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New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« on: October 21, 2014, 11:54:43 PM »
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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2014, 12:03:47 AM »
I believe that's the 2015 V7R as it has the blacked out parts and different color seating area

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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2014, 12:15:14 AM »
I think it is the 2014 model rather than the 15. I didnt see a ABS trigger ring on the wheels and the motor looks like the tilted old back obsolete series I version.  ;) (Just kidding, really!)

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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2014, 06:47:16 AM »
They are in Italy but i dont recall where exactly....

Mcgregor wear a nice Lewis leather jacket  ( http://www.lewisleathers.com/ ) ...then he change out in a guzzi jacket..

Funny see him pretending to wrench on motorcycle... LOL

Yes hamsters will love this commercial.... ;D
« Last Edit: October 22, 2014, 06:48:04 AM by arveno »

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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2014, 07:10:57 AM »
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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2014, 07:15:04 AM »
not sure what the video was trying to "say" but it wasn't in my language.
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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2014, 07:16:03 AM »
Hey, as far as I'm concerned, if they get hipsters to think motorcycles are cool- then that means more people riding motorcycles.  I'm fine with that. "Hamsters"? Never heard that one. I like it!
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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2014, 07:49:04 AM »
I think its great! 

What more could you ask for with regards to exposure for the brand from a mainstream actor.





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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2014, 07:50:02 AM »

Funny see him pretending to wrench on motorcycle... LOL


Are you saying he doesn't have the ability and/or desire to do that?

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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2014, 09:39:12 AM »
Are you saying he doesn't have the ability and/or desire to do that?

I think he means 'pretending' to fix up and prep a brand new V7 that needs zero tuning.  Between that and the cheese smile scene it's not the best advert.  Then again at least there's *something* out there.  I wish Guzzi would do more of this stuff in our market.
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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #10 on: October 22, 2014, 09:52:29 AM »
Are you saying he doesn't have the ability and/or desire to do that?

In his "Long Way" trip documentaries, I remember Charley and others doing all the repairs while Ewan mostly watched and handed them tools.  He pulled his weight in many ways, but didn't seem to jump in for the mechanical jobs.

I noticed he said "Goot-see" in the promo.  In the Long Way Down segment when he was at the factory, he kept saying "Goo-zee", even with Charley saying it correctly.  Someone got him straightened out.   :)
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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #11 on: October 22, 2014, 09:56:55 AM »
They don't use him in their ads for his "mechanical expertise".  

Some old guy in suspenders tearing down his $500 barn find won't sell any bikes.
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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #12 on: October 22, 2014, 10:14:35 AM »
Aside: Whether it's a professional video like this, or just some guy posting his helmet-cam results on YouTube, I hate all the music used in motorcycle-related videos.
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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #13 on: October 22, 2014, 10:22:25 AM »
Are you saying he doesn't have the ability and/or desire to do that?

I am saying what i said , its funny see him pretending to work on a bike . thats all....

ability ? desire ? i dont know....i don t know him personally maybe you do...? let us know .....


Hamster ?
I used it instead of " hipster " LOL

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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2014, 10:43:43 AM »
  Man give me a break.  I have followed the How Many Miles Have Ridden the Year thread and a lot of us don't have a leg to stand on when it comes to wanting to say who and who is not a rider.  How many posts on here by people whose bike will not start and haven't a clue what to do,  no judgment here but just facts.  Anything to get the Guzzi name out there I welcome.  I have seen pics of some of the bikes he is said to ride and it is clear that some are less than museum quality or even close to being restored.
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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #15 on: October 22, 2014, 10:46:44 AM »

Some old guy in suspenders tearing down his $500 barn find won't sell any bikes.

This is hilarious  :BEER:
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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #16 on: October 22, 2014, 10:52:26 AM »
Ewan I love the Hair ---- and you're showing your age

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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #17 on: October 22, 2014, 10:54:56 AM »
Don't think that is Italy , looks like Ireland to me .

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Correction . Scotland , maybe Edinburgh .

The motorcycle plate is Italian for sure and you r right on the location ...he drives on the "other" side. ;D
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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #18 on: October 22, 2014, 12:21:49 PM »
Hey, at least they didn't pretend to be racing that thing.  :P
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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #19 on: October 22, 2014, 12:37:21 PM »
Some old guy in suspenders tearing down his $500 $2,000 barn find won't sell any bikes.

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« Reply #20 on: October 22, 2014, 12:54:22 PM »
The motorcycle plate is Italian for sure and you r right on the location ...he drives on the "other" side. ;D

I think at least one shot is in London -- where he passes Voodoo Ray's :)

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« Reply #21 on: October 22, 2014, 04:47:36 PM »
The Red Double Decker bus is a clue.........and what side of the road he is riding............. ..


Maybe if they had put in a Black Cab.............or a smiling Copper..........

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« Reply #22 on: October 22, 2014, 05:41:17 PM »
I am quite sure it's UK until I see that tiny patch of blue sky  ;D
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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #23 on: October 22, 2014, 09:08:52 PM »
Hey, at least they didn't pretend to be racing that thing.  :P
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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #24 on: October 22, 2014, 11:25:55 PM »
I am saying what i said , its funny see him pretending to work on a bike . thats all....

ability ? desire ? i dont know....i don t know him personally maybe you do...? let us know .....




That's cool.. 

Do I know him?  Of course not.. I am just an average ex pat Canadian living in the USA.
All I know of Ewan is the long way down/round series, and the little commercials or photo's for MG.

My paper thin impression from above is he seems like a down to earth nice guy, especially how you see his interactions with his wife and charlie. 
Not the typical hollywood star that I frankly stereotype negatively.. yes I know its just a superficial perception.. What the heck do I know anyways?

But from the perception I have, he seems to be a good person to help get the Guzzi name out there.. that's all.

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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #25 on: October 22, 2014, 11:46:02 PM »
HEY NOW ,IT'S EWAN and he's got an app for Moto Guzzi. B.F.D Sorry I'm a dinosaur and really hate this crap.  Mindless drivel I say.

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« Reply #26 on: October 22, 2014, 11:55:40 PM »
Supposedly he owns a half dozen guzzi's. The endorsement deal came about as a natural fit because he was already an owner. Dunno how much wrenching he does.  I dropped a motor in a truck once back in the day,  but I can tell you when I'm in my cousins garage,  30 years a bike mechanic,  I stand between him and the tool box, ready to serve. Know your role.
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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #28 on: October 23, 2014, 08:45:39 PM »
Funny see him pretending to wrench on motorcycle... LOL

He's probably just tightening up everything the factory left loose..... ;D



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Re: New Moto Guzzi promo with Ewan McGregor & V7 Racer
« Reply #29 on: October 23, 2014, 09:04:56 PM »
I somehow get the feeling that Mr McG, won't give a wet slap what we think about him or his video.

Just saying....

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