Hi from Italy!

Squinternotto Posts : 3 Join date : 2023-10-11

I'm Fabio from Italy, new to this forum, I bought this 1100 two days ago.
It has only 14000km and is perfect!
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GRiSO Capo Posts : 10198 Join date : 2013-09-30

Welcome!

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In GRiSO we trust!
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GRiSO Capo Posts : 10704 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 67

Welcome. Get on to the swingarm bearings and shock linkages now. At such low Kms they may be salvageable. It might also be wise to pull the fuel pump and check the short hose between pump and filter as these were prone to blowing off on the earlier bikes due to Guzzi not using a fully submersible hose! Rolling Eyes

L'Innominato Posts : 3420 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 65

Welcome to the Ghetto, Fabio!

Pete (Street)

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Squinternotto Posts : 3 Join date : 2023-10-11

Pete Roper wrote:: Welcome. Get on to the swingarm bearings and shock linkages now. At such low Kms they may be salvageable. It might also be wise to pull the fuel pump and check the short hose between pump and filter as these were prone to blowing off on the earlier bikes due to Guzzi not using a fully submersible hose!

Thanks, I knew the hose problem but what about swingarm bearings and shock linkages? What could happen to these?

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10704 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 67

They aren't greased properly at the factory and the design isn't brilliant. Water gets in and the bearings destroy themselves.

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Linkage bearings suffer similarly. Once packed with grease they last OK but should be seen as regular maintenance items.

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

Fabio wrote:: I'm Fabio from Italy, new to this forum, I bought this 1100 two days ago.
It has only 14000km and is perfect!
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Welcome, Fabio, and congratulations on your GRiSO.

You have a Fiat 500, too. Well done.

Kathi and I were in Vigevano once. Actually, at least twice; possibly more, and all on the same day in 2017! Shocked

OK, it is true that we were lost. Crying or Very sad

I always take backroads and thus avoid the Autostrada and counterparts here and elsewhere.

I was trying to get back to Malpensa -- in, BTW, a grape-colored 500 -- and stumbled around the lovely countryside, including Vigevano for quite some time. I did not have a GPS, and I am convinced there as some bad signage ... or, more likely, I missed some! Rolling Eyes

We were in no danger of missing our flight, and Kathi was sweet about it. After all, there are worse ways to spend one's days. cheers

Bill

Squinternotto Posts : 3 Join date : 2023-10-11

@ Bill Hagan next time you'll get lost near Vigevano don't miss our wonderfull square (Piazza Ducale)[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

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

Congratulations with your bike and welcome to the Ghetto! The bike looks beautiful. Mostly stock, which is probably a good thing.

Tanabuso Posts : 99 Join date : 2022-02-06 Age : 60

Welcome. Personally, I wonder how you can buy such a motorcycle and not ride it? 14,000 km?, someone only looked at this motorcycle

Grignapoco Posts : 118 Join date : 2022-09-19 Age : 57

Welcome! I bought my black 1100 a year ago at 3x the mileage - your´s is quite a find! If it isn´t for the narrowest and most twisty roads, the GRiSO wins at "smiles per miles" every time you ride it. At least in my case ...

I always like to tinker with my bikes, sometimes extensively. But the GRiSO is such a peace of art, one has to be careful not to mod her too far, taking away the original character. Obviously the preowner of your bike thought the same.

Grignapoco Posts : 120 Join date : 2023-10-26 Age : 35

hi fabio, we have the same bike [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

i bought it a couple of weeks ago with 11k kilometers

very useful to know about swingarm bearings....i plan to lubricate them asap

(ho scritto in inglese a beneficio di tutti ma sono italiano pure io Very Happy

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