What did you do with your GRiSO today?

GRiSO Capo Posts : 815 Join date : 2014-05-06

Took GRiSO out yesterday to a local Honda/KTM dealer where they had a KTM Try-out Event. Joined a herd of KTMs on a 1190 Adventure R for 45 minutes. A ride on a new bike is NICE! Wonderful suspension, smooth shifting, nice to sit high and straight. A powerful bike as well!

But: BORING. Yes, I think you can go around the world on that machine but why would you want to? There must be more exciting things to do.
Best part of the day was my trip back home on good old GRiSO. What a difference! In a very positive way.

(but I wouldn't mind trying out a Stelvio one day.)

GRiSO Capo Posts : 1722 Join date : 2014-07-03

bioman wrote:: Took GRiSO out yesterday to a local Honda/KTM dealer where they had a KTM Try-out Event. Joined a herd of KTMs on a 1190 Adventure R for 45 minutes. A ride on a new bike is NICE! Wonderful suspension, smooth shifting, nice to site high and straight. A powerful bike as well!

But: BORING. Yes, I think you can go around the world on that machine but why would you want to? There must be more exiting things to do.
Best part of the day was my trip back home on good old GRiSO. What a difference! In a very positive way.

(but I wouldn't mind trying out a Stelvio one day.)

"Yes, I think you can go around the world on that machine but why would you want to?"

That is EXACTLY how I feel about nearly all other motorcycles.

I like motorcycles. Almost all of them, OCC products and their like are one of the few exceptions.

But ... besotted on Guzzi kool-aid, nothing else scratches my two-wheeled itch as do those Mandello maidens.

So, yes, "why would you want to?" That said, thankfully, takes all kinds.

Bill

Grignapoco Posts : 180 Join date : 2015-01-14 Age : 56

Rode GRiSO to the Assen TT-Cirquit, to watch some mates of mine entering the racetrack.

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Back at home, i spend GRiSO new screws for the valve covers

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and a new luggage rack for all the things i have to bring to the UK GRiSO Run Cool

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Sven

Nibbio Posts : 855 Join date : 2014-08-18 Age : 60

I Like both the valve cover screws and the Stucchi rack Sven. Cool

L'Innominato Posts : 3346 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 65

Just a quick little hop to the moon and back, a mere 384,400 km each way, give or take.

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Nibbio Posts : 855 Join date : 2014-08-18 Age : 60

Street wrote:: Just a quick little hop to the moon and back, a mere 384,400 km each way, give or take.

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Excellent Street, what fuel map are you running? affraid

L'Innominato Posts : 3346 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 65

Blue,

NASA insists on running Beetlejuice in all our latest interstellar craft, specifically the R.U.M. punch # 666. It turns out the maps are less of a factor than you'd expect in near-zero gravity, but they have to increase the CO trim a bit to compensate for Irish Whiskey and Blues Music over-indulgence. I don't know about all that shit, I'm just an astronaut. As they say, it's not the destination, man, it's the journey!

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Nibbio Posts : 855 Join date : 2014-08-18 Age : 60

Far out..........very far out, man. Cool

Is that a parachute on the back for re-entry?

GRiSO Capo Posts : 815 Join date : 2014-05-06

How I love this forum!!

Godfather Posts : 3154 Join date : 2013-05-28 Age : 59

Houston, we have a problem...

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2012 MOTO GUZZI GRiSO 1200SE

2013 MOTO GUZZI STELVIO 1200NTX - Orange Blossom Special

Sfregiato Posts : 453 Join date : 2014-05-23

Did you happen to run across Stanley Kubric?

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Oh yeah, make sure you are regularly checking your suit pressure before you go crater carving....very important!! Laughing

Biondino Posts : 214 Join date : 2013-11-22 Age : 51

I changed the air filter for the very first time today.

Found two strips of sponge lying on top of the air filter when I removed the cover.

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It took me a while to figure out they are from the inner top on the air box snorkel, held by double sided tapes.

Probably for sound dampening.

