V100 Mandello Merged Threadfest

[leafman60]

I haven't looked at the Guzzi website lately and they've jazzed the home page up a bit with a brilliant image of the V100 Mandello along with a dramatic video.  The video shows a fighter jet painted in matching livery following a Mandello V100 winding through the curves until the jet lands and the pilot mounts up on his V100.  Maybe the pilot was just looking down, dreaming about riding his V100 instead of flying the boring old plane. 

That green and silver V100 is, indeed, a handsome machine IMHO.

https://www.motoguzzi.com/us_EN/



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[PJPR01]

The black wheels look tired before they begin….
Garbage.

Tsk tsk...   

[Bulldog9]

I can't get past the color scheme (s).  Although, the red is less [censored] [censored] [censored].   I think it's the gold wheels.   Ewwwwwwww !

..... and there's a lot of Italian electronics on those bikes.......

Maybe NEXT model year.

 

I've seen so many schemes, I'm waiting for the actual production. Not a fan of the silver motor, and gold valve covers, but do like the Red paint and gold wheels.

Looking forward to seeing one in the flesh, and what Guzzi does with the platform. Unlikely I will add one, it will replace something. 

MAYBE:
Stornello if a new Stelvio style
Griso if a Naked bike or new Griso style
1200 Sport if a new Norge style

2025 will be the year......

[blackcat]

I hope they go with the Gold wheels or at least silver wheels and not the black rims.

[kballowe]

Kevin...you think there will be fewer electronics on the next model year?  Considering that the average residency of the bikes in your garage is 1 year max, you can easily sell it when you get tired of it!!

 

Not less electronics, but a whole year to work the bugs out.  OK, TWO years ! ...... and a different color scheme.....

   

[leafman60]

I'm okay with the black wheels.  I expect that's what we'll get when they ever reach the dealers since that's the way the pics seem to be going.  It's all personal choice but, for me, gold is great but a little bit goes a long way.  Already with gold forks and gold valve covers, maybe the black wheels break it up so it doesn't smack of an '80 Leisure Suit.


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[Mayor_of_BBQ]

The Green/Grey is the best color they could have possibly done- looks amazing

the gold wheels look awesome and I'm sad to see them cut.

[blu guzz]

colored wheels can be problematic as dirty as wheels get.  I had a bike with a custom paint job and the accent color was pearl white as were the wheels.  fantastic looking when clean, otherwise not so much.

[coast range rider]

I'm with @leafman60 and @blu guzz.
No 80's leisure suit and less cleaning demands.
I'm happy about black wheels. I like the gold wheels on the green bike, very stunning, but it is slightly over the top for my taste.

[blackcat]

[Tom]

After looking at the bikes again.  I like the "brass" colored wheels matching the valve covers.  The gold ohlins are over the top for the green bike.  The brass colored wheels look good on the red bike. 

   If you're going to have a model with the bikes, the grunge look doesn't work for me.  She should have been form fitting clothes and high heels. 

[blackcat]

After looking at the bikes again.  I like the "brass" colored wheels matching the valve covers.  The gold ohlins are over the top for the green bike.  The brass colored wheels look good on the red bike. 

   If you're going to have a model with the bikes, the grunge look doesn't work for me.  She should have been form fitting clothes and high heels. 

I think the wheels look better in gold or brass.  I don’t mind the above passenger, and I don’t believe that Sidi makes high heel motorcycle footwear.

[Tom]

Y'ep.  Looks good for solo riding.  Touring with a pax....don't know.  Looks cramped.

[Huzo]

Y'ep.  Looks good for solo riding.  Touring with a pax....don't know.  Looks cramped.

Agreed.
I think history will show that Guzzi went on to produce a different version for dedicated tourers. It does look cramped and although the benefits of which are not lost to me, it could become tiresome.
Also.
In today’s age of enlightemnent, when are we going to see shots with the girl on the front….?

[Tiny Tim]

I like the bike a lot, but I wonder about the headers being the first thing to hit the road even in a small get off. Looks like there is a small guard over them but I hope they offer crash bars. It could get very expensive to rip out an exhaust stud and more.   

[leafman60]

This is not what I would consider a large motorcycle.  Seeing the bikes with people mounted reveals that to me. 

Don't know how it would be for long-distance touring.

Both wheel colors are okay by me.  Main thing is- this is finally something updated from Mandello del Lario.

A pair of nice gold wheels in forged aluminum can be had from Oz or Marchesini I'm sure.

Tom, that 20-30-something looks dressed body-clinging pretty well to me.

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[Tom]

 

[lucian]

In today’s age of enlightemnent, when are we going to see shots with the girl on the front….?


Moderators are currently Under the dome of silence reviewing this highly controversial posts, Hopefully Huzo will get a pass just because.

[Ncdan]

 

Lol, you guys enjoy your dream machine by picture and video while it’s available and I ain’t even going to address the Pete part😂

[Huzo]

My suggestion was/is, that the only place that the lady can sit is on the back, because the unspoken implication is that it’s safer if the “real rider” is on the front…
We constantly work towards equality of gender and we will know we have reached that level, when we can see a shot with the roles reversed and it no longer looks strange.
Funny thing about that.
If I see a car on my TV with left hand drive it looks normal, but if I see it in reality it looks odd.
Worse still, I saw an Aussie cop show on TV the other day and they were filming back through the windscreen.
When seen on TV, it looked odd with the wheel on the right…!
The implications of all that take some digesting, but there is a point to be taken.

Suffice to say, that what we see all the time is perceived as “normal” and by implication “acceptable”.
THAT is why I posed the idea of the girl on the front and while I’m on the topic, why do they have to be classically attractive…?
Just a thought….

[blackcat]

[pebra]

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They've got to have them ready to show in a few days!

The top photo taken in Nogare, province of Treviso - they might be heading for the Alps.
Near Bassano del Grappa, capital of you-know-what (which I'd head for  ); and Valdobbiadene, in the heart of the prosecco area.

[blackcat]

Cool that you know where they are likely headed, wonder what those things are on the passenger seats?

And those look like gold rims.......

[Tom]

Russian made Inogen's.     

More likely factory motorcycle black boxes for the test rider's to get real life rider inputs.    They need to fine tune the ecu's before shipping out the bikes from the assembly factory. 

[dguzzi]

  Wild stereo on those!

[blackcat]

I like the white one with silver rims.

[PJPR01]

So are all these pics of V100's just a bunch of factory riders testing the bikes out, or have they really started selling them in Italy already?

[jrt]

I like the white one with silver rims.

Looks nice with spoked rims.

[blackcat]

So are all these pics of V100's just a bunch of factory riders testing the bikes out, or have they really started selling them in Italy already?

I'm sure the photo's with the boxes on the passenger seats are test riders and the one above is the same but I'm not sure what the story is about that bike. The photo's are from the V100 Mandello FB page taken by locals.

[Moparnut72]

I generally like white bikes but by that picture not so much. Have to see one in person though. I am not interested in a new bike but don't say never.
kk