Well I and my spouse decided to go test ride at said dealership. Being from the Island it means its a 200 dollar trip.
Got there early as first ones there.
I tested the V85TT, the SO was on the Stone (Brand new)
Really was surprised on my V85TT.
Lots of Torque, the strange new feeling of vibrations.
The Demo was fairly well used, Clutch was really lose, the back breaks were a sponge, No wind protection.
Granted most of those were minor issues that can be adjusted and with aftermarket can be remedied.
Gear indicator was absolutely useless. ( I don't honestly care for them)
Light switch constantly got activated into high beams. Kind of annoying.
I actually liked the bike and it had character and had a blast on it.
Wife could actually fit on it as a rider and with a lower seat it would be ok for her to operate.
SO was on a brand new V7 and had a hard time shifting gears.
My problem is this dealership. We asked if their was a guide to demo ride, we were told. Here is a map take pic to put in your GPS. Except NO place no place to put a GPS or a phone on the Bike. We had to constantly stop and see where we were, which is fun in Vancouver traffic. The Harley dealership down the road had a guide and were doing demos same day. It was organized, I almost went and demoed the sportster and I really don't like HD.
After the ride was over I stood and waited to see if any rep would come up to us and ask us how was it, the booking individual didn't even ask. No sales guys came up, I stood around for at least 5 minutes outside next to demo rides and inside the show room. Nothing NADA. You would think Demo day that I signed up on the web page would have someone associated with the brand be there but alas nothing.
For a 16k Bike you would think some one would give a flying rats butt. Its seems to me that this Guzzi might be another "elites" type of a brand with absolutely no peons welcome environment. Maybe its just a crappy dealer.
Yeah my first impression of Guzzi as a bike was good, would consider it but dealer and company is pretty bad. Not gone drop 16k on that, I rather go get another BMW for another 4k and get actual service.
Got there early as first ones there.
I tested the V85TT, the SO was on the Stone (Brand new)
Really was surprised on my V85TT.
Lots of Torque, the strange new feeling of vibrations.
The Demo was fairly well used, Clutch was really lose, the back breaks were a sponge, No wind protection.
Granted most of those were minor issues that can be adjusted and with aftermarket can be remedied.
Gear indicator was absolutely useless. ( I don't honestly care for them)
Light switch constantly got activated into high beams. Kind of annoying.
I actually liked the bike and it had character and had a blast on it.
Wife could actually fit on it as a rider and with a lower seat it would be ok for her to operate.
SO was on a brand new V7 and had a hard time shifting gears.
My problem is this dealership. We asked if their was a guide to demo ride, we were told. Here is a map take pic to put in your GPS. Except NO place no place to put a GPS or a phone on the Bike. We had to constantly stop and see where we were, which is fun in Vancouver traffic. The Harley dealership down the road had a guide and were doing demos same day. It was organized, I almost went and demoed the sportster and I really don't like HD.
After the ride was over I stood and waited to see if any rep would come up to us and ask us how was it, the booking individual didn't even ask. No sales guys came up, I stood around for at least 5 minutes outside next to demo rides and inside the show room. Nothing NADA. You would think Demo day that I signed up on the web page would have someone associated with the brand be there but alas nothing.
For a 16k Bike you would think some one would give a flying rats butt. Its seems to me that this Guzzi might be another "elites" type of a brand with absolutely no peons welcome environment. Maybe its just a crappy dealer.
Yeah my first impression of Guzzi as a bike was good, would consider it but dealer and company is pretty bad. Not gone drop 16k on that, I rather go get another BMW for another 4k and get actual service.