Added a 1995 Silver & Gold 1100 Sport to the Stable

[MedicAndy]

I finally made it back to North Carolina earlier today with a very nice (new to me) silver 1995 1100 Sport. Picking this bike up in Chicago turned out to be not so much fun. It took around 14 hours to drive up to Chicago from Raleigh (it’s 860 miles one way), and it was 17 hours of drive time to get back home. I have never been to Chicago, and now having been there, I’m good, no need to ever go back there again. It took me over two hours to drive from the north side of Chicago, where I picked the bike up, to the south side. Saying “rush hour traffic” just doesn’t quite say it! It’s more like “WTF” 🙂
But, I love the bike! She will need new tires, a full service, removal of the luggage rack, and a good cleaning, and she will be ready to roll! And this bikes full Termignoni exhaust sounds incredible. I think that this exhaust sounds much better than the Mistral or Staintune systems which some of my other bikes have installed. I will post a video tomorrow with the bikes engine running. This bike also has a carbon front fender installed, but sadly enough, the original silver fender is MIA. The engine has Raceco chrome moly push rads installed. This bike also has different Heli bars, Delrine manifolds, Throttlemeister, and newer batteries. The last owner also removed the stock side stand and installed a Daytona side stand, which is much more user friendly. I also received all original components and a lot of paperwork, which included the original sales papers. And I almost forgot, I absolutely love the golden wheels!

[oldbike54]

 

 Dusty

[wirespokes]

Damn! I'd better hurry up and get one myself before you create such a scarcity I won't be able to afford it.

By the way - 

[malik]

Nice Spot, though it too has lost the use of its airbox. Well done.

[yogidozer]

Is the headlight rectangular or a trapezoid?

[Huzo]

Very first Guzzi I ever rode was a black one of those.
A bloke bailed me up on my GSXR 1100 and asked for a ride...!
I said..” are you sure..?”
“Shit yeah..” said the bloke on the Guzzi.
“If I stack the Gixxer, the Guzzi’s yours”.
Off we went with me secretly hoping he’d get cleaned up by a B Double on Bell’s Line of Road.
(Hoped he’d stay alive long enough to sign the transfer form though..)
It felt like a cement mixer compared to the Suzuki, but absolutely “alive..!”
Gave it back after 10 minutes.
That was in 2,000.
Next Guzzi I rode was the ‘07 Norge, brand new, sight unseen.
How different could it be.,?
Not much.

[kingoffleece]

Nice!

[sdcr]

  Congrats on the new edition. The silver ones really bring out the sculpted lines in the Sport.

  I can see that the Delrin manifolds would certainly keep the carbs from "moving around", as compared to the OEM rubber bellows.
Do the solid mounts of the Delrin manifolds have any other benefits to the carb/fueling of these bikes?

[MedicAndy]

Is the headlight rectangular or a trapezoid?

All US 1100 Sports have the rectangular headlight design. I just bought a European trapezoid headlight fairing and light to convert one of my 1100's over to that design. I just don't know yet on which bike to modify. I was going to install the red trapezoid fairing on my red bike to save some $$$ from needing to repaint the fairing, but the trapezoid fairings MG logo is in Gold, and my red 1100's logos are in silver.





I also bought a rear passenger seat fiberglass cover, which will change the seating to a one-seater. I will add that cover probably to the same bike.







I'm leaning towards adding the trapezoid fairing and rear passenger cover to one of my yellow bikes.

[MedicAndy]

Nice Spot, though it too has lost the use of its airbox. Well done.

I actually like the cleaner look of the 1100 with their air box installed, so there is a pretty high possibility that I'm going to reinstall this bikes original air box. This bike came with two large boxes of spare / original parts, and so I have the original air box.

[yogidozer]

[Huzo]

Surely no one’s got a better collection than that.!

[MedicAndy]

Very first Guzzi I ever rode was a black one of those.
A bloke bailed me up on my GSXR 1100 and asked for a ride...!
I said..” are you sure..?”
“Shit yeah..” said the bloke on the Guzzi.
“If I stack the Gixxer, the Guzzi’s yours”.
Off we went with me secretly hoping he’d get cleaned up by a B Double on Bell’s Line of Road.
(Hoped he’d stay alive long enough to sign the transfer form though..)
It felt like a cement mixer compared to the Suzuki, but absolutely “alive..!”
Gave it back after 10 minutes.
That was in 2,000.
Next Guzzi I rode was the ‘07 Norge, brand new, sight unseen.
How different could it be.,?
Not much.

I hear you my friend! I also have a 1996 GSXR1100 sitting in the stable. My GSXR, although being almost the same year model (95 vs. 96) as the 1100 Sport I just bought, is absolutely incredible. The term "George Jetson meets the Flintstones" comes to mind! It's too bad that Moto Guzzi didn't outsource the drivetrain to the Japanese on those bikes. Just imagine the 1100 Sport with a 200hp engine and a well designed gearbox! But then again, the GSX-1100R & the 1100 Sport both have their place in this world.




