Guzzi Curious Seeks Opinion on Used V11 Sport

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11 hours ago, Lucky Phil said:

Unless you ignore Ducati V twins.

Phil

Hey Phil  I also have a Ducati Super Sport, so it's tough to decide which one to ride. Both the Super Sport and Le Mans beckon me like alluring sirens.

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9 hours ago, Grant said:

Back in the day I had a '71 Duke 450 Desmo single (297 lbs. dry weight - glitter silver).  My buddy had a '72 Duke Sport.  On the 750 the suspension was overly hard for the bumps to the point that a fiberglass fender split in half after hitting a pot hole.  The Conti exhausts could have a rake handle shoved down them and hit nothing.  The 900ss's(Desmo) that were glitter silver around that era were pieces of art to look at (from a distance).  The sound was deep BOOMPH, BOOMPH,BOOMPH.  Where I worked in the '80's there was a 900 I listened to most mornings.  I have to say it was impressive.  The main guy to get Duke parts from was in Grimsby, Ontario but he also had MV Augusta which was his personal favorite.  Keith Hart used to talk about doing the ton by the end of the short street he lived on with his MV.

I don't ignore Dukes.  I don't want to own and support one though.

Grant. 

Say Grant, isn't that the coolest thing about motorcycles, that they all have their own personalities no matter what it might be.

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On 3/31/2025 at 6:14 PM, Grant said:

The exhaust sounds good.  The dry clutch sound not so much. 

I love the dry clutch sound. There's nothing better than pulling up next to a rider on an HD at a stop light, and they immediately start looking down at their bike in a panic. It's always epic.