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I expect this is a 2 valve motor, anything to be aware of this model?
My 1st Guzzi was a 2007 Griso I bought as a new leftover in 2011 for a song. I loved the power delivery of the 2 valve 1100 motor but it has fueling issues. Basically lots of pinging when you roll on the throttle. To correct the fueling issue was very expensive. Its also a gas hog. At 125 miles you better start looking for gas and by 140 miles you better be at a gas station. Fun bike but ultimately to big for a city bike and too limited fuel range to tour on. Personally I'd not own a 4 valve Guzzi I'd buy another 2V Griso as a 4th or 5th string play bike if it was really priced to sell.
Sounds to me like someone played about with the throttle stop screw r otherwise buggered about with stuff they didn't understand. Detonation and high fuel consumption were never an issue on my 1100 or any of the others I've dealt with. 22-25km/l in everyday riding. Yours didn't have a silly air filter and open pipes did it? I hope the end sollution dibnt involve a power commander and drowning it in fuel! That's the usual way of solving the problem if you don't know what you're doing!Pete
The bike acted equally the same with a Termignoni or the stock caution cone and stock air filter. IDK who or why someone would have messed with the throttle stop screw as the bike was new albeit setting around for 4-1/2 years on a showroom floor before I bought it. The solution for me wasn't a Power Commander, it was selling the bike and buying something different. I wasn't investing in a PC5, O2 modulator and custom map from Guzzi Tech for $1,100 to correct the fueling.
Yes, you'll get old trying to wear it out !Imagine the oil pump could do with a check.
He's old already HuzoSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I recently bought a 2007 1100 Griso and have had no regrets. Lower pegs for me make a noticeable difference. The fueling is pretty good from standard but removing the air filter snorkel and switching off the lamdba sensor makes it even better without effecting the 45mpg fuel consumption.If I had room in the garage I would buy another as a spare, they are that good.
Well yes, it was unfortunate you were gulled.pete
RED! Perchance???
No black. Why do you ask?Bit rusty on Ozzie slang but 'gulled' here in Blighty means shat on.
Having no idea what "gulled" means I have no idea if I was or not.
Thanks for all the response, one listed on the local CL, a black oneProblem is I would have to thin the herd out a bit to make room for it.
I had a 2007. Here's my experience in no particular order:As mentioned by Moto, the Grimeca clutch slave housing is machined for flat head screw. Luigi installed flange heads. They back out, you lose all the fluid, and the clutch rod seizes in the case. Royal pain to tear everything apart. If you are really unlucky, the rod can mess up the trans case. This is not unique to me. MPH has seen the same thing.Swing arm bearings and drive shaft splines are dry. Rear suspension linkage needle bearings have barely sny grease. You would be wise to disassemble and lube all. Bolt for kickstand fell out. You heard me. Almost lost the bike.Snatchy, unpredictable throttle. NOT the cable adjustment (which would not hold position, even with loctite).Have to replace the fuel filter in the tank. The tank will swell from ethanol and get stuck in the frame. The "quick disconnect" fuel line fitting is a POS and should be replaced.I forget the rest. Sexy bike with nice suspension and a ridiculous riding position. The QC problems are inexcusable. I kept it a short time and never regretted selling it.
Pete will be along shortly to state his Griso never had any of these problems so they don't exist. IT seems you and I and many other Griso owners have been "gulled" on.
The problems don't exist once you've gotten off your ass and done something about them...
So you'd have been willing to get off your ass and spend another $1,000+ to correct a factory issue on a new bike? Before you go into a diatribe about how inexpensively the fueling can now be corrected, during the time frame I owned my Griso to the best of my knowledge Todd Egan was the only one who had a fix and that fix was over $1,000. Pete,There is no back story with my 2007 Griso. I bought it new as a dealer leftover in 2011. I didn't mind the ergo's, I loved the look, I liked the handling, I like the power. I liked the power delivery. I disliked like the fueling and range. I wasn't willing to spend almost 1/15 of the cost of the bike to correct the fueling and even then the fuel range was still limited. The two dislikes outweighed the likes so I rode the bike around for a while and then sold it for something different.