New 20 ounce tumblers available now! Forum donation credit with purchase. https://www.wildguzzi.com/Products/products.htm#Tumbler
You know that HD has been running hydraulic lifters for decades, right? No valve adustment on Sportster or Big Twin.
Chain drive? H-D?
What is more attractive to you about the Guzzi V-twin vs. the Harley V-twin
Having owned a couple Sportsters, and then a Sport 1100 and V11 LeMans, I'd say the engine personalities are very different.The Guzzis like to rev, in relation to the HDs.And, my solid-mount Sportsters were bone shakers compared to my Guzzis.The Guzzis are much more enjoyable, long-distance / high-speed.
But your solidmount Sporty experience is more than a decade out of date. My current XL1200Lr is in some ways completely different from my old 93 XL1200, especially in terms of long-distance/high speed comfort and ability. Now I've not ridden a V11 Sport, but again compared to my Jackal, Breva 1100, or V7, the difference in revs is pretty small (like I said about 1k).
I know that Buell felt the need to but a big loud 'turbine' to blow on the rear cylinder of the one I test road to keep the rear cylinder cool.Someone knew there was an issue there.
Big block Harley's run out of steam a little over 5k rpm while the big block Guzzi happily revs past 8k.
Yeah. That's why I noted that they were solid-mount. I've ridden the rubber-mount Sportsters, and though the vibes are reduced, the engine personality is still lazy, as compared to a Sport 1100 or V11 Sport/LeMans.You might be amazed at how different the California 1100 is from the V11 Sport/LeMans. The V11's have lighter flywheels and a lot more power. My California Bassa was positively lazy when compared to my V11 LeMans.
Tuber ? Isn't that a root vegetable ? Dusty
Kev, parade mode kicks out the rear cylinder I believe.wussup with that?
The Guzzi has the advantage in lower engine vibration. While I didn't feel a lot of vibes on my Buell S2 at speed,<snip>Also the Griso is way more fun in the twisties!
The the people that ride them.Dean
Wow! All these posts and no mentioned the sound. My 850 with its RennSport exhaust sounds like a small block chevy revving up. No Harley will ever sound like that,Pete
Comparing a Harley to a Guzzi on a Guzzi website Try comparing a Ford to a Chevy on a Chevy website... My experience on Guzzi is limited to a 76 Lemans and a 85 stripped down Cali 2 cafe bike....My experience on modern Harleys is my current 97 Buell tube frame.... My Buell has a aftermarket muffler and 42MM Mikuni......... it revs right up to 6500 rpm no problem.The Buell accelerates faster and is smoother at higher RPM's... The Buell engine shakes noticeably on it's rubber mounts below 2500 rpm. Sound? Both sound good but different. The Guzzi shakes at low speed but it's less annoying than the Buell. I won't get into handling because they are too different to compare fairly. Harley parts have many sources....MG, not so many....