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Not my cup of tea but good for Guzzi!! Price, specs, intangibles, all seem to be very very reasonable and well thought out. Time for the talking heads here to put up or shut up. Is this a forum for Guzzi enthusiasts or a bunch of whiny old men that wear Guzzi T-shirts cuz "they were riding Guzzi when Guzzi wasn't cool" ????
Jim Hamlin (Hamlin Cycles) just confirmed.$12,990 with bags$11,990 withoutGuzzi recently sent him the pricing info.
I think the price may be about $1K high to be competitive but a lot hinges on how well the bike works. With no reactive linkage on the rear suspension and small block power, it could be a dog. Or if those issues have been carefully massaged it could be a great bike that fills in the market gap created by ever increasing complexity and size of road going competitors.
I really want to see some independent dyno numbers. If Pete turns out to be wrong, he's going to have a hard time explaining all his many many blathering to the contrary.
'Moto Guzzi. Spoiling the ship for a ha'porth of tar since, well, a long time now'!Piaggio claim to want to build something spectacular. Then they deliver a 2 valve 'Turd in a Tu-Tu', lie about its performance, stick it in a chassis with cheap, bargain basement, suspension design, fling on a set of the cheapest wheels imaginable and then pray it will appeal to some huge, untapped, market of non motorbike riders who will then rush out and buy it!Good grief!
I'll take mine w/o bags and in the solid color thank you. Will be interesting (or depressing) to see what trade-in value my V7 III brings.
If you find slightlt less than whole sale auction pricing interesting you'll be fine.
What are you suggesting - that Guzzi's don't have good resale value?
Maybe I missed it, but what size gas tank does it have an any idea of mpg?Thanks,Tex
I like it, I'm going to buy one... I am surrounded by FS roads and plenty of country roads to access them... I have been thinking about a medium ADV for two years. This beats a wee-strom, tiger, or a japanese dual sport IMHO... checks all my boxes and I don't care what color it is. I'll slime the tubes and seal the rims the first time I need tires...Otherwise just a lot of bellyaching around this bikeit's under $13k with bags, it's 460# dry, 80hp, centerstand available.... I don't see what there is to bitch about.
Not sure why you say this - it's cheaper than the low end BMW solution (F750 GS) and the low end Triumph solution (Tiger 800 Xr), and, the naked version's price is comparable to a Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled. How do I know? I looked at those three bikes this weekend. I was pleasantly surprised with the V85 price. I'm just not sure I want to wait till June, which is when AF1 says they expect their first shipment, nor am I sure I want to live with the teething problems related to a brand new Guzzi model.
$12,999 sounds cheap. I hope it's not a case of getting what you paid for. I sincerely hope quality control, connectors, wiring and other foibles are minimized on this Guzzi and typical "sorting out" is not required..
How much time on small blocks do you have? Where do you do most of your riding? I just got in from riding curvy hilly farm roads and the V7III had more than enough power to do anything I wanted to do. I am amazed at how well it revs to redline without a single complaint. Any more HP would be a waste unless you spend all your time on the interstates (boring).
What is the rush to seal spoked wheels? Don't tubeless tires require a rim designed for them?