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Stornello or V7 Racer?

Bill - I saw those pictures, wonderful place to ride! And an amazing house to store the Guzzi in!

And if I had bought a Stornello ... I think I would have to have it a year or two before I could take it out in dirt like that. :)
 
Picked up my Racer today! (added pics over in the VIN thread)

My first Moto Guzzi!

I'm thinking to create a "Ride Review" thread if that is an ok thing to do (will look around here a bit more, doesn't seem to be a lot of that).

Thanks for all the info/tips/hints!
 
Congrats, David!

What sort of content do you seek in a "ride review" thread?

I usually write up good rides (particularly with other folks) and other moto fun and post it to my euro-moto mailing list, and here too if it seems appropriate. Most of the conversation on this forum is more oriented to technical issues, however.

Once you're out and about with your Racer more regularly, and I am too, we'll have to get together for lunch or a cup since I know you're relatively local to me. :)
 
usedtobefast said:
Bill - I saw those pictures, wonderful place to ride! And an amazing house to store the Guzzi in!

And if I had bought a Stornello ... I think I would have to have it a year or two before I could take it out in dirt like that. :)
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Yeah, even I am a bit daunted about to get that off now that I have it on! :think:

Seriously, years ago, after realizing that excessive (and uncareful) washing led to corrosion of the ignition switch on my EV -- thus leading to a lengthy roadside conversation over the fence with a with a friendly cow in rural N.C., followed by an expen$ive tow, etc., I use "products," not water to clean my Guzzis.

Hmmmmmm. Not sure I can afford the Plexus (even the Pledge variety ;)) to get off that caked-on mud -- and it's all over; that pic was just the worst -- or that anything but some pressured and even warm H2O would do the job. Maybe I'll just let it sit out in the next warm rain ... which is happening right now. That ... or I'll just view it as its Brown Badge of Courage. ;)

As for storing it and the rest of the moto-harem, not in the main house.

See https://www.guzzitech.com/forums/threads/the-garagemahalo-morphed-into-the-moto-grappa.18029/

Bill
 
Bill - awesome place! I'm tired just looking at the work you did on your Moto Grappa! Makes me a bit embarrassed ... I shoved a bicycle to the side, pushed the KTM 990 a bit forward, and rolled in the Racer. Poor thing has to sit on a concrete floor with spider webs all over the place. :)
 
And as for a write up ... I was thinking more like personal road tests or riding impressions type of thing, more of a bike review than a road trip review.

Like one guy might buy a Special and he came from the Harley world, he would write up his views based on his experience. Another person might buy a Special and come from a Japanese bike world, and would probably have different thoughts/opinions on his Special.

Certainly not "Guzzi Tech", more "Guzzi Experience". I think it would be fun to read that kind of stuff. And in Google searches it could drive more traffic to this site. Like "moto guzzi vs. harley". Or "moto guzzi as a first bike". Or "V7 III Racer review".

And looking back, "Guzzi Tech" probably shouldn't be the place for my silly tales of woe in finding a bike and my semi-self created drama. :)
 
Hmm.

I tend to incorporate such things into my ride reports and other et cetera. On euro-moto, I posted a whole, long series last year called "back onna bike" where I chronicled my return to motorcycling, the acquisition and work on the Ducati, my ultimate dismissal of same, and then purchase through break-in of Racer.

Personally, I almost never read product reviews on line. I find they never tell me much I don't know already unless I happen to know the author well enough to know that their opinions are credible or they write well enough that what their opinions are make sense in the context of who they are and what their expectations might be.

I think, now that I know about it, the Ride Reports forum is an ideal place to put such informal reviews. :)
 
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