Re: MOTO GUZZI V50II Detailed Cafe Build Diary
( 11_Intake )
This motorcycle has a massive air box. The two carburetors feed into a chamber via a set of very angled intake manifolds. This chamber then has a big plastic tubular structure which houses a long cylindrical filter. Breather pipes from the cylinder also feed into it along with an oil recovery pipe from the sump.
Now, I want the bike to:
1. Breathe better.
2. Have a more straightened out intake manifold for performance reasons.
3. Have as little bulky equipment in the engine area as possible.
4. Have as much clear space in the side panel area.
Right now it has:
1. Fairly restrictive breathing.
2. Very curved intake manifolds.
3. A huge air filter box that fills up the space between the engine, tank and battery compartment, making up a large amount of space.
4. A massive battery taking up the entire side panel area.
So may plan is two phased. ( I think ).
Phase 1.
- Get rid of the air box, and fit conical air filters directly to the carburetors.
- Make up a smaller version of the air box to service the oil recovery and breather pipes. Oil from the engine needs to come up, settle, and drain back. Breather pipes need to be filtered.
So this is what I’m thinking right now:
Let me know if this is not sound.
Phase 2.
- Fabricate straightened out intake manifolds.
- Move the battery forward and out of the way, creating a nice cavity where the side panels used to be.
The objective is to achieve this:
Please let me know what you guys think, and whether this is a good solution, or I'm missing something here...