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I'm trying real hard to bond with my latest, I've had more than 20, a few of them long term..still the foot peg location on a Bassa is just not growing on me.. my last Bassa had pegs but a taller seat.not as bad ... my first Bassa, I changed out to floor boards, guess I better try than next?this bike runs wonderful! and sounds great! I'd trade it for a V11 Lemans same as I did with the first one..the original pearl Bassa next to the trade..my DR sounds like a paint shaker, has a chain, looks ugly, no soul.. but is my go to bike.. a lot more comfy.. I ride it every day and take out the Guzzi on Sundays..
I'm still trying to bond with my 1400 Touring. Maybe it will work out and maybe it won't. The longer I have it the more I want a V7 because the 1400 is so damned heavy it would be nice to have something smaller to ride. I might have to buy a new CB300R. 300lbs and 30 hp sounds like a ball and they look great. A round headlight! I have a soft spot for DR650's. I have no idea why anyone would buy a KLR(other than the huge fuel range) but I'd get a DR in a heartbeat.
I have a soft spot for DR650's. I have no idea why anyone would buy a KLR(other than the huge fuel range) but I'd get a DR in a heartbeat.
I've had many KLR's.. no comparison get a big tank for the DR and your golden.
Why have you had so many if you love them so much ?Do you collect them ?
Some bikes you buy to wear out. Some bikes you buy to ride sparingly.Some bikes you buy to collect.Some bikes you buy to display.Some bikes you buy to meet a very specific purpose.
You're right! Except that I buy them because I like them so much I can't help it, and some time later they fall into one of the above categories.We seem to have EXACTLY the same 2017 Road King. I had a perfectly fine 2007 Road King with 50K miles and no issues whatever (probably because I run stock Harleys and do all my own work). Saw that color combination and bought it for no other reason than I loved its look. It is head and shoulders above that 2007 King. Uhhh . . . I think it now falls into "bought it to wear it out", though I doubt I'll live that long . . . My Road Glide Ultra is "to meet a very specific purpose", which would be "long trips". It now has 1800 miles on it. I don't make any long trips . . . In the winter, all of the bikes are super clean, sitting in my heated garage . . . then they fall into the "display" category. But only for the winter.
John, a well-written treatise about Moto Guzzi! I think you've explained why so many of us love these machines, flawed though they may be in many areas.Unlike your friend, i haven't dumped my 1200 Sport in over 65000 miles ..... purely dumb luck on my part .... there's been so many opportunities to drop the old gal!This post of yours could/should be included in a magazine article in a vintage bike mag. Maybe even in a current mag. It talks to those of us who understand and love the bikes. But it would be educational and inspirational to those who don't know the brand,If you recall, you were the guy who convinced me to purchase my 1200S. I'll always recall your posts as you were returning home in 2009, on your recently-acquired 1200S. Bad weather, nothing seemed to dampen your enthusiasm for this bike.Regards,Bob