5 of the Best Sporting Moto Guzzis 4K

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  • @Simulera
    @Simulera 15 днів тому +4

    Modern Guzzi owner, with a long history of airhead BMWs and V twin Guzzis over a long time. Moto Guzzi makes wonderful motorcycles, great video.

  • @Jay_Speed
    @Jay_Speed 16 днів тому +7

    I in 1977 when I was working for BMW Belgium there was a motorweekend on the Circuit Nijvel-Baulers, all the major brands were there for test drives included Moto Guzzi. When I had a break of servicing the bikes a did a test on the V 50 Monza which they had brought with a full fairing, the handling was so good that I brushed the fairing on the tarmac. The guy's from Guzzi were not happy and they had to change the fairing. One hour later my college did the same and they did not had another one, I said to them let it on it's prove of the good handling. So they did that and explained to the press that the handling was so good that even when you touch you will not fall.
    Three friends of mine all bought the Le Mans 3 and all three within six months did a fall because of the combined brake system. Every time in a curve with gravel on the road, they braked to hard on the rear brake and lost the front on that gravel when it locked up. All three had the system disconnected by the dealer which did some doing, at the first one he did refuse but later gave in after some other customers als had the same problem.
    Point of interest the headlight was the same as on the Fiat 127, so when on of my friends had a broken one the price by the dealer was five times that of the Fiat dealer. I told them that because at that time my father drove a 127 and I noticed that the headlights where the same. Left or right depended of which country they were sold, Europe or UK.

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому +2

      Tut tut 😂
      Never had a problem with the linked breaks myself
      Quite the opposite
      Maybe more to do with going to fast rather than the breaks I would suggest

    • @simont1108
      @simont1108 16 днів тому

      @@bikerdood1100 Brakes spellcheck. Good footage, I'm preunit Triumph by blood but I've known a couple of riders that have stuck to their Guzzi's with the same passion.

  • @Reefy1952mereman
    @Reefy1952mereman 16 днів тому +1

    That was great as a owner in the past (I'm over 70 now so a bit past my biking days) of a Mk2 which was by far the best bike I ever had.
    Thanks again for the video.

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому

      Oh they do Guzzis in all sizes

    • @Simulera
      @Simulera 15 днів тому

      I’m 72 and still ride motorcycles! I hope you can give it a try once again!

  • @chrisweeks6973
    @chrisweeks6973 16 днів тому +3

    Guzzis are great! Love my 750 Breva! 👍

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому +2

      Indeed they are
      We probably have too many
      If that’s possible
      I can’t bear to sell my
      Old Breva
      Oh
      Naked standard Guzzis 🤔
      There’s an idea

  • @stephenmundane
    @stephenmundane 17 днів тому +8

    Monza owner here -- I approve of this video.

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому

      Ta
      Love the small blocks
      First proper bike was a V50
      Loved it

    • @birdshenanigans8506
      @birdshenanigans8506 16 днів тому

      👍😃🤣

    • @guffmam6995
      @guffmam6995 16 днів тому

      My uncles V50 Monza made me fall in with Guzzis. As a kid I thought it was the most beautiful bike I had ever seen and that was despite my old man having a GPZ900. Now as an adult I'm on my 3rd Guzzi.

  • @paulstokes393
    @paulstokes393 15 днів тому

    Great video, thanks 😊
    And I appreciated you massaging the feelings of us California owners 😂

  • @ronaldjohnson1474
    @ronaldjohnson1474 14 днів тому +1

    Ah, the last bike shown, the 850 LeMans III. Had one, took it to Mandello & had Agostini convert it to 1000cc. Loved it! Still have a Norge GT8V 1200.

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  14 днів тому

      Nice 👌

    • @colinjump1279
      @colinjump1279 14 днів тому

      I've had the said bike from new in 1985. It's now covered 104500mls and still bags of fun to ride.

