Predictions for 2022

[sdcr]

As 2021 comes to a close, I’m offering some predictions, for the coming year. Feel free to join in.

Cel phone manufacturers, will introduce new technology, to combat driving and mobile phone use. This new feature, will cause the microphone and speaker on your cel phone, to stop working, anytime the vehicle exceeds 3 mph. Distracted driving accidents will fall by 94%.

Harley Davidson’s Marketing department, in conjunction with the sales department, will offer a new trade in promotion early next year. The incentive, is just for T shirts. Customers will get full 100% retail value, minus laundering charges, for any HD T-shirt, traded on a new 2022 model T shirt. Dealers report a huge success, with literally hundreds of thousands of used T Shirts moving through the stores. Harley Davidson is so pleased, they plan to add sweat shirts, bandanas, and more to the 100% trade in program.

BMW hires a Jackson Pollack protege, to head their motorcycle design team. Motorcycle buyers are perplexed by the new designs, and aren’t sure if the bikes in the showroom are motorcycles, or are rolling Petri dishes. The faithful buy them all.

Over at Piaggio, the European Union, desperate for a financial stabilization, reaches out to the iconic motorcycle company, and instills some common sense, best practices. They sack all of the current executives, and middle management incompetent staff. Eric Buell is hired to oversee Dealer retention and growth in the US and other key markets. Within 9 months of Buell’s hiring, Moto Guzzi dealerships now rival the number of Honda stores, with at least 9 dealers in every state in the US, as well as throughout Canada. Buell pays special attention to re signing dealers that had left due to frustration over warranty issue.

Keeping fingers crossed to see if any of this happens.

[Huzo]

Every vehicle will have a code # hard wired into the ECU.
When required, a pursuing officer can enter the licence plate details (which is linked to that vehicle upon registration),  that will bring up the code on his screen, which can be dialled and it will disable the ignition in the vehicle.
OJ Simpson type chases can be brought to a prompt and safe conclusion in the first minute.
If the system has been intentionally disabled, the vehicle is impounded and crushed....

[Guzzistajohn]

Luap will hire swimsuit models to attend all the rallies. Long distance rider gets to apply sunscreen as needed.

NCDAN will be put in a straight jacket and sent off to stay in the nervous hospital with Carl.   Allright then 

[yogidozer]

It's The End Of The World As We Know It 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY

[Ncdan]

Y’all sure are a pessimistic bunch!
Will Someone please let me know when this one goes south👍

[yogidozer]

south?
Isn't that pessimistic? 

[Scout63]

A pound of coffee will weigh 8 ounces.
Fortune 500 retailers will all announce that they won’t accept cash
Tylenol with THC will hit the market
I will buy four motorcycles and sell five motorcycles, losing a total of $4300.00 not counting labor
Sara and I will drink 582 cups of morning coffee in bed.
I will login to Wildguzzi 485 times
MGCycle will post 138 boxes to my house
Both of our girls will graduate from college
I will spend 60 minutes more than last I did year missing old friends

[jwinwi]

Mayor of BBQ gets the first V100 Mandello of anyone on WG.

[Guzzistajohn]

Y’all sure are a pessimistic bunch!
Will Someone please let me know when this one goes south👍

I thought at LEAST 50% of my predictions were  OPTIMISTICC!  Hey , I'm no Nostradamus!

[Ncdan]

south?
Isn't that pessimistic? 

You know I can’t touch that one🤔

[egschade]

I will at least double my 2021 total riding mileage (which ain't sayin' much).

There will be at least 3 new - variants (and most folks won't care).

The V100 Mandello will be named MOTY (unless there's a LeMans version released).

I'll get so tired of corporate life I retire early (even though I'll need to do something - hopefully fun - for income).

[cloudbase]

Dick Clark will again not host the NYE program from Times Square.

[yogidozer]

Dick Clark will again not host the NYE program from Times Square.

That's not funny at all. 👎

[LowRyter]

Dick Clark will again not host the NYE program from Times Square.

General Francisco Franco will still be dead.

[yogidozer]

On a more positive note, instead of making jokes of those who have passed....
Betty White will turn 100 January 17th.
Always known her to be a kind lady.
She is an animal rights advocate.
She's been involved with the Los Angeles SPCA since the '60s and helps fundraise for Wildlife Waystation .

[SmithSwede]

I have three predictions.   1) Somebody is going to post some crap on Wild Guzzi.  2) folks will get upset over it.  3) a moderator will have to clean up the mess. 

[sdcr]

[JJ]

I have three predictions.   1) Somebody is going to post some crap on Wild Guzzi.  2) folks will get upset over it.  3). a moderator will have to clean up the mess.

That's a good one SmithSwede!

1. The sun will rise as always on January 1st...
2. After that, spring will follow in the next few months...
3. People will think about the nice riding weather returning once again...
4. Everyone will be a year older...
5. Life will go on as always...

 

[Cam3512]

Dick Clark will again not host the NYE program from Times Square.

That is true, AND funny.