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She has several: Sophia, Tennessee Tuxedo, My Sport (used with Docc's permission, I hope) and ⭐69, in Nicky's memory.

Had a similar problem with my Rosso C. Went thru everything before I decided, fuel pressure need to be checked. Idling perfect, but not to much throttle = dying. Fuel pressure was low. A small plumberjob to check pressure. New pump, all good. Cheers Tom.

Thank you! Indeed the ventilation is goofed up. The bike has been burping gas out of the cap on hot days when I leave it in the sun. I'll start with venting and fuel filter. Much appreciated, Audiomick!

When it comes to Moto Guzzi, or other Italian brands actual or from the past, they seem to have liked giving names to their motorcycles. Some are extremely obvious and translatable in all languages, such as the Ducati "Mostro", that quickly evolved into its English moniker: "Monster". Our Japanese manufacturers were less inclined into that practice; well, if you remember the early days of Kawasaki two strokes, we had the Samurai, Avenger that evolved into S1, S2, S3, S4 and Mach III, H1A, H2 and so forth. The English were also inspired by strong names, such as Bonneville, Commando and the like. Of course, Suzuki and its Hayabusa, but before that, Bandit, Inazuma... Honda was a bit stern with the CB's and CX, but did venture into Hornets. Yamaha started with Yas and RDs, XT, FJ, but never really moved far away from these; not even with the VMAX, the Ténéré, or the Virago. So, the Griso.... if I am well-informed, the Griso was Moto Guzzi's attempt to take a ride on Ducati Monster's success. I am certain that some of you heard it before; the Griso, was an imaginary personage from a novel written by author Alessandro Manzoni. The story takes place in the 17th century, 1628/30 following the 30 years war; the final edition of the book was published in 1840/42. In English: The Betrothed. Il Griso, or in English, the Griso, was the Brave's chief; he was exploited at will for anything risky, unique. Just picture a hit man for a Capo Mafioso. The Griso was completely dedicated to his master, Don Rodrigo, having earned his complete trust. Described in English as: Griso, one of Don Rodrigo's henchmen, a silent and treacherous man. If you want to get an idea, a good example of the Griso would be "Tommy DeVito in the movie Goodfellas. In the movie, DeVito is not exclusively devoted to Jimmy Conway the way the Griso is to Don Rodrigo, but he does do whatever Jimmy Conway wants. Somebody in Guzzi must have read the book, and liked the Griso enough to name a motorcycle after him. I found the Italian original version on the Internet, I am going to read it. If anybody else is interested: I Promessi Sposi So, the Griso... a motorcycle named after a dodgy character, but Ducati did do the Diavel after all...

Sittin', Waitin'.

I looked at the Toyota Mirai; First its 50k USD + the usual add-ons. With the purchase, you get 15K USD free fuel or 6 years whichever comes first. 402 miles autonomy on a full tank; 5 minutes typical refueling time on an empty tank. 8 years or 100000 miles warranty on all Fuel Cell Components whichever comes first, extensible 3 more years or 35000 miles whichever comes first. The main perk, they have it in Supersonic Red. In the US 1 kg of H2 is about 33 dollars. Compared to Japan 1 kg is 7 dollars. You need about 5.6 kg to refuel; ... with 15k free, a 400 miles autonomy, you have about 30,000 miles free H2 upon purchase. Not much.

Have a good trip, mate. Are you going to Adelaide? Have a good time there, if you do. It's a lovely village.

Except that it isn't really cheap. Admittedly, I haven't researched the topic myself, but from what I have read there are "hidden" costs with nuclear power. Amongst others, what do you do with waste that stays dangerous for hundreds of thousands of years? EDIT: Don't get me wrong. I'm not fundamentally opposed to nuclear power. I just don't reckon we have got enough of a grip on it yet to be using it indiscriminately.

I bought the last 2 copies of Guzziology Moto International had on the counter when I passed through in September 2018. Dave Richardson was already gone, and they were cleaning out the last jobs remaining in the shop.

