It only happened ONCE !!!!! (and it meant nothing...)

[Huzo]

And that should , of course, been part of Huzo�s experiment having the identical bikes with different motors together, esp in the nt.

I sometimes embarrass myself at how inept I can be at understanding things.
Clearly I've been missing the point that youse luminaries have taken pains to try to point out to me. Obviously the salient point is that at normal cruising speeds, the extra complexity of the 8V is not only as much use as a stale bottle of piss, but also provides a nice opportunity for you to boost the dwindling coffers of your favourite oil company each time you top up.

However, the boot is squarely on the other foot when you decide to risk handing over points on your licence and playing above 130 k's...
NOW I GET IT...!
Oh, and I should stop saying it meant nothing..
It was decent of Mr Brooking to trust me with his Stelvio..
Thank you Paul.

[jacksonracingcomau]

Ok that took a while
But even with your 2v some might say you are using a sledgehammer to crack a walnut
1200cc to travel at 60mph is a bit ott
Heron head SB will give way better mpg
If you wanted to try a good multivalve can’t go past Rotax 5 valve single fitted to bmw
Travel all day at that speed for 3l/100km

Postie bike maybe better again, old school tech

[Paul Brooking]

NOW I GET IT...!
Oh, and I should stop saying it meant nothing..
It was decent of Mr Brooking to trust me with his Stelvio..
Thank you Paul.

Any time Peter
I enjoyed riding the red Norge even if I couldn't see anything out of those chrome mirrors except the inside of my shoulders.
That grinding noise you could hear was my teeth as I realised that I was burning less of your fuel than you were of mine at the same speed [emoji33][emoji33][emoji33][emoji33][emoji33]


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[Sheepdog]

The 2VPC Big Blocks may be old tech and down on ponies when compared to the new variants, but they're understressed, easy to work on, economical to own, and sound great. There have been times when I wished for a little more power, but those times were few.  The extra 20 (or so) ponies would be nice, but not at the cost of the additional weight carried by the nouvo-Calis. The Stelvios, Grisos, and Norges are pretty great, but they were great with 2VPC BB motors also (well, the Grisos and Norges were, anyway). Out in Cedar Vale, 2VPC BB Guzzis were clearly the most common machine, despite the newest one present being 11 years old (my Vintage) and the older ones dating back to the seventies. I'm sure that a guy like Pete Roper is more than ready to move on from the older designs, but I find the two-valve BBs have a charm that rivals the most endearing classics. A Harley or an old Airhead have got nothing on my old "ditch pump."

[molly]

The 2VPC Big Blocks may be old tech and down on ponies when compared to the new variants, but they're understressed, easy to work on, economical to own, and sound great. There have been times when I wished for a little more power, but those times were few.  The extra 20 (or so) ponies would be nice, but not at the cost of the additional weight carried by the nouvo-Calis. The Stelvios, Grisos, and Norges are pretty great, but they were great with 2VPC BB motors also (well, the Grisos and Norges were, anyway). Out in Cedar Vale, 2VPC BB Guzzis were clearly the most common machine, despite the newest one present being 11 years old (my Vintage) and the older ones dating back to the seventies. I'm sure that a guy like Pete Roper is more than ready to move on from the older designs, but I find the two-valve BBs have a charm that rivals the most endearing classics. A Harley or an old Airhead have got nothing on my old "ditch pump."

I remember when in 2009 I sold my BMW R1100s and bought a 1200 Breva and was impressed how much nicer the engine was over the BM lump.
When Guzzidiag come about I tweaked the FI to my heart's content and the old 2 valve ditch pump just  got better.
After a 1200 2V Sport I have just finished the final diy mapping on my present 1100 Griso and that motor is now a peach too and is ideal for the medieval roads in ye olde England now it has a Stelvio shock.
My local bike meet is full off bikes over 10 years old and the Griso easily holds it's ground against  them and a lot of the newer stuff too.

[Huzo]

Yep.
Mine drinks like Mother Theresa, pulls like a 14 year old schoolboy and loves me like a border collie..!
Thanks Beetle and Pete..

[Paul Brooking]

“...pulls like a 14 year old schoolboy ..”

More like a 60YO on double strength Viagra [emoji79][emoji79][emoji79][emoji79]


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