Italian Harley

[Tom]

I could be wrong but this is the Harley made in the MG factory. 

https://www.smartcycleguide.com/L49780626

[LowRyter]

I hate the term "Italian Harley".  Pisses me off to hear it.

[Tom]

What evah......you obviously didn't look at the ad listing the bike.

[LowRyter]

What evah......you obviously didn't look at the ad listing the bike.

yeah I did   

But I just don't like the term.

[Tom]

Ok.  Obviously a mislabeling of the bike. 

[oldbike54]

yeah I did   

But I just don't like the term.

 Feel your pain John . When I rode big airheads more than one person said " Oh , that's like the Cadillac of motorcycles"  No , it's like the BMW of motorcycles 

 Dusty

[Tom]

"No, really....who makes it?"  Amazes me that people don't check their ads.

[LowRyter]

I hate the term "Italian Harley".  Pisses me off to hear it.

A local mechanic, a Ducati guy, says that just to get my blood pressure.  Of course, I razz him because he works on as many Harleys as Ducs.  He builds a bunch of those silly BRAT bikes too.

Yeah, I probably started it.   

[Tom]

I invite them for a ride in the mountains. 

[Sasquatch Jim]

S'not true!

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

"MG" to me means "Morris Garage" the British car. Are you too lazy to type out Guzzi? I mean, I don't see anyone using "MM" for Moto Morini. 

[Tom]

Yeah.....what's it to you Bud???    corrected

[Lannis]

Yeah.....what's it you Bud??? 

What if I say .....

Slovakian Harley!

Namibian Moto Morini!

Pakistani Indian!

There's bound to something to piss someone off in there somewhere .... ?

Lannis

[Tom]

What if I say .....

Slovakian Harley!

Namibian Moto Morini!

Pakistani Indian!

There's bound to something to piss someone off in there somewhere .... ?

Lannis

Yeah.....what's it to you Bud???    (Corrected)

Uh.....wait a minute....I used that one already.   

[lucian]

somewhere in a parallel universe," Is that an 'merican Guzzi?"

[JJ]

What if I say .....

Slovakian Harley!

Namibian Moto Morini!

Pakistani Indian!

There's bound to something to piss someone off in there somewhere .... ?

Lannis

You forgot..."Thai-Triumph!!" 

[Chuck in Indiana]

Yeah.....what's it you Bud??? 

This Bud's for you..

[Tom]

In a can...... Only if no other choice.  Tap or glass bottles okay.   

[LowRyter]

keep the Bud, I'll take a PBR     

.............and no fru fru beer.

[Tom]

Didn't say Bud was the best.  Yuengling dark is better. w/white cheddar, pickled beet eggs and brown mustard.  Somewhere along the line......brats.

[azguzzirep]

This is TOO easy!

Everyone knows Aeramachi is the Italian Harley😂

[Tom]

IIRC they were marketed in the US to new riders.  Part of the AMF corp.  idea to sell smaller "HD" bikes.  They made some good bikes.  The purchase for the motorcycle division was easier and faster for AMF than building a factory, designing bikes and making them.  HD also had motorhomes made as a subsidiary also Tomahawk Fiberglass products.

[El Faziz]

Can't believe what you started, Tom. Just wanted to say hi and that I personally don't like your choice of smileys...but that ad was a kicker, esp given the name of the ad company.

But I can only think it is dead winter or nighttime for most replying: I'm sitting here on a Sunday with beautiful weather because my new Griso is away getting rollerized.

I've used MG in a bunch of posts, as a newbie, but I will no longer. Now I remember, my buddy's old MG needed to be worked on three weekends per month so he could drive it the fourth.

So never call your bike an MG, you'll put a curse on it.

[Tom]

I think they're some Hondas mixed in under the Moto Guzzi title.  (Content for Charlie)    I use to work on MG's in Mesa.  I had Midgets, B and B GTs. 

[El Faziz]

Just realized as a newbie, my comments might be construed to be chiding you guys and defending Tom. I was just trying to jump in too in fun. Eh, he don't need no defending, I'm guessing!

Truth is, I didn�t like using MG either but I�m so damn gabby I try to shortcut where I can.

About calling your bike an MG and the curse: there�s a joke in the dog world (my wife�s gig) to be careful what you name your dog, it tends to become what it�s called. Ie, never use Killer, or Butcher, or Snapper, etc.

My buddy was 6' 6" and had a MG midget. Watching him get in that thing was a sight.

 

[El Faziz]

ooops, forgot about using vulgarity. Anyway, proper quote is Stinking
PS how does one send a PM to someone? I've tried but the To boxes won't fill with names and there is a little red box with an x in it by their names. ??

[Chuck in Indiana]

For instance, I just clicked on your screen name and it comes up with your profile. On the left under your profile, it says send a PM.

[Rod]

I hate the term "Italian Harley".  Pisses me off to hear it.

I don't mind the Harley comparison, but I ride a loop. After all, Guzzi was trying to displace Harley in the 70s and definitely took many design cues in an attempt to sway the police forces. But after De Tomaso bought Guzzi and they killed the Eldorado, that ended. Having said that I would never call my Ambo that term.  It's wrong.
Here's my two Hogs.