Author Topic: 1100 Sport at track day (Read 11514 times)

voncrump · « **on:** January 11, 2016, 12:51:51 AM »

Here is a video from the Central Districts track day at Manfeild on the 9th of January.
The old Guzzi went very well allowing for about 5000km old Bridgestone T30 tyres.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg3-5tYAVSo

I always enjoy my track time on this bike, sometimes it may take a couple of laps to catch a faster bike but it can be done with late braking and early power out of the corners.

rocker59 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 11, 2016, 06:15:13 AM »

Cool!

yogidozer · « **Reply #2 on:** January 11, 2016, 06:29:24 AM »

Nice! What was the air temp.?

arveno · « **Reply #3 on:** January 11, 2016, 07:10:00 AM »

nice video , it clearly prove that to go "fast" it does not need a fast bike... like most of those guys with space rockets motorcycle think.
( they open the gas on the straight line but they slow down gramma speed in the corners)

and thank you for not adding any stupid music , listening the guzzi engine is the best music ever....

btw what year is the 1100 sport ?

Aaron D. · « **Reply #4 on:** January 11, 2016, 08:31:08 AM »

Very nice, sir. Are you running original carbs and throttle? Just curious.

kidsmoke · « **Reply #5 on:** January 11, 2016, 08:47:30 AM »

Quote from: arveno on January 11, 2016, 07:10:00 AM

and thank you for not adding any stupid music , listening the guzzi engine is the best music ever....

btw what year is the 1100 sport ?

this. what a beautiful sound. Especially when my world is covered in ice and it's 7 degrees Fahrenheit.

how about a pic of the bike?

oldbike54 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 11, 2016, 08:58:00 AM »

That made my day

Dusty

PJPR01 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 11, 2016, 08:59:30 AM »

That was fantastic!

Howard R · « **Reply #8 on:** January 11, 2016, 09:28:20 AM »

Yes, that was truly fantastic. Next time, please take the ignition key off of the key ring, that fob blowing around was very distracting (not to mention obscuring the tacho) during the video. I'm probably too old (not to mention fat and ugly) to do something like this, but at least I can live vicariously through your video.

Thanks!

A few random observations:

1. Your gear whine is a lot louder than mine.
2. I noticed that your throttle housing has a bit of play on the bar. Mine does the same thing so I guess that's just a "feature" on the carb Sports.
3. From watching the speedo, it seems that you didn't get above 4th gear? I've never done a track day on my '96 but "rumor has it" that 4th is good for about 120 mph.
5. For God's sake, man, change you brake fluid!

That stuff looks horrid! (Get a new reservoir cap, too.)

Again, thanks muchly for the video!

Howard

Kiwi_Roy · « **Reply #9 on:** January 11, 2016, 10:12:17 AM »

Wow, that had me on the edge of my seat
Thanks for posting it.

Can't wait to hear it with sound.

samfrank · « **Reply #10 on:** January 11, 2016, 10:18:20 AM »

Well done! I was leaning into each turn along with you!

voncrump · « **Reply #11 on:** January 11, 2016, 12:22:23 PM »

Wow good response from you guys . Air temperature 23 degrees C. 1996 sport with The standard Dellortos fitted with Uni foam filters. Standard wrist exercise throttle. The Go Pro camera mounted on the tank seemed to pick up the gear noise and intake noise but not the exhaust. That key fob was annoying but I was using 7000 to 7500rpm. I promise to change the brake fluid and tidy up the cap. Top speed do reading was about 190kph. The Manfeild track has been described as three drag strips connected by corners so is not ideal for a lower powered bike but considering I turn 65 soon I am pleased with the bikes and my own performance. Just remember that this was only a medium speed class and there are two faster groups at these track days. I would not put my old Guzzi up against the Zx10rs, R1s Gsxr1000s on this track. When I encounter these fast bikes on the bumpy back roads I will give them a hurry up (while observing a certain level of safety ). Thanks for your interest.

oldmxdog61u · « **Reply #12 on:** January 11, 2016, 12:28:15 PM »

Greenman · « **Reply #13 on:** January 11, 2016, 01:21:25 PM »

nice to see you on the bike there Merv.
I've made mine louder now with some cheap megaphones off trademe.
Perhaps I'll see you at the cold Kiwi this year, last year was a bit of a washout. I'm still finding mud in places that I didn't believe possible.

D

radguzzi · « **Reply #14 on:** January 11, 2016, 05:24:52 PM »

That is sweet, love the familiar gear whine at the start and the sound when the engine is on the pipe... wow...!

