2000 Quota What should I know

[lti_57]

https://spokane.craigslist.org/mcy/6106128865.html
this is for sale local I have always liked these. What should I know  or be aware about these
thanks man

[Don G]

For a little bit more$ you could likely get a Stelvio, not as problematic, but when well sorted they are good enough, just getting there though......  DonG

[Lesman]

The bike is at the top of the asking range. Make sure the wheels have been redone. That is the only real problem(Maybe the exhaust) with Quota's.
It's very robust machine. Quota's are very fuelish. Expect low to mid 30's . If it has a Power Comander high 20's to low 30's.
2009 Stelvio's can be had in the 6-7 k range. All maintenance can be done in a weekend. Most stuff can be purchased at Auto Parts/Walmart. Quota's are really tall/long...they ain't no minibike.
Good Luck,
Les

[lti_57]

Appreciate the words of advice

[cloudbase]

There was an ECU upgrade as well.
Stock headlight is anemic, but there is an easy upgrade.
I didn't like the stock seat, and got a Rick Mayer saddle.  Good for all day now.
I get just over 36 miles/gallon, a little less when riding at altitude.
It's a great machine once sorted out.

I think that one is overpriced.  I've seen them for less than $3k.

[leafman60]

A bit high on the price for a Quota.

Not intending to be rude but do a search of our forum and you will turn up lots of answers to your questions about Quota issues.  There was a similar thread not too long ago.  Also, several in the past.

They're good bikes but, like any Guzzi, you'll need to sort it out.

[Perazzimx14]

My 2000 Quota was:

WAY over geared (like most Italian stuff but this was extreme). 3rd was good for 35 to 80mph. It was like a 5 speed automatic.

Fuel mileage was very erratic. Tank to tank would vary 10 or so MPG. Cool thing was one tank would 39is MPG stop for gas and continue riding in the exact manner and the next tank was in ni the low 20's.

Had the most wind noise of any bike in the world. Different wind screens Gustafson wings nothing helped. It sounded like a ambulance siren was wailing in your ear every time you got above 40 MPH

Buffeting was also horrible. Head felt like it was in a paint shaker. Gustafson wings helped some.

Stock wheels are know to crack at the spoke nipples. Most were replaced with SUN or some other aftermarket wheel If the ones on the bike you are looking at are still stock and you keep the bike plan on spending some money

Stock exhaust collector is known to crack

Body parts are rare or nonexistent if you need to replace

The example you are looking at IF the wheels are replaced and the exhaust collector isn't cracked is about $1,200 over priced

Once you buy the bike and realize its not for you because of the aforementioned it will take you forever and 3 days to sell it. There is almost zero market for these bikes.

I will say my Quota rode nicely and handled really well but as much as I wanted to like it, it just had too many hurdles to overcome. I replaced with DR650 and a set of  Pelican cases and never looked back.   

[fatbob]

Wow!  If you're still interested after the above post then I've got some real estate for sale!  Find a stelvio!  Or a Tiger, 955i and 1050 Tigers are great bikes, and cheap.

[Turin]

I love my Quota ( this is my second one ). I have never experienced any wind buffeting, but I ride canted forward with my elbows bent and toes on the footpegs . I've got a PCIII usb on mine with an open airbox, K&N filter, and mistral can. I had it Dyno tuned which mad a big difference removing any hiccups in the FI. $4,200 is a bit pricy, but they only imported about 200 of them so the market is what you are willing to pay.

Maybe it'll become a sought after item like the 1000S !

[Tom]

Definitely overpriced.  Needs intake work.  If it has a PCIII then you should be good.  I rode Darth Quota that Chuck bought then resold.  I didn't notice any wind buffeting.  I was concentrating on the traffic on the 405 in L.A..  Splitting lanes and zooming over to the Rock Store.  It had a V11 LeMans engine in it sooooo it might not be considered a Quota anymore. 

[lti_57]

Damn great advice all, Thanks for taking the time to educate me on this bike.
I know triumph make a awesome bike.
He did lower it  the price to 3900 .
But after reading might just pass on it.

