Help Rocker59 pick a bike

[rocker59]

OK friends, how's about your 2-cents worth?  I need to put a Guzzi back in my garage.

Here are my two current options.  What would you pick, and why?

2001 Cal EV - Nice bike with 37.000 miles, and very affordable price.



2015 Cal14 Custom - Nice bike with 15.000 miles, and moderate price.

[Dharma Bum]

2001, just because!

[kballowe]

OK friends, how's about your 2-cents worth?  I need to put a Guzzi back in my garage.

Here are my two current options.  What would you pick, and why?

2001 Cal EV - Nice bike with 37.000 miles, and very affordable price.

2015 Cal14 Custom - Nice bike with 15.000 miles, and moderate price.

I hear there's a fire sale on this fine red & black Eldorado.

[bigbikerrick]

01 at a very affordable price. Thats why. Ride the EV for a couple of years, then buy a 1400 at a much discounted price, down the road. The blue 01 would be sweet with some  hard bags. either HB or Nat. Cycle Cruiseliners.
Rick.

[blackcat]

 
I’m surprised the V85 isn’t  on your list.

[davedel44]

Get the blue one. 

Dave
Galveston

[rocker59]

01 at a very affordable price. Thats why. Ride the EV for a couple of years, then buy a 1400 at a much discounted price, down the road. The blue 01 would be sweet with some  hard bags. either HB or Nat. Cycle Cruiseliners.
Rick.

I have two sets of H+B hard bags in the garage!   

[rocker59]

Get the blue one. 

Dave
Galveston

 

[LowRyter]

Geees, you've already owned a Bassa and didn't like it.  Now you're looking at a C14 and it's more feet forward that the V11.

[rocker59]

I’m surprised the V85 isn’t  on your list.

I do like it, but not for now. 

[Beowulf]

Both is good....

[rocker59]

Geees, you've already owned a Bassa and didn't like it.  Now you're looking at a C14 and it's more feet forward that the V11.

The Bassa's ergos weren't good for me.  Nor, the short rear suspension.  The EV sits a lot differently.  Higher seat and floorboards.

Cal14 Custom in blue is just bada$$.  I think with the floorboards and the addition of a Corbin seat, I'd be fine.

[yogidozer]

I'd take the blue EV. Lighter, enough power, just fix the seat 

[pete roper]

They're very different motorbikes. I'd go the Eee-Vee but only because I find the 1400's too big and heavy.

[LowRyter]

The Bassa's ergos weren't good for me.  Nor, the short rear suspension.  The EV sits a lot differently.  Higher seat and floorboards.

Cal14 Custom in blue is just bada$$.  I think with the floorboards and the addition of a Corbin seat, I'd be fine.

I can't agree with your analysis but if you're good with both, then there's no comparison with the performance of the 1400.  It's a smooth and powerful runner.   You're comparing a modern vehicle to one that's 30 years older design. (Make sure you have a demand sensor.)  It's certainly more fun than an Indian Chief.   

I will say the V11 is light and tossable and just as easy to ride around town as a scooter (actually, just guessing since I've never ridden a scooter). 

[pete roper]

I hear there's a fire sale on this fine red & black Eldorado.

Awwww! Don't do that Kevin. Just find a shop that knows what they are doing.

[oldbike54]

 Prices ?

 Oh never mind , just buy the EV 

 Dusty

[Guzzistajohn]

I'd rather ride the EV than that big heavy turd 1400. And I know the prices too : )

[Bulldog9]

As Klaus schwitz would say... It depends.

-What other motorcycles do you have in your garage?
-Do you want something that is classic Guzzi? Or a modern interpretation of a power cruiser?
-Is weight a factor?
-Simplicity or complex?
-And of course most importantly, the greenbacks it will take to purchase and then add the modifications you want to make it yours.

sounds to me like you need to ride them both and let the one that speaks to you most make your decision.

But as we are required to vote, if I was buying this as my only Moto Guzzi I would probably go for the EV. It's classic looks clean if it's reasonably priced and has been well taken care of that's a lifetime motorcycle. The 1400 is an amazing bike, but it's size and complexity would give me more pause. Of course I say that having just purchased an mgx-21  .

[alanp]

I need to put a Guzzi back in my garage.

Well, duh!  Blue is good, and the 1400 looks bluer. 

[kingoffleece]

Didn't you have a cali in the past?  Gotta try the 1400-just because you can.

[fotoguzzi]

There's no vote for "other"

I'd rather ride the EV than that big heavy turd 1400. And I know the prices too : )

[rocker59]

Didn't you have a cali in the past?  Gotta try the 1400-just because you can.

Blue/Silver Bassa.

[Muzz]

Wait for the (not yet announced) V85 road bike to come out.

[yogidozer]

Nice saddlebags. Why did you get rid of that bike, or do you still have it?

[rocker59]

There's no vote for "other"

fixed it for you.

[rocker59]

Nice saddlebags. Why did you get rid of that bike, or do you still have it?

Bassa has been gone for about six years.  Didn't like the ergos.  Short shocks weren't a help, either.

[tazio]

-Pick the blue Alpha-Guzzi. (you know which one)
Why? Because the ladies go for a muscular build. (That is a scientific fact)

[lucian]

I would say it depends on where and how you intend to ride it. Short trips. gravel , back roads EV
 Longer rides, Two up,  Highway , 1400 all day  . Just did a 6,000 mile trip from Maine to Montana on my 1400 custom and she never missed a beat. Wouldn't be my first choice for an every day, around town bike, it's motor and long wheelbase makes it an awesome mile muncher.   Good luck with your choice!    No wrong answer. 

[Huzo]

Wait for the (not yet announced) V85 road bike to come out.

Love it..!