Subject: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Mon May 17, 2021 1:08 pm
I first set eyes on a GRiSO back in 2008 when my wife and I were parked up on our Triumph Sprint next to one on the Plymouth to Santander ferry (in that there Europe). I've got to get me one of them, I thought. At the time they were too expensive, but I proomised myself I'd get one when they were selling for £3.5K. Fast forward to last week and I was helping a friend decide on what his next bike should be and I suggested the GRiSO and sent him a pic. That set me off, so I looked on th'Interweb and found a 2007 4v for the magic £3.5K, phoned the seller and picked her up today. At the minute, she's a guilty secret. I only just bought a new bike 10 days ago so I'll have to break the news to 'er indoors gently. Oh and sell a bike so that I've got room in the garage.
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beetle GRiSO Capo
Posts : 9462 Join date : 2013-09-30
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Mon May 17, 2021 1:25 pm
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Mon May 17, 2021 3:14 pm
I bought the bike off Mike Fry, Beetle. He used to live in Oz and he put your wizardry on the ECU. And the pics will come. It's a black '07 4v. I'm sure you've seen one before.
beetle GRiSO Capo
Posts : 9462 Join date : 2013-09-30
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Mon May 17, 2021 3:50 pm
Well, I saw it when Mike owned it, therefore....
sideshowbob GRiSO Capo
Posts : 1033 Join date : 2017-08-06 Age : 67
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Mon May 17, 2021 5:02 pm
I'm sure she will say, let's enlarge the garage so you can keep all your bikes!
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rick pope GRiSO Capo
Posts : 545 Join date : 2019-08-17 Age : 68
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Mon May 17, 2021 5:53 pm
Or, if you're REALLY lucky, she'll let you keep one in the entry. We sometimes do that, at my wife's suggestion. Her favorite is the Henderson.
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LBC Tenni GRiSO Capo
Posts : 956 Join date : 2014-06-05
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Mon May 17, 2021 10:24 pm
A well secured plastic shed in the yard can offer good protection too, for bikes other than GRiSO.
Evilgarfield Grignapoco
Posts : 173 Join date : 2021-03-24
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Mon May 17, 2021 11:14 pm
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Tue May 18, 2021 9:40 am
Welcom Oxpot
From another blighty-GRiSO
GreyGyr Squinternotto
Posts : 7 Join date : 2021-05-16 Age : 60
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Tue May 18, 2021 11:06 pm
Good morning here from the Nortside side of the alps bought a nine year old GRiSO 850 in Red, reactiveted the bike, have now the first 500km on it. Love it
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Tue May 18, 2021 11:32 pm
Beautiful! GRiSO are rare where I live, 1100 even more but I've yet to see a 850 in real life. Would love to ride one back to back with my 1100. Are you far from the Swiss border and the Basel area?
Edit: saw that you are form bavaria. Maybe a bit far
Street GRiSO Capo
Posts : 3104 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 63
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Wed May 19, 2021 6:28 pm
Welcome to the Ghetto, Oxpot!
Pete (Street)
Kel GRiSO Capo
Posts : 60 Join date : 2017-12-09
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Wed May 19, 2021 6:53 pm
I'm with Garfield, I'd love to ride one back to back with my late model 1200. In any case, if an identical unit became available here I think I'd have to go for it.
Oz1200Guzzi Don Abbondio
Posts : 6010 Join date : 2014-03-13 Age : 67
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Wed May 19, 2021 7:06 pm
There's also "we have a map for that" on GRiSO.org
BigTime Tanabuso
Posts : 54 Join date : 2020-06-13
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Sun May 23, 2021 12:46 pm
Herzlich Willkommen - mein erstes Motorrad war eine schwarze GRiSO 850.
Markus
GreyGyr Squinternotto
Posts : 7 Join date : 2021-05-16 Age : 60
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Sun May 23, 2021 12:54 pm
Danke Markus, ist meine zweite Guzzi, die erste ist ne Bellagio Gruß Reiner
Oxpot Squinternotto
Posts : 8 Join date : 2021-05-13
Subject: Am I valid now? ;-) Tue May 25, 2021 10:22 am
So here she is in all her glory. First ride of my ownership and within 5 miles the speedo started playing up and then stopped working altogether. Various warning lights came on, just to give me that special feeling of owning an Italian v-twin! I can live with such foibles, I owned Ducatis for 20 years![You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
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paulbrice GRiSO Capo
Posts : 1291 Join date : 2015-01-04 Age : 61
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Tue May 25, 2021 12:15 pm
Speed sensor on the CARC on rear wheel at top where rear brake connects is usual suspect & usually caused by wet weather....there are some threads on silicon repair here somewhere...
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BowraBoy GRiSO Capo
Posts : 159 Join date : 2019-07-28
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Sun May 30, 2021 2:05 pm
Welcome aboard mate. Gutsy play with your significant other - she may well inform you that your salad is in the oven!
Oxpot Squinternotto
Posts : 8 Join date : 2021-05-13
Subject: Re: An itch that only took 13 years to scratch! Mon May 31, 2021 2:48 am
BowraBoy wrote:
Welcome aboard mate. Gutsy play with your significant other - she may well inform you that your salad is in the oven!
It's not the first time. It's a lot easier to ask for forgiveness than permission! Besides, this bike is an investment.
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