Bill Woodall
Just got it firing!
Chris, Thanks. We have very few palm trees in my part of Texas. I felt compelled to record the Travel by trees I seldom see when not travelling.
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ZGUKWA000KM001395 Purchased in Auckland NZ on Nov 11 2020. My wife and I love the bike but am a bit peeved at dealer for being unable to conduct first service before 19th Jan 21. Ten weeks after purchase! I could be 5,000 ks by then, which would certainly affect any mechanical warranty issues I have in that time. Fortunately I have other bikes so slow and steady she goes. 1000ks now, cant wait to ditch the cat. My loose bit was the nylock nut on the gear lever.
I took to the gravel in off road mode on my delivery home Journey. Loved it! I can see many happy days ahead!
Kel
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Hi Bob, congrats and welcome to the GT Forum & Guzzi Famiglia. I combined your post with the Registry and pic thread here. I hope you'll add your VIN# and related for the first post here.
Otherwise, it looks like you're well equipped with hand tools to be a good Guzzi owner.
The V85TT is a wonderful machine for the NE USA (outside of the Mass Pike perhaps)... otherwise I'm sure you'll enjoy it! Be sure to check out the loose bits thread here on your bike. It'll save you some headaches.
Welcome, and the Stelvio is my personal ride and one of the best production Guzzis to date IMO.Thank you!
I’ve been itching for a Guzzi for some years now since I took a stelvio out for a spin. When I saw the V85TT debut, it was only a matter of time. I hope she’ll be as reliable as my prior rides have been.
VIN # ZGUKWU000LM000444
I’m from the town where they hold one of the largest flea-markets in the world....Brimfield, Ma. Love it out here even though it’d be REALLY nice to ride right now. Talk about anxious....!Welcome, and the Stelvio is my personal ride and one of the best production Guzzis to date IMO.
Thanks for posting the VIN. Care to add a city?
Guzzis are pretty stone-ax reliable provided they are well cared for and you keep an eye here on the Forum for any problematic issues. So far, there has been warranty recalls for the final drive seal, rear brake pump master and foot-peg retaining clips on some models. You should have a dealer run the VIN# for you.
I was tempted by the red -- quite nice -- but I have always loved a nice yellow.
2020 -- VIN: ZGUKWU005LM000200 Lemon Grove, California (San Diego County)
Not a great photo, but then again, I have only had the bike a couple of days.
Paul
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Thanks for posting, and welcome to the GT fold. Hope to see you posting often.VIN ZGUKWU005LM005000603
Houston Metro. No mods yet going in for 900 mile service next weekend. Probably get heated grips then. Limited saddle time due to too much work but enjoying so far!
Well congrats and welcome to the GT Forum & Guzzi Famiglia! I always admire those who ride around debilitating injuries... kudos to you. I would do the same. I'm sure you'll love it even more once you pile some miles on. They don't settle in until ~10k miles. My good friend Robert lives up in Georgetown and has the "McDonald's" colored version. You should get to know him... interesting guy deep in the moto industry. Ping me direct email and I'll connect you if interested; Info @GuzziTech.comI purchased my bike in August and have about 6k miles on the clock. Only alteration was to remove the cat converter and to have a heel shift fabricated. I lost my left leg below the knee in 1976 and since the U.S. mandated left side shift in 75 I've had to come up with workaround
Adapt and overcome, nice one. How do you find the gear changes with the heel shift? Mine is quite a clunky box, although only has 750 miles on it so far.VIN: ZGUKWU007LM000599
I purchased my bike in August and have about 6k miles on the clock. Only alteration was to remove the cat converter and to have a heel shift fabricated. I lost my left leg below the knee in 1976 and since the U.S. mandated left side shift in 75 I've had to come up with workarounds unless I was riding pre-75 Triumphs or my very missed 74 Ducati GT. I actually test rode the V85TT by drilling a hole in a running shoe and gluing a small length of tubular steel into the heel. That allowed me to do upshifts by hooking the rod under the shift lever and pulling up. I thought I was "maybe" going to buy and Africa Twin with DCT and test rode two of them. I tried to like it but the soul just wasn't there. Within the first mile of riding the V85TT I knew this was the bike. I bought it without even having a shifting solution as I trusted AF1 Racing's assurances that they could fabricate one for me. View attachment 21404
It works like a charm. I bought a BMW R90/6 in 1976, had a toe/heel shift fabricated and kept it for 19 years. The Guzzi is smoother. BMW riders use to say the bike is not broken in for 5k miles. It wouldn't surprise me that it takes about that amount of miles for many bike's mechanicals to bed in. I bet yours gets smoother.Adapt and overcome, nice one. How do you find the gear changes with the heel shift? Mine is quite a clunky box, although only has 750 miles on it so far.