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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: JJ on September 20, 2015, 06:51:52 AM
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After a 3 year, 5 month from Guzzi-dom, (I sold my '83 850 Le Mans-III in April 2012), I have now acquired my 5th Moto Guzzi! :cool:
Yesterday, I drove to Tucson with a Guzzisti friend and picked up a yellow 1998 V10 Centauro GT!!!
Excellent condition, with <7K miles on it. I rode it home from Tucson to Scottsdale and "floggied it" on I-10. What a "Hot Rod!" :cool: I had ridden Centauro's before, but forgotten what a cool motor that is! I will certainly have fun with this one! :cool:
JJ Cerilli
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I had a 98 British Racing Green Centauro and really liked the motor too. Too bad for me that the ergos didn't work as well. Mine had a habit of quitting when coming to a stop -- a Will Creedon chip and a PCIII at the time helped a lot.
Perhaps you'll be at the New Years gathering at Tortilla Flat this year?
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Attaboy, JJ! :thumb: :smiley:
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Treat it nice and it will last you a long time. They don't make them anymore. BTW, yellow is the fastest color. :thumb:
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What a lousy post and total waste of time this is without
:gotpics:
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After a 3 year, 5 month from Guzzi-dom, (I sold my '83 850 Le Mans-III in April 2012), I have now acquired my 5th Moto Guzzi! :cool:
Yesterday, I drove to Tucson with a Guzzisti friend and picked up a yellow 1998 V10 Centauro GT!!!
Excellent condition, with <7K miles on it. I rode it home from Tucson to Scottsdale and "floggied it" on I-10. What a "Hot Rod!" :cool: I had ridden Centauro's before, but forgotten what a cool motor that is! I will certainly have fun with this one! :cool:
JJ Cerilli
Good deal! Should be a while before you have to deal with regular maintenance items like cam belts and drive shafts, or irregular maintenance items like the oil pump.
For me, a Creedon chip, Stucci crossover, brass temperature sensor holder, and nicely balanced TPS made it run perfectly with no hesitation or flat spots.
The Centauro is sensitive to tire choice and suspension adjustment; can be a "twitchy" handler until you've got the right combination for you and your riding style.
Hope you enjoy it!
Lannis
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Welcome back... now we need the pics.
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Yesterday, I drove to Tucson with a Guzzisti friend and picked up a yellow 1998 V10 Centauro GT!!!
I rode it home from Tucson to Scottsdale and "floggied it" on I-10.
JJ Cerilli
Good find! How hot was it on the freeway riding home?
Tom
in cold, rainy Germany.
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What a lousy post and total waste of time this is without
:gotpics:
Centauro Fans - I got bad news for you.
Yellow Centauro GTs all look exactly the same. Until JJ posts up a picture of his identical one, you can do with this one ....
(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i130/LannisSelz/Image002.jpg) (http://s71.photobucket.com/user/LannisSelz/media/Image002.jpg.html)
ALL of them are nice ....
Lannis
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Centauro GTs all look exactly the same.
You never know.. after all it's a Guzzi. :smiley: My GT had the tailpiece, but sport chin fairing and fly screen.. however it was the much faster stealth anthracite color. Revenue Enhancement Officers never looked twice. :evil: :smiley:
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Congratulations, JJ!
cr
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Saw johns new bike this morning. Wow. Very comforyable, very pretty. Amazing motor. Glad you are back john!
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Yellow Centauro GTs all look exactly the same.
Some 10 or so years ago I saw a yellow beast that had the anthracite components replaced with white pieces from a red Centauro. Looked fantastic. I'll bet the red one looks good too.
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:bow:
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JJ's has the tail seat cover and the belly pan/chin cover. Uber hot. :drool:
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A fitting choice for "the most interesting man in the world".
JJ, say after me: "I do not ride motorcycles often, but when I do, I ride a Moto Guzzi Centauro."
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Some 10 or so years ago I saw a yellow beast that had the anthracite components replaced with white pieces from a red Centauro. Looked fantastic. I'll bet the red one looks good too.
Well, if it's a "red one" or a "white one", then it's not the "Yellow Centauro" that JJ has, is it? :laugh:
My one (your one, too) is just a placeholder till the real pictures come in ....
Lannis
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JJ's has the tail seat cover and the belly pan/chin cover. Uber hot. :drool:
Like this?
(https://scontent.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/12027696_775405569248243_7165221329514000266_n.jpg?oh=b5118b8d8e1377d41b5754ba6e270e1a&oe=5660A7F7)
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After a 3 year, 5 month from Guzzi-dom, (I sold my '83 850 Le Mans-III in April 2012), I have now acquired my 5th Moto Guzzi! :cool:
JJ Cerilli
You mean we can't give you a hard time at the AZ NAR next spring? Now what's the point?
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Glad you're back, JJ!
Bob
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Yup. Just like that. :grin:
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Congratulations!
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Like this?
