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Thumper

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Hi Guys, from sunny West Wales !!!!!!!!
After a test ride back in September on a Grisso 1100 i`m still smitten. I have been thinking about buying one for about 2 years and now find i can afford a new bike this Spring. I plan to use the bike daily for a short commute and at weekends for longer trips. Will the Guzzi be upto the daily commute, with regards to reliability? I `d be very interested if there is someone that uses there Grisso for commuting, and any advice would help. I normally do about 6000 miles a year in all weathers.

Regds, Thumper
 
Hi from not so sunny East Wales!
I've done 6000 miles a year on my Griso 1100 for 3 years in all weathers & no serious problems......just annoying niggles like the speedo sensor not liking the wet & tempermental oil pressure sensor. Both warranty issues & now sorted. Worst thing I've had happen was on a wet galvanised cattle grid in the Brecon Beacons but that was hardly the Griso's fault. Bit of a bugger that the warranty on my self-estimation had run out. My mates were at hand to pick me up & now remind me whenever we go over a grid.
I haven't commuted on it & I guess it might not be the best ride for heavy city traffic, but I guess you'd be hard pushed to find much of that in West Wales!
Two bits of advice. The new 1200 8v *might* have serious top end problems as you will see from the posts on here. Secondly the nearest dealer to you might not have the best reputation. It might be worth yor while travelling further afield to someone with a longer experience of Guzzis.
 
You may be a bit disappointed if you are using your Griso for commuting in a city. Where I live in the U.S., there are stoplights everywhere and the bike can get a bit annoying. My Griso loves to run and keeping it under 40 mph is a challenge. I can't wait to get it out into the country and stretch it's legs.

If I can paraphrase some biker wisdom- "it's more fun to ride a slow bike fast rather than a fast bike slow". This is definitely the case with the Griso.

S-O-S
 
Thanks for the info, its a 1100 i shall be buying and your right, i shall be picking the bike up from Strefords as this was the only dealer i could find for a test ride. I found them very helpfull.
The only reason i asked about commuting is it`s only short journey and you read of people having issues with a new bike. As you said i will not be commuting in any heavy traffic in West Wales so i guess thats a plus! I have always used a bike for work, it`s the only way i can stay sane before and after it!!!

Regds, Thumper
 
If you buy an '06 make sure that the CARC recall work has been done IF it is eligible for it. Other than that? Just ride it. Mine was bulletproof and in the 25,000 odd miles I had it only had two problems, neither of which I would call major.

As for commuting? I used to despatch ride in London on an SP1000 in the 1980's, a commute in Wales is not going to faze a Griso. Having said that if the commute is under ten miles I'd leave the Griso at home and get a shitty little Honda step thru for the commute. Not only are they dirt cheap to run and insure but the wreckers are full of broken ones so parts cost nothing and their tyres are so crappy that you can 2 wheel drift 'em round roundabouts using the leg-shields like Rossi uses his knees! More fun than a wife-beater full of weasels and all at less than 30MPH!!!!

Pete
 
Pete, just out of curiosity ... the "my carc shat itself" issue wasn't a major problem?

(in hindsight, most problems become less major once solved ;) )
 
Took less than 2 hours to fix and the bearing cost me about $150. No, I'd call that fairly minor. Torching the big ends and needing a new crank? That's major. Having the steering head snap off. Thats major.

Pete
 
How much time did it take to document the whole thing over on WG then? ;)
 
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