  • @michaelworobel6373
    @michaelworobel6373 16 днів тому +1

    I’ve been waiting for this video for a long ttime

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому +1

      Am I that predictable 😂
      Can’t beat a sporty Guzzi
      Except maybe their standard twins
      Love a nice T3

    • @michaelworobel6373
      @michaelworobel6373 16 днів тому

      @@bikerdood1100loved the video! I am surprised about the V11 sport in your list over the original V7. Don’t get me wrong I’m a V11 owner (I ordered one the day they became available in the US) and still have it today but I see the V7 as a much more significant bike. What are your thoughts? Happy holidays to you and your family and please keep up the good work

  • @kasperkjrsgaard1447
    @kasperkjrsgaard1447 16 днів тому +2

    I know that it's not a street bike, but the MSG-1 is just one of the prettiest motorcycles ever made. ❤

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому

      But as you say
      It does rather exclude itself
      Dam it

  • @martinowl
    @martinowl 12 днів тому

    The black & red s3, one of best looking bikes ever!

  • @GreggBennett-j3p
    @GreggBennett-j3p 16 днів тому +1

    I owned a ‘77 LM I, a pair of LM III’s (one fitted with the factory road race cam). The cam softened bottom end but top end was very sweet. But, the high strung power band combined with a clunky gearbox lead me to sell bike. Next came an 1100 carb sport. Finicky and sensitive in both engine and chassis. The marzocchi forks were next to impossible to dial in, and the 40 mm dellortos were likewise tricky to find a sweet spot. But, once more or less dialed in, the Sport was a very satisfying twisty road sport machine. Next came a Lemans V. This was, imho, a sort of sweet spot. Non finicky to set up jetting or chassis, it was only a bit slower than the sport. The LM V is the only classic bike I held onto. And this includes 900ss and 888 Ducatis among others. But it all goes back to that day in the mid 80’s when I showed up to check out the ‘77 Lemans on my ‘67 T-120R Bonneville. Words alone cannot fully capture the sensory inputs my poor little British twin acclimated brain experienced on that test ride. I was fucking speechless. Needless to say, I bought the lemans and all my Brit twins immediately went into mothballs. Sorry for blabbing on. Your video got this 64 yr old man a bit nostalgic.

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому +1

      Well 10 years was a long time in motorcycles back then
      Now not so much

    • @GreggBennett-j3p
      @GreggBennett-j3p 16 днів тому

      @ good point. In many ways, my ‘06 Suzuki 650 Vstrom is still, more or less, a contemporary motorcycle. But, my ‘90 LM V is very much a creature brim a bygone era. Much like my ‘67 triumph was in the early ‘80’s when I bought the LM I. I think there have been a handful of clear inflection points over the last 60-ish years in motorcycles where eras sort of came and went.

  • @Ifitwerks
    @Ifitwerks 16 днів тому +1

    Wow, that cockpit view of the Mk2 Lemon (as we called them back then) brought back memories! I paid £2499 in 1979 for a new one for which I traded in my GS750 Suzuki, and went everywhere on it, hard as a rock suspension and a engine to rattle your teeth out, It bounced the rear end on uneven bends and the build quality was shocking dodgy CEV electrics with the indicator slide switch dropping its ball bearing out, and flaking paint especially the matt black everywhere. did Scotland to Kent to Cornwall over 2 days at one point somehow! 18 months later and I got a Goldwing and wondered how the heck I survived my time on the Lemon, Funniest thing was it was a talking point everywhere I went at the time and I remember thinking how looks were so deceiving if only they knew. I loaned to to a mate with BMW R90 and he couldn't wait to hand it back! Drank petrol through the two 36mm DelOrto carbs with no air filters just a wire mesh through which it would backfire at will, Happy days!

