AndyH Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Nice to see these low mileage bikes but what's wrong with the people who owned them? How can you not ride them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czakky Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Cry in' shame huh Andy? Lord knows I get the same face as your avatar anytime I'm on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luhbo Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I picked up a 2000 Greeny last year in Italy: 3k Euro with 6000 km. Pristine, not one scratch, unfortunately the rear tire was new already PO (and only) said the wifie didn't like it, always wanted a convertible. Hubert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I picked up a 2000 Greeny last year in Italy: 3k Euro with 6000 km. Pristine, not one scratch, unfortunately the rear tire was new already PO (and only) said the wifie didn't like it, always wanted a convertible. Hubert Are you starting a collection of Greenies, Hubert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBBenson Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Nice to see these low mileage bikes but what's wrong with the people who owned them? How can you not ride them? Re: Low milage V11’s I think it takes a certain kind of person to own an exotic like a Moto Guzzi. It is not for the faint at heart. You need to be courageous and confident to put the hammer down and fly through the gears. Like an Alfa Romeo, the Guzzi needs to be driven hard: it likes it, and most people feel Italian machinery is not only temperamental but fragile, and hesitate to really screw it on. Thus, they lug around town, always afraid of breaking something. Of course, this is the worse thing you can do to an engine like the V-Twin from Mandello del Lario. It hates it, and will be cranky and moody. Most will then park the Guzzi in the garage, not willing to dance with it anymore, saying, “It’s always something with this thing”. Bikes like ours reward doing the maintenance yourself, and having done the work yourself makes you more confident, as you understand the machine much better, and have trust in the basic design. You can feel when something is not right, or could be better, and are rewarded when your instinct is proven correct. Of course, the lack of a dealer network sort of forces one to do this, but still, there are people who wouldn’t question owning an exotic, and those who wouldn’t think of it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Nice to see these low mileage bikes but what's wrong with the people who owned them? How can you not ride them? Re: Low milage V11’s I think it takes a certain kind of person to own an exotic like a Moto Guzzi. It is not for the faint at heart. You need to be courageous and confident to put the hammer down and fly through the gears. Like an Alfa Romeo, the Guzzi needs to be driven hard: it likes it, and most people feel Italian machinery is not only temperamental but fragile, and hesitate to really screw it on. Thus, they lug around town, always afraid of breaking something. Of course, this is the worse thing you can do to an engine like the V-Twin from Mandello del Lario. It hates it, and will be cranky and moody. Most will then park the Guzzi in the garage, not willing to dance with it anymore, saying, “It’s always something with this thing”. Bikes like ours reward doing the maintenance yourself, and having done the work yourself makes you more confident, as you understand the machine much better, and have trust in the basic design. You can feel when something is not right, or could be better, and are rewarded when your instinct is proven correct. Of course, the lack of a dealer network sort of forces one to do this, but still, there are people who wouldn’t question owning an exotic, and those who wouldn’t think of it. Wow! That is worth saying again! With feeling! Well said, JB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamberlin Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 Agreed! Well put! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyH Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Yep, couldn't have put it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwh20 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 That's very well put and even in my short time as a Moto Guzzi owner, I can see it. I've already been doing some "bonding" with my LeMans and I'm finding that it's really easy to work on which is, I'm sure, a byproduct of the relatively simple design compared to other bikes on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luhbo Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 ... Are you starting a collection of Greenies, Hubert? Don't ask. It depends on what actually is ageing faster, me or my actual one. The one now standing in the shed also doesn't get younger, so probably it was some sort of bite reflex only. Hubert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Being a very respectable photographer, Hubert, how about some eye candy of the Mean Green Sisters? Maybe a special thread: Hubert Can't Help Himself ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamberlin Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Nice Tenni going fast! http://www.ebay.com/itm/2002-Moto-Guzzi-LeMans-Tenni-108-of-170-mfg-3-900-miles-great-shape-throughout-/251528377424?_trksid=p2054897.l4275 Does anybody proof-read anymore? Here is a V11 "Scuba"! http://amarillo.craigslist.org/mcy/4433513553.html Not sure about the color scheme on this one: http://fresno.craigslist.org/mcy/4460710622.html Cafe Sport! http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/mcy/4468432794.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamberlin Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Nice Greenie http://sandiego.en.craigslist.org/csd/mcy/4488564333.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamberlin Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Another greenie, this one in the Pacific NW http://portland.craigslist.org/grg/mcy/4521291685.html '02 Le Mans http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/mcy/4498807035.html Red-frame bike in sliver (howa' bout ditching your keychain buddy!) http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/mcy/4517444426.html Looks like a pretty beat up Nero Corsa http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/mcy/4517444426.html Very nice '03 Sport Naked in red http://denver.craigslist.org/mcd/4513909607.html Rosso Corsa - well used, but appears loved http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/mcy/4483267144.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwh20 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 2000 V11 Sport on Craigslist in Valparaiso Indiana: http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/mcy/4533190214.html Not mine but it looks pretty nice from the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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