GrahamNZ
High Miler
For anyone who wants to do their own servicing and intends to keep a modern Guzzi for a fairly long time, IMHO purchasing VDSTS is a really good idea. I have no reason to endorse VDSTS other than I know how useful it is and how easy it makes getting these bikes to run as they should. I note that the latest VDSTS software is aimed at PC computers only, and now can operate on MS Vista as well as earlier operating systems.
Also necessary for use alongside VDSTS is a good vacuum-balancing tool, because these bikes are really fussy about having well-balanced throttles. My preference is for a twin-column tool rather than the gauge type, which can get out of synch. I made my own oil-filled manometer which is extremely sensitive. There is a post here about that. The commercially available Twinmax is also an oil-filled tool as I understand. Mercury-tube types would be my next preference.
While these bikes tend to hold tune well, every time the tappets are reset - at 10,000km intervals - that alters the volumetric efficiency making a re-tune wise. Having your own equipment to do that makes you self reliant, a quality long valued by many Guzzi owners.
VDSTS is great value for money IMHO and can be purchased from RacerX or from Technoresearch.com The cost is mainly in the cabling, which is bike-specific, but the software and updates can be downloaded free from Technoresearch.com
A PC laptop is ideal for running VDSTS because it's easier in most cases to take a computer to a bike than a bike to a computer.
Also necessary for use alongside VDSTS is a good vacuum-balancing tool, because these bikes are really fussy about having well-balanced throttles. My preference is for a twin-column tool rather than the gauge type, which can get out of synch. I made my own oil-filled manometer which is extremely sensitive. There is a post here about that. The commercially available Twinmax is also an oil-filled tool as I understand. Mercury-tube types would be my next preference.
While these bikes tend to hold tune well, every time the tappets are reset - at 10,000km intervals - that alters the volumetric efficiency making a re-tune wise. Having your own equipment to do that makes you self reliant, a quality long valued by many Guzzi owners.
VDSTS is great value for money IMHO and can be purchased from RacerX or from Technoresearch.com The cost is mainly in the cabling, which is bike-specific, but the software and updates can be downloaded free from Technoresearch.com
A PC laptop is ideal for running VDSTS because it's easier in most cases to take a computer to a bike than a bike to a computer.