Another newish GRiSO

Squinternotto Posts : 3 Join date : 2015-05-05

Hi everyone,
Well after a mk5 le mans(65k miles) and a v11(25k miles) I'm chuffed as hell to finally be a GRiSO owner!
Had to trailer it home as it was below freezing and 400 km of salted motorways back to where I live in the French alps.
Thoroughly washed now and living in a heated garage. Shame it's the start of winter though..............
cheers
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GRiSO Capo Posts : 711 Join date : 2014-05-06

Congratulations!!

cheers

Beautiful bike! I see you already have Onur's tankbag ring installed! Good for you. And I like your exhaust pipe.

Squinternotto Posts : 3 Join date : 2015-05-05

Mistral and tankbag came with the bike so can't complain......

GRiSO Capo Posts : 1664 Join date : 2014-07-03

Congrats.

Please forgive me for what may very well (but unintentionally) come across as patronizing, as you probably did something like what I mention here as a matter of course.

But, in the event you did not go beyond washing and add something like Ballistol — [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] — after the wash (& dry), I recommend you consider such.

I, too, trailered my GRiSO in nasty weather:

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In my case, was bringing it back from Rose Farm Classics — [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] — near Chicago, to our home at the top of Virginia.

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Anyway, my rollerized but sad GRiSO was pummeled by salt and worse for almost 800 miles of turnpike.

After I washed it, I tried to find every vulnerable spot where corrosion might be an issue. About a month later, I saw that I’d missed one. Nasty. Yet, everywhere else, doused with Ballistol as I generously did, has stayed just fine.

Enough.

Best wishes for miles of smiles on that beyoootiful GRiSO.

Bill

Squinternotto Posts : 3 Join date : 2015-05-05

Hi,
Not patronising at all Smile

I used to use a product called 'duck oil' when I lived in the UK and it worked a treat on my old (1979) bevel drive 900ss.........and also on my le mans that was ridden a lot on salty roads as it was my only form of transport at the time. Wish I still had the 900ss though as a stable mate for the GRiSO!!
There will soon be loads of snow where I live. Here is a pic of my other 2 wheeled passion.
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Sfregiato Posts : 446 Join date : 2015-02-13 Age : 76

Welcome and congrats on your new GRiSO!

GRiSO Capo Posts : 897 Join date : 2015-05-16 Age : 70

G'day Manu
Welcome from us all down under in Tasmania.
Boy, what a fine looking ride, enjoy
Take care

GRiSO Capo Posts : 3148 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 63

Welcome.

L'Innominato Posts : 3154 Join date : 2013-05-28 Age : 57

Congratulations on your full-fledged membership into the GRiSO ghetto!

No more Don Abbondio for you! Welcome.

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GRiSO Capo Posts : 305 Join date : 2014-12-16 Age : 58

Welcome Karl, but why the hell did you put sugar coating all over your GRiSO?

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