V11 for sale online/ Craigslist and all others

[footgoose]

Exhaust, tail rack, and head guards are all that I can see non original. Rare model, low miles and 2 - 3 k below market. Granted, I have not seen her up close 

[po18guy]

It seems that virtually all for sale have mods. Nothing new there. Q: How do you explain a 15+ year old unmodified Guzzi? Garage candy? Collector? Unknowing, uncaring owner? Impulse buy that subsequently sat unused? Probably all of the above and more. 

As to pricing, I paid the asking price of $4,950 for my '04 Ballabio, due to very low mileage, condition, mods and accessories included. For that price, one option I had in a new bike was a 300 Ninja. AYKM? 

Buying a Guzzi is akin to a marriage. Some guys love the old lump, warts and all, through thick and thin (docc? ), while others bail and look for something younger and faster. What I do know is that a Guzzi is the 'road less traveled', and that has always been my path.

[LowRyter]

Anyone know what headlight is on that Cafe Sport?

[Nihontochicken]

23 hours ago, footgoose said:

Exhaust, tail rack, and head guards are all that I can see non original. Rare model, low miles and 2 - 3 k below market. Granted, I have not seen her up close 

I think I see a Roper line:

https://photohosting.azureedge.net/vmp/Dealers/71033/135817207/Photo/ZGUKTC029M111161-17.jpg

Would be interesting if closer, but then I guess one temperamental Italian hottie is enough for me to handle. 

[po18guy]

On 11/28/2019 at 12:55 PM, footgoose said:

Exhaust, tail rack, and head guards are all that I can see non original. Rare model, low miles and 2 - 3 k below market. Granted, I have not seen her up close 

Notice how she is flawless, except for a few flaws? To my eyes (recently restored), not much to dislike. The suspension alone is worth half the asking price and $4150 is clearly negotiable.

6 hours ago, LowRyter said:

Anyone know what headlight is on that Cafe Sport?

Looks like a cheapo eBay ABS plastic integrated signal/running light unit. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-7-Motorcycle-Headlight-Amber-LED-Turn-Signal-Indicators-Bracket-US/174028145959?hash=item2884e2c527:g:EFcAAOSwlvtdeboZ

[Kane]

Saw this on the Los Angeles CL, a 1957 Motto Guzzi Loyola 175. Looks like a sweet little ride.

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/mcy/d/tarzana-1957-moto-guzzi-lodola-175/7032470793.html

[docc]

Oh, dear! I LOVE Italian singles!

I even googled it the other day, but seems that doesn’t necessarily mean motorcycles on the web!

[Chuck]

I love singles, too. The first "real" motorcycle I ever rode was a friend's Harley Sprint. It probably kindled my life long love of Italian machinery..

[po18guy]

Brother's high school friend had a Benelli 250. For a project, bro had fabbed up a copy of the Ducati "Corse" open megaphone in high school shop class. It really woke that Benelli (and our neighbors) up! Ah, but my brother's other friend went crazy and bought a 1965 Ducati Diana MK III. Now, with 5 speeds and 10K on tap, that was some ride for a goofy kid in the 60s. The most difficult mechanical project I ever helped with was getting all of those bevel gear timing marks lined up. They call those the 'ice cream cone' singles, but the cam drive was more like a Rubik's cube. 

[gstallons]

 A buddy of mine had one (Diana Mk IV) and let it along with 40 other incredible bikes go to Hell in a DAMP movie theatre .

[Chuck]

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1965 Ducati Diana MK III.

I lusted for one that was in a "dealer's" at the time. Had a megaphone exhaust with it from the factory. Fortunately, I couldn't afford it..

[po18guy]

First bike I rode which would pull the front wheel shifting into second.

[Lucky Phil]

3 hours ago, po18guy said:

First bike I rode which would pull the front wheel shifting into second.

Forget pull the front wheel, it would pull the girls. 

Ciao 

[po18guy]

4 hours ago, Lucky Phil said:

Forget pull the front wheel, it would pull the girls. 

Ciao 

Oh, so that's where "Lucky" came from, eh?

[footgoose]

I love this thing... I've seen this guy's bikes come up for sale for years.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/283767174015?ul_noapp=true