What did you do with your GRiSO today?

Grignapoco Posts : 107 Join date : 2016-10-13 Age : 71

Papa Lazarou wrote:: The GRiSO will be ferrying around more bits and pieces for the little Morini. Which is now refusing to start.

wind up the rubber band it'll start

GRiSO Capo Posts : 826 Join date : 2014-10-07 Age : 70

dennis the menace wrote:

Papa Lazarou wrote:: The GRiSO will be ferrying around more bits and pieces for the little Morini. Which is now refusing to start.

wind up the rubber band it'll start

Fecking Italian rubber bands.

The Morini has had new ignition, new jets, needles, been timed, tappets set and it still won't run. It did start briefly yesterday.....

GRiSO Capo Posts : 1524 Join date : 2015-01-04 Age : 63

On business in Calgary last week & next week in Phoenix (Az) and 3 days to kill rather than return to uk and back....so although not my GRiSO it is Guzzi helmet and here are some shots of last 36 hrs and 580 miles doing PHX-Strawberry- sedona-flagstaff-valle-grand canyon village overnight (20 ft from my $90 USD room to the picture!); next day Williams for breakfast-Prescot-wickenberg-Phx. I'm riding an unfaired street bob; managed to scrape both sides & got it up to 110 mph just to see but arms up in the wind means insects up sleeves (don't ask as I took leather with shortish arms & wrong gloves) and it's more a relaxation break. Even without GRiSO motorbikes somehow get you talking with more people along the way....Dutch guy on GS we spent 2 hours from Sedona to Ganyon, Urals team in Prescott.....have limited pics to avoid boredom (my family already pissed & noticed hair style due to no helmet stages)
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L'Innominato Posts : 3415 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 65

That is a beautiful area indeed.

If you have any interest in architecture, I highly recommend Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West in Scottsdale - fantastic!

Taliesin West Linky

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

Street wrote:: That is a beautiful area indeed.

If you have any interest in architecture, I highly recommend Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West in Scottsdale - fantastic!

Taliesin West Linky

Back in my corporate stooge days, I spent the afternoon/evening reception at Taliesin West. It really is a very cool and beautiful place. I think that FLW also designed one of the grand old hotels in the area, the Biltmore if I remember correctly, another beautiful property.

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GRiSO Capo Posts : 1524 Join date : 2015-01-04 Age : 63

Thanks for input - was planning tomorrow for old town Scotsdale & then out to Apache Trail & Tortilla flat so would be able to fit FLW on the route....cheers

Grignapoco Posts : 107 Join date : 2016-10-13 Age : 71

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GRiSO Capo Posts : 1738 Join date : 2014-07-03

Thanks.

I never do forget ... but never mind reminders of such sacrifices then and now.

Bill

GRiSO Capo Posts : 1329 Join date : 2015-08-09 Age : 60

Up at sparrows for the dawn service.
ANZAC
Lest We Forget.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 385 Join date : 2015-12-19 Age : 58

9AM service
Tauranga
Lest We Forget

GRiSO Capo Posts : 1738 Join date : 2014-07-03

Finally did something on and for the GRiSO today.

We had a major social event at the house yesterday, so otherwise sweet Kathi has been a Stalag guard for the past two weeks in overseeing spring cleaning with a vengeance.

I was released today. Wink

So, as I have mentioned before, I like auxiliary lights for conspicuity.

Have some Motolights — [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] — on my Norge. Great, but near stooopid expensive.

More recently had a set of Sino knock-off LED lights from Amazon — https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VL4H78W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 — and had Guzzi guru Wayne Orwig install them on my EV.

Liked those lots, so I bought another set and have been cowardly postponing the installation because I make Lucas look like the King of Lighting.

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I ordered a wiring harness which was (theoretically, at least, as long as put in by someone who understand automotive electricity) plug-&-play. Right. It was also meant for a GoldWing with trailer.

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Did come with a fuse, relay, and switch.