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому

      Oh there were no touring bikes
      I’d take one any day of the week over an R90, no other bikes says middle aged more than a Beema
      Drinking problems are often linked directly to the riders right hand I find 😂

    • @Ifitwerks
      @Ifitwerks 16 днів тому

      @@bikerdood1100 The Spada 1000 was the Guzzi equivalent of the BMW R90/6 at the time which was a tourer, but me being young and in to red and black sporty bikes led me in to it and yes you had to ring every last bit out of it I remember it!

  • @rhip99
    @rhip99 14 днів тому

    An excellent video. Minor quibbles - as a former happy owner of a Rosso Mandello, I can attest that the V11 Sport would not get to 143 MPH. The only time a Sport weighed less than around 530 pounds was just before they installed the engine at Mandello. Finally, the original V7 Sport and the 1000S deserve their own slots in this episode - more than the LeMans II, which in the U.S. version was definitely not the performer the original was. It is glorious to see all of these captured on this entry, and reminds me why I will always need to have one!

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  14 днів тому

      Well can only quote a road test of the period for those figures
      Of course for the lemans
      I’m European so the US version the CX is from my point of view irrelevant not I only discuss the 850 here
      The 1000s was much more an early attempt at a retro and latter models were fitted with the Spada engine so around 70hp (claimed)

  • @lukahutinski9075
    @lukahutinski9075 15 днів тому

    at 12:58 there are those spiraly fans in the exaust pipes. what are those. do they create a tornado when the bike smokes alot like mine? 😊

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  15 днів тому

      Who knows 🤷🏻😂

    • @peterfowler8044
      @peterfowler8044 13 днів тому

      Pretty much a styling exercise , I went through 3 sets of those LaFranconis' on my Le Mans 2 in about 8 years , NOTHING sounded better on the overrun 😊

  • @Womanwolfrider
    @Womanwolfrider 16 днів тому +1

    Loved my Monza

  • @andypettitt1344
    @andypettitt1344 11 днів тому

    Great timing,Im in the process of buying a barn find Monza that hasnt moved for 20 years

  • @MarcClaris
    @MarcClaris 16 днів тому

    T3 owner here - the Le Mans' Mk1 is the best looking Guzzi of all time, I would go as far to say its the best looking bike of all time - Its a beautiful machine

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому

      It’s always been in my top 5
      No doubt about it

    • @5801160052086
      @5801160052086 15 днів тому

      Totally agree, had one in the 1980s it had stucchi exhausts, what a bike

  • @aceofspades5786
    @aceofspades5786 16 днів тому

    Passed my test in 83, remember more of these Guzzi’s on the road then. The 850 le man was a fast bike in the day.

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому

      Still a few on the road in our house 😂
      Always fancied the 1100sport but never owned one (yet )
      A Falcone would be interesting too

  • @paulcooper5610
    @paulcooper5610 16 днів тому

    my favourite is still the 1000s, I guess you could say it was derived from the inability to sell the Mk4 / 5 Le Mans, I'm not sure about a 23bhp 500cc Falcone being described as a sports bike. Love the videos always look forward to watching the latest.

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому

      Sports is relative
      Have to get a sense of perspective there

  • @rustyturner431
    @rustyturner431 16 днів тому

    Ah, now, you're in my pilothouse... Stilll have the 850 Le Mans (a 1979, if you believe the title) I bought from a customer who was moving to the middle east. This was in 198, and the bike had about 20k miles on it. It has been "improved" beyond good sense and yet it still starts immediately, idles almost smoothly and is dead reliable. Plus, it's very easy to service (important to me, since I do all my own work). I did get rid of the Italian switchgear, replacing it with Suzuki units so I could actually ride in the rain! To list the mods would take up a LOT of space, but it's now just over 1000cc and has Lectron carbs and a titanium exhaust plus upgraded Marzocchi forks, Brembo brakes and Ohlins rear coil overs and steering damper and a Corbin Gunfighter seat. I'm down to 4 bikes these days, after doing some long-overdue garage cleaning in the last 6 months, but I'll never sell the Goose (or any of the remaining 3 road-legal bikes). It's got CHARACTER, something most "modern" bikes completely lack...and I sure as sh*t can't service anything with fuel injection and computers everywhere. Great video...

