Well, this is a BUMMER for Portland...another Guzzi dealer closing!!

[JeffOlson]

A Facebook update:

"https://youtu.be/ZbZSe6N_BXs

"I know it's corny, but we have a great reason to happy today. My good friend and partner Randy Ballard has agreed to rejoin the team! If you know Randy, he is a great salesman, but more than that he is a great guy!
"We have some great deals on bikes for you, so if you have waited on that last minute deal to invest in a new motorcycle, then your wait is over! Piaggio has provided us with some great incentives to help us move all our 2017 motorcycles, and even some great deals on the 2018's as well. How great you ask? Well how does $5990.00 for a 2017 Stone sound? Or $12990.00 for a 2017 Tuono RR? ALL our bikes are on sale now, and we need to move at least 30 units between now and Labor day, so get in here and get them before they are gone.
"These deals we have secured from Piaggio are going to allow us to continue our presence in the Portland area, and all of Oregon and Washington. We would like to thank them for giving us the incentives we need to continue to operate for our customers. So tell all your friends the good news! We are back and here to stay!"

[changohot]

So they are not closing...that's good. I plan on picking up a bike from them Saturday. Honestly I've been concerned...

[TimmyTheHog]

A Facebook update:

"https://youtu.be/ZbZSe6N_BXs

"I know it's corny, but we have a great reason to happy today. My good friend and partner Randy Ballard has agreed to rejoin the team! If you know Randy, he is a great salesman, but more than that he is a great guy!
"We have some great deals on bikes for you, so if you have waited on that last minute deal to invest in a new motorcycle, then your wait is over! Piaggio has provided us with some great incentives to help us move all our 2017 motorcycles, and even some great deals on the 2018's as well. How great you ask? Well how does $5990.00 for a 2017 Stone sound? Or $12990.00 for a 2017 Tuono RR? ALL our bikes are on sale now, and we need to move at least 30 units between now and Labor day, so get in here and get them before they are gone.
"These deals we have secured from Piaggio are going to allow us to continue our presence in the Portland area, and all of Oregon and Washington. We would like to thank them for giving us the incentives we need to continue to operate for our customers. So tell all your friends the good news! We are back and here to stay!"

Honestly I am pretty happy as how this thing is turning out.

Guess sometimes you do need a jolt to get the attention of everyone to make it happen!

[swooshdave]

I've been following this on Facebook but not too closely. From what I could tell when Rick lost his mechanic he was going to throw in the towel. That seems extreme.

I'm glad they are staying open (for now). They are apparently one of the better Guzzi shops in the country. I can see why Piaggio wanted to help them out.

[changohot]

All is good, new V7 lll very happy!

[swooshdave]

Rumor (and who doesn't like those) is that Piaggio wasn't treating them very good. I, for one, am shocked that an Italian company doesn't know how to do business in the US. 

[twowheeladdict]

All is good, new V7 lll very happy!

Nice choice.  If my dealer would have still had the '17 leftover in green when I went to buy I might have choose that one over the Carbon.

[Numbercruncher]

This is truly shocking to me as I took these photos in September of 2019.  It is possible I am lost in a time warp but since those bikes only arrived late summer I know I have the year correct.  That was such a cool shop!  They were my closest dealer at 300 miles from Spokane and Moto International in Seattle is gone so I think I have to buy myself something else for my 50th birthday this year.  I am pissed for myself but heartbroken for the MG community and cannot see the brand surviving in the US.  They need to be sold at mega stores but that is so un-Guzzi.

I just don't know what to say about this.  One can argue a dealer that is 500 miles away is no harder to get to than one that is 300 but at least the latter is a single day trip over and back.  Wow, just wow!

NC

[Numbercruncher]

These closings are disturbing.   Having just completed the USA 4 corners tour on my California 1400 it was concerning when I started looking at the dealer network around the nation just in case I had a problem.   Fortunately I didn’t have any problems but come on Piaggio,  why can you not keep and support dealers.  The two guys I rode with were on Harley’s and there’s a Harley dealer in almost every town you go thru and their customer support is second to none.  Take a lesson from Harley-Davidson Piaggio

Agree Harley has great support but they are about to go under as an entire company.  MG may be trying to avoid that massive overhead by having so many dealers.  That may nail the coffin shut even earlier.  I am sure none of use would EVER want to own a bike shop and be responsible for moving inventory when most people want rock bottom prices on bikes and buy all their accessories online.  MG is probably less susceptible to this than mega shops but something has led to this.  So disappointed for all of us.  I really wanted a V85 but don't know about another dealer.

NC

[Numbercruncher]

Okay so how did I pull up this old thread and find out that Moto Guzzi of Portland is dead or maybe is not dead?  Their website is down and I can find no facebook page either.  So I did a google search on Moto Guzzi portland closing and came across this thread.  I quickly started posting before reading all the messages that made it look like they reopened.  Not sure what do think now.

