Tuono vs. V11 Sport

[GuzzTim]

Well.. thought I'd add a few observations on the two weeks of Tuono ownership (say that three times fast) and comparison to the V11.

 

Although its the same parent company, the turn signal switch on the Guzzi is above the horn button.. the turn signal switch on the Tuono is below the horn button. I've been honking my way through intersections. Don't do this at home, its not very effective in letting other drivers know which way you're turning. The plus side is that I've made friends with a few soccer moms in SUV's. "Hey mommy, I think that biker is honking at you"....

 

The Tuono is a bloody fast bike. I drove it for the first few days, getting used to the power, riding position (quite good), and smoothness. The first time I got back on the Guzzi I was frankly dismayed. The vibrations felt lke someone was hitting the handlebars with a hammer. It wasn't so much that there were vibrations, just that the impact though the hands was really hard.

 

We've had a lot of rain lately, and with a break in the clouds on Dec 31st, I wheeled the Tuono out of the garage and tried to fire it up.. Click.. Click.. Click... Having recently gone through a dead battery on the V11, I checked the voltage (11.5) and threw the charger on it. With battery fully charged it still went click click click... Jumped the solenoid with a screwdriver and it turned over. Great.. early life failure on the solenoid. and it was Jan 1 with the bike shop closed for a long weekend.

 

So I took the Guzzi out for a ride instead.. It was lovely. I love the riding position as it feels like you're in the bike rather than on it. The power is just fine and plenty enough to get into trouble. The vibrations didn't seem to be as annoying as that first ride after the Tuono.. and it still is the sexier bike of the two...

 

Back to the Tuono.. when the shop opened I took it back to the dealer, they confirmed the solenoid and swapped it out under warranty. After spending the first couple of months sorting out quirks with the Guzzi, it didn't even faze me that the Tuono had a glitch like that.

 

I recently got a set of Givi bags for the Guzzi, and will post pix of them and the soon to arrive Staintunes when I get a chance. Looks like the sun is breaking through, I think I'll go for a ride at lunch..

 

Ride on !

 

Tim

[antonio carroccio]

How did you found the gear of the Tuono???

 

I found it SHIT!

The one of the RSV is worse!!!

[GuzzTim]

Antonio

 

It seems ok to me so far. A little tight finding neutral, but I've put it down to newness of the rider and newness of the gearbox. Only 220kms on the bike so far.

 

Cheers, Tim

[Guest Fox]

The Tuono is a very sweet bike. I've been test riding Guzzis for a while on my RSV so have been swapping a lot. They are two very different bikes and the RSV was very hard to give up. But I wanted a more relaxed riding style on the Guzzi. The Aprilia V60 is a very good VTwin and the balancing shaft makes it very smooth. I never had a problem with the gears, very smooth also. Eventually I will get a Guzzi and buy another RSV as the two bikes complete each other very well.

 

Make sure you sign up to http://www.apriliaforum.com (8,000 members) it's a wealth of knowledge. You even have your own Tuono section http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/forumdi...p?s=&forumid=36

 

 

Cheers

Charlie.

 

p.s. Love the soccer mum story

[Orson]

I have an RSV Mille back in the states and, since my Tenni is in Europe, I can't ride them back to back but, I suspect my impressions would match yours. The Mille would stomp the Tenni in a face to face confrontation. However, for my needs (sport touring), the Tenni fills the bill quite nicely. As you said, there's enough power to get you into trouble and on twisty roads where your top speed might only reach 70 mph, the horsepower advantage of the Mille isn't as much of a factor.

 

For the record, I've left the Tenni bone stock and the handlebar vibes have never been an issue for me...nor has the stock seat, even after 8 hour days. I guess I have a hard butt. The Mille's transmission did seem a bit notchy at first but got smoother as I approached the 10,000 mile mark.

 

The Guzzi is the wife. The Mille is the mistress

[helicopterjim R.I.P.]

So what do I have if I have a V11, a V10 and an MGS? Oh yes and a Laverda SFC and a BMW R90 and a BSA Sloper. Oh and a ZX6R and a WR400. Ummm ...I think thats it...wait... I have a pocket bike too! Oh yeah... I have a Ducati Monster too! OK so I don't have the MGS yet but I have been told it is coming (they can't believe I am really going to race it!).

As Tim McEvoy says "You can never have too many bikes"!

[GuzzTim]

So what do I have if I have a V11, a V10 and an MGS? Oh yes and a Laverda SFC and a BMW R90 and a BSA Sloper. Oh and a ZX6R and a WR400

 

 

A harem ?

 

As for the V11, I would agree on the seat.. its pretty good. I think the last full day I spent riding w/ some of the others here in Northern California was about an 8-10 hour day for me. No seat problems, but occasional numbness in the hands.

 

I also find that I'd like to rotate the clutch lever downwards a little more to put it in the same plane as my hand/wrist angle. But the lines get in the way.

 

 

and HelicopterJim.. if your SFC is ever in need of exercise, let me know. I've always wanted to ride of of those.!! nice bikes.

[Baldini]

...So what do I have if I have a V11, a V10 and an MGS...etc...

 

Money?

 

KB

[antonio carroccio]

Money?

 

KB

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yeah, you can only ride one bike at the time.

[Guest Bruce]

So what do I have if I have a V11, a V10 and an MGS? Oh yes and a Laverda SFC and a BMW R90 and a BSA Sloper. Oh and a ZX6R and a WR400. Ummm ...I think thats it...wait... I have a pocket bike too! Oh yeah... I have a Ducati Monster too! OK so I don't have the MGS yet but I have been told it is coming (they can't believe I am really going to race it!).

As Tim McEvoy says "You can never have too many bikes"!

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No married guy would ever get away with this!