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Hello from Belgium!

gTa9000.be

Just got it firing!
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Hi GuzziTech'ers!

I'm Gilles and I live in Belgium (Europe). Car nuttery is in my DNA (driving technique, sports cars and sportily driving road cars, track driving, all the tech stuff like suspension setup, etc) and at 25 I've ran into some serious motorcycle addiction as well. I've started my 2-wheeled career on a Beemer (4 Valve boxer R 1100 R naked) and had some Beemers since then. In the car department, I'm especially keen on Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Jaguar, Porsche and BMW (in that order) so it was only a matter of time before I added some Italian vibe into the motorcycle side of my garage.

And that would've always been a Griso.

I fell in love with the looks of the Griso since I saw pictures of the Tenni S.E. Must've been somewhere in 2014 of 2015. At that time, I'd just bought a BMW K 1300 R and I mistakingly felt like those two bikes wouldn't be very compatible, so I set the Griso plan aside to a later date where I would've outgrown or gone cold on the K13R.
Sadly (well yeah, sort of) the K 1300 R is one of the all time best motorcycles ever built (in my book) and after +100.000 km on it (including track use, off road mountain passes, top speed runs on German Autobahn, some serious travelling, and everything in between), it's clear to me that I will not part from it willingly.

So, back to the Griso. I've been looking out for a 'correct' one for a year or two. It should be an S.E. for sure (looks of the spoked wheels) but they're not that common anymore. Most of them that came on sale here in Europe still ran on flatties and that held me back.

And then, all of a sudden, a 2007 ZGULSE came on sale, with a string of mods to it that made it verrry appealing to me. Kineo tubeless spoked rims, some small personal touches with red accents, Agostini exhaust, roller kit C installed by the Agostini team itself in Mandello, etc. Contacted the seller, went to see it and bought it on the spot.

That's 2 weeks ago and I'm already totally Guzzified. :h:

I've only driven it twice: the pick-up ride home and a support group ride in memory of a fallen (killed) police officer here in Brussels. So I can't tell very much about its driving yet, but boy I do know this: she'll grow on me FAST. :h:

Seconds before my first EVER ride on a Guzzi:

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(Yep, I've bought her "dry", without test drive. Oops.)

The ride home from Brussels to Ghent:

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ZEGULSE0027M111539 coming home:

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Next to her new sister in the daily's garage:

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Look how compatible they are! They're like pieces of a puzzle. I was SO mistaken!

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As you can see, she's a first production year Griso in black.
First registration is early 2009 but she's a 2007 built Griso, if I'm not mistaken.
She's done 22k km with her two previous owners.

Mods on the bike when I bought her:
- Kineo tubeless spoked wheels
- CARC torque bar by Radical Guzzi
- Agostini silencer with catalyst
- Corbin seat in carbon & asphalt leather with red piping
- Rizoma handlebars in anodized silver
- Gazzini handlebar weights in black
- Motogadget mirrors
- Gazzini indicators
- tailtidy of unknown brand
- carbonfiber flyscreen of an unknown Italian brand that's ceased to exist after the untimely death (road accident) of the owner
- carbonfiber timing cover of the same make
- handmade aluminium ring (Givi TankLock) of unknown origin
- frame plates painted in RAL 3002 (carmine) of 3003 (ruby) ... not sure yet, a RAL color chart is on its way so I can ascertain the color
- aftermarket heated grips

The bike came with all the original parts (rims, silencer, handlebars, bar-end weights, mirrors, grips, flyscreen, seat, rear end plastic stuff, indicators, ...

Also present: the original OEM Guzzi semi-rigid side pannier kit in very good condition AND the original Guzzi tank bag. The latter I will not ever use, but the side panniers might as well accompany me on a trip ... say ... over the Alps towards Mandello? :)

I plan some further mods to it, to my own liking/taste.
- Agostini straight connecting pipe (already arrived)
- passenger peg delete (already done)
- new, shorter, more minimalist tailtidy (ordered)
- Brembo brake calipers painted/powdercoated in matching red (used calipers and Brembo rebuild kits already arrived)
- black minimalist indicators
- reinstall of the original handlebars (the Rizoma silver doesn't match with the chrome-shadow silver paint of the Guzzi parts)
- engine finetuning with open air filter housing, BMC filter, piggyback ... and a dyno run backed specialist's finetuning
- ...

To be continued!


Cheers from Belgium,
Gilles
 
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Welcome to GuzziTech. I really like the exhaust, red accents and especially the seat.

Thanks!

The seat looks awesome ... but in terms of seating position, I'm not so sure yet. It sits deeper and tilts the pelvis backwards, compared to the stock seat. On the stock seat, I'm a little more forward, higher and it feels sportier. The Corbin is more of a couch, and a looker (that slim rear end, oh my). Not sure which one will be my favourite one...
 
Welcome !
Indeed that Red really pops !
Are you now asking yourself why you waited so long :D
Thanks and yes, the red caught my attention. Together with the Kineos, that is. Those are absolutely stunning, in the flesh.

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And yeppp, I'm already convinced that I squandered many a year, waiting that long. :D Know what? I'll make it up to myself ánd the bike. :D
 
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