Should I stay or should I Griso?

Well - at this point the question is moot. I cleared the financing hurdle (365 days no interest and no payment and then 9.99% after that) and called Motoitalia and said to wrap up a red one for me . . .

Though I really like the black version - Lisa says the red one is the one I want (higher visibility on the street and all . . . and in this case her input is weighed quite heavily since she's agreed to go along with this fullfillment of my want - notice I didn't say "need" on purpose) and my first gut reaction when I saw the bike was that red would be my choice.

Do I need this bike? ummm, no. Do I want a rolling piece of art? ummmm, yes. (Click on the picture to see it larger)

Essentially I'm moving from a bike as transportation to a bike as . . . well something that scratches some sort of itch that people who ride bikes have (yes, that's really poor sentance structure - but I'm getting a Moto Guzzi Griso - sue me).

This is a bike that is regularly bought sight unseen by folks in areas that don't have local MG dealers and it looks as in place parked in the lobby of an architectual/design house as it does parked at the curb. In fact that's where one guy parks his . . . he owns the place so he gets dibs.

Griso is a character in a classic Italian folk tale. He's a bodyguard of some sort and that's about all I know about the name of the guy. Griso is also a derivative of grey in Italian I understand and the Griso character was either described as grey . . . or was grey. I don't know that Italian folk tales make quite as much sense to non-Italians. It's probably like American Football to them - whatever.

Anyway - it's a very cool bike (Ewan MacGregor bought one of the first in England and he's a way cool rider) Click HERE to see why. I'm not anyway near that cool - but I don't care, I'm getting a Griso!

BTW this counts as Christmas, Annivesary, Valentines Day (for many to come) and 50th Birthday (next August) all rolled up into one.

Click HERE to see some photos

Comments

[Mike]

That's a sweet ride! Congratulations!--not for getting the bike but for having a wife who understands the male psyche as well as she does. That's rare.
The ONLY reason I have three drum kits--one of them a 6 piece DW, emerald green satin finish, with Paiste "Dimension" Cymbals and Gibraltar hardware, stored in SKB hard shell cases--is because I have one too!
Every man should.

[GregR]

What a deal! My loving wife finally understood my need...er...want for a dune buggy after watching Jay Leno. Jay explained to one of his guests that the car (or bike or drums, insert need...er want...here) was the man's jewlery. Thanks Jay, what a guy. :)

[Sarah]

In that case...where is Lisa's "jewerly"? :) And the gym doesn't count!!!

[BillB]

Yeah - we've had that conversation about the "jewelry" and no, the studio doesn't count. Still, if you look on Lisa's wrist you will notice a watch that is not a Timex and there "is" a ring or two that didn't come from a Cracker Jack box :)

But - if you know Lisa (and many faithful Loud Loft readers do) you know that she's not a "jewelry" type of person in the typical sense. She likes comfortable furniture and a classy, stylish, yet simple house. That's pretty much her "jewelry".

Trust me - I've offered before but she has specific ideas about what she likes in the way of shiny, sparkly things.

[Sam Baker]

Bill

A great looking Griso... We should get together and ride!