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Anyway, hooked it up in a “will it work” way this afternoon. It does.

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Now I only have to find the time and work up my courage to chop the cables, solder or Posi-Lock ‘em — [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] — then shrink-wrap the ugliness.

Bill

GRiSO Capo Posts : 257 Join date : 2015-09-09 Age : 65

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Took this shot at the Good Time Stove Co. in Goshen Mass.
It was a great day out with the GRiSO, temps were perfect, a crisp, clear spring day!

Grignapoco Posts : 107 Join date : 2016-10-13 Age : 71

beautiful day today went to cardwell for a run today [img][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.][You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]mourilyan [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]cardwell" />

GRiSO Capo Posts : 826 Join date : 2014-10-07 Age : 70

Took it to meet some pretty Italians.

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Oh, and it visited my local garage as well. Tony has done some clever things with three W650s. The XJR hard tail was photographed yesterday for Back Street Heroes magazine. I hate it.

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GRiSO Capo Posts : 959 Join date : 2014-01-08 Age : 68

Today was Christmas. Pete brought my GRiSO home, put a new map in it and then let me loose on it. It's so nice to have the bike back. It runs beautifully, looks the business and handles just so well. I took it down the several of the local goat tracks and was shocked when I looked at the speedo. Going way faster than I thought. Pictures will follow.

Don Abbondio Posts : 6085 Join date : 2014-03-13 Age : 69

At that speed I hope the pictures are not from them blueys...

Grignapoco Posts : 107 Join date : 2016-10-13 Age : 71

been out and about this weekend booze bus 10ks north of cardwell waved me through still there on the way back.went up to port douglas today cop hiding behind power pole with hair dryer 1k down the road bike cop then pursuit car,then another, then another, out in force. probably same tomorrow labour day

GRiSO Capo Posts : 1657 Join date : 2014-09-22

took it in for a full service, asked them to look at the pads (its done 16,600 miles), while they had it apart noticed that one of the callipers had seized, all fixed and for the first time since i have owned the bike i now have brakes! what a revelation!!

GRiSO Capo Posts : 1738 Join date : 2014-07-03

dennis the menace wrote:: been out and about this weekend booze bus 10ks north of cardwell waved me through still there on the way back.went up to port douglas today cop hiding behind power pole with hair dryer 1k down the road bike cop then pursuit car,then another, then another, out in force. probably same tomorrow labour day

Hope they save more lives than loud pipes. Rolling Eyes

Bill

GRiSO Capo Posts : 257 Join date : 2015-09-09 Age : 65

Nice ride in the country today!

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

I JB Welded a filter cap wrench onto the oil filter because I couldn't get any of my three cap wrenches to break it free...

I'll spin it off tomorrow after the epoxy sets up but good.

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L'Innominato Posts : 3415 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 65

Or bring it over and I'll weld the bugger.

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Nibbio Posts : 634 Join date : 2013-12-23

The '75 Eldo is hors de combat for maintenance so I was on the GRiSO running errands about town. At the Quick Chek for gas a neighbor saunters over for a look:

"Pretty sporty for a Guzzi!"

I informed him that the company has since come to their senses and stopped making them. Wink

Tanabuso Posts : 55 Join date : 2017-03-04 Age : 63

Today I took the stock rear signals off and replaced them with a set of flush mount LED signals off a Honda CBR. I put the Mistral Hi-oval pipe back on, no more interference with the signal light. I received the set of cables Beetle recommends, so I'll be getting the map soon.

I forgot to get the load resisters for the LEDs so I'll fix that as soon as I get them

When out for an hour ride, nice sound with the DB killer in, no popping off the throttle. Glad I read through the ultimate exhaust thread and picked this pipe.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 1738 Join date : 2014-07-03

HCSO617 wrote:: Today I took the stock rear signals off and replaced them with a set of flush mount LED signals off a Honda CBR.

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Pix?

Bill

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