Sold my beautiful red fast G

GRiSO Capo Posts : 891 Join date : 2015-05-16 Age : 68

Giday all
Sold my beautiful fast red G11 a few weeks back ......it's off to Sydney.
I loved that bike but it was going to kill me .....at 67 now and getting physically weaker and not as fast in the reflexes as well I had to make some hard decisions. The big problem was I still was getting blood rushes occasionally and finding myself doing things that I should not have .....it was not an issue when I was younger but now I realise that I just do not have what it takes any longer.
I have now purchased a nice smaller NOS 2016 V7 11 with 218 ks on the clock. Hopefully I will be able to control this smaller package a bit better.
I hope I can still stay here and banter a bit now and then.
Looks like I will need to remap this baby .....will contact Mark soon to see what he has.
Thanks to all for many years of great GRiSO banter as he help when needed.
Cheers

GRiSO Capo Posts : 7404 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 63

Sounds eminently sensible.

Stick around. Clancy had a V7 II and I reckon it was he best of the lot. Simple, Heron head, motor that never tried to pretend to be anything it wasn't, six speed pressure fed gearbox and time proven driveline.

Sure the suspension is crap but that's fixable if you need it to be.

I personally will be keeping my GRiSO and Mana but if I buy another bike it will likely be a Honda CT 125! If I live long enough to need another bike it will be an electric.......

GRiSO Capo Posts : 7749 Join date : 2013-09-30

Yeah, stick around Trevor. We like V7's too. Mostly.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 1382 Join date : 2014-07-03

beetle wrote:: Yeah, stick around Trevor. We like V7's too. Mostly.

What beetle said. Mostly. cheers

Bill

GRiSO Capo Posts : 2597 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 61

Indeed. Once a GRiSO nut, always a GRiSO nut.

Don Abbondio Posts : 4352 Join date : 2014-03-13 Age : 65

Trev, sad news on letting GRiSO go to the north island. But good news is you now join the outer triangle supporting the inner circle - quite a few of us have been doing just that for years.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 7749 Join date : 2013-09-30

What about your gaggle of Royal Enfields? One presumes they will stay?

GRiSO Capo Posts : 891 Join date : 2015-05-16 Age : 68

Mark

Greetings from beautiful Tasmania where it's great today and will be better tomorrow ....

Sure do still have my 'gaggle' of Enfields .....8 off' .most will be keepers 7 of which are Brits ...

You have a V7 map ? Also the PC cable went with the GRiSO ... Does the V7 need a different cable ?

Stay safe

GRiSO Capo Posts : 7749 Join date : 2013-09-30

Yes, I have V7 maps out the wazoo. Same cable as the GRiSO.

Don Abbondio Posts : 879 Join date : 2015-02-27 Age : 74

I'll speak to Phil about that cable, Trev. I keep one up at the Shed, with a knee top, and Phil is not mechanical, and with computers, is a confirmed Luddite. He only just on Friday managed his very first internet banking exercise. John will be delivering the fast red GRiSO to the shed next weekend - getting the ferry over Friday, and back again Sunday, I believe.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 891 Join date : 2015-05-16 Age : 68

Thanks Mal
Happy to pay market value plus postage if Phil is happy ......
Cheers