Moto Guzzi Griso 1100

LeeNetworX · 08-13-2009, 11:53 AM

Anybody here have or had one? Looking for any opinions on the bike from someone who's actually ridden one. Thanks.

HurricaneHeather · 08-13-2009, 12:10 PM

No but I am totally gay for that bike.

karl_1052 · 08-13-2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

No but I am totally gay for that bike.

fnfalman · 08-13-2009, 01:40 PM

I did a test ride on a pretty red one late December 2008 at the Long Beach Motorcycle Show. It's long and ponderous at slow speed and unstable at high speed & cornering. The front end is not very planted with seriously vague feel, and I don't think that you can do much adjustments with the forks. Decent engine with a good amount of torque and horsepower mix. Very cool looking. If going slow is your thang and you don't want a cruiser, then the Griso would be a good alternative. You can lumber effortlessly all day long with that torquey engine at legal or slightly below legal speed.

LeeNetworX · 08-13-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by fnfalman

I did a test ride on a pretty red one late December 2008 at the Long Beach Motorcycle Show. It's long and ponderous at slow speed and unstable at high speed & cornering. The front end is not very planted with seriously vague feel, and I don't think that you can do much adjustments with the forks. Decent engine with a good amount of torque and horsepower mix. Very cool looking. If going slow is your thang and you don't want a cruiser, then the Griso would be a good alternative. You can lumber effortlessly all day long with that torquey engine at legal or slightly below legal speed.

So, in your opinion, 80mph runs through the mountains on this bike are out of the question?

pauldun170 · 08-13-2009, 02:07 PM

I haven't ridden one nor have I seen one in person nor do I know of anyone who has ridden one nor I have I read any in depth articles on the bike but my opinion based on the picture presented in this thread is that you would not enjoy riding it because the engine thingee vibrates too much and causes hemmorids.

defector · 08-13-2009, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by pauldun170

I haven't ridden one nor have I seen one in person nor do I know of anyone who has ridden one nor I have I read any in depth articles on the bike but my opinion based on the picture presented in this thread is that you would not enjoy riding it because the engine thingee vibrates too much and causes hemmorids.

I will disagree with this, in that it appears to have the very high possibility of transforming into a super cool potentially earth saving robot.

You would enjoy it tremendously....

fnfalman · 08-14-2009, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by LeeNetworX

So, in your opinion, 80mph runs through the mountains on this bike are out of the question?

Not out of question, but wouldn't be an enjoyable experience. You'd spend too much time puckering up the asshole because the front end is about as vague as it can get on a non-cruiser bike.

On the straights, the bike is capable of doing 100MPH+ but once again, it's not a pleasant experience because the bike doesn't feel planted.

Scot · 08-29-2009, 07:05 PM

my friend Brian has the 8V. It's very smooth and looks awesome IMO. Handles ok but the front end gets a little big of a pogo effect over bumps in turns. I didn't want to press my luck and attempt anything at any elevated speed as he'd only had it a month. It's got some of the stickiest tires out there on it factory but it seems overkill IMO.

If you have a hard on for guzzis, it's a good ride. if you're new to the guzzi thing and unsure of the marquee...try to borrow or test ride one.

cheerleading endcan = fail

Fleck750 · 08-13-2009, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by fnfalman

I did a test ride on a pretty red one late December 2008 at the Long Beach Motorcycle Show. It's long and ponderous at slow speed and unstable at high speed & cornering. The front end is not very planted with seriously vague feel, and I don't think that you can do much adjustments with the forks. Decent engine with a good amount of torque and horsepower mix. Very cool looking. If going slow is your thang and you don't want a cruiser, then the Griso would be a good alternative. You can lumber effortlessly all day long with that torquey engine at legal or slightly below legal speed.

So it's an Italian V-max?

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fnfalman Europhile Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SoCal Moto: Aprilia RS125, Aprilia SR50 Factory, Aprilia Tuono, BMW Rockster, KTM 990 Adventure Posts: 1,875	I did a test ride on a pretty red one late December 2008 at the Long Beach Motorcycle Show. It's long and ponderous at slow speed and unstable at high speed & cornering. The front end is not very planted with seriously vague feel, and I don't think that you can do much adjustments with the forks. Decent engine with a good amount of torque and horsepower mix. Very cool looking. If going slow is your thang and you don't want a cruiser, then the Griso would be a good alternative. You can lumber effortlessly all day long with that torquey engine at legal or slightly below legal speed. __________________ *Cogito Ergo Vroom - I think therefore I ride*

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Scot Kneedragger Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Va Moto: varies Posts: 227	my friend Brian has the 8V. It's very smooth and looks awesome IMO. Handles ok but the front end gets a little big of a pogo effect over bumps in turns. I didn't want to press my luck and attempt anything at any elevated speed as he'd only had it a month. It's got some of the stickiest tires out there on it factory but it seems overkill IMO. If you have a hard on for guzzis, it's a good ride. if you're new to the guzzi thing and unsure of the marquee...try to borrow or test ride one. cheerleading endcan = fail