New Moto Guzzi Door Mats Available Now
I spent a couple of hours tonight at Adventure Motorsports of NW Florida in Pensacola, our local Guzzi dealer, viewing the new Eldorado, the Audace (Aw-dah-che) and the concept MGX-21 bagger. We had a contingent of Guzzi officials on hand, 2 of whom had flown in from Italy and one from NYC. A professional moderator along with a chap from a dealership in Connecticut also joined the traveling show moving by van throughout the US. We had a great crowd, a great spread of food and we all enjoyed looking at the bikes and talking with the people from Moto Guzzi. Earlier in the day they interviewed several recruited focus groups, primarily non-Guzzi riders, to gauge market sentiment towards their products.They deserve a lot of credit for this effort.All of the Italians with Guzzi were in their 30's and the average age of our group was not under 50. The Guzzi guys were very friendly and received a lot of input back from our group. The MGX-21 did not generate a lot of warmth among our group but most people seemed to like the new Eldorado. Pictures of the MGX-21 were not allowed. Even the black Audace got some favorable looks but not on the level of the Eldorado. The MGX-21 had a lot of carbon fiber body parts. The skinny 21-inch wheel up front is a cast aluminum wheel with carbon fiber covers attached to each side. We were told Guzzi is considering holes cut into the carbon fiber front wheel covers to reduce cross-wind buffeting. The beetle-type saddlebags come off along with their carbon fiber body trim panels to give access to the rear tire for service.For those who have opined that the new Eldo should have a round headlight instead of the massive new-wave hunk, the round lamp of the Audace will bolt right onto the new Eldorado. I'm not sure it would be visually large enough but the mounting brackets are the same. Will any of this sell? Nobody knows for sure.We did discuss upgrades to the V7 motor and were given reason for hope in this regard. They were aware of the idea for a Baby Stelvio but made no commitment in their remarks. They all told us that, right now, the factory marketing effort was focused on the V7 line and the California line. Prospects for the other models are taking a back seat for now. Water cooling is being "worked-on" and one of the water-cooled possibilities would displace 1500cc.We also discussed production issues such as poorly greased bearings, poorly tightened fasteners and wiring issues such as with the aux lamps on the Stelvio. One customer raked them around about not having self-cancelling turn signals like his Japanese bikes.Again, Guzzi deserves credit for this effort. I was one of the last to leave. Standing outside with the Italians, a crowd of about 300 people were milling around with a live band and BBQ cookers at the Harley dealership directly across the 4-lane street from us. The Italians asked what that was and I explained the regular monthly "Bike Night" and the Harley Owners Group (HOG) meetings that bring all the H-D owners together at the dealership. They were fascinated and headed that way for a first-hand look.Stock pictures:The New EldoradoAudace (Aw-dah-che)MGX-21
total no brainer
We did discuss upgrades to the V7 motor and were given reason for hope in this regard. They were aware of the idea for a Baby Stelvio but made no commitment in their remarks. They all told us that, right now, the factory marketing effort was focused on the V7 line and the California line. Prospects for the other models are taking a back seat for now.
Moto Guzzi will present a new bike of middle displacement first than the end of the year (at EICMA). It will be between the V7 and the California range (There are rumors about a 940cc engine, different from that of the Bellagio).http://www.ansa.it/canale_motori/notizie/due_ruote/2015/05/20/una-moto-guzzi-tutta-nuova-debuttera-al-prossimo-eicma_65c64808-3909-41be-8c2e-53b22bc5e40a.htmlOr so the boss said.
Don't you guys ever think of looking at the Guzzi website for info?
David all I want to add is:I put a plug N to our new friends re: the Eldo (NEEDS to have the Red Color Option as to color not just Black!) They also mentioned that bags and windscreen will b available for the Eldo!
Could this be the long awaited new LeMans?? Meh, probably not.. ;D
Rarely. It is normally out of date and occasioned with erroneous information.
The bike is the audacious one.
Meh, that was then, this is now. The incumbent has been on F/B for over a week, and the US website as long. Guzzi still has it's issues, but the web site seems to no longer be one.
Except the wrong specs on the ELDO :-*
If having the weight off is the best nit pick you can come up with, thanks, it helps prove my point! :)
Nattering nabobs of negativism. Perhaps your expectations are too high? We are talking about an Italian motorcycle company after all. I believe they have improved significantly in all most every way over the past half decade. I don't expect it's ever going to be anything like Honda, BMW, and I'm ok with that.
I like it as a design, it has a lot of cool elements and looks like a fun bike. MG is putting out more interesting bikes right now than in the 20 years I have been paying attention to them.
More interesting than Centauro, Sport 1100, Daytona RS, and V11 Sport from the late 1990s ??