If anyone from Portland can drive by and see if they have any notices up or bikes on the floor that would be cool.  I would call them but, there is no facebook page or website to gain that information from.

NC

[changohot]

Okay so how did I pull up this old thread and find out that Moto Guzzi of Portland is dead or maybe is not dead?  Their website is down and I can find no facebook page either.  So I did a google search on Moto Guzzi portland closing and came across this thread.  I quickly started posting before reading all the messages that made it look like they reopened.  Not sure what do think now.

If anyone from Portland can drive by and see if they have any notices up or bikes on the floor that would be cool.  I would call them but, there is no facebook page or website to gain that information from.

NC

I went by a couple weeks ago and it all looked the same only closed  there is another thread too on this :https://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=103949.0 I was bummed  always had  good results working with them. Hope a need dealer comes along. I did get Moto Corsa in Portland to work on my Griso but that was at a slow time....

[Numbercruncher]

Thanks.  Google turned up the first thread so that is where I went.

NC

[Wild1_OR]

Only 28 states (not counting Oregon, now) are listed on the Moto Guzzi website in the dealer locator tab. Closest to me now is Seattle, 300 miles away.

JACoH, I'm curious where you're Moto Guzzi is serviced? If an MG is under warranty and there's no dealership in the state, will Piaggio cover the work to be done by a certified shop?

I always thought Guzzi shops should be Guzzi/Aprilia/Piaggio and cover all the bases.

With the success of Vespa in the USA, I don't understand why Vespa, Moto Guzzi and Aprilia aren't combined dealerships. Several years ago, I visited a dealership that was only Vespa.

[Wild1_OR]

I just read in a different thread of a dealership that's down to one V9 Bobber and it reminded me of this thread. It's disappointing, because having recently entered the motorcycle world, I believe Moto Guzzi are marvelous machines. 

[Lannis]

With the success of Vespa in the USA, I don't understand why Vespa, Moto Guzzi and Aprilia aren't combined dealerships. Several years ago, I visited a dealership that was only Vespa.

Just so happens we have an old-school Vespa/Aprilia shop right here in town.   I like the shop and use them for everything I can.

I asked them why, if they have Vespas and Aprilias for sale and service, whether they would also take on Moto Guzzi, as that would be the ultimate luxury for me, who have never had a dealer within 100 miles of me.

The answer was that they can sell all the Vespas and Aprilias that they can get their hands on, but they don't believe that they would sell any Moto Guzzis to speak of.    Besides Vespa and Aprilia, they also sell Honda and Suzuki, and Guzzi doesn't have a bike niche that one of these other brands doesn't already cover.

They're probably right.   They've been in business for 50 years that I know of, they've been making the right decisions so far ....

Lannis

[twowheeladdict]

Just so happens we have an old-school Vespa/Aprilia shop right here in town.   I like the shop and use them for everything I can.

I asked them why, if they have Vespas and Aprilias for sale and service, whether they would also take on Moto Guzzi, as that would be the ultimate luxury for me, who have never had a dealer within 100 miles of me.

The answer was that they can sell all the Vespas and Aprilias that they can get their hands on, but they don't believe that they would sell any Moto Guzzis to speak of.    Besides Vespa and Aprilia, they also sell Honda and Suzuki, and Guzzi doesn't have a bike niche that one of these other brands doesn't already cover.

They're probably right.   They've been in business for 50 years that I know of, they've been making the right decisions so far ....

Lannis

Sloans in Murfreesboro, TN carries at least 13 brands.  They usually only have 6 to 8 Moto Guzzis on the floor but they don't have to rely on them to keep the doors open. 

Guzzi does have a niche that the other brands don't cover.  Air Cooled Motorcycles not covered in plastic with a shaft drive. 

If I didn't care about shaft drive and air cooled I probably wouldn't be on a Guzzi.  Royal Enfield Continental GT maybe.  or a leftover naked Japanese plastic bike for a lot less money. 

[JJ]

QUOTE: If I didn't care about shaft drive and air cooled I probably wouldn't be on a Guzzi.  Royal Enfield Continental GT maybe.

IMHO, there is something to be said about this lovely, new RE motorcycles!!

[Wild1_OR]

QUOTE: If I didn't care about shaft drive and air cooled I probably wouldn't be on a Guzzi.  Royal Enfield Continental GT maybe.

IMHO, there is something to be said about this lovely, new RE motorcycles!!

You're torturing me. Check out my recent post about the Continental GT in this thread:

https://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=107505.0

[Wild1_OR]

We're all aware that Aprilia Moto Guzzi Portland ended up closing. Then came...

Optimum Performance Motorsports
1836 NE 7th #110
Portland, OR 97212
https://opmotorsports.com/

It seems to be the only place left in the state for either sales or service.

[Motormike]

Their web site seems to be a little out of date.  Promotions from last year? 

[Wild1_OR]

Their web site seems to be a little out of date.  Promotions from last year?

Yeah, I noticed that too, but at least they're there!