Mille GT on Craigslist

[jumpmaster]

Just ran across a 1990 red Mille GT on the Baltimore MD Craigslist.  Don't know anything about the bike, but it's fitted for touring.  Price seems a little high for a bike that apparently has been sitting for awhile, but it might be worth it to a knowledgeable buyer/rider.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

https://baltimore.craigslist.org/mcy/d/randallstown-rare-moto-guzzi-mile-gt/6941914504.html

[brider]

WOWee, that's a nice-lookin' bike, I like the cut of it's jib, and it has a lot of sensible upgrades. Miles are kinda high but not really given the care it probably received.

[jumpmaster]

WOWee, that's a nice-lookin' bike, I like the cut of it's jib, and it has a lot of sensible upgrades. Miles are kinda high but not really given the care it probably received.

My Mille GT has 67+k miles and still burns about zero oil.  It seeps/mists just a little somewhere I can't locate, but not enough to even leave a drop on the floor.  Just enough to make me wipe off the lower frame and exhaust on the left side after every fifth or sixth ride.  Transmission also still shifts fine.  It has had a new clutch put in awhile ago (prior owner maybe was harder on clutches than I am) with no hint of imminent need of another; same with final drive).  This one on Craigslist also has wire wheels, which are more desirable than those that came with cast wheels.  Pictures can deceive, but it does look like it has been well taken care of.  I haven't seen the bike & don't know the owner, so I can't verify its condition.

Milles aren't sexy, but they are solid road bikes.  They are rarer, at least in the USA, than most (if not all) of the "collectable" bikes of the 70s - early 90s, but they are still relatively cheap.

[Devildog]

I get a bit agitated when a seller wants good money but won't install a $100 battery and have the bike in running condition. Too far for me to drive to see a non-runner, but it looks a really nice bike, especially with the fairing.

[jumpmaster]

I get a bit agitated when a seller wants good money but won't install a $100 battery and have the bike in running condition. Too far for me to drive to see a non-runner, but it looks a really nice bike, especially with the fairing.

Good point. OTOH, it could just be that the seller isn't really mechanically inclined or even motorcycle savvy (inherited bike?) & wants to try to  unload the bike before taking it to a mechanic to get it sorted out.  If someone is otherwise interested, it would be worth an email or phone call to see what's up with the bike.  That someone isn't me, though.  If someone here is REALLY interested in it, I could be talked into going up to look the bike over and give an admittedly somewhat inexpert opinion.  It's only about an hour from my house, with a couple of interesting routes to choose from.

[Lannis]

Most of us who know Guzzis will be having a chuckle at the description of the 280 watt alternator as "High Output".

In fact, those old Saprisa units are the weakest, most updatable excuses for alternators on any touring bike ....

Looks like a nice bike and no telling how much money he's got in it, but $5000 isn't going to happen, I don't think.

Lannis

[Cdn850T5NT]

Yeah, I was about to say that the 280W alternator is nothing to write home to Mom about...

[rjamesohio]

Oh Hell why did I have to look at that. I don't need it, I don't need it, I don't need it.....

[Tom]

Take the trunk off and it'll look better.

[Lannis]

Take the trunk off and it'll look better.

Come to think of it, look how far the fairing lowers are behind the cylinders, looks like much farther than the ones on the SPs.

My knees come within an inch of the cylinders on most Guzzis I've ridden, especially Loops and Tontis.   I'd never fit on this one.

Lannis

[Tom]

I've always wondered about the bigger guys riding an older SP or Le Mans.  Perfect fit for me.  Anyone 5'10" and over is a tighter squeeze.