sidrat
Just got it firing!
New to me Griso with 2300 miles on the clock. Its just had an engine rebuild to fix the heads and also needed a new crank and crankcase, i have now done 600 miles over the weekend, from running it in to giving it some grief.
I love the bike, and boy does it fly! this is what i have found
1/ The fuel injection surges at slower constant speeds.
2/ Very hard mainly rear suspension, this is the biggest problem it kicks me out of the seat. handles well on smooth roads, can get to the edge of the tyres without a problem
3/ Its a bit slow steering, but i can live with that as the bars are wide enough to muscle it around and i would like to keep the ground clearance,
4/ nice amount of adjustability to fit me well now, stuck on a second hand screen to help wind resistance.
5/ The fuel consumption doesn't change at all. I ran it in and get 42 mpg (UK gallon), sat at a steady 75-80 mph for 2 hours and got 41 mpg, gave it some grief chasing friends on a fireblade and aprilia rsv and still got 42mpg. I think the fuelling has been setup for higher revs (and it loves them!) so keeping it out of the power band (on a guzzi!!) below 5500 rpm means its not running well see 1 above, need to investigate.
6/ The average fuel read out on the instrument panel is very pessimistic anywhere from 5 to 8 mpg behind what it actually gets.
7/ what a great bike , need to sort the rear suspension though then it would be incredible
I love the bike, and boy does it fly! this is what i have found
1/ The fuel injection surges at slower constant speeds.
2/ Very hard mainly rear suspension, this is the biggest problem it kicks me out of the seat. handles well on smooth roads, can get to the edge of the tyres without a problem
3/ Its a bit slow steering, but i can live with that as the bars are wide enough to muscle it around and i would like to keep the ground clearance,
4/ nice amount of adjustability to fit me well now, stuck on a second hand screen to help wind resistance.
5/ The fuel consumption doesn't change at all. I ran it in and get 42 mpg (UK gallon), sat at a steady 75-80 mph for 2 hours and got 41 mpg, gave it some grief chasing friends on a fireblade and aprilia rsv and still got 42mpg. I think the fuelling has been setup for higher revs (and it loves them!) so keeping it out of the power band (on a guzzi!!) below 5500 rpm means its not running well see 1 above, need to investigate.
6/ The average fuel read out on the instrument panel is very pessimistic anywhere from 5 to 8 mpg behind what it actually gets.
7/ what a great bike , need to sort the rear suspension though then it would be incredible