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Offline Tusayan

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Re: Hints of new models in CycleWorld article on Stelvio demise
« Reply #60 on: June 10, 2017, 09:36:17 AM »
This would be a good time to fulfill the promise made back in 2014 or so, when they teased a water-cooled 1300cc that was drawn up in cooperation with the Aprilia engineers.

Moto Guzzi is today a brand and an assembly plant.  Piaggio is the company and does engine development in two facilities, neither of which is anywhere near the Guzzi assembly plant.

Re the CARC Guzzis - they were introduced in 2005, having been conceived by Aprilia during their period of ownership, prior to Piaggio, and reflected their strategy to copy BMW almost model by model with new models to do so.  The same push to develop lots of new designs across the Aprilia line, and do it often, eventually put Aprilia out of business. Even after Piaggio took over there was limited money to invest in ongoing R&D, so the bikes fell further and further behind BMW as time went on.  The one exception to this was the Griso, a re-do of the Centauro which BMW copied with the R9T, demonstrating that BMW doesn't have a lot of direction in new product development either. The BMW GS is a endless rehash of a good 1980s idea that they keep going with lots of investment.

BTW, last time I checked, Honda makes about 100 times more bikes every year (literally) than BMW, mostly lightweights.  The European manufacturers sell to a niche market with limited money for investment in new products.  The reason Guzzi is moving into 'lifestyle' bikes is simple - they're cheap to develop and produce.
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Offline Murray

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Re: Hints of new models in CycleWorld article on Stelvio demise
« Reply #61 on: June 10, 2017, 10:44:06 AM »
but introduce a new, powerful, water cooled, technologically fulfilling 1200cc cruiser to compete with the entry level HD/Indians to appeal to the rookies.


Please let it not be another ill handling overweight under braked !@#$box cruiser, there is enough of them already especially from Guzzi.

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Re: Hints of new models in CycleWorld article on Stelvio demise
« Reply #62 on: August 29, 2017, 04:59:21 PM »
Meanwhile back in Kansas, I love my V9 Roamer.
Ride what ya got and enjoy or get another.
That is all.

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Re: Hints of new models in CycleWorld article on Stelvio demise
« Reply #63 on: August 29, 2017, 05:04:08 PM »
Good point; we could all be dead tomorrow, ride what you got while you still can!!!
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Re: Hints of new models in CycleWorld article on Stelvio demise
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