06-16-2018, 02:53 PM
I got it remapped which helped. But still, the motor really wants you to wring it out (8500 red line and it's very easy to hit). My perspective is changing a bit since I put Road Pilot 4's on her. But in town the CB is much easier to ride. On the open road the Guzzi engine is easier to live with (just wish it got better mileage!).
The vibes on the Griso is very "organic", not buzzy. When you pour on the coals she gets up and goes - riding it home after I bought it I went to pass a semi. I just rolled on the throttle a bit, once I got in front of the truck I looked down and she was doing a 100mph!!! Holy Moly! No indication that the motor was working, straining or stressed. No arm stretching acceleration (which it will do if you want to do that) - much different from my Quota or the CB. I'm better at it now, but the first couple years I had a very hard time keeping near the speed limit in town. I have to really watch it. The motor sounds the same at 30 as 50mph.
CB is better in the tight twisties, the Griso is much better on the wide sweepers and touring. I'm looking at getting a DL1000 for "touring" vs. the Griso (for the open road the twins seem nicer, but otherwise I'm pretty agnostic when it comes to the number of cylinders). Having said that, the NC750X with the awesome mileage needs to be checked out.
The vibes on the Griso is very "organic", not buzzy. When you pour on the coals she gets up and goes - riding it home after I bought it I went to pass a semi. I just rolled on the throttle a bit, once I got in front of the truck I looked down and she was doing a 100mph!!! Holy Moly! No indication that the motor was working, straining or stressed. No arm stretching acceleration (which it will do if you want to do that) - much different from my Quota or the CB. I'm better at it now, but the first couple years I had a very hard time keeping near the speed limit in town. I have to really watch it. The motor sounds the same at 30 as 50mph.
CB is better in the tight twisties, the Griso is much better on the wide sweepers and touring. I'm looking at getting a DL1000 for "touring" vs. the Griso (for the open road the twins seem nicer, but otherwise I'm pretty agnostic when it comes to the number of cylinders). Having said that, the NC750X with the awesome mileage needs to be checked out.