jhh Posted April 11, 2008 Posted April 11, 2008 So, I'm trying to figure out what to do with my new (to me) Guzzi. It's in pretty much excellent condition, so I'm wondering on whether I should feel bad about modifying (defacing, if you like the red/black look) it. Right now it's the typical red/black Ballabio, but I really like the Scura look (matte black) better. How many Ballabios were sold in the US in 2004? Just out of curiosity, does anyone have sales statistics (US) on all the different years and models for the V11?
mike wilson Posted April 11, 2008 Posted April 11, 2008 Take your boots and gloves off, lie on your back and point your fingers and toes into the air. Probably not as many as that.
docc Posted April 11, 2008 Posted April 11, 2008 And if she was a beautiful woman you have married, you wouldn't touch her? Savin' her for the next guy?
Ouiji Veck Posted April 11, 2008 Posted April 11, 2008 It's a Guzzi. Do what you want but your first customizing obligation is to replace all those zeros on your odometer with numbers. God those zeros are ugly!!!! I think a 2 looks really nice in the far left position.
antonio carroccio Posted April 11, 2008 Posted April 11, 2008 Is there a bike in the pic? I only see a lot of misery.
rocker59 Posted April 12, 2008 Posted April 12, 2008 So, I'm trying to figure out what to do with my new (to me) Guzzi. It's in pretty much excellent condition, so I'm wondering on whether I should feel bad about modifying (defacing, if you like the red/black look) it. Right now it's the typical red/black Ballabio, but I really like the Scura look (matte black) better. How many Ballabios were sold in the US in 2004? Just out of curiosity, does anyone have sales statistics (US) on all the different years and models for the V11? Not many. I'd be surprised if it was 100. It may be more like 50. I do know that about 50 each of the Nero Corsa and Coppa Italia were brought in that year. If you keep it stock and pristine, in 20 or 30 years it might be a collectible oddity. Right now it's rare, but not collecitble, and not worth a whole lot of money. Keep in mind that ALL Guzzis are rare by most standards! It's your bike, do with it what you want. If I had a spare V11 Sport variant around, I'd be ordering up a body kit from Ghezzi + Brian and building a killer back road burner/track bike...
Skeeve Posted April 12, 2008 Posted April 12, 2008 It's your bike, do with it what you want. If I had a spare V11 Sport variant around, I'd be ordering up a body kit from Ghezzi + Brian and building a killer back road burner/track bike... You know, people keep putting that picture in their posts like it was good to look at. Very purposeful and much lighter looking than your average v11, but capital Ugly, as in, "Ow! That hurts my eyes!.."
rocker59 Posted April 12, 2008 Posted April 12, 2008 You know, people keep putting that picture in their posts like it was good to look at. Very purposeful and much lighter looking than your average v11, but capital Ugly, as in, "Ow! That hurts my eyes!.." Each to his own, I suppose... I like the G+B kit bike.
DeBenGuzzi Posted April 13, 2008 Posted April 13, 2008 A guzzi that is left bone stock is merely a mode of transportation that the driver probably doesn't care as much for, flame me on it but thats what I believe. It feels like the nature of the V11 more so than many other guzzi makes even, is to make it your own. I mean even Enzo can't be faulted for the amount of (I guess you can call it love, you'd have to) love that he has for that monstrosity, and my bike is a bit extreme but its getting toned down as I get older, buy it, ride it and do what needs to be done and maybe a few things that dont.
Steve G. Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 You know, people keep putting that picture in their posts like it was good to look at. Very purposeful and much lighter looking than your average v11, but capital Ugly, as in, "Ow! That hurts my eyes!.." Yeah, I don't know. Maybe if it was one color. It kind of reminds me of Captain Nemo's bike [remember him on this forum from a while back], where it had so many things going on, all the differet colors were fighting each other for attention. Some of G&B's stuff was cool, other stuff they had was like it was designed by Pierre Terblanche [Ducati] on crack!! Steve
gavo Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 the ballabio seems fairly common at least in my neck of the woods, but more to the point bike riders seem less inclined to tinker nowdays or they just buy bolt on accessories, play with your bike ,experiment make it a reflection of you. I for one hate having a bike like everyone else's
FuelCooler Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Each to his own, I suppose... I like the G+B kit bike. I am not ashamed to say that I like it too! It was my screen saver for a while. Cheers, Steve
DeBenGuzzi Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 the ballabio seems fairly common at least in my neck of the woods, but more to the point bike riders seem less inclined to tinker nowdays or they just buy bolt on accessories, play with your bike ,experiment make it a reflection of you. I for one hate having a bike like everyone else's but thats what so great about most mods these days, they design them so anyone can do it(for the most part) otherwise I'd have to go back to school and see if I could find a carbon fiber fabrication class somewhere still might
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now