[Green1000S]

Well done, another guy turned away from Guzzi.

 I guess at this point it does not matter that after two Quotas, I liked them both.  Great bike on gravel and eats highway with ease. I did 910 miles in a single day with it and several 2-3K mile trips. Great bike and most items can be adjusted or fixed easily. But what the hell, get the triumph, it's easier to sell.

[nick949]

From my book "The Road to Missinabie"

"I was interested in seeing how the Quota would perform once I left the paved roads, so I headed for the narrow road that heads to Griffith from Quadeville. I've described this portion of the Addington Road before, so I won't bore you by telling you about it again, other than to say that the Quota shrugged off the loose and bumpy road surface as if it was nothing. 
   The long travel forks, narrow 21 inch front wheel and long wheelbase soaked up the road irregularities with ease.  I agree with many reviewers that it is probably not the bike to choose for any serious off-road riding – actually, that's what your feet and hiking boots are for anyway – but for forest access roads and long, unpaved highways, it's close to ideal.
   Back on the highway and heading home, the Quota was a relaxing and comfortable companion. On some of the forum discussions I have read, people complain about it being geared too high, and it is true that it isn't really comfortable in 5th gear below about 120 kph, so I tend to ride in 4th most of the time, reserving 5th for major highway cruising. At normal road speeds in 4th, the engine is right in its comfort zone, spinning happily at just below 4000 rpm and feeling sweet.  I like the way it is geared – it suits me fine.   
   The seat is scalloped, so even though it is a tall bike, you sit in it, rather than on it, and, for me at least, reaching the ground is never a problem. I can place my feet flat-footed on either side with my knees partially bent. Apparently the earliest Quotas (Quota 1000) were much taller and were difficult for shorter riders.  With a very slight forward lean to the wide handlebars and with feet immediately below the knees, the riding position is just about perfect for long days in the saddle.
   Complaints about wind buffeting are valid. The shape of the body work might channel the air well for some riders, but for someone tall like me, it places my helmet squarely in turbulence which flows in from either side of the short windscreen. The Breva 1100 has the same issue. It may be the shape of the lower body work, channelling air over the tank or it may be that Moto Guzzi uses short test riders and they don't notice.  I recently added a clear 'barn-door' style windscreen, but have yet to see whether it is effective.
   As with most Moto Guzzis, basic maintenance is absurdly simple. Because the cylinder heads stick out at 45 degrees, it takes no time at all to pull the valve covers and adjust the valve clearances – not that they need adjusting very often. Similarly, oil changes are simplicity itself. Engine, gearbox and final drive-box fluid changes are quick and don't involve removal of any body parts.
   Unless it's time to change the oil filter. For some unfathomable reason, probably influenced by the amount of grappa flowing at lunchtime in the Guzzi factory, Moto Guzzi decided to include a spin-on oil filter inside the sump. In order to get at the darn thing, you have to remove 18 bolts then drop the whole sump – making sure to drain the oil first, of course. It's not that it takes a whole lot of time, but it is tedious and a silly inconvenience.  And if you happen to install the sump gasket upside down – which, believe me, is easy to do – when you've refilled the engine and taken it for a run, you will find that you now have disturbingly low oil pressure, and you have to undo all those bolts again and flip the gasket."...........

Nick

[Perazzimx14]

Well done, another guy turned away from Guzzi.

 I guess at this point it does not matter that after two Quotas, I liked them both.  Great bike on gravel and eats highway with ease. I did 910 miles in a single day with it and several 2-3K mile trips. Great bike and most items can be adjusted or fixed easily. But what the hell, get the triumph, it's easier to sell.

After 1 Quota I didn't like it. So what?


 

[Arizona Wayne]

When a rider complains about wind buffeting I think they should mention their height and leg length.  I've ridden a Quota and another bike that someone complained about wind buffeting, both of which I didn't have any of that when I rode the same bikes @ 5' 10.5" w/30" inseam legs. 

[Perazzimx14]

When a rider complains about wind buffeting I think they should mention their height and leg length.  I've ridden a Quota and another bike that someone complained about wind buffeting, both of which I didn't have any of that when I rode the same bikes @ 5' 10.5" w/30" inseam legs. 