Went to Yellowstone this summer, along with a bunch of cool stuff along the U.S. and Canadian Rockies. Crowded everywhere; even in 105* heat, the line to enter the four corners site was hours long and of course on a bike I surely didn't wait. I heard a Park Ranger use the term "Revenge Vacation", referring to people who were making up lost time after sequestering themselves during Covid.

You’ll still need to address a few other issues if you want to render it truly bulletproof.

Every time I log on to this forum I think of Tx Redneck and his exodus.I hope everyone remembers him. I can never figure out what made him check out. IDK if it was medical , emotional , financial or what . A man doesn't know what his breaking point is until he reaches it. I just know everyone has one and every man has his Ktyptonite . I remember this quote from someone ; be kind to everyone you meet , for everyone is fighting a great battle.

There is the matter of naming our rides, even when the manufacturer is clueless . . .

My Honda GB500 clearly says "Tourist Trophy " on the side covers, but no one calls them that. Instead, invoking the alphanumeric "GB500" (which is not depicted on the motorcycle anywhere). I am not one adept at naming my own machines, but this one rather earned her own (from the Honda marketing slogan of those days . . . > RIDE RED <

True... the name is familiar. I looked it up, and saw that Suzuki brought it back too... To be honest, I don't really like the front of the new Katana...

How could you possibly neglect to include "Katana" in that list?

That people who do things like this should be castrated and choked with their own testicles That is all.

Beta Testing of the new generation Moto Guzzi has begun!

John, surely by now you know that ranting hyperbole is my stock and trade.

I have no problem with it, in fact I encourage it. OEM is by default, a dime a dozen. If someone wants to be creative, why not? It's built for their own preference. Some people follow stick and ball sports when they could follow MotoGP, I'll never understand it, but to each, his own.

The wee rear fender has a nice, flowing shape to it, but . . . "That is all."

Buy all 3 of ‘em. You can never have enough Guzzi’s. The Griso will outhandle the 1200 Sport. My choice would be a V11’s with Ohlins, & a Griso 1200 with the roller tappet motor. Oh, and a Greenie, & maybe a Rosso Mandello

Whichever one you buy it's important to remember that you are buying machines long out of production and a lot of parts are getting increasingly hard to source. Virtually anything cosmetic and you're at the mercy of the Bay of Fleas and the internet boards like this one for generosity from hoarders and sundry nut cases. All four machines you mention were comparatively low number production runs but the CARC series machines at least have a lot of interchangeability with other models in the cosmetic parts, the LeMans particularly is a nightmare to get fairing parts for and so few Balabios were made I'd think that most bits like fairing supports and the like are probably hand carved from unicorn ivory! Actual performance wise there isn't a lot in it but handling, if correctly set up, will come with the V11's and Griso sharing equal, (Although different.) top billing and the 1200 Sport lagging behind simply because it's 'Conventional' Marzocchi forks are pretty pedestrian for the era they were made in but having said that the wonderful Showas on the Griso need re-springing and re-valving to be anywhere near their best. If you go in with your eyes wide open all four can be fine steeds. The CARC bikes will by this point need their swingarm bearings and shock linkage replacing/rebuilding and it is vital that any CARC bike you look at not have had it's throttlebodies screwed about with by a shaved ape. They are incredibly simple to tune but if the tuning sequence isn't followed and someone messes about with the linkage rod or the throttle stop screw you are going to be in a world of pain! From the point of view of which is best? Don't ask me. I own three Grisos so I'm a lost cause. They are all fine machines though.

That guy sounds like his head bolt was torqued too tight. The other day I told someone I ride a lime green Moto Guzzi, and he says, “a V11 Sport?” See, he ID’d “My Green Goddess”, no problem.

It gets harder every time. my closest friend jumped off the Cairo Highway Bridge a week ago Monday and this is the hardest thing to deal with so far. we talked Sundy night and when I hung up the phone I suspected nothing . This one hurts .