11-29-2014, 09:10 AM
On today's ride I was coming down a hill in a set of curves and I see a silver motorcycle with fairing and bags coming toward me and turn right on one of my favorite roads. I was planning on taking that road as well and wanted to see what kind of bike it was as at first glance I didn't recognize it. It looked faintly like a Yamaha FJR. He had a pretty good lead on me, but since he wasn't aware, or didn't care, that I was trying to catch him, I was able to finally reel him in about 2 or 3 miles up the road. The guy rode well, and the bike was apexing pretty good and carrying some decent speed. The guy knew how to ride.
The closer I got I noticed the wide hard bags on the rear, a single exhaust on the left side and a shaft drive hub, and some kind of fairing on the front, but my view from behind was pretty limited.
As we come up to the only light in the next town, it turns red and I pull up beside him on the CB and flip my shield open. We exchange greetings and I see he is riding a Moto Guzzi Norge. It was really a pretty bike. I was attracted immediately. He let go of the bars at one point and I noticed at idle the bars were kind of wobbling back and forth from the throb of the Guzzi transverse V twin mill. I asked how he liked the Guzzi and he replied affirmatively. He asked if mine was the new CB and how I liked it. I replied the same. Before the light changed I asked where the nearest Guzzi dealer was (as I always like looking at them), and he said "Toledo". For those not familiar with my home state of Ohio that is on the northern end of the state, 220 miles from where we were sitting.LOL
In that case, I don't think I will be looking at any new Guzzi's soon and don't think I'd own a model of motorcycle with such a sparse dealer network, but it sure was pretty.
The closer I got I noticed the wide hard bags on the rear, a single exhaust on the left side and a shaft drive hub, and some kind of fairing on the front, but my view from behind was pretty limited.
As we come up to the only light in the next town, it turns red and I pull up beside him on the CB and flip my shield open. We exchange greetings and I see he is riding a Moto Guzzi Norge. It was really a pretty bike. I was attracted immediately. He let go of the bars at one point and I noticed at idle the bars were kind of wobbling back and forth from the throb of the Guzzi transverse V twin mill. I asked how he liked the Guzzi and he replied affirmatively. He asked if mine was the new CB and how I liked it. I replied the same. Before the light changed I asked where the nearest Guzzi dealer was (as I always like looking at them), and he said "Toledo". For those not familiar with my home state of Ohio that is on the northern end of the state, 220 miles from where we were sitting.LOL
In that case, I don't think I will be looking at any new Guzzi's soon and don't think I'd own a model of motorcycle with such a sparse dealer network, but it sure was pretty.