Daytona and Sport 1100 Production Numbers

[Blueboarhound]

OK, OK, OK, LET'S DO THIS!

Daytona 1000 red or Daytona RS red?   :pop

[blackcat]

RS but I'm biased.


Just got back from a fairly long ride. Lately the bike has been hiccuping a bit more than usual and a new tank of gas isn't solving the problem so its probably time to look at the valve clearances.

[Turin]

RS red for me. Daytona 1000 red is a little more orangey.

[Blueboarhound]

I'm not sure where I heard or read this but I think the '96 Daytona 1000 Racing is the same red as the RS.

[Chuck in Indiana]

and ended up here by mistake

 Gotta love em.. How could you send a container of motorcycles to the wrong country?  ;D ;D

[pauldaytona]

I'm not sure where I heard or read this but I think the '96 Daytona 1000 Racing is the same red as the RS.

I think thats correct

[Blueboarhound]

Gotta love em.. How could you send a container of motorcycles to the wrong country?  ;D ;D

"Hey! Somebodya getta dis crate ona da truck.....tomorrow isa Ferragosto"

[Old Jock]

There was a black "Dr. John Edition" in 1995 for the UK market. Only twenty were built and it came with a B kit, Carrillo rods and full Termignoni exhaust.

I know the guys who had that bike, the bike next to it was used for classic racing and was in issue 1 of the Italian Motor, I rewired it quite recently, as its now a road bike.

He recently bought the Dr John back with the intention of keeping it, but got made an offer he couldn't refuse about a week after he got it and sold it again, for quite a profit I was stunned at the price.

It was a lovely bike, as I remember the "Dr John's" had a stage B kit installed as standard over here and the RS had stage C

John

[Blueboarhound]

I did wonder if the 20 Dr. John editions built for the British market are lumped into the 100 built in '95.

Daytona 1000

1992: 486
1993: 283
1994: 155
1995: 100

Daytona 1000 Racing

1996: 100

OJ,

Would your friend know the answer to where the Dr. John edition falls in respect to the production numbers?
 

[blackcat]

I just talked to a friend today about someone locally who has or had (recently deceased) a Daytona 1000 and it is going to be sold with a lot of other bikes. Don't know the condition,etc.etc.

[dxhall]

You should ask him to post it on the Guzzi owners classified site.  There have been a couple on ebay in the last month that didn't sell for as much as I thought they would.  This could be the time to buy ...

[Old Jock]

OJ,

Would your friend know the answer to where the Dr. John edition falls in respect to the production numbers?
 

I'll drop him an e-mail and if he replies I'll post back up

[Biffo]

I came across this yesterday. I have no idea how accurate it is, perhaps someone here knows. I did wonder if the 20 Dr. John editions built for the British market are lumped into the 100 built in '95. I remember talking to someone back in the late '90's at Moto Guzzi (when they were in NC.) and he was able to tell me how many Sport 1100's of each color, by year, came to the US. I wish I would have retained that information but production numbers just wasn't something I was interested in back then. Besides, I'm sure all I heard was blah, blah, blah, silver, blah, blah, blah,..... ;D

Luckily one of the early Dr John owners created an owners register for the Dr John back in 96 - we didn't want to find 100s of them as happened to the Ducati 900ss Hailwood replica - 100 or so made but 1000s of ordinary bikes rebadged.

The production numbers run contiguously from KA 11783 to KA 11802.  In late 97 all bikes were accounted for but the last one was destroyed by fire at a dealers and we never found who bought the 3rd (KA 11785) or the 15th (11797) after they were sold by dealers in 1997.

Mine's number 11 (KA 11793) and heavily modified (engine blueprinted and with some great hybrid cams - less peaky than the 'C' kit ones, remapped, WP 43mm upside downers, adjustable yokes, Astralite wheels, 320 race disks, carbon fibre twin headlight fairing etc). Awesome bike, once sorted (no major problems but needed the mods to get the best out of it).  I have the last set of 100mm barrels and Cosworth pistons so it will be a 1227cc when I have the time

[Turin]

If you are going to resurrect a thread this old, while owning a bike like that, then we require pics!

[Tom]

 :1:

[Grant Borden]

Shortly after purchasing my '93 Daytona 1000 I met the president of the Guzzi distributor, he stated that he imported 51 total with seventeen being bi-posto models. Mine is the two seat unit.

Grant

[Arizona Wayne]

I read when the LM IIs weren't selling in the UK they were painted black w/gold lettering to unload them.   Maybe that's why Daytonas were that color in the UK?  I'm really surprised how many Daytonas were built. 

A Guzzisti in norCal had a blue LM I(he sold it); the only 1 I've ever seen.  White LeMans are rare too in the US.