Tony C

2004 V11 Ballabio 13300 miles. Excellent condition, never dropped, raced or abused. Everything on the bike works. $4800 Recent service completed. Beautiful bike with no problems. Bike is 100% stock with no modifications. More Pictures upon request. I bought a Griso 8V and need to sell. I am located in Northern California, Mountain View, CA Tony C 650 302 4457 PS I can email pictures as site will not let me post my pictures, too big of files.

I still have not taken the stickers off since I have been having too much fun riding it. But I will be working on that soon. I may keep the one the the venting and circuit diagram but the rest are going in the trash. I am in California and there is no check for this year bike, so I am good. Tony C

Remember that people that make these rules: A. Do not know anything about the thing they are making the rule for and B. They are not the sharpest knife in the set... Tony C

Good info. on removing the labels. Yes, stupid nanny-state nonsense at its best!! Especially here in the Golden State, we have too many lawyers...Don't get me started... Tony C

Yes the stickers need to come off. I have to figure out how to do it. From what I heard it is not easy; can be done with a hair dryer. I am also going to remove the reflectors... Tony C

Hi All, I have just this week picked up my new Griso 8V. All I can say is Initial impressions: Definitely more power than the V11! I am going to have to be careful with this it tacks up real quick and you are moving! Very quick throttle response. Very responsive. Engine is smooth. A bit of lean surge at low speeds, but that is normal with these smog down bikes...but nothing bad. It is actually better behaved around town than the V11. I am very happy with the way it runs. Very nice ergonomics for me. Seems to feel much, much lighter than the V11. Feels much more nimble. Rode it back on the back roads, Calaveras back to my place. Very nice brakes. Fit and finish very high quality. Very nice looking bike. I will definitely need a tank bag and a small faring. Here are some pictures. http://s1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee500/V11Tony/ Tony C

After a few minor problems which were taken care of at the first service, I have not had any. I have 12500 miles on the bike. It has not be in the shop once. I do all the work myself, very easy bike to work on. Enjoy Tony C

Thank you for the advice. The speedo came out quit easy. The only problem I had was the rubber light holder things. Real tough to get out and very delicate. Still trying to find a screw that will hold the knob on the trip odometer. T

Thanks for the info. Looks like this weekends project. T

The trip Odometer knob came off my V11 speedo. This is a very common problem as I have read here. The bike is a 2004 Billabio. I need some instructions on how to remove and then replace the speedometer since I am going to try to fabricate a permenate solution to the knob falling off, along the lines of what someone posted here not too long ago. I had a link to Guzzi shop manuals but the link does not work any more. Hopefully one of you can give me some advice on removing the thing or point me to some instructions. I am going to fabricate a new knob and then lubricate the insides to try to make the thing last a bit longer. I don't want to break anything in the process. Thanks, Tony C

Nice job Slug, I have to figure out how to fix mine as it came off. I have the knob but it just came off, I really don't want to do the glue thing. Hummm... Tony

I am going to pipe in here and agree with Pete. I just understand the reasoning that you must always have the bigger and bigger engine. Especially amoung US riders. It seems to me that a smaller smoother motor can be much more practical in the real world. Heck, at this rate people will be demanding 5.0 liter bikes in a few years...Just my opinion

Hi All, We are starting up a monthly Guzzi Bike Night here in the SF Bay Area. We plan on meeting on the first Monday of each month for a very informal gathering, simply bring the bikes and have some food and talk Guzzi's and/or bikes in general. We had the first Guzzi Night last evening and we had a dozen bikes/riders show up, it was great! We will be meeting in Milpitas, CA McCarthy Ranch Applebee's Restaurant at 6:00. See below for the details. Hope to see some more Guzzi folks in August. Tony C WHAT: NORCAL GUZZI BIKE NIGHT WHEN: Monday, August 4th at 6:00 pm WHERE: APPLEBEE's, off 880, McCarthy Road exit, Milpitas, CA WHO: All NORCAL Guzzitist, all Italian bike riders, and ALL motorcyclists always welcome QUESTIONS: john.cerilli@axt.com or antonio_corbelletta@bd.com

I have had pretty good experiences with Moto Italiano in San Jose. They also have a shop in Santa Cruz but never been there. I bought the bike there and they did the first sevice point. I thought that they did a good job. I have not had any real issues with the V11 so I am not sure how they would be if I did have issues. I bought parts and supplies there for my service points that I did myself. Jason (who I think is an owner?) is a big Moto Guzzi enthusiast. He likes to talk...which is fun. They also sell Triumph MC's, and Aprillia MC's and Scooters. FYI Tony C

2004 V11 Purchased new 4/2006 Now I have 7100 miles on it. Great bike. Tony C

I am not sure that I buy the "increased breaking" power simply by changing the pads. By my physics, the only real way to increase braking power, i.e. stopping distance, is by increasing the brake area. That is getting bigger rotors and caliper/pads. The pad compound is relevent only to the amount of fade, that is, temperature resistance that the pad has. Therefore the need for various compounds if one is racing on the track. On the street a stock type of pad is the best solution all things being equal. In my experience with cars, some of the "high performance" or "racing" pads do not work very well on the street. They will require higher temps to effective, higher pressure to be effective and higher wear of the disks, all for poor street performance. The stock pads on my '04 V11 seem to work very well and I will replace with those when the time comes. Not sure why I would want to go with something different, at least in compounds. Tony C

Great film! Thanks As far as the stickers goes, that kind of machine does not come cheap and someone has to pay the bills. Tony C

It is totally about revenue, very little to do about safety. Just be careful, and be aware! Tony C

I have always used the kill button on both my Moto Guzzi's. The reasons: That was the way I was taught in the MSF course. And because they said that by using the kill button you can always find it faster in an emergency. I don't if those are good or bad reasons but that is the way I do it. I used the key on my friends Honda that had a suspect kill button however.

I have a 2004 V11 Ballabio, with 1100 miles on it. No problems so far and it runs great. If you have experience with cars/trucks working on the V11 should be a breeze. They are still pretty simple bikes. Tony C

Hi Alex! One of these days I would love to ride in Italy on my Guzzi. Take Care and your English is just fine. Tony

I am 51 and fairly new to motorcycles. I went to the MSF course and then got my endorsement. My friend who has lots of bikes let me ride his Moto Guzzi V50 II which after a few rides, I bought. I rode that one for about a year and now I bought the V11. So, I guess that this is my second Guzzi. I love it so far. Tony

Hi All! I just bought a new V11 Ballabio this weekend. Really nice but only been on it twice due to the weather here in California, SF Bay area. I will post some pictures soon as soon as the weather lets me pull it out of the garage! Tony C