they will arse you about, a bit like a willful horse.

The hardest thing to sort handling wise is the heavy drive box on the rear wheel fed by a short swing arm. Lightness is where most chain drives win out and the short arm gives a choppiness.

On the upside, the linked brakes (on old Tontis) is great as you can trail the foot brake much deeper into a corner without standing the bike up.

What you do get is a really different bike that does things it's own way without bothering with daft style changes every 5 minutes and entry into a great brotherhood of true eccentics. A guzzi rider would never ever ride past another Guzzi on the side of the road without rendering all possible assistance.... Among other things..

Paul N

[dangerous]

Damn it Paul...... stop these soppy posts, I simply just cant afford a new Guzzi at the mo...... but a second hand V11 Lemans (not that champaine colour tho) would be sweet........ crap ya see you av got me thinking about the bloody things again

[LB]

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Nice bike! (Dangerous: he's a nice bloke isn't he, glad you caught up with him)

As you all (I'm sure) know, I'm a Ducati girl at heart, but I do like Guzzis too.
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[Paul in NZ]

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Nice bike! (Dangerous: he's a nice bloke isn't he, glad you caught up with him)

As you all (I'm sure) know, I'm a Ducati girl at heart, but I do like Guzzis too.
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Don't go there Lynda - The sunglasses are awful and the carbon fibre is so thick it weighs more than the parts it's replacing.

[LB]

Don't go there Lynda - The sunglasses are awful and the carbon fibre is so thick it weighs more than the parts it's replacing.

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I have so many Ducati accessories and articles of clothing that, even if I wanted to (which, of course, I don't) I really can't change brands. Ever. I'm stuck with Ducatis for life.

(Which doesn't, of course, preclude Hamish from buying an MV......)
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[Dodgyiti]

Damn it Paul...... stop these soppy posts, I simply just cant afford a new Guzzi at the mo...... but a second hand V11 Lemans (not that champaine colour tho) would be sweet........ crap ya see you av got me thinking about the bloody things again

Yeah, Paul
No fair.
And no one has mentioned the big buzz of shafties..... comming out of a corner with the power on full [ on grunty Guzzis, not the sub 100HP pussers]
Whaaah, I miss my Guzzler

[Paul in NZ]

And that is the big fun of them. You fell really connected...

Paul N

(oi - wots this sub 100hp crap you square fin pervert)

[dangerous]

And that is the big fun of them. You fell really connected...

Paul N

(oi - wots this sub 100hp crap you square fin pervert)

true and true..... there is only one Guzzi to date that exceeds 100hp, the RS Daytona at 102hp

[Dodgyiti]

true and true..... there is only one Guzzi to date that exceeds 100hp, the RS Daytona at 102hp

Or a plain Daytona with a Termi straight through zorst, stage 2 engine kit and chip brings her in from 98 to well over a hundie thank you. :love2:

[Dodgyiti]

And that is the big fun of them. You fell really connected...

Paul N

(oi - wots this sub 100hp crap you square fin pervert)

Hey!
I like the old ones too
Look what the new one did to me
Damn near wrecked me, but not before I wrecked it
And alright, I am a pervert

[dangerous]

Or a plain Daytona with a Termi straight through zorst, stage 2 engine kit and chip brings her in from 98 to well over a hundie thank you. :love2:

That would be from...... 95 to 102 which is what the RS is, with C kit cams etc...... of course you can get more out of them, at a cost.

http://daytonasite.free.fr/english/daytona_website.htm

http://www.mgcn.nl/dameijer/index.ph...pper&Itemid=58

[Biff]

Yep - I'm getting ever closer to gettin myself an old Guzzi as a weekend project. Some of the new ones are beautiful looking things, but I couldnt justify buying a new one.

But I reserve the right to continue to take the pi$$ out of them - ok!!??