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The heyday was a decade or two before that. I fondle remember the GTO, Chevelle, 442, Camaro, Firebird, and the Cutlass of the '60s.
Most of us do fondly recall those cars , but you said the magic word "remember" :D The fact is , most of them were not really very good cars . Dusty
Reminds me that the best thing that ever happened to Ferrari quality was the arrival of the Acura NSX.
The truth is that Guzzi exists nowadays only as a nameplate for Piaggio-built products, in the same way that Buick only exists as a nameplate for GM-built products. (Cue all the Piaggio faithful to hog-pile on . . . )
I would have no problem with Guzzi branching out and using motors from other divisions, the motor vechical is full of such cross polination. I would, however, want them to hold on to there core old school style Ltwin, it's what gives Guzzi a real identity.Not many people out side of the Guzzi world know about Guzzi, but those that do know it by its signiture vtwin, drop that and you might as well start from scratch.
But that has been the case for decades Greg. Guzzi hasn't been an *Independent* manufacturer for decades. I'm not going to 'Hog Pile' on ;D but I really can't see the problem.Pete
Reminds me of all the advice Apple constantly gets on what it has been doing wrong for the last 25 years, and what it needs to do differently right now to survive. Amazing the company hasn't gone belly up. Well, maybe this year will be Apple's last.
Are you really comparing the success of Guzzi with Apple???
From a marketing and brand perspective, Moto Guzzi today means v-twin across the frame to the broader motorcycling community
Thanks to the relative success of the V7, Moto Guzzi today means "entry level stylish bikes" to a broad community that, first to see it, barely knew what an engine was, and, given the same technical and aesthetic qualities, would have bought it with any engine arrangement.This is an opportunity to produce something out of the usual pattern.
I'm with eunos9494 - but too old to be called a hipster. As a returning motorcyclist, I was looking for a bike to have for commuting on in nice weather, trips to the store, and really nothing in particular, but I didn't want to ride something that looked like an insect or a Transformer. Horsepower doesn't interest me, neither does anything hi tech or cuting edge in motorcycle design unless it concerns safety. I also have no time or interest in wrenching my own bike when I can keep others employed doing that and they can do it better than I could. I just wanted something reliable and easy to ride and with understated but definite style. My choice came down to a V7 Stone or a Triumph T100 and I chose the former - but I'd have been happy with either one (though I had mixed feelings about a British bike being made in Thailand.. ). So, I like the direction Piaggio is heading if that means simpler and more reliable and but not losing that great Euro styling. And if they came out with a Falcone replica with updated engineering, I'd probably have to have one of those, too.