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Re: New Factory Opening + 105 Anniversary Celebration (Models) Begins Today!
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2026, 10:09:52 AM »
Thank you SR.

But, but, but, YouTube shows 2027 all new 1400 models. Hmm, what is the factory hiding???  :grin: :grin: :grin:

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Re: New Factory Opening + 105 Anniversary Celebration (Models) Begins Today!
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2026, 01:04:11 PM »
Impressive. Looks like a good place to have your motorcycle made.  Be fun to be there for the unveiling.  Look forward to a report from someone
lucky enough to go.

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Re: New Factory Opening + 105 Anniversary Celebration (Models) Begins Today!
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2026, 05:11:56 PM »
Too bad they didn't spend the money on inventorying parts in the US and getting distribution employees who give a sh!t.
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Re: New Factory Opening + 105 Anniversary Celebration (Models) Begins Today!
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2026, 06:23:56 PM »
Too bad they didn't spend the money on inventorying parts in the US and getting distribution employees who give a sh!t.

I was wondering how long it would take before somebody took this thread in a negative direction.  You win todays Bobbie prize Vagrant. :laugh:
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Re: New Factory Opening + 105 Anniversary Celebration (Models) Begins Today!
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2026, 08:31:17 AM »

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« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2026, 09:41:38 AM »
Won’t be there this year and I’ll remain glad that I saw the historic factory quite a few times before Piaggio and some yo yo from LA turned it into Disneyland.  1998 (my second visit) was probably the best visit, when they were building 1100 Sport Corsas.

I’m sure the lakefront and bike watching in the park will be unaffected and I wish I was there for that  :smiley:  Mandello del Lario is for sure not Disneyland as a whole, and it’s neat to see Guzzis so densely parked that you can’t find a place in the city limits to park another.
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Re: New Factory Opening + 105 Anniversary Celebration (Models) Begins Today!
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2026, 10:06:21 AM »
I was wondering how long it would take before somebody took this thread in a negative direction.  You win todays Bobbie prize Vagrant. :laugh:

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If those yo yo's had you make an extra 110 mile round trip to Atlanta just to lay outside on a piece of cardboard in the rain and put the stock cat and muffler back on your v85 just to apprise them so they would then warranty the rings they already knew were junk you'd feel the same way. 
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Re: New Factory Opening + 105 Anniversary Celebration (Models) Begins Today!
« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2026, 09:30:54 PM »
Getting back on the high road...

https://www.motoguzzi.com/en_EN/moto-guzzi-world/events/gmg-2026-day-2/

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Re: New Factory Opening + 105 Anniversary Celebration (Models) Begins Today!
« Reply #12 on: September 06, 2026, 08:30:46 AM »
If you have time to kill, search YT for videos popping up every day.
They show the museum, the factory and the parade.
Radio DJs, influencers and others are posting.
Mostly in Italian, but even if you don't understand, it's interesting.
Awaiting videos of Mark Etheridge to see if he went through with the fake tooth.

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Re: New Factory Opening + 105 Anniversary Celebration (Models) Begins Today!
« Reply #13 on: September 06, 2026, 04:19:01 PM »
Good coverage on Marks Facebook site.
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Re: New Factory Opening + 105 Anniversary Celebration (Models) Begins Today!
« Reply #15 on: September 09, 2026, 08:22:36 AM »
In conclusion...

This is Moto Guzzi
 
More than 60,000 people from all over the world came to Mandello del Lario for four days filled with passion, encounters and Moto Guzzi.

GMG 2026 – The Opening marked a milestone in the history of the Eagle: the opening of the new Moto Guzzi home, with a completely renovated factory and Museum, and the beginning of a new era that looks to the future while celebrating everything that has brought us this far.

Thank you to everyone who shared these unforgettable days with us, to those who returned to Mandello and to those who discovered it for the very first time.

GMG 2026 ends here. The next chapter of Moto Guzzi has already begun.
 
    Steven Rossi   
 

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Re: New Factory Opening + 105 Anniversary Celebration (Models) Begins Today!
« Reply #16 on: September 10, 2026, 11:05:52 AM »
Won’t be there this year and I’ll remain glad that I saw the historic factory quite a few times before Piaggio and some yo yo from LA turned it into Disneyland.  1998 (my second visit) was probably the best visit, when they were building 1100 Sport Corsas.

Now that you mention it, the new factory does look a bit like Space Mountain!! :evil:


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