Give me one good reason why I should (or shouldn't) buy a V11 Le Mans?

[p6x]

15 hours ago, Oxfo-Moto said:

Argh! I have more motorcycles than she has handbags.

Gotcha!

what about the shoes?

[motortouring]

This V11 Le Mans is a beautiful birthday present for your wife.

It is a very matury ellegant ballerina with an astonishing first impression, it ages like a flower in her prime. All of it resembles your beautiful wife. How else could you honor her.

 

[motortouring]

17 hours ago, docc said:

I was thinking more "dancer in a party dress " . . .

So true!

[activpop]

15 hours ago, docc said:

What say you, @activpop? Why a V11 on top of  a Griso?

Because there aren't many bikes as beautiful. Pretty simple for me. 

[Scud]

In the interest of science, I recruited a friend to go on a short, but twisty, ride with me this afternoon for the purpose of conducting a rigorous scientific experiment.

The null hypothesis was: "OP Griso owner should not buy a Moto Guzzi V11 Sport or LeMans."

Methodology

Our study included suburban traffic, stoplight filtering, 40mph lane splitting, extraordinarily tight and narrow roads cut into steep hillsides, high-speed sweepers with uninterrupted visibility, and steep ascents and descents. We did not test any freeway or long straight sections, because that would have been immoral and would have violated the personal integrity of the test riders. Test riders switched steeds partway through the circuit, but did not liberate any oranges from the orchard.

Findings:

We were unable to disprove the null hypothesis, and therefore recommend that the OP should buy a V11, preferably one outfitted with Ohlins (or other suitable upgrade) suspension and the factory Titanium Kit Racing exhaust. Statistical significance was determined via the application of Scud's constant: intuition squared = objective reality.

• V11 LeMans = Sport Bike
• Griso = Sporty Power Cruiser

Additional Findings:

Riding the V11 caused rapid growth of chest hair, while no measurable effect on chest hair was noted during Griso riding. However, some light tingling in the wrist was noted on the LeMans, which was remedied by switching to the more relaxed riding position on the Griso. The LeMans exhibited a flagrant disregard for speed warning signs at the entrance of curves, while the Griso was arrogantly dismissive in similar situations. Furthermore, the acquisition of a V11 is projected to improve, rather than risk, marital satisfaction due to a logical syllogism. If buy V11, then ride more by oneself. If absence, then heart grows stronger. Therefore, If buy V11, then heart grows stronger. It follows that investing in motorcycles is the same as investing in a primary relationship.

Disclaimers:

The Nero Corsa is mechanically stock except for the Kit Racing exhaust. She has not been given a "decent tune up", and therefore suffers markedly in comparison to her Scura stablemate. The Griso is significantly upgraded. She has Matris forks, Wilbers shock, titanium exhaust, Marchesini wheels, Beetle map, upgraded Brembo master and rotors, Corbin seat, and every other bit and bauble that caught the PO's (Kindoy2) discerning, yet wandering and somewhat impulsive, eye.

Additional Findings:

This research study finds that if @KINDOY2 offers a motorcycle for sale that he has personally modified, it should be purchased immediately for the asking price.

Finally, OP does not equal PO. This demonstrates that the commutative property of mathematics is not applicable to initialisms. In fact, in this case, OP = FOV11. Original Poster is a Future Owner of a V11.

Edited 8 hours ago by Scud

[activpop]

Glad you did the road test and all those calcs...too much figuring for me though. I took the easy way out. I judged the book by its cover.

[gstallons]

I bought mine w/a picture only. I can't remember how I found it . it came out of Fla. Did I want it?  Absolutely . I had only seen one in person out at Gerald's shop. Did I think I would like it ?  That was irrelevant .