Hello from Lincoln UK

That is its new to me, an 09 model with only 2249 miles on the clock but receipts for £5,500 of work including new crank and cases!!

I guess that's what put people off in the local triumph shop. But i was looking for a new bike, it is my 66th and had bought a new california back in the 90's when my driving license said i needed to!!

I had gone to the shop for triumph bits and while there sat on it, i had seen one a few years ago and always thought it was a great bike so sold the triumph and bought it without even a test ride!!

In the middle of sorting out the suspension (almost there) and putting some miles on it, then its spend some time on the injection as it hunts on a steady throttle, yes i know they all do it and over winter a little strip down and grease up, has anyone raised the back end a little?

Love the bike, love the style (is it steampunk?) love the handling (i guess the pegs go down when i get really used to it?) can live with the ride quality, overall still in the early stages of smitten. Have put an original screen on it and started the adjustments, thats it for now.
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Welcome! New crank and cases? Yikes!

I can fix the hunting.

Black is best!

Congratulations on the ride. You'll stay smitten we hope.
I have a friend in your location, shame he doesn't ride.
Led to believe there's lotsa good things in Lincoln.

Welcome to the ghetto Sidrat! The GRiSO, it spoke to you, no?

SteamPunk? yes, a bit (in my Oh So Humble Opinion).
Very Good Choice

Thanks for the welcome, yes beetle i may be in touch over winter about the hunting, too busy riding it at the moment! Yes grisorosso, lincoln is a fine place with great roads and no traffic, Yes steak it spoke to me :-)

So does "sidrat" mean you're smaller on the inside than on the outside?

Clever, Beetle.

Yes it probably does lol!!
It actually came from the race team, we needed a name, the Dr was a distant memory at the time so most people couldn't work it out and thought my name was Sid lol!

While we are on that sort of subject beetle, i am sure that the GRiSO was in fact given the name as a anagram of a famous bike cartoon character...

you guys are just as weird as I am.

sidrat wrote:

it is my 66th and

Bike or Birthday?

Nice bike and Welcome!

Bikes Speirmoor, not that old yet!!!

beetle wrote:

So does "sidrat" mean you're smaller on the inside than on the outside?

And do you usally ride with an attractive young companion?

Welcome and congrats on finding a black beauty!

Tocino my friend, of course my wife is an attractive young companion :-)

Welcome sidrat

SPEIRMOOR said

Bike or Birthday?

I wondered that as well.

Grisodude- i have just looked and the GRiSO is actually my 68th bike!, since i was 15, now 54.
The dates are when i bought and sold, i guess you could say i am fickle :-)



2014                     Moto Guzzi GRiSO             Dealer  
2012       2014       Triumph Speed Four       Dealer  
2011       2012       Triumph Speed Triple 955i            Private 
2010       2012       Honda CG125 commuter              Private 
2010       2011       Ducati 1000ss (4th SS) Exploded!               Dealer  
2009       2010       Sanyo Scooter 50cc commuter   Private 
2007       2011       Triumph 955i Daytona    Private 
2007       2011       Sachs 125  2 stroke, oldest boy wrote it off!         Private 
2007       2009       MZ ETZ Green/Red never raced it            Private  Race
2006       2008       Italjet Scooter 50cc commuter   Private 
2006       2007       Ducati Monster 600         Private 
2006       2007       Ducati Monster S4Rs My Favourite bike ever      New     
2006       2006       Ducati 999 BIP    Dealer  
2005       2006       Ducati Multistrada 1000S DS Written off at the Nurburgring          New     
2005       2005       Ducati Multistrada 1000DS           New     
2003       2005       Ducati Monster S4R        New     
2003       2006       Malaguti F12 Scooter 100cc commuter written off            New     
2002       2003       Ducati 900ssie Senna (3rd SS)     New     
2002       2003       Gilera SP180 Runner       New     
2002       2002       Malaguti F12 Scooter 50cc Commuter     New     
2002       2002       Ducati ST4s - Rome to Oxford in a day 1150 miles               New     
2002       2002       Ducati Monster Dark 600              New     
2002       2002       Ducati ST2           New     
2001       2001       Moto Guzzi California to many points on my licence bike               New     
2000       2001       Harris Yamaha  Track Day              Private  Race
2000       2002       Aprilia 125 Track Day       Private  Race
2000       2001       Ducati 900ss red half fairing (2nd SS)       New     
2000       2000       Ducati Monster 900         New     
1999       2000       Aprilia RSV 1000                Dealer  
1999       1999       Aprilia RSV 250 Dealer  
1999       1999       MZ ETZ 2001 red 2 races                Private  Race
1999       1999       MZ ETZ 2001 Yellow 2 races          Private  Race
1999       2000       Cagiva W8 first wife never used it so used as a commuter             New     
1998       1999       Ducati 900ss red full fairing (1st SS) Chain snapped and wrote off Motor New     
1998       1998       Tigcraft BMW  WSB IOM TT          New      Race
1998       2000       Yamaha DT125   Private 
1997       1999       Aprilia 125 siezed at 100mph on the M40               New     
1997       1998       Yamaha Thunderace       New     
1997       1997       Tigcraft Rotax  WSB         New      Race
1996       1997       Hejira Rotax UK national               Private  Race
1994       1995       MZ ETZ novice champion              Private  Race
1994       1995       MZ TS Bought with a Mate, 4 races          Private  Race
1992       2001       Ducati 906Paso longest owned, wrote off a Ford Cosworth with this!      Dealer  
1990       1992       Yamaha FJ1100 first 150mph bike              Private 
1990       1991       Kawasaki KZ125 I won this in a raffle!!    New     
1989       1990       Yamaha SR 500 (2nd one)             Dealer  
1989       1990       Yamaha DT 175  Private 
1988       1990       BMW R100s First bike back in the UK       Private 
1986       1988       Yamaha RS125 commuter             Private 
1986       1988       Honda CB750z   Dealer  
1985       1985       Suzuki GS450 (2nd one) back to NZ          Dealer  
1985       1985       Suzuki 50 Stepthru given to me by my mum!       Private 
1984       1985       Yamaha SR 500 Around the world on Honeymoon            Private 
1984       1985       Suzuki A100 commuter  Private 
1984       1985       Suzuki GS550 moved house on this twice!            Private 
1983       1984       Honda 250 Superdream cheap as new 125 learner law, first trip to IOM  Dealer  
1982       1983       Suzuki GT550 most unreliable bike!         Private 
1982       1982       Honda XL185 Too small but did loads of miles on it            Dealer  
1981       1982       Honda CX500 first UK bike            Private 
1981       1981       Honda XL125 commuter before I went off to the UK       Private 
1980       1981       Suzuki GS1000 sold to go overseas, lost loads of money :-)           New     
1980       1981       Suzuki GS450 first new bike         New     
1979       1980       Suzuki GT750 first really fast bike, but no cornering finesse          Dealer  
1979       1979       Suzuki 50             Private 
1978       1979       Suzuki 125 twin stinger given by a mate, got it running and sold it    Private 
1977       1979       BSA 650 Lightening          Private 
1976       1978       BSA B31                Private 
1975       1976       Yamaha B100     Private

Gee Sid, you're bloody worse than me, I've only had about 40 bikes in 40 years ..... lost count.
'bout 26 accidents too but after a few head knocks I can't be sure anymore.

Hey Ghezzi, lets not talk about accidents, i have broken my back three times ! Bikes eh

Not a Laverda in the list. Slacker.