    • @rustyturner431
      @rustyturner431 16 днів тому

      Sorry for typo, I bought the bike in 1987.

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому

      I no worries
      Lovely bikes indeed
      A bike I’ve lusted after since the 1970s

    • @rustyturner431
      @rustyturner431 16 днів тому

      The shame, if you can call it that, if that these bikes were stunningly cheap (used), at least in the USA, for decades. They never had much of a US dealer network, but the importer was great and we never had a bit of trouble with spares. Plus, the owners group was terrific and had a useful newsletter. Much as I loved Ducatis in the day, you could not really ride one daily...and the Guzzis were almost practical (except for the lousy switchgear). Keep the good videos coming!

  • @marcbrasse747
    @marcbrasse747 16 днів тому +1

    The V11 is very underrated. A bit too tubby in its Le Mans guise though.

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому

      The suspension set up was definitely a little fussy to get just right but is was an overall refined bit of kit

  • @pmacc3557
    @pmacc3557 16 днів тому

    Lovely videos - lovely bikes (esp V35 + 50) - a stupid question - if a V35 wasn't starting, are there any usual suspects that would be the cause? Battery - starter - cdi - spark plug - timiing - spark plug HT cables. I assume something alon gthese lines?

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому +1

      Basically yes
      The starter motor is Big so a healthy battery is essential
      Only some models have electronic ignition, a lot use points which is at least very simple and generally robust

    • @pmacc3557
      @pmacc3557 16 днів тому

      @bikerdood1100 oh yes points, I've no experience with them. It's no CDI so. Are parts in general available and normal prices?

  • @alxx1378
    @alxx1378 16 днів тому

    Had the v35 82 Imola back in the 90s, loved it. Want to retire with the tt850.

  • @alfred-vz8ti
    @alfred-vz8ti 16 днів тому

    a 600cc version of the 350/500 was, it turn out, my nomination for best bike. smooth, nimble and fast enough.

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому

      There was a 650 range and a 400cc range in some markets
      The most potent of these was the lario 650 with its 4 valve cylinder head. These bikes generally suffer premature engine failure with broken valve stems and cracked seats. Which is why, despite its great performance it didn’t make the list

  • @RobertR1200rt
    @RobertR1200rt 16 днів тому

    I enjoy your videos
    I was just wondering why the 1000s wasn't mentioned.
    I had a 1100 sport with a quarter turn throttle. That was horrible on the wrist. Loved that bike most days on others I wanted to burn it😂

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому

      Simply because I wanted to limit it to 5 bikes
      For me the 1000s is more of an early attempt at a retro, before it really became a thing
      The first bikes had the big valve engine from the lemans 5. Later bikes had the touring spec 70hp engine which at least made it user friendly.

    • @RobertR1200rt
      @RobertR1200rt 16 днів тому

      @bikerdood1100
      Good point thank you.

  • @G.Seguin
    @G.Seguin 16 днів тому

    Great video. And now the touring bikes. I'm a 54 y. old rider traveling in a suzuki GSF (Bandit). I'm searching a older guzzi model for touring, but the Cali's, don't like me so much. ¿The T3 is perhaps a good bike for, 500, 700 or more kms non-stop? Ah yes, the Norge, but, i'm looking for something older. T5? T3?
    Thanks in advance and happy new year!

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому +1

      Some T5s have those mad small wheels but are otherwise ok
      Later Mille also good but t quite rare
      I’ve had a Breva1100 since I got it new in 2006 and it’s been brilliant for European journeys

    • @G.Seguin
      @G.Seguin 16 днів тому

      @@bikerdood1100 Yeah, i have seen you traveling with your son in a Breva 1100, and looks great for travel, even full loaded with panniers, bags and so one, it's another bike to consider to me. 1100 or 1200 sport?, maybe the 1100 it's more orineted to long distance travels?
      Again, thanks for your answers

    • @DonaldGordon-v4i
      @DonaldGordon-v4i 16 днів тому +1

      Maybe consider a G5, similar to T3 but a 949cc engine.

