Moto Guzzi Daytona at MPH (Houston) to be prepped up for sale by owner.

[Lucky Phil]

28 minutes ago, docc said:

I know EXACTLY where I would put that Daytona in our living room.

If my wife were not so taken with all this stuff people call "furniture" . . .

What docc she has no time for "art"?

Phil

[audiomick]

Sounds like a good buy to me. I'd have it if a) I had the money and b) I wouldn't have to ship it half way around the world to get it home.

[audiomick]

11 hours ago, Pressureangle said:

...on a CX- I'm thinking it was a Euro standard that they simply adjusted for the USA....

I don't think so. As far as I know, amongst other sources from here, the CX was a US only model.

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/moto guzzi/moto_guzzi_cx100.html

Apart from that, 55 mph translates to 88.51425 kmh, anything other than a round figure and not relevant to any speed limit that I can think of that might have applied at any time in Europe. What I have seen here is 70, rarely 80, 90 in the Czech Rebuplic, 100, 120, 130 (all not only in Germany) and in Germany unlimited. 88 and a bit doesn't rhyme.

Edited Friday at 02:04 AM by audiomick

[docc]

20 minutes ago, audiomick said:

I don't think so. As far as I know, amongst other sources from here, the CX was a US only model.

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/moto guzzi/moto_guzzi_cx100.html

Apart from that, 55 mph translates to 88.51425 kmh, anything other than a round figure and not relevant to any speed limit that I can think of that might have applied at any time in Europe. What I have seen here is 70, rarely 80, 90 in the Czech Rebuplic, 100, 120, 130 (all not only in Germany) and in Germany unlimited. 88 and a bit doesn't rhyme.

This reminds me of turning 100,000 miles on mySport and thinking it was a big deal (major "round number" ).

We used to throw cars away at 100,000 miles because of wear. What was worn? EVERYTHING!

Yet, our treasured international (read: metric) community here said, basically, "So you have 160,934 kilometers on your bike and you're throwing a party? Weird. Come back when you have an even 200,000 kays ."

Something about the nature of our beings is given to these "round numbers." 

[p6x]

2 hours ago, footgoose said:

If I were not so long in the tooth, I might be westward bound.

I will let you know how much the seller wants for it, just in case...

The one below sold for 13k USD. By the way, if you look at the pics, it has the exact same black faced Speedo/Odometer.

 

 

[Pressureangle]

13 hours ago, audiomick said:

I don't think so. As far as I know, amongst other sources from here, the CX was a US only model.

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/moto guzzi/moto_guzzi_cx100.html

Apart from that, 55 mph translates to 88.51425 kmh, anything other than a round figure and not relevant to any speed limit that I can think of that might have applied at any time in Europe. What I have seen here is 70, rarely 80, 90 in the Czech Rebuplic, 100, 120, 130 (all not only in Germany) and in Germany unlimited. 88 and a bit doesn't rhyme.

My point was that US models, not only CX, may have had a lamp already in Europe, which was simply adjusted to illuminate at 55mph for the USA. I'm speculating, since I'm exploring something I've never seen.

[audiomick]

2 hours ago, Pressureangle said:

...that US models, not only CX, may have had a lamp already in Europe, ...

Ah, ok. Again, I don't think so. Not that I have ridden all that many different models here, but none of the bikes I've had here had one.