OOOH! Lookee here!

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10712 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 67

Look what Charlie found under a gooseberry bush!

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Tanabuso Posts : 70 Join date : 2015-04-17 Age : 67

Nice Charlie.

Guest

With a beard like that he needs red leathers.

I'm jealous, ....................................... of the bike, not the beard.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10712 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 67

The huge, rude, can 'Fell off' while it was on the bench and a black Agostini slip-on fell on to it. Sounds good without being obnoxious.

Getting it was a right royal Pain In The Arse! It was despatched from Sydney on Wednesday but the fuckwits at Toll Express freighted it to their Canberra depot in Fyshwick. Now trucks come out of there going to the coast every day and go through Bungendore but because it was 'Supposed' to have been despatched from Goulburn the stupid fucks sent it BACK to Goulburn and the bloke there said it would have to wait until Monday. By this time Charlie was already on the train from Sydney and I had no bloody bike for him!

By asking nicely the accomodating Fred in Goulburn agreed to open up his depot on Saturday morning at 8.30 AM so I met Charlie and we went of and got shitfaced by way of soothing our frustrations!

Then this morning we leapt up, got in the Serial Killer Van, (Visible behind the bike in the second picture above.) and drove over to Goulburn where Fred forked it into the back and we drove back to Bungendore.

When we got back to the workshop we called in Dan and Bec to assist in forking it back out of the van and then we uncreated it and spent a few hours on the PD, fitting the pipe, sodding about with the suspension etc.

Finally, at about 2PM Charlie was able to hop on and be on his way. Since it's now after 3.00 and I haven't had a phone call I can only assume he's having fun!

What a frontbottom of a week!

cheers

Pete

Grignapoco Posts : 173 Join date : 2015-07-24 Age : 60

Very nice, Pete (and especially Charlie!). I think that colour is one of the best ones they came
out with for our Grisos. Too bad the OEM exhaust fell off. Oh, well. An awesome Agostini
will have to do. Charlie must be riding on a cloud today...

Tiradritto Posts : 328 Join date : 2014-01-02 Age : 56

Good stuff guys,
Looks aysum.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10712 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 67

Everyone loves the red! Daniel and Bec were salivating over it too and they don't usually pay much attention to the bikes in my shop.

It's a good looking thing!

Pete

Sfregiato Posts : 453 Join date : 2014-05-23

The red has some badass sex appeal.. no doubt!

Congrats Charlie and enjoy!

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10200 Join date : 2013-09-30

Fwooar!

That's all I have to say about that.

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Don Abbondio Posts : 200 Join date : 2014-05-31 Age : 76

Well done Charlie, great choice. cheers

GRiSO Capo Posts : 835 Join date : 2014-05-06

Beautiful!!! It is such a nice colour!

Sfregiato Posts : 477 Join date : 2014-10-22 Age : 64

Pete yer a bloody legend. When I got off the train and Pete told me the tale of my bike I thought fuck. But beer cures all ills. Had a laugh and asked lots of questions. Cant remember some of the answers......What a motorcycle . Cheers Pete.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10712 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 67

My pleasure Charlie. Just sorry it was such a clusterfuck with the transport mob.

Pete

GRiSO Capo Posts : 904 Join date : 2015-05-16 Age : 72

Wish I had a few gooseberry bushes like that !!!!
Are they only found in NSW ?
Have a great week all
Caoi

Nibbio Posts : 855 Join date : 2014-08-18 Age : 60

Alls well that ends well. Great looking bike.........happy days..... Thumbs Up

Grignapoco Posts : 127 Join date : 2015-04-17 Age : 41

Congrats, Charlie. How's it compare to your 1100 thus far?

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10712 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 67

He'll tell you it's a shitheap!

Then offer you the 1100 at an inflated price! Very Happy

He still has his 1100. I wish I had mine. I reckon in thirty years time the GRiSO will have the same 'Cachet' as MkI Le Mans......

Pete

Sfregiato Posts : 477 Join date : 2014-10-22 Age : 64

Josh C . Roadholding wise ,rough as forty bastards. Engine Just wants to fuck right off to waay over there right now and does. Front brake is a cracker. Seat comfort, fine for half an hour..... shoulda took the Corbin to Petes with me. Tyres are good in the rain. Who fits the standard suspension set up ? = forty bastards. It rained from Lithgow to Taree via Bells Line and Wisemans Ferry. We were gunna go home via the Putty but my darling bride came down to Lithgow to meet me on her V7 Stone but had a run in with Plod ,$260,so we went the other way. Outa the blue my missus ,Christine, suggested I get a new bike. originally I said No. Glad I changed my mind. Bride of the Century. But Im gunna keep the 1100 for goin to work on ,and the 1200 for getting out and about on..

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10712 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 67

Front brake is better with HH pads.

Godfather Posts : 3154 Join date : 2013-05-28 Age : 59

Congratulations Charlie!

I fixed your profile a bit to reflect your connoisseur status. Ooh La La

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2012 MOTO GUZZI GRiSO 1200SE

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GRiSO Capo Posts : 1785 Join date : 2015-02-02 Age : 63

Very nice Charlie cheers

We have had similar hassles with the freight company's, Fridays are bad, sometimes urgent parts we are waiting on arrive at the depot after lunch time and we won't see them until monday unless we chase them up , and go to the depot to pick them up ourselves.
At least you had Beer to help drunken

GRiSO Posts : 1406 Join date : 2014-01-02

That red one gives me wood everytime I see it.
But I'm ready for more color option for our bike while keeping the red/copper one. Very Happy

Congrats to Charlie boy and mister Roper for the help...

Grignapoco Posts : 144 Join date : 2014-09-25

Congrats Charlie, from a fellow Red Rider! Very Happy

Don Abbondio Posts : 304 Join date : 2015-05-25

Pete Roper wrote:: My pleasure Charlie. Just sorry it was such a clusterfuck with the transport mob.

Pete

Try working with them! They are taking us over up here, and changing a well run operation into a total shambles. Bloody disgrace.

Nice bike that!!

Grignapoco Posts : 127 Join date : 2015-04-17 Age : 41

Sounds good, Charlie. I'm cheering the 1100 on to hit 200,000 kms.

A wife who not only encourages you to own two Guzzi's but also rides one herself? That's gold.

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