    • @G.Seguin
      @G.Seguin 16 днів тому

      @@DonaldGordon-v4i Thanks Donald, i'll check the G5!

  • @marcbrasse747
    @marcbrasse747 16 днів тому

    What’s your and yours opinion about the new V7 Sport? Unnecessary newfangled garbage on a classic or the way to go? It might be 3 on the “best for me”-list I just mentioned. Imagine giving one the original red Corsa competition treatment (No, not the watered down production version!).

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  15 днів тому

      Well it’s hard for me to give an unbiased opinion
      It is a Guzzi
      Won’t have the same character as the original but still 10x more than a new Triumph
      I do like the colour
      Cora’s treatment would be very nice

  • @dnswhh7382
    @dnswhh7382 16 днів тому

    I do like your videos and I also always liked the V2 engine block of a Moto Guzzi, but I unfortunately never wanted to constantly look at those „plastic“ instruments. I couldn‘t imagine looking at them all the time while driving - too bad for me, but I can‘t help it 🤷🏻‍♂️ That „plastic look“ made me also give up my K100RS, which I think looks somewhat similar to the Mk2 / Mk3. Maybe it‘s just the 80‘s taste which is not for me…
    Anyway, have fun with them, personal taste is different and I am sure they are in fact great machines !

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому

      Honestly
      I don’t look at the instruments much
      Just where I’m going 😂

    • @dnswhh7382
      @dnswhh7382 16 днів тому

      @ Good idea - never thought about that option 😆

  • @marcbrasse747
    @marcbrasse747 16 днів тому

    Talking about small v-twins: what about the new Moroni 3.5. Clues of the original combined with the best of the magnificent Milano. It’s to die for! Only the size of my shed and purse keep me from getting one. 🥴

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому

      They are quite revvy by reputation and the design didn’t seem to lend itself to increases in capacity
      The 500 was never as good/ popular as the 3 1/2
      They can be relatively pricey too
      But very pretty

    • @marcbrasse747
      @marcbrasse747 16 днів тому

      @@bikerdood1100 A 500 version of the new 3.5 would off course be even better but it is already great as it is. Jummy! And it’s affordable enough as such. And a sort of trend breaker to. “All yeah sub 500 Asian market lookalikes can go and … yourself. We’re building a 350 again!” 😁

  • @frankyvanderaa3190
    @frankyvanderaa3190 16 днів тому

    GUZZI FOR EVER GRISO 1200 OWNER👍👍👍👍

  • @markclark7273
    @markclark7273 16 днів тому +3

    The trouble with all the sporty Guzzis is the terrible seat and cramped riding position, leading to back ache and a numb bum far too quickly. I have owned at least 8 Guzzis over the years and settled on the T3 as the best for all round use, of which I have owned 5. I currently have a Stelvio and I am steadily removing all the electronic gixmos as they fail or cause glitches. The front ABS failed and has been bypased with new hoses, the stepper motor and air pump on the throttle bodies has been disconnected to cure a backfiring problem, which gave me engine braking and a harsher but far nicer exhaust note, I think its a bit better on fuel as well. I long for a simpler Guzzi and have been looking at 80s and 90s models again as a possible replacement, at least parts are available for them, a lot of the Stelvio parts are no longer made and have to be either used parts or replaced with other bits that will do the job from other sources. My neighbour is Italian and commented on how good Italian engineering was, until I gave him a list of all the troubles I have had and the parts I have replaced, that kept him quiet for a while.

