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New Moto Guzzi...

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Wonder how long it will take before Rodburner goes "Hmm, that seat, wonder if it will fit on my Bonnie..." :-D
 
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I don't understand what Moto Guzzi is up to. I checked their lineup a week ago and was astonished to find that they no longer really have a sportbike class. Yeah, they have the Breva, and they have the Griso, but nothing with a fairing. Granted, I don't usually like faired bikes, but I thought their V11 was pretty darn cool.
 
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Guzzi is part of the huge and growing Euro-conglomerate of Piaggio & C., s.p.a., the company that for forty years only made the Vespa scooter. Now they own Vespa, Piaggio, Moto Guzzi, Derbi, Aprilia, and Gilera. They have extensive agreements with BMW corp. and have developed a couple engines together with them as well as the entire F650/Pegaso. Though I like many of the Piaggio group's products, I think their steady conglomeration of all the small European brands is bad - clearly Guzzi and Aprilia show Piaggio Group's intention to turn each brand into a single-type maker. Aprilia is becoming their sport bike arm, Guzzi their "cruiser" arm.
 
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