LostViking
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Howdy folks,
Newb here(sort of), with some 1200 Sport Questions. I did some searching here and other places and I also see there is another thread on this subject not too far down the line. I'm not as concerned about price and dealer location. Since three dealers have closed up in my upstate New York area as of late. I'm almost in Canada so most are a long ways away anyway. As someone said in that thread this is the most bike you can buy for $8,500.00 - $9,500.00. I agree.
I'm looking for a new bike this coming spring. I was looking serious at the New Bonneville, which got me looking at the V7 Classic. Which in turn got me looking at the 1200 Sport. A bike I really had the hots for when I first saw it a few years back. But I was in the process of downsizing so I passed on it. I was going to ask this over on ADV(and still may) but decided to ask in a more Guzzi specific forum first. I see many folks overlap anyways.
My questions are more bike specific. Not really looking to compare it to what other bikes do, or don't do. Or at least I don't want to hear why I should buy the bike that someone else thinks I should because that's what they have. I want to hear about the 1200 Sport. From people that own, or at the very least have ridden one. One of my issues with ADV and other forums is you end up sorting through replies from folks who have never even sat on the bike in question. So here goes.
1. What do you like about the 1200 Sport?
2. What don't you like about it?
3. How does it handle one up, loaded for touring? Factory Hard Bags?
4. Wind management, buffeting? I'm 5'7" and owned a Quota.
5. Any chronic issues that need to be dealt with?
6. Honest MPG? Tank Range?
7. Enough juice to run Grips and Heated Jacket?
This will be my only bike and will be ridden a lot. Last year I took a 2011 R1200R across the country on a 7,000 mile solo trip. And put about 14,000 mils on total. The R12R did everything well, but more than once I found myself wondering what the trip would have been like on the 1200 Sport? I personally find naked or almost naked bikes much more engaging to travel on then the big dedicated touring bikes. And much more fun on day/weekend trips.
I've owned a Quota in the past, that served me well and traveled across country also. Only issue I had with the Quota was the shift lever fell off somewhere in Minnesota. Luckily, I was just leaving a gas station and found it relatively fast. Took me longer to get to my tools than it did to fix it. Other than that Great bike that I should have kept.
One thing that draws me to the 1200 is the ability to mount decent looking hard bags to it. I really like hard bags.
But to be honest I love the Guzzi sound. More than once on my trip I found myself wishing the R12 sounded better. You can make a BMW sound different, You can make it sound louder, but I don't think you can make one sound better. I'm Shallow, I know. I'm a twin guy, I just like twins, And It would seem I really like V-twins.
I also love the look of the 1200 Sport. It looks meaty coming at you. It looks great just standing there. Again, call me shallow, but I want a bike I like to look at.
Another thing is I really like Guzzi folks. I have never met a guy on a Guzzi I didn't enjoy talking with.
So that about sums it up.
Thanks everyone in advance for your feed back on this.
And because everyone likes pictures, here's my Quota on the way to the MOA rally in Gillette, Wyoming a few years back.
Newb here(sort of), with some 1200 Sport Questions. I did some searching here and other places and I also see there is another thread on this subject not too far down the line. I'm not as concerned about price and dealer location. Since three dealers have closed up in my upstate New York area as of late. I'm almost in Canada so most are a long ways away anyway. As someone said in that thread this is the most bike you can buy for $8,500.00 - $9,500.00. I agree.
I'm looking for a new bike this coming spring. I was looking serious at the New Bonneville, which got me looking at the V7 Classic. Which in turn got me looking at the 1200 Sport. A bike I really had the hots for when I first saw it a few years back. But I was in the process of downsizing so I passed on it. I was going to ask this over on ADV(and still may) but decided to ask in a more Guzzi specific forum first. I see many folks overlap anyways.
My questions are more bike specific. Not really looking to compare it to what other bikes do, or don't do. Or at least I don't want to hear why I should buy the bike that someone else thinks I should because that's what they have. I want to hear about the 1200 Sport. From people that own, or at the very least have ridden one. One of my issues with ADV and other forums is you end up sorting through replies from folks who have never even sat on the bike in question. So here goes.
1. What do you like about the 1200 Sport?
2. What don't you like about it?
3. How does it handle one up, loaded for touring? Factory Hard Bags?
4. Wind management, buffeting? I'm 5'7" and owned a Quota.
5. Any chronic issues that need to be dealt with?
6. Honest MPG? Tank Range?
7. Enough juice to run Grips and Heated Jacket?
This will be my only bike and will be ridden a lot. Last year I took a 2011 R1200R across the country on a 7,000 mile solo trip. And put about 14,000 mils on total. The R12R did everything well, but more than once I found myself wondering what the trip would have been like on the 1200 Sport? I personally find naked or almost naked bikes much more engaging to travel on then the big dedicated touring bikes. And much more fun on day/weekend trips.
I've owned a Quota in the past, that served me well and traveled across country also. Only issue I had with the Quota was the shift lever fell off somewhere in Minnesota. Luckily, I was just leaving a gas station and found it relatively fast. Took me longer to get to my tools than it did to fix it. Other than that Great bike that I should have kept.
One thing that draws me to the 1200 is the ability to mount decent looking hard bags to it. I really like hard bags.
But to be honest I love the Guzzi sound. More than once on my trip I found myself wishing the R12 sounded better. You can make a BMW sound different, You can make it sound louder, but I don't think you can make one sound better. I'm Shallow, I know. I'm a twin guy, I just like twins, And It would seem I really like V-twins.
I also love the look of the 1200 Sport. It looks meaty coming at you. It looks great just standing there. Again, call me shallow, but I want a bike I like to look at.
Another thing is I really like Guzzi folks. I have never met a guy on a Guzzi I didn't enjoy talking with.
So that about sums it up.
Thanks everyone in advance for your feed back on this.
And because everyone likes pictures, here's my Quota on the way to the MOA rally in Gillette, Wyoming a few years back.