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It's in the ballpark. My '04 Nero Corsa has been great!

Thanks Tom!

Cool !!!

Seems that recently I saw a picture of a campsite that had a V11, a tent, and a Unigo trailer? Was I hallucinating? Is someone here pulling a UniGo with thier V11 Sport/LeMans? If so, I'd like details on the hitch setup. I use my Nero Corsa as a SPORT-tourer and have always wanted a UniGo for longer trips, especially 2-up...

I bought my Sport 1100 new in 1997 for my 30th birthday. I had wanted a Guzzi since the days of the LeMans III in the early 1980s. To me Guzzi represented style and passion that can only come from a small company with a storied history.

Very cool stuff !!!

So the Aprilia doesn't require valve checks or adjustment... Cool !!!

Funny thing is, I'd buy a Ducati before I'd buy an Aprilia. If Guzzi doesn't produce what I want over the next few years, I'll be going with a Ducati. The only way Piaggio/Aprilia will get any of my money is if they produce a Guzzi that I want to ride...

I'm just "egging you on" a bit here, but do these three low-powered motorcycles qualify as "sport bikes" in your book? Aprilia RS250 Cagiva Mito 500 MuZ Skorpion Sport Cup Replica

2008 MSRP = $15,995.00 (it was $14,995.00 for the 2007 model year.) http://www.ducati.com/od/ducatinorthameric...html?model=2391

+1 If I wanted a class-leading superbike, I'd go pay $15k for a Ducati 1098. For a class-leading supersport, the no-brainer choice would be a $9k Triumph Daytona 675. What I want is an MGS-01 (undeniably a "sport bike") with any motor Guzzi would choose to drop into it. Because (like you, Paul) I occasionally like to do stuff like this with my sporty Guzzis:

...and the Breva's race-winning predecessor was which bike? The Breva is as much a sportsbike as a five year old BMW R-1150R. You can define the bikes anyway you want, but the fact is races were won in the 1970s and 1980s on Tontis and in the 1980s and 1990s on spine-frame bikes. If you count AHRMA, Guzzis are still winning races. Did you happen to notice the 2007 results at Daytona ??? Define "GT bike" for me. The funny thing about that term is that no one uses it. "sport", "sport-touring", "touring", "supersport", "superbike", "hypersport" are all used in print by manufacturers and journalists to define niches. "GT bike" isn't. And, there aren't set-in-stone divisions between each of these groups. The dividing lines are blurred and grey. Not black and white. An R1 is a Superbike, just like a Ducati 1098. There is a wide gulf between a superbike and whatever the current lineup of Guzzis should be called. There is plenty of room there for a sporting motorcycle based upon the MGS-01 chassis. Ducati's SportClassics are great sportsbikes. No, they're not competitive with R1s and Gixxers (and aren't intended to be), but they are still sportsbikes... It doesn't have to be a race bike to be a sport bike...

They did. 1993 Daytona 1000. They followed that up with the Sport 1100 and Daytona RS, then the V11 Sport and V11 LeMans... Direct streetbike decendents of a championship-winning endurance racer... All built on Dr. John's "spine-frame" chassis...

My Favourite Guzzi "GT bike":

I'd take an MGS-01 with ANY motor in it... Give it to me with the 940 Bellagio motor. Call it the "950 LeMans". I don't really care. It's the chassis that I'm lusting after.

How 'bout an 8v Griso with the swingarm and rear drive from an MGS grafted on. That CARC sure looks heavy!

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Looks good with all the accessories!!!

A 1996 carbureted Sport 1100 should have a Marzocchi M1R front fork and White Power rear shock. The fuel injected Sport 1100i came with an inverted White Power front fork. Which do you have?

Same for me, MZNYC. If Guzzi doesn't produce something like the MGS-01 in the next few years, you'll see me on an 848 for sure. What were your impressions of the 848 ???

Antonio and Baldini are right: If you're only running 3,000 miles to 6,000 miles per year, then why not use supersport tires? There are lots of occasional and recreational riders out there who ride only a few thousand miles per year, so they may as well get top performance with something like Pilot Power. On the other hand, if your idea of a weekend ride is a couple thousand miles, running supersport tires is just plain wasteful when modern sport-touring tires are "almost" as good and last twice as long. I run BT-014s on my Sport 1100 because I only ride it occasionally. I run the Z6 on my Nero Corsa because it's my main bike that I ride 2-up and on trips...

Use lead shot. Buy it from a shooting supply store. Easier than molten lead. Better than steel shot.

This is why: 4,500 mile ride report Otherwise, I'd be running Pilot Power or Bridgestone BT-014.

Sadly, the 1200 Sport is not a "sportsbike". It's a face-lifted Breva 1100. Also sadly, the MGS-01 Corsa may be on the website, but try actually acquiring one... And for street use, too... News like this just makes it obvious to me that for the next few years, I'll either be riding obsolescent Guzzi sportsbikes, or spending my money at the Ducati shop... 848... Mmmm !!!