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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: pikipiki on May 31, 2016, 01:28:38 PM

Title: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: pikipiki on May 31, 2016, 01:28:38 PM
With no Norge or Stelvio in the lineup
 If these bikes were to be replaced with variants on the new 850 small block engine...
 well that would be like bringing back the Breva and Quota,
wouldn't it?
or would it not?
Title: Re: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: rocker59 on May 31, 2016, 02:42:45 PM
Would not.

Quota 1100 ES and Breva 1100 were sales pigs.

Quota was heavy, underpowered, over geared (way too tall), and had terrible aerodynamics.

Breva was introduced to compete with the R1150R just as that bike was discontinued.  They sat on the floor for years.

Now, if the names were re-used on some all-new bikes in the small block lineup, well that would be different.

But why re-use those tired names ?
Title: Re: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: oldbike54 on May 31, 2016, 03:16:31 PM
 Is anyone using the Thunderbird name right now ?  :laugh:

 Dusty
Title: Re: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: TOMB on May 31, 2016, 03:20:52 PM
Maybe Guzzi should bring back the Convert.
TOMB
Title: Re: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: Toecutter on May 31, 2016, 03:21:19 PM
Thunderbird?

Yup. Triumph still makes it.
Title: Re: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: not-fishing on May 31, 2016, 04:09:49 PM
Quota updated with a V9 motor and wet weight less than 480 lbs.

Next should be the Gambalunga.  with a bologna slicer --- of course

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Title: Re: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: Guzzistajohn on May 31, 2016, 04:27:56 PM
You would think they could come up with something better than "stone" and they have kinda worn out US state names, Cali, Nevada would you ride a guzzi Alabama?
Title: Re: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: beetle on May 31, 2016, 04:37:31 PM
With a current line-up named 'Roamer' and 'Bobber', the next two may as well be called 'Oozer' and 'Farter'.
Title: Re: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: willowstreetguzziguy on May 31, 2016, 04:39:57 PM
Moto Guzzi - Great Bikes / Poor Marketing
Title: Re: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: pikipiki on May 31, 2016, 05:15:35 PM
Sorry I mis-quota'd myself, more an 850 v65tt, so make that a Vee-Nine-tee-tee (V9tt or v90t it could get confusing) 850 2v ~ 650 4v in any case no carc enduro styling what ever such a bike would be called it would be kind of like a v65tt but without the snapping valves to wory about.

Breva was sold as a 750 small block and both 850 and 1100 big block so really its like Guzzi wanted an 850 small block in the first place.
750 breva was popular bike but always down on power a bit. 1100 breva wasn't much different from a Norge. 750 Breva was more different from the 1100 hmm now Im confused by Guzzi logic if the two entirely different Brevas can both be Brevas does that make an evolution of a 750 breva to 850 not a breva but a Norge to follow the confusing double act? well probably no because the fashion these days is selling variants of the same bike as different bikes, since when was it ever selling completely different bikes with matching plastic bits and the same name, oh MG don't do that again.
Title: Re: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: BRIO on May 31, 2016, 06:14:44 PM
With a current line-up named 'Roamer' and 'Bobber', the next two may as well be called 'Oozer' and 'Farter'.

It allmost sounds like a handful of Italians sat in a room thinking "what would the americans like? what sounds American?". This is a shame since they could litterally come up with the most unimaginative name as long as it was in Italian.

due pneumatici= two tires

milleduecento=1200

spogliato=naked

quello veloce=the fast one

Avena=oats

Title: Re: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: RinkRat II on May 31, 2016, 06:39:53 PM


                                                    The all new Moto Guzzi Sophia

 Dusty

                                  Also, The sports model Gina

       Paul  :boozing:
Title: Re: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: oldbike54 on May 31, 2016, 06:45:01 PM


                                                    The all new Moto Guzzi Sophia

 Dusty

                                  Also, The sports model Gina

       Paul  :boozing:

  :laugh: Or , and to draw on history

                                                  The Ann Margret   
   
   Dusty                                 
Title: Re: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: Chuck in Indiana on May 31, 2016, 07:11:45 PM
To answer the original question.. no.
Title: Re: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: Guzzistajohn on May 31, 2016, 07:40:29 PM
With a current line-up named 'Roamer' and 'Bobber', the next two may as well be called 'Oozer' and 'Farter'.

The queefilator😬
Title: Re: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: Lesman on May 31, 2016, 08:08:03 PM
A small block Quota or Stelvio would be great.
Title: Re: should Guzzi bring back the Breva and Quota?
Post by: Penderic on June 03, 2016, 02:10:20 PM
What do we want? Cafe Racers? Nah.

What do we really need? Dirt Choppers!

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Not.  :tongue: