rocker59
Cruisin' Guzzisti
I got this idea from a friend and fellow Arkansan, "eOR" over at ADVrider, who has chonicled his experiences with a couple different bikes he's owned over the past few years. Ulysses, R12GS, FXDX...
So, my intention is to talk about my experiences with my sporting Guzzis. The thread will probably ramble, so be patient. And, don't hesitate to chime in or add to the thread if you wish...
These are the two (current) subjects at hand. A 1996 Sport 1100 and a 2004 V11 LeMans Nero Corsa:
I bought the Sport 1100 new in March 1997 as a 30th Birthday present to myself. It came from a now long-gone dealership here in Fayetteville called "Motorcycles International" that sold Triumph/Ducati/Moto Guzzi. An elemental Italian sporting motorcycle, it's been a great bike over the 24,539 miles I've ridden it... Here, it is pictured on a cold January day ride through The Hills of NW Arkansas:
The Nero Corsa came to my garage in January 2006. A friend who lives down in Ozark had bought it new a year, or so, earlier over in Tennessee. He only put about 2,300 miles on the bike during the year-and-a-half he owned it. I suppose that I've gotten along with the Nero Corsa much better than he did. The bike has now covered about 29,000 miles, so I've ridden it about 26,000 miles over the past three-and-a-half years. It has proven itself a very worthy sport-touring mount. Here it is pictured on a March day a couple years ago:
Stay tuned...
So, my intention is to talk about my experiences with my sporting Guzzis. The thread will probably ramble, so be patient. And, don't hesitate to chime in or add to the thread if you wish...
These are the two (current) subjects at hand. A 1996 Sport 1100 and a 2004 V11 LeMans Nero Corsa:
I bought the Sport 1100 new in March 1997 as a 30th Birthday present to myself. It came from a now long-gone dealership here in Fayetteville called "Motorcycles International" that sold Triumph/Ducati/Moto Guzzi. An elemental Italian sporting motorcycle, it's been a great bike over the 24,539 miles I've ridden it... Here, it is pictured on a cold January day ride through The Hills of NW Arkansas:
The Nero Corsa came to my garage in January 2006. A friend who lives down in Ozark had bought it new a year, or so, earlier over in Tennessee. He only put about 2,300 miles on the bike during the year-and-a-half he owned it. I suppose that I've gotten along with the Nero Corsa much better than he did. The bike has now covered about 29,000 miles, so I've ridden it about 26,000 miles over the past three-and-a-half years. It has proven itself a very worthy sport-touring mount. Here it is pictured on a March day a couple years ago:
Stay tuned...