Morgan Park at Warwick Queensland. The Track has been freshly resurfaced and while smooth it was like sand paper to the tyres. Mine normally last a season, roughly 8 to 10 track days, I'd put 2 days on new tyres before going here, and 2 days later, completely worn out Some of the younger "Go Fast crowd" we're going through 2 sets of new tyres per day , the price of Horsepower I guess . I had a bit of a slide on turn 6 earlier in the day, and a good deal of Fear slowed me a little. I was running Pirelli Diablo Super Corsa tyres, while a friend running Dunlop Alpha 13z tyres on a gsxr 750 Suzuki had no problems with his tyres ??? The track GRiSO as it is today , painted the fairing and inserted a Carbon fibre headlight blank. Newly fitted Dunlops too
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sidrat GRiSO Capo
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Fri Apr 28, 2017 12:34 am
Great video, you could have had the guy in front though :-)
Oz1200Guzzi Don Abbondio
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Fri Apr 28, 2017 1:05 am
Damn good Ron, had problems getting my chair to lean far enough. Brings back fond memories of Oran Park...
Also sounds a bit like mine
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dennis the menace Grignapoco
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Fri Apr 28, 2017 3:15 am
i have an el cheapo $60 chinese muffler (sic) that sounds like waterbottle albeit with db killer in. why do harley riders turn off when the bloke on the pretty little wog bike is waving at them at 150ks!!!![You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
waterbottle GRiSO Capo
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Wed May 17, 2017 7:58 pm
At Queensland raceway , turn 3 [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Wed May 17, 2017 8:36 pm
Morgan Park - has a whole new management team who know Jack Shit! They had the track resurfaced with the wrong compound of bitumen, very abrasive but also offering very little grip.
All the regular clubs who use Morgan Park for race meetings have complained bitterly, upgrades to come.
By the way Ron, that was very entertaining. Please notify me well in advance of you next foray to Morgan Park, I may drag Bella out of mothballs.
Blue Nibbio
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Wed May 17, 2017 11:35 pm
Great video and pictures! Thank you for posting.
Grisodude Tiradritto
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Sat May 20, 2017 12:59 am
Ron That bike is as they say shit hot. Well done, pipes look awesome.
dennis the menace Grignapoco
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Sat May 20, 2017 3:28 am
i'm a metal worker in a former life i like the zorts may make one
Nobleswood GRiSO Capo
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Sat May 20, 2017 8:22 pm
Thanks for posting ; I love the sound
Guzzi Cat GRiSO Capo
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Thu Sep 28, 2017 11:40 am
Hey Waterbottle, Cheers for posting the video and great pictures of the bike. I'm just catching this now must have missed it,
You've done a class job on the GRiSO and it sounds great too I like the colour scheme off your helmet as well.
The map is a modified Beetle : Mistral Hi-Pipe/ No D.B. killer Just go to [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] , Mark has a myriad of Maps to suit all different sorts of aftermarket exhausts
waterbottle GRiSO Capo
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Wed May 09, 2018 4:53 pm
GRiSO R back at Morgan Park, Warwick Queensland. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
The horrid chattering you hear is the back suspension topping out under hard braking. I don’t know how much weight has been removed from the rear end but it’s upset the way it behaves brake wise. It’s not as smooth changing down gears now , a trade-off with the light clutch assy I’m thinking
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Wed May 09, 2018 5:40 pm
Too much rebound dampening on rear shock? Maybe, with less flywheel mass/inertia, engine breaking has altered. Try a little extra fuel at higher revs on 0% TPS.
Oz1200Guzzi Don Abbondio
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Wed May 09, 2018 6:03 pm
Awesome Ron. You can certainly hear how she revs up quicker now. You seemed to be running pretty high revs, what's your "valve bounce" set to?
More details in a week or so around a campfire, will be gleaned too.
Street L'Innominato
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Wed May 09, 2018 6:47 pm
That is awesome, Ron, how 'bout some cred!
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Wed May 09, 2018 7:29 pm
Geez that sounds good Ron.
waterbottle GRiSO Capo
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Wed May 09, 2018 7:45 pm
Oz1200Guzzi wrote:
Awesome Ron. You can certainly hear how she revs up quicker now. You seemed to be running pretty high revs, what's your "valve bounce" set to?
More details in a week or so around a campfire, will be gleaned too.
I think Mark set it to 8750 or 9000, I’m too busy hanging on to look
waterbottle GRiSO Capo
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Wed May 09, 2018 7:54 pm
ghezzi wrote:
Too much rebound dampening on rear shock? Maybe, with less flywheel mass/inertia, engine breaking has altered. Try a little extra fuel at higher revs on 0% TPS.
Yes I’ll have to revisit the rear shock ........ again. I think the rebound is already backed right off And yes, a bit jerky getting back on the throttle coming out of corners
beetle GRiSO Capo
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Subject: Re: GRiSO Videos Wed May 09, 2018 8:59 pm
Love the sound. I can now say I've stared at your leather clad arse for an inappropriately long time.