This is not an old thread at all. The first post was revised to reflect the press release of the new model unveil from last Friday, September 10th. What you see it what you get (for the most part).
I'll remain pessimistically optimistic.
If you're referring to N. America, they are blind and ignorant. I've tried for several years to engage them on opening a dealership, only to get turned down because of the space I wanted to launch in was "too small and would never work" - or they requested that I open in some large and absurd location in SoCal. Space is at a premium here, worth it's weight in gold per square foot. Makes for a non-starter.
In the past, the small passionate dealers are what gave Guzzi it's legs. Since '07 or so, their expectations are completely unrealistic as to spatial requirements and no paid warranty work is the final nail in the proverbial coffin. Guzzi's model range and global volume make zero business sense to any dealer who actually needs to turn a profit. It's why multi-line dealers push them into the back corner and don't care much about them at all, nor do they care to learn to service them properly... from PDI on.
In Italy and abroad, the smaller Family run dealerships are celebrated. In the U.S. they were the first targeted for demise.
Rough dimensions posted above. ~31.7" seat height if even remotely accurate. Weight would likely be similar to a Breva 1100 or eq. (531 dry / 572 wet).
They're speaking hypothetically, if the radiator could be mounted elsewhere. Like a Benelli tornado 1130 or the new bimota kb4, which they speculate will have a rear mounted radiator.
If it were HD or Indian, the fins would be screw-on plastic...We con only hope the Cylinders dont come out looking like coffee percolators !
Please Have the decency to still put some Fins on them !
The fins would still be contributing to Cool ing...
Um - 2015,alright already.
“Work is in progress, but the new liquid-cooled Moto Guzzi powerhouse is expected to be ready no earlier than 2015.”
Some section are quite funny:
“This began De Tomaso’s controversial adventure with the two makes. De Tomaso was no engineer, and supposedly hated engineers due to their understandable practice of criticizing his technical decisions.”
Because he was a Loony ? Perhaps
John Britten did it. And it worked brilliantly.
