200,004 miles

[Luap McKeever]

2 decades of Moto Guzzis in review:

As of Thursday of last week, I went over 200,000 miles on Guzzis, and no, I'm not counting speedo correction :-). I began riding them in 1997 on a '73 Eldo. Getting off of Hondas and Kawasakis has proven to be a smart and rewarding move.

Now on my 10th Guzzi in 20 years, I stand firm that the 98 EV I rode for almost 90,000 virtually trouble free miles (probably 50% of those miles dragging a camper) is probably my all time favorite so far.  However, this MGX with 8,000+ (s)miles is quickly jumping to the top of my list.

The funnest (and fastest) bike I've owned hands down is the 98 Centauro. Every time I straddled that thing, I felt the need to red-line it. The fun factor of that thing was off the charts.  It was so far off the charts, I felt I needed to sell it or it may have killed me

The easiest Guzzi to ride was the 1984 V65C.  It was a hoot. I could throw that thing around like a mini-bike. I miss it, and am looking for another to tootle around on.

The most comfortable believe it or not is the MGX-21. I can ride this thing all day long with NO problems.  Couple that with cruise control and it's flat out a mile-eater.

The best handling was the 2012 Stelvio NTX.  To me, it was like controlling a roller-coaster car.  It felt to me like it could not crash, no matter what I threw at it.

While my piddly 200,004 miles on Guzzi's is pale in comparison to many others, I'm quite proud of it because all of those miles were while maintaining a full time job, raising 4 kids and keeping up with other chores and duties.

[Gliderjohn]

 

[Carlo DeSantis]

 

[StuCorpe]

 

[OlofE]

Great report, thanks!

[flip]

 

[Diploman]

You have every reason to be proud, Luap!  Well done!

[Kiwi_Roy]

Raising 4 kids and don't forget keeping us unruly bunch in line

Congratulations Luap

[wheaties]

   May we follow in your footsteps, exceed your mileage, and enjoy the ride even more!

[tazio]

And you Should be proud of the balance you've maintained between family and Guzzi miles!
I got a friend w/ 115,000 miles on a Two and a half year old Victory Vision.
Wife,kid and full time job. He's just never home.. Sad really.
Again, Congrats to you, Sir.

[oldbike54]

 Lightweight 

 Dusty

[Arizona Wayne]

I like the way you described your life on Guzzis, Luap, describing your experience with each model.    Unlike you I haven't kept track of how many miles I've accumulated riding Guzzis other than I earned my MGNOC 100K badge years ago.  But like you on your Centauro I had to sell my `87 Le Mans IV before  I got nailed riding it too fast (139 mph) racing other bikers/cars with it. 

[Nic in Western NYS]

Rock on Luap

[ohiorider]

Congratulations, Luap!  You've certainly been faithful to the brand.

My miles over the past 33 years are all over the board, including Yamaha, Kawasaki, Triumph, Honda, a bunch of BMWs, and two Guzzis.  (Guzzi total since 2010 = 75,000 miles.)

BTW - what do you attribute to the feeling of speed the Centauro provided?  Probably a dumb question ....... since it probably was just a fast bike.

Bob

[Guzzistajohn]

Just keeping track of the mileage on 10 bikes is a feat in itself. Do you write that down somewhere? I just sell em and forget about it

[Tom]

   Every time I look at the 100K application, I get lost in the documentation.     Too lazy to figure it out.  Maybe I can tell Frank to just give me one.   

[Luap McKeever]

Just keeping track of the mileage on 10 bikes is a feat in itself. Do you write that down somewhere? I just sell em and forget about it

I keep a spreadsheet that has all my service mileages.  Some of the bikes actually had more miles than I claimed since they had additional miles after I serviced them.  I've done this with all my bikes.  I'm pretty fanatical on timely servicing and documenting miles.

Just keeping track of the mileage on 10 bikes is a feat in itself. Do you write that down somewhere? I just sell em and forget about it

See above :-)

Lightweight 

 Dusty

I know right

Congratulations, Luap!  You've certainly been faithful to the brand.

My miles over the past 33 years are all over the board, including Yamaha, Kawasaki, Triumph, Honda, a bunch of BMWs, and two Guzzis.  (Guzzi total since 2010 = 75,000 miles.)

BTW - what do you attribute to the feeling of speed the Centauro provided?  Probably a dumb question ....... since it probably was just a fast bike.

Bob

The Centauros speed was real. It had the Creedon C5 chip (I think), mistrals, K&N and would absolutely fly.  I GPS'd that thing at 143 and it felt like it had more to go.  The weather was perfect, wind at my back and a long straight stretch. I'm the one that surrendered on that particular outing.

[Tom H]

Congrats

Tom

[kidneb]

 

Pick up your goose and fly on !

[mjptexas]

Luap, now that’s inspiring.  i’ve got a ways to go.

[Chuck in Indiana]

Attaboy, Luap.. 

[jim_W]

Am I the only one who can't keep an odometer working ? Many of my miles are UNKNOWN.

[AH Fan]

Good on ya Luap
If I'm able  to wear out my fleet in time.............su ccess.

I just love these machines and places they take me as well as the people I meet along the way.

Ciao   

[Mike Crenshaw]

 

For years now on January 1st I take an odometer reading of each bike in the garage.  I have never run a cumulative total.  Congratulations on the milestone.

[JeffOlson]

Nicely done! (I’m at about a tenth of your mileage.)

[Arizona Wayne]

Am I the only one who can't keep an odometer working ? Many of my miles are UNKNOWN.

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No, until I got Guzzis in my stable I had never needed to carry extra speedo cables, clutch cables, or throttle cables.     Even tho said cables are stout for me they don't last forever like my Jap. bike cables. 

[Testarossa]

 

[ITSec]

I'm gonna have to pick up my pace - I've got you on miles, but a bunch of them aren't on a Guzzi. 

Enjoy the ride, and look forward to even more once you get the kids out of the house!

[kfz]

Hi Luap,

What a good do.

Well played sir.

Kev

[perter]

Respect!
I just passed 9000km in my 2yrs Guzzi journey which started August 22nd 2015 @ 15:00.

I'm pretty happy with the number too, considering most distance has been commuting to work (40km roundtrip unless I take a detour along the coast line  ) and also being a father of four, full time jobs and a sick wife.