The GSXR 1100 engine is capable of producing up to 600hp, which is a big reason why there are not many of those bikes still out there. Most GSXR1100's were wrecked by their owners or they became engine donors for other race bikes like Bimota.





 

[Chuck in Indiana]

and now having been there, I’m good, no need to ever go back there again.

  I thought the same when rescuing the one of 17 LMVs from downtown Chicago. Pulling a trailer during rush hour is an adventure. 
Not that we don't like Chicago. We used to belong to the Art museum, and would hit the jazz and blues clubs 2 or 3 times a year.
As Bill used to say..
Comma but 
We'd go direct to a downtown hotel, park the car, and either walk or take a taxi everywhere.

[Huzo]

As you say MA.
I don’t think it’d be as nice if it went like the Spewzuki.
With the Guzzi, you can feel the bike “doing the work”..
With the GSXR, you open the taps and a secret message is sent under the tank to tear your arms off.
Because the Jap bike is so enormously capable of doing anything you ask, it almost seems too easy.
Like kissing your sister on the lips, really easy but absolutely no fun.
(Until you find out she’s not really your sister.. )
BTW..
Identical to this one in every way.


The bike that is, not my sister.
One’s a lot better looking than the other..

[RinkRat II]

  Congrats on a terrific find Andy,   It's always a plus to score the original documentation, parts and spares. Fun to put the paperwork in order and look back through it's history and see its evolution. Cant wait to see it in a great "line-up" photo with its bretheren

         Paul B

[jwinwi]

When I first saw that bike over 20 years ago I knew I had to have one. Ended up trading a Quota for my Blue 96 in 2002. When the owner of your new bike got a deal on that Termi system he offered me the Mistral crossover and carbon cans for a song; without question the best deal I ever got.
Looking forward to hearing it run!

[blackcat]

I have the Euro fairing on my Daytona and much prefer it over the US version, and mine came with the 4-way flasher option.

[Murray]

I have the Euro fairing on my Daytona and much prefer it over the US version, and mine came with the 4-way flasher option.

You'll find they are all wired for hazard lights/ four way flashers, you just need to get hold of the switch and plug it in.

[guzzisteve]

Bill's bike has always been nice and kept well. N. IL is nice if you go west 60mi.

[blackcat]

You'll find they are all wired for hazard lights/ four way flashers, you just need to get hold of the switch and plug it in.

Yes, mine came with the switch and it was just a quick plug in to the existing harness.

[blackcat]

It’s a Boxer thing.

[malik]

Once you fit the trapezoidals, you may find, as I did, they they are woefully inadequate lights for night time & tunnels. (A comment was made to me when I complained - "What in the blazes are you driving the 1100 Sport at night for? No one can see it"). Not the best for a tourer. I fitted small LED driving lights linked to high beam, which evened up things well. Some years back, there was a post on the V11 Lemans site from a Japanese living in Taiwan who changed over to a round 7 inch, and built a fairing to suit - beautiful job. A mate in NZ with a Magni Sfida (1100i based) mounted a 7 inch round light, but the last photo I have, it was running without the fairing. It may well be different by now, knowing him. The trapezoidals do look right though on the Sport.

Mal

[yogidozer]

It’s a Boxer thing.

Love my rescued Boxers. The one in that picture passed away, age 12, in 2004.
Sadly my next one passed away on April 9th, age 15. I adopted him 14 years ago.
I have no words to explain the love he showed me every single day.
He went with me everywhere, now I bring his ashes with me wherever I go.



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[blackcat]

Love my rescued Boxers. The one in that picture passed away, age 12, in 2004.
Sadly my next one passed away on April 9th, age 15. I adopted him 14 years ago.
I have no words to explain the love he showed me every single day.
He went with me everywhere, now I bring his ashes with me wherever I go.



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YD,

Sorry for your loss. That is a good long life for a Boxer, we have had three that died at or around the age of 8. 

Our dog Candy is now my 6th Boxer, 7th for my wife, and yes they are quite dedicated to their owners.

[twowheeladdict]

Congrats on being flexible enough to ride a bike like that.   

[Lumpy Idle]

... removal of the luggage rack,...

hey andy,

when you have some time would you please include a pic of the bike with the luggage rack installed. the setup that i have is a nice handbuilt unit that looks a bit like an oven rack and replaces the pillion seat. i would like to see what other fitments are like.

[Roebling3]

MedicAndy! Congratulations. And further good fortune to you.

I have a '93 Daytona. I've not seen a side stand such as the one in your pictures. I don't have the courage to drill 2 holes through the stick and expect it won't fail. Do you know a source for a similar stand?

Several years ago I made slight changes to the aluminum swinging link connecting pivot point to the spring. I had them water cut. There are leftovers to be donated. PM me if you're interested.  R3~

[Devildog]

I'm with Roebling, Andy, that nothing like my Daytona stand.
Your red fairing looks like a Daytonas at least the gold eagle does


Enjoy your largest Sport!

[Muzz]

The bike that is, not my sister.
One’s a lot better looking than the other..

So the burning question is.......which IS the better looking?