Guzzi Le Mans

I was thinking of the older ones, around 1979/80 so, yes, pretty old.
But fairly unburstable. The newer ones are not much different but don't
have quite the same style and look more dated IYSWIM.

Not sure what you mean by "any restriction mechanism"

 

Ah. You mean a Vulcan?

http://www.tourbus.com/vulcan750.jpg

 

FI showed up as an option when the Cali III arrived in '87, and was
apparently very successful and popular. It was also an option when the 1100
showed up in '94. The EV ('97 on) had FI as standard.

 

Things that make them go slower than a lemon

 

Wot, like cams, valve diameters, that sort of thing?

 

Well you can change that sort of thing easily. Big Injection and ECU changes
are the devil's work.

 

Oh right. Main differences between a T3 and Le Mans are...

Cylinder head inlet tract diameter and valve size. A T3/G5 head can be
modified easily (by a specialist).

Pistons, Le Mans have domed higher compression pistons.

The cams are the same, but a P3 cam (from a G5 IIRC) is worthwhile.

The Flywheel on a Le Mans is lighter, can't recall by how much, but its
not extreme. The timing is also slightly more advanced, but a Rita
ignition runs at the more advanced settings.

Carbs, Le Mans have 38mm Dell Orto PHB as opposed to 30mm VHB.

The breather systems are marginally different as are the brakes. Le Mans
have two piece discs and T3 are single piece. By which I mean the LM
disc and carrier are separate.

G5 1000cc barrel and pistons will drop into 850cc engines, the heads are
the same.

 

Mmm, it suggests the injector bodies will be different in the later Cally.
Is there a Guzzi tuning specialist co. around?

 

Odd, cos the smaller z400 parallel twin was lovely and smooth with its
balance shaft.[/QUOTE]

Smaller reciprocating masses, I suppose.

 

You could try Motorwerks, they may know.

The FI was on the square [1] barrel Guzzis, all the bits I listed were
for the round barrel engines.

[1] The fin pattern

 

That's the minger! Oh yuk. First time I came across one was in Lloyd's
of Hamilton; I was standing aghast when the salesman came over and
remarked on how wonderful it looked.

"Aye, if your taste is in your arse," I said.

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19

 

I quite like them.

 

Lloyds! we may be of similar vintage.

 

Each to their own and all that. The fact that you own a Multipla in no
way prejudices me against you, or gives me cause to suspect that in
matters of style or taste your choices are in any way inferior to mine.

Life is a broad church, and if someone chooses to sit up the back and
piss in the pews, well then, that's why we employ cleaning staff.

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19

 

And a Drifter.

FOYRNB

 

MWHID

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19

 

...and this is a problem, how?

Never had a problem. The unsprung weight is never going to win it prizes
but a pair Koni DARs handle it with aplomb.

I seem to manage it, especially bearing in mind nearly 30 years
difference in technology.

O ring hard between swing arm and bevel box. 20 minute job. Hylomar
will do if you can't get a replacement O ring.

They're probably 25+ years old. Replacement OE are cheap, stainless
versions can be made up at most bike shops. Pretty reasonable.

Lucas RITA is the answer. But they're not /that/ difficult in OE trim.

HT leads are shot.

Oil cables, route them properly they should go forward then under
headlight with a straight run following top frame rail.

I don't have a problem with it, bike very planted and stable under heavy
braking. Don't use handbrake by itself for heavy braking. Forks don't
flex that badly, but they're only 38mm, much stiffer than contemporary
Jap.

I don't have this problem 7K+ per set. Although the rust from cast disks
doesn't do them any favours.

Bollocks, learn to adjust it. 25K+ for me, and I ride it like a ****.

Tarrozzi rearsets.

I suspect you haven't a fucking clue how to ride it.

 

I suspect you may be entirely correct.

 

Funny: I was going to respond in detail, but really, all I was going to say
was:

AOL

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Platypus - (unreal)
VN800 Drifter, R80RT, Z200
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15