V100s on sale.

[kingoffleece]

This most likely won't be popular, but it seems much ado about nothing.
Low price with lots of add ons?  OTD price?  Seems I'm capable of digesting a sales offer sheet.  Don't really care how it's broken down.  Never needed the "sales" person to do the math for me.
I'm not gonna get into how a dealer runs his business model and don't need to die on the hill of "they shouldn't do that".  They got the right bike-they got the right price-buy it.  But, I wouldn't anyway.  I'll buy the service after the deal EVERY time.  I'll buy the dealer that lives and rides the bike(s).  I'll buy then dealer that gives me a fuel pump off a showroom bike on a Friday afternoon so I can go away for a week.
YMMV.

[Bulldog9]

You had the stones to talk to a G-G-GIRL on the phone?

You are braver than most.....

Several of the sales staff at Richmond Moto are girls. VERY cool and knowledgeable too. I've been down several times, is a great dealer but 2 hours.  Rumor has it that one of the larger multi brand shops in my area (Dulles) is picking up Guzzi this fall.  I have one 20 minutes from my house (La Moto) but they are a soup sandwich for sales, parts, repair.  I'm wondering being that the Multi Brand shop is only 20 minutes away if La Moto will close?

[SIR REAL ED]

Several of the sales staff at Richmond Moto are girls. VERY cool and knowledgeable too. I've been down several times, is a great dealer but 2 hours.  Rumor has it that one of the larger multi brand shops in my area (Dulles) is picking up Guzzi this fall.  I have one 20 minutes from my house (La Moto) but they are a soup sandwich for sales, parts, repair.  I'm wondering being that the Multi Brand shop is only 20 minutes away if La Moto will close?

Given the fact that, in general, women are much, much more articulate than men,& more socially adept, it seems like a good business decision to have them as sales representatives whenever possible.

I'm about 2-3 hours from Richmond, I'll have to check them out sometime.

[Motormike]

Given the fact that, in general, women are much, much more articulate than men,& more socially adept, it seems like a good business decision to have them as sales representatives whenever possible.

Especially if they are cute!

[SIR REAL ED]

This most likely won't be popular, but it seems much ado about nothing.

Amen!

"Much ado about nothing" is exactly why internet forums are popular.

Everyone is an expert, except the other guy......

It doesn't cost anything to voice an opinion, & if you don't expect anyone to agree with you, there is no downside!

Everyone love dopamine!

[SIR REAL ED]

Especially if they are cute!

Cute Tomboys with a guy-like, wise ass sense of humor will sell a lot of bikes!!

[Moparnut72]

I bought a new Guzzi last week. The gal doing the paperwork, financing and up-sells was good looking. I didn't finance or take any of the extras but I bet she sells a lot of them. She didn't try to talk me into anything as I told her I did all my own work. She was very nice and knew what she was doing. I got the title in the mail yesterday, fastest ever.
kk

[twowheeladdict]

I am surprised that most of you even own anything.

I was just posting a price I saw and wondered what people were seeing in their areas. 

But this IS wildguzzi, with emphasis on the wild.   


Some of you all need to be haunting new rider forums and and teaching them your ways that are obvious to those of us on this forum.  Sheese.

[dave1068]

Probably pretty accurate aside from the doc and frieght free. A few yrs back I bought a leftover 23 V85tt travel which was about 12k. Some dealers were selling the base V85tt for 8 or 9K but unfortunately other dealers dont always know this unless a consumer asks, "can you get me the same deal as dealer B"

We've all seen some dealers sell leftover Bobbers for 6k.

"Going out of business since 1921..."

That aviation grey is a looker!

[blackcat]

.......other dealers dont always know this unless a consumer asks, "can you get me the same deal as dealer B"

Leafman got a price from Cadre for a V100S and called a dealer in Florida because it would have been a closer dealer to his location, but they couldn't match the price for the same bike and advised him to buy it from Cadre. And I believe their advertised price was the same as Cadre's price but their out the door was substantially more money.

[Buckturgidson]

I recently purchased a 2024 V100 for $13000 OTD. That included a $500 first responder discount. The advertised price was $10K but with the added fees it was still a great deal. If anyone thinks that isn't cheap enough for an amazing motorcycle maybe you should find another hobby.

[MikeP996]

I think I will find the Mondello to be too heavy but when we return to the US in November I'm going to look at one at the local dealer.  I suspect I will end up buying a V7 Special instead but if the "move around the garage" weight isn't excessive I might go with the Mondello.  BUT it will have to feel lighter than my BMW R1200RS, which I would sell/trade to buy the Mondello if I liked the Guzzi better.

[Perazzimx14]

I think I will find the Mondello to be too heavy but when we return to the US in November I'm going to look at one at the local dealer.  I suspect I will end up buying a V7 Special instead but if the "move around the garage" weight isn't excessive I might go with the Mondello.  BUT it will have to feel lighter than my BMW R1200RS, which I would sell/trade to buy the Mondello if I liked the Guzzi better.

Looks like the V100 is 513lbs RTR and the V7 Special is 491lbs RTR. While 22lb is a decent amount of weight I don't know how much it would be notice pushing a bike around the garage. It certainly not going to be the night/day difference like moving a Grom vs a Road Glide around the shop.

The RS weight is within a couple of pounds of the V100 but I'd bet a donut the RT it feel lighter pushing around the shop or out on the road do to the boxer engine and how the weight is carried down low. My Buell is 80lbs lighter than my Camhead GS but in at low speed parking lot stuff the Buell feels 100lbs heavier because the weight is carried up high.

 

[twowheeladdict]

I think I will find the Mondello to be too heavy but when we return to the US in November I'm going to look at one at the local dealer.  I suspect I will end up buying a V7 Special instead but if the "move around the garage" weight isn't excessive I might go with the Mondello.  BUT it will have to feel lighter than my BMW R1200RS, which I would sell/trade to buy the Mondello if I liked the Guzzi better.

I duck walk my bikes backwards, and ride them forwards in the garage, so seat height is the determining factor.

[Ncdan]

I duck walk my bikes backwards, and ride them forwards in the garage, so seat height is the determining factor.

+1 yep, the common sense way to move a heavy bike around a tight space, in the garage or otherwise 👍

[draco_1967]

I think I will find the Mondello to be too heavy but when we return to the US in November I'm going to look at one at the local dealer.  I suspect I will end up buying a V7 Special instead but if the "move around the garage" weight isn't excessive I might go with the Mondello.  BUT it will have to feel lighter than my BMW R1200RS, which I would sell/trade to buy the Mondello if I liked the Guzzi better.

I find the Mandello to be very well balanced an manageable in the garage. I have to duck walk it backward between cars in the garage, and it's very easy. I find it very easy to come to a stop and balance the bike before putting my feet down. I like to see how long I can keep it balanced before I need to put a foot down. The V100 is much easier to do this with than my Tracer. Even though the Tracer has a significantly lower weight, it is taller and carries weight a little higher.