Re: Back in the saddle
Posted: 09 Apr 2021 18:15
Hi Painter;
Mine came out of the Factory in Bologna in May / June 2013; this was the period of Morini Rent and I believe that it was used as a demonstrator for a period and then offered as a 'As New' bike in October 2015, when Morini had moved to south of Milan. I bought it with a few thousand kilometres on the clock, but before it was exported to a UK dealer (NLM, obviously) the Factory ensured that it had the speedo reading mph and the correct bulbs for riding on the left; they left the temperature reading in Celcius after checking with me what I wanted. All in all, impressive service. When I visited Morini in 2017, to test ride the GranpassoR I met with Alberto, who had managed the sale, and thanked him personally...
It's done 20,000 miles now, so not many in the scheme of things, and I still find that it gives us great pleasure; it's my bike of choice when Diane and I go out for a run - if I need a more hedonistic fix I have the Corsaro, which is very definitely a machine for a single rider; pillion not required! My previous GP has been on visits to Italy, Germany and France, but we've yet to take this one abroad anything like so much - apart from a short hop across the Channel to the Somme battlefields in 2016 it's mainly ferried us to UK destinations... We'd planned on a Factory visit in 2020, but we all know how that panned out... It's just so comfortable, both solo and two up, and the carrying capacity is sufficient for two for two weeks and more (we learnt to pack throw-over panniers, so the space in the H&B feels generous!).
Hopefully we'll all get to meet up later in the year, and until then - Good Riding
CC
Mine came out of the Factory in Bologna in May / June 2013; this was the period of Morini Rent and I believe that it was used as a demonstrator for a period and then offered as a 'As New' bike in October 2015, when Morini had moved to south of Milan. I bought it with a few thousand kilometres on the clock, but before it was exported to a UK dealer (NLM, obviously) the Factory ensured that it had the speedo reading mph and the correct bulbs for riding on the left; they left the temperature reading in Celcius after checking with me what I wanted. All in all, impressive service. When I visited Morini in 2017, to test ride the GranpassoR I met with Alberto, who had managed the sale, and thanked him personally...
It's done 20,000 miles now, so not many in the scheme of things, and I still find that it gives us great pleasure; it's my bike of choice when Diane and I go out for a run - if I need a more hedonistic fix I have the Corsaro, which is very definitely a machine for a single rider; pillion not required! My previous GP has been on visits to Italy, Germany and France, but we've yet to take this one abroad anything like so much - apart from a short hop across the Channel to the Somme battlefields in 2016 it's mainly ferried us to UK destinations... We'd planned on a Factory visit in 2020, but we all know how that panned out... It's just so comfortable, both solo and two up, and the carrying capacity is sufficient for two for two weeks and more (we learnt to pack throw-over panniers, so the space in the H&B feels generous!).
Hopefully we'll all get to meet up later in the year, and until then - Good Riding
CC