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« Last post by TN Mark on Today at 09:24:29 PM »
Before and after dyno sheets don't lie Chad. My Victory bikes are both putting out about 113 Hp and 114 Ft/Trq at the rear wheel. These are not claims, they're facts shared by anyone else with a Victory 106" with intake, cams, exhaust and a tune. Whether you believe it or not is irrelevant, it's still true.
The 1400 is quite shy of those rear wheel numbers, but it feels a bit quicker.
And yes, the 1400 is smaller and feels lighter than either of my Victory bikes.
99% of the guys I ride with are on a Harley. When my Victory CCT is parked next to their Street Glide, the Harley looks like a boys bike compared to the Victory looking like a mens large motorcycle. Same with my Hard-Ball when parked next to a Road King. The Harley's look, well, a bit small and cramped. IMHO, the 1400 Eldorado is sized similar to a Harley Road King.
The average Guzzi 750 and 850 are very similar in size and weight to bikes I rode in grade school and junior high school. If these bikes feel big and heavy to others, ok. To me, my first 'big bike' was a Honda 1200 Goldwing. The last years they sold it without a fairing etc.
Like I said, it's all relative and in perspective to what the rider is used to.
A few years ago when the 1400 was coming out, I wanted Guzzi to punch it out to an 1800. That was around the time BMW was talking about their R1800. Which has been a huge sales disappointment, for several reasons. Had Guzzi made the 1400 into an 1800, I 'think' it would likely have been returned in more sales and a longer life span for the range.
Euro emission specs? Yea, right. That hasn't stopped Harley from selling the production line and all the tooling for the Sportster to China. Who now builds that exact same bike in Italy and sells it under the Chinese brand name. Euro emission standards? All the Chinese did was lower the compression ratio 1 point and added oil cooling to the bottom of the pistons. It obviously passed Euro specs. Therefore the Euro specs excuse some use wasn't/isn't true.
Piaggio simply didn't have the stomach for an 1800 and/or they didn't see the sales potential and/or they didn't care to make the change.Maybe the larger displacement idea never really entered their mind.
Anyway, before and after dyno sheets are readily available by reputable tuners as well as independent shops.