The disease

[Kev m]

Good point.

The Duc has 7,300 miles on it.

The Guzzi that had the most problems had 15k on it when I bought it.

Two of the V7's had very low miles (1,800 on the '09 V7C, and 976 on the '14 Special).   

Aside from the minor cold-start issues on the 1TB V7's, and the voltage regulators put out too high of voltage, the V7's have been rock solid.

But, so, has the Duc, so far.

Yeah I don't know what to say about the Breva. It wasn't abused. It did sit for a year or two before I picked it up but that shouldn't have mattered. And I'd be very disappointed if either of our Ducs were as troublesome by 20k or so.

Like you our Duc has been flawless, but we've only got a few more miles on it.

<shrugs>

[bigbikerrick]

It's not a disease.  It's a mental defect.    Some of us suffer worse than others.

I think this deffinitely qualifies as a "personality disorder" as opposed to all out, full blown, mental illness!   
 Thats my story,and im stickin to it!
Rick.

[twowheeladdict]

Fellow Guzzisti,
I am suffering from a disease that you may be familiar with.  It is a disease in which the sufferer simply cannot stop thinking of and/or purchasing motorbikes.  I thought I would be satisfied with the bikes that I own, but then the disease strikes again, and I begin to obsess over yet another bike.  I thought I would be satisfied with my California and my R NineT, yet I have discovered a Harley that I actually like.

Is this a chronic disease?  Is there a cure?

According to your signature you no longer have the Guzzi or BMW.   

[Tom]

For some it's re-occurring or cyclical.   

[rschrum]

Think I'm on the mend. I actually sold one before I bought the last one.

[Scout63]

I’ve been bit hard for almost 50 years.  Give me some free cash and it will turn into a motorcycle. So much better than drugs or booze though. And I get to meet all of you. Gravy.

[Kev m]

Is that Dr. Pol I see behind that V7 Racer?

Ha ha ha... It wasn't till THIS many years later that I saw that show and got that reference.

 

[Kev m]

According to your signature you no longer have the Guzzi or BMW.   

And he hasn't been HERE since 2019...

[krglorioso]

My bought new 2021 Royal Enfield "Interceptor 650" was going to be my last bike, #86 since I began riding at age 16 in 1953.  Then I was offered a remarkably upgraded and well kept 2004 Breva 750, as shown.  I had to have it. I could offer no more resistance than a feather in a cyclone.   It pushed all the right buttons, especially that it was sufficiently lighter than my former "big block" Guzzis that I could manage it reasonably well.




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A 12-step program for addicts is my only hope. 

Ralph

[Huzo]

Fellow Guzzisti,
I am suffering from a disease that you may be familiar with.  It is a disease in which the sufferer simply cannot stop thinking of and/or purchasing motorbikes.  I thought I would be satisfied with the bikes that I own, but then the disease strikes again, and I begin to obsess over yet another bike.  I thought I would be satisfied with my California and my R NineT, yet I have discovered a Harley that I actually like.

Is this a chronic disease?  Is there a cure?

If you watch “Two For the Money” with Al Pacino, you’ll see the scene where as a recovering gamblaholic, he describes the sense of anticipation chasing a win.
He asks…
“When you roll the dice, when is the most exciting part…”
“When you win..”?

No.
It’s as the dice is tumbling that the anticipation is at it’s peak. When you win, the sense of entitlement takes over and you tell yourself that you deserve it because of all you’ve invested.
At my worst, I truly think I enjoyed the rush of buying the bike more than owning it.
I think it’s as simple as the theory that says, you will tend to overrate how exciting to potential reward is…
It’s usually down hill from there…
Not so for me with my current 2 bikes and I don’t know why.
But I do like both of them more than the day I bought them.

[Kev m]

If you watch “Two For the Money” with Al Pacino, you’ll see the scene where as a recovering gamblaholic, he describes the sense of anticipation chasing a win.
He asks…
“When you roll the dice, when is the most exciting part…”
“When you win..”?

No.
It’s as the dice is tumbling that the anticipation is at it’s peak. When you win, the sense of entitlement takes over and you tell yourself that you deserve it because of all you’ve invested.
At my worst, I truly think I enjoyed the rush of buying the bike more than owning it.
I think it’s as simple as the theory that says, you will tend to overrate how exciting to potential reward is…
It’s usually down hill from there…
Not so for me with my current 2 bikes and I don’t know why.
But I do like both of them more than the day I bought them.

2019

That is all. . .

 

[Dave Swanson]

A small slice of what's going on over here.  No worries jGuzz you have only the mildest form of the disease....for now. 

[Stretch]

Is this a chronic disease?  Is there a cure?

Yes.

And No.

And I'm personally not interested in your 12-step program in this instance, thank you very much......

                                                              -Stretch