Moto Guzzi rather liberally "borrowing" from Honda...
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the Ferret
Road warrior
:rofl: eerily similar in nature
Gone in 60
Road warrior
Guzzi: Fighter jet technology
Honda: 1930s biplane technology.
Actually, the Honda video is just like my daily commute. I roll my Honda out of the garage, get on, and ride while airplanes fly over my head. They are airliners on final to John Wayne Airport, but otherwise…
Honda: 1930s biplane technology.
Actually, the Honda video is just like my daily commute. I roll my Honda out of the garage, get on, and ride while airplanes fly over my head. They are airliners on final to John Wayne Airport, but otherwise…
I'm sold! Where do I go to buy my airplane?
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
Hmmm, yeah. Like that V100 Mandello.
bioman_imp
Running like a top
The 2 promotion videos have some similarity, but Guzzi has a clear historic link with airplanes:
"Moto Guzzi was conceived by two aircraft pilots and their mechanic serving in the Corpo Aeronautico Militare (the Italian Air Corp, CAM) during World War I: Carlo Guzzi, Giovanni Ravelli and Giorgio Parodi. Assigned to the same Miraglia Squadron based outside Venice,[10] the three became close, despite coming from different socio-economic backgrounds. The trio envisioned creating a motorcycle company after the war. Guzzi would engineer the motor bikes, Parodi (the son of wealthy Genovese ship-owners) would finance the venture, and Ravelli (already a famous pilot and motorcycle racer) would promote the bikes with his racing prowess. Guzzi and Parodi (along with Parodi's brother) formed Moto Guzzi in 1921. Ravelli, ironically, had died just days after the war's end in an aircraft crash and is commemorated by the eagle's wings that form the Moto Guzzi logo."
And that Mandello is a very nice bike indeed...
"Moto Guzzi was conceived by two aircraft pilots and their mechanic serving in the Corpo Aeronautico Militare (the Italian Air Corp, CAM) during World War I: Carlo Guzzi, Giovanni Ravelli and Giorgio Parodi. Assigned to the same Miraglia Squadron based outside Venice,[10] the three became close, despite coming from different socio-economic backgrounds. The trio envisioned creating a motorcycle company after the war. Guzzi would engineer the motor bikes, Parodi (the son of wealthy Genovese ship-owners) would finance the venture, and Ravelli (already a famous pilot and motorcycle racer) would promote the bikes with his racing prowess. Guzzi and Parodi (along with Parodi's brother) formed Moto Guzzi in 1921. Ravelli, ironically, had died just days after the war's end in an aircraft crash and is commemorated by the eagle's wings that form the Moto Guzzi logo."
And that Mandello is a very nice bike indeed...
Stichill
Road warrior
Or...Kawasaki / Top Gun from 1986!
My goodness, that Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello in green, silver, and gold is absolutely breathtaking!
My goodness, that Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello in green, silver, and gold is absolutely breathtaking!
Tev62
Road warrior
It will be interesting to see what happens to the head in a low speed or even stationary fall with that new exhaust position, very brave indeed. I can see huge engine bars being the first aftermarket offering.
KiowaEagle_imp
Road warrior
The Mandello is a sharp looking bike. I like how the exhaust ports out the side of the pistons.
I wonder how well the "active aerodynamics" work. It's an interesting concept.
I wonder how well the "active aerodynamics" work. It's an interesting concept.
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
Stichill_imp said:
It is sizzling Stich.
Could be Griso, move over.
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
Totally hear ya.Frulk_imp said:
It was the reason I got off the Piaggio family brands and headed to Honda.
Many of the nearby Aprilia/Guzzi shops closed.
Gone in 60
Road warrior
There's a Guzzi dealer a few miles from my office. I visited them on the way home last Wednesday. They don't have one yet. I'd like to say I'm looking forward to seeing one, which I am... but it's forbidden fruit for the budget.
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
:rofl:Gone in 60_imp said:
:dodgy:
pekingduck
Road warrior
When I was in my Guzzi period, I always dealt with Curtis at Harpers Moto Guzzi in Missouri. Very helpful, extremely knowledgeable. Were it not for them, I wouldn't have owned them.
bioman_imp
Running like a top
I bought my MG Griso in 2015. There were 6 Guzzi (Piaggio) dealers in British Columbia at that time (and 1 just across the US border, in Spokane). Now, in 2021 there is only 1 dealer remaining in BC, in Vancouver, 9 hours driving away - when the roads are not washed away. (And the one in Spokane closed as well.)
Luckily the good old Griso doesn't require much maintenance and hardly any repair. Built like a tractor (but runs like a rocket!).
Luckily the good old Griso doesn't require much maintenance and hardly any repair. Built like a tractor (but runs like a rocket!).
the Ferret
Road warrior
We finally got a Guzzi dealer about 35 miles from my house 2 years ago. Nice guys. The last dealer we had in the area went out of business in the late 70s. I will go look at the Mandello, might even sit on it. If they offer me a ride on one I will take it for a spin, but I can tell you from experience, having ridden an Eldorado, a Breva 750, a Griso, and a V7 III that I'm no Guzzi guy.
My NC 750X with the 270 degree P Twin is about as quirky as I can handle lol. At least it doesnt rock back and forth when I blip the throttle.
My NC 750X with the 270 degree P Twin is about as quirky as I can handle lol. At least it doesnt rock back and forth when I blip the throttle.
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
I can't imagine the NC750XD trying anything to hurt you.The ferret_imp said:
redbirds_imp
Road warrior
When I had my 2006 Breva 1100 there was a great dealer in Dahlonega, GA that had a restaurant, separate tire fitting shop and knowledgeable service folks. They sold some other brands as well and seemed to have a thriving business. A few years back the owner was badly injured while working on one of the shop structures and soon afterward the place closed. There is another Guzzi dealer in Jacksonville, FL about 100 miles from home that is also a Honda and Triumph dealer and where I traded the Breva for my CB1100.
