Greetings from Italia!

[Ros]

Hi folks,

I have moved to Italy last year after spending 12 years in France. This means that I have a frog spec GTR.... Yes, I know, but at least in Italy they don't have a stupid 100hp law for bikes. So soon, I'll get to excersise the demon and release all those extra horses that are owed to me!

Anyway, I live about 5km from the Monza GP circuit now and have been the proud owner of my GTR since it's birth in June 2010

It's standard apart from the stupid 100hp crap, an autocom under the seat and a Steibel Magnum to ward off Italian road hogs.

Just wanted to say Hi anyway :)

Ride safely

Ros

[Boomer]

Benvenuti Arrosto Manzo, 

So, it's time to replace the intakes, cut the wire and if it's a 2010-, replace the CDI unit.
Sounds expensive. Wouldn't it be cheaper to sell yours in France and buy a standard one in Italy?
De-restriction is cheap for an 08/09 but replacing the CDI with an unrestricted one for the 2010 and later ones won't be cheap.
I found one on FleaBay for £150 (2008 model) but no idea if it will work with your French bike.

[Ros]

Arrosto Manzo

In fact, there's a guy at my local kwaki dealer who reckons he can reprogram the frog CDI....  He wants the bike for "a few days" when I'm "not using it" to have a go.

I'm currently debating whether or not to allow him to get his greasy paws on my trusty steed....  I'm not convinced that it's possible to reprogram it.

150 squids is not expensive!  I gather they're around 1000EUR new...

Does the CDI look after the keyfobs as well or is that a different box of tricks?  I guess I can't just swap it over... can I?

He's got a nice shiny set of beeeg intakes ready for me apparently...

Thanks for your reply!  :)

[O.C.]

Rosbif.... to this forum where you will find endless humour countless advice and lots of bull

Actually the foorum is great  and full of nice friendly folk....some of whome are quite old   

[Ros]

Indeed! Thanks very much!

I remember you from another forum 

[O.C.]

Indeed! Thanks very much!

I remember you from another forum 

OH NO    ....was it the 'other' GTR forum or one connected to 'Triples' which are a deep seated passion for me

[Lonewolf]

Rosbif to the forum.

[zedmeister]

Welcome  --  have you any tips on taking penalties ??? ,if so send them too WWW.ASHLEYS.COM

[coman37]

Try and get the ball between and below the white sticks and dont pass the ball to the man in the green shirt

Coman

[Ros]

 

Thanks everyone!

Yes, that forum....  This one is... Err... FAR mor active :)  I only just found it this morning

And being English, I wouldn't know much about penalties either! I'd follow Coman's advice for that.  I did get a fair amount of stick at work today, it has to be said...  Also, I removed my 5' St Georges cross from the balcony...

Thanks for the warm welcome - I feel quite at home now!

Ros

[Rusty]

Hello Ros and of course ... Welcome ... Now in Italy ? Nice ! Bet you have ridden some decent roads in your French years .. I love it over there, as I think most of us do for all the known reasons that bikers flock there every year !
Where were you in France ?

[viper]

hi and welcome , i should be in Cortina tommorow for some great Italian hospitality

[Ros]

Now in Italy ? Nice ! Bet you have ridden some decent roads in your French years .. I love it over there, as I think most of us do for all the known reasons that bikers flock there every year !
Where were you in France ?

Hi Rusty - yeah France has some great roads, that's for sure.  I have lived in Paris, Provence and the Alps, so a fairly decent tour.  More recently, between Grenoble and Chambéry.  There are some great roads in the mountains, but you still have to be careful because they repair them with this black strip which is as slippery as a    !!  (Incidentally, a similar black strip is used in Switzerland, but theirs don't seem to be as slippy for some reason.  Apparently, they use a different compound.
In the South, there are tonnes of great roads, through the Massif Centrale and down the Rhone Valley - all over the place.  Just a couple of weeks back I rode from Monza, here in Italy, all the way to the French coast via Grenoble, most of it on the Route Napoleon.  Excellent !

i should be in Cortina tommorow for some great Italian hospitality

Sounds like you're on holiday, you lucky sod.  It's BLOODY hot over here at the moment - It should be really nice up in Cortina, but here it's sweltering!  The Dolomites are particularly spectacular - superb!

Cheers

Rich

[Boomer]

   

In fact, there's a guy at my local kwaki dealer who reckons he can reprogram the frog CDI....  He wants the bike for "a few days" when I'm "not using it" to have a go.

I'm currently debating whether or not to allow him to get his greasy paws on my trusty steed....  I'm not convinced that it's possible to reprogram it.

150 squids is not expensive!  I gather they're around 1000EUR new...

Does the CDI look after the keyfobs as well or is that a different box of tricks?  I guess I can't just swap it over... can I?

He's got a nice shiny set of beeeg intakes ready for me apparently...

Thanks for your reply!  :)

They can be reprogrammed. There are a couple of Yank companies that are offering to derestrict the standard bikes to the full monty (secondary butterflies always open, rejig fueling for aftermarket silencer, etc) by reprogramming the ECU.
I believe that the fobs are handled by the KiPass module but that the ECU needs to be programmed to work with the KiPass module, or something like that.
Details are available on the US forums (cog-online and zggtr).

[Ros]

They can be reprogrammed.

Now, that IS interesting !!

I might well just hand it over to them for a few days then!

Any idea what would happen if I get the inlets etc. sorted before I reprogram? 

Moff to check out their forums!