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http://www.moto.it/intermot-colonia/moto-guzzi-v7-ii-e-aprilia-caponord-1200-rally-a-intermot.htmlhttp://www.motoblog.it/post/343942/anteprima-moto-guzzi-v7-ii-my-2015Six speed gearbox, ABS and traction control. With the new gearbox, the engine is rotated forward, as the BB was with the introduction of the CARC.
What are the chances of breaking the rear tire loose under acceleration on a small block Guzzi? :-\
With ABS and RBW (ride-by-wire), it cost next to nothing in terms of hardware for the bike to have traction control function, just need a few extra lines in the software.
Ahh, but it turns out the 1TB V7's (at least first generation) are not RBW after all. They don't even have a pintle for idle control (that's done with timing).At least that's my current understanding.
Can't wait to see the full report on changes/new models.You wouldn't kill me if I ended up selling the V11 (Lemon) LeMans to get a V7 II... would you Chuck? :D ;)I wonder if they'll just slap the required ABS onto the Griso or if they'll replace/upgrade that model as well? All of the other BB Guzzis already have it.Edit: I also like how they brought back the "II" as in Lemans II, Imola II, etc. etc. When was the last time they used that scheme?
This is the latest that Pete has reported on here. Yes, ignition/fuel control for idle speed.YES, that probably has a lot to do with the cold idle problems some of us have reported.I just showed this one to Jenn, she really likes it.Hmmmmmm.I don't really WANT to buy a Bonnie...
I just showed this one to Jenn, she really likes it.Hmmmmmm.I don't really WANT to buy a Bonnie...
With the single TB bikes with the MUIG controller or whatever its called the way it was explained to me is that although it looks like a conventional, cable controlled, butterfly in the throttle body it is in fact a sort of hybrid 'Semi-ride by wire' system.Yes, when you twist the throttle it turns a cam on the side of the throttle body but the actual 'Physical' twist only opens the throttle plate a small amount, this is to allow the bike to still be able to limp home if something goes wrong with the controller. When everything is working correctly though once past this stage of very small opening the cam plate and shaft simply activate the demand sensor in the same way that is done on the full RBW machines although on those the demand sensor is located remote from the throttle bodies. From there using all the inputs available the ECU, (Also integral to the MUIG unit.) calculates the position needed for the throttle plate and it is moved there and an appropriate amount of fuel and spark advance is delivered.Now I hasten to add that this is how it was explained to me very early in the piece by the tech boffin at the importer but that was very early days. This explanation was contradicted by Mike Haven who believed it was a 'Conventional' butterfly control. I have never had the opportunity to examine one closely, much less tear one to bits unfortunately!As for the idle control? Well, the single TB bikes don't have a separate stepper motor, nor do they appear to have any reference made to an air-over-idle speed control. The way the engine behaves when started is also extremely similar to the Cali 14 which IS a full RBW system. Press the starter button and the engine will fire up and race for a second before it drops back to a slightly erratic idle that then should stabilise over a few seconds as the ECU adjusts the timing and mixture decay figures.I'd love to be able to get to the bottom of this and find out definitively exactly how it works, problem is that quite simply the factory doesn't tell US grunt-level types very much and that makes it very frustrating. We are just told 'Plug in PADS and if it says something is FUBAR replace it.' GAKKK! Sorry, I can't work like that!Pete