The bike you want is named after your city -- Cool, Don't Care, or Turnoff? NGC

[rodekyll]

There's an old joke about how you would never, ever find a car with a place name, in that place. And you know? They're right:
Monte Carlo, Torino, Milano, Firenze, Corsica, Monaco, Versailles, LeMans, Biarritz... All crappy American cars from the 1970s and 80s!

Of course, North American place names may be an exception (Tucson, Santa Fe, Denali come to mind).

Denali, Yukon, Tundra, Chickaloon -- all good regional monikers, if you go for that sort of thing.  Beats the heck out of made-up mad-lib names.  But I'm of the opinion that you can't see the name plate or the color from the driver's seat, so if I like the features, the name doesn't really matter. 

... Unless it's got "Trump" in the name.  Then I would expect it would be loud, obnoxiously polluting, smell like uncorked sh*t and have really poor mileage, while being limited to only extreme right turns.  Plus, it would be so full of its own self that there wouldn't be room for passengers.  Yeah, I'd pass on a Trumpmobile.

[Carlo DeSantis]

That's a beautiful Guzzi.  I don't mean to bearer of bad news, but the painter misspelled Cliento.   

Thanks, TJ.  The only misspelling is due to my fat-fingered typing skills (or lack thereof) 

[rocker59]

There's an old joke about how you would never, ever find a car with a place name, in that place. And you know? They're right:
Monte Carlo, Torino, Milano, Firenze, Corsica, Monaco, Versailles, LeMans, Biarritz... All crappy American cars from the 1970s and 80s!

Of course, North American place names may be an exception (Tucson, Santa Fe, Denali come to mind).

Milano and American car?  Nah...

[charlie b]

Yep, seen plenty of Tucsons in Tucson and many Santa Fe's in Santa Fe.  Even had my Tundra above the timber line.  My Dodge Ram has yet to ram anything but I did see a ram while driving through the country while driving the Ram  :D

And the Element seems to be full of elements.

I'd rather everything just have numbers.  Dodge 2500.  Name of folks who founded the company and a number related (somewhat) to the load rating of the truck.

[Moto Fugazzi]

I have no problem buying Milwaukee brand tools (it's where I'm from). A Moto Guzzi "Milwaukee" just sounds weird.
Ken

[cruzziguzzi]

I was talking with my brother about this and other threads and he commented upon my fixation on Buick Rivieras in connection then we went into a direction of what we wouldn't own by name only and I said it was unlikely that I'd pass on anything for so trivial a reason.

Then, he reminded me of my reaction when he bought his daughter a Kia.

Nope, Can't be owning a K.I.A. No way, no how.

Todd.

[beetle]

The Moto Guzzi 'Wagga Wagga' don't quite roll off the tongue. Too bad if you lived in Lick Hole Creek. Yes, that's a real place.

[Rough Edge racing]

Yep, seen plenty of Tucsons in Tucson and many Santa Fe's in Santa Fe.  Even had my Tundra above the timber line.  My Dodge Ram has yet to ram anything but I did see a ram while driving through the country while driving the Ram  :D

And the Element seems to be full of elements.

I'd rather everything just have numbers.  Dodge 2500.  Name of folks who founded the company and a number related (somewhat) to the load rating of the truck.

 Numbers are good... It's interesting that many Asian owned car companies give American model names to their vehicles.Obviously to cozy up to US buyers. Probably a Japanese vehicle named the Bataan wouldn't be a best seller.

[Gliderjohn]

After attending JN Smith's funeral in SE OK, I would rename my Norge "Roughrider". Most of those Okie road surfaces suck. 
GliderJohn

[Lannis]

Numbers are good... It's interesting that many Asian owned car companies give American model names to their vehicles.Obviously to cozy up to US buyers. Probably a Japanese vehicle named the Bataan wouldn't be a best seller.

Someone, somewhere, has got to explain the Subaru "Justy".

Lannis

[Rough Edge racing]

Someone, somewhere, has got to explain the Subaru "Justy".

Lannis

  I suppose it meant to appeal to younger buyers....Like the Nissan Juke....

[jackson]

If I lived in Intercourse, PA, it would probably be the deciding factor for NOT buying that particular model.   

[Jurgen]

When I had my T3 repainted, I "created" a new model -- named after the location of my family's Italian home.  My bike is now a "Cilento." 
Check the side cover.

Best,

Carlo, That is one fine looking bike!  Jurgen

[LowRyter]

Numbers are good... It's interesting that many Asian owned car companies give American model names to their vehicles.Obviously to cozy up to US buyers. Probably a Japanese vehicle named the Bataan wouldn't be a best seller.

damn,  I hate myself for laughing when I read that.

[drums4money]

The 2016 Guzzi Tallulah.
Sweet!

[Carlo DeSantis]

Carlo, That is one fine looking bike!  Jurgen

Thanks, Jurgen.  She's my pride and joy.

Best,

Carlo

[Chuck in Indiana]

Nice ride, Carlo.. 

[Muley]

I just don't think "Jeffersonville" has a nice ring to it

[Carlo DeSantis]

Nice ride, Carlo.. 

Thanks, Chuck.

Best,

Carlo

[Scud]

Maybe I'm alone here, but living in California, I think the Moto Guzzi California sounds sort of lame or awkward. If I were to get a cruiser, I'd consider it, but I'd probably strip the labels off it.

Now if I lived in Shafter, CA - I'd be willing to ride around on a Moto Guzzi Shafter. 

http://www.shafter.com/

[Texas Turnip]

There was a car ad , swear I saw it once , that went like this .

 Mom , girl of about 5 years age , and a toddler in a car seat in the back seat . 5 year old asks mom ,
"where did you get our names from mom?" "You were named after where you were conceived, why do you ask Dallas?" As the camera pans around to the toddler in the back seat , the 5 year old asks ,
"Well , I was just wondering where you came up with Electra ?" Brilliantly funny , probably banned  Now , it may have been Concorde and some Chrysler car name , but you get the gist 

  Dusty

Dusty, Don't poke fun at me because my full name is Kenworth. My brother Ox (Oxnard, CA)

Tex

[John Ulrich]

Dusty, Don't poke fun at me because my full name is Kenworth. My brother Ox (Oxnard, CA)

Tex

Better then being named after a ............toilet!

[El Pescador]

Moto Guzzi Houston- Ugly as sin, leaks oil, and runs EXTREMELY hot.

Moto Guzzi Dallas - Beautiful plastic on the outside but ridiculously underpowered.