07-04-2023, 05:31 PM
https://kradblatt.de/fahrbericht-moto-gu...-mod-2008/
"Guzzis erster V-Twin war Ende der 50er Jahre ursprünglich als Alternativ-Antrieb für den Fiat 500 konzipiert worden (und NICHT als Betonmischer-Motor, was fälschlicherweise immer wieder kolportiert wird),..."
Dear Django, the article in a German motorbike magazine has a different explanation for the development of the Guzzi V-Twin.
It was developed as an alternative engine for the Fiat 500 and not as beton mixer.
Before buying the CB1100 I rode a relative new but used Calfornia 1100. I liked the feel of how it could be ridden and the way the engine worked. But something soon went wrong with valves which could only be repaired by opening the engine in a kind of a 'heart operation'. I quickly came to end of my Guzzi experience, gave the motorbike back to the dealer and changed it for the CB, which in my eyes is the much better motorbike with a feel of its own. Different to a Guzzi V-engine but not worther. My Guzzi days will not be picked up again or be continued. I'll stay with the CB. Some Guzzis, especially the old ones, are nice to look at but that's it for me.
"Guzzis erster V-Twin war Ende der 50er Jahre ursprünglich als Alternativ-Antrieb für den Fiat 500 konzipiert worden (und NICHT als Betonmischer-Motor, was fälschlicherweise immer wieder kolportiert wird),..."
Dear Django, the article in a German motorbike magazine has a different explanation for the development of the Guzzi V-Twin.
It was developed as an alternative engine for the Fiat 500 and not as beton mixer.
Before buying the CB1100 I rode a relative new but used Calfornia 1100. I liked the feel of how it could be ridden and the way the engine worked. But something soon went wrong with valves which could only be repaired by opening the engine in a kind of a 'heart operation'. I quickly came to end of my Guzzi experience, gave the motorbike back to the dealer and changed it for the CB, which in my eyes is the much better motorbike with a feel of its own. Different to a Guzzi V-engine but not worther. My Guzzi days will not be picked up again or be continued. I'll stay with the CB. Some Guzzis, especially the old ones, are nice to look at but that's it for me.