DeBenGuzzi

Still a lot of visitors (over 400 pageviews a day according to Google Analytics) but not that many writers. I can try and help fix that a little, the resources on this forum are really valuable, the talking maybe not as much but then how fun is that?

pete said its probably the phase sensor and that does appear to be where its coming from, hard to get at but east to fix, he suggested some locktite gasket making sealant, I could probably use an extra set of hands to get at it, kinda glad its not a timing cover gasket and can't wait to get some miles on this girl.

they don't work on or know anything about guzzi's which is part of the reason I got such a good deal, I'd rather do it myself the thing also had the tank breather valve on backwards(dummies) I talked with Pete roper and have a good idea what it is, how to fix it and it won't cost me more than $5 HELL YES

SCREW THAT expensive tail tidy kit, just get a quality black plastic planting bucket and some good shears to clip it to size hold it together with a couple tiny black zip ties out of sight. I believe that WITH those blinkers you see in the photo I spent a whopping $20 and I thought it looked great

So, I finally got a Griso that I've been lusting after for years so I can be just like my mentor and my hero BFG with having a DD750 and a griso except I'm completely different my DD is black and my Griso is red, totally different. ANYWAY joking around aside the story is my dad hasn't been in my life for the last 27 years and he decided he wanted to buy me a motorcycle so we looked at bikes I sent him suggestions and he sent me $6600 for a 2007 Griso which I got for $6470 I got them down from 7k so out the door taxes and fee's came to 7k, Mistral can, tail rack, flyscreen, guzzi tank bag, new tires and looks mint only 10k mi well just like the relationship with my dad the bike has a problem, after my 40mi ride home from the dealer the left side of the motor is covered in oil, appears to be a low pressure leak and its not the valve covers really appears to be the timing cover (which was starting to seep on my V11 when I sold it, karma I bet) I don't really want to take this bike back I loved the ride, smooth and more refined than the V11 yet still so visceral and mechanical. The thing only has 10k on it and $6500 with great upgrades a small oil leak shouldn't be a big deal right? I see it I only paid $400 for it. Hopefully I get get some insight from here or call Mr Roper directly, maybe there are better quality gaskets I can use to replace? I put those paper towels under the bike and it didn't drip all night but the engine is wet with oil on the left side. hard to get a good photo of that.

I am reading this book right now, so far so good.

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Can you put both feet on the ground? flat footed even, 35in inseam takes care of that for me

like the cali but more refined, by far. The thing is a bit of a boat and doesn't like cross winds, the fairings and bags seemed a bit more plasticy and cheap in person than I had hoped. Not the best fit and finish on a guzzi I've seen. There is just something about the V11 I feel it is the pinnacle of their transverse v-twin which is funny because it was done as a retro.

I could totally be up for that, stupid thing won't have a plate till I get the title from him like wed, but I'll bring the bill of sale and the proof of insurance with me and risk it for how much fun this thing is I put a helmet on and went to get gas (notice what sweatshirt I put on) he also included a nice waterproof bike cover and a massive aprilia banner I can hang in the garage and all the original parts except the exhaust, AF1 has that.

TONIGHTS THE NIGHT I GET HER!!!!!!

goto drag bars and a normal looking exhaust I wouldn't mind it too much, Might actually like it then.

Just as well you got rid of the Ducati. the engines really are just a pile of shite! I borrowed an ST2 in New Zealand last February, nice handling, fairly comfortable, but after a $1000 tuneup, I was told that the belts could not be changed, the covers couldn't be removed as the nuts inside the plastic were spinning. So after being told to nurse it for next 3 weeks, running 3500-6500rpm, the engine literally physically exploded, yes, the engine cases blew apart!!!! in the middle of nowhere! Never, NEVER will I EVER buy a belt drive Ducati EVER!!! BTW, the Aprilia will be a great bike, well done. Steve To be fair to Ducati's any badly maintained belt drive engine is going to let go in a big way eventually !! It sounds like that particular ST had been seriously mistreated, as the ST2 is basically a 2 valve 851/888 motor it is pretty tough and if maintained correctly reliable. Yes, maintaning a machine is important. In this case, the belts did not fail. I was pampering the bike because they could not be changed at the time. actually, there was a catastrauphic gearbox failure that blew the engine cases apart, the bike was singing along at 110km in 6th, go figure. sadly they also sell a case saver because the chains like to let go once in awhile and embed themselves inside the crank case. I would love a 1098 if I made twice as much money as I do now, even if I got the Duc for every man money those tune ups and upgrades are $$$$$ ugh. I'm not a Duc hater just not a fan of the work they need. I just want to ride.

nope, I won't get my DD in the mail until next monday-tuesday at this point. I'm very excited, we better get a native american summer this year

whoa whoa whoa, what happened to the purple? and that muffler IS off a hummer!!

