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General Discussion / Re: A Goose in the Hog pen - Sturgis 2026

« Last post by Tkelly on Today at 06:39:17 AM »

Glad to see the real chocolate donut photo,not many places make them anymore.Great riding in the hills in the off season.

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General Discussion / Re: Planning to buy a Trip 500...

« Last post by SIR REAL ED on Today at 06:32:15 AM »

I've already informed my local dealer (Hamlin Cycles -- Bethel, CT) that I plan on buying a Moto Guzzi Trip 500. So much so, that I've requested Serial No. 1 from the U.S. Importer.

No doubt, there's controversy about the parallel twin engine ... but those that think that the Moto Guzzi V-Twin and Shaft Drive are the be-all-and-end-all are not digging deep enough into Mandello del Lario history. Because there were certainly plenty of Singles, both four-stroke and two-stroke. Including Flat, Inclined and Vertical. With chains and sprockets, too.

For Moto Guzzi to remain relevant they must stay in tune with the market. Affordable singles and twins from offshore sources is the only segment of the new motorcycle market (along with e-Off Roaders) that's growing. A good example is Triumph's 400: 50,000 sold in one year! Royal Enfield, meanwhile, has come from zero to hero.

And the competition continues to accelerate. Since I already have a parallel twin Benelli TNT 300 (which has been bullet-proof and fun, fun, fun!), I was waiting for the reinvented Morini 3 1/2 to arrive. But that's been dragging on for so long, my sights are being reset toward the Moto Guzzi Trip 500. Coincidentally, I just spent the weekend on my V50.

So moving forward, do keep an open mind. There's no right or wrong answer here. Just what works for you, personally...

More to follow,

Steven Rossi
CT-RI MGNOC State Rep.
East Haddam, CT   

Outstanding!!

Everyone should buy what they like and ride what they like!!

If motorcycles were smaller and cheaper, we would all be like women buying shoes!

And we would be loving it!

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General Discussion / Re: Possible new Guzzi owner, please advise

« Last post by kingoffleece on Today at 06:29:01 AM »

Exacally. 

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General Discussion / Re: Possible new Guzzi owner, please advise

« Last post by Kev m on Today at 06:10:54 AM »

1500 in 3rd is RIDICULOUS.

No wonder I've never had a problem.

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General Discussion / Re: Planning to buy a Trip 500...

« Last post by sign216 on Today at 06:05:42 AM »

Tooling up a new engine and bringing it to market is a colossal expense. And being a Falcone fan/owner, I hear ya'.

But I have another motorcycle that went through that exercise.  It's called an MZ 1000S. After returning to the market (when the Berlin Wall fell), MZ hit the street with Rotax...and then Yamaha-powered...machines. They started to make inroads. So then, they did their own 125 with positive results. But ultimately flew too close to the sun with their own 1000 Twin...which drove them into bankruptcy.

So, Moto Guzzi's doing the right thing by leveraging the Aprilia (leading Moto GP, by the way...ahead of Ducati) relationship. After being connected to Mandello del Lario for 45+ years...and having watched/lived through so many tumultuous times...there's no doubt that Piaggio is the best thing that ever happened to them.

SR

I had an MZ, a 660cc single, Sport Cup.  An East German with a Yamaha engine, but the engine was reportedly designed and built in of Italy.  I liked MZ, and we have one of their former MZ dealers and racers here in Mass, BikeWorx, now in Acton, MA.

https://www.bikeworx.com/

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General Discussion / Re: Planning to buy a Trip 500...

« Last post by artemis on Today at 04:18:20 AM »

The TRIP 500 must be an aprilia. It's just an TUONO 457 with a more retro look. I don't see the MOTOGUZZI touch. Not built in Mandello (in india), no V twin, no "simple" bike. Just a bland honda CB500 like. I would have loved an new interpretation of Falcone. Don't see a market for this in europe. Vespa has a nice lineup, Aprilia is a bit too focus in sport bikes (don't sell that much in europe).
I fear that TRIP 500 will water down the brand. And don't understand the timing lauch after the renewal of the original plant in Mandello.
The BENELLI clones was not the best of the GUZZI...

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General Discussion / Re: A Goose in the Hog pen - Sturgis 2026

« Last post by MikeP996 on Today at 03:35:10 AM »

Nice ride/pics!  Thanks for posting!!!  I don't think I'd care for the Sturgis rally itself - little too crowded for me/my wife but the area looks like a great riding experience.  I have a friend that has been going to the rally every year since at least the early 2000's.  He and his wife carry their Harleys in a van to the rally, roll them off, act like bikers for a week, then put them back into the van and drive home!  ;)

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General Discussion / Re: Possible new Guzzi owner, please advise

« Last post by MikeP996 on Today at 02:02:23 AM »

Re "modified to run right"...   

I can't say about the current model V7 but my '21 v7 850 (euro 5) ran rather poorly at low RPM - lot of hesitation/bucking and erratic speed control below, say 2500 RPM.  I found it quite annoying in low speed situations in town.  You may have read about removing/disabling the EVAP system as a method to eliminate that known "characteristic."  I disabled it but it made no difference so I reconnected it.

I then installed an aftermarket device - Rapid Bike Fuelling Fixer - which is designed to solve the low speed fueling problem.  It made a substantial improvement and I was fairly happy with it but I thought there was still room for additional improvement and now have an UpMap remapping module - not yet installed.

It may be that the latest model, Euro 5+, has no such issue but it would be good to check it out if you are adamant about not adding any aftermarket parts to get it to run "as it should."  Obviously the best method would be to ride one if possible because relying on someone else's opinion of what is OK may not coincide with yours.  But absent the capability to test ride, pretty much the only option is to read/watch as many reviews as possible.  Try to "read [hear] between the lines" because many reviews are tainted by the bikes being supplied to the reviewer - who will never get another one from that maker/shop if he/she badmouths it - OR by folks who won't say anything bad because they bought one!  ;)

Some folks say they are perfectly happy with keeping the engine above 3000 RPM but I am frequently in low speed situations and it is dramatically less stressful to be able to trundle along at 1500 RPM in 3rd gear than it is to be at 3500 in first.  Any carbureted bike of the same displacement can do that easily and smoothly accelerate from that speed/gear.  It is totally an emissions issue/the way manufacturers have to deal with it but it seems as if they (manufacturers) are constantly improving with the programming - some manufacturers more than others. 

TBF, If virtually all your riding is moving along at speed, this may not be an issue to consider.

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General Discussion / Re: Norge 8v 2012 clutch issue.

« Last post by theoneandonlymin on Today at 01:58:15 AM »

My experience from last winter.....

https://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=124134.0

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General Discussion / Re: Sticky proportioning valve?

« Last post by moto on August 18, 2026, 11:42:50 PM »

It's in my signature line. '95 California 1100.

Your bike does have a proportioning valve, not the simple, multiport manifold of the first generation integral braking system.

Guzziology (1st. ed., version 5.1, page 19-55) lists it as "four way proportioning", part number 2766-8561, a
type that has a complex, internal proportioning mechanism. Complex, at least, in its principle of operation.

You can find a very clear discussion of the disassembly and cleaning of of the general type here:
https://www.thisoldtractor.com/mg_manuals/instructions_brake_proportioning_valve.pdf

Be careful following the instructions. I ruined one of these by trying to use a 3mm instead of a 2mm punch, if
I recall that correctly. The author of the instructions did much better.

I don't know whether your problem bleeding the system is caused by anything in the proportioning valve. These systems
seem inherently difficult to bleed. You might look around for more bleeding advice for them. Maybe in Guzziology.

Good luck.