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому

      That’s sporty bikes for you
      Is someone showing their age perhaps
      My favourite Guzzi is my Breva 1100
      Ultimately you don’t buy sporty and expect to go touring 🤷🏻

  • @JukeboxGothic
    @JukeboxGothic 16 днів тому +1

    I sold my LeMans 2 yesterday.

  • @lauriebloggs8391
    @lauriebloggs8391 17 днів тому

    ooooooooooooH........I need a dark corner............😀

  • @marcbrasse747
    @marcbrasse747 16 днів тому

    Might the V35 Imola be in this list? And could that be filed under nepotism? 🤣

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  16 днів тому

      And the monza
      How could I not 🤷🏻😂

    • @marcbrasse747
      @marcbrasse747 16 днів тому

      @@bikerdood1100 The Monza and a well sorted V65 Lario are the ones which would suit me best, although the LM3 is my actual dream Guzzi. Never rode a Guzzi in my life though. Shame on me! As mentioned before I did however own a banged up V35 with a seized engine and no papers but used that to base my electric project on. Does that count? Knowing your taste that should however sooner be qualified as sacrilege. 🤣

  • @OlBeefy
    @OlBeefy 14 днів тому

    The best sporting Guzzi? The Mk1 850 Le Mans goes without saying but for me it's the 1000S or the delectable MGS-0, even more beautiful that the 916 and almost as pretty as the original 900ss.

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  14 днів тому

      MGS-01 was never a road going bike of course
      The 1000s sports or early retro?

    • @OlBeefy
      @OlBeefy 14 днів тому

      @@bikerdood1100 Yes, but when a bike is as beautiful as the MGS rules don't really apply!

  • @5801160052086
    @5801160052086 15 днів тому +1

    Had a LM mk1 1978 model could kick mysekl fir having sold it

  • @jamespegram8843
    @jamespegram8843 4 дні тому

    I had the extreme misfortune to own a moto gutless v50 monza back in the dim and distant past. I bought it second hand with 1500 miles at 13 months old.To cut a long story short, it was amongst a small batch to leave the factory with the with the crown wheel bolts not tourqed up and the tap washers not flipped over. End result crown wheel sheared off and seized rear wheel causing a crash. The importers at the time coburgh at huges weren't interested as it was out of warranty.. 40 years on I'm still riding but have no faith in dodgy Italian engineering.

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  4 дні тому

      Well I’ve been riding dodgy Italian engineering for decades without problems
      Of course as they say
      If you can’t cover ground quickly on a 500
      The problem ain’t the bike 😂enjoy your compensator 1200

    • @jamespegram8843
      @jamespegram8843 3 дні тому

      Have Himalayan 411 as a daily ride for the last 4 years, since I got my full licence in 1980 I've owned 7 cars and 59 bikes, I've run European, Japanese, and American bikes, so I feel qualified to to call out dodgy bike. ,

    • @jamespegram8843
      @jamespegram8843 3 дні тому

      Ps. I probably ride more miles around asda car parks than most than most expert UA-cam riders do on the road....

  • @williammuir638
    @williammuir638 16 днів тому +1

    ❤guzzi 😊

  • @buzzinadventures4217
    @buzzinadventures4217 21 годину тому

    Le Mans Mk V is better than the previous models............ , the 1100 Sport is a big lump, - surprised no 750S3 though.....

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  20 годин тому

      Bigger Le Mans is more lazy
      But was not competitive in the way the 850s
      Better ..?
      I do show an S3 in the Lemans story, so do you mean the original 750 sport ?
      1100 sport a big lump
      It’s lighter than the 1000 Lemans
      Hmm wonder what you own 😂

  • @Animal666TNOTB
    @Animal666TNOTB 11 днів тому

    Guzzi have never made a good bike. Unreliable, expensive scrap.

    • @bikerdood1100
      @bikerdood1100  10 днів тому +1

      Well thanks for your expert opinion 😂😂😂

  • @tonypalermo5796
    @tonypalermo5796 16 днів тому

    I loved my V 11 sport.