I'm 5"-10 with a 30" inseam.

[Arizona Wayne]

[lti_57]

Well done, another guy turned away from Guzzi.

 I guess at this point it does not matter that after two Quotas, I liked them both.  Great bike on gravel and eats highway with ease. I did 910 miles in a single day with it and several 2-3K mile trips. Great bike and most items can be adjusted or fixed easily. But what the hell, get the triumph, it's easier to sell.

Oh no they are opening my eyes.  Not running me away from anything. And all though I think Triumph does a great job its not the bike for me at this time. I have had 6 or 7  Guzzi's a couple of Norges all the rest  California type bikes.   I know the Quota is an old school bike. And  that  appeals to me.
The California style bikes just dont fit me well all though i love how they go down the Highway.  The Stelvio I like a lot.  I just like the 2 Valve head.

[fotoguzzi]

Wow!  If you're still interested after the above post then I've got some real estate for sale!  Find a stelvio!  Or a Tiger, 955i and 1050 Tigers are great bikes, and cheap.

  it just had too many hurdles to overcome. I replaced with DR650 and a set of  Pelican cases and never looked back.   

I got this w Corbin and like 3k miles, $3200. never looked back..

[Pedro]

I loved my Quota. Eventually sold it because it was starting to become unreliable due to electric gremlins that I didn't care to chase down. To me, it seemed a lot more agile off-road than my Stelvio.

[Lannis]

   Unless it's time to change the oil filter. For some unfathomable reason, probably influenced by the amount of grappa flowing at lunchtime in the Guzzi factory, Moto Guzzi decided to include a spin-on oil filter inside the sump. In order to get at the darn thing, you have to remove 18 bolts then drop the whole sump � making sure to drain the oil first, of course.

That's not a bug; that's a FEATURE.   Every time I moan about that, I get a chorus of disapprobation telling me that it's a beautiful thing, that it allows you to check the oil pan for debris and to make sure it is clean.

I'm so convinced, that I no longer just drain the oil through the drain plug on any of my vehicles.   I get under there and take off the oil pan too, and look inside and see if there's any debris.   The Dodge farm truck with a 318 engine, the two Fergusons and the Farmall tractor, the Subaru, the Ford, everything with an oil pan, I get under there and take loose a dozen or two small bolts, and drop the pan, and look in it for debris.   Then get a new gasket, and put it all back together again.

I don't know why the whole world doesn't do it.   Jiffy-Lube and the other oil-change places are going to start making it part of their standard $29.95 oil changes (except that it will be $299.95).   

Just the peace of mind of checking the cleanliness of the inside of your oil pan every 5000 miles should be worth it.   And after 200,000 miles and you've had your Dodge truck's oil pan on and off 40 times, you'll be able to do it so quick you won't even notice .....

Lannis

[JayDee24ca]

I guess I will chime in and also state that I really enjoy my Quota 1100. (I actually bought a few bits from Perazimix (?) when he got rid of his). I love the way it eats the miles on the highway, but it is great on the Forest Service Roads here as well. It took a bit of fiddling to get it to run right, but I sure is sweet now. I run a modified exhaust with a map from Guzzitech.
My only complaint is my sore arse, even with a custom seat. The Air Hawk is the only solution for it that I have found. I am 6 foot 1 inch, and with a Laminar Lip and a higher Gustafson screen, and Wolf tank side bags, there is no buffeting.
John D.

[Don G]

Well look at it this way, perhaps one less person bitching about what crap Guzzis are! LOL  DonG

[lti_57]

That's not a bug; that's a FEATURE.   Every time I moan about that, I get a chorus of disapprobation telling me that it's a beautiful thing, that it allows you to check the oil pan for debris and to make sure it is clean.

I'm so convinced, that I no longer just drain the oil through the drain plug on any of my vehicles.   I get under there and take off the oil pan too, and look inside and see if there's any debris.   The Dodge farm truck with a 318 engine, the two Fergusons and the Farmall tractor, the Subaru, the Ford, everything with an oil pan, I get under there and take loose a dozen or two small bolts, and drop the pan, and look in it for debris.   Then get a new gasket, and put it all back together again.

