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Title: Dave Richardson article
Post by: steven c on February 10, 2022, 06:02:14 PM
Interesting read if you haven't read it.
https://soundrider.com/current/2110/Guzzi-V100.aspx?fbclid=IwAR0cjS3EEosBrd4xIlbHl2UqWIN2UvKulyiyCyGF_wIy2xAEfA9UeCq40rQ
Title: Re: Dave Richardson article
Post by: lazlokovacs on February 10, 2022, 06:27:37 PM
great article thanks  :thumb:
Title: Re: Dave Richardson article
Post by: lucian on February 10, 2022, 06:39:23 PM
Thanks for that interesting article. Looks like DR approves and has confidence in the new mill.  :thumb:
Title: Re: Dave Richardson article
Post by: Tom on February 10, 2022, 07:30:07 PM
Good article.  Thanks.   :thumb:
Title: Re: Dave Richardson article
Post by: Motormike on February 10, 2022, 07:32:37 PM
While I can't speak to the situation in Europe, all the model improvements in the world mean nothing until Moto Guzzi decides to do something about their ever-shrinking dealer network in North America.  No one should be more aware of this than Dave, considering that his dealership, Moto International went out of business shortly after he retired.
Title: Re: Dave Richardson article
Post by: grebmrof on February 11, 2022, 08:50:05 AM
While I can't speak to the situation in Europe, all the model improvements in the world mean nothing until Moto Guzzi decides to do something about their ever-shrinking dealer network in North America.  No one should be more aware of this than Dave, considering that his dealership, Moto International went out of business shortly after he retired.

Couldn't agree more...I think there are more Royal Enfield dealers in the U.S. than there are MG.  That doesn't speak to the caliber, but only to numbers...
Title: Re: Dave Richardson article
Post by: pebra on February 11, 2022, 11:39:28 AM

Thanks, very interesting article.

But - why did it take ten years between he saw the new motor and the V100 was presented???
Ten years?

Title: Re: Dave Richardson article
Post by: SemperVee on February 11, 2022, 11:50:25 AM
 Great to be able to read and trace back the lineage of Guzzi
Title: Re: Dave Richardson article
Post by: jared p on February 11, 2022, 12:47:46 PM
Thanks, very interesting article.

But - why did it take ten years between he saw the new motor and the V100 was presented???
Ten years?

Nothing moves fast in production, from paperwork to tooling to production. Add in a pandemic and or an idea that a 100 year anniversary takes precedent etc etc. When the Ducati 1199 was released, it was using 10 year old tech from Ducati.