Moto Guzzi 1100 Sport 1997

• I finally gave up my eccentric struggle and bought K&N pods. Not for performance, but the looks and the sound. But soon I received figures from my closed loop EFI that the pods breathed significantly worse than the air box, so back it went. The pods may be good between 7990 and 8000 rpm but I don't visit that area that much. I now use a K&N filter in the original air box though.
• Mistral cross-over but varying between Mistral cans and the original ones. I like the looks of the original better. And nowadays the Mistrals will receive a black flag on race tracks. How odd is that.
• My16M ECU with Optimizer, running closed-loop using an LC-1 lambda sensor. That is closed-loop for performance, not primarily for the environment. Way cool and much better than a PCIII. The world is my dyno!
• An ECU map (for the My16M) originally made by Phil Arnold. But I only use it as a base since I converted it for closed loop and tweaked it for better mileage and low speed handling.
• Awful foam handle grips replaced with Daytona rubber ones.
• Carbon hugger. Carbon because that was the only thing I found. Hugger because I spent a week of a winter cleaning up the rear suspension and its surroundings. The ugly plastic rear mud guard is cut down to invisible and a plate holder meant for a Suzuki is fitted.
• Bagster color matched tank protector & bag. That one is excellent in all aspects. And a pair of Oxford Sports (soft panniers) totalling 60 litres. The latter are more like Good Enough™ regarding fit, but they carry a lot.
• Metzeler Roadtec Z6 front and rear. I use a 60 profile rear, that's the standard for Daytona RS and Centauro (using the exact same frame). My fork is raised 10 mm in the triple tree, I consider raising it 10 mm more.
• Relayed the headlight and put a quality (still 60/55) bulb in, that was quite an improvement. While at it, all relays was replaced with GEI ones as the originals are failure-prone and I had some wierd problems.
• Replaced the flasher relay with an FZ-222SD (used in various jap bikes as well as Aprilia RS125). The original relay started with a DELAY instead of a FLASH which was pretty dangerous combined with my tendency to activate it late when changing lanes. This relay fit the original socket but you have to reverse the polarity by swapping the socket connectors.
• The usual extra grounding wires here and there. These are really needed for good operation and charging.
• Transil Diode, to enforce the law and protect the innocent
• Thermometer dipstick for the sump. I love it, it looks like steam train gear and I no longer need to worry when stuck in traffic jams and the engine starts radiating like it's gonna melt. Worst temperature I see is about 125°C and normally it's around 80°C.
• Roper Plate, just for the hell of it.
• Stucchi cam chain tensioner. If nothing else, it was much cheaper than a new OEM one. It's also much harder and I got rid of some timing scatter.
• Finally, I found a center stand! I always hated the lack of it, especially when packing the bags. I think I got the very last one that was produced.
• Nothing is produced for this old tractor but since it shares parts with for example Ducatis, some stuff can be found anyway. A Monster LED taillight and tinted turn indicator lenses for 748/998 made my day, they fit like OEM.