Guest critter Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Mille Percento V11 LeMans Mille Percento V11 Agricola Mille Percento V11 Rosso Mandello Mille Percento V11 Nero Lucido Mille Percento V11 Sport Mille Percento V11 Coppa Italia for sheer flamboyance : Filippo Barbacane's Griso-based ZERO. the 'Zero' page at Mille Percento the 'Zero' page at Barbacane's 'Firestarter Garage" 25K € concerning depredations leveled against Japanese bikes, Buells or any other motorcycle perceived as inferior [as if this somehow worked as reverse praise for Moto Guzzis - which need no defense] : a real motorcycle is one ridden by a real motorcyclist. hope i'm not off topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrat Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 Hey Critter Hard to define a real motorcyclist, surely its just someone who enjoys them. If your looking for my credentials, well, i have owned 57 of them, since i was 14, now 48. I have averaged more than 10,000 miles per year since i was 15. I got married on one. I took 11 months off on honeymoon and travelled around the world on one 33,000 miles. I ride one all year round still. I raced at the Isle of Man TT and at World Superbike. I didnt own a car for the first 8 years of marriage and moved house twice, with a cat in each pannier. I've broken my back three times coming off one. I dont know if any of that makes me a real motorcyclist, but i like the look of the V11 le mans. I will have to ride one to prove i like it, and as has been said i might need two bikes, to add to the other 4 in the garage at the moment.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan M Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Hey Critter.... Be careful rookies. Jaap doesn't like it when we play rough. Don't ask me how I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 i like the look of the V11 le mans. I will have to ride one to prove i like it, To paraphrase a friend and life long Guzzi fan... don't let the test ride put you off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockport claret Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 To paraphrase a friend and life long Guzzi fan... don't let the test ride put you off test ride? bought my Mandello on looks alone then found it handled like a pig on roller skates . changed the tyres and set the suspension up and it was transformed into a thing of grace it's got enough power for me and feels like it's going fast when it's not unlike most modern sports bikes which go so fast and don't feel like it at all. this Guzzi thing creeps up on you and gets into your heart and soul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocker59 Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Mille Percento V11 LeMans Mille Percento V11 Agricola Mille Percento V11 Rosso Mandello Mille Percento V11 Nero Lucido Mille Percento V11 Sport Mille Percento V11 Coppa Italia for sheer flamboyance : Filippo Barbacane's Griso-based ZERO. the 'Zero' page at Mille Percento the 'Zero' page at Barbacane's 'Firestarter Garage" 25K € concerning depredations leveled against Japanese bikes, Buells or any other motorcycle perceived as inferior [as if this somehow worked as reverse praise for Moto Guzzis - which need no defense] : a real motorcycle is one ridden by a real motorcyclist. hope i'm not off topic. Love the paint scheme, but the decal placement is horrid. Why they didn't make it more horizontal and follow the lines of the tank, I'll never know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve G. Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I currently have a 2000 V-11S and a 2005 999S. They are certainly different tools. Both have their own character and marque mystique. Both are uncommon and oft recognized as exotic. The MG is happy at 120mph all day long, and so will you be, at the end of the day. The Duc flicks through the turns more readily, but you'll be ready for the hot-tub after 3-4 hours on the hi-way. After 30-some years of motorcycling I have come to understand that tools and motorcycles are best when designed with specific tasks in mind. Compromise generally gives you the least of the characteristics from either extreme. And better than that..... After 30-some years of motorcycling I have come to understand that a man can own more than one motorcycle at a time!!! I must agree!! I'm up to 7, and they are all very different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeokie Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I would definately consider one of the Ohlins equipped models like the Cafe Sport, Coppa Italia, Rosso and Nero Corsa or Scura. I believe the Tenni's a mechanically standard Le Mans with the paint job and seat being it's distinguishing factor as a special package. Everyone is different, but I cannot properly convey just how much I love my Nero...Happy Hunting, S.H. +1 - if you are going to get a "special" V11 get one with the Ohlins! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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