Where is the Griso SE?

[atadaskew]

This.  Meant to be here February.  It is now April...

[County Tar]

It ain't easy being green.  

[Pete Roper]

It ain't easy being green.  

Oh? I dunno about that....



 

[falconati]

You know Italians and deadlines....

[Rincewind]

It looks worth the wait to me.  Brown leather seats are très retro chic.

[WitchCityBallabio]

This.  Meant to be here February.  It is now April...

Welcome to my hell....

I put a deposit on one last December. Was told the middle of Feb., then the end of March, beginning of April, now being told, the end of April, beginning of May. I'm betting the real date is closer to September with the rest of the new models. I'll continue to wait though. It's dead sexy.  

[Orson]

Brown leather seats are très retro chic.

The team race bikes back in the 1950s had green paint (some say it wuzn't even paint) with brown seats *

* useless trivia mode

[Croak]

Indeed, it wasn't paint, it was simply verdigris.

Haven't been paying much attention since that bike was announced a couple years ago, but last I heard, the SE was NOT coming to North America.  Guess that changed.

[Pete Roper]

The Guzzi race bikes of the '40's and '50's had wafer thin, hand beaten alluminium fairings. To prevent them corroding they were treated in some way, (Can't remember how exactly?) and this gave them the green finish. The reason was very simple. The treatment weighed next to nothing whereas paint is 'Heavy' Really, even back then chasing weight loss was a huge factor in top end racing and one of the reasons the shitty, underpowered, pommy singles still managed to give a good account of themselves right up until the sixties in the hands of privateer racers. A Manx or 7R doesn't make prodigious HP but they were very light and agile compared to the Gileras and MV's.

Pete

[atadaskew]

 A Manx or 7R doesn't make prodigious HP but they were very light and agile compared to the Gileras and MV's.

In a happy twist of fate, this allowed their riders to push their bikes back to the pits in record time.

[Daniel Kalal]

The green finish, the brown suede seat--it's been that way for years:


And the statue of Tenni looks over them all:

[Kraz]

This bike really has me hot and bothered.  

[Oilhed]

I love it!  Check out the Staintune exhaust, it looks great!  Just wish there were nice little saddlebags, too.

[Pete Roper]

I advise against the Staintune for the 8V Griso. With the baffle in it is horribly strangled, with it out it doesn't have enough restriction and still sounds 'Tinny'. There are a variety of other AM slip ons that work much better and IHMO look better too.

Pete

[Mookie]

That's a beautiful bike.  Any changes beyond the cosmetic?



/Also not a fan of Stayintune pipes.  Too metallic sounding and loud without baffles and too quiet with them.  (on an Aprilia)

[Chronic]

/Also not a fan of Stayintune pipes.  Too metallic sounding and loud without baffles and too quiet with them.  (on an Aprilia)

Totally agree....... had them on my Ballabio and same-same..

[Pete Roper]

My ex-Scura now owned by Chuck has a set of Staintunes and a PCIII on it ansd we *think* it may have other engine mods 'cos it goes like a rhino with a spear up its arse. It sounds wonderfull but it is LOUD!!!!!

Pete

[MisterSmooth]

Also not a fan of Stayintune pipes.  Too metallic sounding and loud without baffles and too quiet with them.  (on an Aprilia)

It was in 2008, I believe.  An otherwise quiet evening in Seattle when a group of STNers met for sushi.  Those unfortunate people in the International District...their ears are still ringing from the echo of Mookie's seismic Falco.


I blame Staintune.    

[WitchCityBallabio]

I've got mine ordered to come in with the "factory approved" Termi pipe. Should sound wonderful. Can't wait to hear it. If it ever comes in that is......


 

[tdeboeser]

God damn thats a pretty bike...