Good news: the Gutsy lives!
I had it shipped about three weeks ago from Los Angeles, with no issue, from the dealer where it basically sat for a month and a half. And since then...it's been sitting. (Too hot to even sit on the bike, much less work on or ride it.)
But now that the weather has reached sane levels, I splurged and bought the Oberon Streetfighter mirrors, as previously threatened.
They're very nice. No, wait, that's an understatement. These things are honed to a razor's edge. They were pretty easy to install, even though I managed to strip one of the bolts that they supplied me, not just fucking up the threads but bending the end like a half-finished cigarette. :?
They're really easy to position, and they may look small, but on the road they give just enough of a view.
I also installed new footpegs and brushed some surface rust off the forks.
And then, I painted the tire letters.
ADDS HORSEPOWER. What's the point of having tires that say
"SPORT DEMON" if you're not gonna show it off?
Not all has been good and dandy in the Moto Guzzi life, however.
I mention that here.