Missouri bound Moto Guzzi?, bigger bricks

Yesterday at the gym I did another lunch time brick.  I expanded my last gym brick effort by running a 1/4 mile further as well as running the last half mile at an 8:30 pace.  I was extremely sweaty, thank goodness for the spare t-shirt, deodorant and Shower to Shower I keep in my office.

After work I decided to work on putting the Moto Guzzi back together.  I reattached the carbs and dumped some 93 octane gas in the tank.  I hit the starter and was pleased to hear the bike start right up.  I let it run for a little while since it has been dead as a doornail for 5-6 months.

I actually had been in contact with a Moto Guzzi dealer in Missouri that I found on the internet.  I was asking him about what I could get for the bike based on it’s current condition/mileage.  I am looking to simply sell it and use the proceeds to pay back my dad for the money he spent getting it running and maybe cover the few hundred I spent titling/registering it in Florida.

I came up with the idea of not only taking pictures to send to the dealer but also shooting some video of it running and throwing it up on YouTube. I figured that would be a good way for him to assess the bike beyond pictures. He had mentioned that he could be interested in the bike himself to fix up and resell.

I sent the guy the video and pictures and to my surprise he was interested.  He offered me $1500 for it plus paying to ship the bike to him in Missouri which will probably run around $500.  To be honest I was surprised  he offered that much.  Sure if he fixes it up back to top notch condition maybe he could get $4k for it but that doesn’t bother me at all. I would have the cash to pay back my dad, cover my costs and free up the room in the shed, a triple win.

We haven’t discussed any details and I haven’t even formally accepted his offer but it looks promising.  I think dad would kind of like the idea of his old bike heading off to the midwest to get restored and cherished by someone else.