New Moto Guzzi V100

[pekingduck]

This looks sooo much better than the first 'spy shots'!!! I especially like the green & silver version. Sure, there is that massive radiator but it somehow doesn't look that obvious (at least not compared to some other bikes like the Kawa Z900RS). I don't think I will trade in my aging but trusty Griso for it, but am certainly interested in testing it (if the weight is reasonable...).

Edit: Dropping a Guzzi is never a good idea, but I now see that the exhaust pipes exit the cylinders from the sides, making any minor incident a major issue... I guess that makes crash bars an essential mod for the V100.)

I looked at the exhaust pipes and saw exactly the opposite. In an accident, I envision the exhaust taking the brunt of any damage, protecting the head and cylinders. Hopefully they would collapse and/or bend and absorb the impact.
And be relatively inexpensive to replace.

[bioman_imp]

This looks sooo much better than the first 'spy shots'!!! I especially like the green & silver version. Sure, there is that massive radiator but it somehow doesn't look that obvious (at least not compared to some other bikes like the Kawa Z900RS). I don't think I will trade in my aging but trusty Griso for it, but am certainly interested in testing it (if the weight is reasonable...).

Edit: Dropping a Guzzi is never a good idea, but I now see that the exhaust pipes exit the cylinders from the sides, making any minor incident a major issue... I guess that makes crash bars an essential mod for the V100.)

I looked at the exhaust pipes and saw exactly the opposite. In an accident, I envision the exhaust taking the brunt of any damage, protecting the head and cylinders. Hopefully they would collapse and/or bend and absorb the impact.
And be relatively inexpensive to replace.

Haha, yes, I guess you may be right (IF they would collapse and/or bend and absorb the impact)!

[Rox_imp]

I'm digging it. At first I hated it. Looks like if a Motus and an early 2000s Z1000 had a baby.
But it's growing on me. I think I'd prefer a naked roadster verson of this.
If they make a Lemans version they can just shut up and take my money.

[Lord Popgun]

Rox, what is a Le Mans version?

[redbirds_imp]

That is a really handsome bike. Curious to see the full specs for it.

[furious_blue_imp]

If I had been born at least 10 years earlier, this would be so enticing. I'll have to content myself with seeing others with them out and about. In the early 2000s I was so keen on getting a Goose and began reading forums to see what mechanical issues people were having. The deal killer at the time was someone that had a LeMans and had a heck of time with warranty repairs after it was discovered that someone at the factory wasn't paying attention that day and unintentionally (I hope !) painted the INSIDE of the engine and transmission cases. Over time the paint flaked off and found its way into the bearings ruining them, a good lot of them apparently. I assume that things have improved since then in the quality dept !

[tod.branko_imp]

Rox, what is a Le Mans version?

To my knowledge it's a color scheme - black with an orange stripe, or was it orange with a black stripe?! Lol, iconic in the Guzzisti world.

'14 CB1100 STD 5 speed

[Rox_imp]

Rox, what is a Le Mans version?

To my knowledge it's a color scheme - black with an orange stripe, or was it orange with a black stripe?! Lol, iconic in the Guzzisti world.

'14 CB1100 STD 5 speed

To my knowledge it's a color scheme - black with an orange stripe, or was it orange with a black stripe?! Lol, iconic in the Guzzisti world.

'14 CB1100 STD 5 speed

More like a sport oriented version. Not neccessarily color.

[Tev62]

The Le Mans version was always a good looking model with a few tiny exceptions. The early 80's examples were common when I grew up as a teenager, then way out of my earnings reach. The mid 2000's one was a good looker too but ultimately short lived. I'm not sure the styling of this V100 will have a universal appeal, it is a little bland.

[pekingduck]

1976 850 Le Mans, the original. And my 2004 V11, the last year of the Le Mans series. A wonderful bike, but not around town.