Latest Revzilla Common Tread has some Guzzi content

[Psychopasta]

https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/why-some-riders-are-downsizing-to-smaller-motorcycles?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=9/16/2017%20-%20CT&utm_term=Common%20Tread%20%7C%20Combined

Nice V65 Lario and some old geezer...

- Pasta

[Zoom Zoom]

That guy turns up in all kinds of places doesn't he.

John Henry

[Diploman]

Nice article that focuses on a phenomenon that is increasingly real in today's moto market:  downsizing.  While this trend is widespread among older riders, the number of younger riders seduced by the charms of smaller bikes continues to grow as well.  A smaller, lighter, less expensive, less powerful bike beats a bigger, heavier, higher-powered and more expensive bike in terms of:  purchase price; insurance premiums; maintenance costs; modification costs; parts replacement costs; less mass/inertia resulting in greater agility; ease of pickup if dropped; less physical effort required to operate the bike, maneuver it around a garage or put it on a center stand; ease of cornering; slow-speed maneuverability; suitability for the skill level of novice riders; astonishing performance capabilities in the hands of a skilled veteran rider; and more.  (Long-distance riding, carrying a pillion and straight-line acceleration, it should be said, are areas where a bigger bike will have the upper hand).  Seriously now, how many riders actually need - or even want - 100 HP or more?  As a card-carrying Downsizer, I have to agree fully with Kevin's final conclusion:  The ultimate winning argument in favor of smaller bikes is simply FUN.

[Kev m]

That Kevin.... Always arguing.

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[Psychopasta]

Yep, I just downsized my >700lb Triumph Thunderbird to a sprightly 500lb Triumph Bonneville Bobber and totally love the Bobber. The TBird had huge, tree-stump pulling torque, but I didn't buy a bike to pull up tree stumps. The Bobber has a 1200cc engine, compared to the TBird's 1700, but it's power/weight is just as good and its weight is lower and it actually handles. Downsizing is about FUN, indeed.

- M

[Guzzi Gal]

The author of that article is a Guzzi guy.  Below is another of his with some nice MG's pictured. 

https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/my-three-simple-rules-for-an-epic-motorcycle-tour

[Zoom Zoom]

The author of that article is a Guzzi guy.

Yes, that would be our very own Kev M.

Then there was the "other" guy that I mentioned keeps turning up in all kind of places, such as a Ford add. Chuck.............. .. (Another prominent Wildguzzi member.)

John Henry

[pete roper]

Don't trust either of them. Their eyes are too close together and they have tiny ears! You can never trust people like that......

[Aaron D.]

I saw that , said "Hey, that's Chuck" then said to myself-that interviewer seems familiar too...

[Kev m]

Don't trust either of them. Their eyes are too close together and they have tiny ears! You can never trust people like that......

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[Guzzi Gal]

Yes, that would be our very own Kev M.
John Henry

Ha!  I thought about that when I saw the name/photo, but I have developmental prosopagnosia, and couldn't be sure. 

http://time.com/4838661/prosopagnosia-face-blindness/

[Bonaventure]

What's up with the banner in background of the pic about the spare parts built chopper, is Revzilla ratifying the 1% lifestyle by showing the support banner in the background?

[Kev m]

What's up with the banner in background of the pic about the spare parts built chopper, is Revzilla ratifying the 1% lifestyle by showing the support banner in the background?

You mean the picture of Dave Searle?

Uh, that's quite a stretch. No.