Only new bike I ever bought was a 1995 Cali - which left me in tears in the end - no two bolts were the same and minor teething problems included the rear fender falling off, fuel injection hoses perishing after a year...
But as you say always been something missing ever since..
Cannot get used to the look of the post aprilia guzzi so always been vaguely tempted by a 1100 sport carb that someone else has spent the last decade sorting out ..
Thats odd because a 1995 Cali is generally a good thing BUT the mid 90's was one of guzzi's 'patchy' periods. Poor old Guzzi has been raped by a succession of well intentioned loons for yonks and it's a tribute to the basic design that it survived.
The great thing about Guzzis now is the Internet. There is no single issue that cannot be easily resolved either via the web OR the bible - 'Guzziology' which is a MUST have for any new Guzzi twin owner. Its almost an object of folk art in it's self.
If I was looking at an 1100 Sport. Go for the very late 1100i. It's superiour in every way. The carb sports have average suspension and worst of all - a 3 dog engagement system in the gearbox which reduces the life of the shaft drive AND leads to early failure of the box it'self. The answer is to swap the box for the earlier 5 dog box from the LMV etc. Or so I'm told....
Why a Moto Guzzi, I too have not owned (road bike anyway,well bigone) anything not made in Italy (until now)with more than 2 cylinders either. I haven't owned a MG since 2000 and have only owned one & cannot stay away from this thread. Bought my 1997 1100ie Sport new and did just over 43000 k's in just over 3 yrs and loved it, never ridden an 1100 Sport (or MG for that matter), apart from a test riding a LeMans in 1988 or even seen the ie. in the flesh, so the first ride was different to say the least, traded my 1985 Ducati 900S2 on it as I wasn't buying a 916 & no other Ducati appealed to me.Had an excellent run out of the Guzzi & was an awesome bike 2 up & even IL4's had a hard time holding her @ bay, the roads up here have corners somewhere up ahead.Anyway Guzzi,Guzzi,Guzzi in a chanting sort of way
As much as I'd love a Griso, they're a little out of my price league (for now anyway), so will concentrate on seeing what other MG's are available.
I don't want anything as old as a Mk4/5 Le Mans, something definitely single-shock.
I am not sure what the pricing will be, Convert the Aussie prices and that might indicate, but guzzi have the 850 Griso and Breva on there way.
Check this site out... http://www.motoguzzi.com.au/menu12.html
I woke this morning to go out on my Griso to find it would not roll, the freking air in the back tyre had risen to the top. Not sure what the offender is, but people might aggree I am due for a tyre.....
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, nah the boxer wasn't too keen but the bulldog was a poser and too stupid to know any better.
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