Hi Mark
Half Kiwi is good enough!. I am taking the Quota to the annual Guzzi rally in
the South Island in October - but sticking to the tar-seal. The South Island
has lots of adventure rides now - through the high country stations - hundreds
of miles on farm tracks and fantastic scenery. I would like to do some of these
on the Quota - but my biggest concern would be dropping it and smashing up
expensive body parts. I will make up some crash bars one day to lessen the risk
- maybe think about it then.
Regards
Alan NZ


In Guzzi_Quota@yahoogroups.com, Mark Soper <mbopo@...> wrote:
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> That info is available courtesy of Greg Bender's website (a wealth of Quota
and other info generously collected from his own and others' experience...thanks
again Greg)
> http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender/quota.htm.
> Basically it sounds like the later ECU's have an ' i ' at the end of the
number on the sticker.
> btw - I am half NZ...my mother was born there and was not naturalized
Australian until in her sixties. From what I have read and seen the South Island
would be prime Quota
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> Subject: [Guzzi_Quota] Re: ECU's, fuel economy and altitude
> To: Guzzi_Quota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 2:28 AM
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now that is a real improvement over taking the sump to change the filter and
having the filter potentionally back out, loose oil pressure and ruin an engine.
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> > > I am soon to inherit a Quota with the later ECU. It is also supplied with
a Power Commander (pc) that has been removed - not absolutely sure of the reason
for this. I have been reading a great deal about pc's and ECU mods and
replacement and "Tuneboy", (which I understand provides the laptop-equipped
owner with all the tools needed to fine tune all aspects of the ECU, without the
need for a pc).
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only apply changes to the ECU's engine management by applying delays to the
signals the ECU generates. This seems half a&&*d to me...although a great add-on
solution if it works. If.
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cheaper than a pc.
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airbox and filter and Supertrapp) but I will be bringing it to 4000 ft western
Nebraska from sea level and I hope to optimize the fuel and spark for the best
range from the relatively tiny tank - power increases would be a bonus to me.
Would like to sell the pc if I don't need it. I did read on Greg's website about
the piggyback reprogramm-
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work, with access to all sorts of test equipment makes me think I could play
with settings myself. Another post suggested trying to finetune a pc without
good access to a dyno is pointless.
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dragging up old carcasses.
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