The metal is always nude.
Yup,..we bought a 1994 Kawasaki EX-4 last week. She rode it for the first time today to work an absolutely loves it
They're a great machine, handle not bad and good power for a 400 twin (being based on the 500).
(She was borrowing the 250 Eliminator 'til we found a bike)
"...you meet the weirdest people riding a Guzzi !!..."
Don't forget to bring a towel
I have to say I love the look of that Guzzi in the background.
His Excellency
Good stuff nudes.
Kanny's KLE500 has 132000kms on it and is a wee ripper.
Solid lil engines.
Previous owner split the cases to do the primary chain at about 110000, and a freshen up of bearings etc also.
The chains do start to rattle slightly on high milage, but are pretty reliable otherwise.
Enjoy.
(a free flowing intake and exhaust with a rejet get these beasties singing)
FUN LOVIN CRIMINAL
Good choice of scootB will have a ball on it
it'll be a slightly mellower ride than the 500 but a fun, peppy, nimble handling piece of fun
The metal is always nude.
The engine in this is absolutely sweet, no smoke blowing and only 38K on the clock, which I'd say is fairly accurate.
Runs a bit rough down low, I think the previous owner may have tweaked the carburettion as he said he put a K & N filter in it. I'll set it back to standard settings and go from there. Plus new plugs and oil/filter change, she should be fine.
"...you meet the weirdest people riding a Guzzi !!..."
BogOff-Cant you see I'm busy?
Well done with that bike. Missus looks happy!Originally Posted by nudemetalz
He-e-e-e-res Johnny!
Excellent, may it be a long and happy relationship. Hope she continues to enjoy her new bike.
Mad nagging bitch!
Beautiful!
It's my bike's baby sister...they are even the same colour!
A great bike, I reckon, but I could be biased...
Diarrhoea is hereditary - it runs in your jeans
If my nose was running money, I'd blow it all on you...
The metal is always nude.
Ta
I told the Mrs you have one and Nasty used to once upon a time (well, 500's).
She may not have the pep of the 500, but good enough for what we need.
"...you meet the weirdest people riding a Guzzi !!..."
Mad nagging bitch!
I have never used all the pep of the 500 anyway, but then I am content to be a bit of a nana.....Ta
I told the Mrs you have one and Nasty used to once upon a time (well, 500's).
She may not have the pep of the 500, but good enough for what we need.
Diarrhoea is hereditary - it runs in your jeans
If my nose was running money, I'd blow it all on you...
The instructions are simple...
The 500 is the same. Could be a design flaw.
ie Cruise in 6th at 4000 rpm = about 80kph. Open the tap and it sort of shakes/vibrates as the revs climb until it gets to 5500+ then it is smooth(er).
We got rid of the hoedy (sp?) muffler/s and built a free flowing 2-1. Much better. The original cans are crap, with very poor flow characteristics.
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
The metal is always nude.
Yeah they are VERY quiet. Mind you, she likes quiet so the chance of a couple of race cans appearing are fairly slim !!
"...you meet the weirdest people riding a Guzzi !!..."
The instructions are simple...
The ones YT's bike had were anything but quiet. They had all the packing removed. Baffle pipe was still there, and very restrictive in size. One end formed the endplate on the can, other end screwed into an internal plate at the engine end. This plate had a number of holes in it. The inlet pipe is off centre to the baffle pipe, so gases entering hit the plate . Some go through the holes in the plate into the outer part of the can, some go into the baffle pipe. Either way, there is a huge disruption to the flow characteristics of the can, what with effectively having a swirl chamber at the inlet end and crossflowing of gases etc thereafter.
Sound is attenuated by soundwaves in the exhaust expanding out through the baffle pipe and into the packing, right? If you have a design that allows the gas/soundwaves to enter the quietening section on both the inside of the baffle pipe and the outer packing, and a baffle pipe that is too small for the rate of outlet flow, then what you have is a system that simply chokes the engine.
Last edited by MSTRS; 16th September 2010 at 12:12.
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
The metal is always nude.
From what John at Boyle Kawasaki was telling me, apparently the early 500's (the 16" wheel ones) are lot quick than the later ones.
"...you meet the weirdest people riding a Guzzi !!..."
Missing my buddy Morepower
Nice machine. Happy Riding MRS Nudey
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