Can I get you useful input on this Houston based motorcycle? Moto Guzzi Griso 2009 1200 SE, one owner, 8.3kmiles, 6.9kUSD

[p6x]

56 minutes ago, gstallons said:

Don't buy it because it looks good . 

I learned this one the hard way with my wife. I won't make the same mistake twice.

[PJPR01]

It’s a well taken care of bike by the looks of the pipes and other items already mentioned.  You can easily get a high quality wrap on the parts you would like to make red (tank, side pieces)…and it has the rare factory side bags which are also expandable and very nice and not cheap!  Definitely worth a visit to ride the bike.  A well tuned Griso is a fast bike indeed…plenty fast for our tastes on the road to be sure…it also makes a great touring bike, you may need to modify handlebars or add risers, lowered foot pegs or even a Cortech tank bag with an Onur ring.  Lots of goodies there to work with…and to make it yours by personalizing it to your tastes.    
 

Those front and rear blinkers are kind of cool if you decide to return them to stock, I’d buy them!

Edited December 27, 2024 by PJPR01

[p6x]

@PJPR01

No word from the seller so far.

Thanks for the "wrap" tip, I need to investigate.

I do like the bags, because I do not carry a backpack for safety reasons, and the small tail pack I have on the V11 has not much capacity, but it does not make the bike look ugly.

Well, I rode the Le Mans for thousand of miles in single outings, how worse can the Griso be? the most difficult part is to have the legs folded too high. Being on the Quota is a dream compared to the Le Mans, for that very reason.

 

 

[Scud]

On 12/26/2024 at 10:44 AM, audiomick said:

I know that red is 10% faster, but black is also an option. 

Faster than what? Yellow? Then probably so. But black is 11.3% faster than red, because of reasons. And that is science.

BTW - these days it seems fast and science can both mean anything you want.

I just got back from a romp on my Griso. I'm 6 feet tall and find it slightly more comfortable, and slightly less sporty/nimble than the V11. 

[p6x]

10 minutes ago, Scud said:

I just got back from a romp on my Griso. I'm 6 feet tall and find it slightly more comfortable, and slightly less sporty/nimble than the V11. 

Good to know!

However, there is a reason why all the Ferrari (before) were red.

Sadly, science is no longer a criterion for anything you want to support a claim with. If Louis Pasteur is watching us, he must nod his head wondering what is going on...

[Pressureangle]

On 12/27/2024 at 12:45 PM, p6x said:

Good to know!

However, there is a reason why all the Ferrari (before) were red.

Sadly, science is no longer a criterion for anything you want to support a claim with. If Louis Pasteur is watching us, he must nod his head wondering what is going on...

Science says red is fastest. Just look at the arrest records.

[gstallons]

On 12/27/2024 at 1:45 PM, p6x said:

Good to know!

However, there is a reason why all the Ferrari (before) were red.

Sadly, science is no longer a criterion for anything you want to support a claim with. If Louis Pasteur is watching us, he must nod his head wondering what is going on...

I give up , explain the L Pasteur part.

[Scud]

I didn't post that, but here's how I see it:

Loius Pasteur - the inventor of the process (aka science) of pasteurizing milk to prevent disease... but there is now some interest in raw milk products, thus denying the scientific evidence.  So Louis is good example of a person who would be wondering about some widescale rejection of evidence. As a scientist, Louis would probably be just as surprised to learn that his consciousness continued to exist beyond the death of his body.

Happy New Year

What was this thread about?

[p6x]

17 hours ago, gstallons said:

I give up , explain the L Pasteur part.

Louis Pasteur

French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895)

Louis Pasteur was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the last of which was named after him.

[p6x]

10 hours ago, Scud said:

Loius Pasteur - the inventor of the process (aka science) of pasteurizing milk to prevent disease

Louis Pasteur is best known for his discoveries related to the germ theory of disease, which established that microorganisms cause diseases.

He also developed vaccines for rabies and anthrax, and invented the pasteurization process to prevent spoilage in food and beverages.

[gstallons]

1 hour ago, p6x said:

Louis Pasteur

French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895)

Louis Pasteur was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the last of which was named after him.

I know who he was , I just couldn't put the two thoughts together . 

[p6x]

1 hour ago, gstallons said:

I know who he was , I just couldn't put the two thoughts together . 

There is an hospital that bear his name in Paris; they specialize in very rare diseases. They litterally saved my back once, when they identified Plasmodium Falciparum while other hospitals diagnozed me with the flu.

[p6x]

Still no reply from the seller;

I guess he disregarded my query as not serious enough to justify an answer.