Well....... you may see that my little picture attached to my posts it is titled 'lucky'. I don't have a lot of wealth by current standards but I really do have pretty much everything I want. If someone offered me a very large amount for my Guzzi, unless it was accompanied by a promise of world peace I don't think I could be bothered. I've had motorcycles of various types since my teens so what would I want now, MV, another GS another Honda? Why on earth would I want to do that when I know apart from a brief pleasure in the excitement of the new there would be a lasting regret at parting with a motorcycle that is 'right' for me. Fortunate am I that my missus understands and my friends are covetous, and that my health is such that I can still handle 'Red Sonja' respectably. People may think otherwise but I know when I'm on a good thing. (with apologies to KB) that's something I realized after the fact of selling mine, I'm basically in a scramble to recapture those emotions and I was spoiled that the RSVR was just as good to me if not a tiny bit better in different ways like a super model but the V11 was good looking AND made you dinner.

Ben, too bad you didn't like the ST2. I have an ST4s, and I quite like it. It's not such a sharp instrument that it would out-handle an RSVR (having never ridden one), but it does respectably well. And it pulls harder than the V11.... and runs in the cold and the heat. I look at it as a fun diversion, but also I like to run my G5 with a sidecar. For me- that's just a huge grin. Well ok, it did pull harder than the V11 and less than the RSVR to be expected, for commuting which is 95% of my riding it wasn't the perfect tool for the job, it HATES traffic and I really think part of the temperament of it was the race ECU and pipes it had on it, which are really unnecessary on that type of bike especially the ST2(maybe a ST4). I bet a stock exhaust/ecu bike would have been less headache. I am on my way back to guzzi and I think about them constantly. The only V11 variant I would buy is a Coppa otherwise I want a Griso!!! I don't know how you guys even put up with me

My feeling Ben, is that it really doesn't worry me what the value is. Within reason I can have pretty much what I want in the 2 wheel arena, it's just that I really like the V11 as my motorcycle. well sure, but for the right price you would sell amiright? well that just means owners love them for more than they are worth monetarily. I didn't want to even really sell mine even if I sounded like I did sometimes I had peer and wife pressure and we were broke at the time it made sense when I did. :/

people have been talking about the collectability of the V11's and while I agree I also think it has something to due with their often low value to what the owner feels they are worth, thus making them keepers. I'm at the point I wish I still had mine (for reals) and would consider going back if it seemed right but then I would also feel like I'm back tracking and a real loser for selling in the first place so I guess the only one I would buy back is the actual one I sold off, I'll just look at a griso instead

I am literally in the process of buying a 09 Dorsoduro 750 with 7k on the clock upgraded rear shock and front springs/oil, billet levers and covers, a gel seat and akropovic exhaust installed. $6750 but it's in florida and shipping is $450 Hey, at least BFG might find it interesting. I have ridiculous bike ADD when I'm in the market for one. I wouldn't go as far as to say I hated my Duc ST2, what's a stonger word than hate? wouldn't start in the cold, wouldn't want to even cruise in the cold, didn't like the heat, didn't like to stay charged, was a walloy pig at slow speeds and the fairings(and ergo's) even with a laminar lip were no better than the RSVR I had. I got LESS wet in the rain on the RSVR. So I dumped 1k into it and put on 2k miles over a year, I've done worse. I was able to sell it for what I paid for it less the few upgrades and new starter I will post up some pics when I get it and I've already told myself the next bike needs to be a griso(newer and less problems than BFG's though) I wonder if BFG knew my mom 30 years ago. . .

where did you get that strap???? I want it! I like my leather one now but it won't last a lot longer I wear the watch every weekend and whenever I go out. I wanted number 3 but ended up with 33 as I was too late for the low or high numbers.

please god someone tell me someone has a saved copy of one of enzo's monstrosity, that purple and blue and I've all but blocked it from my mind

foto is always posting things I want to buy but can't, someday soon I'll get back, those new stelvios look fn great and have huge tanks

the service upkeep and special parts would be ghastly expensive, but if he's coming from a harley he won't even notice a difference really.

pictures would be handy and a Google map, just for interest Sorry BFG I'm afraid your new Griso is probably MUCH harder to steal than your Scura! his experience plus another local guy is whats keeping me off the griso path, sooner jump back on a V11, maybe look and hope I find the one I sold some day. Glad you got the bike back (mostly)safe