Unfortunately John, the 3 previous owners are all siblings. The long defunct, supremely stupid dealer, changed it and never told them, and they never programmed the second key to the dash, none of which doesn’t surprise me in the least. (So many Moto Guzzi dealers just don’t give a damn about anything other than money, and the multiple marque megastores are the absolute worst)
Yes DeadEye, Moto Guzzi motorcycles are my vice. I freely admit it.
But once again, I blame Bill Hagan. He has the same disease, is exceedingly polite, unlikely to flame and grumble, and therefore he is a convenient scapegoat!
This Norge has 4,945 original miles. All keys, books, manuals, even the sales catalogs from 2007, all in perfect condition.
I’ve been very blessed and I am grateful.
Everyone never believes me when I say that if you just wait and watch (cycletrader.com), the greatest motorcycle you can think of, will pop up right in front of your face at an unbelievable price!
This now makes 3 Moto Guzzi motorcycles in the last 3 years.
First was my mint condition 2009 California Vintage with less than 7k miles.
1 month later, my mint condition 2008 1200 Sport with 5.6k miles.
This mint condition 2007 Norge has 4,945 original miles and I bought it from the brother of the original purchaser. All keys, books, manuals, even the sales catalogs from 2007, all in perfect condition.
Icing on the cake: Did I mention that inside of all three color matched bags, are original OEM Moto Guzzi branded and logo-ized luggage liners, for carrying your clothes and gear stylishly into the hotel? They are still wrapped in their original clear plastic bags, never even unpacked or used once!
In the top case also, there is in exactly the same unused, mint condition, still wrapped in its clear plastic bag, a factory OEM tank bag, with the original clear decal to superimpose over the tank to protect the paint, the harness, velcro, and all other materials for installation including the original printed instructions. Again, perfect and never even used once.
The windscreen is flawless and has no scratch whatsoever that I can detect. Everything works like when it was new except those few little maintenance items above.
Oh, and I received 2 MINT seats. The original tall one, and the Moto Guzzi factory lower seat.
I couldn't drive to West Chicago fast enough! (800 miles roundtrip) just to snatch this beauty right up!
So yes, this makes 3 unbelievable deals I've found, just patiently watching and waiting. (Oh, and I found my 2 Piaggio scooters the exact same way/condition too!)
The truly amazing thing is this…
I paid less tor all three of these Moto Guzzi jewels combined, than the price I paid for my brand new Stelvio in 2012!
Even less than you would pay for a new V85TT!
It’s truly obscene really because I just waited and watched and they came right in front of my eyes.
The funnest part of this will be in about 5 years when I retire and ship all of these motorcycles to live with us in Mandello del Lario.
I cannot wait to ride them along Lake Como and take each motorcycle’s picture in front of the RED GATE of their birthplace!
Blessed and grateful.
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