(https://scontent.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/12027696_775405569248243_7165221329514000266_n.jpg?oh=b5118b8d8e1377d41b5754ba6e270e1a&oe=5660A7F7)
Yes, this is my bike EXACTLY, except I have black Aprillia mirrors, otherwise, it is identical! :cool:
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Very, very nice! Cangratulations on the "super bike"!!
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@ Tom Short - Great photos from the Germany Guzzi rally thanks! It was "silly hot" (100+ degrees) riding the Centauro home from Tucson to Scottsdale - - simply DREADFUL, but I made it! :shocked:
@ boatdetective - I have owned 4 Guzzi's in my time, and this is my 5th, and should be a lot of fun.
"I don't always ride a Moto Guzzi...but when I do...it's a cool one!" (lol) :cool:
@ bpreynolds - They took off the photo posting icon and I cannot figure out how to post photos anymore! (Sorry!) :shocked: :undecided: :embarrassed: I am on facebook or you can send me an email at john.cerilli@yahoo.com and since I free-lance as a photo-journalaist, I will gladly forward you some cool shots. :cool:
@ Lannis - The former owner installed a potentiometer (TPS) and a cam position sensor and fine tuned it, and it ran flawlessly for 130+ miles on the freeway from Tucson to my house. That's the good news...the bad news is that it only got 29 MPG, but I was cruising at 75-80 mph (and more....) so I did FLOG it on the way home.
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JJ's:
(https://scontent.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/12006257_953822911330420_2923808581966176927_n.jpg?oh=3af0c4ab011634f632ad068a594a8715&oe=56A21F77)
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I hear he is already wondering what to get after this bike....... :popcorn:
:grin:
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^ @Rboe: :boozing: :cool: rofl…
That would be JJ!
cr
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Sweeeet! congrats looks like a keeper.
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That's the good news...the bad news is that it only got 29 MPG, but I was cruising at 75-80 mph (and more....) so I did FLOG it on the way home.
Thirsty like a Suburban and goes like stink. :thumb:
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Thirsty like a Suburban and goes like stink. :thumb:
Yes, and I can absolutely confirm....it DOES go like stink...and then some!! :cool:
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JJ's:
(https://scontent.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/12006257_953822911330420_2923808581966176927_n.jpg?oh=3af0c4ab011634f632ad068a594a8715&oe=56A21F77)
Yup! That's it! My first rest stop at Picacho Peak, the half way point between Tucson and Phoenix. It was 100+ degrees that day, so I needed to stop and hydrate! :shocked:
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JJ.. being overly rich will cover many fueling issues. It was a common "fix" back in the day. There is no reason you can't get that bike to do high 30s/low 40s no matter how hard you run it. If you aren't on it, the Centauro Owners Group (I assume it's still going) has many tips to fix that, but basically you need a Creedon chip, Stucci x over, free flowing exhaust, and a brass temp sensor holder. Once you have this, you'll find that you can turn the trim pot on the computer clockwise to lean it. This affects mixture up to around 5K rpm. Standing on the left side of the bike, the trim pot travels from about 8 to 4 o'clock. Don't break it. (!) Yours is probably at 8 or 9 now.
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For me, a Creedon chip, Stucci crossover, brass temperature sensor holder, and nicely balanced TPS made it run perfectly with no hesitation or flat spots.
Lannis
I forgot to add that I averaged 40 MPG while I had the bike, with these mods .....
Lannis
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I forgot to add that I averaged 40 MPG while I had the bike, with these mods .....
Lannis
By the way, that's MPG is great! My ol' '83 850 LM-III used to get 33-35 MPG in town and 36-38 MPG on the highway, depending on how are I flogged it! :cool:
What is the official Guzzi paint color name for the Centauro? Ferrari used to call their cars in yellow..."Fly Yellow." :cool:
Someone recently asked me about the CMV (Current Market Value) of clean, low mileage, original, Centauros / Sports / GT's, and I said $5,500-$6,500 :cool:
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By the way, that's MPG is great! My ol' '83 850 LM-III used to get 33-35 MPG in town and 36-38 MPG on the highway, depending on how are I flogged it! :cool:
What is the official Guzzi paint color name for the Centauro? Ferrari used to call their cars in yellow..."Fly Yellow." :cool:
Someone recently asked me about the CMV (Current Market Value) of clean, low mileage, original, Centauros / Sports / GT's, and I said $5,500-$6,500 :cool:
Probably been a good little while since one actually changed hands for $6500. $5000 - $5500 sounds more likely ....
Lannis
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What is the official Guzzi paint color name for the Centauro? Ferrari used to call their cars in yellow..."Fly Yellow." :cool:
The Italian color code for the Centauro GT Yellow is "Giallo Ginestra (Broom Yellow)".
Maybe that sounds more "manly" in Italian, like "Champion Yellow" or "Macho Yellow"?
Nope. Broom is all we get ....
Lannis