Hi from the Scottish Borders

Grignapoco Posts : 152 Join date : 2016-01-25 Age : 60

Hey up, just acquired an 08 8 valve 1200 GRiSO, one previous owner 5,000 miles, no outstanding recalls, very clean machine in black. I`m an ex Boxer man had an 11 year romance with a RWB Boxercup Replika. Wanted a more cool easy ride, seemed obvious thing to do really. Need to get luggaged up now.

Chris.

GRiSO Posts : 4335 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 60

And get it rollerised before it has a chance to shit itself.

Pete

Grignapoco Posts : 179 Join date : 2015-01-14 Age : 49

Hello Chris;

welcome to the ghetto!

Sven

Don Abbondio Posts : 387 Join date : 2015-02-27 Age : 70

Welcome to the campfire. There's plenty of info on luggage here, so browse away, and should you have questions, ask away. And the denizens here really like photos!

GRiSO Posts : 4398 Join date : 2013-09-30

Biondino Posts : 205 Join date : 2014-09-02

Cheers from across the stream, Welcome cheers

Nibbio Posts : 610 Join date : 2015-05-16 Age : 64

G'day Chris
Welcome to the ghetto from is all under, down under in Tasmania.
Enjoy the ride and stay safe.
Regards

GRiSO Posts : 1281 Join date : 2015-02-02 Age : 56

Yes welcome Chris. Put up a photo of your bike Question

You say no outstanding recalls, does this mean it's already had the roller tappet kit fitted ?
Cheers , I'm having a Red label Chivas whiskey in your honour cheers

Grignapoco Posts : 134 Join date : 2015-12-19

welcome, we were in Scotland last Sept on holiday, great roads if only you could get rid of the tourists Laughing

L'Innominato Posts : 2117 Join date : 2013-05-28 Age : 52

Fixed yer profile for ya.

Welcome to the ghetto!

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2012 MOTO GUZZI GRiSO 1200SE

2013 MOTO GUZZI STELVIO 1200NTX - Orange Blossom Special

Nibbio Posts : 629 Join date : 2014-07-03

waterbottle wrote:: ****

Cheers , I'm having a Red label Chivas whiskey in your honour

If we toasted every newcomer, we'd be a drunken lot. Oh. Never mind. clown

Welcome from the top of Virginia, Chris.

Have only seen your part of this planet on the web and from 33K or so. Hope to visit it in reality sometime.

Bill

GRiSO Posts : 1110 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 58

Welcome, Chris.

Tiradritto Posts : 375 Join date : 2015-02-13 Age : 71

Welcome Chris!

Grignapoco Posts : 198 Join date : 2014-05-07 Age : 61

Welcome Chris I am in Livingston.

Grignapoco Posts : 152 Join date : 2016-01-25 Age : 60

Wow, I`m humbled. A Yorkshireman living in the beautiful Borderland feeling warmth from all over the Globe where one of Yorkshires famous sons Mapped. (and missed Sydney harbour completely!)

Thanks again.

Rollerising? Nah, if it aint broke don`t fix it son Wink

GRiSO Posts : 4335 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 60

It will break. At least get it inspected. The results can be catastrophic.

Pete

GRiSO Posts : 4398 Join date : 2013-09-30

boxerscott wrote:: Rollerising? Nah, if it aint broke don`t fix it son

It is broke, you just don't know it. There is no such thing as a good flattie.

GRiSO Posts : 4335 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 60

Really my friend, here are just a few shots from my 'Chamber of Horrors'

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Ignoring the problem or wishing it not to be so can lead to this.

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Which in turn will require this....

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Believe me, you don't want to even begin to think about how much that is likely to cost you! and then we have to do all sorts of shit like this....

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Really. Not acting with haste WILL destroy your engine.

Pete

Nibbio Posts : 565 Join date : 2014-06-05

Welcome!
Trouble is, if it's not rollerised, it was broke when it rolled out the gate at Mandello. Rollerise or you'll have bits of tappet slowly destroying the motor from within. No joke. Here is what mine looked like after just 6k miles:

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The mighty GRiSO has this one terrible flaw. Once it's sorted, it's truly mighty.

GRiSO Posts : 4335 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 60

This rather depressing shot is now the screensaver on my Mac.

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Not sure why? some sort of perverse, masochistic fetish I presume....... Very Happy

Pete

GRiSO Posts : 4398 Join date : 2013-09-30

It's horrible, but you can't look away....

L'Innominato Posts : 2117 Join date : 2013-05-28 Age : 52

I remember when it was the English disease...

It really is like the clap.

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2012 MOTO GUZZI GRiSO 1200SE

2013 MOTO GUZZI STELVIO 1200NTX - Orange Blossom Special

GRiSO Posts : 4335 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 60

Sounds like a clap in its terminal stages. Interestingly ghonorea is known as the 'French Disease' in pommy land. Very Happy

Don Abbondio Posts : 236 Join date : 2014-10-07 Age : 54

In France they probably blame the Belgians for it

GRiSO Posts : 1079 Join date : 2014-01-02

Tolle09 wrote:: In France they probably blame the Belgians for it

We can't! They gave us French fries... Laughing