You run some pretty impressive lean angles there Bud.

Thanks,
Rob

malik · « **Reply #15 on:** January 11, 2016, 06:17:56 PM »

Ahh. the sounds of a Sport in flight! I needed that. Well done & many thanks for posting. Gotta get back to Christchurch to get mine back on the road. Soon - the weather's looking favourable. The gear whine may be more than yours, Howard R, but it's a lot less than mine. The squeal of the floating discs at the beginning set it up for me. Knew I was on to a good thing right then.

Mal

Craig in Alabama · « **Reply #16 on:** January 11, 2016, 06:31:33 PM »

Wow, that was great! Really makes me miss my '95 Spot (Silver, killed by a jeep in 2003).

What a great bike. And I loved the way you reeled all those guys in. Nice riding!

Cheers!
Craig

gsp0702 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 11, 2016, 06:45:04 PM »

Well your vid may not of had the benefit of the exhaust note, but some of those other guy's videos will have benefited when you slipped the Guzzi past the. Enjoyed the video

Cheers

Andy

CalVin2007 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 11, 2016, 07:02:48 PM »

Well done,sir. Thanks for posting.

dl.allen · « **Reply #19 on:** January 11, 2016, 09:11:45 PM »

That is super impressive.

Need to post a pic of you and your bike up on the thread!

nobleswood · « **Reply #20 on:** January 11, 2016, 09:49:56 PM »

Thanks for putting that up.

Loved the audio !

voncrump · « **Reply #21 on:** January 12, 2016, 01:16:36 AM »

Old bloke on his bike.

I have really enjoyed the response to this video but to be honest it is a bit flattering due to the fact that no faster bikes blasted past me as did happen a bit in the other track sessions.
Here is a picture of the source of the whining noise. all gears in very good condition but still noisy from the primary gears because the whine stays at engine speed.

Cheers, voncrump

rob-mg · « **Reply #22 on:** January 12, 2016, 02:19:03 AM »

Quote from: voncrump on January 11, 2016, 12:22:23 PM

The Go Pro camera mounted on the tank seemed to pick up the gear noise and intake noise but not the exhaust.

Good stuff.

Consider recording the sound with an external recorder. It will make a huge difference.

Check out this guy's videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/royaljordanian

He very occasionally talks about how he records video and sound. Co-incidentally, his video from yesterday is about using a gimbal. But the place to start is camera placement, and an external sound recorder and microphone, the latter with protection from the wind.

His second-last video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGiPGvgv7bs), also unusual for him in that it combines enduro from Morocco with London city clips, demonstrates that he doesn't have wind hit problems even at fairly high speeds. He accomplishes this by recording with a small Zoom recorder in the pocket of his jacket. The pocket isolates the mic on the recorder from the wind.

That camera/sound technical stuff aside, if you want to watch a master at filtering/lane splitting, he's pretty good at it.

grebmrof · « **Reply #23 on:** January 12, 2016, 03:44:20 AM »

That was fun, thanks for recording and posting that. You had me hanging off my chair and cocking my head back and forth to maintain my horizon so I didn't fall in a heap on the floor. The whine was intoxicating! Thanks again!
Tom

auzziguzzi · « **Reply #24 on:** January 12, 2016, 03:56:48 AM »

Love your work, Mr Von Crump.

Felt like I was hanging onto the bars myself. They looked rock solid.

Agree with Howard R - we need to see the instruments to complete the illusion.

Whine? What whine? That's music, that is.

John.

Vasco DG · « **Reply #25 on:** January 12, 2016, 05:35:36 AM »

Have you been inside the gearbox?

Pete

Groover · « **Reply #26 on:** January 12, 2016, 07:53:12 AM »

That was fun, thanks for posting!

PJPR01 · « **Reply #27 on:** January 12, 2016, 10:37:46 AM »

What a great looking bike...very nice!!

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #28 on:** January 12, 2016, 10:59:35 AM »

Smooth..

voncrump · « **Reply #29 on:** January 12, 2016, 12:07:41 PM »

Yes Pete, I went through the gearbox when I did the clutch a couple of years ago. I shimmed the selector drum and updated the double row bearings as per your online instructions and also replaced the output shaft as it had knocked a couple of splines off. I even enjoy maintaining this bike, the whole experience is involving and rewarding. I would have to say that having this bike in my life has helped me cope with the drudgery of everyday life. An example is that when I am bored I can do imaginary laps of Manfeild ha ha.
Cheers, voncrump

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Author Topic: 1100 Sport at track day (Read 11514 times)

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