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Much as I love my silver V11 Sport, the Coppa, Rosso Corsa etc, thereās something sublime about a greenie. I donāt think that color will ever be upstagedĀ
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3 hours ago, Lucky Phil said:
Looks brand new. good choice in mirrors.
Phil
Agreed, love those mirrors ā¤ļø
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1 hour ago, gstallons said:
80 miles ? That fuel tank must be 1 gallon .
The fuel tank is 4 US gallons, (15 litres). If you use the performance of the 1.7 litre V4 quad cam 200 bhp motor, the low fuel warning light will illuminate after about 80 miles. I think 25 mpg is real world consumption for the VMax 1700. Not a bike for touringĀ
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25 minutes ago, Steve S said:
We seem to have the same affliction I bought a 1700 vmax when they came out in 09 and bought a new v85 2 years ago but didnāt get on with it, did one European trip on it and found it top heavy, being 68 and 5ā8 didnāt help , loved the vmax but not the 80 miles tank rangeĀ
Iāve also got a 1700 VMax that Iāve had for the past 7 years. Love it, but as you say the 80 mile tank range is annoying
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7 minutes ago, Steve S said:
Iāve bought and sold about 15 over the years and they are never easy to sell in the UK , just bought a 2021 BMW R nine T and loving it, asking Ā£4K for the GuzziĀ
Ā£4K for the Guzzi Ballabio is great value. I suppose theyāre not easy to sell here as Guzziās generally are a niche bike, and the majority of motorcyclists donāt really know anything about them. Also bear in mind that the bike market is very slow at the moment, & prices are down compared to what they were a couple of years ago (so everyone tells me)
Iāll be looking for a low miles used V85 during Jan 2025, & selling my 2001 VMax 1200 (another niche bike) Probably wait until next Spring to sell the VMax in the hope that thereās more activity in the market then
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21 minutes ago, Steve S said:
Thanks, the Ballabio also has cf side panels from a cafe sport, ghezzi Brian rear hugger and belly pan and Mistral high level cans, all expensive and difficult parts to find these daysĀ
If I hadnāt just bought the Coppa, I would be interested in buying your Ballabio. Riding a V11 with bars instead of the usual clipons is quite a revelation for us oldiesĀ
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32 minutes ago, Steve S said:
I have a cf front mudguard on my Ballabio it was new old stock for a rosso Mandello, the only model with marzocchi forks with a cf mudguard, the bike is for sale if you want the mudguard but youāll have to buy the bikeĀ
Hello Steve, Iāve seen your Ballabio for sale and it looks terrific with a carbon bellypan & mudguard. Unfortunately Iām not currently in the market for another V11 as Iāve only just bought a Coppa Italia which has brought my V11 collection up to a somewhat crazy 6 bikesĀ
Thank you for confirming that the Rosso Mandello was the only marzocchi fork model with the factory carbon mudguard/ fender. I think itās unlikely thereās any new old stock still out thereĀ
Good luck with you saleĀ
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If itās fading away in the USA, itās booming here in the UK with more plastic Halloween junk than ever being sold each year. When I was a kid 50 years ago there was no such event as Halloween, I see it as another marketing stunt to sell more tat.
Sadly today I had my last motorcycle ride (on my MT01) for many weeks. Tomorrow I take a flight to DFW, Iām in Dallas for a week (I work for a large US owned engineering company), then fly back home for 6 days, & on 2 November fly back across the Atlantic with Mrs Guzzimax to Barbados to depart on a 14 day Caribbean cruise on the MV Britannia. Then on returning later in November, off to the Far East for 3 weeks business travel, finally returning home mid December. The compensation is lots of winter sunshine to look forward toĀ-
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My greenie has a cracked front fender. Before I try and repair it with gaffer tape & loctite, can anyone advise if an aftermarket carbon fender was ever made for the Marzocchi forked V11s ? I suppose finding a carbon fender suitable for one of the Marzocchi forked specials like the Scura will be akin to finding a golden unicornĀ
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On 5/26/2024 at 8:28 PM, Tomchri said:
17467k $.Ā
. First thought, nƦƦh he is not selling, checking the market. Around 10k for a V low mileage is fair.
Cheers Tom.
Hmm, USD$17.5K is just testing the market. $10k for a v low mileage Coppa is a fair price, given the rarity of the machine
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6 hours ago, audiomick said:
That's an easy one:
enough minus 1
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Whatās the optimum no of bikes to own?
Easy: However many you currently own + 1 more
Can you ever have enough?
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6 minutes ago, docc said:
VIN says 4, which means 2004 build. Bike first registered March 2006
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8 hours ago, Gmc28 said:
interestingā¦ I donāt recall the new Stelvio being that tall, at least compared to the V85. I popped off my V85 at the John Day gathering and took the new Stelvio for a spin, and was giggling happy with it, despite an assumption I wouldnāt like it. Ā i think the tank is higher, but donāt recall the seat height being any taller, fwiw. Ā
it certainly is a whole different machine than our beloved v11ās. Ā the āinvolvementā of the slipper clutch when approaching twisties on decel was impressive for me on that brief ride, but not necessarily desirableā¦.iām just not used to it, and it would add to the existing need to remember youāre on a V11 if hopping between bikes, to avoid bad results on the V11 entering a corner. Ā but she was lovely. Ā
New Stelvio seat height 83 cm. V85 is also 83 cm; just the same. Strange, when I took a Stelvio out for a test ride a few weeks ago it felt taller. V11 seat height is 80 cm. Just 1 1/4ā lower. If feels much lower than a inch & a quarterĀ
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16 hours ago, Guzzi-in-Vancouver said:
With a Tenni Griso thatād be the holy trinity!
ĀI have often had the same thoughtsĀ
The problem is I would find it difficult to part with my black Griso which Iāve owned for the past 11 years. I have the same problems with my various V11 Sports purchased before I acquired the Coppa & RC; I canāt really bear to sell them, and IMO the red frame models are different enough to the black framed Ohlins equipped specials to justify keeping them all
This photo of my Griso, Coppa & RC is weird. The wide angle has stretched the wheelbases of the Griso & RCĀ
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3 hours ago, docc said:
Let's ask the other inmates on the ward if this represents a pure and crystalline sanity.
Yay, it does seem somewhat crazy. I was recently offered the opportunity to buy one of the only 2 original Coppaās in the UK, & I couldnātĀ let it pass me by. I donāt really want to sell any of the othersĀ
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1 hour ago, activpop said:
What's the story with the 06 Coppa? I didn't know they got badged that year.
It was registered in 2006. I assume the bike would have been built in 2005. I guess I can check the build year from the engine no.
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1 hour ago, activpop said:
What, no Stelvio?Ā
I find the new Stelvio based on the V100 too tall. A V85 will be the next Guzzi. But Iāve now reached peak bike storage capacityĀ
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23 minutes ago, gstallons said:
You have 5 total of these ? 2 red frame bikes , an 03 RC , an 03 V11 sport and a 04 V11 LeMans ? all at the same timeĀ ?
06 Coppa Italia; 03 Rosso Corsa; Silver & Greenie red framed Sports; 03 V11 Sport; 04 Le Mans; & a Griso 8V. All at the same time
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