Sfregiato Posts : 467 Join date : 2014-06-13 Age : 74

I took a wet, foggy ride up to Newcomb's Ranch today. Also got my first speeding ticket on a bike since I was 18! The cop was very nice and we spent a good 10 minuites talking about the GRiSO. He only wrote me up for doing 80mph instead of the 91 he clocked me at. Life is good. Very Happy

Tanabuso Posts : 70 Join date : 2015-04-17 Age : 66

Hi guys, It just goes to show that nothings perfect, You guys in the states have so many beautiful off highway roads and yu's have too put the bikes in cotton balls for winter. Here in oz we get nice days for a ride in winter but our off highway roads are not as good as a lot of countries, though no where near as bad some other countries. Getting back too the TOPIC i've just perved on my GRiSO for half an hour and fitted my personalised # plate and a plastic cover over it, once you get all of the big jobs out the way (not that i've done any thing to the GRiSO) Its good to just tinker making personal adjustments and run a polish rag over them isn't it.

Wakey.

Sfregiato Posts : 453 Join date : 2014-05-23

" i've just perved on my GRiSO for half an hour"

Did you get photos or video? cyclops

Nibbio Posts : 855 Join date : 2014-08-18 Age : 60

Went to a football tournament with my son and then had a chance of a ride on the Siren.

New cables have arrived, but still too nervous to muck around with disconnecting the power commander, and set up the new map........yes, I know........you ole boys are laughing at me......and it's all bread and butter to you.

Anyhoooo - Tenni resting and 'tinking' after a good run. I followed a guy on a Hayabusa for a few miles.

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Open face plus long visor is good but you do look like a mushroom!

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Sfregiato Posts : 477 Join date : 2014-10-22 Age : 64

Put another Michelin Pilot Power 3 on the back. Turns out this is his tenth back tyre, I got 15 000 Ks on the last one. Inspected the worn sidestand . Yep its worn but should last another coupla years. They only used this assembly (rotary switch) on the first few years and went to a linear switch. In a weeks time the bike will be 9 years old, and only just run in........

Tiradritto Posts : 328 Join date : 2014-01-02 Age : 56

15000 ks!!!!!
That's a great result. Thumbs Up

Sfregiato Posts : 477 Join date : 2014-10-22 Age : 64

Gday Ralf. I should have changed it out a bit sooner. Flattius centerrius , still a heap of tread on the sides though and not a great deal of "scalloping" but still stable and predictable even in the flogging rain we have had here of late. The front, which was put on at the same time still looks as new ,although no doubt will have to change it before the back one.
I had a test flight on a 2015 SE a fortnight ago. I shouldn't have. It will be a while before we have the needed funds and who wants to buy an 1100 with 158 000 Kms?

Sfregiato Posts : 467 Join date : 2014-06-13 Age : 74

Here's a photo from Saturday's foggy ride. As you know it's very disorienting riding in thick fog, so I pulled over to rest and take a piss. Walking back to the bike I was taken with the scene and snapped this cell phone pic.
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Grignapoco Posts : 127 Join date : 2015-04-17 Age : 41

Cool photo.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10057 Join date : 2013-09-30

I attached my dongle and twisted the throttle. Then mooched off.

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Don Abbondio Posts : 200 Join date : 2014-05-31 Age : 75

Josh.C wrote:: Cool photo.

+ 1, excellent shot mate. Thumbs Up

Sfregiato Posts : 446 Join date : 2015-02-13 Age : 77

Like the "artsy" fog pic...

Nibbio Posts : 528 Join date : 2014-04-10 Age : 69

Charlie J wrote:: Gday Ralf. I should have changed it out a bit sooner. Flattius centerrius , still a heap of tread on the sides though and not a great deal of "scalloping" but still stable and predictable even in the flogging rain we have had here of late. The front, which was put on at the same time still looks as new ,although no doubt will have to change it before the back one.
I had a test flight on a 2015 SE a fortnight ago. I shouldn't have. It will be a while before we have the needed funds and who wants to buy an 1100 with 158 000 Kms?

Id say that so far at 158k your doing well....how has the 1100 done overall ....curious Cool

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