I don't know why the whole world doesn't do it.   Jiffy-Lube and the other oil-change places are going to start making it part of their standard $29.95 oil changes (except that it will be $299.95).   

Just the peace of mind of checking the cleanliness of the inside of your oil pan every 5000 miles should be worth it.   And after 200,000 miles and you've had your Dodge truck's oil pan on and off 40 times, you'll be able to do it so quick you won't even notice .....

Lannis

I usually  take a Q-tip and swab out the corner of any old oil.
Total peace of mind and of course  i clean the hose clamp as well, you know while i am n there.

[Xlratr]

That's not a bug; that's a FEATURE.   Every time I moan about that, I get a chorus of disapprobation telling me that it's a beautiful thing, that it allows you to check the oil pan for debris and to make sure it is clean.

I'm so convinced, that I no longer just drain the oil through the drain plug on any of my vehicles.   I get under there and take off the oil pan too, and look inside and see if there's any debris.   The Dodge farm truck with a 318 engine, the two Fergusons and the Farmall tractor, the Subaru, the Ford, everything with an oil pan, I get under there and take loose a dozen or two small bolts, and drop the pan, and look in it for debris.   Then get a new gasket, and put it all back together again.

I don't know why the whole world doesn't do it.   Jiffy-Lube and the other oil-change places are going to start making it part of their standard $29.95 oil changes (except that it will be $299.95).   

Just the peace of mind of checking the cleanliness of the inside of your oil pan every 5000 miles should be worth it.   And after 200,000 miles and you've had your Dodge truck's oil pan on and off 40 times, you'll be able to do it so quick you won't even notice .....

Lannis

That's funny!! [emoji23]

A 1000 Quota (which I understand wasn't available in the US) was the first Guzzi I owned. I loved it! I called it "Long tall Sally"! It was built like a tank and extremely reliable. I put a sump extension on it with an external filter because I'm with Lannis on that issue (have one on my 850T3 too).
I really liked the look of the 1000 with the twin headlights. It wasn't particularly thirsty, but when the 32l tank Stelvio was announced I sold it and bought my first new Guzzi.

PS. I do remember one nasty experience vividly though! When the tank was full, enthusiastic us of the throttle would do something to vent fuel out the tank hose. This is not nice when you're leaning into a high speed left hander with a stone wall on the right and the fuel squirting onto the rear tyre results in the bike sliding all over the road! :-(


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[Turin]

I took my Q. out tonight for a good flogging. I forgot how much fun these behemoths are on the road. 80mph in 4th gear on the highway not an issue.

If the Zombie apocalypse were to happen tomorrow, this would be my vehicle of choice.

[Tom]

Spud's Qship has a painted matched chair hooked up to it.  Champagne/Aqua. 

[Lesman]

I forgot to mention the Headlight/ I noticed someone did mention it. It's a Yam 600/750 from the 1990"s direct replacement. I found a brand new one for $28 on ebay. Price is all over the place for this part. I also installed dual relays with an H4 LED bulb(trying to save watts). HID is so cheap now. Running a Ducti Monster LED tail light direct bolt on. Works great(it was less than 30 fior the complete unit includes turn signals).I went with a MAdstad adjustable windshield cured all problems but it really killed the topend. Top speed under 98 now with a windshield and Hepco Becker panniers.I also raised my handelbars. I used a California rear rim to replace my cracked rim. The price is about the same as lacing a new wheel.
There has been 5-6 quota's for sale in the South in the last 120 days. There's one in Kerrville,TX and Alabama and Georgia right now.

[Chuck in Indiana]

The Q is a fine touring bike.. that long travel suspension eats up road irregularities. It handles *much* better than you would think. It's simple and robust. Too tall for me.

[lti_57]

Well I talked to the dude going to go check it out, and at least ride it see how it feels
I love my Norge but you know, Another one to the stable wont be that bad right?
More to come ,I am sure